| Date | November 21, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Expansion team | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Expansion season | 2008 |
| Prev | 2006 |
| Next | 2008 |
The 2007 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 21, 2007, and is a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team San Jose Earthquakes. They made 10 selections from a pool of players from current MLS clubs.
Format
- Only one player may be selected from each team, three of the league's 13 current teams will not have a player selected.
- Teams will be allowed to protect 11 players from their 28-man rosters. Generation adidas players are automatically protected, though players who are graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2007 season are not.
- Each team may only leave one senior international player unprotected. Players are considered SIs here based on their age for the 2008 season, not the 2007 season.
Expansion Draft
| Player | Position | Country | Previous club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Cochrane | Defender | Houston Dynamo | |
| 2 | Clarence Goodson | Defender | FC Dallas | |
| 3 | Ned Grabavoy | Midfielder | Columbus Crew | |
| 4 | James Riley | Defender-Midfielder | New England Revolution | |
| 5 | Joe Vide | Midfielder | New York Red Bulls | |
| 6 | Iván Guerrero | Midfielder | Chicago Fire | |
| 7 | Brian Carroll | Midfielder | D.C. United | |
| 8 | Jason Hernandez | Defender | Chivas USA | |
| 9 | Gavin Glinton | Forward | Turks and Caicos Islands | LA Galaxy |
| 10 | Chris Pozniak | Defender | Toronto FC |