2004 MLS Expansion Draft

General information
Date(s)| November 19, 2004
Overview
Expansion teams|

* Chivas USA
* Real Salt Lake

Expansion season| 2005

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The 2004 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 19, 2004 and consisted of 10 rounds. The two new teams, Chivas USA and Real Salt Lake, drafted players from the other 10 Major League Soccer teams.[1]

Existing MLS teams were allowed to protect 12 players on their senior roster, and players on the developmental roster were exempt from the draft. Teams were allowed to leave no more than one Senior International player unprotected. After each player was selected, his team was allowed to remove one exposed player from their list. Teams were not able to lose more than three players.

## Expansion Draft[edit]

Pick  | Selecting Team  | Player  | Position  | Previous Team

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1 | Chivas USA | Arturo Torres | M | Los Angeles Galaxy
2 | Real Salt Lake | Andy Williams | M | Chicago Fire
3 | Chivas USA | Orlando Perez | D | Chicago Fire
4 | Real Salt Lake | D.J. Countess | GK | Chicago Fire
5 | Chivas USA | Ezra Hendrickson | D | D.C. United
6 | Real Salt Lake | Pablo Brenes | M | MetroStars
7 | Chivas USA | Francisco Gomez | M | Kansas City Wizards
8 | Real Salt Lake | Brian Kamler | M | New England Revolution
9 | Chivas USA | Antonio de la Torre | D | Colorado Rapids
10 | Real Salt Lake | Nelson Akwari | D | Columbus Crew
11 | Chivas USA | Matt Taylor | F | Kansas City Wizards
12 | Real Salt Lake | Chris Brown | M | San Jose Earthquakes
13 | Chivas USA | Craig Ziadie | D | MetroStars
14 | Real Salt Lake | Matt Behncke | D | F.C. Dallas
15 | Chivas USA | Jamil Walker | M | San Jose Earthquakes
16 | Real Salt Lake | Rusty Pierce | D | New England Revolution
17 | Chivas USA | Thiago Martins | F | D.C. United
18 | Real Salt Lake | Kevin Ara | M | D.C. United
19 | Chivas USA | Jeff Stewart | D | Colorado Rapids
20 | Real Salt Lake | Erick Scott | F | Columbus Crew

## Team-by-Team breakdown[edit]

### Chicago Fire[edit]

Exposed

Protected

Exempt

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Alexandre Boucicaut (M) | C.J. Brown (D) | Denny Clanton (D)
Scott Buete (M) | Chris Armas (M) | Leonard Griffin (D)
D.J. Countess (GK) | Jim Curtin (D) | Matt Pickens (GK)
Orlando Perez (D) | Kelly Gray (D) | Craig Capano (M)
Henry Ring (GK) | Damani Ralph (F) |
Dipsy Selolwane (F) | Ante Razov (F) |
Evan Whitfield (D) | Nate Jaqua (F) |
Andy Williams (M) | Logan Pause (M) |
| Jesse Marsch (M) |
| Justin Mapp (M) |
| Zach Thornton (GK) |
| Andy Herron (F) |

* Withdrew Evan Whitfield upon selection of Andy Williams (2)
* Withdrew Scott Buete upon selection of Orlando Perez (3)
* Reached maximum upon selection of D.J. Countess (4)

### Colorado Rapids[edit]

Exposed

Protected

Exempt

|
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Antonio de la Torre (D) | Joe Cannon (GK) | Ricky Lewis (D)
Daryl Powell (M) | Alberto Delgado (F) | Jordan Cila (F)
Joey DiGiamarino (M) | Ritchie Kotschau (D) | Byron Foss (GK)
Jeff Stewart (D) | Nat Borchers (D) | Michael Erush (M)
Seth Trembly (M) | Kyle Beckerman (M) | Gary Sullivan (D)
Scott Vallow (GK) | Jean Philippe Peguero (F) |
| Rey Ángel Martínez (F) |
| Chris Henderson (M) |
| Mark Chung (M) |
| Matt Crawford (M) |
| Pablo Mastroeni (D) |
| Zizi Roberts (F) |

* Withdrew Seth Trembly upon selection of Antonio de la Torre (9)
* Withdrew Scott Vallow upon selection of Jeff Stewart (19)

### Columbus Crew[edit]

Exposed

Protected

Exempt

|
|

Nelson Akwari (D) | Jon Busch (GK) | Devin Barclay (F)
Eric Denton (D) | Frankie Hejduk (D) | Danny Szetela (M)
Stephen Herdsman (D) | Robin Fraser (D) | Michael Ritch (F)
Matt Jordan (GK) | Simon Elliott (M) | Jamal Sutton (F)
Manny Lagos (M) | Duncan Oughton (M) |
Brian Maisonneuve (M) | Jeff Cunningham (F) |
Erick Scott (F) | Edson Buddle (F) |
David Testo (M) | Chad Marshall (D) |
Dante Washington (F) | Ross Paule (M) |
| Chris Wingert (D) |
| Tony Sanneh (M) |
| Kyle Martino (M) |

* Withdrew David Testo upon selection of Nelson Akwari (10)
* Draft ended upon selection of Erick Scott (20)

### D.C. United[edit]

Exposed

Protected

Exempt

|
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Kevin Ara (M) | Brian Carroll (M) | David Stokes (D)
Ezra Hendrickson (D) | Joshua Gros (M) | Jason Thompson (F)
Tim Lawson (M) | Brandon Prideaux (D) | Nana Kuffour (M)
Thiago Martins (F) | Nick Rimando (GK) | Freddy Adu (M)
Ryan Nelsen (D) | Alecko Eskandarian (F) |
Troy Perkins (GK) | Mike Petke (D) |
Eliseo Quintanilla (M) | Christian Gómez (M) |
Earnie Stewart (M) | Ben Olsen (M) |
| Dema Kovalenko (M) |
| Santino Quaranta (F) |
| Bryan Namoff (D) |
| Jaime Moreno (F) |

* Withdrew Ryan Nelsen upon selection of Ezra Hendrickson (5)
* Withdrew Troy Perkins upon selection of Thiago Martins (17)
* Reached maximum upon selection of Kevin Ara (18)

### F.C. Dallas[edit]

Exposed

Protected

Exempt

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Matt Behncke (D) | Jeff Cassar (GK) | Clarence Goodson (D)
Scott Garlick (GK) | Cory Gibbs (D) | David Wagenfuhr (D)
Ty Maurin (M) | Carey Talley (D) | Ramón Núñez (M)
Toni Nhleko (F) | Chris Gbandi (D) |
Óscar Pareja (M) | Steve Jolley (D) |
Philip Salyer (D) | Ronnie O'Brien (M) |
| Edward Johnson (F) |
| Brad Davis (M) |
| Milton Reyes (D) |
| Eric Quill (M) |
| Simo Valakari (M) |
| Bobby Rhine (M) |

* Withdrew Philip Salyer upon selection of Matt Behncke (14)

### Kansas City Wizards[edit]

Exposed

Protected

Exempt

|
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Francisco Gomez (M) | Nick Garcia (D) | Taylor Graham (D)
Tony Meola (GK) | Shavar Thomas (D) | Justin Detter (F)
Preki (M) | Kerry Zavagnin (M) | Will Hesmer (GK)
Igor Simutenkov (F) | Jose Burciaga Jr. (D) | Khari Stephenson (M)
Matt Taylor (F) | Diego Gutierrez (M) | Brian Roberts (D)
Alex Zotinca (D) | Diego Walsh (M) |
| Jimmy Conrad (D) |
| Jack Jewsbury (M) |
| Josh Wolff (F) |
| Chris Klein (M) |
| Davy Arnaud (F) |
| Bo Oshoniyi (GK) |

* Withdrew Alex Zotinca upon selection of Francisco Gomez (7)
* Withdrew Igor Simutenkov upon selection of Matt Taylor (11)

### Los Angeles Galaxy[edit]

Exposed

Protected

Exempt

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Paul Broome (D) | Ryan Suarez (D) | Josh Gardner (M)
Dan Popik (GK) | Chris Albright (D) | Guillermo Gonzalez (M)
Marcelo Saragosa (M) | Peter Vagenas (M) | Ned Grabavoy (M)
Arturo Torres (M) | Jovan Kirovski (F) | Alan Gordon (F)
| Sasha Victorine (M) | Scot Thompson (D)
| Cobi Jones (M) | Chris Aloisi (D)
| Tyrone Marshall (D) |
| Alejandro Moreno (F) |
| Carlos Ruíz (F) |
| Kevin Hartman (GK) |
| Danny Califf (D) |
| Joseph Ngwenya (F) |

* Withdrew Paul Broome upon selection of Arturo Torres (1)

### MetroStars[edit]

Exposed

Protected

Exempt

|
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Pablo Brenes (M) | Ricardo Clark (M) | Kenny Arena (D)
Sergio Galvan Rey (F) | Chris Leitch (D) | Michael Bradley (M)
Tim Regan (D) | John Wolyniec (F) | Gilberto Flores (M)
Joselito Vaca (M) | Mike Magee (F) | Seth Stammler (D)
Jonny Walker (GK) | Mark Lisi (M) |
Zach Wells (GK) | Jeff Parke (D) |
Craig Ziadie (D) | Cornell Glen (F) |
| Fabian Taylor (F) |
| Amado Guevara (M) |
| Eddie Pope (D) |
| Eddie Gaven (M) |
| Tenywa Bonseu (D) |

* Withdrew Zach Wells upon selection of Pablo Brenes (6)
* Withdrew Jonny Walker upon selection of Craig Ziadie (13)

### New England Revolution[edit]

Exposed

Protected

Exempt

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Adin Brown (GK) | Matt Reis (GK) | Luke Vercollone (M)
Joe Franchino (D) | Clint Dempsey (M) | Perek Belleh (F)
Brian Kamler (M) | Avery John (D) | Bobby Thompson (M)
Steve Howey (D) | Jay Heaps (D) | Andy Dorman (M)
Carlos Llamosa (D) | José Cancela (M) |
Joe-Max Moore (F) | Pat Noonan (F) |
Rusty Pierce (D) | Steve Ralston (M) |
| Richie Baker (M) |
| Taylor Twellman (F) |
| Shalrie Joseph (D) |
| Marshall Leonard (D) |
| Félix Brillant (F) |

* Withdrew Joe Franchino upon selection of Brian Kamler (8)
* Withdrew Carlos Llamosa upon selection of Rusty Pierce (16)

### San Jose Earthquakes[edit]

Exposed

Protected

Exempt

|
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Jeff Agoos (D) | Eddie Robinson (D) | Arturo Alvarez (M)
Chris Brown (F) | Ramiro Corrales (M) | Roger Levesque (F)
Jon Conway (GK) | Ian Russell (M) | Ryan Cochrane (D)
Ronnie Ekelund (M) | Richard Mulrooney (M) | Tighe Dombrowski (M)
Wes Hart (D) | Brian Mullan (M) | Steve Cronin (GK)
Chris Roner (D) | Landon Donovan (F) |
Jamil Walker (M) | Dwayne De Rosario (F) |
| Craig Waibel (D) |
| Todd Dunivant (D) |
| Pat Onstad (GK) |
| Troy Dayak (D) |
| Brian Ching (F) |

* Withdrew Jon Conway upon selection of Chris Brown (12)
* Withdrew Wes Hart upon selection of Jamil Walker (16)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN".

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