Sigi Schmid 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]

Schmid in 2008 with Columbus Crew.
Sigi Schmid is a two-time winner and the namesake of the Coach of the Year Award.

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.
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, Óscar Pareja became the first coach from Latin America to with the award.
Season Coach Team
1996 Netherlands Thomas Rongen Tampa Bay Mutiny
1997 United States Bruce Arena D.C. United
1998 United States Bob Bradley Chicago Fire
1999 United States Sigi Schmid Los Angeles Galaxy
2000 United States Bob Gansler Kansas City Wizards
2001 Canada Frank Yallop San Jose Earthquakes
2002 Scotland Steve Nicol New England Revolution
2003 United States Dave Sarachan Chicago Fire
2004 United States Greg Andrulis Columbus Crew
2005 United States Dominic Kinnear San Jose Earthquakes
2006 United States Bob Bradley (2) Chivas USA
2007 United States Preki Chivas USA
2008 United States Sigi Schmid (2) Columbus Crew
2009 United States Bruce Arena (2) Los Angeles Galaxy
2010 United States Schellas Hyndman FC Dallas
2011 United States Bruce Arena (3) Los Angeles Galaxy
2012 Canada Frank Yallop (2) San Jose Earthquakes
2013 United States Caleb Porter Portland Timbers
2014 United States Ben Olsen D.C. United
2015 United States Jesse Marsch New York Red Bulls
2016 Colombia Óscar Pareja FC Dallas
2017 United States Greg Vanney Toronto FC
2018 Argentina Gerardo Martino[5] Atlanta United FC
2019 United States Bob Bradley (3) Los Angeles FC
2020 United States Jim Curtin Philadelphia Union
2021 United States Bruce Arena (4) New England Revolution
2022 United States Jim Curtin (2) Philadelphia Union

Wins by team
Club Wins
LA Galaxy 3
San Jose Earthquakes 3
Chicago Fire FC 2
Chivas USA 2
Columbus Crew 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

Wins by nationality
Nationality Wins
 United States 21
 Canada 2
 Argentina 1
 Colombia 1
 Netherlands 1
 Scotland 1

See also

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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