Editing 1997 MLS supplemental draft

{{Short description|College draft for soccer teams}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
The 1997 [[Major League Soccer]] [[MLS supplemental draft|supplemental draft]] was held in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] on February 2, 1997.

{| class="wikitable"
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1" width="5%"|*
| Denotes player who has been selected for an [[MLS Best XI]] team
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|}

==Round 1==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:80%"
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!width=7%| Pick # !!width=27%| MLS team !!width=24%| Player !!width=10%| Position !!width=33%| Affiliation
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! 1
| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]{{#tag:ref|'''#1: Colorado Rapids → Columbus Crew → Los Angeles Galaxy.''' 2 February 1997: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this first-round selection from Columbus Crew in exchange for midfielder [[Jorge Salcedo (soccer)|Jorge Salcedo]].<ref group="ref" name="Paz"/> Earlier the same day, Columbus had acquired this first-round pick from Colorado Rapids in exchange for a third-round pick (#23) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft and midfielder [[Adrián Paz]].<ref group="ref" name="Paz"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || [[Danny Pena]] || D || [[Cincinnati Silverbacks]]
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! 2
| [[Dallas Burn]]{{#tag:ref|'''#2: New England Revolution → Dallas Burn.''' 2 February 1997: Dallas Burn acquired this first-round pick from New England Revolution in exchange for a first-round selection (#3) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft and a third-round pick in the [[1997 MLS College Draft]].<ref group="ref" name="Draft Recap"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || [[Wade Webber]] || D || [[University of Portland]], [[Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)|Seattle Sounders]]
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! 3
| [[New England Revolution]]{{#tag:ref|'''#3: Columbus Crew → Dallas Burn → New England Revolution.''' 2 February 1997: New England Revolution acquired this first-round pick and a third-round pick in the [[1997 MLS College Draft]] from Dallas Burn in exchange for a first-round selection (#2) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft.<ref group="ref" name="Draft Recap"/> On 9 August 1996, Dallas had acquired this first-round pick and defender [[Dante Washington]] from Columbus Crew in exchange for an allocation. Columbus used the allocation to sign goalkeeper [[Brad Friedel]].<ref group="ref" name="Friedel"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || [[Bill Harte]] || D || [[Loyola College in Maryland|Loyola University]], [[Baltimore Spirit]]
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! 4
| [[Dallas Burn]]{{#tag:ref|'''#4: San Jose Clash → Dallas Burn.''' 2 February 1997: Dallas Burn acquired this first-round pick and a second-round pick (#20) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft from San Jose Clash in exchange for a second-round pick (#16) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft and defender [[Lawrence Lozzano]].<ref group="ref" name="Draft Recap"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || [[Dan Stebbins]] || F || [[University of Notre Dame]], [[Milwaukee Rampage]]
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! 5
| [[New York/New Jersey MetroStars]] || [[Ezra Hendrickson]] || D || [[Drake University]], [[New Orleans Shell Shockers]]
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! 6
| [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]]{{#tag:ref|'''#6: Dallas Burn → Tampa Bay Mutiny.''' 31 January 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this first-round selection and a third-round pick in the [[1998 MLS College Draft]] from Dallas Burn in exchange for forward [[Peter Hattrup]].<ref group="ref" name="Paz"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || [[Marco Ferruzzi]] || M || [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]], [[Tampa Bay Cyclones]]
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! 7
| [[Kansas City Wizards]] || [[Ryan Tinsley]] || M || [[Fresno State]], [[San Diego Sockers (NASL)|San Diego Sockers]] ([[Continental Indoor Soccer League|CISL]])
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! 8
| [[D.C. United]]{{#tag:ref|'''#8: Tampa Bay Mutiny → D.C. United.''' 2 February 1997: D.C. United acquired this first-round pick from Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for a first-round pick (#10) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft and a second-round pick in the [[1998 MLS Supplemental Draft]].<ref group="ref" name="Draft Recap"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | [[Carlos Llamosa]] || D || [[New York Centaurs]]
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! 9
| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] || [[Bryan Taylor (soccer)|Bryan Taylor]] || F || [[Fresno State]], [[Central Coast Roadrunners]]
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! 10
| [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]]{{#tag:ref|'''#10: D.C. United → Tampa Bay Mutiny.''' 2 February 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this first-round pick and a second-round pick in the [[1998 MLS Supplemental Draft]] from D.C. United in exchange for a first-round pick (#8) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft.<ref group="ref" name="Draft Recap"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || [[David Moxom]] || D || [[Robert Morris University]], [[Carolina Dynamo]]
|}

===Round 1 trades===
{{reflist|group=R1 trade}}

==Round 2==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:80%"
|-
!width=7%| Pick # !!width=27%| MLS team !!width=24%| Player !!width=10%| Position !!width=33%| Affiliation
|-
! 11
| [[Colorado Rapids]] || [[Billy Baumhoff]] || M || [[University of South Carolina]], [[Kansas City Wiz]]
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! 12
| [[New England Revolution]] || [[Patrick Olalere]] || F || [[Carson-Newman]], [[California Jaguars]]
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! 13
| [[Columbus Crew]] || [[Jason Farrell]] || M || [[Seattle Pacific University]], [[Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)|Seattle Sounders]]
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! 14
| [[D.C. United]]{{#tag:ref|'''#14: San Jose Clash → D.C. United.''' 22 January 1997: D.C. United acquired this second-round pick from San Jose Clash in exchange for a second-round pick (#20) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft and midfielder [[Shawn Medved]].<ref group="ref" name="Medved"/>|group="R2 trade"}} || [[Gerson Echeverry]] || F || [[Seton Hall University]], [[Richmond Kickers]]
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! 15
| [[New York/New Jersey MetroStars]] || [[Braeden Cloutier]] || F || [[San Diego Sockers (NASL)|San Diego Sockers]]
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! 16
| [[San Jose Clash]]{{#tag:ref|'''#16: Dallas Burn → San Jose Clash.''' 2 February 1997: San Jose Clash acquired this second-round pick and defender [[Lawrence Lozzano]] from Dallas Burn in exchange for a first-round pick (#4) and a second-round pick (#20) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft.<ref group="ref" name="Draft Recap"/>|group="R2 trade"}} || [[Curt Onalfo]] || D || [[University of Virginia]], [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
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! 17
| [[Kansas City Wizards]] || [[Ricci Greenwood]] || F || [[Seattle Pacific University]], [[Columbus Invaders]]
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! 18
| [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] || [[Paulo Dos Santos (Cape Verdean footballer)|Paulo Dos Santos]] || M || [[Rhode Island University]], [[New England Revolution]]
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! 19
| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] || [[John Jones (soccer)|John Jones]] || F || [[California State University, Sacramento|Sacramento State University]], [[Sacramento Scorpions]]
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! 20
| [[Dallas Burn]]{{#tag:ref|'''#20: D.C. United → San Jose Clash → Dallas Burn.''' 2 February 1997: Dallas Burn acquired this second-round pick and a first-round pick (#4) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft from San Jose Clash in exchange for a second-round pick (#16) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft and defender [[Lawrence Lozzano]].<ref group="ref" name="Draft Recap"/> On 22 January 1997, San Jose had acquired this second-round pick and midfielder [[Shawn Medved]] from D.C. United in exchange for a second-round pick (#14) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft.<ref group="ref" name="Medved"/>|group="R2 trade"}} || [[Joey Martinez]] || D || [[Milwaukee Rampage]]
|}

===Round 2 trades===
{{reflist|group=R2 trade}}

==Round 3==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:80%"
|-
!width=7%| Pick # !!width=27%| MLS team !!width=24%| Player !!width=10%| Position !!width=33%| Affiliation
|-
! 21
| [[Colorado Rapids]] || bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | [[Kerry Zavagnin]] || M || [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]], [[Raleigh Flyers (soccer)|Raleigh Flyers]]
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! 22
| [[New England Revolution]] || [[Sam George (soccer)|Sam George]] || M || [[UCLA]], [[Anaheim Splash]]
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! 23
| [[Colorado Rapids]]{{#tag:ref|'''#23: Columbus Crew → Colorado Rapids.''' 2 February 1997: Colorado Rapids acquired this third-round selection and midfielder [[Adrián Paz]] from Columbus Crew in exchange for a first-round pick (#1) in the 1997 Supplemental Draft.<ref group="ref" name="Paz"/>|group="R3 trade"}} || [[Mike Britton]] || D || [[Syracuse University]], [[Houston Hotshots]]
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! 24
| [[San Jose Clash]] || [[Edmundo Rodriguez]] || F || [[University of New Mexico]], [[Tampa Bay Terror]]
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! 25
| [[New York/New Jersey MetroStars]] || [[Dave Stewart (soccer)|Dave Stewart]] || F || [[El Paso Patriots]]
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! 26
| [[Dallas Burn]] || Eric Stempinski || F || [[University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]], [[Milwaukee Rampage]]
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! 27
| [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]]{{#tag:ref|'''#27: Kansas City Wizards → Tampa Bay Mutiny.''' 9 January 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this third-round pick and forward [[Alan Prampin]] from Kansas City Wizards in exchange for defender [[Steve Pittman]].<ref group="ref" name="Pittman"/>|group="R3 trade"}} || [[Mike Heald]] || M || [[University of Tampa]], [[Tampa Bay Cyclones]]
|-
! 28
| [[Columbus Crew]]{{#tag:ref|'''#28: Tampa Bay Mutiny → Columbus Crew.''' 2 February 1997: Columbus Crew acquired this third-round pick from Tampa Bay Mutiny in exchange for a third-round selection in the [[1998 MLS Supplemental Draft]].<ref group="ref" name="Draft Recap"/>|group="R3 trade"}} || [[Billy Clifford (soccer)|Billy Clifford]] || D || [[University of South Carolina]], [[South Carolina Shamrocks]]
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! 29
| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] || [[Travis Rinker]] || D || [[Bridgeport University]], [[Long Island Rough Riders]]
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! 30
| [[D.C. United]] || [[Joey Thieman]] || M || [[Princeton University]], [[R. Charleroi S.C.]]
|}

===Round 3 trades===
{{reflist|group=R3 trade}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist|group="ref"|refs=
<ref name="Draft Recap">{{cite news
 |title=MLS: 1997 Supplemental Draft Results
 |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/16897/mls-1997-supplemental-draft-results.html
 |publisher=Soccer America
 |date=2 February 1997
 |accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Friedel">{{cite news
 |title=MLS: Friedel to play for Columbus
 |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/16164/mls-friedel-to-play-for-columbus.html
 |publisher=Soccer America
 |date=9 August 1996
 |accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Pittman">{{cite news
 |title=Transactions – January 10, 1997
 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/10/sports/transactions-101923.html
 |work=New York Times
 |date=10 January 1997
 |accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Paz">{{cite news
 |title=Deals – February 2, 1997
 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970202/2521841/deals
 |work=Seattle Times
 |date=2 February 1997
 |access-date=30 November 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Medved">{{cite news
 |title=Transactions – January 22, 1997
 |url=http://articles.courant.com/1997-01-22/sports/9701220466_1_contract-terms-one-year
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205054952/http://articles.courant.com/1997-01-22/sports/9701220466_1_contract-terms-one-year
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-date=December 5, 2014
 |work=Hartford Courant
 |date=22 January 1997
 |accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>
}}

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