December 18, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Charlotte FC News Release
As Charlotte FC shifts focus to the Club’s third season, the 2024 SuperDraft provides a chance to acquire young, promising college players for the roster build.
The SuperDraft will be held on Tuesday, December 19. Coverage starts at 3 p.m. ET. Tune in on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
This year, Charlotte FC has just three selections: 38th overall (Round 2), 41st overall (Round 2), and 70th overall (Round 3). The Club has no first round selection after making a trade during last year’s draft.
While the idea of a draft is very fundamental to the American sports ecosystem, the MLS SuperDraft has its own unique history, peculiarities, and processes. So, here’s everything you need to know about Tuesday’s SuperDraft, changes made to the system this year, and Charlotte FC’s historical trends in the draft.
The Basics
WHEN: Tuesday, December 19 @ 3 p.m. ET.
PICKS: 38th overall (Round 2), 41st overall (Round 2), and 70th overall (Round 3).
The SuperDraft has three rounds, and each team is allowed one pick per round. 29 teams in the league works out to 87 total selections.
Draft order is set in descending order based on 2023 points total. Toronto FC will lead off with the first overall pick as the team with the fewest regular season points, followed by the rest of the teams that did not qualify for the playoffs.
Then, the order of the remaining teams is set by the fewest regular season points among teams that exited playoffs in the same round. For example, both San Jose and Charlotte were eliminated in the Wild Card Round, but San Jose finished 2023 with 44 points while CLTFC had 43. This means Charlotte FC selects prior to San Jose.
From there, the rules follow the usual conventions. Teams have four minutes to make each selection in Round 1 and only three minutes in Rounds 2 and 3. Trading draft slots is allowed and fairly common, while some clubs will choose to pass on their selections, especially in the later rounds.
Read More: MLS SuperDraft 2024 Presented by adidas Rules and Regulations
Changes to Eligible Players
In late October, Major League Soccer announced a significant change to the player eligibility rules for the SuperDraft.
In previous years, only players who were collegiate seniors and above were eligible for selection. The only exceptions were the select few Generation adidas players – a designation we’ll get into later in the article – that could be underclassmen.
Now, however, any…
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