# List of Major League Soccer transfers 2012

The following is a list of transfers for the 2012 Major League Soccer season. The Montreal Impact made their first moves by signing Nelson Rivas, Hassoun Camara, Evan Bush, and Siniša Ubiparipović. On November 23, 2011, the Impact selected 10 unprotected players in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft. The rest of the moves were made from the 2011–2012 off-season all the way through the 2012 season.

## Transfers

| Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Mode of Transfer |
| October 3, 2011 | Nelson Rivas | Unattached | Montreal Impact | Free |
| October 11, 2011 | Hassoun Camara | Unattached | Montreal Impact | Free |
| October 21, 2011 | Evan Bush | Unattached | Montreal Impact | Free |
| November 1, 2011 | Siniša Ubiparipović | Unattached | Montreal Impact | Free |
| November 21, 2011 | Ryan Smith | Sporting Kansas City | Chivas USA | Trade |
| November 23, 2011 | Justin Braun | Chivas USA | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| November 23, 2011 | Jeb Brovsky | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Montreal Impact | Expansion Draft |
| November 23, 2011 | Bobby Burling | San Jose Earthquakes | Montreal Impact | Expansion Draft |
| November 23, 2011 | Brian Ching | Houston Dynamo | Montreal Impact | Expansion Draft |
| November 23, 2011 | Josh Gardner | Columbus Crew | Montreal Impact | Expansion Draft |
| November 23, 2011 | Nizar Khalfan | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Philadelphia Union | Waiver Draft |
| November 23, 2011 | Justin Mapp | Philadelphia Union | Montreal Impact | Expansion Draft |
| November 23, 2011 | Gerson Mayen | Chivas USA | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| November 23, 2011 | Sanna Nyassi | Colorado Rapids | Montreal Impact | Expansion Draft |
| November 23, 2011 | James Riley | Seattle Sounders FC | Montreal Impact | Expansion Draft |
| November 23, 2011 | James Riley | Montreal Impact | Chivas USA | Trade |
| November 23, 2011 | Seth Sinovic | Sporting Kansas City | Montreal Impact | Expansion Draft |
| November 23, 2011 | Zarek Valentin | Chivas USA | Montreal Impact | Expansion Draft |
| November 23, 2011 | Tyson Wahl | Seattle Sounders FC | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| November 23, 2011 | Collen Warner | Real Salt Lake | Montreal Impact | Expansion Draft |
| November 25, 2011 | Bryan Arguez | Unattached | Montreal Impact | Free |
| November 28, 2011 | Davy Arnaud | Sporting Kansas City | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| November 28, 2011 | Donovan Ricketts | Los Angeles Galaxy | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| November 28, 2011 | Seth Sinovic | Montreal Impact | Sporting Kansas City | Trade |
| November 29, 2011 | Jeremy Hall | FC Dallas | Toronto FC | Trade |
| November 29, 2011 | Paulo Nagamura | Chivas USA | Sporting Kansas City | Trade |
| November 29, 2011 | Robbie Russell | Real Salt Lake | D.C. United | Trade |
| November 30, 2011 | Shea Salinas | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| December 1, 2011 | Jean Alexandre | Real Salt Lake | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| December 2, 2011 | Orr Barouch | Tigres | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| December 2, 2011 | Bobby Convey | San Jose Earthquakes | Sporting Kansas City | Trade |
| December 5, 2011 | Arturo Alvarez | Real Salt Lake | Chivas USA | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 5, 2011 | Danleigh Borman | Toronto FC | New England Revolution | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 5, 2011 | Matt Luzunaris | San Jose Earthquakes | Orlando City | Free |
| December 5, 2011 | Carlos Mendes | New York Red Bulls | Columbus Crew | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 5, 2011 | Jay Nolly | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| December 5, 2011 | Ian Westlake | Unattached | Montreal Impact | Free |
| December 6, 2011 | Luiz Camargo | Paraná | Houston Dynamo | Undisclosed |
| December 6, 2011 | Lee Young-Pyo | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| December 7, 2011 | Michael Gspurning | Skoda Xanthi | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| December 7, 2011 | Reggie Lambe | Unattached | Toronto FC | Free |
| December 7, 2011 | Josué Martínez | Saprissa | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| December 7, 2011 | Miguel Montaño | Unattached | Montreal Impact | Free |
| December 9, 2011 | Greg Sutton | Unattached | Montreal Impact | Free |
| December 12, 2011 | Andrew Boyens | Chivas USA | Los Angeles Galaxy | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 12, 2011 | Omar Bravo | Sporting Kansas City | Cruz Azul | Free |
| December 12, 2011 | Marc Burch | D.C. United | Seattle Sounders FC | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 12, 2011 | Jon Conway | Chicago Fire | Los Angeles Galaxy | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 12, 2011 | Kheli Dube | New England Revolution | Chicago Fire | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 12, 2011 | Hunter Freeman | Houston Dynamo | Colorado Rapids | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 12, 2011 | Erik Friberg | Seattle Sounders FC | Malmö FF | Undisclosed |
| December 12, 2011 | Baggio Husidić | Chicago Fire | Colorado Rapids | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 12, 2011 | Nate Jaqua | Seattle Sounders FC | New England Revolution | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 12, 2011 | Chris Leitch | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles Galaxy | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 12, 2011 | Pat Noonan | Seattle Sounders FC | Los Angeles Galaxy | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 12, 2011 | Marcelo Sarvas | Alajuelense | Los Angeles Galaxy | Undisclosed |
| December 12, 2011 | Clyde Simms | D.C. United | New England Revolution | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 15, 2011 | Landon Donovan | Los Angeles Galaxy | Everton | Loan |
| December 15, 2011 | Lee Nguyen | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Lottery |
| December 15, 2011 | José Adolfo Valencia | Santa Fe | Portland Timbers | Undisclosed |
| December 16, 2011 | Marvin Chávez | FC Dallas | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| December 16, 2011 | Matt Watson | Carolina RailHawks | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| December 19, 2011 | Patrice Bernier | Lyngby BK | Montreal Impact | Free |
| December 21, 2011 | Gabriel Gómez | Indios | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| December 21, 2011 | Felipe Martins | Lugano | Montreal Impact | Undisclosed |
| December 21, 2011 | Oswaldo Minda | Deportivo Quito | Chivas USA | Undisclosed |
| December 22, 2011 | Porfirio López | Dalian Shide | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| December 23, 2011 | Baggio Husidić | Colorado Rapids | Hammarby | Undisclosed |
| December 23, 2011 | Nick Noble | Ljungskile SK | Los Angeles Galaxy | Undisclosed |
| December 28, 2011 | Víctor Bernárdez | Anderlecht | San Jose Earthquakes | Undisclosed |
| December 28, 2011 | Nathan Sturgis | Toronto FC | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| December 29, 2011 | Adam Johansson | IFK Göteborg | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| January 3, 2012 | Blas Pérez | Tigres | FC Dallas | Free |
| January 3, 2012 | Hernán Pertúz | Independiente Medellín | FC Dallas | Free |
| January 4, 2012 | Milovan Mirošević | Universidad Católica | Columbus Crew | Undisclosed |
| January 5, 2012 | Jonathan Borrajo | Hamarkameratene | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| January 5, 2012 | Omar Gonzalez | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1. FC Nürnberg | Loan |
| January 6, 2012 | Martín Bonjour | Rampla Juniors | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| January 6, 2012 | Thierry Henry | New York Red Bulls | Arsenal | Loan |
| January 6, 2012 | Olman Vargas | Herediano | Columbus Crew | Undisclosed |
| January 9, 2012 | Fernando Cárdenas | América de Cali | New England Revolution | Undisclosed |
| January 9, 2012 | John Lozano | América de Cali | New England Revolution | Undisclosed |
| January 9, 2012 | Rafael Robayo | Unattached | Chicago Fire | Free |
| January 11, 2012 | Miller Bolaños | LDU Quito | Chivas USA | Loan |
| January 11, 2012 | Joao Plata | LDU Quito | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| January 11, 2012 | Federico Puppo | Danubio | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| January 11, 2012 | Christian Sivebæk | Midtjylland | Seattle Sounders FC | Undisclosed |
| January 12, 2012 | Kenny Cooper | Portland Timbers | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| January 12, 2012 | Markus Holgersson | Helsingborgs IF | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| January 12, 2012 | Robbie Keane | Los Angeles Galaxy | Aston Villa | Loan |
| January 13, 2012 | George John | FC Dallas | West Ham United | Loan |
| January 16, 2012 | Tim Melia | Unattached | Chivas USA | Free |
| January 17, 2012 | Brad Knighton | Carolina RailHawks | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| January 17, 2012 | Hanyer Mosquera | La Equidad | Portland Timbers | Free |
| January 18, 2012 | Cordell Cato | Defense Force | Seattle Sounders FC | Undisclosed |
| January 18, 2012 | Maicon Santos | Unattached | D.C. United | Free |
| January 18, 2012 | Michael Thomas | Ljungskile SK | Sporting Kansas City | Undisclosed |
| January 20, 2012 | Danny Cruz | Houston Dynamo | D.C. United | Trade |
| January 20, 2012 | Jun Marques Davidson | Tokushima Vortis | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| January 20, 2012 | Jacob Peterson | Unattached | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| January 20, 2012 | Carlos Rodríguez | Tauro | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| January 20, 2012 | Shavar Thomas | Unattached | Montreal Impact | Free |
| January 24, 2012 | Marvin Iraheta | Unattached | Chivas USA | Free |
| January 24, 2012 | John Alexander Valencia | Atlético Junior | Chivas USA | Undisclosed |
| January 25, 2012 | Jaime Castrillón | Independiente Medellín | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| January 25, 2012 | Emiliano Dudar | BSC Young Boys | D.C. United | Free |
| January 25, 2012 | Jeremy Vuolo | AC Oulu | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| January 26, 2012 | Yordany Álvarez | Orlando City | Real Salt Lake | Undisclosed |
| January 26, 2012 | Geovanny Caicedo | LDU Quito | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| January 26, 2012 | Richard Eckersley | Unattached | Toronto FC | Free |
| January 26, 2012 | Sercan Güvenışık | SC Preußen Münster | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| January 26, 2012 | Tim Ream | New York Red Bulls | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| January 30, 2012 | Miguel Aceval | Universidad de Concepción | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| January 30, 2012 | Kris Boyd | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| January 30, 2012 | Wilman Conde | Atlas | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| January 30, 2012 | Faryd Mondragón | Philadelphia Union | Deportivo Cali | Free |
| January 31, 2012 | Sébastien Le Toux | Philadelphia Union | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| January 31, 2012 | Charles Renken | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Waiver Wire |
| January 31, 2012 | Roger Torres | América de Cali | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| February 1, 2012 | Edson Buddle | Unattached | Los Angeles Galaxy | Free |
| February 1, 2012 | Kyle Nakazawa | Philadelphia Union | Los Angeles Galaxy | Trade |
| February 2, 2012 | José Moreno | Once Caldas | New England Revolution | Loan |
| February 2, 2012 | Tressor Moreno | Santiago Wanderers | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| February 2, 2012 | Hamdi Salihi | SK Rapid Wien | D.C. United | Undisclosed |
| February 6, 2012 | Marcelo Saragosa | Ravan Baku | D.C. United | Undisclosed |
| February 7, 2012 | Juninho | São Paulo | Los Angeles Galaxy | Loan |
| February 7, 2012 | Leonardo | São Paulo | Los Angeles Galaxy | Free |
| February 8, 2012 | Macoumba Kandji | Colorado Rapids | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| February 8, 2012 | Lionard Pajoy | Itagüí Ditaires | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| February 9, 2012 | Paulo Jr. | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| February 10, 2012 | Victor Pálsson | Hibernian | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| February 13, 2012 | Chris Albright | Unattached | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| February 13, 2012 | Saër Sène | Bayern Munich | New England Revolution | Free |
| February 14, 2012 | Simon Dawkins | Tottenham Hotspur | San Jose Earthquakes | Loan |
| February 16, 2012 | Brian Ching | Montreal Impact | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| February 16, 2012 | Martín Rivero | Rosario Central | Colorado Rapids | Loan |
| February 16, 2012 | Barry Robson | Middlesbrough | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| February 16, 2012 | Franck Songo'o | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| February 17, 2012 | Mike Fucito | Seattle Sounders FC | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| February 17, 2012 | Eddie Johnson | Unattached | Montreal Impact | Allocation |
| February 17, 2012 | Eddie Johnson | Montreal Impact | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade |
| February 17, 2012 | Lamar Neagle | Seattle Sounders FC | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| February 21, 2012 | Eduardo Sebrango | Unattached | Montreal Impact | Free |
| February 22, 2012 | Erich Marscheider | Unattached | Houston Dynamo | Waiver Wire |
| February 22, 2012 | Rauwshan McKenzie | Unattached | Chivas USA | Free |
| February 22, 2012 | Cesar Romero | Unattached | Chivas USA | Free |
| February 22, 2012 | Peter Vagenas | Unattached | Chivas USA | Free |
| February 24, 2012 | Joe Bendik | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| February 24, 2012 | Luis Zapata | Unattached | Colorado Rapids | Free |
| February 27, 2012 | Andrew Dykstra | Charleston Battery | D.C. United | Free |
| February 28, 2012 | Etienne Barbara | Unattached | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| February 29, 2012 | Bill Gaudette | Unattached | Los Angeles Galaxy | Free |
| March 1, 2012 | Matteo Ferrari | Unattached | Montreal Impact | Free |
| March 1, 2012 | Jonny Steele | Unattached | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| March 1, 2012 | Terukazu Tanaka | Unattached | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| March 2, 2012 | Chris Konopka | Unattached | Philadelphia Union | Free |
| March 2, 2012 | Lee Nguyen | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | New England Revolution | Waiver Draft |
| March 2, 2012 | Andrew Weber | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| March 5, 2012 | Floyd Franks | Carolina RailHawks | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free |
| March 6, 2012 | José Angulo | Harrisburg City Islanders | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| March 6, 2012 | Jhonny Arteaga | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| March 6, 2012 | Brandon Barklage | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| March 6, 2012 | Blake Brettschneider | Unattached | New England Revolution | Free |
| March 6, 2012 | Tyler Ruthven | Atlanta Silverbacks | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| March 7, 2012 | Arne Friedrich | Unattached | Chicago Fire | Free |
| March 8, 2012 | Paolo Tornaghi | Internazionale | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| March 9, 2012 | Evan Newton | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| March 9, 2012 | Josh Suggs | Los Angeles Blues | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| March 9, 2012 | Jeremiah White | Unattached | New England Revolution | Free |
| March 13, 2012 | Alex Caskey | Charleston Battery | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| March 13, 2012 | Logan Emory | Puerto Rico Islanders | Toronto FC | Free |
| March 13, 2012 | Lewis Neal | Orlando City | D.C. United | Free |
| March 13, 2012 | Luis Perea | Universidad San Martín | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| March 13, 2012 | Scott Sealy | Unattached | FC Dallas | Free |
| March 14, 2012 | Florian Lechner | Unattached | New England Revolution | Free |
| March 15, 2012 | Bernardo Corradi | Unattached | Montreal Impact | Free |
| March 19, 2012 | Scott Gordon | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Chivas USA | Undisclosed |
| March 19, 2012 | Ryan Maduro | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| March 21, 2012 | Efrain Burgos, Jr. | Unattached | Toronto FC | Free |
| March 21, 2012 | Nemanja Vuković | Unattached | Columbus Crew | Free |
| March 23, 2012 | Aaron Schoenfeld | Montreal Impact | Columbus Crew | Trade |
| March 28, 2012 | Kamani Hill | Unattached | Colorado Rapids | Free |
| March 28, 2012 | Björn Runström | Unattached | New England Revolution | Free |
| April 5, 2012 | Josh Suggs | San Jose Earthquakes | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Loan |
| April 10, 2012 | Paolo Cardozo | Los Angeles Galaxy | Chivas USA | Trade |
| April 10, 2012 | David Lopes | Chivas USA | Los Angeles Galaxy | Trade |
| April 11, 2012 | Hárrison Henao | Once Caldas | Colorado Rapids | Loan |
| April 12, 2012 | Chris Estridge | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Real Salt Lake | Trade |
| April 13, 2012 | Óscar Recio | Monterrey | Houston Dynamo | Loan |
| April 16, 2012 | Kai Herdling | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Philadelphia Union | Loan |
| April 16, 2012 | Sebastián Rincón | Atenas | Portland Timbers | Loan |
| April 16, 2012 | Chris Rolfe | Aalborg BK | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| April 17, 2012 | José Erick Correa | Boyacá Chicó | Chivas USA | Undisclosed |
| April 20, 2012 | Mike Fucito | Montreal Impact | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| April 24, 2012 | Andrew Dykstra | D.C. United | Charleston Battery | Loan |
| April 25, 2012 | Steven Smith | Unattached | Portland Timbers | Free |
| April 26, 2012 | Alex | FC Wohlen | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| April 26, 2012 | Jairo Arrieta | Saprissa | Columbus Crew | Undisclosed |
| April 26, 2012 | Edu | Unattached | Colorado Rapids | Free |
| May 4, 2012 | James Marcelin | Unattached | FC Dallas | Free |
| May 7, 2012 | Chris Birchall | Unattached | Columbus Crew | Free |
| May 8, 2012 | Bright Dike | Portland Timbers | Los Angeles Blues | Loan |
| May 17, 2012 | Juan Agudelo | New York Red Bulls | Chivas USA | Trade |
| May 17, 2012 | Danny Califf | Philadelphia Union | Chivas USA | Trade |
| May 17, 2012 | Michael Lahoud | Chivas USA | Philadelphia Union | Trade |
| May 17, 2012 | Heath Pearce | Chivas USA | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| May 24, 2012 | Marco Di Vaio | Bologna | Montreal Impact | Undisclosed |
| May 29, 2012 | Corey Hertzog | New York Red Bulls | Wilmington Hammerheads | Loan |
| June 6, 2012 | Danny Mwanga | Philadelphia Union | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| June 6, 2012 | Jorge Perlaza | Portland Timbers | Philadelphia Union | Trade |
| June 7, 2012 | Jean Alexandre | San Jose Earthquakes | Orlando City | Loan |
| June 7, 2012 | Oscar Boniek García | Olimpia | Houston Dynamo | Undisclosed |
| June 20, 2012 | Moises Hernandez | FC Dallas | Comunicaciones | Loan |
| June 20, 2012 | Kenny Mansally | Unattached | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| June 20, 2012 | Jed Zayner | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| June 26, 2012 | Bakary Soumaré | Boulogne | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| June 27, 2012 | Kwame Watson-Siriboe | Chicago Fire | Real Salt Lake | Trade |
| June 28, 2012 | Long Tan | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | D.C. United | Trade |
| July 5, 2012 | Jerry Bengtson | Motagua | New England Revolution | Undisclosed |
| July 5, 2012 | Kosuke Kimura | Colorado Rapids | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| July 5, 2012 | Alessandro Nesta | Unattached | Montreal Impact | Free |
| July 6, 2012 | Bobby Burling | Montreal Impact | Chivas USA | Trade |
| July 6, 2012 | Neven Marković | Unattached | Sporting Kansas City | Free |
| July 9, 2012 | Anthony Ampaipitakwong | San Jose Earthquakes | Buriram United | Undisclosed |
| July 9, 2012 | Bryan Arguez | Montreal Impact | FC Edmonton | Loan |
| July 11, 2012 | Justin Braun | Montreal Impact | Real Salt Lake | Trade |
| July 11, 2012 | Davide Chiumiento | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | FC Zurich | Undisclosed |
| July 11, 2012 | Dennis Iapichino | FC Lugano | Montreal Impact | Undisclosed |
| July 11, 2012 | Joao Plata | Toronto FC | LDU Quito | Loan |
| July 13, 2012 | Julian de Guzman | Toronto FC | FC Dallas | Trade |
| July 13, 2012 | Andrew Dykstra | D.C. United | Charleston Battery | Loan |
| July 13, 2012 | Bill Gaudette | Los Angeles Galaxy | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| July 13, 2012 | Sébastien Le Toux | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| July 13, 2012 | Dane Richards | New York Red Bulls | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Trade |
| July 13, 2012 | Brian Rowe | Unattached | Los Angeles Galaxy | Free |
| July 13, 2012 | Long Tan | D.C. United | Richmond Kickers | Loan |
| July 13, 2012 | Tyson Wahl | Montreal Impact | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| July 13, 2012 | Ethan White | D.C. United | Richmond Kickers | Loan |
| July 13, 2012 | Andrew Wiedeman | FC Dallas | Toronto FC | Trade |
| July 16, 2012 | Dimitry Imbongo | TSV 1860 München II | New England Revolution | Undisclosed |
| July 16, 2012 | Kenny Miller | Cardiff City | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| July 16, 2012 | Miguel Montaño | Montreal Impact | Deportivo Cali | Loan |
| July 17, 2012 | Paulo Jr. | Real Salt Lake | Ft. Lauderdale Strikers | Loan |
| July 20, 2012 | Eric Hassli | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Toronto FC | Trade |
| July 21, 2012 | Quincy Amarikwa | New York Red Bulls | Toronto FC | Trade |
| July 23, 2012 | Federico Puppo | Chicago Fire | Defensor Sporting | Loan |
| July 24, 2012 | Sherjill MacDonald | Beerschot AC | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| July 26, 2012 | Tim Cahill | Everton | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| July 26, 2012 | Rafael Robayo | Chicago Fire | Millonarios | Loan |
| July 27, 2012 | Álvaro Fernández | Seattle Sounders FC | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| July 27, 2012 | Federico Higuaín | Colón | Columbus Crew | Undisclosed |
| July 27, 2012 | Christian Tiffert | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Seattle Sounders FC | Undisclosed |
| July 28, 2012 | Raphael Augusto | Fluminense | D.C. United | Loan |
| July 30, 2012 | Mehdi Ballouchy | New York Red Bulls | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade |
| July 31, 2012 | Chad Barrett | Los Angeles Galaxy | Vålerenga | Loan |
| July 31, 2012 | Freddy Hall | Northampton Town | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| July 31, 2012 | Babajide Ogunbiyi | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| August 1, 2012 | Blair Gavin | Chivas USA | New England Revolution | Trade |
| August 1, 2012 | Shalrie Joseph | New England Revolution | Chivas USA | Trade |
| August 1, 2012 | Mario Martínez | Real España | Seattle Sounders FC | Loan |
| August 1, 2012 | Andy O'Brien | Leeds United | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| August 2, 2012 | Oriol Rosell | FC Barcelona | Sporting Kansas City | Undisclosed |
| August 3, 2012 | Tiago Ulisses | Botafogo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| August 3, 2012 | Darren O'Dea | Celtic F.C. | Toronto FC | Undisclosed |
| August 7, 2012 | Donovan Ricketts | Montreal Impact | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| August 7, 2012 | Troy Perkins | Portland Timbers | Montreal Impact | Trade |
| August 8, 2012 | Ian Hogg | Auckland City | Portland Timbers | Trade |
| August 9, 2012 | Mike Chabala | Portland Timbers | D.C. United | Trade |
| August 16, 2012 | Danny Cruz | D.C. United | Philadelphia Union | Trade |
| August 16, 2012 | Lionard Pajoy | Philadelphia Union | D.C. United | Trade |
| August 16, 2012 | Lloyd Sam | Leeds United | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed |
| August 17, 2012 | Sebastián Grazzini | Chicago Fire | Atlético de Rafaela | Loan |
| August 20, 2012 | Ruben Luna | FC Dallas | San Antonio Scorpions | Loan |
| August 21, 2012 | Matías Jara | Guillermo Brown | FC Dallas | Undisclosed |
| August 21, 2012 | Hendry Thomas | Wigan Athletic | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| August 24, 2012 | Michael Tetteh | Seattle Sounders FC | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Loan |
| August 27, 2012 | Juan Toja | Aris | New England Revolution | Allocation |
| August 28, 2012 | Konrad Warzycha | Sporting Kansas City | Carolina RailHawks | Loan |
| August 29, 2012 | Giles Barnes | Doncaster Rovers | Houston Dynamo | Undisclosed |
| August 29, 2012 | Victor Pálsson | New York Red Bulls | N.E.C. | Loan |
| August 30, 2012 | Marco Pappa | Chicago Fire | SC Heerenveen | Undisclosed |
| September 5, 2012 | Christian Wilhelmsson | Al-Hilal | Los Angeles Galaxy | Undisclosed |
| September 10, 2012 | Wells Thompson | Colorado Rapids | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| September 13, 2012 | Orr Barouch | Chicago Fire | Bnei Yehuda | Loan |
| September 13, 2012 | Marcus Tracy | Unattached | San Jose Earthquakes | Lottery |
| September 14, 2012 | Digão | Unattached | New York Red Bulls | Free |
| September 14, 2012 | Guillermo Franco | Pachuca | Chicago Fire | Undisclosed |
| September 14, 2012 | Marcus Hahnemann | Unattached | Seattle Sounders FC | Free |
| September 14, 2012 | Chris Klute | Atlanta Silverbacks | Colorado Rapids | Loan |
| September 14, 2012 | David Viana | Atlético Madrid | Real Salt Lake | Free |
* ^1 Player was never signed, only rights to player were acquired.
* ^2 Player officially joined his new club on January 1, 2012.
* ^3 Player officially joined his new club on June 27, 2012.