The 2008 MLS Expansion Draft took place on November 26, 2008, and was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Seattle Sounders FC. They made 10 selections from a pool of players from the other 14 MLS clubs.
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Format
- Only one player may be selected from each team. Four of the league's 14 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 2008 season are not.
- Teams with 4 or more international players must protect 3 of them. If a team has 3 or fewer international players, then it must protect all but one.
- Any developmental players selected must be moved up to the senior roster for the 2009 season.
Expansion Draft Results
| # | Player | Position | Country | Previous club |
| 1 | Nate Jaqua | F |  United States |
Houston Dynamo |
| 2 | Nathan Sturgis | M | United States |
Real Salt Lake |
| 3 | Jeff Parke | D | United States |
New York Red Bulls |
| 4 | Jarrod Smith | F |  New Zealand |
Toronto FC |
| 5 | Khano Smith | M |  Bermuda |
New England Revolution |
| 6 | Peter Vagenas | M | United States |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
| 7 | Tyson Wahl | D | United States |
Kansas City Wizards |
| 8 | James Riley | D | United States |
San Jose Earthquakes |
| 9 | Stephen King | M | United States |
Chicago Fire |
| 10 | Brad Evans | M | United States |
Columbus Crew |
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
San Jose Earthquakes
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Exposed |
Protected |
Exempt |
|---|---|---|
| Mikel Arce | Arturo Alvarez | |
| Jay Ayres | Joe Cannon | |
| John Cunliffe | Ryan Cochrane | |
| Eric Denton | Ramiro Corrales | |
| Gavin Glinton | Nick Garcia | |
| Ned Grabavoy | Jason Hernandez | |
| Kelly Gray | Darren Huckerby | |
| Michael Gustavson | Ryan Johnson | |
| Matt Hatzke | Francisco Lima | |
| Amir Lowery | Shea Salinas | |
| Ronnie O'Brien | Scott Sealy | |
| James Riley | ||
| Jamil Roberts | ||
| Adam Smarte | ||
| Davide Somma |
Toronto FC
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