MLS teams unveiled their lists of unprotected players which will be available for selection by the League's 2005 expansion teams — Chivas USA and Real Salt Lake. The 2004 MLS Expansion Draft will be held on Friday, Nov. 19. at 4:00 p.m. ET and will be televised live on ESPNEWS.
CD Chivas USA won a coin toss that was held prior to MLS Cup 2004, and opted to have the first selection in the 2004 Expansion Draft. As a result, Real Salt Lake will have the first selection in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft scheduled for Jan. 14, 2005.
Five of the 68 players left unprotected have played in all nine years of MLS, including Columbus Crew midfielder Brian Maisonneuve — one of only three players who have been with the same team for all nine seasons. San Jose Earthquakes defender Jeff Agoos, who has won five MLS Cup Championships is joined by two-time MLS Most Valuable Player, Preki, of the MLS Cup 2004 runner-up Kansas City Wizards, as well as Wizard' goalkeeper Tony Meola, the 2000 League and Cup MVP. Rounding out the nine-year veterans is New England Revolution midfielder Brian Kamler.
Each team has left at least one goalkeeper unprotected, with a total of 12 available for selection. once a player has been claimed from a current team's non-protected roster, that same team may move a player from its non-protected roster to its protected roster. The rights to unprotected players who are not selected by Real Salt Lake or CD Chivas USA in the Expansion Draft will be retained by their original clubs.
Current Team … Player … Pos. …. Years in MLS … Status
Fire — Alexandre Boucicaut — FW — 1 — TI
Fire — Scott Buete — MF — 1
Fire — D.J. Countess — GK — 3
Fire — Orlando Perez — MF — 5
Fire — Henry Ring — GK — 3
Fire — Dipsy Selolwane — FW — 3 — SI
Fire — Evan Whitfield — DF — 5
Fire — Andy Williams — MF — 7
Rapids — Antonio de la Torre — DF — 1
Rapids — Darryl Powell — MF — 2 — SI
Rapids — Joey DiGiamarino — DF — 5
Rapids — Jeff Stewart — DF — 2
Rapids — Seth Trembly — MF — 5
Rapids — Scott Vallow — GK — 3
Crew — Nelson Akwari — DF — 3
Crew — Eric Denton — M/D — 5
Crew — Stephen Herdsman — DF — 4
Crew — Matt Jordan — GK — 6
Crew — Manny Lagos — MF — 6
Crew — Brian Maisonneuve — MF — 9
Crew — Erick Scott — FW — 1 — TI
Crew — David Testo — FW — 1
Crew — Dante Washington — FW — 8
Dallas — Matt Behncke — DF — 3
Dallas — Scott Garlick — GK — 8
Dallas — Ty Maurin — MF — 1
Dallas — Toni Nhleko — FW — 2 — SI
Dallas — Oscar Pareja — MF — 7
Dallas — Philip Salyer — DF — 2
Wizards — Francisco Gomez — DF — 6
Wizards — Tony Meola — GK — 9
Wizards — Preki — FW — 9
Wizards — Igor Simutenkov — M/F — 3 — SI
Wizards — Matt Taylor — FW — 1
Wizards — Alex Zotinca — DF — 2
United — Kevin Ara — DF — 1
United — Ezra Hendrickson — DF — 8
United — Tim Lawson — DF — 1
United — Thiago Martins — FW — 2
United — Ryan Nelsen — DF — 4 — SI
United — Troy Perkins — GK — 1
United — Eliseo Quintanilla — FW — 3 — TI
United — Earnie Stewart — MF — 2
Galaxy — Paul Broome — DF — 6
Galaxy — Dan Popik — GK — 2
Galaxy — Marcelo Saragosa — MF — 1 — TI
Galaxy — Arturo Torres — FW — 2
MetroStars — Pablo Brenes — MF — 1 — TI
MetroStars — Sergio Galvan Rey — FW — 1 — SI
MetroStars — Tim Regan — DF — 2
MetroStars — Joselito Vaca — MF — 4 — TI
MetroStars — Jonny Walker — GK — 2
MetroStars — Zach Wells — GK — 1
MetroStars — Craig Ziadie — DF — 4
Revolution — Adin Brown — GK — 5
Revolution — Joey Franchino — M/D — 7
Revolution — Brian Kamler — M/D — 9
Revolution — Steve Howey — DF — 1 — SI
Revolution — Carlos Llamosa — DF — 8
Revolution — Joe-Max Moore — FW — 6
Revolution — Rusty Pierce — DF — 5
Earthquakes — Jeff Agoos — DF — 9
Earthquakes — Chris Brown — F/M — 6
Earthquakes — Jon Conway — GK — 5
Earthquakes — Ronnie Ekelund — MF — 4 — SI
Earthquakes — Wes Hart — DF — 5
Earthquakes — Chris Roner — MF — 3
Earthquakes — Jamil Walker — FW — 2
SI = Senior International; TI = Transitional International