MLS Fair Play Award

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The Fair Play Award in Major League Soccer was the award that was given to an individual player and a team who presented best overall sportsmanlike behavior in addition to receiving one of the lowest numbers of yellow and red cards, fouls and disciplinary violations. [1]

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Individual winners

SeasonPlayer [2] Team
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Chung Kansas City Wizards
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Dooley Columbus Crew
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Ralston Tampa Bay Mutiny
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Ralston (2) Tampa Bay Mutiny
2001 Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Alex Pineda Chacón Miami Fusion
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Chung (2) Colorado Rapids
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Brian McBride Columbus Crew
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Pope MetroStars
2005 Flag of El Salvador.svg Ronald Cerritos San Jose Earthquakes
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Klein Real Salt Lake
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Parkhurst New England Revolution
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Parkhurst (2) New England Revolution
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Ralston (3) New England Revolution
2010 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Le Toux Philadelphia Union
2011 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Le Toux (2) Philadelphia Union
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Pause Chicago Fire
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Darlington Nagbe Portland Timbers
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Parkhurst (3) Columbus Crew
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Darlington Nagbe (2) Portland Timbers
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Rosenberry Philadelphia Union
2017 Flag of the United States.svg DaMarcus Beasley Houston Dynamo
2018 Flag of Georgia.svg Valeri Qazaishvili San Jose Earthquakes
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Darlington Nagbe (3) Atlanta United FC
2020 Not awarded
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Romney Nashville SC

Team winners

SeasonTeam [2] Manager
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew Tom Fitzgerald
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Wizards Ron Newman
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew (2) Tom Fitzgerald
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay Mutiny Tim Hankinson
2001 Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Earthquakes Frank Yallop
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Wizards (2) Bob Gansler
2003 Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution Steve Nicol
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew (3) Greg Andrulis
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Wizards (3) Bob Gansler
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Kansas City Wizards (4) Curt Onalfo
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew (4) Sigi Schmid
2008 Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution (2) Steve Nicol
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Denis Hamlett
2010 Flag of the United States.svg San Jose Earthquakes (2) Frank Yallop
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers John Spencer
2012 Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution (3) Jay Heaps
2013 Flag of the United States.svg LA Galaxy Bruce Arena
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union Jim Curtin
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union (2) Jim Curtin
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew (5) Gregg Berhalter
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Brian Schmetzer
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC Bob Bradley
2019 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC Greg Vanney
2020 Not awarded
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew (6) Caleb Porter
2022 Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution (4) Bruce Arena

References

  1. "Union's Le Toux, Portland win XBOX 360 Fair Play awards". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011.
  2. 1 2 MLS Communications Department; Elias Sports Bureau. "2022 Fact & Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 183. Retrieved January 18, 2023.