Chris Gbandi (born April 7, 1979 in Bong Mines, Liberia) is a Liberian-American professional soccer player, who currently plays left back for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. Gbandi was drafted by the Dallas Burn (now FC Dallas) first overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft after a hugely successful career at the University of Connecticut, where he was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 1999 and 2001, …

Bradley Joseph (Brad) Davis (born November 8, 1981 in St. Charles, Missouri) is an American soccer player, who currently plays left midfield for the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Davis attended high school at Chaminade College Preparatory School (Missouri), and Davis joined Saint Louis University in 2000, and played for the school for two seasons before leaving college soccer for the professional ranks.

Kelly Lawrence Kirmil Gray (born April 7, 1981 in Palo Alto, California) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Los Angeles of Major League Soccer. Gray played forward and midfielder at the University of Portland from 1999 to 2001. He scored a total of 32 goals and 12 assists in his three years for the Pilots and was voted a second-team All-American and first-team All-WCC as a junior. After his junior season, Gray signed a Project-40 contract with MLS, …

Justin Mapp (born October 18, 1984 in Brandon, Mississippi) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. Mapp graduated from the Bradenton Academy in 2001 and signed with MLS as a Project-40 player. He was drafted by D.C. United with the fourth overall pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, but played only 28 minutes for DC in his first year as a pro. The Fire acquired Mapp for Dema Kovalenko before the 2003 season, …

Kyle Hunter Martino (born February 19, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American soccer player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Martino played college soccer at the University of Virginia from 1999 to 2001, registering 17 goals and 21 assists in his three years. In his junior season, Martino was named ACC Player of the Year; in both his sophomore and junior seasons, he was one of 15 finalists for the Hermann Trophy.

Shalrie Joseph (born May 24, 1978 in St. George's, Grenada) is a Grenadian soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfielder for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer. Joseph was born in Grenada and moved to Brooklyn, New York with his family as a teenager. He was drafted fourteenth overall in the 2002 MLS Superdraft by the Revolution out of St. John's University, but did not join the team until the 2003 season, …

Davy Arnaud (born June 22, 1980 in Nederland, Texas) is an American soccer player, who currently plays striker for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. Arnaud played college soccer at West Texas A&M from 1999 to 2001, finishing his career with 31 goals and 11 assists. His junior year, he scored 13 goals and 3 assists, becoming a Division II NCAA All-American, the first from his school.

Chris Leitch (born April 1, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American soccer defender who is currently with Red Bull New York in Major League Soccer. Leitch played college soccer at the University of North Carolina, leading them to the NCAA Championship in 2001, setting a school record for games played (88) and starts (87). He was drafted by the Columbus Crew in the fourth round of the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, …

Alejandro Moreno (born July 8, 1979 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan soccer player, who currently plays striker for Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Moreno played four years of college soccer at UNC Greensboro. He finished his career their fourth on the team's all-time scoring lists, with 65 goals and 25 assists, and having been named first team NSCAA All-South all four years with the team.

Jon Busch (born August 18, 1976 in Queens, New York) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. He played at Guilderland High School in Guilderland, New York, near Albany. He was named All-American and was ranked within the top 25. Busch was named first team All-America in 1996, when he help lead UNC Charlotte to their first ever appearance in the College Cup and a school-record 19 wins.

Mike Magee (born September 2, 1984 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American soccer forward/midfielder. He plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. Magee's entry into MLS does not parallel many other players; after graduating from USSF's Bradenton Academy, he tried his luck in Europe, trying out for a number of teams, including Ajax Amsterdam. Unable to get a contract, he came back to the US and entered the 2003 MLS SuperDraft, …

Luchi Gonzalez (born July 14, 1980 in Hialeah, Florida) is an American soccer forward, who currenty plays for Miami FC of the USL First Division. Gonzalez played four years of college soccer at Southern Methodist University, emerging in 2001, his senior season, to win the Hermann Trophy as college soccer's best player. Upon graduating, Gonzalez was drafted 6th overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes.

Marshall Leonard (born December 29, 1980 in El Paso, Texas) is an American soccer defender and midfielder, who currently plays for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. Leonard attended high school in Columbus, Georgia, earning letters at both Shaw High School and Brookstone School. He went on to play college soccer at the University of Virginia from 1998 to 2001. Leonard started a total of 89 games at UVA, every one that he played in, …

Craig Capano (born July 7, 1985) is an American soccer player, who last played for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. Capano was selected 17th overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by the Fire, having elected to forego college to focus on his professional career. Before joining the Fire, Capano had spent two years at the USSF's Bradenton Academy training with the U-17 U.S. national team. Capano saw little playing time with the Fire, …

Jordan Stone (born March 16, 1984) is an American soccer player, currently retired. Stone skipped college, signing a Project-40 contract with the league in 2002, and was thence drafted 15th overall in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by his hometown Dallas Burn. Despite his reputation as a phenom, Stone has struggled to get playing time with the Burn. In his first season, Stone appeared in 4 games, playing only for 91 minutes; things seemed to be changing in 2003, however, …

John Barry Nusum (born March 18, 1981 in Devonshire Parish, Bermuda) is a Bermudian soccer player, who, as of 2005, plays striker for the Virginia Beach Mariners of the USL First Division and the Philadelphia Kixx of the MISL. Nusum played college soccer at Furman University, where he was thrice named an NSCAA All-American; he is also currently the school's all time leader in goals scored, with 61, and points, with 161.

Chris Roner (born March 4, 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American soccer defender and defensive midfielder, who last played for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. Roner (pronounced "Ron-ay") played four years of college soccer at University of California, Berkeley where he was Team Captain and MVP his final two years. He was selected 33rd overall by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft.

Jeff Stewart (born June 21, 1980 in Bellevue, Washington) is an American soccer defender who last played for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Stewart played college soccer at Santa Clara University from 1998 to 2001. As a junior, he was named the West Coast Conference Defender of the Year; he finished his career at Santa Clara with six goals and one assist in 81 games, 65 of them starts.

Sam Forko (born 2 September 1978) is a Liberian football defender formerly with the MetroStars (now Red Bull New York). Forko was drafted in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft with the 30th pick out of the University of Connecticut. He played in 9 games with the MetroStars, starting 3 before being released. He is the brother of fellow Connecticut alumnus and Liberian international footballer, Willis Forko.

Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane (born January 27, 1978 in Gaborone, Botswana) is a Botswana footballer player, who has played as a forward in Major League Soccer. He first played for Gaborone United in Botswana's Premier League. After playing college soccer at St. Louis University and being named first-team All-American in 2001, Selolwane was drafted 36th overall in the 2002 MLS Superdraft by the Chicago Fire.

Matt Behncke (born February 20, 1980) is an American soccer player, who last played for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Before joining MLS, Behncke played four years of college soccer for Princeton University. In 1998, his first year at Princeton, Behncke was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year. In his sophomore year, he was a second team All-Ivy selection, while leading the Tigers to an Ivy League title.