2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft

{{Short description|College draft for soccer teams}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox sports draft | name =2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft | league = Major League Soccer | dates = {{unbulleted list | Stage 1: December 17, 2020 | Stage 2: December 22, 2020 }} | teams = 27 | prev = 2019 | next = 2021 }}

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/11/11/2020-mls-re-entry-process-rules-procedure|title=2020 MLS Re-Entry Process: Rules & Procedure|date=November 11, 2020|work=Major League Soccer}}</ref> Three players were selected in the first stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/17/three-players-selected-stage-one-2020-mls-re-entry-draft|title=Three players selected in Stage One of 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft|first=Tom|last=Bogert|date=December 17, 2020|work=Major League Soccer}}</ref>

===Round 1=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 80%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=6%| Pick # !!width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Drafting Team !!width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player !!width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position !!width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Former Team |- ! 1 | Atlanta United FC{{#tag:ref|'''#1: FC Cincinnati → Atlanta United'''. December 17, 2019: Atlanta United FC acquired the #1 selection in Stage One of the 2020 Re-Entry Draft from FC Cincinnati in exchange for the #4 selection in Stage One of the 2019 Re-Entry Draft and $75,000 in general allocation money<ref group="ref" name="Gutman"/>|group="S1 trade"}} | Andrew Gutman | D | FC Cincinnati |- ! 2 | Houston Dynamo | PASS | | |- ! 3 | D.C. United | PASS | | |- ! 4 | FC Cincinnati{{#tag:ref|'''#1: Atlanta United → FC Cincinnati'''. December 17, 2019: FC Cincinnati acquired the #4 selection in Stage One of the 2020 Re-Entry Draft and $75,000 in general allocation money from Atlanta United FC in exchange for the #1 selection in Stage One of the 2019 Re-Entry Draft<ref group="ref" name="Gutman"/>|group="S1 trade"}} | 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=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 80%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=6%| Pick # !!width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Drafting Team !!width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player !!width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position !!width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Former Team |- ! 28 | Atlanta United FC || PASS || || |- ! 29 | Los Angeles FC || PASS || || |- ! 30 | Sporting Kansas City || PASS || || |}

=== Stage One trades === {{reflist|group=S1 trade}}

==Stage Two== The second stage of the '''2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft''' took place on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.

===Round 2=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 80%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=6%| Pick # !!width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Drafting Team !!width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player !!width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position !!width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/22/joe-corona-headlines-three-selected-stage-two-mls-re-entry-draft|title=Joe Corona headlines three selected in Stage Two of the MLS Re-Entry Draft|date=December 22, 2020|first=Tom|last=Bogert|work=Major League Soccer}}</ref>

===Round 3=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 80%" |- !style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=6%| Pick # !!width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Drafting Team !!width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player !!width=8% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position !!width=25% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Former Team |- ! 31 | Minnesota United FC || Luis Amarilla || FW || Minnesota United FC |- ! 32 | Sporting Kansas City || Felipe Gutierrez || MF || Sporting Kansas City |}

== References == {{Reflist}} {{reflist|1|group="ref"|refs= <ref name="Gutman">{{cite press release |title=Atlanta acquires No. 1 pick in Re-Entry Draft |url=https://www.atlutd.com/post/2020/12/17/atlanta-acquires-no-1-pick-re-entry-draft |publisher=Atlanta United |date=December 17, 2020}}</ref> }}

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