MLS Referee of the Year Award

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The MLS Referee of the Year is a Major League Soccer award presented to the best referee annually since 1997. Since 2008, the league has also presented an Assistant Referee of the Year award. [1] The awards are voted on by the media, the players, and the club executives. [2]

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Winners

Season [3] RefereeAssistant referee
1997 Flag of Iran.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Esfandiar Baharmast not awarded
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Tamberino
1999
2000
2001
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Terry
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Hall
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Abiodun Okulaja
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Hall
2006
2007
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Jair Marrufo Flag of the United States.svg Kermit Quisenberry
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Prus Flag of the United States.svg Greg Barkey
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Stott Flag of the United States.svg Craig Lowry
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Geiger Flag of the United States.svg Corey Rockwell
2012 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Silviu Petrescu Flag of the United States.svg Ian Anderson
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Hilario Grajeda Flag of the United States.svg Kermit Quisenberry
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Geiger Flag of the United States.svg Paul Scott
2015 Flag of Ireland.svg Alan Kelly Flag of the United States.svg Corey Parker
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Anderson
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Allen Chapman Flag of the United States.svg Corey Parker
2018 Flag of Ireland.svg Alan Kelly Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joe Fletcher
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Allen Chapman Flag of the United States.svg Brian Dunn
2020 Flag of the United States.svg Ismail Elfath Flag of the United States.svg Kathryn Nesbitt
2021 Flag of Poland.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Robert Sibiga Flag of the United States.svg Cory Richardson
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Ismail Elfath [4] Flag of the United States.svg Corey Rockwell
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Victor Rivas [5] Flag of the United States.svg Ian McKay
2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Drew Fischer [6] Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Atkins
2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Drew Fischer [7] Flag of the United States.svg Cory Richardson

See also

References

  1. ↑ "News & Stories | U.S. Soccer Official Website".
  2. ↑ "Hilario Grajeda voted MLS Referee of the Year, Kermit Quisenberry wins Assistant Referee". MLSsoccer.com.
  3. ↑ "MLS Awards Roll of Honor".
  4. ↑ "Ismail Elfath named MLS Referee of the Year, Corey Rockwell named MLS Assistant Referee of the Year," Major League Soccer (MLS), Friday, October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Victor Rivas named MLS Referee of the Year, Ian McKay earns MLS Assistant Referee of the Year accolades". Professional Referee Organization (PRO). November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Drew Fischer named MLS Referee of the Year, Kyle Atkins earns MLS Assistant Referee of the Year accolades". Professional Referee Organization (PRO). October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Drew Fischer Named MLS Referee of the Year, Cory Richardson Earns MLS Assistant Referee of the Year Accolades". mlssoccer.com. October 24, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
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