2012 MLS SuperDraft
The 2012 MLS SuperDraft was the thirteenth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m.. The draft was reduced from three rounds to two with the 19 MLS clubs selecting a total of 38 players. The expansion Montreal Impact had the first overall selection.
Changes from 2011
- As an expansion club, Montreal received the first pick in the SuperDraft.
- The SuperDraft was contracted from three rounds to two rounds, making it the shortest SuperDraft in terms of rounds.
Selection order
- 2012 expansion team Montreal Impact received the first selection;
- The eight clubs which did not qualify for the playoffs received picks #2 through #9 ;
- The two clubs eliminated in the Wild Card round of playoffs received picks #10 and #11 ;
- The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals received picks #12 through #15 ;
- The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals received picks #16 and #17 ;
- The club which lost the 2011 MLS Cup received pick #18;
- The club which won the 2011 MLS Cup received pick #19.
* | Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team |
Round 1
Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
1 | Montreal Impact | *Andrew Wenger | Forward | Duke University |
2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | *Darren Mattocks | Forward | University of Akron |
3 | New England Revolution | *Kelyn Rowe | Midfielder | UCLA Washington Crossfire |
4 | Toronto FC | Luis Silva | Midfielder | UC Santa Barbara Orange County Blue Star |
5 | Chivas USA | Casey Townsend | Forward | University of Maryland |
6 | San Jose Earthquakes | *Sam Garza | Forward | UC Santa Barbara |
7 | D.C. United | Nick DeLeon | Midfielder | University of Louisville Arizona Sahuaros |
8 | Portland Timbers | *Andrew Jean-Baptiste | Defender | University of Connecticut |
9 | Chicago Fire | Austin Berry | Defender | University of Louisville Chicago Fire Premier |
10 | Columbus Crew | Ethan Finlay | Midfielder | Creighton University Chicago Fire Premier |
11 | FC Dallas | Matt Hedges | Defender | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Reading United AC |
12 | Toronto FC | Aaron Maund | Defender | University of Notre Dame Indiana Invaders |
13 | Philadelphia Union | *Chandler Hoffman | Forward | UCLA Orange County Blue Star |
14 | Colorado Rapids | Tony Cascio | Midfielder | University of Connecticut |
15 | Seattle Sounders FC | Andrew Duran | Defender | Creighton University Des Moines Menace |
16 | Sporting Kansas City | *Dom Dwyer | Forward | University of South Florida |
17 | Real Salt Lake | *Enzo Martinez | Midfielder | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill |
18 | Houston Dynamo | Colin Rolfe | Forward | University of Louisville |
19 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Tommy Meyer | Defender | Indiana University Chicago Fire Premier |
Round 1 trades
Round 2
Any player marked with an * is part of the Generation Adidas program.Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | Affiliation |
20 | Montreal Impact | Calum Mallace | Midfielder | Marquette University Chicago Fire Premier |
21 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Chris Estridge | Defender | Indiana University Chicago Fire Premier |
22 | New England Revolution | *Tyler Polak | Defender | Creighton University Chicago Fire Premier |
23 | Chicago Fire | Lucky Mkosana | Forward | Dartmouth College Michigan Bucks |
24 | Real Salt Lake | Diogo de Almeida | Defender | Southern Methodist University |
25 | San Jose Earthquakes | Jacob Hustedt | Midfielder | University of Washington Ventura County Fusion |
26 | Columbus Crew | Aubrey Perry | Defender | University of South Florida |
27 | Portland Timbers | Brendan King | Midfielder | University of Notre Dame Chicago Fire Premier |
28 | Chicago Fire | Hunter Jumper | Defender | University of Virginia |
29 | Columbus Crew | Kevan George | Midfielder | University of Central Florida |
30 | Sporting Kansas City | Cyprian Hedrick | Defender | Coastal Carolina University Fresno Fuego |
31 | New York Red Bulls | Ryan Meara | Goalkeeper | Fordham University Jersey Express |
32 | Philadelphia Union | Greg Jordan | Midfielder | Creighton University |
33 | San Jose Earthquakes | Chris Blais | Goalkeeper | University of South Florida |
34 | Seattle Sounders FC | Babayele Sodade | Forward | University of Alabama-Birmingham Michigan Bucks |
35 | Philadelphia Union | Ray Gaddis | Defender | West Virginia University Reading United |
36 | Real Salt Lake | Sebastián Velásquez | Midfielder | Spartanburg Methodist College |
37 | Houston Dynamo | Warren Creavalle | Midfielder | University of Central Florida Carolina Dynamo |
38 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kenney Walker | Midfielder | University of Louisville Chicago Fire Premier |
Round 2 trades
Round 3 and round 4 trades
Prior to the reduction of the 2012 SuperDraft to two rounds, trades were made which involved SuperDraft Round 3 and Round 4 selections. These selections were converted into 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 1 and Round 2 selections.Other draft day trades
- Portland Timbers traded forward Kenny Cooper to New York Red Bulls in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money.
Notable undrafted players
Homegrown players
Original MLS team | Player | Position | College | Conference | Notes |
Colorado Rapids | Dillon Serna | Midfielder | Akron | MAC |