The 2008 MLS Expansion Draft took place on November 26, 2008, and was a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Seattle Sounders FC. They made 10 selections from a pool of players from the other 14 MLS clubs.

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• Only one player could be selected from each team. Four of the league's 14 current teams did not have a player selected.
• Teams were allowed to protect 11 players from their 28-man rosters. Generation Adidas players were automatically protected, though players who are graduated from the program to the senior roster at the end of the 2008 season were not.
• Teams with 4 or more international players were required to protect 3 of them. If a team had 3 or fewer international players, then it was required to protect all but one.
• Any developmental players selected were required to be moved up to the senior roster for the 2009 season.

#	Player	Position	Country	Previous club
1	Nate Jaqua	F	United States	Houston Dynamo
2	Nathan Sturgis	M	United States	Real Salt Lake
3	Jeff Parke	D	United States	New York Red Bulls
4	Jarrod Smith	F	New Zealand	Toronto FC
5	Khano Smith	M	Bermuda	New England Revolution
6	Peter Vagenas	M	United States	Los Angeles Galaxy
7	Tyson Wahl	D	United States	Kansas City Wizards
8	James Riley	D	United States	San Jose Earthquakes
9	Stephen King	M	United States	Chicago Fire
10	Brad Evans	M	United States	Columbus Crew

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