Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year Award

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

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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. BruceArena 20060511.jpg
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. Bob Bradley 2011.jpg
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, Oscar Pareja became the first coach from Latin America to with the award. Pareja, o.jpg
After winning the award for the 2016 season, Óscar Pareja became the first coach from Latin America to with the award.
BoldTeam won MLS Cup for that season
†Elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame
SeasonCoachTeam
1996 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thomas Rongen Tampa Bay Mutiny
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Arena † D.C. United
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bradley † Chicago Fire
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Sigi Schmid † Los Angeles Galaxy
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gansler Kansas City Wizards
2001 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Yallop San Jose Earthquakes
2002 Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Nicol New England Revolution
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Sarachan Chicago Fire
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Andrulis Columbus Crew
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Dominic Kinnear San Jose Earthquakes
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bradley † (2) Chivas USA
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Preki Chivas USA
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Sigi Schmid † (2) Columbus Crew
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Arena † (2) Los Angeles Galaxy
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Schellas Hyndman FC Dallas
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Arena † (3) Los Angeles Galaxy
2012 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Yallop (2) San Jose Earthquakes
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Caleb Porter Portland Timbers
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Olsen D.C. United
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Marsch New York Red Bulls
2016 Flag of Colombia.svg Óscar Pareja FC Dallas
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Vanney Toronto FC
2018 Flag of Argentina.svg Gerardo Martino [5] Atlanta United FC
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bradley † (3) Los Angeles FC
2020 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Curtin Philadelphia Union
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Arena † (4) New England Revolution
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Curtin (2) Philadelphia Union
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Noonan FC Cincinnati
2024 Flag of France.svg Wilfried Nancy Columbus Crew

Wins by team

ClubWins
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

NationalityWins
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 22
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1
Flag of France.svg  France 1

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References

  1. ↑ Roberson, Doug (November 13, 2018). "Atlanta United's Martino named MLS Coach of the Year". Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. ↑ Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 14, 2019). "Union's Brenden Aaronson an MLS rookie of the year finalist; Jim Curtin up for coach of the year". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ "LAFC's Bob Bradley named 2019 Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year" (Press release). Major League Soccer. October 22, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  4. ↑ "MLS Names Coach of the Year Award After Sigi Schmid" (Press release). Major League Soccer. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Atlanta United's Gerardo "Tata" Martino named 2018 MLS Coach of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
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