Die MLS Best XI ist eine Auszeichnung für die besten elf Spieler einer Saison in der US-amerikanischen Fußballliga Major League Soccer. Die unterschiedlichen Spielerpositionen werden bei der Vergabe berücksichtigt, so dass theoretisch ein All-Star-Team aus den MLS Best XI gebildet werden kann. Allerdings steht die am Ende der Saison von Spielern, Klubangestellten und Medienvertretern gewählte MLS Best XI nicht in direktem Zusammenhang mit den Spielern, die zur Mitte der Saison für das MLS All-Star Game nominiert werden. Diese werden auch über Abstimmungen der Fans sowie den beauftragten All-Star Trainer ausgewählt.
Gewinner
Jahr Torhüter Abwehr Mittelfeld Sturm1996 Mark Dodd, Dallas Leonel Alvarez, Dallas, San José Robin Fraser, Los Angeles Mauricio Cienfuegos, Los Angeles Roberto Donadoni, MetroStars Marco Etcheverry, DC United Preki, Kansas City Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay Eduardo Hurtado, Los Angeles Roy Lassiter, Tampa Bay1997 Brad Friedel, Columbus Jeff Agoos, DC United Thomas Dooley, Columbus Richard Gough, Kansas City Eddie Pope, DC United Mark Chung, Kansas City Marco Etcheverry, DC United Preki, Kansas City Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay Ronald Cerritos, San José Jaime Moreno, DC United1998 Zach Thornton, Chicago Thomas Dooley, Columbus Robin Fraser, Los Angeles Luboš Kubík, Chicago Eddie Pope, DC United Chris Armas, Chicago Mauricio Cienfuegos, Los Angeles Marco Etcheverry, DC United Piotr Nowak, Chicago Stern John, Columbus Cobi Jones, Los Angeles1999 Kevin Hartman, Los Angeles Jeff Agoos, DC United Robin Fraser, Los Angeles Luboš Kubík, Chicago Chris Armas, Chicago Mauricio Cienfuegos, Los Angeles Marco Etcheverry, DC United Eddie Lewis, San José Steve Ralston, Tampa Bay Jaime Moreno, DC United Jason Kreis, Dallas2000 Tony Meola, Kansas City Robin Fraser, Los Angeles Greg Vanney, Los Angeles Peter Vermes, Kansas City Chris Armas, Chicago Piotr Nowak, Chicago Steve Ralston, Tampa Bay Christo Stoitschkow, Chicago Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay Mamadou Diallo, Tampa Bay Clint Mathis, MetroStars2001 Tim Howard, MetroStars Jeff Agoos, San José Carlos Llamosa, Miami Pablo Mastroeni, Miami Greg Vanney, Los Angeles Chris Armas, Chicago Piotr Nowak, Chicago Preki, Miami Álex Pineda Chacón, Miami Diego Serna, Miami, Colorado2002 Tim Howard, MetroStars Wade Barrett, San José Carlos Bocanegra, Chicago Alexi Lalas, Los Angeles Mark Chung, Colorado Ronnie Ekelund, San José Óscar Pareja, Dallas Steve Ralston, New England Jeff Cunningham, Columbus, Los Angeles Taylor Twellman, New England2003 Pat Onstad, San José Carlos Bocanegra, Chicago Ryan Nelsen, DC United Eddie Pope, MetroStars Chris Armas, Chicago DaMarcus Beasley, Chicago Mark Chung, Colorado Landon Donovan, San José Preki, Kansas City, Colorado Ante Razov, Chicago2004 Joe Cannon, Colorado Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City Robin Fraser, Columbus Ryan Nelsen, DC United Eddie Pope, MetroStars Eddie Gaven, MetroStars Amado Guevara, MetroStars Ronnie O’Brien, Dallas Kerry Zavagnin, Kansas City Brian Ching, San José Jaime Moreno, DC United2005 Pat Onstad, San José Chris Albright, Los Angeles Danny Califf, San José Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City Clint Dempsey, New England Dwayne De Rosario, San José Christian Gomez, DC United Shalrie Joseph, New England Ronnie O’Brien, Dallas Jaime Moreno, DC United Taylor Twellman, New England2006 Troy Perkins, DC United Bobby Boswell, DC United Jose Burciaga Jr., Kansas City Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City Ricardo Clark, Houston Clint Dempsey, New England Dwayne De Rosario, Houston Christian Gomez, DC United Justin Mapp, Chicago Jeff Cunningham, Salt Lake Jaime Moreno, DC United2007 Brad Guzan, CD Chivas USA Jonathan Bornstein, CD Chivas USA Michael Parkhurst, New England Eddie Robinson, Houston Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Columbus Dwayne De Rosario, Houston Christian Gomez, DC United Shalrie Joseph, New England Ben Olsen, DC United Juan Pablo Angel, New York Luciano Emilio, DC United2008 Jon Busch, Chicago Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City Bakary Soumaré, Chicago Chad Marshall, Columbus Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Columbus Sacha Klještan, CD Chivas USA Robbie Rogers, Columbus Shalrie Joseph, New England Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Chicago Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Kenny Cooper, Dallas2009 Zach Thornton, CD Chivas USA Geoff Cameron, Houston Wilman Conde, Chicago Chad Marshall, Columbus Shalrie Joseph, New England Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Stuart Holden, Houston Freddie Ljungberg, Seattle Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto Conor Casey, Colorado Jeff Cunningham, Dallas2010 Donovan Ricketts, Los Angeles Nat Borchers, Salt Lake Omar González, Los Angeles Jámison Olave, Salt Lake Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto Landon Donovan, Los Angeles David Ferreira, Dallas Sébastien Le Toux, Philadelphia Javier Morales, Salt Lake Edson Buddle, Los Angeles Chris Wondolowski, San Jose2011 Kasey Keller, Seattle Todd Dunivant, Los Angeles Omar Gonzalez, Los Angeles Jámison Olave, Salt Lake David Beckham, Los Angeles Brad Davis, Houston Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Brek Shea, Dallas Thierry Henry, New York Chris Wondolowski, San Jose2012 Jimmy Nielsen, Sporting KC Víctor Bernárdez, San José Matt Besler, Sporting KC Aurélien Collin, Sporting KC Osvaldo Alonso, Seattle Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Chris Pontius, D.C. United Graham Zusi, Sporting KC Thierry Henry, New York Robbie Keane, Los Angeles Chris Wondolowski, San José2013 Donovan Ricketts, Portland Matt Besler, Sporting KC José Gonçalves, New England Omar Gonzalez, Los Angeles Tim Cahill, New York Will Johnson, Portland Diego Valeri, Portland Graham Zusi, Sporting KC Marco Di Vaio, Montreal Robbie Keane, Los Angeles Mike Magee, Chicago2014 Bill Hamid, D.C. United Bobby Boswell, D.C. United Omar Gonzalez, Los Angeles Chad Marshall, Seattle Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Thierry Henry, New York Lee Nguyen, New England Diego Valeri, Portland Robbie Keane, Los Angeles Obafemi Martins, Seattle Bradley Wright-Phillips, New York2015 Luis Robles, New York Laurent Ciman, Montreal Matt Hedges, Dallas Kendall Waston, Vancouver Fabián Castillo, Dallas Benny Feilhaber, Sporting KC Ethan Finlay, Columbus Dax McCarty, New York Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto20px Kei Kamara, Columbus Robbie Keane, Los Angeles2016 Andre Blake, Philadelphia Matt Hedges, Dallas Axel Sjöberg, Colorado Jelle Van Damme, Los Angeles Mauro Díaz, Dallas Giovani dos Santos, Los Angeles Sacha Klještan, New York Ignacio Piatti, Montreal Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto David Villa, New York City Bradley Wright-Phillips, New York2017 Tim Melia, Sporting KC Justin Morrow, Toronto Ike Opara, Sporting KC Kendall Waston, Vancouver Miguel Almirón, Atlanta Sebastian Giovinco, Toronto Diego Valeri, Portland Víctor Vázquez, Toronto Josef Martínez, Atlanta Nemanja Nikolics, Chicago David Villa, New York City2018 Zack Steffen, Columbus Kemar Lawrence, New York Aaron Long, New York Chad Marshall, Seattle Luciano Acosta, D.C. United Miguel Almirón, Atlanta Ignacio Piatti, Montreal Carlos Vela, LAFC Zlatan Ibrahimović, Los Angeles Josef Martínez, Atlanta Wayne Rooney, D.C. United2019 Vito Mannone, Minnesota Walker Zimmerman, LAFC Miles Robinson, Atlanta Ike Opara, Minnesota Carles Gil, New England Eduard Atuesta, LAFC Maximiliano Moralez, New York Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Los Angeles Carlos Vela, LAFC Josef Martínez, Atlanta2020 Andre Blake, Philadelphia Walker Zimmerman, Nashville Jonathan Mensah, Columbus Mark McKenzie, Philadelphia Brenden Aaronson, Philadelphia Diego Chará, Portland Nicolas Lodeiro, Seattle Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto Jordan Morris, Seattle Diego Rossi, LAFC Raúl Ruidíaz, Seattle2021 Matt Turner, New England Walker Zimmerman, Nashville Miles Robinson, Atlanta Yeimar Gómez, Seattle Tajon Buchanan, New England Hany Mukhtar, Nashville Carles Gil, New England João Paulo, Seattle Gustavo Bou, New England Taty Castellanos, New York Raúl Ruidíaz, Seattle2022 Andre Blake, Philadelphia Walker Zimmerman, Nashville Kai Wagner, Philadelphia Jakob Glesnes, Philadelphia Luciano Acosta, Cincinnati Sebastián Driussi, Austin Hany Mukhtar, Nashville Dániel Gazdag, Philadelphia Jesús Ferreira, Dallas Brandon Vázquez, Cincinnati Carlos Vela, LAFC2023 Roman Bürki, St. Louis Walker Zimmerman, Nashville Matt Miazga, Cincinnati Tim Parker, St. Louis Luciano Acosta, Cincinnati Thiago Almada, Atlanta Héctor Herrera, Houston Hany Mukhtar, Nashville Denis Bouanga, LAFC Giorgos Giakoumakis, Atlanta Cucho Hernández, Columbus 2024 Kristijan Kahlina, Charlotte Jordi Alba, Miami Steven Moreira, Columbus Yeimar Gómez, Seattle Luciano Acosta, Cincinnati Evander, Portland Riqui Puig, Los Angeles Christian Benteke, DC United Denis Bouanga, LAFC Cucho Hernández, Columbus Lionel Messi, Miami2025 Dayne St. Clair, Minnesota Kai Wagner, Philadelphia Jakob Glesnes, Philadelphia Alex Freeman, Orlando, Tristan Blackmon, Vancouver Evander, Portland Cristian Roldan, Seattle Sebastian Berhalter, Seattle Denis Bouanga, LAFC Lionel Messi, Miami Anders Dreyer, San Diego Hervorgehobene Spieler haben in der jeweiligen Saison den Titel des MVP gewonnen.
MLS All-Time Best XI Anlässlich des zehnjährigen Bestehens der MLS wurde 2005 die beste „Elf“ der ersten Dekade bekannt gegeben.
Torhüter Tony Meola: New York (1996-98, 2005–2006), Kansas City (1999–2004)
Abwehr Jeff Agoos: DC United (1996–2000), San José (2001-04), MetroStars (2005) Marcelo Balboa: Colorado (1996–2001), New York (2002) Eddie Pope: DC United (1996–2002), New York (2003-04), Salt Lake (2005–2007)
Mittelfeld Landon Donovan: San José (2001-04), Los Angeles (2005–2014) Marco Etcheverry: DC United (1996–2003) Piotr Nowak: Chicago (1998–2002) Preki: Kansas City (1996–2000, 2002-05), Miami (2001) Carlos Valderrama: Tampa Bay (1996-97, 2000-01), Miami (1998-99), Colorado (2001-02)
Sturm Brian McBride: Columbus (1996–2003), Chicago (2008–2011) Jaime Moreno: DC United (1996–2002, 2004–2010), New York (2003)
Einzelnachweise
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