Editing 1997 MLS expansion draft (section)

===D.C. United===
{| class="wikitable"
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Exposed
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Protected
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|[[Scott Garlick]] (GK)||[[Jeff Agoos]] (D)
|-
|[[Ben Iroha]] (D/M)||[[Raúl Díaz Arce]] (F)
|-
|[[Brian Kamler]] (M)||[[Marco Etcheverry]] (F)
|-
|[[Kris Kelderman]] (D)||[[Mario Gori]] (D)
|-
|[[Jesse Marsch]] (M)||[[John Harkes]] (M)
|-
|[[Clint Peay]] (D)||[[Carlos Llamosa]] (D)
|-
|[[John Maessner]] (M)||[[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Jaime Moreno]] (F)
|-
|[[Tom Presthus]] (GK)||[[Eddie Pope]] (D)
|-
|[[Mark Simpson (soccer)|Mark Simpson]] (GK)||[[Tony Sanneh]] (M)
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|[[David Vaudreuil]] (D)||[[Richie Williams]] (M)
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|[[Roy Wegerle]] (F)||
|}
*Withdrew [[Scott Garlick]] upon selection of [[David Vaudreuil]] (2)
*Withdrew [[Roy Wegerle]] upon selection of [[John Maessner]] (4)
*Reached maximum upon selection of [[Kris Kelderman]] (6)