2002 MLS Allocation Draft

After the Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion were contracted, Major League Soccer distributed their players to the rest of the league by means of an Allocation Draft, in which teams with excess allocations were allowed to select from their players. Players not selected in the Allocation Draft went into the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft. The participants and selection order for the Allocation Draft were approved by the MLS Competition Committee on January 8, 2002. The Allocation Draft was held on January 11, 2002.^[1]

2002 Allocation Draft

Pick	MLS Team	Player	Position	Previous Team
1	Colorado Rapids	Pablo Mastroeni	Midfielder	Miami Fusion
2	New England Revolution	Mamadou Diallo	Forward	Tampa Bay Mutiny
3	D.C. United	Nick Rimando	Goalkeeper	Miami Fusion
4	MetroStars[Trade 1]	Diego Serna	Forward	Miami Fusion
5	New England Revolution	Carlos Llamosa	Defender	Miami Fusion
6	New England Revolution	Steve Ralston	Midfielder	Tampa Bay Mutiny
7	Dallas Burn	#1 Pick, 2002 MLS SuperDraft	--	Tampa Bay Mutiny
8	San Jose Earthquakes[Trade 2]	Devin Barclay	Forward	Tampa Bay Mutiny
9	Los Angeles Galaxy[Trade 3]	Tyrone Marshall	Midfielder	Miami Fusion

Allocation Draft Trades

1. #4: Colorado Rapids → MetroStars. 11 January 2002: MetroStars acquired this selection from Colorado in exchange for midfielder Mark Chung, a second-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, and a third-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.^{[ref 1]}
2. #8: Los Angeles Galaxy → San Jose Earthquakes. 11 January 2002: San Jose acquired this selection from Los Angeles in exchange for the #9 selection and a second-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.^{[ref 1]}
3. #9: San Jose Earthquakes → Los Angeles Galaxy. 11 January 2002: Los Angeles acquired this selection and a second-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft from San Jose in exchange for the #8 selection.^{[ref 1]}

References

1. "MLS teams in Tampa, Miami cease operations". CNN.

1. "Results of the Allocation and Dispersal Drafts". SI.com. 11 January 2002. Retrieved 10 November 2013.