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Bylaws Draft With First Pick In San Diego
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These teams build their rosters by signing players from within the U.S. and abroad, including Designated Players, as well as through the Expansion Draft—which allows them to select players from existing MLS teams to help form a competitive squad ahead of their inaugural season.
San Diego had a winning start to life in MLS, defeating the reigning MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy 2-0. With their 2-0 road victory over the Galaxy, SDFC became the second MLS expansion team to win their inaugural match since 2019, joining St. Louis CITY SC in 2023.
Since its creation in 1996, Major League Soccer, the highest level of professional soccer in the United States, has had three teams cease operations—the Tampa Bay Mutiny, the Miami Fusion, and Chivas USA.
The 2024 MLS Expansion Draft was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team San Diego FC that was held on December 11, 2024. The list of eligible players was revealed on December 10, 2024, which included 354 players from the 29 other MLS teams. San Diego FC selected five players in the draft.
San Diego FC was awarded a berth in the 2025 Leagues Cup that had been forfeited by Vancouver Whitecaps FC due to their paricipation in the 2025 Canadian Championship and the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
From the original 10 charter clubs to the 2025 debut of San Diego FC, here's a look at when all franchises began playing in MLS.
San Diego hosts two major professional league teams, the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB) and San Diego FC of Major League Soccer (MLS). The area is home to several universities whose teams compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), most notably the San Diego State Aztecs.
Slots 21-24 may be filled with (i) Senior Minimum Salary Players ($104,000), which may include Homegrown Players, (ii) Generation adidas Players, (iii) any specifically designated players eligible for the MLS SuperDraft; or (iv) Homegrown Players earning more than the Senior Minimum Salary subject to the Homegrown ...
Eligibility Rules Additionally, any former college player who departed college with remaining eligibility since the conclusion of the college season approximately one year prior to the MLS SuperDraft in order to compete as a professional in a league domestically is eligible to be drafted.
The order of selection is determined by the reverse order of finish in the previous season. Barring any trades between clubs, each round starts with the team that finished with the worst record and ends with the Super Bowl champions. Teams that didn't qualify for the playoffs are assigned draft slots 1-20.