Major League Soccer announced its Expansion Draft for Austin FC will be on Tuesday, December 15. As Austin FC will be the sole team entering MLS in 2021, the 2020 Expansion Draft will only involve Austin FC, selecting five players to add to their roster. The list of eligible players will be released by MLS on December 14. Before then on December 13, there will be a four-hour window from 8am - noon CT in which all MLS teams will be allowed to make trades. Once that December 13 window closes, Austin FC will immediately turn attention to December 15 and the 2020 Expansion Draft. 2020 Expansion Draft Rules: https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/11/11/2020-mls-expansion-draft-rules-procedures https://www.austinfc.com/post/2020/11/12/austin-fc-expansion-draft-set-take-place-december-15-2020
The 2019 MLS Expansion Draft will be held at 6:00 PM ET on Tuesday, December 14, streaming live on MLSsoccer.com and the free MLS app. 2020 MLS Expansion Draft Rules Austin FC may select up to five players from the eligible MLS player pool below. Only a single player can be drafted from any one club. Once one player has been claimed from a club’s unprotected roster, Austin may not select any other players from that club's list. Five Rounds: Austin FC may select up to five players from the eligible pool of players, claiming only a single player from any one club. Selection clock: Austin FC will be permitted three minutes for each selection. There are no timeouts. Trades: No trades are permitted during the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft. General Allocation Money: Austin FC will receive an additional sum of General Allocation Money as compensation for 10 exempt teams, protected Homegrown players, and the twelve protected players per team in the MLS Expansion Draft. Any club that has a player claimed from their unprotected roster will receive $50,000 in General Allocation Money. Players and teams exempt from the draft The ten teams that had players selected by Inter Miami and Nashville SC in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft are exempt from the 2020 Expansion Draft: Atlanta United FC FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew SC Los Angeles Football Club Minnesota United FC New England Revolution New York City FC Portland Timbers Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/14/2020-mls-expansion-draft-official-list-players-eligible-selection
Players available for selection in 2020 Expansion Draft: Clubs can protect 12 players from their Senior, Supplemental, and Reserve rosters based on the rules outlined above. If a club protects a player, the club is not obligated to exercise the player’s option. The club may renegotiate a new contract with the player as in previous years, subject to the CBA. Chicago Fire FC: Azira, Micheal Bronico, Brandt Collier, Elliot Kappelhof, Johan Kronholm, Kenneth Omsberg, Wyatt Sapong, CJ Sekulic, Boris Sparrow, Connor Colorado Rapids: Beitashour, Steven Benezet, Nicolas Jackson, Niki Mezquida, Nicolas Moor, Drew Rawls, Andre Warner, Collen FC Dallas: Atuahene, Francis Burgess, Nkosi Mosquera, Santiago Ziegler, Reto Zobeck, Kyle D.C. United: Abu, Mohammed Brillant, Frederic Edwards Jr., Earl Fisher, Oniel Martins, Felipe Reyna, Yordy Rivas, Gelmin Seitz, Chris Sjoberg, Axel Houston Dynamo FC: Adams, Kyle Bizama, Jose Cabrera, Victor Cropper, Cody Figueroa, Maynor Fuenmayor, Alejandro Garcia, Boniek Lemoine, Nico Manotas, Mauro Martinez, Tomas Pena, Ronaldo Salazar, Michael Struna, Kiki Zahibo, Wilfried LA Galaxy: Bingham, David Corona, Joe Cuello, Emil Feltscher, Rolf Gonzalez, Yony Gonzalez, Giancarlo Insua, Emiliano Kitchen, Perry Skjelvik, Joergen Vom Steeg, Justin Wild, Gordon Inter Miami CF: Acosta, George Agudelo, Juan Ambrose, Mikey Chapman, Jay DeLaGarza, A.J. Higuain, Federico Kiesewetter, Jerome Makoun, Christian Powell, Alvas Quinteros, Jairo Robles, Luis Shea, Brek Trapp, Wil Ulysse, Denso Montreal Impact: Camacho, Rudy Corrales, Jorge Diop, Clement Fanni, Rod Jackson-Hamel, Anthony Krkic, Bojan Okwonkwo, Orji Raitala, Jukka Saba, Steeven Shome, Shamit Urruti, Maximiliano Nashville SC: Accam, David Anibaba, Jalil Badji, Dominique Beckeles, Brayan Cochran, CJ Danladi, Abu Dieterich, Tanner Haakenson, Luke LaGrassa, Matt Lancaster, Cameron Miller, Eric Nazarit, Miguel Panicco, Elliot Scott, Brady Tribbett, Ken Washington, Taylor Winn, Alan New York Red Bulls: Egbo, Mandela Jensen, David Lema, Chris McIntosh, Kendall Meara, Ryan Nealis, Sean Pendant, Jason Rzatkowski, Marc Seagrist, Patrick Stroud, Jared Tarek, Amro Tetteh, Samuel Orlando City SC: Aias, Matheus Akindele, Tesho Alvarado, Alexander Colman, Josue De John, Alex DeZart, Joey Dwyer, Dom Miller, Kamal Patino, Santiago Robinho Rosell, Oriol Rowe, Brian Smith, Kyle Philadelphia Union: Bendik, Joe Collin, Aurelien Creavalle, Warren Ilsinho Ngalina, Michee Oravec, Matej Wooten, Andrew Real Salt Lake: Jones, Alvin MacMath, Zac Morgan, Ashtone Mulholland, Luke Onuoha, Nedum Portillo, Justin Putna, Andrew Rossi, Giuseppe San Jose Earthquakes: Bersano, Matt Calvillo, Eric Felipe, Luis Hoesen, Danny Kashia, Guram Marie, Paul Qazaishvili, Vako Skahan, Jack Toronto FC: Ciman, Laurent Endoh, Tsubasa Gallacher, Tony Gallardo, Erickson Morrow, Justin Mullins, Patrick Piatti, Pablo Silva, Kevin Zavaleta, Eriq Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Cornelius, Derek Khmiri, Jasser Meredith, Bryan Milinkovic, David Montero, Fredy Rose, Andy
With the 5th and final pick in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft, Austin FC selects defender Kamal Miller (@KMillz_00) from Orlando City. pic.twitter.com/9jzXM0EMiR— Austin FC (@AustinFC) December 15, 2020 With the 4th pick in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft, Austin FC selects midfielder Joe Corona (@JoeCorona15) from the LA Galaxy. pic.twitter.com/Y6cBY6yhon— Austin FC (@AustinFC) December 15, 2020 With the 3rd pick in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft, Austin FC selects goalkeeper Brady Scott from Nashville SC. pic.twitter.com/aiUTg3ZjNz— Austin FC (@AustinFC) December 15, 2020 With the 2nd pick in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft, Austin FC selects midfielder Jared Stroud (@JollyJ_Tweets) from the New York Red Bulls. pic.twitter.com/g7HxZgoTgn— Austin FC (@AustinFC) December 15, 2020 With the 1️st pick in the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft, Austin FC selects forward Danny Hoesen from San Jose Earthquakes. pic.twitter.com/GWlK49AQ49— Austin FC (@AustinFC) December 15, 2020
Austin FC has traded Kamal Miller to the Montreal Impact in exchange for $225K of General Allocation Money and a First Round Draft Pick (11th) in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.