MLS Publishes 2026 General Allocation Money Available to Clubs Following Roster Compliance
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MLS Publishes 2026 General Allocation Money Available to Clubs Following Roster Compliance

Published on March 6, 2026 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release


NEW YORK - Today, MLS published the current amount of 2026 General Allocation Money available to clubs as of February 20 following Roster Compliance. This allows fans and media members to evaluate each club's roster-building flexibility during the season in conjunction with the Club Roster Profiles.

All club roster profiles can be found HERE, which now includes the amount of 2026 GAM available to clubs.

Please note: The available 2026 General Allocation Money in this document is as of Roster Compliance on Feb. 20, 2026. Any transactions involving GAM following Roster Compliance are not accounted for in the totals.

Available 2026 General Allocation Money Per Club

(as of Feb. 20)

Club 2026 General Allocation Money

Atlanta United $344,356

Austin FC $412,817

Charlotte FC $75,994

Chicago Fire FC $1,003,353

FC Cincinnati $361,337

Colorado Rapids $5,007,225

Columbus Crew $952,447

FC Dallas $1,576,731

D.C. United $2,137,599

Houston Dynamo FC $2,310,805

Sporting Kansas City $6,380,121

Los Angeles Football Club $249,749

LA Galaxy $0

Inter Miami CF $17,361

Minnesota United FC $4,157,930

CF Montréal $3,247,472

Nashville SC $1,581,229

New England Revolution $1,162,968

New York City FC $2,637,519

Orlando City SC $655,360

Philadelphia Union $4,393,417

Portland Timbers $4,788,001

Real Salt Lake $4,435,148

Red Bull New York $189,830

San Diego FC $4,211,327

San Jose Earthquakes $4,725,751

Seattle Sounders FC $243,090

St. Louis CITY SC $2,227,157

Toronto FC $3,078,603

Vancouver Whitecaps FC $20,945

The guide below provides more information about how General Allocation Money can be utilized by clubs to add more talented players to their rosters.

GENERAL ALLOCATION MONEY USES

Buying Down a Player's Salary Budget Charge

General Allocation Money can be used to "buy-down" a player's Salary Budget Charge as part of managing a club's roster, including buying down a Salary Budget Charge below the league maximum of $803,125 in 2026. A club can also use GAM to reduce a player's Salary Budget Charge to the lesser of 50% of the Salary Budget Charge or $150,000.

Example: A club may buy-down a player earning $800,000 to a Salary Budget Charge of $400,000 by using $400,000 of General Allocation Money.

Buying Down a Loan or Transfer Fee

A club may "buy down" 100% of a loan or transfer fee by utilizing General Allocation Money.

Example: Club pays $500,000 to acquire a player via transfer and applies $500,000 in General Allocation Money to the player's Salary Budget Charge.

Signing a Homegrown Player

Clubs may use up to $200,000 of their currently available General Allocation Money to sign new Homegrown Players to their first MLS contract, which allows them to be placed on the club's Supplemental Roster subject to league review and approval.

Example: A club signs a Homegrown player and applies $125,000 in GAM to the player's Salary Budget Charge.

Trades

General Allocation Money can be used in trades to acquire players, international roster slots, SuperDraft Priority, Discovery Priority, and Homegrown Priority in addition to selection position in MLS SuperDraft, Re-Entry Process, and Waivers.

Example: Minnesota United FC acquired Drake Callender from Charlotte FC in exchange for $450,000 in GAM - $350,000 in 2026 GAM and $100,000 2027 GAM - and up to an additional $300,000 in conditional GAM if certain performance-based metrics were met.

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