MLS Referee of the Year Award
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]
Winners
[edit]| Season[3] | Referee | Assistant referee |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 |  / Esfandiar Baharmast
|
not awarded |
| 1998 | Paul Tamberino
| |
| 1999 | ||
| 2000 | ||
| 2001 | ||
| 2002 | Kevin Terry
| |
| 2003 | Brian Hall
| |
| 2004 | Abiodun Okulaja
| |
| 2005 | Brian Hall
| |
| 2006 | ||
| 2007 | ||
| 2008 | Jair Marrufo
|
Kermit Quisenberry
|
| 2009 | Alex Prus
|
Greg Barkey
|
| 2010 | Kevin Stott
|
Craig Lowry
|
| 2011 | Mark Geiger
|
Corey Rockwell
|
| 2012 |  Silviu Petrescu
|
Ian Anderson
|
| 2013 | Hilario Grajeda
|
Kermit Quisenberry
|
| 2014 | Mark Geiger
|
Paul Scott
|
| 2015 |  Alan Kelly
|
Corey Parker
|
| 2016 | Frank Anderson
| |
| 2017 | Allen Chapman
|
Corey Parker
|
| 2018 | Alan Kelly
|
Joe Fletcher
|
| 2019 | Allen Chapman
|
Brian Dunn
|
| 2020 | Ismail Elfath
|
Kathryn Nesbitt
|
| 2021 |  / Robert Sibiga
|
Cory Richardson
|
| 2022 | Ismail Elfath[4]
|
Corey Rockwell
|
| 2023 | Victor Rivas[5]
|
Ian McKay
|
See also
[edit]- Professional Referee Organization
- Referee (association football)
- Assistant referee (association football)
References
[edit]- ^ "News & Stories | U.S. Soccer Official Website".
- ^ "Hilario Grajeda voted MLS Referee of the Year, Kermit Quisenberry wins Assistant Referee". MLSsoccer.com.
- ^ "MLS Awards Roll of Honor".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.