Editing MLS SuperDraft (section)

{{Short description|Annual player selection event of Major League Soccer}}
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The '''MLS SuperDraft''' is an annual [[Draft (sports)|college draft]] for teams of [[Major League Soccer]] in the United States and Canada.The MLS SuperDraft is an annual draft allowing MLS clubs to take turns selecting from a pool of eligible amateur players. These drafted players usually come from university teams competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It takes place in January and is used by teams to select players who have graduated from college or otherwise been signed by the league. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Figure 3: Critical appraisal about the study quality of the included randomized controlled trials (Yadav et al., 2014; Kia et al., 2015; Hazarey, Sakrikar &amp; Ganvir, 2015; Saran et al., 2018; Kuriakose et al., 2016; Thomas et al., 2017; Nosratzehi et al., 2018; Ara et al., 2018; Rai et al., 2019; Piyush et al., 2019; Kia et al., 2020; Nerkar Rajbhoj et al., 2021; Srivastava et al., 2021; Adhikari et al., 2022; Upadhyay et al., 2023; Namratha et al., 2023). |url=https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18492/fig-3 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=doi.org}}</ref>The SuperDraft was first instituted in 2000, as a combination of the [[MLS College Draft]], in which players having graduated from college were selected, and the [[MLS Supplemental Draft]], in which all other players were chosen.The draft is divided into three rounds in which each club has a selection, the order of which is determined by a combination of the teams' playoff and regular season positions, with the last placed team (or expansion teams) getting the first pick.