2005 MLS SuperDraft

The 2005 MLS SuperDraft, held in Baltimore, Maryland on January 14, 2005, was the sixth incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. Expansion club Real Salt Lake had the first pick as the result of a coin toss (fellow newcomers C.D. Chivas USA got to go first in the expansion draft). RSL drafted Under-17 midfielder Nikolas Besagno with the first selection.

2005 MLS SuperDraft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)January 14, 2005
Time12:00 p.m. (ET)
LocationBaltimore, Maryland
Network(s)Fox Sports World
Overview
48 total selections
First selectionNikolas Besagno, Real Salt Lake
Most selectionsChicago Fire
San Jose Earthquakes
(7 selections)
Fewest selectionsD.C. United
MetroStars
(2 selections)

A collective bargaining agreement with the MLS Players' Union dictated that the draft be reduced from six to four rounds, although a Supplemental Draft was held to equip newly formed reserve teams and compensate for expansion.

Player selection

Any player whose name is marked with an * was contracted under the Generation Adidas program.

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

Round one
Pick #MLS TeamPlayerPosAffiliation
1Real Salt Lake *Nikolas BesagnoMGeneration Adidas
2Chivas USA *Brad GuzanGKUniversity of South Carolina
3Chicago Fire *Chad BarrettFUCLA
4San Jose Earthquakes[R1 trade 1] Danny O'RourkeMIndiana University
5Los Angeles Galaxy[R1 trade 2] Ugo IhemeluDSMU
6F.C. Dallas[R1 trade 3] *Drew MoorDIndiana University
7Colorado Rapids *Hunter FreemanDUniversity of Virginia
8Los Angeles Galaxy[R1 trade 4] Troy RobertsDUniversity of California
9New England Revolution *Michael ParkhurstDWake Forest University
10Chicago Fire[R1 trade 5] Jack StewartDUniversity of Notre Dame
11Kansas City Wizards Scott SealyFWake Forest University
12MetroStars[R1 trade 6] *Tim WardDSaint Louis University

Round one trades
  1. #4: FC Dallas → San Jose Earthquakes. January 14, 2005: San Jose acquired this pick, midfielder Brad Davis, and an allocation from FC Dallas in exchange for the #6 pick, the #29 pick, midfielder Richard Mulrooney, and midfielder Arturo Alvarez.[ref 1]
  2. #5: San Jose Earthquakes → Los Angeles Galaxy. January 12, 2005: Los Angeles acquired this pick, defender Todd Dunivant, and goalkeeper Steve Cronin from San Jose in exchange for the #6 pick, forward Alejandro Moreno, and defender Chris Aloisi.[ref 2]
  3. #6: MetroStars → Los Angeles Galaxy → San Jose Earthquakes → FC Dallas. January 14, 2005: FC Dallas acquired this pick, the #29 pick, midfielder Richard Mulrooney, and midfielder Arturo Alvarez from San Jose in exchange for the #4 pick, midfielder Brad Davis, and an allocation.[ref 1] San Jose had acquired this pick, forward Alejandro Moreno, and defender Chris Aloisi from Los Angeles in exchange for pick #5, defender Todd Dunivant, and goalkeeper Steve Cronin on January 12, 2005.[ref 2] Los Angeles had acquired this pick and future considerations from MetroStars in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft on January 14, 2004.[ref 3]
  4. #8: Columbus Crew → Los Angeles Galaxy. January 12, 2004: Los Angeles acquired this pick from Columbus in exchange for midfielder Simon Elliott.[ref 4]
  5. #10: Los Angeles Galaxy → Chicago Fire. January 16, 2004: Chicago acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for the #14 pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 5]
  6. #12: D.C. United → MetroStars → FC Dallas → MetroStars. January 14, 2005: MetroStars re-acquired this pick from FC Dallas in exchange for forward Cornell Glen.[ref 6] FC Dallas had acquired this pick (originally future considerations) from MetroStars in exchange for midfielder Joselito Vaca on February 5, 2004.[ref 7] The future considerations were to be either MetroStars' 2006 natural first- and second-round selections or a 2005 first-round selection should MetroStars acquire a first-round pick prior to the draft.[ref 8] Earlier in the day, MetroStars had acquired this pick and pick #25 from D.C. United as final compensation for the March 2, 2004 trade which sent Jaime Moreno from MetroStars to D.C. United.[ref 9]

Round two
Pick #MLS TeamPlayerPositionAffiliation
13Real Salt Lake *Jamie WatsonFUniversity of North Carolina
14C.D. Chivas USA *Christian JimenezMUniversity of South Florida
15Los Angeles Galaxy[R2 trade 1] Michael EnfieldMUCLA
16Kansas City Wizards[R2 trade 2] *Ryan PoreFUniversity of Tulsa
17San Jose Earthquakes Kevin GoldthwaiteDUniversity of Notre Dame
18Chicago Fire[R2 trade 3] *Will JohnMSaint Louis University
19D.C. United[R2 trade 4] Nick Van SicklenMUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
20Columbus Crew[R2 trade 5] Marcus StoreyMUniversity of North Carolina
21New England Revolution James RileyDWake Forest University
22Real Salt Lake[R2 trade 6] Jay NollyGKIndiana University
23Columbus Crew[R2 trade 7] Domenic MediateMUniversity of Maryland
24Kansas City Wizards[R2 trade 8] Christopher SawyerGKUniversity of Notre Dame

Round two trades
  1. #15: Chicago Fire → FC Dallas → Kansas City Wizards → Los Angeles Galaxy. January 14, 2005: Los Angeles acquired this pick from Kansas City in exchange for midfielder Sasha Victorine.[ref 10] Kansas City had acquired this pick (originally a conditional selection), the #4 selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft, and defender Shavar Thomas from FC Dallas in exchange for defender Carey Talley, midfielder Eric Quill, and the #7 selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft on January 16, 2004.[ref 11] FC Dallas had acquired this pick (originally a conditional selection) from Chicago in exchange for goalkeeper DJ Countess February 20, 2004.[ref 12]
  2. #16: FC Dallas → Colorado Rapids → Kansas City Wizards. January 13, 2005: Kansas City acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for pick #33 and pick #36.[ref 10] Colorado had acquired this pick from FC Dallas in exchange for goalkeeper Scott Garlick on December 17, 2003.[ref 13]
  3. #18: MetroStars → Chicago Fire. January 16, 2004: Chicago acquired this pick from MetroStars in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 14]
  4. #19: Colorado Rapids → D.C. United. June 29, 2004: D.C. United acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for the rights to discovery player Alberto Delgado.[ref 15]
  5. #20: Columbus Crew → Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew. January 16, 2004: Columbus re-acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft and the rights to defender Stephen Herdsman.[ref 16][ref 17] Colorado had acquired this pick (originally a conditional pick) and pick #16 in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft from Columbus in exchange for defender Robin Fraser on January 14, 2004.[ref 18]
  6. #22: Los Angeles Galaxy → Real Salt Lake. January 14, 2005: Real Salt Lake acquired this pick from Los Angeles in exchange for an allocation.[ref 19]
  7. #23: Kansas City Wizards → Columbus Crew. January 15, 2004: Columbus acquired this pick from Kansas City in exchange for midfielder Diego Walsh.[ref 20]
  8. #24: D.C. United → Kansas City Wizards. January 16, 2004: Kansas City acquired this pick and pick #36 from D.C. United in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 21]

Round three
Pick #MLS TeamPlayerPositionAffiliation
25MetroStars[R3 trade 1] Chris CorcoranMSt. Johns University
26C.D. Chivas USA Aaron LopezDUCLA
27F.C. Dallas[R3 trade 2] Winston MarshallDWright State University
28F.C. Dallas Chris GomezGKBrown University
29Chicago Fire[R3 trade 3] Chris RolfeFUniversity of Dayton
30San Jose Earthquakes[R3 trade 4] Victor ArbelaezMUNLV
31San Jose Earthquakes[R3 trade 5] Orlando RamirezFFresno Pacific University
32San Jose Earthquakes[R3 trade 6] C.J. KlaasDUniversity of Washington
33New England Revolution[R3 trade 7] Tony LochheadDUC Santa Barbara
34Los Angeles Galaxy *Quavas KirkFGeneration adidas
35Chicago Fire[R3 trade 8] Gonzalo SegaresDVirginia Commonwealth University
36Chicago Fire[R3 trade 9] Thabiso KhumaloMCoastal Carolina University

Round three trades
  1. #25: Real Salt Lake → Chicago Fire → D.C. United → MetroStars. January 14, 2005: MetroStars acquired this pick and pick #12 from D.C. United as final compensation for the March 2, 2004 trade which sent Jaime Moreno from MetroStars to D.C. United.[ref 9] Earlier the same day, D.C. United had acquired this pick from Chicago in exchange for D.C.'s natural second-round selection in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 9] Chicago had acquired this pick and a second-round selection in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft from Real Salt Lake in exchange for forward Dipsy Selolwane and defender Evan Whitfield on December 30, 2004.[ref 22]
  2. #27: Chicago Fire → FC Dallas. August 31, 2004: FC Dallas acquired this pick from Chicago in exchange for the discovery option on forward Andy Herron.[ref 23]
  3. #29: San Jose Earthquakes → FC Dallas → Chicago Fire. January 14, 2005: Chicago acquired this pick from FC Dallas in exchange for goalkeeper Henry Ring and a second-round selection in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.[ref 24] Earlier on the same day, FC Dallas had acquired this pick, the #6 pick, midfielder Richard Mulrooney, and midfielder Arturo Alvarez from San Jose in exchange for the #4 pick, midfielder Brad Davis, and an allocation.[ref 1]
  4. #30: MetroStars → San Jose Earthquakes. August 21, 2003: San Jose acquired this pick from MetroStars in exchange for a discovery player to be named later.[ref 25] The player was forward Andrzej Juskowiak.[ref 26]
  5. #31: Colorado Rapids → San Jose Earthquakes. August 19, 2003: San Jose acquired this pick, pick #41, and a first-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for the rights to goalkeeper Joe Cannon.[ref 27]
  6. #32: Columbus Crew → San Jose Earthquakes. January 13, 2004: San Jose acquired this pick from Columbus in exchange for midfielder Manny Lagos.[ref 28]
  7. #33: New England Revolution → Kansas City Wizards → Colorado Rapids → New England Revolution. January 14, 2005: New England re-acquired this pick from Colorado in exchange for pick #45 and a player to be named later.[ref 29] Colorado had acquired this pick and pick #36 from Kansas City in exchange for pick #16 on January 13, 2005.[ref 10] Info needed on how Kansas City acquired this pick from New England.
  8. #35: Kansas City Wizards → Chicago Fire. April 5, 2004: Chicago acquired this pick from Kansas City in exchange for midfielder Khari Stephenson.[ref 30]
  9. #36: D.C. United → Kansas City Wizards → Colorado Rapids → Chicago Fire. June 11, 2004: Chicago acquired this pick (originally a conditional selection) from Colorado in exchange for forward Rey Ángel Martínez.[ref 31][ref 32] To fulfill the trade requirements, Colorado acquired this pick and pick #33 from Kansas City in exchange for pick #16 on January 13, 2005.[ref 10] Kansas City had acquired this pick and pick #24 from D.C. United in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft on January 16, 2004.[ref 21]

Round four
Pick #MLS TeamPlayerPositionAffiliation
37Real Salt Lake Luke KreamalmeyerMBradley University
38C.D. Chivas USA Esteban AriasDUniversity of Connecticut
39Chicago Fire Karim DeitzFBirmingham Southern College
40F.C. Dallas Julian NashFCreighton University
41San Jose Earthquakes[R4 trade 1] Antouman JallowFUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
42San Jose Earthquakes[R4 trade 2] James TwellmanDStanford University
43Colorado Rapids Guy MelamedDBoston College
44Columbus Crew Knox CameronFUniversity of Michigan
45Colorado Rapids[R4 trade 3] Amir LoweryMWake Forest University
46Los Angeles Galaxy Mubarike ChisoniMCoastal Carolina University
47Kansas City Wizards John Minagawa-WebsterMMichigan State University
48D.C. United[R4 trade 4] Tim MerrittDUniversity of North Carolina

Round four trades
  1. #41: San Jose Earthquakes → Colorado Rapids → San Jose Earthquakes. August 19, 2003: San Jose re-acquired this pick, pick #31, and a first-round selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for the rights to goalkeeper Joe Cannon.[ref 27] Colorado had acquired this pick (originally a conditional selection) from San Jose in exchange for midfielder Wes Hart on February 28, 2004.[ref 33]
  2. #42: MetroStars → San Jose Earthquakes. December 10, 2004: San Jose acquired this pick from MetroStars in exchange for defender Jeff Agoos.[ref 34]
  3. #45: New England Revolution → Colorado Rapids. January 14, 2005: Colorado acquired this pick and a player to be named later from New England in exchange for pick #33.[ref 29]
  4. #48: D.C. United → San Jose Earthquakes → D.C. United. January 14, 2005: D.C. United re-acquired this pick from San Jose for a player to be named later.[ref 35] San Jose had acquired this pick and a first-round selection in the 2003 MLS Supplemental Draft from D.C. United in exchange for forward Devin Barclay and a first-round selection in the 2003 MLS Supplemental Draft on February 11, 2003.[ref 36]

Other draft day trades
  • MetroStars traded its natural second-round selection in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft to Real Salt Lake in exchange for a youth international slot.[ref 37]

Notable undrafted players
No.PlayerPos.Notes
1 Bobby BoswellDMLS Defender of the Year (2006); MLS Best XI (2006, 2014);
U.S. national team (2006–07)
2 Chris WondolowskiFNot picked in the SuperDraft; taken in the Supplemental Draft. Has scored over 145 MLS goals.
3 Jeff LarentowiczDNot picked in the SuperDraft; taken in the Supplemental Draft. Has played in over 350 MLS matches.

See also

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