NEW YORK - Major League Soccer will hold the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft on Friday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. ET. The League's 13th team, Toronto FC, will begin to take shape following the 10-round draft. Toronto FC begins its inaugural season in 2007.
Listed below are the details regarding the League's expansion draft.
WHAT: MLS Expansion Draft for Toronto FC
TIMELINE: Monday, November 13 - One-Day Trade Window for All Teams - Rosters Freeze at 5 p.m. ET
Tuesday, November 14 - All Teams Submit Protected Roster
Friday, November 17 - 1:00pm ET Expansion Draft
At the conclusion of the Expansion Draft, results will be posted on MLSnet.com and teams may resume trading
MLS Expansion Draft Rules
- Each team may protect 11 players from its 28-man roster (Senior and Developmental rosters combined).
- Generation adidas players are automatically protected. (Players in this category who are "graduated" to the Senior Roster at the end of the 2006 season are not automatically protected.)
- Teams may make available no more than one Senior International player.
- Toronto FC may select no more than one player from any given MLS team.
- Toronto FC will make a total of 10 selections.
- A player who retires will not be considered part of the Senior Roster and therefore is not eligible for the draft and does not need to be protected.
Toronto FC player classifications
- Domestic players - Canadian citizens or Canadian permanent residents
- International players
- Up to four Senior Internationals (non-domestic players who turn 25 years or older during the year).
- Up to three additional Senior Internationals who would qualify as Domestic players on a U.S.-based MLS team.
- Five Youth Internationals (up to 24 years old); two of these slots expire at the end of the team's 2008 season.
