The Major League Soccer Inaugural Allocations were signed by the league beginning with
Tab Ramos on January 5, 1995.
Major League Soccer
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then distributed to the ten initial teams prior to the beginning of the
inaugural 1996 season. Each team was
allocated four marquee players
1996 marquee players - 90soccer.com- Ken Salmon
prior to the February 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
The MLS Inaugural Player Draft, held before Major League Soccer's initial 1996 season, distributed players to the league's ten inaugural teams. The Inaugural Player Draft occurred on February 6 and 7, 1996 after each team was allocated four marqu ...
.
Colorado Rapids
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* Marcelo Balboa
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* Shaun Bartlett
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* Dominic Kinnear
* Roy Wegerle
Columbus Crew
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* Brian Bliss
* Doctor Khumalo
* Brian Maisonneuve
* Adrián Paz
Dallas Burn
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* Leonel Álvarez
* Washington Rodríguez
* Hugo Sánchez
* Mark Santel
D.C. United
* Jeff Agoos
* Marco Etcheverry
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* John Harkes
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* Juan Berthy Suárez
Kansas City Wiz
* Frank Klopas
* Preki
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* Mike Sorber
* Vitalis Takawira
Los Angeles Galaxy
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* Dan Calichman
* Jorge Campos
* Mauricio Cienfuegos
* Eduardo Hurtado
NY/NJ MetroStars
* Roberto Donadoni
* Tony Meola
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* Tab Ramos
* Damian Silvera
New England Revolution
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* Mike Burns
San Jose Clash
* John Doyle
* Michael Emenalo
* Ben Iroha
* Eric Wynalda
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Tampa Bay Mutiny
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* Cle Kooiman
* Roy Lassiter
* Carlos Valderrama
* Martín Vásquez
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1996 Mls Inaugural Allocations
Major League Soccer drafts