The 1997 Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

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MLS College Draft

From 1996 to 1999, all American players graduating college were entered into the MLS College Draft, and were eligible to be selected by all Major League Soccer teams. Players who had already graduated from college were entered into a separate MLS Supplemental Draft...

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On February 1 and 2, 1997, Major League Soccer held its second annual college draft in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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. The draft was held in conjunction with the Umbro Select College All-Star Classic. The game was played on Saturday, February 1, 1997 at Lockhart Stadium

Lockhart Stadium

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 in Fort Lauderdale. The first round of the draft took place at halftime and was broadcast live by Prime Sports. The second and third rounds of the draft took place beginning at 9:00 AM EST

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 in the Fort Lauderdale Airport Hilton. The 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft

1997 MLS Supplemental Draft

The 1997 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on February 2, 1997.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Round 3:-External links:*...

 took place Sunday afternoon.

Round 1

Pick	Player	MLS Team	Previous Team
1	Tahj Jakins Tahj Jakins Tahj Jakins is a retired U.S. soccer defender who played five seasons in Major League Soccer.-Youth:...  (D)	Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...	UCLA
2	Mike Fisher Mike Fisher (soccer) Mike Fisher is a former U.S. collegiate soccer midfielder. After graduating from the University of Virginia, Fisher chose to pursue a medical rather than soccer career....  (M)	Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa Bay Mutiny The Tampa Bay Mutiny was a charter franchise of Major League Soccer active from 1996 - 2001. They initially played in Tampa Stadium and were immediately successful, winning the first MLS Supporters' Shield behind MLS MVP Carlos Valderrama and high-scoring forward Roy Lassiter, whose 27 goals in...	University of Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
3	Rob Jachym Rob Jachym Robert "Rob" Jachym is a retired Polish-American football forward who played professionally in Major League Soccer and USISL. He was the 2003 USL D3 Pro League MVP.-Youth:...  (M)	Columbus Crew Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	University of Hartford University of Hartford The University of Hartford is a private, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The degree programs at the University of Hartford hold the highest levels of accreditation available in the US, including the Engineering Accreditation Commission of...
4	Alberto Montoya (M)	San Jose Clash	Santa Clara University Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
5	Brian Kelly Brian Kelly (soccer) Brian Kelly is a retired American soccer midfielder who spent five seasons in Major League Soccer...  (M)	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	Duke University Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
6	Temoc Suarez Temoc Suarez Cuauhtemoc “Temoc” Suarez was a U.S. soccer player who spent three seasons in Major League Soccer, two in the National Professional Soccer League and five in the USL First Division. He is the director/owner of Suarez Soccer School in Charleston, SC...  (F)	Dallas Burn	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
7	Brian Johnson Brian Johnson (soccer) Brian "B.J." Johnson is a retired American soccer midfielder who spent five seasons in Major League Soccer with the Kansas City Wizards. He is an assistant coach with the West Virginia Mountaineers soccer team.-Player:...  (M)	Kansas City Wizards Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...	Fresno State
8	Mike Mekelburg Mike Mekelburg Mike Mekelburg is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the USISL and National Professional Soccer League.-Youth:...  (M)	Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa Bay Mutiny The Tampa Bay Mutiny was a charter franchise of Major League Soccer active from 1996 - 2001. They initially played in Tampa Stadium and were immediately successful, winning the first MLS Supporters' Shield behind MLS MVP Carlos Valderrama and high-scoring forward Roy Lassiter, whose 27 goals in...	University of South Florida University of South Florida The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
9	Steve Jolley Steve Jolley Steve Jolley is a retired American soccer defender, who spent ten seasons in Major League Soccer and one in the USL Premier Development League....  (M)	Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...	William & Mary College
10	Danny Care Danny Care (soccer) Daniel James "Danny" Care is a retired American soccer defender who spent one season in Major League Soccer with D.C. United-Youth:In 1993, Care graduated from McIntosh High School where he was part of the 1992 Georgia State High School championship soccer team. He played his club soccer with the ...  (D)	D.C. United D.C. United D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...	Clemson University Clemson University Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....

Round 2

Pick	Player	MLS Team	Previous Team
11	Ross Paule Ross Paule Ross Paule is a former American soccer midfielder, who last played for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer....  (M)	Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...	Creighton University Creighton University Creighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by...
12	Scott Coufal Scott Coufal Scott Coufal is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who spent two seasons in Major League Soccer.-Youth:Coufal graduated from Brookfield East High School where he was a 1991 NSCAA Third Team High School All American and the 1992 Gatorade High School Soccer Player of the Year. Coufal attended the...  (GK)	New England Revolution New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	Indiana University Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...
13	John Smith John Smith (soccer) John Smith is a retired English football striker who spent his entire career in the United States. He coaches the University of the Incarnate Word men's soccer team.-Player:...  (F)	Columbus Crew Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	Rollins College Rollins College Rollins College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Winter Park, Florida , along the shores of Lake Virginia....
14	Jason Annicchero Jason Annicchero Jason Annicchero is a retired American soccer defender who spent six seasons in A-League.In 1993, Annicchero graduated from Amador High School. He attended Santa Clara University where he was a 1996 Second Team All American. On February 1, 1997, the San Jose Clash selected Αnnicchero in the...  (D)	San Jose Clash	Santa Clara University Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
15	Will Kohler Will Kohler Will Kohler is a retired American soccer midfielder who was a member of the United States U-17 men's national soccer team at the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship. He won the 1991 USYSA U-16 championship with F.C. Delco...  (M)	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
16	Alan Branigan Alan Branigan Alan Branigan is a retired Ivorian-American football defender who spent his entire career in the United States.Branigan and his family moved to the United States when he was seven and settled in New Jersey. In 1993, he graduated from Nutley High School...  (D)	Dallas Burn	Rutgers University Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
17	Ike Udeh Ike Udeh Ike Udeh is a retired Nigerian football striker who played one season in Major League Soccer and one in the USISL.Udeh played on both the Nigerian U-17 and U-21 teams before moving to the United States to attend Alabama A&M. On February 1, 1997, the Kansas City Wizards selected Udeh in the second...  (F)	Kansas City Wizards Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...	Alabama A&M
18	PASS	Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa Bay Mutiny The Tampa Bay Mutiny was a charter franchise of Major League Soccer active from 1996 - 2001. They initially played in Tampa Stadium and were immediately successful, winning the first MLS Supporters' Shield behind MLS MVP Carlos Valderrama and high-scoring forward Roy Lassiter, whose 27 goals in...
19	Shawn Boney Shawn Boney Shawn Boney is a Trinidadian football midfielder who was a member of the Trinidad and Tobago U-20 national team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship. He spent his professional career in the United States....  (M)	Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...	Southern Connecticut State Southern Connecticut State University Southern Connecticut State University is one of four state universities in Connecticut, and is located in the West Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut...
20	Tom Presthus Tom Presthus Thomas “Tom” Presthus is a retired U.S. soccer goalkeeper. He spent seven seasons in Major League Soccer and earned one caps with the U.S. national team in 1999.-Youth:...  (GK)	D.C. United D.C. United D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...	Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...

Round 3

Pick	Player	MLS Team	Previous Team
21	Mike Feniger Mike Feniger Mike Feniger is a retired American soccer player.In 1993, Feniger graduated from Cumberland Valley High School. He attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania where he was a 1994, 1995 and 1996 First Team Division II All American soccer player. He holds the team's career records in goals ...  (F)	Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...	East Stroudsburg
22	Steve Klein (M)	New England Revolution New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
23	Todd DeNault (F)	Columbus Crew Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	University of South Florida University of South Florida The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
24	Chris McDonald Chris McDonald (soccer) Chris McDonald is a retired American soccer player who spent most of his career in indoor leagues.In 1993, McDonald graduated from Del Campo High School. He played on both the Del Campo soccer team and with River City Soccer Club. He attended the University of San Francisco where he played on the...  (M)	San Jose Clash	University of San Francisco University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...
25	Andrew Lewis Andrew Lewis (soccer) Andrew Lewis Andrew Lewis Andrew Lewis (born September 10, 1974 is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in Major League Soccer.In 1993, Lewis graduated from the Pingry School. He then played college soccer at Princeton University from 1993 to 1995...  (D)	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	Princeton University Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
26	J.T. Roberts (M)	New England Revolution New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky is the name often given to the northernmost counties in Kentucky...
27	Jake Joy (M)	Kansas City Wizards Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...	Midwestern University Midwestern University Midwestern University is a graduate degree-granting institution specializing in the health sciences with eight colleges and two campuses....
28	Musa Shannon Musa Shannon Musa Shannon is a Liberian football administrator and former player.Shannon played professionally in the United States, Portugal and China; he also competed at international level.-Early and personal life:...  (F)	Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa Bay Mutiny The Tampa Bay Mutiny was a charter franchise of Major League Soccer active from 1996 - 2001. They initially played in Tampa Stadium and were immediately successful, winning the first MLS Supporters' Shield behind MLS MVP Carlos Valderrama and high-scoring forward Roy Lassiter, whose 27 goals in...	Robert Morris University Robert Morris University Robert Morris University is a private, coeducational university in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1921, the school was named for Robert Morris, who signed the Declaration of Independence, and helped finance the ensuing war with the British.-History:Robert Morris...
29	Kevin Hartman Kevin Hartman Kevin Hartman is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer-Youth and College:...  (GK)	Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...	UCLA
30	Brandon Leib (D)	D.C. United D.C. United D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...	Georgetown University Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown's nickname is The Hoyas, but its mascot is "Jack the Bulldog." Various breeds of dogs have been used by the sports teams as mascots since the early 1900s. Several notable bull terriers like Sergeant Stubby and "Hoya" were used at football games in the 1920s, as was a Great Dane in the...