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1996 MLS College Draft
College draft for soccer teams
College draft for soccer teams
The 1996 Major League Soccer College Draft was held on March 4, 1996, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
History
As Major League Soccer prepared for its first season, the league began stocking teams with players. As the teams were being created at the same time, the league adopted a measured approach to building rosters. First, the league allocated four "big name" players to each team. Then on February 6 and 7, 1996, the league held its 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. Over sixteen rounds, teams selected players from any source. Then on March 4, 1996, the league held a three-round draft of collegiate players. The 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft was held later the same day.
Round 1
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Wiz | Matt McKeon | M | St. Louis University | |||||||||||
| D.C. United | Eddie Pope | D | University of North Carolina | |||||||||||
| Dallas Burn | Brandon Pollard | D | University of Virginia | |||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | Adam Frye | D | UCLA | |||||||||||
| Kansas City Wiz | Chris Snitko | GK | UCLA | |||||||||||
| New England Revolution | Paul Keegan | F | Boston College | |||||||||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | Guillermo Jara | F | University of San Diego | |||||||||||
| Dallas Burn | Jeff Cassar | GK | Florida International University | |||||||||||
| Colorado Rapids | Mike Gentile | M | University of Wisconsin–Madison | |||||||||||
| Columbus Crew | Mac Cozier | F | UNC-Charlotte |
Round 1 trades
Round 2
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Scott Lamphear | D | University of Wisconsin–Madison | |||||||||||
| New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Miles Joseph | F | Clemson University | |||||||||||
| San Jose Clash | Derick Brownell | F | Santa Clara University | |||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | Casey Sweeney | M | Butler University | |||||||||||
| Kansas City Wiz | Diego Gutierrez | M | Rockhurst University | |||||||||||
| New England Revolution | Imad Baba | M | Clemson University | |||||||||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | Greg Vanney | M | UCLA | |||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | Steve Ralston | M | Florida International University | |||||||||||
| Colorado Rapids | Paul Grafer | GK | William & Mary College | |||||||||||
| Columbus Crew | Ricci Greenwood | F | Seattle Pacific University |
Round 2 trades
Round 3
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.C. United | Jesse Marsch | M | Princeton University | |||||||||||
| New York/New Jersey MetroStars | Hamisi Amani-Dove | F | Rutgers University | |||||||||||
| San Jose Clash | Eddie Lewis | F | UCLA | |||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | Nate Daligcon | D | Seattle Pacific University | |||||||||||
| Kansas City Wiz | Dion Sebwe | D | Park University | |||||||||||
| New England Revolution | Paulo Dos Santos | M | University of Rhode Island | |||||||||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | Ante Razov | F | UCLA | |||||||||||
| Dallas Burn | Brandon Cavitt | M | Sacramento State University | |||||||||||
| Colorado Rapids | PASS | |||||||||||||
| Columbus Crew | Todd Miller | M | Westminster College |
Round 3 trades
No trades reported.
References
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