The 2012 MLS SuperDraft was the thirteenth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The draft was reduced from three rounds to two with the 19 MLS clubs selecting a total of 38 players. The expansion Montreal Impact had the first overall selection.

Changes from 2011 As an expansion club, Montreal received the first pick in the SuperDraft. The SuperDraft was contracted from three rounds to two rounds, making it the shortest SuperDraft in terms of rounds.

Selection order The official selection order was set by Major League Soccer on October 21, 2011:

2012 expansion team Montreal Impact received the first selection; The eight clubs which did not qualify for the playoffs received picks #2 through #9 (in reverse order of season points); The two clubs eliminated in the Wild Card round of playoffs received picks #10 and #11 (in reverse order of season points); The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals received picks #12 through #15 (in reverse order of season points); The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals received picks #16 and #17 (in reverse order of season points); The club which lost the 2011 MLS Cup received pick #18; The club which won the 2011 MLS Cup received pick #19.

This selection order held for both rounds of the MLS SuperDraft. The same order was followed for the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, which was held on January 17, 2012.

* Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team

Round 1 Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation 1 Montreal Impact *Andrew Wenger Forward Duke University 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC *Darren Mattocks Forward University of Akron 3 New England Revolution *Kelyn Rowe Midfielder UCLAWashington Crossfire 4 Toronto FC Luis Silva Midfielder UC Santa BarbaraOrange County Blue Star 5 Chivas USA Casey Townsend Forward University of Maryland 6 San Jose Earthquakes *Sam Garza Forward UC Santa Barbara 7 D.C. United Nick DeLeon Midfielder University of LouisvilleArizona Sahuaros 8 Portland Timbers *Andrew Jean-Baptiste Defender University of Connecticut 9 Chicago Fire Austin Berry Defender University of LouisvilleChicago Fire Premier 10 Columbus Crew Ethan Finlay Midfielder Creighton UniversityChicago Fire Premier 11 FC Dallas Matt Hedges Defender University of North Carolina-Chapel HillReading United AC 12 Toronto FC Aaron Maund Defender University of Notre DameIndiana Invaders 13 Philadelphia Union *Chandler Hoffman Forward UCLAOrange County Blue Star 14 Colorado Rapids Tony Cascio Midfielder University of Connecticut 15 Seattle Sounders FC Andrew Duran Defender Creighton UniversityDes Moines Menace 16 Sporting Kansas City *Dom Dwyer Forward University of South Florida 17 Real Salt Lake *Enzo Martinez Midfielder University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 18 Houston Dynamo Colin Rolfe Forward University of Louisville 19 Los Angeles Galaxy Tommy Meyer Defender Indiana UniversityChicago Fire Premier

Round 1 trades

Round 2 Any player marked with an * is part of the Generation Adidas program.

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation 20 Montreal Impact Calum Mallace Midfielder Marquette UniversityChicago Fire Premier 21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chris Estridge Defender Indiana UniversityChicago Fire Premier 22 New England Revolution *Tyler Polak Defender Creighton UniversityChicago Fire Premier 23 Chicago Fire Lucky Mkosana Forward Dartmouth CollegeMichigan Bucks 24 Real Salt Lake Diogo de Almeida Defender Southern Methodist University 25 San Jose Earthquakes Jacob Hustedt Midfielder University of WashingtonVentura County Fusion 26 Columbus Crew Aubrey Perry Defender University of South Florida 27 Portland Timbers Brendan King Midfielder University of Notre DameChicago Fire Premier 28 Chicago Fire Hunter Jumper Defender University of Virginia 29 Columbus Crew Kevan George Midfielder University of Central Florida 30 Sporting Kansas City Cyprian Hedrick Defender Coastal Carolina UniversityFresno Fuego 31 New York Red Bulls Ryan Meara Goalkeeper Fordham UniversityJersey Express 32 Philadelphia Union Greg Jordan Midfielder Creighton University 33 San Jose Earthquakes Chris Blais Goalkeeper University of South Florida 34 Seattle Sounders FC Babayele Sodade Forward University of Alabama-BirminghamMichigan Bucks 35 Philadelphia Union Ray Gaddis Defender West Virginia UniversityReading United 36 Real Salt Lake Sebastián Velásquez Midfielder Spartanburg Methodist College 37 Houston Dynamo Warren Creavalle Midfielder University of Central FloridaCarolina Dynamo 38 Los Angeles Galaxy Kenney Walker Midfielder University of LouisvilleChicago Fire Premier

Round 2 trades

Round 3 and round 4 trades Prior to the reduction of the 2012 SuperDraft to two rounds, trades were made which involved SuperDraft Round 3 and Round 4 selections. These selections were converted into 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 1 and Round 2 selections.

Other draft day trades

Portland Timbers traded forward Kenny Cooper to New York Red Bulls in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money.

Notable undrafted players Homegrown players

Original MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeConferenceNotesColorado RapidsDillon SernaMidfielderAkronMAC

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