2000 MLS SuperDraft
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The 2000 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held on February 6, 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and consisted of six rounds.
One of the most successful draft picks was goalkeeper Nick Rimando, a third round pick, who went on to hold the record for most MLS career shutouts. Additionally, first round pick defender Carlos Bocanegra earned over 100 caps with the United States men's national soccer team.
Player selectionEdit
- Key
| * | Denotes a player contracted under the Project-40 program |
| § | Denotes a player who won the MLS Rookie of the Year |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been selected to an MLS All-Star Game |
| † | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team |
| ~ | Denotes a player who won the MLS MVP |
Round 1Edit
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The Chicago Fire selected Carlos Bocanegra 4th overall. He is a 2x MLS Defender of the Year, 2x MLS Best XI selection and was named the 2000 MLS Rookie of the Year. He earned 110 caps with the US Men's National Team, being selected to the 2006, and 2010 FIFA World Cup squads.
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The LA Galaxy selected Danny Califf 6th overall. Califf is 2005 MLS Best XI selection. He earned 26 caps for the US Men's National Team and was selected for the 2003 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup squads.
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D.C. United selected Bobby Convey 12th overall. Convey earned 46 caps with the US Men's National Team and was selected to the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad.
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MetroStars | Steve Shak | D | UCLA |
| 2 | Kansas City Wizards | Nick Garcia* | D | Indiana University |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids<ref group="R1 trade">#3: New England Revolution → D.C. United → Miami Fusion → Columbus Crew → Dallas Burn → Colorado Rapids. 6 February 2000: Colorado Rapids acquired this first-round pick from Dallas Burn in exchange for the #5 pick in the 2000 SuperDraft and a first-round selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Brown"/> Earlier the same day, Dallas had acquired this first-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for forward Dante Washington.<ref group="ref" name="Crew History"/> 3 January 2000: Columbus had acquired this first-round pick from Miami Fusion in exchange for midfielder Andy Williams.<ref group="ref" name="Williams"/> 17 July 1999: Miami had acquired this first-round pick, defender Brian Kamler, and forward Roy Lassiter (originally "future considerations" from D.C. United in exchange for forward Chris Albright and midfielder John Maessner.<ref group="ref" name="D.C. History"/><ref group="ref" name="Maessner"/> 2 February 1999: D.C. had acquired this first-round pick and a second-round pick in the 2000 SuperDraft from New England Revolution in exchange for midfielder John Harkes.<ref group="ref" name="D.C. History"/></ref> | Adin Brown | GK | College of William & Mary |
| 4 | Chicago Fire<ref group="R1 trade">#4: San Jose Earthquakes → Chicago Fire. 29 June 1999: Chicago Fire acquired this first-round selection and a sixth-round selection in the 2000 SuperDraft, originally a third-round selection in the canceled 2000 MLS Supplemental Draft, from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for the #8 selection in the 2000 Superdraft and midfielder Ryan Tinsley.<ref group="ref" name="Fire History"/><ref group="ref" name="Tinsley4-8"/></ref> | Carlos Bocanegra*§^† | D | UCLA |
| 5 | Dallas Burn<ref group="R1 trade">#5: Miami Fusion → D.C. United → Colorado Rapids → Dallas Burn. 6 February 2000: Dallas Burn acquired this first-round pick and a first-round selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado Rapids in exchange for the #3 pick in the 2000 SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Brown"/> 7 February 1999: Colorado had acquired this first-round pick from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Antonio Otero.<ref group="ref" name="Otero"/> 5 December 1998: D.C. had acquired this first-round pick and a second-round selection in the 1999 MLS College Draft from Miami Fusion in exchange for midfielder Mario Gori and a second-round pick in the 1999 MLS College Draft.<ref group="ref" name="D.C. History"/></ref> | Aleksey Korol | F | Indiana University |
| 6 | Los Angeles Galaxy<ref group="R1 trade">#6: Tampa Bay Mutiny → Chicago Fire → Los Angeles Galaxy. 6 February 2000: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this first-round pick and a first-round selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft from Chicago Fire in exchange for midfielder DaMarcus Beasley.<ref group="ref" name="Beasley"/> On 6 May 1999, Chicago had acquired this first-round pick from Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for midfielder Josh Keller.<ref group="ref" name="Keller"/></ref> | Danny Califf*† | D | University of Maryland |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | Wes Hart | M | University of Washington |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes<ref group="R1 trade">#8: Chicago Fire → San Jose Earthquakes. 29 June 1999: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this first-round selection and midfielder Ryan Tinsley from Chicago Fire in exchange for the #4 selection in the 2000 Superdraft and a sixth-round selection in the 2000 SuperDraft, originally a third-round selection in the canceled 2000 MLS Supplemental Draft.<ref group="ref" name="Tinsley4-8"/></ref> | Travis Mulraine | M | Joe Public F.C. |
| 9 | Kansas City Wizards<ref group="R1 trade">#9: Columbus Crew → Miami Fusion → Kansas City Wizards. 7 February 1999: Kansas City Wizards acquired this first-round pick and a first-round pick (#5) in the 1999 MLS College Draft from Miami Fusion in exchange for a first-round selection (#2) in the 1999 MLS College Draft. Earlier the same day, Miami had acquired this pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for a second-round pick (#18) in the 1999 MLS College Draft and defender Matt Kmosko.<ref group="ref" name="Kmosko"/></ref> | John Wilson | M | Charleston Battery (A-League) |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids<ref group="R1 trade">#10: Dallas Burn → New England Revolution → Colorado Rapids. 6 February 2000: Colorado Rapids acquired this first-round pick and a third-round selection (#26) in the 2000 SuperDraft from New England Revolution in exchange for a third-round selection (#31) in the 2000 SuperDraft and forward Wolde Harris.<ref group="ref" name="Revs History"/> On 13 August 1999, New England had acquired this first-round pick, originally "future considerations", and midfielder Leonel Álvarez from Dallas Burn in exchange for forward Ariel Graziani.<ref group="ref" name="Revs History"/></ref> | Alan Woods | D | Clemson University |
| 11 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Sasha Victorine | M | UCLA |
| 12 | D.C. United | Bobby Convey* | M | Project-40 |
Round 1 tradesEdit
Round 2Edit
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | D.C. United<ref group="R2 trade">#13: MetroStars → New England Revolution → D.C. United. 2 February 1999: D.C. United acquired this second-round pick and a first-round pick in the 2000 SuperDraft from New England Revolution in exchange for midfielder John Harkes.<ref group="ref" name="D.C. History"/> On 20 January 1999, New England had acquired this second-round pick and forward Giovanni Savarese from MetroStars in exchange for forward Raúl Díaz Arce.<ref group="ref" name="Revs History"/></ref> | Stephen Armstrong | M | Butler University |
| 14 | New England Revolution<ref group="R2 trade">#14: Kansas City Wizards → New England Revolution. 2 January 2000: New England Revolution acquired this second-round pick and third-round and fourth-round picks in the 2000 SuperDraft from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2000 SuperDraft and midfielder Jeff Baicher.<ref group="ref" name="Revs History"/></ref> | Rusty Pierce* | D | UNC-Greensboro |
| 15 | Kansas City Wizards<ref group="R2 trade">#15: Pick originally belonged to New England Revolution. → Colorado Rapids → Kansas City Wizards. 3 February 2000: Kansas City Wizards acquired this second-round selection, defender Peter Vermes, and midfielder Matt McKeon from Colorado Rapids in exchange for a second-round pick (#20) in the 2000 SuperDraft, an international allocation, and defender Scott Vermillion.<ref group="ref" name="Vermes"/> More information needed.</ref> | Peter Byaruhanga | F | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 16 | San Jose Earthquakes | Justin Evans | M | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A-League) |
| 17 | Miami Fusion | Martín Machón | M | Santos (Mexico) |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes<ref group="R2 trade">#18: Tampa Bay Mutiny → San Jose Earthquakes. 27 January 1999: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this second-round selection from Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for goalkeeper Andy Kirk.<ref group="ref" name="Quakes"/></ref> | Joseph Ragusa | D | Long Island Rough Riders (A-League) |
| 19 | D.C. United<ref group="R2 trade">#19: Colorado Rapids → San Jose Earthquakes → D.C. United. 6 February 2000: D.C. United acquired this second-round selection from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for a second-round pick (#24) in the 2000 SuperDraft and a second-round selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Quakes"/> On 2 February 2000, San Jose had acquired this second-round pick from Colorado Rapids in exchange for goalkeeper David Kramer.<ref group="ref" name="Quakes"/></ref> | Eric Denton | D | Santa Clara University |
| 20 | Colorado Rapids<ref group="R2 trade">#20: Pick originally belonged to Chicago Fire. → Kansas City Wizards → Colorado Rapids.3 February 2000: Colorado Rapids acquired this second-round selection, an international allocation, and defender Scott Vermillion from Kansas Cit Wizards in exchange for a second-round pick (#15) in the 2000 SuperDraft, defender Peter Vermes, and midfielder Matt McKeon.<ref group="ref" name="Vermes"/> More information needed.</ref> | Keyeno Thomas | M | Joe Public F.C. |
| 21 | Columbus Crew | Roland Aguilera | M | Tahuichi Academy |
| 22 | Dallas Burn | Antonio Martínez | M | Cal State-Fullerton |
| 23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Peter Vagenas | M | UCLA |
| 24 | San Jose Earthquakes<ref group="R2 trade">#24: D.C. United → San Jose Earthquakes. 6 February 2000: San Jose Earthquakes acquired this second-round pick and a second-round selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft from D.C. United in exchange for a second-round pick (#19) in the 2000 SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Quakes"/></ref> | Adrian Narine | F | Joe Public F.C. |
Round 2 tradesEdit
Round 3Edit
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The Miami Fusion selected Nick Rimando 35th overall. He holds the Major League Soccer records for career wins, shutouts, saves, minutes played and overall appearances. He earned 22 caps with the US Men's National Team and was selected to the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Miami Fusion<ref group="R3 trade">'#25: Pick originally belonged to MetroStars. → Miami Fusion.</ref> | David Wright | D | Creighton University |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids<ref group="R3 trade">#26: Kansas City Wizards → New England Revolution → Colorado Rapids. 6 February 2000: Colorado Rapids acquired this third-round pick and a first-round selection (#10) in the 2000 SuperDraft from New England Revolution in exchange for a third-round selection (#31) in the 2000 SuperDraft and forward Wolde Harris.<ref group="ref" name="Revs History"/> On 2 January 2000, New England had acquired this third-round pick and second-round and fourth-round picks in the 2000 SuperDraft from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2000 SuperDraft and midfielder Jeff Baicher.<ref group="ref" name="Revs History"/></ref> | Jeff DiMaria | F | Saint Louis University |
| 27 | D.C. United<ref group="R3 trade">'#27: Pick originally belonged to New England Revolution. → D.C. United.</ref> | Sergio Salas* | F | Project-40 |
| 28 | San Jose Earthquakes | Jon Conway | GK | Rutgers University |
| 29 | Los Angeles Galaxy<ref group="R3 trade">#29: Miami Fusion → Los Angeles Galaxy. 6 February 2000: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this third-round pick from Miami Fusion in exchange for a third-round pick (#35) in the 2000 SuperDraft and a second-round selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft from Los Angeles Galaxy .<ref group="ref" name="Beach"/></ref> | José Retiz | M | Rancho Santiago – Santa Ana |
| 30 | Kansas City Wizards<ref group="R3 trade">#30: Pick originally belonged to Tampa Bay Mutiny. New England Revolution → Kansas City Wizards. 2 January 2000: Kansas City Wizards acquired this third-round selection in the 2000 SuperDraft and midfielder Jeff Baicher from New England Revolution in exchange for second-round, third-round, and fourth-round picks in the 2000 SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Revs History"/><ref group="ref" name="Williams"/> More information needed.</ref> | Kerry Zavagnin† | D | Lehigh Valley Steam (A-League) |
| 31 | New England Revolution<ref group="R3 trade">#31: Colorado Rapids → New England Revolution. 6 February 2000: New England Revolution acquired this third-round selection and forward Wolde Harris from Colorado Rapids in exchange for a first-round selection (#10) and a third-round selection (#26) in the 2000 SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Revs History"/></ref> | Shaker Asad* | M | North Carolina State University |
| 32 | Chicago Fire | Yuri Lavrinenko | M | Indiana University |
| 33 | Columbus Crew | Brian Winters | M | University of Portland |
| 34 | Dallas Burn | Steve Bernal | D | Creighton University |
| 35 | Miami Fusion<ref group="R3 trade">#35: Los Angeles Galaxy → Miami Fusion. 6 February 2000: Miami Fusion acquired this third-round pick and a second-round selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for a third-round pick (#29) in the 2000 SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Beach"/></ref> | Nick Rimando*^ | GK | UCLA |
| 36 | New England Revolution<ref group="R3 trade">'#36: Pick originally belonged to D.C. United. → New England Revolution.</ref> | Fabio Zúñiga | F | Raritan Valley Community College |
Round 3 tradesEdit
Round 4Edit
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | MetroStars | Daniel Alvarez | M | Furman University |
| 38 | New England Revolution<ref group="R4 trade">#38: Kansas City Wizards → New England Revolution. 2 January 2000: New England Revolution acquired this fourth-round pick and second-round and third-round picks in the 2000 SuperDraft from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for a third-round selection in the 2000 SuperDraft and midfielder Jeff Baicher.<ref group="ref" name="Revs History"/></ref> | Adam Eyre | D | Santa Clara University |
| 39 | New England Revolution | Bo Oshoniyi | GK | Atlanta Silverbacks (A-League) |
| 40 | San Jose Earthquakes | Andrew Hemmerich | D | Stanford University |
| 41 | D.C. United<ref group="R4 trade">#41: Miami Fusion → D.C. United. 6 February 2000: D.C. United acquired this fourth-round selection from Miami Fusion in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft and midfielder Keith Beach.<ref group="ref" name="Beach"/></ref> | Michael Burke | F | Charleston Battery (A-League) |
| 42 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Amos Magee | F | Minnesota Thunder (A-League) |
| 43 | Colorado Rapids | Lance Key | D | Trinity University |
| 44 | Chicago Fire | John Wolyniec | F | Long Island Rough Riders (A-League) |
| 45 | Columbus Crew | Christof Lindenmayer | F | Loyola College in Maryland |
| 46 | Dallas Burn | Brian Piesner | M | Rutgers University |
| 47 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Josh Henderson | F | Lehigh Valley Steam (A-League) |
| 48 | MetroStars<ref group="R4 trade">'#48: Pick originally belonged to D.C. United. → MetroStars.</ref> | Orlando Perez | M | Orange County Zodiac (A-League) |
Round 4 tradesEdit
Round 5Edit
Round 5 tradesEdit
Round 6Edit
| Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | MetroStars | Jake Dancy | D | Kansas City Wizards |
| 62 | Kansas City Wizards | Casey Sweeney | D | Indiana Blast (A-League) |
| 63 | New England Revolution | Tom Hardy | D | Vancouver 86ers (A-League) |
| 64 | Tampa Bay Mutiny<ref group="R6 trade">#64: San Jose Earthquakes → Chicago Fire → Tampa Bay Mutiny. 6 February 2000: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this sixth-round selection and another sixth-round selection (#65) from Chicago Fire in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Beach"/> On 29 June 1999, Chicago Fire acquired this sixth-round selection, originally a third-round selection in the canceled 2000 MLS Supplemental Draft, and a first-round selection in the 2000 SuperDraft from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for midfielder Ryan Tinsley.<ref group="ref" name="Fire History"/></ref> | Ubusuku Abukusumo | D | Columbus Crew |
| 65 | Tampa Bay Mutiny<ref group="R6 trade">#65: Miami Fusion → Chicago Fire → Tampa Bay Mutiny. 6 February 2000: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this sixth-round selection and another sixth-round selection (#64) from Chicago Fire in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.<ref group="ref" name="Beach"/> On 19 February 1999, Chicago had acquired this sixth-round pick, originally a third-round selection in the canceled 2000 MLS Supplemental Draft, from Miami Fusion in exchange for defender Tomasz Wygonik.<ref group="ref" name="Wygonik"/></ref> | Ernest Inneh | F | Staten Island Vipers (A-League) |
| 66 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Mike Gentile | M | Minnesota Thunder (A-League) |
| 67 | Colorado Rapids | Rich Cullen | GK | Air Force Academy |
| 68 | Chicago Fire | Kevin Jackson | M | Lehigh University |
| 69 | Columbus Crew | PASS | ||
| 70 | Dallas Burn | Angel Rivillo | M | Creighton University |
| 71 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Ali John Utush | F | San Francisco Bay Seals (A-League) |
| 72 | D.C. United | PASS |
Round 6 tradesEdit
Unresolved 2000 SuperDraft TradesEdit
- 21 January 1999: MetroStars traded F Raúl Díaz Arce and MF Marcelo Vega to San Jose for a player to be named and future considerations.
- 29 March 1997: Kansas City Wizards acquired D John Diffley from the Tampa Bay Mutiny for a conditional third-round draft pick in 1999 or 2000.
- 28 January 1999: D.C. United traded second round and third round picks in 2000 college draft to New York/New Jersey MetroStars for Diego Sonora.<ref group="ref" name="D.C. History"/>
- 28 January 1999: San Jose sent third-rounder to MetroStars in Diego Sonora three-way deal.
- 7 February 1999: New England Revolution acquired two second round selections in the 2000 MLS College Draft from the New York/New Jersey MetroStars in exchange for a second round selection in the 1999 MLS College Draft.<ref group="ref" name="Revs History"/>
- 7 February 1999: MetroStars acquired D.C.'s first-round 1999 supplemental draft pick for its 2000 first-round supplemental draft pick (4th round SuperDraft).
- 5 May 1999: Chicago acquired Ryan Tinsley via trade with Kansas City Wizards in exchange for Jesse Van Saun and Fire's No. 1 selection in the 2000 MLS Supplemental Draft (4th round SuperDraft). -Chi2011
- 5 June 1999: Miami Fusion acquired a 2000 second-round pick and forward Tony Kuhn from New England Revolution in exchange for midfielder Carlos Parra.<ref group="ref" name="Revs History"/>
ReferencesEdit
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