All 23 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 14, 2017.
[2] The first stage of the 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 15, 2017.
[3] The second stage of the 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 21, 2017.