MLS Inaugural Draft Tracker 1996
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Round 1
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Brian McBride | F | VfL Wolfsburg (GER) |
| 2 |
|
Jean Harbor | F | Seattle (CISL) |
| 3 |
|
Ted Eck | M | Colorado (APSL) |
| 4 |
|
Robin Fraser | D | Colorado (APSL) |
| 5 |
|
Iain Fraser | D | Sacramento (CISL) |
| 6 |
|
Mark Chung | F | San Diego (CISL) |
| 7 |
|
Mark Dougherty | GK | Hawaii (USISL) |
| 8 |
|
Paul Bravo | M | Monterey Bay (USISL) |
| 9 |
|
Matt Knowles | D | Milwaukee (NPSL) |
| 10 |
|
Raul Diaz Arce | F | UNC-Charlotte |
Round 2
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 11 |
|
Mark Watson | D | Vancouver (APSL) |
| 12 |
|
Denis Hamlett | D | Anaheim (CISL) |
| 3 |
|
Tom Soehn | D | Colorado (APSL) |
| 4 |
|
David Kramer | GK | Monterey Bay (USISL) |
| 5 |
|
Peter Woodring | D | SV Wehen (GER) |
| 6 |
|
Peter Isaacs | F | Tampa Bay (USISL) |
| 7 |
|
Peter Hattrup | M | Seattle (APSL) |
| 8 |
|
Altimont Butler | M | N.J. Dragons (USISL) |
| 9 |
|
Troy Dayak | D | San Jose (CISL) |
| 10 |
|
Shawn Medved | M | Seattle (APSL) |
Round 3
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Billy Thompson | F | Hawaii (USISL) |
| 2 |
|
Steve Trittschuh | D | Colorado (APSL) |
| 3 |
|
Lawrence Lozzano | D | Tampico-Madero (MEX) |
| 4 |
|
Jorge Salcedo | M | Morelia (MEX) |
| 5 |
|
Bojan Vuckovic | F | Tampa Bay (NPSL) |
| 6 |
|
Sean Bowers | D | Anaheim (CISL) |
| 7 |
|
John Diffley | D | Long Island (USISL) |
| 8 |
|
Tim Martin | D | Atlanta (APSL) |
| 9 |
|
Peter Vermes | F | New York (USISL) |
| 10 |
|
Erik Imler | D | Seattle (APSL) |
Round 4
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Michael Clark | D | Richmond (USISL) |
| 2 |
|
Brian Bates | D | Richmond (USISL) |
| 3 |
|
Brian Haynes | M | Seattle (APSL) |
| 4 |
|
John Garvey | F | Myrtle Beach (USISL) |
| 5 |
|
Marquis White | F | Santa Cruz (BOL) |
| 6 |
|
Eric Eichmann | F | St. Louis (NPSL) |
| 7 |
|
Ivan McKinley | M | Wits University FC (SAF) |
| 8 |
|
Rhett Harty | D | San Jose (CISL) |
| 9 |
|
Jeff Zaun | D | North Jersey (USISL) |
| 10 |
|
Richie Williams | M | Richmond (USISL) |
Round 5
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Bo Oshoniyi | GK | N.Y. Centaurs (APSL) |
| 2 |
|
Troy Edwards | D | Myrtle Beach (USISL) |
| 3 |
|
Jason Kreis | F | Raleigh (USISL) |
| 4 |
|
Mark Semioli | D | Monterey Bay (USISL) |
| 5 |
|
Ted Chronopoulos | D | Panionios (GRE) |
| 6 |
|
Jeff Causey | GK | Richmond (USISL) |
| 7 |
|
Diego Viera | F | Cerro (URU) |
| 8 |
|
Paul Holocher | M | Monterey Bay (USISL) |
| 9 |
|
A.J. Wood | F | Virginia |
| 10 |
|
Thor Lee | D | L.A. Salsa (APSL |
Round 6
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Brandon Ward | M | Hampton Roads (USISL) |
| 2 |
|
Scott Cannon | D | Cincinnati (NPSL) |
| 3 |
|
Mark Dodd | GK | Colorado (APSL) |
| 4 |
|
Joey Kirk | F | Chicago (NPSL) |
| 5 |
|
Yari Allnutt | F | Inter de Tijuana (MEX) |
| 6 |
|
Tommy Reasoner | M | San Diego (USISL) |
| 7 |
|
Frank Yallop | D | Ipswich Town FC (ENG) |
| 8 |
|
Jeff Baicher | F | San Jose (CISL) |
| 9 |
|
Ted Gillen | M | Richmond (USISL) |
| 10 |
|
Brian Kamler | M | Richmond (USISL) |
Round 7
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Janusz Michallik | M | N.Y. Centaurs (APSL) |
| 2 |
|
Matt Kmosko | D | New York (USISL) |
| 3 |
|
Rene Ortiz | M | San Diego (CISL) |
| 4 |
|
Harut Karapetyan | F | L.A. Salsa (APSL) |
| 5 |
|
Rob Ukrop | F | Richmond (USISL) |
| 6 |
|
Scott Uderitz | F | Las Vegas (CISL) |
| 7 |
|
Frankie Hejduk | D | UCLA |
| 8 |
|
Jeff Betts | F | Portland (CISL) |
| 9 |
|
Zach Thornton | GK | Loyola University (Md.) |
| 10 |
|
Mile Milovac | GK | United Serbs (Chicago) |
Round 8
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Todd Yeagley | M | Richmond (USISL) |
| 2 |
|
Scott Benedetti | F | Colorado (APSL) |
| 3 |
|
Gerell Elliott | M | Sacramento (CISL) |
| 4 |
|
Curt Onalfo | D | Tampico-Madero (MEX) |
| 5 |
|
Darren Sawatzky | F | Cascade (USISL) |
| 6 |
|
Nyanforth Peters | F | FC Locarno (SUI) |
| 7 |
|
Tayt Ianni | D | Rajpracha-UCOM (THA) |
| 8 |
|
Dave Salzwedel | GK | L.A. Soccer Club |
| 9 |
|
Eddie Soto | F | L.A. Salsa (APSL) |
| 10 |
|
Kris Kelderman | D | St. Louis (NPSL) |
Round 9
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Ramiro Corrales | D | US U-20 National Team |
| 2 |
|
Ian Butterworth | D | Norwich City (ENG) |
| 3 |
|
John Kerr, Jr. | M | Walsall (ENG) |
| 4 |
|
Manny Motajo | D | Washington (CISL) |
| 5 |
|
Tom Lips | D | New York (USISL) |
| 6 |
|
Uche Okafor | D | Ironi Ashdod (ISR) |
| 7 |
|
Mike Duhaney | M | UNLV |
| 8 |
|
Victor Mella | F | Colo Colo (CHI) |
| 9 |
|
Giovanni Savarese | F | Long Island (USISL) |
| 10 |
|
Clint Peay | D | Virginia |
Round 10
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Marcelo Carrera | F | N.Y. Centaurs (APSL) |
| 2 |
|
Felipe Rodriguez | M | Standard Falcons (L.A.) |
| 3 |
|
Jimmy McGeough | D | Wichita (NPSL) |
| 4 |
|
Joey Leonetti | M | Portland (CISL) |
| 5 |
|
Richard Weiszmann | D | North Bay (USISL) |
| 6 |
|
Alan Prampin | F | Raleigh (USISL) |
| 7 |
|
Flavio Ferri | F | San Antonio (USISL) |
| 8 |
|
Henry Gutierrez | M | Myrtle Beach (USISL) |
| 9 |
|
Pat O'Kelly | D | Baltimore (NPSL) |
| 10 |
|
Ben Crawley | F | Richmond (USISL) |
Round 11
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Shane Battelle | D | St. Louis (USISL) |
| 2 |
|
Lance Hill | F | New Orleans (USISL) |
| 3 |
|
Jorge Flores | M | US U-18 National Team |
| 4 |
|
John O'Brien | M | Anaheim (CISL) |
| 5 |
|
John Debrito | M | New York (USISL) |
| 6 |
|
Phil Wellington | GK | Cocoa (USISL) |
| 7 |
|
Derek Backman | M | Tampa Bay (USISL) |
| 8 |
|
Oscar Draguicevich | D | Cleveland (NPSL) |
| 9 |
|
Mickey Kydes | M | New York (USISL) |
| 10 |
|
Said Fazlagic | D | SC Rovini (CRO) |
Round 12
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Pete Marino | F | Bayer Leverkusen (GER) |
| 2 |
|
Eric Puls | F | St. Louis (USISL) |
| 3 |
|
Richard Farrer | F | New Mexico (USISL) |
| 4 |
|
Adan Villalvazo | F | Cerritos (CA) Inter-America |
| 5 |
|
Jim Adams | GK | Cleveland (NPSL) |
| 6 |
|
Kevin Koetters | M | Kansas City (NPSL) |
| 7 |
|
Nelson Vargas | M | Florida Eagles |
| 8 |
|
Gabe Garcia | F | Myrtle Beach (USISL) |
| 9 |
|
Khary Stockton | F | Richmond (USISL) |
| 10 |
|
Daniel De Oliveira | M | Luis Angel Firpo (ESV) |
Round 13
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Paul Young | M | Charleston (USISL) |
| 2 |
|
Josh McKay | D | Hawaii (USISL) |
| 3 |
|
Jimmy Glenn | F | Greensboro (USISL) |
| 4 |
|
Brad Wilson | M | 1.FC Saarbruecken (GER) |
| 5 |
|
Geoff Aunger | M | Vancouver (APSL) |
| 6 |
|
Billy Baumhoff | D | St. Louis (USISL) |
| 7 |
|
Zenon Luzniak | M | Fort Lauderdale (APSL) |
| 8 |
|
Rafael Amaya | D | Colorado (APSL) |
| 9 |
|
Andrew Restrepo | D | Tampa Bay (USISL) |
| 10 |
|
Matthew Olson | GK | Everett (USISL |
Round 14
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Laurence Piturro | D | Long Island (USISL) |
| 2 |
|
Khalil Azmi | GK | New Hampshire (USISL) |
| 3 |
|
Steve Keller | M | Rockford (USISL) |
| 4 |
|
David Beall | M | San Diego (CISL) |
| 5 |
|
Antonio Superbia | M | N.J. Dragons (USISL) |
| 6 |
|
Terry Woodberry | D | Arizona (CISL) |
| 7 |
|
Scott Budnick | GK | Eint. Braunschweig (GER) |
| 8 |
|
Tom Liner | GK | PSV Schwarz-Weiss (AUT) |
| 9 |
|
Nidal Baba | M | Clemson |
| 10 |
|
Sterling Wescott | F | Hawaii (USISL) |
Round 15
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Todd Haskins | M | Washington (CISL) |
| 2 |
|
Brian Hurley | M | Tampico-Madero (MEX) |
| 3 |
|
Ed Puskarich | D | Milwaukee (NPSL) |
| 4 |
|
Garfield Shaw | F | Washington (CISL) |
| 5 |
|
Derk Droze | F | CD Arica (CHI) |
| 6 |
|
Samuel Ekeme | D | Monterrey (CISL) |
| 7 |
|
Goran Hunjak | F | Kansas City (NPSL) |
| 8 |
|
Carlos Farias | F | - |
| 9 |
|
Jorge Acosta | F | New York (USISL) |
| 10 |
|
Garth Lagerwey | GK | Hampton Roads (USISL) |
Round 16
| Pick | Club | Player's Name | Position | School/Previous Club |
| 1 |
|
Manny Catano | M | Des Moines (USISL) |
| 2 |
|
Joel Shanker | M | St. Louis (NPSL) |
| 3 |
|
Gabriel Gentile | M | Dallas Texans (USISL) |
| 4 |
|
Carlos Jaguande | M | New Jersey (USISL) |
| 5 |
|
Jorge Olamendi | M | L.A. Salsa (APSL) |
| 6 |
|
Ken Snow | F | Tampa Bay (NPSL) |
| 7 |
|
Greg Lalas | D | Brown |
| 8 |
|
Kevin Grimes | M | Raleigh (USISL) |
| 9 |
|
Walter Bustamante | M | Long Island (USISL) |
| 10 |
|
Carlos Garcia | M | Myrtle Beach (USISL) |