Major League Soccer Award Winners

Most Valuable Player (MVP)
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
1996 Carlos Valderrama Tampa Bay Mutiny M
1997 Preki Kansas City Wizards M
1998 Marco Etcheverry D.C. United M
1999 Jason Kreis Dallas Burn F
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2000 Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards GK
2001 Alex Pineda Chacon Miami Fusion F
2002 Carlos Ruiz Los Angeles Galaxy F
2003 Preki Kansas City Wizards M
2004 Amado Guevara MetroStars M
2005 Taylor Twellman New England Revolution F
2006 Christian Gomez D.C. United M
2007 Luciano Emilio D.C. United F
2008 Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew M
2009 Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy M
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2010 David Ferrera FC Dallas M
2011 Dwayne De Rosario Toronto/Red Bulls/United M
2012 Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes F
2013 Mike Magee Los Angeles Galaxy/Chicago Fire F
2014 Robbie Keane Los Angeles Galaxy F
2015 Sebastian Giovinco Toronto FC F
2016 David Villa New York City FC F
2017 Diego Valeri Portland Timbers M
2018 Josef Martinez Atlanta United FC F
2019 Carlos Vela Los Angeles Football Club F
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2020 Alejandro Pozuelo Toronto FC M
2021 Carles Gil New England Revolution M
2022 Hany Mukhtar Nashville SC M
2023 Luciano Acosta FC Cincinnati M

Multiple winners:  Preki (2)

Consecutive winners:  none

 

Total winners by club (28):  Kansas City Wizards, D.C. United, and Los Angeles Galaxy (3); Dallas Burn/FC Dallas, Toronto FC, New England Revolution, and multiple clubs (2); Tampa Bay Mutiny, Miami Fusion, MetroStars, Columbus Crew, San Jose Earthquakes, New York City FC, Portland Timbers, Atlanta United FC Los Angeles Football Club Nashville SC, and FC Cincinnati (1)

Goal of the Year (GOY)
YEAR PLAYER CLUB GAA
1996 Eric Wynalda San Jose Clash F
1997 Marco Etcheverry D.C. United M
1998 Brian McBride Columbus Crew F
1999 Marco Etcheverry D.C. United M
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2000 Marcelo Balboa Colorado Rapids D
2001 Clint Mathis MetroStars F
2002 Carlos Ruiz Los Angeles Galaxy F
2003 Damani Ralph Chicago Fire M
2004 Dwayne De Rosario San Jose Earthquakes F
2005 Dwayne De Rosario San Jose Earthquakes F
2006 Brian Ching Houston Dynamo F
2007 Cuauhtemoc Blanco Chicago Fire M
2008 Will Johnson Real Salt Lake M
2009 Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy M
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2010 Marco Pappa Chicago Fire M
2011 Darlington Nagbe Portland Timbers M
2012 Patrick Ianni Seattle Sounders FC D
2013 Camilo Vancouver Whitecaps FC F
2014 Obafemi Martins Seattle Sounders FC F
2015 Krisztian Nemeth Sporting Kansas City F
2016 Shkelzen Gashi Colorado Rapids F
2017 Hector Villalba Atlanta United FC M
2018 Zlatan Ibrahimovic Los Angeles Galaxy F
2019 Josef Martinez Atlanta United FC F
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2020 Darlington Nagbe Columbus Crew SC M
2021 Rubio Rubin Real Salt Lake F
2022 Josef Martinez Atlanta United FC F
2023 Luciano Acosta FC Cincinnati M

Multiple winners:  Marco Etcheverry, Dwayne De Rosario, Darlington Nagbe, and Josef Martinez (2)

Consecutive winners:  Dwayne De Rosario (2)

 

Total winners by club (28):  San Jose Clash/Earthquakes/Houston Dynamo (4); Chicago Fire, Los Angeles Galaxy, and Atlanta United FC (3); D.C. United, Seattle Sounders FC, Colorado Rapids,  Columbus Crew/Columbus Crew SC, and Real Salt Lake (2); MetroStars, Portland Timbers, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Sporting Kansas City, and FC Cincinnati (1)

Coach of the Year (COY)
YEAR COACH CLUB REC
1996 Thomas Rongen Tampa Bay Mutiny 20-12 (1-3)
1997 Bruce Arena D.C. United 21-11 (4-4)
1998 Bob Bradley Chicago Fire 20-12 (2-1)
1999 Sigi Schmid Los Angeles Galaxy 20-12 (3-4)
YEAR COACH CLUB REC
2000 Bob Gansler Kansas City Wizards 16-7-9
2001 Frank Yallop San Jose Earthquakes 13-7-6
2002 Steve Nicol New England Revolution 12-14-2
2003 Dave Sarachan Chicago Fire 15-7-8
2004 Greg Andrulis Columbus Crew 12-5-13
2005 Dominic Kinnear San Jose Earthquakes 18-4-10
2006 Bob Bradley Chivas USA 10-9-13
2007 Preki Chivas USA 15-7-8
2008 Sigi Schmid Columbus Crew 17-7-6
2009 Bruce Arena Los Angeles Galaxy 12-6-12
YEAR COACH CLUB REC
2010 Schellas Hyndman FC Dallas 12-4-14
2011 Bruce Arena Los Angeles Galaxy 19-5-10
2012 Frank Yallop San Jose Earthquakes 19-6-9
2013 Caleb Porter Portland Timbers 14-5-15
2014 Ben Olsen D.C. United 17-9-8
2015 Jesse Marsch New York Red Bulls 18-10-6
2016 Oscar Pareja FC Dallas 17-8-9
2017 Greg Vanney Toronto FC 20-5-9
2018 Gerardo Martino Atlanta United FC 21-7-6
2019 Bob Bradley Los Angeles Football Club 21-4-9
YEAR PLAYER CLUB REC
2020 Jim Curtin Philadelphia Union 14-4-5
2021 Bruce Arena New England Revolution 22-5-7
2022 Jim Curtin Philadelphia Union 19-5-10
2023 Pat Noonan FC Cincinnati 20-5-8

Multiple winners:  Bruce Arena (4);Bob Bradley (3) Sigi Schmid, Frank Yallop, and Jim Curtin (2)

Consecutive winners:  none

 

Total winners by club (28):  Los Angeles Galaxy (3); Chicago Fire, San Jose Earthquakes, Chivas USA, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, FC Dallas, New England Revolution, and Philadelphia Union (2); Tampa Bay Mutiny, Kansas City Wizards, San Jose Earthquakes, Portland Timbers, New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC, Atlanta United FC, Los Angeles Football Club, and FC Cincinnati (1)

Goalkeeper of the Year (KOY)
YEAR PLAYER CLUB GAA
1996 Mark Dodd Dallas Burn 1.46
1997 Brad Friedel Columbus Crew 1.21
1998 Zach Thornton Chicago Fire 1.17
1999 Kevin Hartman Los Angeles Galaxy 0.91
YEAR PLAYER CLUB GAA
2000 Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards 0.92
2001 Tim Howard MetroStars 1.33
2002 Joe Cannon San Jose Earthquakes 1.10
2003 Pat Onstad San Jose Earthquakes 1.04
2004 Joe Cannon Colorado Rapids 1.07
2005 Pat Onstad San Jose Earthquakes 0.97
2006 Troy Perkins D.C. United 1.13
2007 Brad Guzan Chivas USA 0.93
2008 Jon Busch Chicago Fire 1.10
2009 Zach Thornton Chivas USA 0.87
YEAR PLAYER CLUB GAA
2010 Donovan Ricketts Los Angeles Galaxy 0.90
2011 Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC 1.09
2012 Jimmy Nielsen Sporting Kansas City 0.79
2013 Donovan Ricketts Portland Timbers 0.97
2014 Bill Hamid D.C. United 1.13
2015 Luis Robles New York Red Bulls 1.26
2016 Andre Blake Philadelphia Union 1.56
2017 Tim Melia Sporting Kansas City 0.78
2018 Zack Steffen Columbus Crew SC 1.28
2019 Vito Mannone Minnesota United FC 1.26
YEAR PLAYER CLUB GAA
2020 Andre Blake Philadelphia Union 0.86
2021 Matt Turner New England Revolution 1.25
2022 Andre Blake Philadelphia Union 0.76
2023 Roman Burki St Louis City SC 1.27

Multiple winners:  Andre Blake (3); Joe Cannon, Pat Onstad, Zach Thornton, and Donovan Ricketts (2)

Consecutive winners:  none

 

Total winners by club (28):  San Jose Earthquakes, Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City, and Philadelphia Union (3); Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Los Angeles Galaxy, D.C. United, and MetroStars/New York Red Bulls, Columbus and Crew/Columbus Crew SC (2); Dallas Burn, Colorado Rapids, Seattle Sounders FC, Portland Timbers, Minnesota United FC, New England Revolution, and St Louis City SC (1)

Defender of the Year (DOY)
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
1996 John Doyle San Jose Clash D
1997 Eddie Pope D.C. United D
1998 Lubos Kubik Chicago Fire D
1999 Robin Fraser Los Angeles Galaxy D
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2000 Peter Vermes Kansas City Wizards D
2001 Jeff Agoos San Jose Earthquakes D
2002 Carlos Bocanegra Chicago Fire D
2003 Carlos Bocanegra Chicago Fire D
2004 Robin Fraser Columbus Crew D
2005 Jimmy Conrad Kansas City Wizards D
2006 Bobby Boswell D.C. United D
2007 Michael Parkhurst New England Revolution D
2008 Chad Marshall Columbus Crew D
2009 Chad Marshall Columbus Crew D
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2010 Jamison Olave Real Salt Lake D
2011 Omar Gonzalez Los Angeles Galaxy D
2012 Matt Besler Sporting Kansas City D
2013 Jose Goncalves New England Revolution D
2014 Chad Marshall Seattle Sounders FC D
2015 Laurent Ciman Montreal Impact D
2016 Matt Hedges FC Dallas D
2017 Ike Opara Sporting Kansas City D
2018 Aaron Long New York Red Bulls D
2019 Ike Opara Minnesota United FC D
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2020 Walker Zimmerman Nashville SC D
2021 Walker Zimmerman Nashville SC D
2022 Jakob Glesnes Philadelphia Union D
2023 Matt Miazga FC Cincinnati D

Multiple winners:  Chad Marshall (3); Carlos Bocanegra, Robin Fraser, Ike Opara, and Walker Zimmerman (2)

Consecutive winners:  Carlos Bocanegra, Chad Marshall, and Walker Zimmerman (2)

 

Total winners by club (28):  Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City (4); Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew (3); San Jose Clash/Earthquakes, D.C. United, Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, and Nashville SC (2); Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders FC, Montreal Impact, FC Dallas, New York Red Bulls, Minnesota United FC, Philadelphia Union, and FC Cincinnati (1)

Rookie of the Year (ROY)
YEAR PLAYER CLUB REC
1996 Steve Ralston Tampa Bay Mutiny M
1997 Mike Duhaney Tampa Bay Mutiny D
1998 Ben Olsen D.C. United M
1999 Jay Heaps Miami Fusion D
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2000 Carlos Bocanegra Chicago Fire D
2001 Rodrigo Faria MetroStars F
2002 Kyle Martino Columbus Crew M
2003 Damani Ralph Chicago Fire M
2004 Clint Dempsey New England Revolution M
2005 Michael Parkhurst New England Revolution D
2006 Jonathan Bornstein Chivas USA D
2007 Maurice Edu Toronto FC M
2008 Sean Franklin Los Angeles Galaxy D
2009 Omar Gonzalez Los Angeles Galaxy D
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2010 Andy Najar D.C. United M
2011 C.J. Sapong Sporting Kansas City F
2012 Austin Berry Chicago Fire D
2013 Dillon Powers Colorado Rapids M
2014 Tesho Akindele FC Dallas F
2015 Cyle Larin Orlando City SC F
2016 Jordan Morris Seattle Sounders FC M
2017 Julian Gressel Atlanta United FC M
2018 Corey Baird Real Salt Lake F
2019 Andre Shinyashiki Colorado Rapids F

Multiple winners:  n/a

Consecutive winners:  n/a

 

Total winners by club (24):  Chicago Fire (3); Tampa Bay Mutiny, New England Revolution, Los Angeles Galaxy, D.C. United, and Colorado Rapids (2); Miami Fusion, MetroStars, Columbus Crew, Chivas USA, Toronto FC, Sporting Kansas City, FC Dallas, Orlando City SC, Seattle Sounders FC, Atlanta United FC, and Real Salt Lake (1)

Young Player of the Year (YPY)
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2020 Diego Rossi Los Angeles Football Club F
2021 Ricardo Pepi FC Dallas F
2022 Jesus Ferreira FC Dallas F
2023 Thiago Almada Atlanta United FC M

Multiple winners:  n/a

Consecutive winners:  n/a

 

Total winners by club (4):  FC Dallas (2); Los Angeles Football Club and Atlanta United FC (1)

Individual Fair Play (IFP)
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
1997 Mark Chung Kansas City Wizards M
1998 Thomas Dooley Columbus Crew D
1999 Steve Ralston Tampa Bay Mutiny M
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2000 Steve Ralston Tampa Bay Mutiny M
2001 Alex Pineda Chacon Miami Fusion F
2002 Mark Chung Colorado Rapids M
2003 Brian McBride Columbus Crew F
2004 Eddie Pope MetroStars D
2005 Ronald Cerritos San Jose Earthquakes F
2006 Chris Klein Real Salt Lake M
2007 Michael Parkhurst New England Revolution D
2008 Michael Parkhurst New England Revolution D
2009 Steve Ralston New England Revolution M
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2010 Sebastien Le Toux Philadelphia Union F
2011 Sebastien Le Toux Philadelphia Union F
2012 Logan Pause Chicago Fire M
2013 Darlington Nagbe Portland Timbers M
2014 Michael Parkhurst Columbus Crew D
2015 Darlington Nagbe Portland Timbers M
2016 Keegan Rosenberry Philadelphia Union D
2017 DaMarcus Beasley Houston Dynamo D

Multiple winners:  Steve Ralston and Michaek Parkhurst (3); Mark Chung, Sebastien Le Toux, and Darlington Nagbe (2)

Consecutive winners:  Steve Ralston, Michael Parkhurst, and Sebastien Le Toux (2)

 

Total winners by club (21):  New England Revolution, Columbue Crew, and Philadelphia Union (3); Tampa Bay Mutiny, Portland Timbers, and San Jose Earthquakes/Houston Dynamo (2); Kansas City Wizards, Miami Fusion, Colorado Rapids, MetroStars, Real Salt Lake, and Chicago Fire (1)

Team Fair Play (TFP)
YEAR CLUB CLUB CARDS
1997 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew 33 /3
1998 Kansas City Wizards Kansas City Wizards 35/5
1999 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew 40/0
YEAR CLUB CLUB CARDS
2000 Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa Bay Mutiny 52/3
2001 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes 37/3
2002 Kansas City Wizards Kansas City Wizards 47/6
2003 New England Revolution New England Revolution 45/5
2004 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew 49/2
2005 Kansas City Wizards Kansas City Wizards 42/1
2006 Kansas City Wizards Kansas City Wizards 51/4
2007 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew 46/3
2008 New England Revolution New England Revolution 44/5
2009 Chicago Fire Chicago Fire 46/4
YEAR CLUB CLUB CARDS
2010 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes 40/4
2011 Portland Timbers Portland Timbers 48/3
2012 New England Revolution New England Revolution 40/2
2013 Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy 36/1
2014 Philadelphia Union Philadelphia Union 37/5
2015 Philadelphia Union Philadelphia Union 54/5
2016 Columbus Crew SC Columbus Crew SC 33/5
2017 Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC 43/6

Consecutive winners:  Kansas City Wizards and Philadelphia Union (2)

 

Total winners by club (21):  Columbus Crew/Columbus Crew SC (5); Kansas City Wizards (4); New England Revolution (3); Philadelphia Union (2); Tampa Bay Mutiny, San Jose Earthquakes, Chicago Fire, San Jose Earthquakes, Portland Timbers, Los Angeles Galaxy, and Seattle Sounders FC (1)

Comeback Player of the Year (CBP)
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2000 Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards GK
2001 Troy Dayak San Jose Earthquakes D
2002 Chris Klein Kansas City Wizards M
2003 Chris Armas Chicago Fire M
2004 Brian Ching San Jose Earthquakes F
2005 Chris Klein Kansas City Wizards M
2006 Richard Mulrooney FC Dallas M
2007 Eddie Johnson Kansas City Wizards F
2008 Kenny Cooper FC Dallas F
2009 Zach Thornton Chivas USA GK
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2010 Bobby Convey San Jose Earthquakes M
2011 David Beckham Los Angeles Galaxy M
2012 Eddie Johnson Seattle Sounders FC F
2013 Kevin Alston New England Revolution D
2014 Rodney Wallace Portland Timbers M
2015 Tim Melia Sporting Kansas City GK
2016 Chris Pontius Philadelphia Union M
2017 Clint Dempsey Seattle Sounders FC F
2018 Gyasi Zardes Columbus Crew SC F
2019 Jordan Morris Seattle Sounders FC F
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2020 Bradley Wright-Phillips Los Angeles Football Club F
2021 Carles Gil New England Revoltion M
2022 Gonzalo Higuain Inter Miami CF F
2023 Alan Pulido Sporting Kansas City F

Multiple winners:  Chris Klein and Eddie Johnson (2)

Consecutive winners:  n/a

 

Total winners by club (24):  Kansas City Wizards./Sporting Kansas Citty (6); Seattle Sounders FC (3); San Jose Earthquakes, FC Dallas, and New England Revolution (2); Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, San Jose Earthquakes, Los Angeles Galaxy, Portland Timbers, Philaelphia Union, Columbus Crew SC, Los Angeles Football Club, and Inter Miami CF (1)

Newcomer of the Year (NOY)
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2007 Luciano Emilio D.C. United F
2008 Darren Huckerby San Jose Earthquakes M
2009 Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC F
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2010 Alvaro Saborio Real Salt Lake F
2011 Mauro Rosales Seattle Sounders FC M
2012 Federico Higuain Columbus Crew F
2013 Diego Valeri Portland Timbers M
2014 Pedro Morales Vancouver Whitecaps FC M
2015 Sebastian Giovinco Toronto FC F
2016 Nicolas Lodeiro Seattle Sounders FC M
2017 Miguel Almiron Atlanta United FC M
2018 Zlatan Ibrahimovic Los Angeles Galaxy F
2019 Carles Gil New England Revolution M
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2020 Lucas Zelarayan Columbus Crew SC M
2021 Cristian Arango Los Angeles Football Club F
2022 Thiago Almada Atlanta United FC M
2023 Giorgos Giakoumakis Atlanta United FC F

Multiple winners:  n/a

Consecutive winners:  n/a

 

Total winners by club (17):  Seattle Sounders FC and Atlanta United FC (3); Columbus Crew/Columbus Crew SC (2); D.C. United, San Jose Earthquakes, Real Salt Lake, Portland Timbers, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Toronto FC, Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, and Los Angeles Football Club (1)

Save of the Year (SOY)
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2009 Pat Onstad Houston Dynamo GK
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2010 Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC GK
2011 Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC GK
2012 Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake GK
2013 Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake GK
2014 Luis Robles New York Red Bulls GK
2015 Adam Larsen Kwarasey Portland Timbers GK
2016 Joe Bendik Orlando City SC GK
2017 Brad Guzan Atlanta United FC GK
2018 Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders FC GK
2019 Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake GK
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2020 Eloy Room Columbus Crew SC GK
2021 Stefan Frei Seattle Sounders FC GK
2022 Pedro Gallese Orlando City SC GK
2023 Roman Celentano FC Cincinnati GK

Multiple winners:  Nick Rimando (3); Kasey Keller and Stefan Frei (2)

Consecutive winners:  Kasey Keller and Nick Rimando (2)

 

Total winners by club (15):  Seattle Sounders FC (4); Real Salt Lake (3); Orlando City SC (2); Houston Dynamo, New York Red Bulls, Portland Timbers, Atlanta United FC, Columbus Crew SC, and FC Cincinnati (1)

Total MLS Award Winners by Club
MVP GOY COY KOY DOY ROY YPY IFP TFP CBP NOY SOY TOT
1. Kansas City Wizards/Sporting Kansas City 3 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 4 5 0 0 23
  Columbus Crew/Columbus Crew SC 1 2 2 2 3 1 0 3 5 1 2 1 23
3. Los Angeles Galaxy 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 18
  New England Revolution 2 0 2 1 2 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 18
5. San Jose Clash/Earthquakes/Houston Dynamo 0 4 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 17
6. Chicago Fire 0 3 2 2 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 16
  Seattle Sounders FC 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 3 4 16
8. D.C. United 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14
9. Philadelphia Union 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 12
10. Dallas Burn/FC Dallas 2 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 11
11. Portland Timbers 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 10
12. MetroStars/New York Red Bulls 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 9
  Real Salt Lake 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 9
  Atlanta United FC 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 9
15. Tampa Bay Mutiny 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 7
16. Chivas USA 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6
  Colorado Rapids 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
18. San Jose Earthquakes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5
  Toronto FC 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
  Los Angeles Football Club 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5
21. Miami Fusion 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
  Orlando City SC 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
  Nashville SC 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
24. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
  Minnesota United FC 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
26. Montreal Impact 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  New York City FC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Inter Miami FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
  multiple clubs 2 - - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 - 2

Active clubs without award winner:  FC Cincinnati (2019); Austin FC (2021); Charlotte FC (2022)

MLS Cup MVP
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
1996 Marco Etcheverry D.C. United M
1997 Jaime Moreno D.C. United F
1998 Peter Nowak Chicago Fire M
1999 Ben Olsen D.C. United M
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2000 Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards GK
2001 Dwayne De Rosario San Jose Earthquakes F
2002 Carlos Ruiz Los Angeles Galaxy F
2003 Landon Donovan San Jose Earthquakes F
2004 Alecko Eskandarian D.C. United F
2005 Pando Ramirez Los Angeles Galaxy F
2006 Brian Ching Houston Dynamo F
2007 Dwayne De Rosario Houston Dynamo F
2008 Guillermo Barros Schelotto Columbus Crew M
2009 Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake GK
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2010 Conor Casey Colorado Rapids F
2011 Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy M
2012 Omar Gonzalez Los Angeles Galaxy D
2013 Aurelien Collin Sporting Kansas City D
2014 Robbie Keane Los Angeles Galaxy F
2015 Diego Valeri Portland Timbers M
2016 Stefan Frei Seattle Sounder FC GK
2017 Jozy Altidore Toronto FC F
2018 Josef Martinez Atlanta United FC F
2019 Victor Rodriguez Seattle Sounders FC M
YEAR PLAYER CLUB POS
2020 Lucas Zelarayan Columbus Crew SC M
2021 Sean Johnson New York City FC GK
2022 John McCarthy Los Angeles Football Club GK
2023 Cucho Hernandez Columbus Crew F

Multiple winners:  Dwayne De Rosario and Landon Donovan (2)

Consecutive winners:  none

MLS Humanitarian of the Year
YEAR PLAYER CLUB  
2000 Abdul Thompson Conteh San Jose Earthquakes  
2001 Tim Howard MetroStars  
2002 Steve Jolley MetroStars  
2003 Ben Olsen D.C. Unted  
2004 Chris Henderson Colorado Rapids  
2005 Brian Kamler Real Salt Lake  
2006 Michael Parkhurst New England Revolution  
2007 Diego Gutierrez Chicago Fire  
2008 Jose Burciaga Jr Colorado Rapids  
2009 Jimmy Conrad Kansas City Wizards  
and Logan Pause Chicago Fire  
YEAR PLAYER    
2010 Seth Stammler New York Red Bulls  
2011 Zak Boggs New England Revolution  
2012 Chris Seitz FC Dallas  
2013 Matt Reis New England Revolution
2014 A.J. DeLaGarza Los Angeles Galaxy  
2015 Kei Kamara Columbus Crew SC  
2016 Matt Lampson Chicago Fire  
2017 Ryan Hollingshead FC Dallas  
2018 Matt Lampson Minnesota United FC  
2019 Matt Lampson Los Angeles Galaxy  
YEAR PLAYER CLUB  
2020 Black Players for Change various/all  
2021 Justin Morrow Toronto FC  
2022 Alejandro Bedoya Philadelphia Union  

Multiple winners:  Matt Lampson (3)

Consecutive winners:  Matt Lampson (2)

MLS Referee of the Year
YEAR REFEREE    
1997 Esse Baharmast    
1998 Paul Tamberino    
1999 Paul Tamberino    
YEAR REFEREE    
2000 Paul Tamberino    
2001 Paul Tamberino    
2002 Kevin Terry    
2003 Brian Hall    
2004 Abiodun Okulaja    
2005 Brian Hall    
2006 Brian Hall    
2007 Brian Hall    
2008 Jair Marrufo    
2009 Alex Prus    
YEAR REFEREE    
2010 Kevin Stott    
2011 Mark Geiger    
2012 Silviu Petrescu    
2013 Hilario Grajeda    
2014 Mark Geiger    
2015 Alan Kelly    
2016 Alan Kelly    
2017 Allen Chapman    
2018 Alan Kelly    
2019 Allen Chapman    
YEAR REFEREE    
2020 Ismail Elfath    
2021 Robert Sibiga    
2022 Ismail Elfath    
2023 Victor Rivas    

Multiple winners:  Paul Tamberino and Brian Hall (4); Alan Kelly (3); Mark Geiger, Allen Chapman, and Ismail Elfath (2)

Consecutive winners:  Paul Tamberino (4); Brian Hall (3); Alan Kelly (2)

MLS Assistant Referee of the Year
YEAR REFEREE    
2008 Kermit Quisenberry    
2009 Greg Barkey    
YEAR REFEREE    
2010 Craig Lowry    
2011 Corey Rockwell    
2012 Ian Anderson    
2013 Kermit Quisenberry    
2014 Paul Scott    
2015 Corey Parker    
2016 Frank Anderson    
2017 Corey Parker    
2018 Joe Fletcher    
2019 Bruan Dunn    
YEAR REFEREE    
2020 Kathryn Nesbitt    
2021 Cory Richardson    
2022 Corey Rockwell    
2023 Ian McKay    

Multiple winners:  Kermit Quisenberry, Corey Parker, and Corey Rockwell (2)

Consecutive winners:  none