The 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 17, 2020 (Stage 1) and December 22, 2020 (Stage 2). All 27 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate. The priority order for the MLS Re-Entry Draft was reverse order of playoff finish in 2020, taking into account their regular season finish. The 2021 expansion team, Austin FC, received the last overall selection.
Available to all teams in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry draft were: Clubs must exercise the option for, or extend a Bona Fide Offer to, all players selected in Stage One and may not select their own draft-eligible players. Players with option years left on their contract will automatically be added to the drafting club's roster. Should a player reject the Bona Fide Offer, the drafting club will hold the Right of First Refusal for that player in MLS.
Players who were not selected in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft were made available in Stage 2. Clubs selecting players in Stage 2 were able to negotiate a new salary with the player. If a selected player was not under contract, the selecting club was required to make a genuine offer to the player within seven days subject to League Office approval.
Players who were unselected after Stage 2 were made available to any MLS club on a first-come, first-served basis.
Teams also had the option of passing on their selection.
Stage One The first stage of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 17, 2020.Teams select in the reverse order of their finish during the 2020 season, taking into account playoff performance. Three players were selected in the first stage.
Round 1 Pick # Drafting Team Player Position Former Team 1 Atlanta United FC Andrew Gutman D FC Cincinnati 2 Houston Dynamo PASS 3 D.C. United PASS 4 FC Cincinnati PASS 5 Chicago Fire PASS 6 Real Salt Lake PASS 7 LA Galaxy PASS 8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC PASS 9 Inter Miami CF PASS 10 Montreal Impact PASS 11 San Jose Earthquakes PASS 12 New York Red Bulls PASS 13 Los Angeles FC Raheem Edwards D/MF Minnesota United FC 14 Colorado Rapids PASS 15 Portland Timbers PASS 16 New York City FC PASS 17 Toronto FC PASS 18 Philadelphia Union PASS 19 Nashville SC PASS 20 FC Dallas PASS 21 Orlando City SC PASS 22 Sporting Kansas City Kendall McIntosh GK New York Red Bulls 23 New England Revolution PASS 24 Minnesota United FC PASS 25 Seattle Sounders FC PASS 26 Columbus Crew PASS 27 Austin FC PASS
Round 2 Pick # Drafting Team Player Position Former Team 28 Atlanta United FC PASS 29 Los Angeles FC PASS 30 Sporting Kansas City PASS
Stage One trades
Stage Two The second stage of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.
Round 1 Pick # Drafting Team Player Position Former Team 1 FC Cincinnati PASS 2 Houston Dynamo Joe Corona MF Austin FC 3 D.C. United Adrien Perez FW Los Angeles FC 4 Atlanta United FC PASS 5 Chicago Fire PASS 6 Real Salt Lake PASS 7 LA Galaxy PASS 8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC PASS 9 Inter Miami CF PASS 10 Montreal Impact PASS 11 San Jose Earthquakes PASS 12 New York Red Bulls PASS 13 Los Angeles FC PASS 14 Colorado Rapids PASS 15 Portland Timbers PASS 16 New York City FC PASS 17 Toronto FC PASS 18 Philadelphia Union PASS 19 Nashville SC PASS 20 FC Dallas PASS 21 Orlando City SC PASS 22 Sporting Kansas City PASS 23 New England Revolution PASS 24 Minnesota United FC PASS 25 Seattle Sounders FC PASS 26 Columbus Crew Eric Dick GK Sporting Kansas City 27 Austin FC PASS
Round 2 Pick # Drafting Team Player Position Former Team 28 Houston Dynamo PASS 29 D.C. United PASS 30 Columbus Crew PASS
After the Second Stage concluded, teams were allowed to select players who were on their own roster in 2020.
Round 3 Pick # Drafting Team Player Position Former Team 31 Minnesota United FC Luis Amarilla FW Minnesota United FC 32 Sporting Kansas City Felipe Gutierrez MF Sporting Kansas City
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