MLS Awards History

Complete history of Major League Soccer individual awards. From the Landon Donovan MVP to the Golden Boot and Best XI selections.

674Awards Given

13Award Types

1996–2025Years Covered

Landon Donovan MVP Award

30 winners

Year	Winner	Team	Stats
2025	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami CF	28 games, 20 goals, 16 assists
2024	Evander	Portland Timbers	31 games, 15 goals, 18 assists
2023	Luciano Acosta	FC Cincinnati	31 games, 13 goals, 18 assists
2022	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	23 goals, 11 assists
2021	Carles Gil	New England Revolution	4 goals, 18 assists
2020	Alejandro Pozuelo	Toronto FC	9 goals, 10 assists
2019	Carlos Vela	LAFC	34 goals, 15 assists
2018	Josef Martinez	Atlanta United	31 goals
2017	Diego Valeri	Portland Timbers	21 goals, 11 assists
2016	David Villa	New York City FC	23 goals, 5 assists
2015	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC	22 goals, 16 assists
2014	Robbie Keane	LA Galaxy	19 goals, 14 assists
2013	Mike Magee	Chicago Fire	21 goals
2012	Chris Wondolowski	San Jose Earthquakes	27 goals
2011	Dwayne De Rosario	D.C. United	13 goals, 8 assists
2010	David Ferreira	FC Dallas	7 goals, 13 assists
2009	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	12 goals, 8 assists
2008	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	Columbus Crew	7 goals, 19 assists
2007	Luciano Emilio	D.C. United	20 goals, 5 assists
2006	Christian Gomez	D.C. United	9 goals, 13 assists
2005	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution	17 goals
2004	Amado Guevara	MetroStars	9 goals, 10 assists
2003	Preki	Kansas City Wizards	12 goals, 17 assists
2002	Carlos Ruiz	LA Galaxy	24 goals
2001	Alex Pineda Chacon	Miami Fusion	8 goals, 12 assists
2000	Tony Meola	Kansas City Wizards	16 shutouts
1999	Jason Kreis	FC Dallas	18 goals, 15 assists
1998	Marco Etcheverry	D.C. United	8 goals, 13 assists
1997	Preki	Kansas City Wizards	12 goals, 17 assists
1996	Carlos Valderrama	Tampa Bay Mutiny	4 goals, 19 assists

MLS Golden Boot

30 winners

Year	Winner	Team	Stats
2025	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	22 goals
2024	Christian Benteke	D.C. United	23 goals
2023	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	21 goals
2022	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	23 goals
2021	Valentin Castellanos	New York City FC	19 goals
2020	Diego Rossi	LAFC	14 goals
2019	Carlos Vela	LAFC	34 goals
2018	Josef Martinez	Atlanta United	31 goals
2017	Nemanja Nikolic	Chicago Fire	24 goals
2016	Bradley Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls	24 goals
2015	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC	22 goals
2014	Bradley Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls	27 goals
2013	Camilo Sanvezzo	Vancouver Whitecaps	22 goals
2012	Chris Wondolowski	San Jose Earthquakes	27 goals
2011	Dwayne De Rosario	D.C. United	16 goals
2010	Chris Wondolowski	San Jose Earthquakes	18 goals
2009	Jeff Cunningham	FC Dallas	17 goals
2008	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	20 goals
2007	Luciano Emilio	D.C. United	20 goals
2006	Jeff Cunningham	Real Salt Lake	16 goals
2005	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution	17 goals
2004	Brian Ching	San Jose Earthquakes	12 goals
2003	Carlos Ruiz	LA Galaxy	15 goals
2002	Carlos Ruiz	LA Galaxy	24 goals
2001	Alex Pineda Chacon	Miami Fusion	19 goals
2000	Mamadou Diallo	Tampa Bay Mutiny	26 goals
1999	Jason Kreis	FC Dallas	18 goals
1998	Stern John	Columbus Crew	26 goals
1997	Jaime Moreno	D.C. United	16 goals
1996	Roy Lassiter	Tampa Bay Mutiny	27 goals

MLS Goalkeeper of the Year

30 winners

Year	Winner	Team	Stats
2025	Andre Blake	Philadelphia Union	15 wins, 11 shutouts, 0.90 GAA
2024	Hugo Lloris	LAFC	16 wins, 10 shutouts, 0.95 GAA
2023	Roman Burki	St. Louis City SC	13 wins, 9 shutouts, 1.08 GAA
2022	Andre Blake	Philadelphia Union	16 wins, 12 shutouts, 0.88 GAA
2021	Matt Turner	New England Revolution	17 wins, 10 shutouts, 0.99 GAA
2020	Andre Blake	Philadelphia Union	9 wins, 7 shutouts, 0.86 GAA
2019	Andre Blake	Philadelphia Union	14 wins, 11 shutouts, 0.97 GAA
2018	Zack Steffen	Columbus Crew	14 wins, 9 shutouts, 1.02 GAA
2017	Tim Melia	Sporting Kansas City	12 wins, 10 shutouts, 0.98 GAA
2016	Andre Blake	Philadelphia Union	12 wins, 8 shutouts, 1.15 GAA
2015	Luis Robles	New York Red Bulls	18 wins, 8 shutouts, 1.08 GAA
2014	Bill Hamid	D.C. United	15 wins, 10 shutouts, 1.05 GAA
2013	Donovan Ricketts	Portland Timbers	13 wins, 8 shutouts, 1.12 GAA
2012	Jimmy Nielsen	Sporting Kansas City	14 wins, 11 shutouts, 0.98 GAA
2011	Kasey Keller	Seattle Sounders	12 wins, 7 shutouts, 1.25 GAA
2010	Donovan Ricketts	LA Galaxy	14 wins, 12 shutouts, 0.95 GAA
2009	Zach Thornton	Chivas USA	11 wins, 8 shutouts, 1.10 GAA
2008	Jon Busch	San Jose Earthquakes	12 wins, 8 shutouts, 1.15 GAA
2007	Brad Guzan	Chivas USA	10 wins, 7 shutouts, 1.22 GAA
2006	Troy Perkins	D.C. United	14 wins, 10 shutouts, 1.08 GAA
2005	Pat Onstad	San Jose Earthquakes	13 wins, 9 shutouts, 1.18 GAA
2004	Joe Cannon	Colorado Rapids	12 wins, 10 shutouts, 1.05 GAA
2003	Pat Onstad	San Jose Earthquakes	14 wins, 8 shutouts, 1.20 GAA
2002	Joe Cannon	San Jose Earthquakes	14 wins, 10 shutouts, 1.15 GAA
2001	Tim Howard	MetroStars	12 wins, 9 shutouts, 1.33 GAA
2000	Tony Meola	Kansas City Wizards	16 shutouts, 0.91 GAA
1999	Kevin Hartman	LA Galaxy	15 wins, 11 shutouts, 1.10 GAA
1998	Zach Thornton	Chicago Fire	16 wins, 12 shutouts, 0.89 GAA
1997	Brad Friedel	Columbus Crew	12 wins, 8 shutouts, 1.25 GAA
1996	Mark Dodd	Dallas Burn	14 wins, 10 shutouts, 1.12 GAA

MLS Newcomer of the Year

30 winners

Year	Winner	Team	Stats
2025	Hugo Cuypers	Chicago Fire	14 goals, 5 assists
2024	Gabriel Pec	LA Galaxy	16 goals, 13 assists
2023	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami CF	11 goals, 5 assists in 14 games
2022	Thiago Almada	Atlanta United	6 goals, 9 assists
2021	Ricardo Pepi	FC Dallas	13 goals, 2 assists
2020	Jesus Medina	New York City FC	4 goals, 4 assists
2019	Andre Shinyashiki	Colorado Rapids	11 goals
2018	Miguel Almiron	Atlanta United	13 goals, 11 assists
2017	Alphonso Davies	Vancouver Whitecaps	3 goals, 3 assists
2016	Jordan Morris	Seattle Sounders	12 goals, 4 assists
2015	Cyle Larin	Orlando City SC	17 goals
2014	Brek Shea	Orlando City	8 goals, 6 assists
2013	Kei Kamara	Sporting Kansas City	11 goals
2012	Austin Berry	Chicago Fire	27 games, 1 goal
2011	Darlington Nagbe	Portland Timbers	27 games, 1 goal, 4 assists
2010	Andy Najar	D.C. United	25 games, 4 goals, 5 assists
2009	Omar Gonzalez	LA Galaxy	26 games, 2 goals
2008	Bakary Soumare	Chicago Fire	30 games, 1 goal
2007	Maurice Edu	Toronto FC	25 games, 3 goals
2006	Jozy Altidore	MetroStars	9 goals
2005	Michael Parkhurst	New England Revolution	32 games
2004	Freddy Adu	D.C. United	5 goals, 3 assists
2003	Damani Ralph	Chicago Fire	15 goals
2002	Kyle Martino	Columbus Crew	7 goals, 5 assists
2001	Rodrigo Faria	MetroStars	12 goals
2000	Carlos Bocanegra	Chicago Fire	30 games, 2 goals
1999	Jeff Cunningham	Columbus Crew	11 goals
1998	Ben Olsen	D.C. United	5 goals, 7 assists
1997	Mike Duhaney	Tampa Bay Mutiny	32 games, 3 goals
1996	Steve Ralston	Tampa Bay Mutiny	4 goals, 10 assists

MLS Defender of the Year

30 winners

Year	Winner	Team	Stats
2025	Tim Ream	Charlotte FC	30 games, 2 goals
2024	Miles Robinson	FC Cincinnati	32 games, 3 goals
2023	Steven Moreira	Columbus Crew	30 games, 2 goals, 4 assists
2022	Jakob Glesnes	Philadelphia Union	31 games, 4 goals
2021	Miles Robinson	Atlanta United	30 games, 3 goals
2020	Walker Zimmerman	Nashville SC	23 games, 2 goals
2019	Walker Zimmerman	LAFC	28 games, 3 goals
2018	Aaron Long	New York Red Bulls	31 games, 4 goals
2017	Matt Hedges	FC Dallas	30 games, 2 goals
2016	Matt Hedges	FC Dallas	30 games, 3 goals
2015	Matt Hedges	FC Dallas	30 games, 4 goals
2014	Nat Borchers	Portland Timbers	32 games, 2 goals
2013	Matt Besler	Sporting Kansas City	32 games, 1 goal
2012	Matt Besler	Sporting Kansas City	34 games, 0 goals
2011	Omar Gonzalez	LA Galaxy	29 games, 3 goals
2010	Nat Borchers	Real Salt Lake	30 games, 3 goals
2009	Chad Marshall	Columbus Crew	28 games, 1 goal
2008	Chad Marshall	Columbus Crew	29 games, 2 goals
2007	Michael Parkhurst	New England Revolution	30 games, 3 goals
2006	Jimmy Conrad	Kansas City Wizards	30 games, 1 goal
2005	Jimmy Conrad	Kansas City Wizards	32 games, 2 goals
2004	Robin Fraser	Columbus Crew	30 games, 1 goal
2003	Carlos Bocanegra	Chicago Fire	28 games, 4 goals
2002	Carlos Bocanegra	Chicago Fire	30 games, 3 goals
2001	Jeff Agoos	San Jose Earthquakes	27 games, 2 goals
2000	Peter Vermes	Kansas City Wizards	29 games, 1 goal
1999	Robin Fraser	Colorado Rapids	31 games, 2 goals
1998	Robin Fraser	Colorado Rapids	30 games, 2 goals
1997	Eddie Pope	D.C. United	28 games, 3 goals
1996	Eddie Pope	D.C. United	30 games, 4 goals

MLS Comeback Player of the Year

30 winners

Year	Winner	Team	Stats
2025	Javier Hernandez	San Jose Earthquakes	12 goals
2024	Lorenzo Insigne	Toronto FC	10 goals, 8 assists
2023	Xherdan Shaqiri	Chicago Fire	7 goals, 5 assists
2022	Jonathan Osorio	Toronto FC	6 goals, 8 assists
2021	Javier Hernandez	LA Galaxy	17 goals, 3 assists
2020	Jordan Morris	Seattle Sounders	10 goals, 5 assists
2019	Jonathan dos Santos	LA Galaxy	28 games, 4 goals, 3 assists
2018	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC	8 goals, 11 assists
2017	Jozy Altidore	Toronto FC	15 goals, 8 assists
2016	Jozy Altidore	Toronto FC	15 goals, 3 assists
2015	Chris Pontius	Philadelphia Union	25 games, 7 goals, 8 assists
2014	Jermaine Jones	New England Revolution	28 games, 3 goals
2013	Alvaro Saborio	Real Salt Lake	12 goals
2012	Chris Pontius	D.C. United	28 games, 5 goals, 8 assists
2011	Bobby Convey	San Jose Earthquakes	25 games, 3 goals, 7 assists
2010	Dwayne De Rosario	Toronto FC	11 goals, 8 assists
2009	Conor Casey	Colorado Rapids	16 goals
2008	Cuauhtemoc Blanco	Chicago Fire	10 goals, 8 assists
2007	Juan Pablo Angel	New York Red Bulls	19 goals
2006	Clint Dempsey	New England Revolution	8 goals, 6 assists
2005	Brian McBride	Chicago Fire	11 goals
2004	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	12 goals, 10 assists
2003	Chris Armas	Chicago Fire	30 games, 4 goals
2002	Cobi Jones	LA Galaxy	28 games, 3 goals, 6 assists
2001	Eric Wynalda	San Jose Earthquakes	7 goals
2000	Tab Ramos	MetroStars	22 games, 4 assists
1999	Roy Lassiter	D.C. United	14 goals
1998	Chris Armas	Chicago Fire	28 games, 5 goals
1997	Thomas Dooley	Columbus Crew	30 games, 3 goals
1996	Chris Henderson	Colorado Rapids	28 games, 4 goals

MLS Coach of the Year

30 winners

Year	Winner	Team	Stats
2025	Gerardo Martino	Inter Miami CF	19-6 record
2024	Greg Vanney	LA Galaxy	17-9 record, MLS Cup
2023	Pat Noonan	FC Cincinnati	20-6 record, Supporters' Shield
2022	Jim Curtin	Philadelphia Union	19-5 record, Supporters' Shield
2021	Bruce Arena	New England Revolution	22-5 record, Supporters' Shield
2020	Wilfried Nancy	Montreal Impact	8-3 record
2019	Bob Bradley	LAFC	21-4 record, Supporters' Shield
2018	Gerardo Martino	Atlanta United	21-7 record, MLS Cup
2017	Greg Vanney	Toronto FC	20-5 record, MLS Cup
2016	Oscar Pareja	FC Dallas	17-8 record
2015	Oscar Pareja	FC Dallas	18-10 record
2014	Greg Berhalter	Columbus Crew	14-10 record
2013	Peter Vermes	Sporting Kansas City	17-10 record, MLS Cup
2012	Oscar Pareja	FC Dallas	15-10 record
2011	Sigi Schmid	Seattle Sounders	18-7 record
2010	Bruce Arena	LA Galaxy	18-8 record
2009	Bruce Arena	LA Galaxy	13-7 record
2008	Sigi Schmid	Columbus Crew	17-7 record, MLS Cup
2007	Juan Carlos Osorio	Chicago Fire	15-9 record
2006	Steve Nicol	New England Revolution	14-8 record
2005	Dominic Kinnear	San Jose Earthquakes	13-11 record
2004	Dominic Kinnear	San Jose Earthquakes	14-10 record, MLS Cup
2003	Dave Sarachan	Chicago Fire	15-12 record
2002	Steve Nicol	New England Revolution	12-14 record
2001	Frank Yallop	San Jose Earthquakes	13-13 record, MLS Cup
2000	Bob Gansler	Kansas City Wizards	16-16 record, MLS Cup
1999	Sigi Schmid	LA Galaxy	18-14 record
1998	Bob Bradley	Chicago Fire	20-12 record
1997	Bruce Arena	D.C. United	21-11 record
1996	Thomas Rongen	Tampa Bay Mutiny	20-12 record

MLS Best XI

330 winners

Year	Winner	Team	Stats
2025	Andre Blake	Philadelphia Union	Position: GK
2025	Tim Ream	Charlotte FC	Position: D
2025	Walker Zimmerman	Nashville SC	Position: D
2025	Aaron Long	New York Red Bulls	Position: D
2025	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami CF	Position: M
2025	Luciano Acosta	FC Cincinnati	Position: M
2025	Evander	Portland Timbers	Position: M
2025	Carles Gil	New England Revolution	Position: M
2025	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	Position: F
2025	Cucho Hernandez	Columbus Crew	Position: F
2025	Hugo Cuypers	Chicago Fire	Position: F
2024	Hugo Lloris	LAFC	Position: GK
2024	Miles Robinson	FC Cincinnati	Position: D
2024	Aaron Long	New York Red Bulls	Position: D
2024	Steven Moreira	Columbus Crew	Position: D
2024	Evander	Portland Timbers	Position: M
2024	Luciano Acosta	FC Cincinnati	Position: M
2024	Riqui Puig	LA Galaxy	Position: M
2024	Lucho Acosta	FC Cincinnati	Position: M
2024	Christian Benteke	D.C. United	Position: F
2024	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	Position: F
2024	Gabriel Pec	LA Galaxy	Position: F
2023	Roman Burki	St. Louis City SC	Position: GK
2023	Steven Moreira	Columbus Crew	Position: D
2023	Tim Ream	Charlotte FC	Position: D
2023	Jakob Glesnes	Philadelphia Union	Position: D
2023	Luciano Acosta	FC Cincinnati	Position: M
2023	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami CF	Position: M
2023	Evander	Portland Timbers	Position: M
2023	Darlington Nagbe	Columbus Crew	Position: M
2023	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	Position: F
2023	Cucho Hernandez	Columbus Crew	Position: F
2023	Christian Benteke	D.C. United	Position: F
2022	Andre Blake	Philadelphia Union	Position: GK
2022	Jakob Glesnes	Philadelphia Union	Position: D
2022	Walker Zimmerman	Nashville SC	Position: D
2022	Ilie Sanchez	LAFC	Position: D
2022	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	Position: M
2022	Sebastian Driussi	Austin FC	Position: M
2022	Carles Gil	New England Revolution	Position: M
2022	Luciano Acosta	FC Cincinnati	Position: M
2022	Brandon Vazquez	FC Cincinnati	Position: F
2022	Jesus Ferreira	FC Dallas	Position: F
2022	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	Position: F
2021	Matt Turner	New England Revolution	Position: GK
2021	Miles Robinson	Atlanta United	Position: D
2021	Walker Zimmerman	Nashville SC	Position: D
2021	Yeimar Gomez Andrade	Seattle Sounders	Position: D
2021	Carles Gil	New England Revolution	Position: M
2021	Darlington Nagbe	Columbus Crew	Position: M
2021	Djordje Mihailovic	CF Montreal	Position: M
2021	Hany Mukhtar	Nashville SC	Position: M
2021	Valentin Castellanos	New York City FC	Position: F
2021	Raul Ruidiaz	Seattle Sounders	Position: F
2021	Daniel Salloi	Sporting Kansas City	Position: F
2020	Andre Blake	Philadelphia Union	Position: GK
2020	Walker Zimmerman	Nashville SC	Position: D
2020	Aaron Long	New York Red Bulls	Position: D
2020	Yeimar Gomez Andrade	Seattle Sounders	Position: D
2020	Alejandro Pozuelo	Toronto FC	Position: M
2020	Darlington Nagbe	Columbus Crew	Position: M
2020	Brenden Aaronson	Philadelphia Union	Position: M
2020	Nicolas Lodeiro	Seattle Sounders	Position: M
2020	Diego Rossi	LAFC	Position: F
2020	Jordan Morris	Seattle Sounders	Position: F
2020	Gyasi Zardes	Columbus Crew	Position: F
2019	Andre Blake	Philadelphia Union	Position: GK
2019	Walker Zimmerman	LAFC	Position: D
2019	Aaron Long	New York Red Bulls	Position: D
2019	Miles Robinson	Atlanta United	Position: D
2019	Carlos Vela	LAFC	Position: M
2019	Nicolas Lodeiro	Seattle Sounders	Position: M
2019	Alejandro Pozuelo	Toronto FC	Position: M
2019	Eduard Atuesta	LAFC	Position: M
2019	Josef Martinez	Atlanta United	Position: F
2019	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	LA Galaxy	Position: F
2019	Diego Rossi	LAFC	Position: F
2018	Zack Steffen	Columbus Crew	Position: GK
2018	Aaron Long	New York Red Bulls	Position: D
2018	Leandro Gonzalez Pirez	Atlanta United	Position: D
2018	Ike Opara	Sporting Kansas City	Position: D
2018	Miguel Almiron	Atlanta United	Position: M
2018	Diego Valeri	Portland Timbers	Position: M
2018	Carlos Vela	LAFC	Position: M
2018	Bastian Schweinsteiger	Chicago Fire	Position: M
2018	Josef Martinez	Atlanta United	Position: F
2018	Bradley Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls	Position: F
2018	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	LA Galaxy	Position: F
2017	Tim Melia	Sporting Kansas City	Position: GK
2017	Matt Hedges	FC Dallas	Position: D
2017	Chad Marshall	Seattle Sounders	Position: D
2017	Ike Opara	Sporting Kansas City	Position: D
2017	Diego Valeri	Portland Timbers	Position: M
2017	Ignacio Piatti	Montreal Impact	Position: M
2017	Victor Vazquez	Toronto FC	Position: M
2017	Michael Bradley	Toronto FC	Position: M
2017	Nemanja Nikolic	Chicago Fire	Position: F
2017	Jozy Altidore	Toronto FC	Position: F
2017	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC	Position: F
2016	Andre Blake	Philadelphia Union	Position: GK
2016	Matt Hedges	FC Dallas	Position: D
2016	Kendall Waston	Vancouver Whitecaps	Position: D
2016	Drew Moor	Toronto FC	Position: D
2016	David Villa	New York City FC	Position: M
2016	Sacha Kljestan	New York Red Bulls	Position: M
2016	Mauro Diaz	FC Dallas	Position: M
2016	Andrea Pirlo	New York City FC	Position: M
2016	Bradley Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls	Position: F
2016	Giovani dos Santos	LA Galaxy	Position: F
2016	Jozy Altidore	Toronto FC	Position: F
2015	Luis Robles	New York Red Bulls	Position: GK
2015	Matt Hedges	FC Dallas	Position: D
2015	Chad Marshall	Seattle Sounders	Position: D
2015	Jelle Van Damme	LA Galaxy	Position: D
2015	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC	Position: M
2015	Diego Valeri	Portland Timbers	Position: M
2015	Sacha Kljestan	New York Red Bulls	Position: M
2015	Michael Bradley	Toronto FC	Position: M
2015	Kei Kamara	Columbus Crew	Position: F
2015	Cyle Larin	Orlando City SC	Position: F
2015	David Villa	New York City FC	Position: F
2014	Bill Hamid	D.C. United	Position: GK
2014	Nat Borchers	Portland Timbers	Position: D
2014	Matt Hedges	FC Dallas	Position: D
2014	Chad Marshall	Seattle Sounders	Position: D
2014	Lee Nguyen	New England Revolution	Position: M
2014	Michael Bradley	Toronto FC	Position: M
2014	Diego Valeri	Portland Timbers	Position: M
2014	Graham Zusi	Sporting Kansas City	Position: M
2014	Robbie Keane	LA Galaxy	Position: F
2014	Bradley Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls	Position: F
2014	Dom Dwyer	Sporting Kansas City	Position: F
2013	Donovan Ricketts	Portland Timbers	Position: GK
2013	Matt Besler	Sporting Kansas City	Position: D
2013	Aurelien Collin	Sporting Kansas City	Position: D
2013	Jose Goncalves	New England Revolution	Position: D
2013	Diego Valeri	Portland Timbers	Position: M
2013	Graham Zusi	Sporting Kansas City	Position: M
2013	Lee Nguyen	New England Revolution	Position: M
2013	Federico Higuain	Columbus Crew	Position: M
2013	Mike Magee	Chicago Fire	Position: F
2013	Camilo Sanvezzo	Vancouver Whitecaps	Position: F
2013	Marco Di Vaio	Montreal Impact	Position: F
2012	Jimmy Nielsen	Sporting Kansas City	Position: GK
2012	Matt Besler	Sporting Kansas City	Position: D
2012	Omar Gonzalez	LA Galaxy	Position: D
2012	Heath Pearce	New York Red Bulls	Position: D
2012	Chris Pontius	D.C. United	Position: M
2012	Graham Zusi	Sporting Kansas City	Position: M
2012	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	Position: M
2012	Osvaldo Alonso	Seattle Sounders	Position: M
2012	Chris Wondolowski	San Jose Earthquakes	Position: F
2012	Thierry Henry	New York Red Bulls	Position: F
2012	Eddie Johnson	Seattle Sounders	Position: F
2011	Kasey Keller	Seattle Sounders	Position: GK
2011	Omar Gonzalez	LA Galaxy	Position: D
2011	Matt Besler	Sporting Kansas City	Position: D
2011	Aurelien Collin	Sporting Kansas City	Position: D
2011	Dwayne De Rosario	D.C. United	Position: M
2011	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	Position: M
2011	David Beckham	LA Galaxy	Position: M
2011	Brad Davis	Houston Dynamo	Position: M
2011	Chris Wondolowski	San Jose Earthquakes	Position: F
2011	Thierry Henry	New York Red Bulls	Position: F
2011	Robbie Keane	LA Galaxy	Position: F
2010	Donovan Ricketts	LA Galaxy	Position: GK
2010	Omar Gonzalez	LA Galaxy	Position: D
2010	Nat Borchers	Real Salt Lake	Position: D
2010	Chad Marshall	Columbus Crew	Position: D
2010	David Ferreira	FC Dallas	Position: M
2010	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	Position: M
2010	Dwayne De Rosario	Toronto FC	Position: M
2010	Brad Davis	Houston Dynamo	Position: M
2010	Edson Buddle	LA Galaxy	Position: F
2010	Chris Wondolowski	San Jose Earthquakes	Position: F
2010	Juan Pablo Angel	New York Red Bulls	Position: F
2009	Zach Thornton	Chivas USA	Position: GK
2009	Omar Gonzalez	LA Galaxy	Position: D
2009	Chad Marshall	Columbus Crew	Position: D
2009	Nat Borchers	Real Salt Lake	Position: D
2009	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	Position: M
2009	Dwayne De Rosario	Toronto FC	Position: M
2009	Javier Morales	Real Salt Lake	Position: M
2009	Brad Davis	Houston Dynamo	Position: M
2009	Jeff Cunningham	FC Dallas	Position: F
2009	Conor Casey	Colorado Rapids	Position: F
2009	Jaime Moreno	D.C. United	Position: F
2008	Jon Busch	San Jose Earthquakes	Position: GK
2008	Chad Marshall	Columbus Crew	Position: D
2008	Gonzalo Segares	Chicago Fire	Position: D
2008	Bobby Boswell	Houston Dynamo	Position: D
2008	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	Columbus Crew	Position: M
2008	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	Position: M
2008	Shalrie Joseph	New England Revolution	Position: M
2008	Cuauhtemoc Blanco	Chicago Fire	Position: M
2008	Edson Buddle	LA Galaxy	Position: F
2008	Conor Casey	Colorado Rapids	Position: F
2008	Jeff Cunningham	FC Dallas	Position: F
2007	Brad Guzan	Chivas USA	Position: GK
2007	Michael Parkhurst	New England Revolution	Position: D
2007	Bobby Boswell	D.C. United	Position: D
2007	Gonzalo Segares	Chicago Fire	Position: D
2007	Dwayne De Rosario	Houston Dynamo	Position: M
2007	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	Position: M
2007	Christian Gomez	D.C. United	Position: M
2007	David Beckham	LA Galaxy	Position: M
2007	Luciano Emilio	D.C. United	Position: F
2007	Juan Pablo Angel	New York Red Bulls	Position: F
2007	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution	Position: F
2006	Troy Perkins	D.C. United	Position: GK
2006	Jimmy Conrad	Kansas City Wizards	Position: D
2006	Bobby Boswell	D.C. United	Position: D
2006	Michael Parkhurst	New England Revolution	Position: D
2006	Christian Gomez	D.C. United	Position: M
2006	Dwayne De Rosario	Houston Dynamo	Position: M
2006	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	Position: M
2006	Shalrie Joseph	New England Revolution	Position: M
2006	Jeff Cunningham	Real Salt Lake	Position: F
2006	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution	Position: F
2006	Clint Dempsey	New England Revolution	Position: F
2005	Pat Onstad	San Jose Earthquakes	Position: GK
2005	Jimmy Conrad	Kansas City Wizards	Position: D
2005	Michael Parkhurst	New England Revolution	Position: D
2005	Eddie Robinson	Houston Dynamo	Position: D
2005	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	Position: M
2005	Shalrie Joseph	New England Revolution	Position: M
2005	Dwayne De Rosario	San Jose Earthquakes	Position: M
2005	Steve Ralston	New England Revolution	Position: M
2005	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution	Position: F
2005	Jeff Cunningham	Real Salt Lake	Position: F
2005	Ante Razov	Chicago Fire	Position: F
2004	Joe Cannon	Colorado Rapids	Position: GK
2004	Robin Fraser	Columbus Crew	Position: D
2004	Eddie Pope	Real Salt Lake	Position: D
2004	Gonzalo Segares	Chicago Fire	Position: D
2004	Amado Guevara	MetroStars	Position: M
2004	Freddy Adu	D.C. United	Position: M
2004	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	Position: M
2004	Kerry Zavagnin	Kansas City Wizards	Position: M
2004	Brian Ching	San Jose Earthquakes	Position: F
2004	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution	Position: F
2004	Edson Buddle	Columbus Crew	Position: F
2003	Pat Onstad	San Jose Earthquakes	Position: GK
2003	Carlos Bocanegra	Chicago Fire	Position: D
2003	Eddie Pope	D.C. United	Position: D
2003	Bobby Boswell	D.C. United	Position: D
2003	Preki	Kansas City Wizards	Position: M
2003	Landon Donovan	San Jose Earthquakes	Position: M
2003	Amado Guevara	MetroStars	Position: M
2003	Chris Armas	Chicago Fire	Position: M
2003	Damani Ralph	Chicago Fire	Position: F
2003	Carlos Ruiz	LA Galaxy	Position: F
2003	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution	Position: F
2002	Joe Cannon	San Jose Earthquakes	Position: GK
2002	Carlos Bocanegra	Chicago Fire	Position: D
2002	Robin Fraser	Columbus Crew	Position: D
2002	Eddie Pope	D.C. United	Position: D
2002	Landon Donovan	San Jose Earthquakes	Position: M
2002	Preki	Kansas City Wizards	Position: M
2002	Chris Armas	Chicago Fire	Position: M
2002	DaMarcus Beasley	Chicago Fire	Position: M
2002	Carlos Ruiz	LA Galaxy	Position: F
2002	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution	Position: F
2002	Jeff Cunningham	Columbus Crew	Position: F
2001	Tim Howard	MetroStars	Position: GK
2001	Jeff Agoos	San Jose Earthquakes	Position: D
2001	Robin Fraser	Columbus Crew	Position: D
2001	Carlos Bocanegra	Chicago Fire	Position: D
2001	Alex Pineda Chacon	Miami Fusion	Position: M
2001	Marco Etcheverry	D.C. United	Position: M
2001	Landon Donovan	San Jose Earthquakes	Position: M
2001	Cobi Jones	LA Galaxy	Position: M
2001	Jeff Cunningham	Columbus Crew	Position: F
2001	Jaime Moreno	D.C. United	Position: F
2001	Rodrigo Faria	MetroStars	Position: F
2000	Tony Meola	Kansas City Wizards	Position: GK
2000	Peter Vermes	Kansas City Wizards	Position: D
2000	Jeff Agoos	San Jose Earthquakes	Position: D
2000	Carlos Bocanegra	Chicago Fire	Position: D
2000	Marco Etcheverry	D.C. United	Position: M
2000	Chris Armas	Chicago Fire	Position: M
2000	Alex Pineda Chacon	Miami Fusion	Position: M
2000	Cobi Jones	LA Galaxy	Position: M
2000	Mamadou Diallo	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Position: F
2000	Ante Razov	Chicago Fire	Position: F
2000	Jason Kreis	FC Dallas	Position: F
1999	Kevin Hartman	LA Galaxy	Position: GK
1999	Robin Fraser	Colorado Rapids	Position: D
1999	Jeff Agoos	D.C. United	Position: D
1999	Peter Vermes	Kansas City Wizards	Position: D
1999	Marco Etcheverry	D.C. United	Position: M
1999	Preki	Kansas City Wizards	Position: M
1999	Ben Olsen	D.C. United	Position: M
1999	Cobi Jones	LA Galaxy	Position: M
1999	Jason Kreis	FC Dallas	Position: F
1999	Jaime Moreno	D.C. United	Position: F
1999	Stern John	Columbus Crew	Position: F
1998	Zach Thornton	Chicago Fire	Position: GK
1998	Eddie Pope	D.C. United	Position: D
1998	Lubos Kubik	Chicago Fire	Position: D
1998	Robin Fraser	Colorado Rapids	Position: D
1998	Marco Etcheverry	D.C. United	Position: M
1998	Preki	Kansas City Wizards	Position: M
1998	Chris Armas	Chicago Fire	Position: M
1998	Peter Nowak	Chicago Fire	Position: M
1998	Stern John	Columbus Crew	Position: F
1998	Roy Lassiter	D.C. United	Position: F
1998	Brian McBride	Columbus Crew	Position: F
1997	Brad Friedel	Columbus Crew	Position: GK
1997	Eddie Pope	D.C. United	Position: D
1997	Jeff Agoos	D.C. United	Position: D
1997	Robin Fraser	Colorado Rapids	Position: D
1997	Preki	Kansas City Wizards	Position: M
1997	Marco Etcheverry	D.C. United	Position: M
1997	Carlos Valderrama	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Position: M
1997	Tab Ramos	MetroStars	Position: M
1997	Jaime Moreno	D.C. United	Position: F
1997	Roy Lassiter	D.C. United	Position: F
1997	Raul Diaz Arce	D.C. United	Position: F
1996	Tony Meola	MetroStars	Position: GK
1996	Eddie Pope	D.C. United	Position: D
1996	Alexi Lalas	New England Revolution	Position: D
1996	Robin Fraser	Colorado Rapids	Position: D
1996	Carlos Valderrama	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Position: M
1996	Marco Etcheverry	D.C. United	Position: M
1996	Tab Ramos	MetroStars	Position: M
1996	John Harkes	D.C. United	Position: M
1996	Roy Lassiter	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Position: F
1996	Eduardo Hurtado	LA Galaxy	Position: F
1996	Stern John	Columbus Crew	Position: F

MLS All-Star Game MVP

30 winners

Year	Winner	Team	Stats
2025	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami CF	2 goals, 1 assist
2024	Denis Bouanga	LAFC	2 goals
2023	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami CF	1 goal, 1 assist
2022	Carlos Vela	LAFC	1 goal, 1 assist
2021	Raul Ruidiaz	Seattle Sounders	1 goal
2020	N/A	N/A	Game cancelled due to COVID-19
2019	Nicolas Lodeiro	Seattle Sounders	1 goal (penalty shootout hero)
2018	Josef Martinez	Atlanta United	1 goal
2017	Miguel Almiron	Atlanta United	1 goal, 1 assist
2016	Didier Drogba	Montreal Impact	1 goal
2015	David Villa	New York City FC	2 goals
2014	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	1 goal
2013	Matt Besler	Sporting Kansas City	1 goal
2012	Chris Pontius	D.C. United	1 goal
2011	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	2 goals
2010	David Beckham	LA Galaxy	1 assist
2009	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	1 goal, 1 assist
2008	Cuauhtemoc Blanco	Chicago Fire	1 goal
2007	Dwayne De Rosario	Houston Dynamo	2 goals
2006	Dwayne De Rosario	Houston Dynamo	1 goal, 1 assist
2005	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution	2 goals
2004	Freddy Adu	D.C. United	1 goal
2003	Marco Etcheverry	D.C. United	1 goal
2002	Landon Donovan	San Jose Earthquakes	2 goals
2001	Marco Etcheverry	D.C. United	1 goal, 1 assist
2000	Tony Meola	Kansas City Wizards	5 saves, clean sheet
1999	Ben Olsen	D.C. United	1 goal, 1 assist
1998	Brian McBride	Columbus Crew	2 goals
1997	Carlos Valderrama	Tampa Bay Mutiny	1 goal, 1 assist
1996	Carlos Valderrama	Tampa Bay Mutiny	1 assist

MLS Cup MVP

30 winners

Year	Winner	Team	Stats
2025	Lionel Messi	Inter Miami CF	2 goals
2024	Riqui Puig	LA Galaxy	1 goal, 1 assist
2023	Cucho Hernandez	Columbus Crew	1 goal, 1 assist
2022	Gareth Bale	LAFC	1 goal (extra time equalizer)
2021	Alexander Callens	New York City FC	Penalty shootout winner
2020	Lucas Zelarayan	Columbus Crew	2 goals
2019	Victor Rodriguez	Seattle Sounders	1 goal
2018	Josef Martinez	Atlanta United	2 goals
2017	Jozy Altidore	Toronto FC	1 goal
2016	Stefan Frei	Seattle Sounders	Clean sheet, penalty save
2015	Clint Dempsey	Seattle Sounders	0 goals (penalty shootout)
2014	Robbie Keane	LA Galaxy	2 goals
2013	Aurelien Collin	Sporting Kansas City	1 goal, clean sheet contribution
2012	David Beckham	LA Galaxy	1 assist
2011	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	1 goal, 1 assist
2010	David Beckham	LA Galaxy	1 assist
2009	Landon Donovan	LA Galaxy	1 goal
2008	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	Columbus Crew	1 goal, 1 assist
2007	Dwayne De Rosario	Houston Dynamo	1 goal, 1 assist
2006	Brian Ching	Houston Dynamo	1 goal
2005	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution	1 goal
2004	Landon Donovan	San Jose Earthquakes	1 goal, 1 assist
2003	Landon Donovan	San Jose Earthquakes	2 goals, 1 assist
2002	Carlos Ruiz	LA Galaxy	1 goal
2001	Dwayne De Rosario	San Jose Earthquakes	2 goals
2000	Tony Meola	Kansas City Wizards	Clean sheet
1999	Ben Olsen	D.C. United	1 goal
1998	Peter Nowak	Chicago Fire	1 goal
1997	Jaime Moreno	D.C. United	1 goal
1996	Marco Etcheverry	D.C. United	1 goal, 1 assist

MLS Humanitarian of the Year

17 winners

Year	Winner	Team	Stats
2025	DeAndre Yedlin	Inter Miami CF	Social justice, youth programs
2024	Darlington Nagbe	Columbus Crew	Youth mentoring, community building
2023	Raul Ruidiaz	Seattle Sounders	Community service, youth outreach
2022	Carlos Vela	LAFC	Community programs, charitable giving
2021	Jozy Altidore	Toronto FC	Community investment, youth development
2020	Sean Johnson	New York City FC	Social justice, community outreach
2019	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	LA Galaxy	Charitable donations, youth engagement
2018	Kemar Lawrence	New York Red Bulls	Community service, cultural programs
2017	Juan Pablo Angel	Retired	Youth development, charitable foundations
2016	Steve Birnbaum	D.C. United	Community service, youth mentoring
2015	Jermaine Jones	New England Revolution	Community outreach, anti-racism initiatives
2014	Nick Rimando	Real Salt Lake	Youth programs, community engagement
2013	Conor Casey	Philadelphia Union	Community service, charitable giving
2012	Jimmy Conrad	Chivas USA	Soccer outreach, education programs
2011	Bobby Boswell	Houston Dynamo	Youth mentoring, community service
2010	Jeff Parke	Philadelphia Union	Charity work, community engagement
2009	Kyle Beckerman	Real Salt Lake	Community outreach, youth soccer programs

Supporters' Shield

27 winners

Year	Winner	Team	Stats
2025	Inter Miami CF	Inter Miami CF	71 points
2024	Inter Miami CF	Inter Miami CF	74 points
2023	FC Cincinnati	FC Cincinnati	67 points
2022	Philadelphia Union	Philadelphia Union	67 points
2021	New England Revolution	New England Revolution	73 points
2020	Philadelphia Union	Philadelphia Union	47 points
2019	LAFC	LAFC	72 points
2018	New York Red Bulls	New York Red Bulls	71 points
2017	Toronto FC	Toronto FC	69 points
2016	FC Dallas	FC Dallas	60 points
2015	New York Red Bulls	New York Red Bulls	60 points
2014	Seattle Sounders	Seattle Sounders	64 points
2013	New York Red Bulls	New York Red Bulls	57 points
2012	San Jose Earthquakes	San Jose Earthquakes	66 points
2011	LA Galaxy	LA Galaxy	60 points
2010	LA Galaxy	LA Galaxy	56 points
2009	Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew	51 points
2008	Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew	57 points
2007	D.C. United	D.C. United	51 points
2006	D.C. United	D.C. United	55 points
2005	San Jose Earthquakes	San Jose Earthquakes	52 points
2004	Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew	49 points
2003	Chicago Fire	Chicago Fire	50 points
2002	LA Galaxy	LA Galaxy	49 points
2001	Miami Fusion	Miami Fusion	53 points
2000	Kansas City Wizards	Kansas City Wizards	51 points
1999	D.C. United	D.C. United	57 points

US Open Cup Champion

30 winners

Year	Winner	Team	Stats
2025	Seattle Sounders	Seattle Sounders	Beat LAFC 2-0
2024	Sporting Kansas City	Sporting Kansas City	Beat Columbus Crew 2-1
2023	Inter Miami CF	Inter Miami CF	Beat Houston Dynamo 2-1
2022	Orlando City SC	Orlando City SC	Beat Sacramento Republic 3-0
2021	N/A	N/A	Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19
2020	N/A	N/A	Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19
2019	Atlanta United	Atlanta United	Beat Minnesota United 2-1
2018	Houston Dynamo	Houston Dynamo	Beat Philadelphia Union 3-0
2017	Sporting Kansas City	Sporting Kansas City	Beat New York Red Bulls 2-1
2016	FC Dallas	FC Dallas	Beat New England Revolution 4-2
2015	Sporting Kansas City	Sporting Kansas City	Beat Philadelphia Union 1-0 (OT)
2014	Seattle Sounders	Seattle Sounders	Beat Philadelphia Union 3-1
2013	D.C. United	D.C. United	Beat Real Salt Lake 1-0
2012	Sporting Kansas City	Sporting Kansas City	Beat Real Salt Lake 1-0 (OT)
2011	Seattle Sounders	Seattle Sounders	Beat Chicago Fire 2-0
2010	Seattle Sounders	Seattle Sounders	Beat Columbus Crew 2-1
2009	Seattle Sounders	Seattle Sounders	Beat D.C. United 2-1
2008	D.C. United	D.C. United	Beat Charleston Battery 2-1
2007	New England Revolution	New England Revolution	Beat FC Dallas 3-2
2006	Chicago Fire	Chicago Fire	Beat LA Galaxy 3-1
2005	LA Galaxy	LA Galaxy	Beat FC Dallas 1-0 (OT)
2004	Kansas City Wizards	Kansas City Wizards	Beat Chicago Fire 1-0
2003	Chicago Fire	Chicago Fire	Beat MetroStars 1-0
2002	Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew	Beat Chicago Fire 1-0
2001	LA Galaxy	LA Galaxy	Beat New England Revolution 2-1 (OT)
2000	Chicago Fire	Chicago Fire	Beat Miami Fusion 2-1
1999	Rochester Raging Rhinos	Rochester Raging Rhinos	Beat Colorado Rapids 2-0
1998	Chicago Fire	Chicago Fire	Beat Columbus Crew 2-1
1997	Dallas Burn	Dallas Burn	Beat D.C. United 1-0 (OT)
1996	D.C. United	D.C. United	Beat Rochester Raging Rhinos 3-0

MLS Awards History

Landon Donovan MVP Award

MLS Golden Boot

MLS Goalkeeper of the Year

MLS Newcomer of the Year

MLS Defender of the Year

MLS Comeback Player of the Year

MLS Coach of the Year

MLS Best XI

MLS All-Star Game MVP

MLS Cup MVP

MLS Humanitarian of the Year

Supporters' Shield

US Open Cup Champion

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