MISL Holds Dispersal Draft to Allocate Players
January 5, 2005 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2) News Release
Westport, Conn. (Wednesday, January 5, 2005) - The Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) boosted their offense today as they selected rookie forward Mark Ughy with the first overall pick in the special dispersal draft held today to allocate players on the rosters of the former San Diego Sockers and the MISL Monterrey teams. With the second overall selection, the Cleveland Force anchored their defense by choosing two-time defending MISL Defender of the Year Genoni Martinez, formerly of the MISL Monterrey. The St. Louis Steamers selected midfielder Mariano Bollella from San Diego with their third pick, while the Kansas City Comets followed by bolstering their midfield with the addition of veteran Armando Valdivia from Monterrey. The Philadelphia KiXX selected forward Dan Antoniuk from San Diego's roster, while the two-defending MISL Champion Baltimore Blast seeks strength and experience in the back with Nevio Pizzolitto from San Diego. The Milwaukee Wave completed the opening round of selections by choosing rising Brazilian star Richardinho.
MISL Teams, via a telephone conference, selected players according to their combined winning percentage from the 2003-04 season and the first part of the 2004-05 season, including games played through January 2, 2005. Selection order was based on the lowest winning percentage selecting first and the best winning percentage selecting last. The draft continued for 12 Rounds, until all MISL Teams had passed on their selections in the 13th Round.
The Major Indoor Soccer League is a single-entity organization featuring a coast-to-coast presence with seven teams located across the United States. On February 27, the League announced an expansion team in Stockton, CA, that will begin play in 2005-06. On May 4, the League announced plans for an expansion team in Newark, NJ, that will begin play in 2007-08. The Dallas Sidekicks, currently reorganizing under new leadership, plan to return for the 2005-06 season. The MISL is the single major league of indoor soccer. For more information on the MISL, visit the League's website at www.MISL.net.
MISL DISPERSAL DRAFT - SAN DIEGO/MONTERREY - JANUARY 5, 2005
Rd 1 Team Player (selected from)
1 Chicago Storm Mark Ughy (SDG)
2 Cleveland Force Genoni Martinez (MTY)
3 St. Louis Steamers Mariano Bollella (SDG)
4 Kansas City Comets Armando Valdivia (MTY)
5 Philadelphia KiXX Dan Antoniuk (SDG)
6 Baltimore Blast Nevio Pizzolitto (SDG)
7 Milwaukee Wave Richardinho (MTY)
Rd 2 Team Player (selected from)
8 Chicago Storm Jacob Ward (SDG)
9 Cleveland Force Tamas Wiesz (SDG)
10 St. Louis Steamers Sean Bowers (SDG)
11 Kansas City Comets Ryan Mack (SDG)
12 Philadelphia KiXX Steve Butcher (SDG)
13 Baltimore Blast Mauricio Alegre (SDG)
14 Milwaukee Wave Hewerton Moreira (SDG)
Rd 3 Team Player (selected from)
15 Chicago Storm Kevin Sakuda (SDG)
16 Cleveland Force Mathius Johnson (SDG)
17 St. Louis Steamers Marco Lopez (MTY)
18 Kansas City Comets Victor Quiroz (MTY)
19 Philadelphia KiXX Herculez Gomez (SDG)
20 Baltimore Blast Victor Nogueira (SDG)
21 Milwaukee Wave Braeden Cloutier (SDG)
Rd 4 Team Player (selected from)
22 Chicago Storm Attilla Vendegh (SDG)
23 Cleveland Force Suad Arnautovic (SDG)
24 St. Louis Steamers Justin Neerhoff (SDG)
25 Kansas City Comets Oswalda Medina (MTY)
26 Philadelphia KiXX Ricardo Villar (SDG)
27 Baltimore Blast Alejandro Moreno (MTY)
28 Milwaukee Wave Martin Nash (SDG)
Rd 5 Team Player (selected from)
29 Chicago Storm Paul Wright (SDG)
30 Cleveland Force Rodrigo Oliva (MTY)
31 St. Louis Steamers Renaldo Candido Pereira (MTY)
32 Kansas City Comets Marco Coria (MTY)
33 Philadelphia KiXX Alan Gordon (SDG)
34 Baltimore Blast Brad Flanagan (SDG)
35 Milwaukee Wave Corey Woolfolk (SDG)
Rd 6 Team Player (selected from)
36 Chicago Storm Ato Leone (SDG)
37 Cleveland Force Alejandro Cardenas (MTY)
38 St. Louis Steamers Riley Swift (SDG)
39 Kansas City Comets Ricardo Gil (MTY)
40 Philadelphia KiXX McKinley Tennyson (SDG)
41 Baltimore Blast PASS
42 Milwaukee Wave Vitalis Takawira (SDG)
Rd 7 Team Player (selected from)
43 Chicago Storm Lee Morrison (SDG)
44 Cleveland Force Ali Ngon (SDG)
45 St. Louis Steamers Kevin Quigley (SDG)
46 Kansas City Comets Marin Hernandez (MTY)
47 Philadelphia KiXX PASS
48 Baltimore Blast PASS
49 Milwaukee Wave Fadi Afash (SDG)
Rd 8 Team Player (selected from)
50 Chicago Storm PASS
51 Cleveland Force Chris McDonald (SDG)
52 St. Louis Steamers PASS
53 Kansas City Comets Rich Cullen (SDG)
54 Philadelphia KiXX PASS
55 Baltimore Blast PASS
56 Milwaukee Wave John Menyongar (SDG)
Rd 9 Team Player (selected from)
57 Chicago Storm PASS
58 Cleveland Force Adam Braz (SDG)
59 St. Louis Steamers PASS
60 Kansas City Comets Walter Gomez (MTY)
61 Philadelphia KiXX PASS
62 Baltimore Blast PASS
63 Milwaukee Wave Octavio Montera (MTY)
Rd 10 Team Player (selected from)
64 Chicago Storm PASS
65 Cleveland Force Joe Mattachione (SDG)
66 St. Louis Steamers PASS
67 Kansas City Comets Francisco Portocarrero (MTY)
68 Philadelphia KiXX PASS
69 Baltimore Blast PASS
70 Milwaukee Wave Ian Fuller (SDG)
Rd 11 Team Player (selected from)
71 Chicago Storm PASS
72 Cleveland Force Adriano Lima (SDG)
73 St. Louis Steamers PASS
74 Kansas City Comets Aurelio Portes (MTY)
75 Philadelphia KiXX PASS
76 Baltimore Blast PASS
77 Milwaukee Wave Anthony Farace (SDG)
Rd 12 Team Player (selected from)
78 Chicago Storm PASS
79 Cleveland Force Guillermo Lucero (SDG)
80 St. Louis Steamers PASS
81 Kansas City Comets PASS
82 Philadelphia KiXX PASS
83 Baltimore Blast PASS
84 Milwaukee Wave PASS
Rd 13 Team Player (selected from)
85 Chicago Storm PASS
86 Cleveland Force PASS
87 St. Louis Steamers PASS
88 Kansas City Comets PASS
89 Philadelphia KiXX PASS
90 Baltimore Blast PASS
91 Milwaukee Wave PASS
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