2014 MLS SuperDraft
The 2014 MLS SuperDraft was the fifteenth SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. The first two rounds of the four round draft took place on January 16, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Rounds three and four took place on January 21, 2014 via conference call.
Changes from 2013
- The SuperDraft was expanded from two rounds to four rounds.
- The Supplemental Draft, typically held one week after the SuperDraft, was eliminated.
Selection order
- The nine clubs which do not qualify for the playoffs receive picks #1 through #9 ;
- The two clubs eliminated in the Knockout round of playoffs receive picks #10 and #11 ;
- The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals receive picks #12 through #15 ;
- The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals receive picks #16 and #17 ;
- The club which loses 2013 MLS Cup receives pick #18;
- The club which wins 2013 MLS Cup receives 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 | Philadelphia Union | Andre Blake* | Goalkeeper | Connecticut |
2 | D.C. United | Steve Birnbaum | Defender | California Orange County Blue Star |
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Christian Dean* | Defender | California |
4 | New England Revolution | Steve Neumann | Forward | Georgetown Reading United |
5 | Montreal Impact | Eric Miller* | Defender | Creighton Portland Timbers U23s |
6 | FC Dallas | Tesho Akindele | Forward | Colorado School of Mines Real Colorado Foxes |
7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Andre Lewis | Midfielder | Portmore United |
8 | Seattle Sounders FC | Damion Lowe* | Defender | Hartford Reading United |
9 | San Jose Earthquakes | J. J. Koval | Midfielder | Stanford Ventura County Fusion |
10 | Toronto FC | Nick Hagglund | Defender | Xavier |
11 | New England Revolution | Patrick Mullins | Forward | Maryland New Orleans Jesters |
12 | Colorado Rapids | Marlon Hairston* | Midfielder | Louisville |
13 | Chicago Fire | Marco Franco | Defender | UC Irvine OC Blues Strikers FC |
14 | Columbus Crew | Ben Sweat | Defender | USF Reading United |
15 | Philadelphia Union | Pedro Ribeiro | Midfielder | Coastal Carolina Reading United |
16 | Houston Dynamo | A. J. Cochran* | Defender | Wisconsin K-W United FC |
17 | Portland Timbers | Schillo Tshuma* | Forward | Maryland |
18 | Real Salt Lake | Ryan Neil | Defender | California |
19 | Colorado Rapids | Grant Van De Casteele | Defender | Notre Dame |
Round 1 trades
Round 2
Round 2 trades
Round 3
Round 3 trades
Round 4
Round 4 trades
Unresolved 2014 SuperDraft Trades
- Conditional, Houston Dynamo → Toronto FC. December 28, 2011: Toronto FC acquired a conditional selection in the 2014 SuperDraft from Houston Dynamo in exchange for midfielder Nathan Sturgis.
- Round 6, FC Dallas → Columbus Crew. June 14, 2013: Columbus Crew acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2014 Supplemental Draft from FC Dallas in exchange for use of an international roster spot for 2013.
Notable undrafted players
Homegrown players
Original MLS team | Player | Position | College | Conference | Notes |
D.C. United | Jalen Robinson | Defender | Wake Forest | ACC | |
Real Salt Lake | Jordan Allen | Midfielder | Virginia | ACC | |
San Jose Earthquakes | Tommy Thompson | Forward | Indiana | Big Ten | |
Seattle Sounders FC | Aaron Kovar | Midfielder | Stanford | Pac-12 |