MLS Re-Entry Draft
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The MLS Re-Entry Draft is an annual event in which the Major League Soccer
teams select players who are out-of-contract or have had their options declined by their current teams. Players must meet minimum eligibility thresholds which include age and years of MLS service. The Re-Entry Draft was created in the 2010 collective bargaining agreement between MLS clubs and players. The first Re-Entry draft took place after the 2010 MLS season. The draft is divided into two stages, the order of which is determined by a combination of the teams' playoff and regular season positions, with the last placed team getting the first pick. Stage one requires teams to pay players they select their option year salary. Stage two allows teams and selected players to re-negotiate salary. Eligible players electing to participate in the Re-Entry Draft who are not selected are free to negotiate with any MLS club.
List of Re-Entry Drafts:
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
teams select players who are out-of-contract or have had their options declined by their current teams. Players must meet minimum eligibility thresholds which include age and years of MLS service. The Re-Entry Draft was created in the 2010 collective bargaining agreement between MLS clubs and players. The first Re-Entry draft took place after the 2010 MLS season. The draft is divided into two stages, the order of which is determined by a combination of the teams' playoff and regular season positions, with the last placed team getting the first pick. Stage one requires teams to pay players they select their option year salary. Stage two allows teams and selected players to re-negotiate salary. Eligible players electing to participate in the Re-Entry Draft who are not selected are free to negotiate with any MLS club.
List of Re-Entry Drafts:
- 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft2010 MLS Re-Entry DraftThe two-stage 2010 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 8, 2010 and December 15, 2010. The Stage 1 Draft of the Re-Entry Process took place on Wednesday, December 8, at 2 p.m. ET via teleconference. The Stage 2 Draft took place on Wednesday, December 15, at 2 p.m. ET...
- 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft2011 MLS Re-Entry DraftThe two-stage 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft will take place on December 5, 2011 and December 12, 2011 . All 19 Major League Soccer clubs will be eligible to participate....