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

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
2024	Drew Fischer[6]	Kyle Atkins

See also

• Professional Referee Organization
• Referee (association football)
• Assistant referee (association football)

References

1. "News & Stories | U.S. Soccer Official Website".
2. "Hilario Grajeda voted MLS Referee of the Year, Kermit Quisenberry wins Assistant Referee". MLSsoccer.com.
3. "MLS Awards Roll of Honor".
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "Drew Fischer named MLS Referee of the Year, Kyle Atkins earns MLS Assistant Referee of the Year accolades". Professional Referee Organization (PRO). October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.