On Friday, MLS conducted a weighted lottery to determine the order of next week's Chivas USA Dispersal Draft. The Portland Timbers came in with the 12th spot. FC Dallas has the first overall selection.
After Dallas, 2015 expansion club New York City FC will select second, followed by Sporting KC, D.C. United, and the New England Revolution.
To determine the draft order, MLS held a random weighted draw using an envelope method. The system was weighted by giving the 2014 playoff clubs a single envelope and giving the non-playoff clubs two envelopes.
2015 expansion clubs Orlando City SC and New York City FC also participated in the Dispersal Draft and were treated as 2014 non-playoff qualifying clubs in the weighting order.
The Dispersal Draft will be held via private teleconference call with representatives from each club on Nov. 19, and clubs will be given one minute to determine their selection. The draft will conclude when all MLS clubs forego a selection.
MLS clubs acquiring Dispersal Draft players must take players at their full 2015 budget charges and options must be exercised, including any associated transfers or loans. If a team selects a player in the Dispersal Draft but leaves him unprotected ahead of the Expansion Draft on Dec. 10, he will be available for selection by either Orlando City or NYCFC at that time.
According to the league, draft picks for the Dispersal Draft cannot be traded.
Chivas USA Dispersal Draft order:
- FC Dallas
- New York City FC
- Sporting Kansas City
- DC United
- New England Revolution
- Montreal Impact
- Orlando City SC
- Colorado Rapids
- San Jose Earthquakes
- Real Salt Lake
- Houston Dynamo
- Portland Timbers
- Chicago Fire
- Toronto FC
- Columbus Crew SC
- LA Galaxy
- Philadelphia Union
- New York Red Bulls
- Seattle Sounders FC
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC
