New York City FC and Orlando City SC will participate in the Expansion Priority Draft on Wednesday, September 24. The event will be streamed live on MLSSoccer.com at 2 pm ET and hosted by former Major League Soccer player and KICKTV personality Jimmy Conrad.
The Expansion Priority Draft is a system by which two expansion teams entering the league in the same year alternate selecting picks for eight different MLS player acquisition mechanisms:
1. MLS Expansion Draft (Picks 1 or 2)
2. MLS SuperDraft (Picks 1 or 2)
3. USL PRO/NASL Player Priority Ranking (Picks 1 or 2)
4. Designated Player Ranking (Picks 1 or 2)
5. Allocation Ranking (Picks 1 or 2)
6. Discovery Ranking (Picks 20 or 21)
7. Waiver/Re-Entry Draft Ranking (Picks 20 or 21)
8. Lottery Ranking (Picks 20 or 21)
Major League Soccer confirmed that it is the same procedure used for recent expansion clubs Montreal Impact (2012), as well as Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps (2011).
Full breakdown on Roster Rules and Regulations here.
