What does DP mean in MLS?
Designated Player Rule
The Designated Player Rule allows clubs to acquire up to three players whose total compensation and acquisition costs exceed the Maximum Salary Budget Charge, with the club bearing financial responsibility for the amount of compensation above each player’s Salary Budget Charge.
How many season ticket holders do the New York Red Bulls have?
11,000 season ticket holders
The Red Bulls had 11,000 season ticket holders for the 2016 MLS Season.
How many players can be on a MLS roster?
Every MLS team is entitled to put up to 30 players on its roster. On game days, that roster of 30 is refined down to an 18-man squad (11 starters and seven substitutes).
How many foreign players can a MLS team have?
eight international players
A total of 192 international roster slots are divided among the 24 teams. In 2008, each MLS team was given the right to have eight international players on its roster and each subsequent expansion teams were given the right to have eight international roster slots for its inaugural season.
What does homegrown mean in soccer?
A Homegrown player is an academy player who is given a first-team contract. They are required to have spent at least one year in a club’s academy, and to have lived in the club’s territory.
What is a Generation adidas player?
Generation adidas is a joint program between MLS and adidas that sees a handful of top collegiate underclassmen and youth national team players signed by MLS to Generation adidas contracts and made available in the SuperDraft.
What does supplemental slot mean in soccer?
Roster Slots 21-24 and 25-30 are known as the Supplemental and Reserve Rosters respectively. The maximum salary for these players in 2019 was $70,250 and players in the Reserve Roster slots must be under 24.
What does roster spot mean?
A roster spot is a better scenario because it is a guaranteed spot on the team, you just aren’t receiving any athletic scholarship money. Some coaches, however, will call this a “walk on” as well and don’t expect you to tryout. You can receive academic or need based money through the school or outside sources.