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. Bruce Arena has won the award four times, more than any other coach.
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.
Thomas Rongen won the inaugural award with the now defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny for the 1996 Major League Soccer season.
Winners
| Bold | Team won MLS Cup for that season |
| † | Elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame |
| Season | Coach | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Thomas Rongen | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| 1997 | Bruce Arena † | D.C. United |
| 1998 | Bob Bradley † | Chicago Fire |
| 1999 | Sigi Schmid † | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| 2000 | Bob Gansler | Kansas City Wizards |
| 2001 | Frank Yallop | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 2002 | Steve Nicol | New England Revolution |
| 2003 | Dave Sarachan | Chicago Fire |
| 2004 | Greg Andrulis | Columbus Crew |
| 2005 | Dominic Kinnear | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 2006 | Bob Bradley † (2) | Chivas USA |
| 2007 | Preki | Chivas USA |
| 2008 | Sigi Schmid † (2) | Columbus Crew |
| 2009 | Bruce Arena † (2) | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| 2010 | Schellas Hyndman | FC Dallas |
| 2011 | Bruce Arena † (3) | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| 2012 | Frank Yallop (2) | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 2013 | Caleb Porter | Portland Timbers |
| 2014 | Ben Olsen | D.C. United |
| 2015 | Jesse Marsch | New York Red Bulls |
| 2016 | Óscar Pareja | FC Dallas |
| 2017 | Greg Vanney | Toronto FC |
| 2018 | Gerardo Martino | Atlanta United FC |
| 2019 | Bob Bradley † (3) | Los Angeles FC |
| 2020 | Jim Curtin | Philadelphia Union |
| 2021 | Bruce Arena † (4) | New England Revolution |
| 2022 | Jim Curtin (2) | Philadelphia Union |
| 2023 | Pat Noonan | FC Cincinnati |
| 2024 | Wilfried Nancy | Columbus Crew |
| 2025 | Bradley Carnell | Philadelphia Union |
Wins by team
| Club | Wins |
|---|---|
| Columbus Crew | 3 |
| LA Galaxy | 3 |
| Philadelphia Union | 3 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 3 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 2 |
| Chivas USA | 2 |
| D.C. United | 2 |
| FC Dallas | 2 |
| New England Revolution | 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
| Nationality | Wins |
|---|---|
| United States | 22 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Argentina | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Scotland | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
See also
- List of Major League Soccer coaches
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