2022 MLS SuperDraft


The 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be the 23rd edition of the SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held every January prior to the start of the MLS season. The 2020 SuperDraft was the first held exclusively via conference call and web streaming. Previously, the SuperDraft had been held in conjunction with the annual January United Soccer Coaches convention.

Format

The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL Draft:
  1. Any expansion teams receive the first picks. MLS has announced that Charlotte FC, Sacramento Republic, and St. Louis will begin play as expansion teams in 2022.
  2. Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish.
  3. Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated.
  4. The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection.

    2022 SuperDraft Trades

Future Considerations Trades

MLS clubs sometimes include "future considerations" in trades which may later become MLS SuperDraft selections. These are recent trades which included "future considerations".