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]
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 |