2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft
The 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 15, 2017 and December 21, 2017. All 23 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate. The priority order for the MLS Re-Entry Draft was reverse order of finish in 2017, taking into account playoff performance. The 2018 expansion team, Los Angeles FC, had selection 23.
Available to all teams in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry draft were:
- Players not eligible for free agency who were at least 23 years old in 2017 with a minimum of three years of MLS experience.
- Players not eligible for free agency who did not receive a bona fide offer and who were at least 25 years old with a minimum of four years of MLS experience, or were at least 30 years old with a minimum of eight years of MLS experience.
Teams also had the option of passing on their selection.