All 22 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate.
Players who remained unselected after Stage 2 were made available to any MLS club on a first-come, first-served basis.
The league released a list of all players available for the Re-Entry Draft on December 16, 2016.
[2] The first stage of the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 16, 2016.
[3] The second stage of the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 22, 2016.