MLS Eligible Player Lists Announced for End-Of-Year Waivers Process, Free Agency and Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Process
November 22, 2019 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
NEW YORK - Major League Soccer today announced the lists of players eligible for End-of-Year Waivers, Free Agency, and Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Process. In advance of these three postseason roster mechanisms, the transition from a rolling calendar to a single announcement date adds to the transparency of disclosing the contract status of all option-declined and out-of-contract players following Thursday's option exercise deadline.
On Monday, Nov. 25 at 3 p.m. ET, the End-of-Year Waivers process gives the clubs that finished at the bottom of the 2019 standings the first opportunities to select from out-of-contract, typically young players who have not met the minimum number of service years for Free Agency or the Re-Entry Process. Beginning in reverse order, and taking into account postseason performance, FC Cincinnati will select first. The 2019 MLS Cup champions Seattle Sounders FC will have the 24th pick, and expansion clubs Nashville SC and Inter Miami CF will have the 25th and 26th selections to end each round.
End-of-Year Waivers Process Rules & Procedure | End-of-Year Waivers List
Immediately following the End-of Year-Waivers process, Free Agency opens on Monday, Nov. 25 for players - who are at least age 28 with at least eight MLS service years and either option-declined or out-of-contract. Free Agents can negotiate a new contract with any MLS club, including their previous team, subject to certain restrictions. During a given year, clubs may acquire a maximum of two out-of-contract players via Free Agency.
Free Agents may also choose to participate in the Re-Entry Process.
Free Agency Rules & Procedures | Free Agency List
The Re-Entry Process, Stage 1 begins on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 3 p.m. ET. Similar to the End-of-Year Waivers process, the Re-Entry process is conducted in the same reverse order of the 2019 season finish, keeping in mind postseason performance and any trades impacting selection order. During the Re-Entry process, MLS clubs can select from three types of eligible players:
Option-declined players who are at least 23 years old with a minimum of three service years
Out-of-contract players who are at least 25 years old with a minimum of four service years and whose clubs did not wish to re-sign at their previous salary
Free Agents that choose to participate.
Re-Entry Process Rules & Procedure | Re-Entry List
The final postseason roster mechanism will be Stage 2 of the Re-Entry Process, which will be conducted on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The list of players eligible for Re-Entry, Stage 2 will be announced on Dec. 3 at 11 a.m. ET.
2019 MLS END-OF-YEAR WAIVERS LIST
Atlanta United Chris Goslin
Atlanta United Jose Hernandez
Atlanta United Kevin Kratz
Atlanta United Patrick Okonkwo
Atlanta United Florentin Pogba
Chicago Fire FC Diego Campos
Chicago Fire FC Elliot Collier
Chicago Fire FC Nicolas Gaitan
Chicago Fire FC Aleksandar Katai
Chicago Fire FC Cristian Martinez
Chicago Fire FC Amando Moreno
FC Cincinnati Nazmi Albadawi
FC Cincinnati Justin Hoyte
FC Cincinnati Forrest Lasso
FC Cincinnati Emmanuel Ledesma
Columbus Crew SC Ben Lundgaard
Columbus Crew SC Edward Opoku
Columbus Crew SC Eduardo Sosa
Colorado Rapids Sam Raben
Colorado Rapids Tommy Smith
D.C. United Antonio Bustamante
D.C. United Leonardo Jara
D.C. United Marquinhos Pedroso
FC Dallas Edwin Gyasi
Houston Dynamo Kevin Garcia
Los Angeles Football Club Lamar Batista
Los Angeles Football Club Javier Perez
Los Angeles Football Club Peter-Lee Vassell
LA Galaxy Favio Alvarez
LA Galaxy Hugo Arellano
LA Galaxy Tomas Hilliard-Arce
LA Galaxy Bradford Jamieson IV
Minnesota United FC Carter Manley
Minnesota United FC Wilfried Moimbe-Tahrat
Minnesota United FC Ally Ng'anzi
Montreal Impact Jason Beaulieu
Montreal Impact Omar Browne
Montreal Impact Daniel Kinumbe
Montreal Impact Ken Krolicki
Montreal Impact Thomas Meilleur-Giguere
Montreal Impact Bacary Sagna
Montreal Impact Jeisson Vargas
New England Revolution Juan Caicedo
New England Revolution Zachary Herivaux
New York City FC Daniel Bedoya
New York City FC Jeff Caldwell
New York City FC Abdi Mohamed
New York City FC Ebenezer Ofori
New York Red Bulls Jean-Christophe Koffi
Orlando City SC Carlos Ascues
Orlando City SC Adam Grinwis
Orlando City SC Cam Lindley
Orlando City SC Greg Ranjitsingh
Orlando City SC Lamine Sane
Philadelphia Union Marco Fabian
Philadelphia Union Haris Medunjanin
Portland Timbers Claude Dielna
Portland Timbers Modou Jadama
Portland Timbers Foster Langsdorf
Real Salt Lake Danilo Acosta
San Jose Earthquakes Harold Cummings
San Jose Earthquakes Kevin Partida
Seattle Sounders FC Alex Roldan
Sporting Kansas City Nicolas Hasler
Sporting Kansas City Gedion Zelalem
Toronto FC Jon Bakero
Toronto FC Aidan Daniels
Toronto FC Ryan Telfer
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Joaquin Ardaiz
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lass Bangoura
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Brendan McDonough
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sean Melvin
2019 MLS FREE AGENCY LIST
Atlanta United Jeff Larentowicz Out of Contract
Atlanta United Justin Meram Option Decline
Atlanta United Michael Parkhurst Out of Contract
Atlanta United Brek Shea Out of Contract
Colorado Rapids Tim Howard Out of Contract
Columbus Crew SC Ricardo Clark Out of Contract
Columbus Crew SC Federico Higuain Out of Contract
D.C. United Quincy Amarikwa Out of Contract
D.C. United Bill Hamid Out of Contract
FC Dallas Eric Alexander Out of Contract
Houston Dynamo DaMarcus Beasley Out of Contract
Houston Dynamo A.J. DeLaGarza Out of Contract
Houston Dynamo Tyler Deric Option Decline
Los Angeles Football Club Steven Beitashour Out of Contract
Los Angeles Football Club Jordan Harvey Out of Contract
LA Galaxy Servando Carrasco Option Decline
LA Galaxy Matt Lampson Option Decline
LA Galaxy Juninho Option Decline
LA Galaxy Chris Pontius Out of Contract
Minnesota United FC Sam Cronin Option Decline
Minnesota United FC Lawrence Olum Option Decline
Minnesota United FC Bobby Shuttleworth Out of Contract
Nashville SC Jalil Anibaba Out of Contract
New York Red Bulls Connor Lade Option Decline
New York Red Bulls Luis Robles Option Decline
Orlando City SC Will Johnson Out of Contract
Orlando City SC Sacha Kljestan Out of Contract
Philadelphia Union Aurelien Collin Out of Contract
Real Salt Lake Kyle Beckerman Out of Contract
Real Salt Lake Tony Beltran Option Decline
Real Salt Lake Nick Rimando Out of Contract
Real Salt Lake Kelyn Rowe Out of Contract
Seattle Sounders FC Chad Marshall Option Decline
Sporting Kansas City Benny Feilhaber Option Decline
Sporting Kansas City Seth Sinovic Out of Contract
Sporting Kansas City Rodney Wallace Option Decline
Toronto FC Michael Bradley Out of Contract
Toronto FC Drew Moor Option Decline
Toronto FC Ashtone Morgan Out of Contract
2019 MLS RE-ENTRY LIST
Atlanta United Mikey Ambrose Out of Contract
Chicago Fire FC Stefan Cleveland Option Decline
Chicago Fire FC David Ousted Option Decline
Chicago Fire FC Richard Sanchez Option Decline
Colorado Rapids Kofi Opare Option Decline
Colorado Rapids Dillon Serna Out of Contract
Columbus Crew SC Alex Crognale Option Decline
Columbus Crew SC David Guzman Option Decline
Columbus Crew SC Jordan Hamilton Option Decline
Columbus Crew SC Connor Maloney Option Decline
Columbus Crew SC Romario Williams Out of Contract
D.C. United Earl Edwards Jr. Option Decline
D.C. United Jalen Robinson Out of Contract
FC Cincinnati Corben Bone Option Decline
FC Cincinnati Roland Lamah Option Decline
FC Cincinnati Jimmy McLaughlin Option Decline
FC Cincinnati Blake Smith Option Decline
FC Dallas Cristian Colman Option Decline
FC Dallas Moises Hernandez Option Decline
Houston Dynamo Eric Bird Option Decline
Houston Dynamo Juan David Cabezas Option Decline
Houston Dynamo Darwin Ceren Out of Contract
Los Angeles Football Club Dejan Jakovic Option Decline
LA Galaxy Joao Pedro Option Decline
Minnesota United FC Miguel Ibarra Option Decline
Minnesota United FC Collin Martin Option Decline
Minnesota United FC Rasmus Schuller Option Decline
Montreal Impact Anthony Jackson-Hamel Option Decline
n/a Charlie Lyon Option Decline
n/a Yura Movsisyan Option Decline
New England Revolution Juan Agudelo Option Decline
New England Revolution Cody Cropper Out of Contract
New England Revolution Brian Wright Option Decline
New York Red Bulls Vincent Bezecourt Option Decline
New York Red Bulls Marcus Epps Option Decline
New York Red Bulls Derrick Etienne Option Decline
New York Red Bulls Evan Louro Option Decline
New York Red Bulls Bradley Wright-Phillips Out of Contract
New York City FC Eric Miller Option Decline
Orlando City SC Cristian Higuita Out of Contract
Orlando City SC Shane O'Neill Option Decline
Orlando City SC Dillon Powers Option Decline
Orlando City SC Oriol Rosell Option Decline
Philadelphia Union R.J. Allen Option Decline
Philadelphia Union Fabinho Option Decline
Portland Timbers Kendall McIntosh Option Decline
Portland Timbers Diego Valeri Option Decline
Real Salt Lake Jordan Allen Option Decline
Real Salt Lake Alex Horwath Option Decline
Real Salt Lake Luke Mulholland Option Decline
Real Salt Lake Joao Plata Option Decline
Real Salt Lake Marcelo Silva Option Decline
San Jose Earthquakes Francois Affolter Option Decline
San Jose Earthquakes Jimmy Ockford Option Decline
Seattle Sounders FC Saad Abdul-Salaam Option Decline
Seattle Sounders FC Jonathan Campbell Option Decline
Seattle Sounders FC Victor Rodriguez Option Decline
Seattle Sounders FC Luis Silva Option Decline
Seattle Sounders FC Roman Torres Option Decline
Sporting Kansas City Krisztian Nemeth Out of Contract
Toronto FC Caleb Patterson-Sewell Option Decline
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Victor Giro Option Decline
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Brett Levis Out of Contract
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Scott Sutter Option Decline
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