# 1997 MLS expansion draft

The 1997 MLS Expansion Draft was held November 6, 1997. Two teams participated, the Chicago Fire and Miami Fusion F.C., both expansion Major League Soccer clubs starting play in the 1998 season.

## Format

Each team in the league made ten players, including at least one foreign player, available for the Fire and Fusion to select. From this pool of available players, the two teams then selected twelve players. Although Paul Caligiuri of the Los Angeles Galaxy was listed as exposed, he had recently won a lawsuit against the league which forced the league to place him with the Galaxy as his original contract with the league had stipulated. Consequently, he was not available for selection. The Fire won the first selection through a coin toss. The draft was held via conference call.

## Expansion Draft

| Pick | Selecting Team | Player | Position | Previous Team |
| 1 | Chicago Fire | Danny Pena | D | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| 2 | Miami Fusion | David Vaudreuil | D/M | D.C. United |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | Kevin Hartman | GK | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| 4 | Miami Fusion | John Maessner | M | D.C. United |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | Manny Lagos | M | MetroStars |
| 6 | Miami Fusion | Kris Kelderman | D/M | D.C. United |
| 7 | Chicago Fire | Jason Farrell | M | Columbus Crew |
| 8 | Miami Fusion | Joey Martinez | D | Dallas Burn |
| 9 | Chicago Fire | Jorge Salcedo | M | Columbus Crew |
| 10 | Miami Fusion | Jeff Cassar | GK | Dallas Burn |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | Zach Thornton | GK | MetroStars |
| 12 | Miami Fusion | Nelson Vargas | M | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | Francis Okaroh | D | New England Revolution |
| 14 | Miami Fusion | Cle Kooiman | D | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| 15 | Chicago Fire | Diego Gutierrez | M | Kansas City Wizards |
| 16 | Miami Fusion | Ramiro Corrales | D | San Jose Clash |
| 17 | Chicago Fire | Andrew Lewis | D | MetroStars |
| 18 | Miami Fusion | Matt Kmosko | D | Colorado Rapids |
| 19 | Chicago Fire | Brian Bates | D | Colorado Rapids |
| 20 | Miami Fusion | Scott Budnick | GK | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| 21 | Chicago Fire | A.J. Wood | F | Columbus Crew |
| 22 | Miami Fusion | Wade Webber | D | Dallas Burn |
| 23 | Chicago Fire | Steve Patterson | F | Colorado Rapids |
| 24 | Miami Fusion | Bryan Taylor | F | Los Angeles Galaxy |

## Team-by Team breakdown
### Colorado Rapids

| Exposed | Protected |
| Rafael Amaya (M) | Marcelo Balboa (D) |
| Brian Bates (D) | Paul Bravo (M) |
| Tote Castaneda (M) | Marcus Hahnemann (GK) |
| Paul Grafer (GK) | Wolde Harris (F) |
| Sean Henderson (M) | Chris Henderson (M) |
| Tahj Jakins (D) | David Patiño (M) |
| Matt Kmosko (D) | Ross Paule (M) |
| Chris Martinez (D) | Adrián Paz (F) |
| Steve Patterson (F) | Steve Trittschuh (D) |
| Steve Rammel (F) | Peter Vermes (D) |
| | Joey DiGiamarino (M) |
* Withdrew Sean Henderson upon selection of Matt Kmosko(18)
* Withdrew Paul Grafer upon selection of Brian Bates (19)
* Reached maximum upon selection of Steve Patterson (23)

### Columbus Crew

| Exposed | Protected |
| Marcelo Carrera (F) | Thomas Dooley (D/M) |
| Mike Clark (D) | Ansil Elcock (D/M) |
| Jason Farrell (M) | Brad Friedel (GK) |
| Janusz Michallik (D) | Doctor Khumalo (M) |
| Sergio Miguez (D) | Frank Klopas (F) |
| Jorge Salcedo (M) | Mike Lapper (D/M) |
| Rob Smith (M) | Brian Maisonneuve (M) |
| Billy Thompson (F) | Brian McBride (F) |
| A.J. Wood (F) | Robert Warzycha (M) |
| David Winner (GK) | Todd Yeagley (D/M) |
| | Ubusuku Abukusumo (D/M) |
* Withdrew Billy Thompson upon selection of Jason Farrell(7)
* Withdrew Mike Clark upon selection of Jorge Salcedo (9)
* Reached maximum upon selection of A.J. Wood (21)

### D.C. United

| Exposed | Protected |
| Scott Garlick (GK) | Jeff Agoos (D) |
| Ben Iroha (D/M) | Raúl Díaz Arce (F) |
| Brian Kamler (M) | Marco Etcheverry (F) |
| Kris Kelderman (D) | Mario Gori (D) |
| Jesse Marsch (M) | John Harkes (M) |
| Clint Peay (D) | Carlos Llamosa (D) |
| John Maessner (M) | Jaime Moreno (F) |
| Tom Presthus (GK) | Eddie Pope (D) |
| Mark Simpson (GK) | Tony Sanneh (M) |
| David Vaudreuil (D) | Richie Williams (M) |
| Roy Wegerle (F) | |
* Withdrew Scott Garlick upon selection of David Vaudreuil (2)
* Withdrew Roy Wegerle upon selection of John Maessner (4)
* Reached maximum upon selection of Kris Kelderman (6)

### Dallas Burn

| Exposed | Protected |
| Jeff Cassar (GK) | Damian (F) |
| Eric Dade (D) | Mark Dodd (GK) |
| Richard Farrer (F) | Ted Eck (M/F) |
| Jorge Flores (M) | Gerell Elliott (M/F) |
| Brian Haynes (F) | Jason Kreis (M) |
| Garth Lagerwey (GK) | Brandon Pollard (D) |
| Joey Martinez (D) | Jorge Rodríguez (D) |
| Daniel Peinado (M) | Mark Santel (D/M) |
| Tom Soehn (D) | Alain Sutter (M) |
| Temoc Suarez (F) | Dante Washington (F) |
| Wade Webber (D) | Juan Sastoque (F) |
* Withdrew Eric Dade upon selection of Joey Martinez (8)
* Withdrew Temoc Suarez upon selection of Jeff Cassar (10)
* Reached maximum upon selection of Wade Webber (22)

### Kansas City Wizards

| Exposed | Protected |
| Jake Dancy (D) | Mike Ammann (GK) |
| John DeBrito (F) | Sean Bowers (D) |
| Diego Gutierrez (D/M) | Mark Chung (M) |
| Brian Johnson (M) | Mo Johnston (M/F) |
| Steve Pittman (D) | Pete Marino (F) |
| Edmundo Rodriguez (D) | Matt McKeon (D) |
| Dionysius Sebwe (D) | Uche Okafor (D) |
| Chris Snitko (GK) | Preki (M) |
| Scott Uderitz (D) | Vitalis Takawira (F) |
| Paul Wright (M/F) | Ryan Tinsley (M) |
| | Nino Da Silva (M) |
* Withdrew Brian Johnson upon selection of Diego Gutierrez (15)

### Los Angeles Galaxy

| Exposed | Protected |
| Paul Caligiuri (D) | Chris Armas (M) |
| Ezra Hendrickson (D) | Dan Calichman (D) |
| Kevin Hartman (GK) | Jorge Campos (GK) |
| Guillermo Jara (F) | Mauricio Cienfuegos (M) |
| Steve Jolley (M) | Robin Fraser (D) |
| Harut Karapetyan (F) | Eduardo Hurtado (F) |
| Peter Lak (D) | Cobi Jones (M) |
| Gerardo Laterza (M) | Martín Machón (M) |
| Danny Pena (D) | Greg Vanney (M) |
| Bryan Taylor (F) | Welton (F) |
| Jose Vasquez (D) | Jose Botello (F) |
* Withdrew Harut Karapetyan upon selection of Danny Pena (1)
* Withdrew Steve Jolley upon selection of Kevin Hartman (3)
* Reached maximum upon selection of Bryan Taylor (24)

### MetroStars

| Exposed | Protected |
| Brian Bliss (D) | Shaun Bartlett (F) |
| Braeden Cloutier (M) | Antony de Ávila (F) |
| Cristian da Silva (D) | Rhett Harty (D) |
| Matt Knowles (D) | Miles Joseph (F) |
| Manny Lagos (M) | Brian Kelly (M) |
| Andrew Lewis (D) | Tony Meola (GK) |
| Joao Luiz (D) | Tab Ramos (M) |
| Zach Thornton (GK) | Giovanni Savarese (F) |
| Jeff Zaun (D) | Mark Semioli (D) |
| Kerry Zavagnin (D) | Mike Sorber (M) |
| | Carlos Parra (M) |
* Withdrew Brian Bliss upon selection of Manny Lagos (5)
* Withdrew Jeff Zaun upon selection of Zach Thornton (11)
* Reached maximum upon selection of Andrew Lewis (17)

### New England Revolution

| Exposed | Protected |
| Jeff Causey (GK) | Imad Baba (M) |
| Scott Coufal (GK) | Mike Burns (D/M) |
| Giuseppe Galderisi (F) | Ted Chronopoulos (D/M) |
| Erik Imler (D) | Alejandro Farias (M) |
| Rob Jachym (F) | Paul Keegan (F) |
| John Kerr (M) | Alexi Lalas (D) |
| Steve Klein (M) | Ivan McKinley (M) |
| Alberto Naveda (M/F) | Joe-Max Moore (M) |
| Francis Okaroh (D) | Leonardo Squadrone (D) |
| Darren Sawatzky (M/F) | Walter Zenga (GK) |
| Evans Wise (M) | Brian Dunseth (D) |
* Withdrew Steve Klein upon selection of Francis Okaroh (13)

### San Jose Clash

| Exposed | Protected |
| Ramiro Corrales (D) | Jeff Baicher (F) |
| Zico (M) | Ronald Cerritos (M/F) |
| Oscar Draguicevich (D) | Curt Onalfo (D) |
| Dominic Kinnear (M) | John Doyle (D) |
| Tim Martin (D) | Michael Emenalo (D) |
| Shawn Medved (M) | David Kramer (GK) |
| Michael Emenalo (D) | Eddie Lewis (M) |
| Dave Salzwedel (GK) | Lawrence Lozzano (F) |
| Christopher Sullivan (M/F) | Eric Wynalda (F) |
| István Urbányi (M) | Troy Dayak (D) |
| | Esmundo Rodriguez (M) |
* Withdrew Shawn Medved upon selection of Ramiro Corrales (16)

### Tampa Bay Mutiny

| Exposed | Protected |
| Derek Backman (M) | Mike Duhaney (D) |
| Scott Budnick (GK) | Gilmar (M/F) |
| Chiquinho Conde (F) | Frankie Hejduk (D) |
| Mark Dougherty (GK) | Roy Lassiter (F) |
| Marco Ferruzzi (M) | Steve Ralston (M) |
| Adam Frye (D) | Carlos Valderrama (M) |
| Sam George (M) | Martín Vásquez (M) |
| Bill Harte (D) | Frank Yallop (D) |
| Cle Kooiman (D) | Joao Batista (M) |
| Alan Prampin (F) | Jacek Ziober (F) |
| Musa Shannon (M/F) | Eric Quill (F) |
| Nelson Vargas (M) | |
* Withdrew Alan Prampin upon selection of Nelson Vargas (12)
* Withdrew Sam George upon selection of Cle Kooiman (14)
* Reached maximum upon selection of Scott Budnick (20)