Editing 2004 MLS expansion draft (section)

{{Short description|Player draft for MLS teams}}
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{{Infobox sports draft
| name             = 2004 MLS Expansion Draft
| date             = November 19, 2004
| expansion_teams  = {{Plainlist|
* [[Chivas USA]]
* [[Real Salt Lake]]
}} 
| expansion_season = [[2005 Major League Soccer season|2005]]
| prev             = [[1997 MLS Expansion Draft|1997]]
| next             = [[2006 MLS Expansion Draft|2006]]
}}
The '''2004 MLS Expansion Draft''' was held on November 19, 2004 and consisted of 10 rounds. The two new teams, [[Chivas USA]] and [[Real Salt Lake]], drafted players from the other 10 [[Major League Soccer]] teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/316935/mls-expansion-draft-results|title = Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN}}</ref>

Existing MLS teams were allowed to protect 12 players on their senior roster, and players on the [[developmental roster]] were exempt from the draft. Teams were allowed to leave no more than one Senior International player unprotected. After each player was selected, his team was allowed to remove one exposed player from their list. Teams were not able to lose more than three players.