Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year Award

The Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year Award is given by Major League Soccer to the best coach in any given season. The award has been given since the league's inception in 1996 and is determined by a vote from players, club personnel, and members of the media.^[1][2] Bruce Arena has won the award four times, more than any other coach.^[3]

Sigi Schmid is a two-time winner and the namesake of the Coach of the Year Award.

The award was renamed in January 2019 for Sigi Schmid, the coach with the most league regular season wins and two-time award winner, shortly after his death.^[4]

Thomas Rongen won the inaugural award with the now defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny for the 1996 Major League Soccer season.

Winners

With Four wins, Bruce Arena has won the award more than any other coach.

Bob Bradley has won the award three times, each one with a separate team: Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, and Los Angeles FC.

After winning the award for the 2016 season, Óscar Pareja became the first coach from Latin America to with the award.

Bold	Team won MLS Cup for that season
†	Elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame

Season	Coach	Team
1996	Thomas Rongen	Tampa Bay Mutiny
1997	Bruce Arena †	D.C. United
1998	Bob Bradley †	Chicago Fire
1999	Sigi Schmid †	Los Angeles Galaxy
2000	Bob Gansler	Kansas City Wizards
2001	Frank Yallop	San Jose Earthquakes
2002	Steve Nicol	New England Revolution
2003	Dave Sarachan	Chicago Fire
2004	Greg Andrulis	Columbus Crew
2005	Dominic Kinnear	San Jose Earthquakes
2006	Bob Bradley † (2)	Chivas USA
2007	Preki	Chivas USA
2008	Sigi Schmid † (2)	Columbus Crew
2009	Bruce Arena † (2)	Los Angeles Galaxy
2010	Schellas Hyndman	FC Dallas
2011	Bruce Arena † (3)	Los Angeles Galaxy
2012	Frank Yallop (2)	San Jose Earthquakes
2013	Caleb Porter	Portland Timbers
2014	Ben Olsen	D.C. United
2015	Jesse Marsch	New York Red Bulls
2016	Óscar Pareja	FC Dallas
2017	Greg Vanney	Toronto FC
2018	Gerardo Martino[5]	Atlanta United FC
2019	Bob Bradley † (3)	Los Angeles FC
2020	Jim Curtin	Philadelphia Union
2021	Bruce Arena † (4)	New England Revolution
2022	Jim Curtin (2)	Philadelphia Union
2023	Pat Noonan	FC Cincinnati
2024	Wilfried Nancy	Columbus Crew

Wins by team

Club	Wins
Columbus Crew	3
LA Galaxy	3
San Jose Earthquakes	3
Chicago Fire FC	2
Chivas USA	2
D.C. United	2
FC Dallas	2
New England Revolution	2
Philadelphia Union	2
Atlanta United FC	1
Kansas City Wizards/Sporting KC	1
Los Angeles FC	1
New York Red Bulls	1
Portland Timbers	1
Tampa Bay Mutiny	1
Toronto FC	1
FC Cincinnati	1

Wins by nationality

Nationality	Wins
United States	22
Canada	2
Argentina	1
Colombia	1
Netherlands	1
Scotland	1
France	1

See also

• List of Major League Soccer coaches