| COACH | HIRED | MLS RECORD | TOTAL RECORD | TROPHIES | DEPARTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Firmani | January 3, 1996 | 3-5-0 | 3-5-0 | none | May 24, 1996 |
| Carlos Queiroz | May 30, 1996 | 12-12-0 | 13-14-0 | none | September 15, 1996* |
| Carlos Alberto Parreira | December 30, 1996 | 13-19-0 | 15-20-0 | none | December 11, 1997 |
| Alfonso Mondelo | January 14, 1998 | 14-17-0 | 16-18-0 | none | September 21, 1998 |
| Bora Milutinovic | September 21, 1998 | 8-25-0 | 9-28-0 | none | October 29, 1999 |
| Octavio Zambrano | November 29, 1999 | 41-37-8 | 48-43-10 | none | October 8, 2002 |
| Bob Bradley | October 21, 2002 | 32-31-26 | 36-37-27 | none | October 4, 2005 |
| Mo Johnston | October 4, 2005-a | 4-3-8 | 5-4-8 | none | June 27, 2006 |
| Richie Williams | June 27, 2006-b | 1-3-1 | 2-3-1 | none | August 2, 2006 |
| Bruce Arena | July 18, 2006-c | 18-16-11 | 18-20-13 | none | November 7, 2007 |
| Juan Carlos Osorio | December 18, 2007 | 12-27-13 | 15-31-15 | none | August 21, 2009 |
| Richie Williams | August 21, 2009-b | 3-3-2 | 3-3-2 | none | January 7, 2010 |
| Hans Backe | January 7, 2010 | 41-26-31 | 47-33-32 | none | October 11, 2012-d |
| Mike Petke | January 24, 2013 | 30-19-19 | 34-25-23 | SS 13 | January 7, 2015 |
| Jesse Marsch | January 7, 2015 | 58-35-25 | 75-44-32 | SS 15 (part of SS 18) | July 6, 2018 |
| Chris Armas | July 6, 2018 | 29-21-11 | 33-27-11 | SS 18 | September 4, 2020 |
| Bradley Carnell-b | September 5, 2020 | 6-5-3 | 6-5-3 | none | November 12, 2020** |
| Gerhard Struber | October 6, 2020-** | 29-27-23 | 33-31-23 | none | May 8, 2023 |
| Troy Lesesne-b | May 8, 2023 | 10-9-4 | 14-10-8 | none | November 14, 2023 |
| Sandro Schwarz | December 14, 2023 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | serving |
| * - announced but remained coach through end of 1996 season |
| ** - Carnell remained until Struber secured Visa |
| a - originally named interim coach; made full-time coach October 19, 2005 |
| b - hired as interim coach |
| c - announced as head coach; first game was international friendly, August 2, 2006 |
| d - announced but remained coach through end of 2012 season |