The 2013 MLS SuperDraft was the fourteenth SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. The draft took place on January 17, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indiana Convention Center.

The Colorado Rapids enjoyed returns from the 2013 draft, with its two first-round draft picks Dillon Powers and Deshorn Brown finishing first and second respectively in 2013 rookie of the year voting. The 2013 season also showed the ability of MLS teams to develop young talent without turning to the draft, as homegrown players DeAndre Yedlin and Gyasi Zardes finished third and fourth respectively in rookie of the year voting.

Selection order The official selection order was announced by Major League Soccer on December 6, 2012:

The nine clubs which did not qualify for the playoffs received picks #1 through #9 (in reverse order of season points); The two clubs eliminated in the Knockout round of playoffs received picks #10 and #11 (in reverse order of season points); The four clubs eliminated in the Conference Semifinals received picks #12 through #15 (in reverse order of season points); The two clubs eliminated in the Conference Finals received picks #16 and #17 (in reverse order of season points); The club which lost 2012 MLS Cup received pick #18; The club which won 2012 MLS Cup received pick #19.

This selection order pertained to all rounds of the MLS SuperDraft. The same order was followed in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft held 5 days later.

* Denotes player who has been selected for an MLS Best XI team

Round 1 Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation 1 New England Revolution Andrew Farrell* Defender LouisvilleRiver City Rovers 2 Chivas USA Carlos Alvarez Midfielder Connecticut 3 Toronto FC Kyle Bekker Midfielder Boston College 4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kekuta Manneh* Forward Austin Aztex 5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Erik Hurtado Forward Santa ClaraPortland Timbers U23s 6 Colorado Rapids Deshorn Brown* Forward UCFReading United 7 FC Dallas Walker Zimmerman* Defender Furman 8 Montreal Impact Blake Smith Midfielder New MexicoAustin Aztex 9 Columbus Crew Ryan Finley Forward Notre DameReading United 10 Seattle Sounders FC Eriq Zavaleta* Forward Indiana 11 Colorado Rapids Dillon Powers Midfielder Notre DameAustin Aztex 12 Real Salt Lake John Stertzer Midfielder Maryland 13 Houston Dynamo Jason Johnson* Forward VCU 14 Sporting Kansas City Mikey Lopez* Midfielder North CarolinaOrange County Blue Star 15 San Jose Earthquakes Tommy Muller Defender Georgetown 16 Toronto FC Emery Welshman Forward Oregon StatePortland Timbers U23s 17 D.C. United Taylor Kemp Defender MarylandReal Colorado Foxes 18 Montreal Impact Fernando Monge Midfielder UCLASeattle Sounders FC U-23 19 Los Angeles Galaxy Charlie Rugg Forward Boston CollegeWorcester Hydra

Round 1 trades

Round 2 Any player marked with an * is part of the Generation Adidas program.

Pick # MLS team Player Position Affiliation 20 FC Dallas Ryan Hollingshead Midfielder UCLA 21 New England Revolution Donnie Smith Forward CharlotteCarolina Dynamo 22 New York Red Bulls Ian Christianson Midfielder GeorgetownReading United 23 New England Revolution Luke Spencer Forward XavierCincinnati Kings 24 Los Angeles Galaxy Kofi Opare Defender MichiganMichigan Bucks 25 Colorado Rapids Kory Kindle Defender CSU BakerfieldVentura County Fusion 26 Philadelphia Union Don Anding Forward Northeastern 27 Montreal Impact Paolo DelPiccolo Midfielder Louisville 28 Columbus Crew Drew Beckie Defender DenverOttawa Fury 29 Real Salt Lake Devon Sandoval Forward New Mexico 30 Chicago Fire Yazid Atouba Midfielder Rainbow FC Bamenda 31 Philadelphia Union Stephen Okai Midfielder MobileReading United 32 Montreal Impact Brad Stuver Goalkeeper Cleveland StateAkron Summit Assault 33 San Jose Earthquakes Dan Delgado Midfielder San DiegoOrange County Blue Star 34 Portland Timbers Dylan Tucker-Gangnes Defender WashingtonPortland Timbers U23s 35 Seattle Sounders FC Dylan Remick Defender BrownWorcester Hydra 36 New England Revolution Luis Soffner Goalkeeper Indiana 37 Houston Dynamo Jimmy Nealis Defender GeorgetownLong Island Rough Riders 38 Los Angeles Galaxy Greg Cochrane Defender LouisvilleReading United

Round 2 trades

Other SuperDraft trade notes Portland Timbers acquired forward Mike Fucito from Montreal Impact in a trade on 20 April 2012. In return, Montreal was to receive either Portland's highest 2013 second-round SuperDraft pick or a 2013 international roster slot depending on Fucito's performance. Montreal received the international roster slot, not the draft pick. On 12 December 2012, Chivas USA acquired the #3 position in the MLS Allocation Order and either a second-round selection in the 2013 SuperDraft or a 2013 international roster slot from Portland Timbers in exchange for the #2 position in the MLS Allocation Order. Chivas USA elected to receive the international roster slot, not the draft pick.

Notable undrafted players

Homegrown players

Original MLS teamPlayerPositionCollegeConferenceNotesColumbus CrewWil TrappMidfielderAkronMACLA GalaxyGyasi ZardesForwardCSU BakersfieldWACNew England RevolutionScott CaldwellMidfielderAkronMACSeattle Sounders FCDeAndre YedlinDefenderAkronMAC

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