MLS announced on Friday the lists of players eligible for End-of-Year Waivers, Free Agency, and Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Process. In advance of these three postseason roster mechanisms, the transition from a rolling calendar to a single announcement date adds to the transparency of disclosing the contract status of all option-declined and out-of-contract players following Thursday’s option exercise deadline.
Free Agency List
| Player | Club | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Eric | FC Dallas | Out of Contract |
| Amarikwa, Quincy | D.C. United | Out of Contract |
| Anibaba, Jalil | Nashville | Out of Contract |
| Beasley, DaMarcus | Houston | Out of Contract |
| Beckerman, Kyle | Salt Lake | Out of Contract |
| Beitashour, Steven | LAFC | Out of Contract |
| Beltran, Tony | Salt Lake | Option Decline |
| Bradley, Michael | Toronto FC | Out of Contract |
| Carrasco, Servando | LA Galaxy | Option Decline |
| Clark, Ricardo | Columbus | Out of Contract |
| Collin, Aurelien | Philadelphia | Out of Contract |
| Cronin, Sam | Minnesota | Option Decline |
| DeLaGarza, A.J. | Houston | Out of Contract |
| Deric, Tyler | Houston | Option Decline |
| Feilhaber, Benny | Sporting KC | Option Decline |
| Hamid, Bill | D.C. United | Out of Contract |
| Harvey, Jordan | LAFC | Out of Contract |
| Higuain, Federico | Columbus | Out of Contract |
| Howard, Tim | Colorado | Out of Contract |
| Johnson, Will | Orlando | Out of Contract |
| Juninho | LA Galaxy | Option Decline |
| Kljestan, Sacha | Orlando | Out of Contract |
| Lade, Connor | NY Red Bulls | Option Decline |
| Lampson, Matt | LA Galaxy | Option Decline |
| Larentowicz, Jeff | Atlanta | Out of Contract |
| Marshall, Chad | Seattle | Option Decline |
| Meram, Justin | Atlanta | Option Decline |
| Moor, Drew | Toronto FC | Option Decline |
| Morgan, Ashtone | Toronto FC | Out of Contract |
| Olum, Lawrence | Minnesota | Option Decline |
| Parkhurst, Michael | Atlanta | Out of Contract |
| Pontius, Chris | LA Galaxy | Out of Contract |
| Rimando, Nick | Salt Lake | Out of Contract |
| Robles, Luis | NY Red Bulls | Option Decline |
| Rowe, Kelyn | Salt Lake | Out of Contract |
| Shea, Brek | Atlanta | Out of Contract |
| Shuttleworth, Bobby | Minnesota | Out of Contract |
| Sinovic, Seth | Sporting KC | Out of Contract |
| Wallace, Rodney | Sporting KC | Option Decline |
Re-Entry List
The Re-Entry Process, Stage 1 begins on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 3 pm ET. Similar to the End-of-Year Waivers process, the Re-Entry process is conducted in the same reverse order of the 2019 season finish, keeping in mind postseason performance.
During the Re-Entry process, MLS clubs can select from three types of eligible players:
- Option-declined players who are at least 23 years old with a minimum of three service years
- Out-of-contract players who are at least 25 years old with a minimum of four service years and whose clubs did not wish to re-sign at their previous salary
- Free Agents that chose to participate
The final postseason roster mechanism will be Stage 2 of the Re-Entry Process, which will be conducted on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The list of players eligible for Re-Entry, Stage 2 will be announced on Dec. 3 at 11 am ET.
You can read more about the rules here.
| Club | Player |
|---|---|
| Atlanta | Mikey Ambrose |
| Chicago | Stefan Cleveland |
| Chicago | David Ousted |
| Chicago | Richard Sanchez |
| Colorado | Kofi Opare |
| Colorado | Dillon Serna |
| Columbus | Alex Crognale |
| Columbus | David Guzman |
| Columbus | Jordan Hamilton |
| Columbus | Connor Maloney |
| Columbus | Romario Williams |
| D.C. United | Earl Edwards Jr. |
| D.C. United | Jalen Robinson |
| Cincinnati | Corben Bone |
| Cincinnati | Roland Lamah |
| Cincinnati | Jimmy McLaughlin |
| Cincinnati | Blake Smith |
| FC Dallas | Cristian Colman |
| FC Dallas | Moises Hernandez |
| Houston | Eric Bird |
| Houston | Juan David Cabezas |
| Houston | Darwin Ceren |
| LAFC | Dejan Jakovic |
| LA Galaxy | Joao Pedro |
| Minnesota | Miguel Ibarra |
| Minnesota | Collin Martin |
| Minnesota | Rasmus Schuller |
| Montreal | Anthony Jackson-Hamel |
| n/a | Charlie Lyon |
| n/a | Yura Movsisyan |
| New England | Juan Agudelo |
| New England | Cody Cropper |
| New England | Brian Wright |
| NY Red Bulls | Vincent Bezecourt |
| NY Red Bulls | Marcus Epps |
| NY Red Bulls | Derrick Etienne |
| NY Red Bulls | Evan Louro |
| NY Red Bulls | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
| NYCFC | Eric Miller |
| Orlando | Cristian Higuita |
| Orlando | Shane O'Neill |
| Orlando | Dillon Powers |
| Orlando | Oriol Rosell |
| Philadelphia | R.J. Allen |
| Philadelphia | Fabinho |
| Portland | Kendall McIntosh |
| Portland | Diego Valeri |
| Salt Lake | Jordan Allen |
| Salt Lake | Alex Horwath |
| Salt Lake | Luke Mulholland |
| Salt Lake | Joao Plata |
| Salt Lake | Marcelo Silva |
| San Jose | Francois Affolter |
| San Jose | Jimmy Ockford |
| Seattle | Saad Abdul-Salaam |
| Seattle | Jonathan Campbell |
| Seattle | Victor Rodriguez |
| Seattle | Luis Silva |
| Seattle | Roman Torres |
| Sporting KC | Krisztian Nemeth |
| Toronto FC | Caleb Patterson-Sewell |
| Vancouver | Victor Giro |
| Vancouver | Brett Levis |
| Vancouver | Scott Sutter |
End-of-Year Waiver List
| Club | Player |
|---|---|
| Atlanta | Chris Goslin |
| Atlanta | Jose Hernandez |
| Atlanta | Kevin Kratz |
| Atlanta | Patrick Okonkwo |
| Atlanta | Florentin Pogba |
| Chicago | Diego Campos |
| Chicago | Elliot Collier |
| Chicago | Nicolas Gaitan |
| Chicago | Aleksandar Katai |
| Chicago | Cristian Martinez |
| Chicago | Amando Moreno |
| Cincinnati | Nazmi Albadawi |
| Cincinnati | Justin Hoyte |
| Cincinnati | Forrest Lasso |
| Cincinnati | Emmanuel Ledesma |
| Columbus | Ben Lundgaard |
| Columbus | Edward Opoku |
| Columbus | Eduardo Sosa |
| Colorado | Sam Raben |
| Colorado | Tommy Smith |
| D.C. United | Antonio Bustamante |
| D.C. United | Leonardo Jara |
| D.C. United | Marquinhos Pedroso |
| FC Dallas | Edwin Gyasi |
| Houston | Kevin Garcia |
| LAFC | Lamar Batista |
| LAFC | Javier Perez |
| LAFC | Peter-Lee Vassell |
| LA Galaxy | Favio Alvarez |
| LA Galaxy | Hugo Arellano |
| LA Galaxy | Tomas Hilliard-Arce |
| LA Galaxy | Bradford Jamieson IV |
| Minnesota | Carter Manley |
| Minnesota | Wilfried Moimbe-Tahrat |
| Minnesota | Ally Ng'anzi |
| Montreal | Jason Beaulieu |
| Montreal | Omar Browne |
| Montreal | Daniel Kinumbe |
| Montreal | Ken Krolicki |
| Montreal | Thomas Meilleur-Giguere |
| Montreal | Bacary Sagna |
| Montreal | Jeisson Vargas |
| New England | Juan Caicedo |
| New England | Zachary Herivaux |
| NYCFC | Daniel Bedoya |
| NYCFC | Jeff Caldwell |
| NYCFC | Abdi Mohamed |
| NYCFC | Ebenezer Ofori |
| NY Red Bulls | Jean-Christophe Koffi |
| Orlando | Carlos Ascues |
| Orlando | Adam Grinwis |
| Orlando | Cam Lindley |
| Orlando | Greg Ranjitsingh |
| Orlando | Lamine Sane |
| Philadelphia | Marco Fabian |
| Philadelphia | Haris Medunjanin |
| Portland | Claude Dielna |
| Portland | Modou Jadama |
| Portland | Foster Langsdorf |
| Salt Lake | Danilo Acosta |
| San Jose | Harold Cummings |
| San Jose | Kevin Partida |
| Seattle | Alex Roldan |
| Sporting KC | Nicolas Hasler |
| Sporting KC | Gedion Zelalem |
| Toronto FC | Jon Bakero |
| Toronto FC | Aidan Daniels |
| Toronto FC | Ryan Telfer |
| Vancouver | Joaquin Ardaiz |
| Vancouver | Lass Bangoura |
| Vancouver | Brendan McDonough |
| Vancouver | Sean Melvin |
Immediately following the End-of Year-Waivers process, Free Agency opens on Monday, Nov. 25 for players – who are at least age 28 with at least eight MLS service years and either option-declined or out-of-contract. Free Agents can negotiate a new contract with any MLS club, including their previous team, subject to certain restrictions. During a given year, clubs may acquire a maximum of two out-of-contract players via Free Agency. Free Agents may also participate in the Re-Entry Process.
You can read more about the rules here.
