2022 MLS SuperDraft

The 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be the 23rd edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held every January prior to the start of the MLS season. The 2020 SuperDraft was the first held exclusively via conference call and web streaming.[1] Previously, the SuperDraft had been held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention.

2022 MLS SuperDraft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)January 2022
Overview
LeagueMajor League Soccer

Format

The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL Draft:

  1. Any expansion teams receive the first picks. MLS has announced that Sacramento Republic[2] and St. Louis[3] will begin play as expansion teams in 2022.
  2. Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
  3. Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
  4. The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.

2022 SuperDraft Trades
    • Round 2, Nashville → Vancouver Whitecaps. November 26, 2019: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a second-round selection in the 2022 SuperDraft and the #25 selection in Stage One of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft from Nashville SC in exchange for the #2 selection in Stage One of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Nashville used the #2 pick to select defender Eric Miller. The traded 2022 SuperDraft pick is Nashville's natural selection.[4]
    • Round 2, Los Angeles FC → Nashville. February 26, 2020: Nashville SC acquired a second-round selection in the 2022 SuperDraft, $350,000 in combined 2020 and 2021 general allocation money, and the #24 spot in the MLS Allocation Order from Los Angeles FC in exchange for the #1 spot in the MLS Allocation Order. The traded 2022 SuperDraft pick is LAFC's natural selection.[5]
    • Round 4, Colorado Rapids → Atlanta United. March 4, 2020: Atlanta United FC acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2022 SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for the MLS Homegrown player rights to midfielder Will Vint.[6]
    • Conditional, Inter Miami → Vancouver Whitecaps. September 5, 2019: Vancouver Whitecaps FC acquired a conditional selection in the 2022 SuperDraft from Inter Miami in exchange for midfielder David Norman Jr.[7]

    Future Draft Trades

    Future Considerations Trades

    MLS clubs sometimes include "future considerations" in trades which may later become MLS SuperDraft selections. These are recent trades which included "future considerations".

      References
      1. Fuhrmeister, Chris (November 15, 2019). "MLS to get rid of live SuperDraft in 2020". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
      2. Bogert, Tom (October 21, 2019). "Major League Soccer awards expansion team to Sacramento". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
      3. Carlisle, Jeff (August 20, 2019). "MLS expands to St. Louis; team to start in 2022". ESPN. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
      4. "Whitecaps FC acquire 2022 MLS SuperDraft second round selection from Nashville SC" (Press release). Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
      5. "Nashville SC Acquires Allocation Money and SuperDraft Pick" (Press release). Nashville SC Communications. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
      6. "Colorado Rapids Sign 18-Year-Old Midfielder Will Vint to Homegrown Contract" (Press release). Colorado Rapids Communications. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
      7. "Inter Miami CF Acquires Canadian Midfielder David Norman Jr. from Vancouver Whitecaps FC" (Press release). Inter Miami CF. September 5, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
      8. "Houston Dynamo acquire midfielder Luis Gil on loan from Querétaro FC" (Press release). Houston Dynamo Communications. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
      9. "New England Revolution agree to trade with Los Angeles FC" (Press release). New England Revolution. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
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