2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft
The two-stage 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 16, 2016 and December 22, 2016. All 22 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate. The priority order for the Re-Entry Draft was reverse order of finish in 2016, taking into account playoff performance. The two 2017 expansion teams, Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC, had selections 21 and 22, respectively.
Available to all teams in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry draft were:
- Players who were at least 23-years-old and had a minimum of three MLS service years whose options were not exercised by their clubs.
- Players who were at least 25-years-old with a minimum of four years of MLS experience who were out of contract and whose club did not wish to re-sign them at their previous salary.
Teams also had the option of passing on their selection.
Available players
Players were required to meet age and service requirements to participate as stipulated by the terms of the MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement. The league released a list of all players available for the Re-Entry Draft on December 16, 2016.| Player | Position | Released By | Re-Entry Draft Result |
| Răzvan Cociș | M | Chicago Fire | Not selected |
| Eric Gehrig | D | Chicago Fire | Not selected |
| Patrick McLain | G | Chicago Fire | Selected by Orlando City in Stage One |
| Michael Stephens | D | Chicago Fire | Not selected |
| Conor Doyle | F | Colorado Rapids | Not selected |
| Chad Barson | D | Columbus Crew SC | Not selected |
| Steve Clark | G | Columbus Crew SC | Not selected |
| Andrew Dykstra | G | D.C. United | Selected by Sporting Kansas City in Stage Two |
| Chris Korb | D | D.C. United | Not selected |
| Norberto Paparatto | D | FC Dallas | Not selected |
| Mauro Rosales | M | FC Dallas | Not selected |
| Cristian Maidana | M | Houston Dynamo | Not selected |
| Abdoulie Mansally | F | Houston Dynamo | Not selected |
| Leonardo | D | Los Angeles Galaxy | Selected by Houston Dynamo in Stage Two |
| Kyle Bekker | M | Montreal Impact | Not selected |
| Daigo Kobayashi | M | New England Revolution | Re-signed with New England prior to Stage Two |
| Steve Neumann | M | New England Revolution | Retired prior to Stage Two |
| Tony Taylor | F | New York City FC | Not selected |
| Karl Ouimette | D | New York Red Bulls | Not selected |
| Pedro Ribiero | F | Orlando City SC | Not selected |
| Leo Fernandes | M | Philadelphia Union | Not selected |
| Chris Klute | D | Portland Timbers | Not selected |
| Chris Konopka | G | Portland Timbers | Not selected |
| Jermaine Taylor | D | Portland Timbers | Not selected |
| Olmes García | F | Real Salt Lake | Selected by San Jose Earthquakes in Stage Two |
| Devon Sandoval | F | Real Salt Lake | Not selected |
| John Stertzer | M | Real Salt Lake | Not selected |
| Bryan Meredith | G | San Jose Earthquakes | Selected by Seattle Sounders in Stage One |
| Sanna Nyassi | M | San Jose Earthquakes | Not selected |
| Mark Sherrod | F | San Jose Earthquakes | Not selected |
| Jordan Stewart | D | San Jose Earthquakes | Not selected |
| Michael Farfan | M | Seattle Sounders FC | Not selected |
| Damion Lowe | D | Seattle Sounders FC | Not selected |
| Dylan Remick | D | Seattle Sounders FC | Selected by Houston Dynamo in Stage One |
| Jon Kempin | G | Sporting Kansas City | Not selected |
| Daniel Lovitz | M | Toronto FC | Not selected |
| Josh Williams | D | Toronto FC | Selected by Columbus Crew in Stage Two |
| Pedro Morales | M | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Not selected |
| Blas Pérez | F | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Not selected |