The 2006 MLS Expansion Draft, held on November 17, 2006 was a special draft for MLS expansion team Toronto FC. Toronto FC selected 10 players from a pool of players from current MLS clubs.
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Format
- Only one player may be selected from each team, two of the league's 12 current teams will not have a player selected.
- Teams will be allowed to protect 11 players from their 28-man rosters. Generation adidas players are automatically protected, though players who are graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2006 season are not.
- Each team may only leave one senior international player unprotected.
Expansion Draft
|
Pick |
Player |
Previous Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulo Nagamura (M) | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| 2 | Danny O'Rourke (M) | New York Red Bulls |
| 3 | Jose Cancela (F) | New England Revolution |
| 4 | Adrian Serioux (M) | Houston Dynamo |
| 5 | Nate Jaqua (F) | Chicago Fire |
| 6 | Rod Dyachenko (M) | DC United |
| 7 | Jason Kreis (F) | Real Salt Lake |
| 8 | Tim Regan (D) | Chivas USA |
| 9 | Ritchie Kotschau (D) | Columbus Crew |
| 10 | Will Hesmer (GK) | Kansas City Wizards |
Following the draft, RSL traded a partial allocation (est. at US$ 125,000) to Toronto for Jason Kreis. Hesmer and O'Rourke were traded to Columbus for another allocation. Regan was traded to Red Bulls for forward Edson Buddle. Serioux was traded, along with Toronto's 2nd round 2007 MLS Superdraft pick to Dallas for midfielder Ronnie O'Brien. Nate Jaqua was traded to the Los Angeles Galaxy for a partial allocation. Dyachenko was later returned to D.C. for a future draft pick, Kotschau was released, and Cancela was later traded to the Colorado Rapids. Part way through the season Nagamura was later traded to Chivas USA for a 1st round 2008 MLS SuperDraft pick. This left no players from the expansion draft on the TFC roster.
Team-by Team breakdown
Chicago Fire
Chivas USA
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
DC United
FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo
Kansas City Wizards
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
New York Red Bulls
Real Salt Lake
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