The 2009 MLS Expansion Draft took place on November 25, 2009,^[1] and was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Philadelphia Union.

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• Only 1 player may be selected from each team. Five of the league's 15 current teams will not have a player selected.
• Teams will be allowed to protect 11 players from their 28-man rosters. Generation Adidas players are automatically protected, though players who are graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2009 season are not.
• Teams with 4 or more international players must protect 3 of them. If a team has 3 or fewer international players, then it must protect all but one.
• Any developmental players selected must be moved up to the senior roster for the 2010 season.

Expansion Draft Results

#	Player	Position	Country	Previous club
1	Jordan Harvey	D	United States	Colorado Rapids
2	Andrew Jacobson	M	United States	D.C. United
3	Brad Knighton	GK	United States	New England Revolution
4	Sébastien Le Toux	F	France	Seattle Sounders FC
5	Stefani Miglioranzi	M	Brazil	Los Angeles Galaxy
6	Alejandro Moreno	F	Venezuela	Columbus Crew
7	David Myrie	D	Costa Rica	Chicago Fire
8	Shea Salinas	M	United States	San Jose Earthquakes
9	Shavar Thomas	D	Jamaica	Chivas USA
10	Nick Zimmerman	M	United States	New York Red Bulls

Team-by-team breakdown

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