Editing 1997 MLS expansion draft (section)

==Expansion Draft==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!style="width:5%" | Pick
!style="width:18%" | Selecting Team
!style="width:20%" | Player
!style="width:10%" | Position
!style="width:25%" | Previous Team
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|1 || [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[Danny Pena]] || D || [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
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|2 || [[Miami Fusion]] || [[David Vaudreuil]] || D/M || [[D.C. United]]
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|3 || [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[Kevin Hartman]] || GK || [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
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|4 || [[Miami Fusion]] || [[John Maessner]] || M || [[D.C. United]]
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|5 || [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[Manny Lagos]] || M || [[MetroStars]]
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|6 || [[Miami Fusion]] || [[Kris Kelderman]] || D/M || [[D.C. United]]
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|7 || [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[Jason Farrell]] || M || [[Columbus Crew]]
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|8 || [[Miami Fusion]] || [[Joey Martinez]] || D || [[Dallas Burn]]
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|9 || [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[Jorge Salcedo (soccer)|Jorge Salcedo]] || M || [[Columbus Crew]]
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|10 || [[Miami Fusion]] || [[Jeff Cassar]] || GK || [[Dallas Burn]]
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|11 || [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[Zach Thornton]] || GK || [[MetroStars]]
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|12 || [[Miami Fusion]] || [[Nelson Vargas]] || M || [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]]
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|13 || [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[Francis Okaroh]] || D || [[New England Revolution]]
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|14 || [[Miami Fusion]] || [[Cle Kooiman]] || D || [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]]
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|15 || [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[Diego Gutiérrez (soccer, born 1972)|Diego Gutierrez]] || M || [[Kansas City Wizards]]
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|16 || [[Miami Fusion]] || [[Ramiro Corrales]] || D || [[San Jose Clash]]
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|17 || [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[Andrew Lewis (soccer)|Andrew Lewis]] || D || [[MetroStars]]
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|18 || [[Miami Fusion]] || [[Matt Kmosko]] || D || [[Colorado Rapids]]
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|19 || [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[Brian Bates (soccer)|Brian Bates]] || D || [[Colorado Rapids]]
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|20 || [[Miami Fusion]] || [[Scott Budnick (soccer)|Scott Budnick]] || GK || [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]]
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|21 || [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[A.J. Wood]] || F || [[Columbus Crew]]
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|22 || [[Miami Fusion]] || [[Wade Webber]] || D || [[Dallas Burn]]
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|23 || [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[Steve Patterson (soccer)|Steve Patterson]] || F || [[Colorado Rapids]]
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|24 || [[Miami Fusion]] || [[Bryan Taylor (soccer)|Bryan Taylor]] || F || [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
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