Last update: January 23, 2019

The Allocation Process is the mechanism used to determine which MLS Club has first priority to acquire a player listed on the Allocation Ranking List (see below). The list will consist of (i) select U.S. Men’s National Team players, (ii) elite youth U.S. National Team players, or (iii) former MLS players returning to MLS after joining a non-MLS club for a transfer fee greater than $500,000. Generally, the Allocation Ranking List will be updated once a year on the day after the conclusion of the MLS regular season. The Allocation Ranking List will only be edited during the year if a player is transferred out of the league or if a top youth national team player is added to the list.

The Allocation Ranking Order is set by taking the reverse order of the club’s standings at the end of each MLS Season, taking playoff performance into account, with the new expansion clubs at the top of the order.

Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is the other club’s ranking. At all times, each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS League season.

Allocation Ranking Order

Toronto FC Orlando City SC Colorado Rapids Chicago Fire San Jose Earthquakes Minnesota United FC Houston Dynamo New England Revolution Montreal Impact Vancouver Whitecaps FC LA Galaxy Philadelphia Union D.C. United FC Dallas LAFC Real Salt Lake Columbus Crew SC New York City FC Seattle Sounders Sporting Kansas City New York Red Bulls Portland Timbers Atlanta United FC Cincinnati

2019 Allocation Ranking List

Last update: December 21, 2018

The Allocation Ranking List is comprised of players in the following categories:

Select U.S. Men’s National Team players.

Select elite U.S. Youth National Team players.

Players transferred outside of MLS garnering a transfer fee of at least $500,000 (USD).

The players who will be included on the Allocation Ranking List will be determined by Major League Soccer’s player personnel department and club technical staffs and will be updated once each year, during the time window between the end of the MLS regular season and MLS Cup. The Allocation Ranking List will only be updated during the season if an elite U.S. youth national team player turns 18 or graduates from the U.S. Soccer Residency Program in Bradenton, FL and is deemed eligible for the list. In addition, the Allocation Ranking List will be updated when a player is transferred out of MLS for more than $500,000.

Player Current club Classification Adams, Tyler RB Leipzig (GER) Transfer Anangono, Juan LDU Quito (ECU) Transfer Cameron, Geoff Queens Park Rangers (ENG) Transfer Carmona, Carlos Colo-Colo (CHI) Transfer Castillo, Fabian Club Tijuana (MEX) Transfer Davies, Alphonso Bayern Munich (GER) Transfer Diaz, Mauro Shabab Al-Ahli (UAE) Transfer Flores, Junior Out of contract Youth USMNT Gaber, Omar Pyramids FC (EGY) Transfer Gonzalez, Giancarlo Bologna (ITA) Transfer Gonzalez, Omar Atlas (MEX) Transfer Green, Julian Greuther Furth (GER) Youth USMNT Harrison, Jack Leeds United (ENG) Transfer Johannsson, Aron Werder Bremen (GER) Senior USMNT Johnson, Fabian Borussia Monchengladbach (GER) Senior USMNT Larin, Cyle Besiktas (TUR) Transfer Martins, Obafemi Shanghai Greenland Shenhua (CHN) Transfer Miazga, Matt FC Nantes (FRA) Transfer Najar, Andy Anderlecht (BEL) Transfer Nedyalkov, Anton Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) Transfer Poku, Kwadwo Tampa Bay Rowdies (USL) Transfer Pulisic, Christian Borussia Dortmund (GER) Senior USMNT Ream, Tim Fulham (ENG) Transfer Rivero, Octavio Atlas (MEX) Transfer Rochat, Alain Lausanne-Sport (SWI) Transfer Rubin, Rubio Club Tijuana (MEX) Youth USMNT Sanvezzo, Camilo Queretaro (MEX) Transfer Tabla, Ballou Jean-Yves FC Barcelona (ESP) Transfer Torres, Erick Club Tijuana (MEX) Transfer Valencia, Jose Adolfo Feirense (POR) Transfer Yedlin, DeAndre Newcastle United (ENG) Transfer

2019 Allocation Ranking Order Transactions