Editing 1998 MLS supplemental draft

{{Short description|College draft for soccer teams}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
The 1998 [[Major League Soccer]] [[MLS supplemental draft|supplemental draft]] was held on February 1, 1998, at the Airport Hilton in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]].

==Format==
Major League Soccer held a professional player combine in Fort Lauderdale the last week of January 1998.  On Saturday, January 31, 1998, the league held the first round of the [[1998 MLS College Draft]]. The second and third rounds of the college draft concluded Sunday morning. On Sunday afternoon, February 1, 1998, the league held its supplemental draft.

==Changes from 1997==
* 1998 expansion teams [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] and [[Miami Fusion]] were awarded the first and second selections in each round.

==Round 1==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:80%"
|-
!width=7%| Pick # !!width=27%| MLS team !!width=24%| Player !!width=10%| Position !!width=33%| Affiliation
|-
! 1
| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[C.J. Brown]] || D || [[San Francisco Bay Seals]], [[San Jose State University]]
|-
! 2
| [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]]{{#tag:ref|'''#2: Miami Fusion → Tampa Bay Mutiny.''' 20 November 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this first-round selection and an allocation from Miami Fusion in exchange for midfielder [[Carlos Valderrama]].<ref group="ref" name="Valderrama"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || [[Brian Loftin]] || F || [[Kansas City Attack]], [[University of Evansville]]
|-
! 3
| [[San Jose Clash]] || [[Tim Weaver]] || D || [[Richmond Kickers]], [[University of San Francisco]]
|-
! 4
| [[Colorado Rapids]]{{#tag:ref|'''#4: MetroStars → Colorado Rapids.''' 10 July 1997: Colorado Rapids acquired this first-round selection and future considerations from MetroStars in exchange for forward [[Shaun Bartlett]].<ref group="ref" name="Bartlett"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || [[Marquis White]] || F || [[San Francisco Bay Seals]], [[University of San Francisco]]
|-
! 5
| [[New England Revolution]] || [[Dahir Mohammed]] || D || [[Long Island Rough Riders]], [[C.W. Post College]]
|-
! 6
| [[D.C. United]]{{#tag:ref|'''#6: Los Angeles Galaxy → New England Revolution → D.C. United.''' ''Date Needed'': D.C. United acquired this first-round pick from New England Revolution in exchange for a third-round selection in the [[1998 MLS College Draft]].<ref group="ref" name="1998SupplementalPicks"/> On 10 March 1997, New England had acquired this first-round pick from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for forward [[Wélton Araújo Melo|Wélton]].<ref group="ref" name="Welton"/> More information needed.|group="R1 trade"}} || [[Geoff Aunger]] || D || [[Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)|Seattle Sounders]]
|-
! 7
| [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] || [[Brad Wilson (soccer)|Brad Wilson]] || M || [[Orange County Zodiac]], [[Cal State Fullerton]]
|-
! 8
| [[Kansas City Wizards]] || [[Goran Hunjak]] || M || [[Washington Warthogs]]
|-
! 9
| [[D.C. United]]{{#tag:ref|'''#9: Columbus Crew → D.C. United.''' ''Date Needed'': D.C. United acquired this first-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for the #12 pick in the 1999 Supplemental Draft.<ref group="ref" name="1998SupplementalPicks"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || [[Danny Care (soccer)|Danny Care]] || D || [[Carolina Dynamo]], [[Clemson Tigers]]
|-
! 10
| [[Dallas Burn]] || [[Chris Fox (soccer)|Chris Fox]] || D || [[Buffalo Blizzard]], [[Brown University]]
|-
! 11
| [[Colorado Rapids]] || [[Julio Cengarle]] || M || [[Maunabo Leones]], [[Montclair State College]]
|-
! 12
| [[Columbus Crew]]{{#tag:ref|'''#12: D.C. United → Columbus Crew.''' ''Date Needed'': Columbus Crew acquired this first-round pick from D.C. United in exchange for the #9 pick in the 1999 Supplemental Draft.<ref group="ref" name="1998SupplementalPicks"/>|group="R1 trade"}} || [[Brandon Ward]] || M || [[Richmond Kickers]], [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]]
|}

===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
|-
! 13
| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[Don Gramenz]] || D || [[Minnesota Thunder]], [[University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]]
|-
! 14
| [[MetroStars]]{{#tag:ref|'''#14: Miami Fusion → MetroStars.''' 1 February 1998: MetroStars acquired this second-round selection from Miami Fusion in exchange for a second-round pick (#19) in the [[1999 MLS Supplemental Draft]].<ref group="ref" name="1998SupplementalPicks"/>|group="R2 trade"}} || [[Travis Roy (soccer)|Travis Roy]] || M || [[Detroit Rockers]], [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]
|-
! 15
| [[San Jose Clash]] || [[Kevin Rueda]] || GK || [[California Jaguars]], [[Santa Clara University]]
|-
! 16
| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]{{#tag:ref|'''#16: MetroStars → Los Angeles Galaxy → Chicago Fire.''' ''Date Needed'': Chicago Fire acquired this second-round selection from Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for a third-round pick (#26) in the [[1998 MLS College Draft]].<ref group="ref" name="1998SupplementalPicks"/> On 16 June 1997, Los Angeles had acquired this second-round pick from MetroStars in exchange for defender [[Mark Semioli]].<ref group="ref" name="Semioli"/>|group="R2 trade"}} || [[Paul Holocher]] || M || [[California Jaguars]], [[Santa Clara University]]
|-
! 17
| [[New England Revolution]] || [[Doug Neely]] || M || [[Anaheim Splash]], [[Chapman University]]
|-
! 18
| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] || [[Cesar Alvarado]] || M || [[Valley Golden Eagles]], [[Citrus College]]
|-
! 19
| [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] || [[Steve Bell (soccer)|Steve Bell]] || M || [[Washington Warthogs]], [[Robert Morris University]]
|-
! 20
| [[Kansas City Wizards]] || [[Rodney Rambo]] || D || [[Portland Pilots]]
|-
! 21
| [[Columbus Crew]] || [[Scott Cannon]] || D || [[Richmond Kickers]], [[University of Evansville]]
|-
! 22
| [[Dallas Burn]] || [[Ernest Inneh]] || F || [[Long Island Rough Riders]], [[Brooklyn College]]
|-
! 23
| [[San Jose Clash]]{{#tag:ref|'''#23: Colorado Rapids → San Jose Clash.''' 8 January 1997: San Jose Clash acquired this second-round pick and defender [[Dominic Kinnear]] from Colorado Rapids in exchange for forward [[Paul Bravo]] and defender [[Rafael Amaya (soccer)|Rafael Amaya]].<ref group="ref" name="Bravo"/>|group="R2 trade"}} || [[Eddie Soto]] || F || [[beach soccer|Pro Beach Soccer Tour]], [[Cal State Fullerton]]
|-
! 24
| [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]]{{#tag:ref|'''#24: D.C. United → Tampa Bay Mutiny.''' 2 February 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this second-round pick and a first-round selection (#10) in the [[1997 MLS Supplemental Draft]] from D.C. United in exchange for the #8 pick in the 1997 Supplemental Draft.<ref group="ref" name="MLSDrafts"/>|group="R2 trade"}} || [[John Jones (soccer)|John Jones]] || M/F || [[Orange County Zodiac]], [[Sacramento State]]
|}

===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
|-
! 25
| [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] || [[Paul Lekics]] || M || [[Richmond Kickers]], [[Creighton University]]
|-
! 26
| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]{{#tag:ref|'''#26: Miami Fusion → Los Angeles Galaxy.''' 1 February 1998: Los Angeles Galaxy acquired this third-round selection from Miami Fusion in exchange for a third-round pick (#34) in the [[1999 MLS Supplemental Draft]].<ref group="ref" name="1998SupplementalPicks"/>|group="R3 trade"}} || [[Amos Magee]] || F || [[Minnesota Thunder]], [[Wesleyan University]]
|-
! 27
| [[San Jose Clash]] || [[Alberto Montoya]] || M || [[Raleigh Flyers (soccer)|Raleigh Flyers]], [[Santa Clara University]]
|-
! 28
| [[MetroStars]] || [[Sal Leanti]] || D || [[Long Island Rough Riders]], [[Fordham University]]
|-
! 29
| [[New England Revolution]] || [[Dave Salzwedel]] || GK || [[San Jose Clash]], [[Cal Lutheran]]
|-
! 30
| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] || [[Marco Ferruzzi]] || M || [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]], [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]]
|-
! 31
| [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] || PASS || ||
|-
! 32
| [[Kansas City Wizards]] || PASS || ||
|-
! 33
| [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]]{{#tag:ref|'''#33: Columbus Crew → Tampa Bay Mutiny.''' xx February 1997: Tampa Bay Mutiny acquired this third-round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for a third-round selection (#28) in the [[1997 MLS Supplemental Draft]].<ref group="ref" name="MLSDrafts"/>|group="R3 trade"}} || PASS || ||
|-
! 34
| [[Dallas Burn]] || [[Darren Sawatzky]] || M/F || [[New England Revolution]], [[University of Portland]]
|-
! 35
| [[Colorado Rapids]] || [[Tayt Ianni]] || M || [[San Jose Clash]], [[UCLA]]
|-
! 36
| [[D.C. United]] || PASS || ||
|}

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

==Unresolved 1998 Supplemental Draft Trades==
*3 February 1997: Colorado Rapids acquired defender [[Peter Vermes]] and a third-round pick in the 1998 Supplemental Draft from New York/New Jersey MetroStars in exchange for midfielder [[Kerry Zavagnin]] and future considerations.<ref group="ref" name="Vermes"/>
*13 November 1997: San Jose Clash acquired a third-round selection in the 1998 Supplemental Draft from Miami Fusion in exchange for forward [[Christopher Sullivan (soccer, born 1965)|Christopher Sullivan]]. Sullivan retired two weeks later.<ref group="ref" name="Sullivan"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist|2|group="ref"|refs=
<ref name="Valderrama">{{cite news
 |title=MLS: Fusion acquires Valderrama from Tampa Bay
 |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/18032/mls-fusion-acquires-valderrama-from-tampa-bay.html
 |publisher=Soccer America
 |date=20 November 1997
 |accessdate=29 November 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Bartlett">{{cite news
 |title=MLS: MetroStars pick up Bartlett
 |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/17442/mls-metrostars-pick-up-bartlett.html
 |publisher=Soccer America
 |date=10 July 1997
 |accessdate=29 November 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="MLSDrafts">{{cite news
 |title=2014 SuperDraft Book
 |url=http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/sites/g/files/g211536/f/201401/2014_SUPERDRAFT_BOOK_0.pdf
 |publisher=Major League Soccer
 |accessdate=29 November 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Welton">{{cite news
 |title=MLS: New England trades Welton to Galaxy
 |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/16915/mls-new-england-trades-welton-to-galaxy.html
 |publisher=Soccer America
 |date=10 March 1997
 |accessdate=29 November 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Semioli">{{cite news
 |title=MLS: MetroStars acquire defender Semioli
 |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/17316/mls-metrostars-acquire-defender-semioli.html
 |publisher=Soccer America
 |date=16 June 1997
 |accessdate=29 November 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Vermes">{{cite news
 |title=MetroStars Improve Their Midfield
 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/04/sports/metrostars-improve-their-midfield.html
 |work=New York Times
 |date=4 February 1997
 |accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Sullivan">{{cite news
 |title=Transactions-November 14, 1997
 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/14/sports/transactions-130699.html
 |work=New York Times
 |date=14 November 1997
 |accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="Bravo">{{cite news
 |title=MLS: Clash send Bravo to Rapids for Kinnear
 |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/16719/mls-clash-send-bravo-to-rapids-for-kinnear.html
 |publisher=Soccer America
 |date=8 January 1997
 |accessdate=29 November 2014}}</ref>

<ref name="1998SupplementalPicks">{{cite news
 |title=MLS: Complete 1998 Supplemental Draft Results
 |url=http://www.socceramerica.com/article/18235/mls-complete-1998-supplemental-draft-results.html
 |publisher=Soccer America
 |date=1 February 1998
 |accessdate=27 November 2014}}</ref>
}}
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