It’s almost time for the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, the annual gathering of some of the top young talent in the U.S. to be drafted onto MLS rosters. The draft may not have quite the same importance that the drafts in the NFL or NBA do thanks to soccer’s convoluted set of player acquisition methods, but Thursday’s event in Baltimore is still one of the high points of the MLS offseason.
2016 MLS Draft order: The first round picks of the SuperDraft
Here’s how the draft order looks for Thursday’s MLS SuperDraft.
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While these picks aren’t set in stone, there’s still plenty of trades that will happen to shake up the order, this is the current draft order. The Chicago Fire finished with the worst record in MLS last season, getting the dubious honor of holding the first overall pick, with the MLS Cup champions Portland Timbers holding the final pick of the first round. There will be four rounds overall, with the first two rounds taking place on Thursday -- the third and fourth rounds will take place on January 19th via a league conference call.
First round draft order
- Chicago Fire
- Colorado Rapids
- Philadelphia Union
- New York City FC
- Real Salt Lake
- Philadelphia Union (acquired via trade from Houston Dynamo)
- Orlando City FC
- San Jose Earthquakes
- Toronto FC
- New England Revolution
- Sporting Kansas City
- Colorado Rapids (acquired via trade from LA Galaxy)
- D.C. United
- Montreal Impact
- Seattle Sounders
- Vancouver Whitecaps
- FC Dallas
- New York Red Bulls
- Columbus Crew SC
- Portland Timbers
The draft starts at 1 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on YouTube and the MLS website. We’ll have live coverage of every pick as they’re made, with news and updates for everything involved here at SB Nation Soccer.
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