The 2018 MLS Expansion Draft will be held at 1 pm CT today (Tuesday, December 11), streaming live in the YouTube player above.
Click here for a full list of protected Chicago Fire players for today's draft.
2018 MLS Expansion Draft process:
FC Cincinnati may select up to five players from the eligible MLS player pool. Only a single player can be drafted from any one club.
- Five rounds - FC Cincinnati can claim a single player from any one club
- Three minutes for each selection
- No timeouts
- No trades permitted during draft
Players and teams exempt from the draft:
- The five teams that had players selected by the LAFC in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft exempt from the 2018 Expansion Draft:
- Columbus Crew SC
- San Jose Earthquakes
- Seattle Sounders FC
- Sporting Kansas City
- Toronto FC
- Players automatically exempted from the 2018 Expansion Draft:
- Generation adidas players (who did not graduate at the end of the 2018 season)
- Homegrown Players on a club’s off-budget roster
DESIGNATED PLAYERS are not automatically protected.