Rules of Draft Selection
The draft process for the SuperDraft closely resembles the NFL Draft. Below was the process for the 2011 MLS SuperDraft:
- Any expansion club automatically gets the first pick; should there be two expansion teams, a coin toss determines who picks first in the SuperDraft and who picks first in the expansion draft.
- The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.
- Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
- Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record.
- Remaining ties are broken by the goal differential, goals scored, goals conceded, and then the flip of a coin.
| Status | Draft picks |
|---|---|
| Expansion clubs | 1-2 |
| Non-playoff clubs | 3-10 |
| Eliminated in quarterfinals | 11-14 |
| Eliminated in semifinals | 15-16 |
| MLS Cup finalist | 17 |
| MLS Cup winner | 18 |
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