MLS Best XI


The MLS Best XI is an annual acknowledgement of the best eleven players in Major League Soccer.

Winners

YearGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
1996
Mark Dodd, Dallas Leonel Álvarez, Dallas
John Doyle, San Jose
Robin Fraser, LA Galaxy
Mauricio Cienfuegos, LA Galaxy
Roberto Donadoni, MetroStars
Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United
Preki, Kansas City
Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay
Eduardo Hurtado, LA Galaxy
Roy Lassiter, Tampa Bay
1997
Brad Friedel, Columbus Jeff Agoos, D.C. United
Thomas Dooley, Columbus
Richard Gough, Kansas City
Eddie Pope, D.C. United
Mark Chung, Kansas City
Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United
Preki, Kansas City
Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay
Ronald Cerritos, San Jose
Jaime Moreno, D.C. United
1998
Zach Thornton, Chicago Thomas Dooley, Columbus
Robin Fraser, LA Galaxy
Luboš Kubík, Chicago
Eddie Pope, D.C. United
Chris Armas, Chicago
Mauricio Cienfuegos, LA Galaxy
Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United
Piotr Nowak, Chicago
Stern John, Columbus
Cobi Jones, LA Galaxy
1999
Kevin Hartman, LA Galaxy Jeff Agoos, D.C. United
Luboš Kubík, Chicago
Robin Fraser, LA Galaxy
Chris Armas, Chicago
Mauricio Cienfuegos, LA Galaxy
Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United
Eddie Lewis, San Jose
Steve Ralston, Tampa Bay
Jason Kreis, Dallas
Jaime Moreno, D.C. United
2000
Tony Meola, Kansas City Robin Fraser, LA Galaxy
Greg Vanney, LA Galaxy
Peter Vermes, Kansas City
Chris Armas, Chicago
Piotr Nowak, Chicago
Steve Ralston, Tampa Bay
Hristo Stoichkov, Chicago
Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay
Mamadou Diallo, Tampa Bay
Clint Mathis, MetroStars
2001
Tim Howard, MetroStars Jeff Agoos, San Jose
Carlos Llamosa, Miami
Pablo Mastroeni, Miami
Greg Vanney, LA Galaxy
Chris Armas, Chicago
Piotr Nowak, Chicago
Preki, Miami
Alex Pineda Chacón, Miami
Diego Serna, Miami
John Spencer, Colorado
2002
Tim Howard, MetroStars Wade Barrett, San Jose
Carlos Bocanegra, Chicago
Alexi Lalas, LA Galaxy
Mark Chung, Colorado
Ronnie Ekelund, San Jose
Óscar Pareja, Dallas
Steve Ralston, New England
Jeff Cunningham, Columbus
Carlos Ruiz, LA Galaxy
Taylor Twellman, New England
2003
Pat Onstad, San Jose Carlos Bocanegra, Chicago
Ryan Nelsen, D.C. United
Eddie Pope, MetroStars
Chris Armas, Chicago
DaMarcus Beasley, Chicago
Mark Chung, Colorado
Landon Donovan, San Jose
Preki, Kansas City
Ante Razov, Chicago
John Spencer, Colorado
2004
Joe Cannon, Colorado Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City
Robin Fraser, Columbus
Ryan Nelsen, D.C. United
Eddie Pope, MetroStars
Eddie Gaven, MetroStars
Amado Guevara, MetroStars
Ronnie O'Brien, Dallas
Kerry Zavagnin, Kansas City
Brian Ching, San Jose
Jaime Moreno, D.C. United
2005
Pat Onstad, San Jose Chris Albright, LA Galaxy
Danny Califf, San Jose
Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City
Clint Dempsey, New England
Dwayne De Rosario, San Jose
Christian Gómez, D.C. United
Shalrie Joseph, New England
Ronnie O'Brien, Dallas
Jaime Moreno, D.C. United
Taylor Twellman, New England
2006
Troy Perkins, D.C. United Bobby Boswell, D.C. United
Jose Burciaga Jr., Kansas City
Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City
Ricardo Clark, Houston
Clint Dempsey, New England
Dwayne De Rosario, Houston
Christian Gómez, D.C. United
Justin Mapp, Chicago
Jeff Cunningham, Salt Lake
Jaime Moreno, D.C. United
2007
Brad Guzan, Chivas USA Jonathan Bornstein, Chivas USA
Michael Parkhurst, New England
Eddie Robinson, Houston
Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Columbus
Dwayne De Rosario, Houston
Christian Gómez, D.C. United
Shalrie Joseph, New England
Ben Olsen, D.C. United
Juan Pablo Angel, Red Bulls
Luciano Emilio, D.C. United
2008
Jon Busch, Chicago Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City
Chad Marshall, Columbus
Bakary Soumaré, Chicago
Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Chicago
Shalrie Joseph, New England
Sacha Kljestan, Chivas USA
Robbie Rogers, Columbus
Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Columbus
Kenny Cooper, Dallas
Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy
2009
Zach Thornton, Chivas USA Geoff Cameron, Houston
Wilman Conde, Chicago
Chad Marshall, Columbus
Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto
Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy
Stuart Holden, Houston
Shalrie Joseph, New England
Freddie Ljungberg, Seattle
Conor Casey, Colorado
Jeff Cunningham, Dallas
2010
Donovan Ricketts, LA Galaxy Nat Borchers, Salt Lake
Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy
Jámison Olave, Salt Lake
Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto
Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy
David Ferreira, Dallas
Sébastien Le Toux, Philadelphia
Javier Morales, Salt Lake
Edson Buddle, LA Galaxy
Chris Wondolowski, San Jose
2011
Kasey Keller, Seattle Todd Dunivant, LA Galaxy
Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy
Jámison Olave, Salt Lake
David Beckham, LA Galaxy
Brad Davis, Houston
Dwayne De Rosario, D.C. United
Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy
Brek Shea, Dallas
Thierry Henry, Red Bulls
Chris Wondolowski, San Jose
2012
Jimmy Nielsen, Sporting KC Víctor Bernárdez, San Jose
Matt Besler, Sporting KC
Aurélien Collin, Sporting KC
Osvaldo Alonso, Seattle
Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy
Chris Pontius, D.C. United
Graham Zusi, Sporting KC
Thierry Henry, Red Bulls
Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy
Chris Wondolowski, San Jose
2013
Donovan Ricketts, Portland Matt Besler, Sporting KC
José Gonçalves, New England
Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy
Tim Cahill, Red Bulls
Will Johnson, Portland
Diego Valeri, Portland
Graham Zusi, Sporting KC
Marco Di Vaio, Montreal
Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy
Mike Magee, Chicago
2014
Bill Hamid, D.C. United Bobby Boswell, D.C. United
Omar Gonzalez, LA Galaxy
Chad Marshall, Seattle
Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy
Thierry Henry, Red Bulls
Lee Nguyen, New England
Diego Valeri, Portland
Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy
Obafemi Martins, Seattle
Bradley Wright-Phillips, Red Bulls
2015
Luis Robles, Red Bulls Laurent Ciman, Montreal
Matt Hedges, Dallas
Kendall Waston, Vancouver
Fabian Castillo, Dallas
Benny Feilhaber, Sporting KC
Ethan Finlay, Columbus
Dax McCarty, Red Bulls
Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto
Kei Kamara, Columbus
Robbie Keane, LA Galaxy
2016
Andre Blake, Philadelphia Matt Hedges, Dallas
Axel Sjöberg, Colorado
Jelle Van Damme, LA Galaxy
Mauro Díaz, Dallas
Giovani dos Santos, LA Galaxy
Sacha Kljestan, Red Bulls
Ignacio Piatti, Montreal
Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto
David Villa, New York City
Bradley Wright-Phillips, Red Bulls
2017
Tim Melia, Sporting KC Justin Morrow, Toronto
Ike Opara, Sporting KC
Kendall Waston, Vancouver
Miguel Almirón, Atlanta
Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto
Diego Valeri, Portland
Víctor Vázquez, Toronto
Josef Martínez, Atlanta
Nemanja Nikolić, Chicago
David Villa, New York City
2018
Zack Steffen, Columbus Kemar Lawrence, Red Bulls
Aaron Long, Red Bulls
Chad Marshall, Seattle
Luciano Acosta, D.C. United
Miguel Almirón, Atlanta
Ignacio Piatti, Montreal
Carlos Vela, LAFC
Zlatan Ibrahimović, LA Galaxy
Josef Martínez, Atlanta
Wayne Rooney, D.C. United
2019
Vito Mannone, Minnesota Ike Opara, Minnesota
Miles Robinson, Atlanta
Walker Zimmerman, LAFC
Eduard Atuesta, LAFC
Carles Gil, New England
Maximiliano Moralez, New York City
Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto
Zlatan Ibrahimović, LA Galaxy
Josef Martínez, Atlanta
Carlos Vela, LAFC

Most Appearances by a Player

ClubAppearances
LA Galaxy37
D.C. United28
Chicago Fire23
Kansas City Wiz/Kansas City Wizards/Sporting KC22
NY/NJ MetroStars/New York Red Bulls20
San Jose Clash/Earthquakes16
Dallas Burn/FC Dallas14
Columbus Crew14
New England Revolution13
Toronto FC8
Colorado Rapids7
Houston Dynamo7
Tampa Bay Mutiny7
Atlanta United6
Miami Fusion6
Seattle Sounders6
Portland Timbers5
Real Salt Lake5
Chivas USA4
Los Angeles FC4
Montreal Impact4
New York City FC3
Minnesota United2
Philadelphia Union2
Vancouver Whitecaps2