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Chivas USA Submits 11-Player Protected Roster For Wednesday's MLS Expansion Draft

November 23, 2009 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club Deportivo Chivas USA News Release

CARSON, Calif. (Monday, Nov. 24, 2008) - Per MLS rules, Chivas USA today submitted its 11-player Protected Roster for the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft, scheduled to take place this Wednesday, Nov. 26. Like all 15 current MLS clubs, Chivas USA was allowed to protect only 11 players between its Senior and Developmental rosters, leaving 18 Chivas players available for selection by 2010 expansion entrant Philadelphia Union.

"The Expansion Draft is designed for new teams to have a chance to be competitive right away, and it forces us to make difficult decisions about our roster," said Chivas USA Vice President of Soccer Operations Stephen Hamilton. "We wish we could protect more players, but we may have to lose a member of our squad on Wednesday. However, our focus remains on preparing for a successful 2010 season."

Chivas USA's 11-player Protected Roster, in alphabetical order, is as follows:

1. Bornstein

2. Braun

3. Cuesta

4. Flores

5. Galindo

6. Kljestan

7. Lahoud

8. Nagamura

9. Padilla

10. Santos

11. Thornton

Per Expansion Draft Rules, each team can only lose one player in the ten-round expansion draft. Ten MLS teams will lose one player each, while five teams will not lose any player at all. Including its 11-man Protected Roster, Chivas USA currently has 30 players between its Senior and Developmental Rosters, following season-ending injuries to six players on the roster. Chivas USA midfielder Cesar Zamora, who was signed from the Chivas USA Youth System, is classified as a Home Grown player and is ineligible to be selected by Philadelphia.

Chivas USA will start preseason in late January ahead of the 2010 Major League Soccer season, with the Red-and-White's first match at home against the Colorado Rapids on March 28. A full calendar of matches will be released next year. Chivas USA's 18-game Season Seat Package, starting at just $180, is on sale now via 1-877-CHIVAS-1 and cdchivasusa.com.

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