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[[File:Sigi Schmid Crew.jpg|thumb|alt=Schmid in 2008 with Columbus Crew.|[[Sigi Schmid]] is a two-time winner and the namesake of the Coach of the Year Award.]]
The '''Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year Award''' is given by [[Major League Soccer]] to the best [[manager (association football)|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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Roberson |first=Doug |date=November 13, 2018 |title=Atlanta United's Martino named MLS Coach of the Year |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-united-martino-named-mls-coach-the-year/pyXPfypJbgFRjL9DsxSrEI/ |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |accessdate=February 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tannenwald |first=Jonathan |date=October 14, 2019 |title=Union's Brenden Aaronson an MLS rookie of the year finalist; Jim Curtin up for coach of the year |url=https://www.inquirer.com/soccer/philadelphia-union-brenden-aaronson-jim-curtin-kacper-przybylko-20191014.html |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |accessdate=February 15, 2019}}</ref> [[Bruce Arena]] has won the award four times, more than any other coach.<ref>{{cite press release |date=October 22, 2019 |title=LAFC's Bob Bradley named 2019 Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/10/22/lafc-s-bob-bradley-named-2019-sigi-schmid-mls-coach-year |publisher=[[Major League Soccer]] |accessdate=February 15, 2019}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite press release |date=January 11, 2019 |title=MLS Names Coach of the Year Award After Sigi Schmid |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/01/11/mls-names-coach-year-award-after-sigi-schmid |publisher=Major League Soccer |accessdate=January 11, 2019}}</ref>

[[Thomas Rongen]] won the inaugural award with the now defunct [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] for the [[1996 Major League Soccer season]].

==Winners==
[[File:BruceArena 20060511.jpg|thumb|With Four wins, Bruce Arena has won the award more than any other coach.]]
[[File:Bob Bradley 2011.jpg|thumb|[[Bob Bradley]] has won the award three times, each one with a separate team: [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]], [[Chivas USA]], and [[Los Angeles FC]].]]
[[File:Pareja, o.jpg|thumb|After winning the award for the [[2016 Major League Soccer season|2016 season]], [[Óscar Pareja]] became the first coach from Latin America to with the award.]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Bold'''
|Team won [[MLS Cup]] for that season
|-
|style="background-color:#FFFF99; width:3em"|{{dagger}}
|Elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!|Season
!|Coach
!|Team
|- 
|- 
|[[1996 Major League Soccer season|1996]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Thomas Rongen]]
|[[Tampa Bay Mutiny]]
|- 
|[[1997 Major League Soccer season|1997]]
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Arena]] {{dagger}}
|'''[[D.C. United]]'''
|- 
|[[1998 Major League Soccer season|1998]]
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bradley]] {{dagger}}
|'''[[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]'''
|- 
|[[1999 Major League Soccer season|1999]]
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sigi Schmid]] {{dagger}}
|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|- 
|[[2000 Major League Soccer season|2000]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Gansler]]
|'''[[Sporting Kansas City|Kansas City Wizards]]'''
|- 
|[[2001 Major League Soccer season|2001]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Frank Yallop]]
|'''[[San Jose Earthquakes]]'''
|- 
|[[2002 Major League Soccer season|2002]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steve Nicol]]
|[[New England Revolution]]
|- 
|[[2003 Major League Soccer season|2003]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Sarachan]]
|[[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
|- 
|[[2004 Major League Soccer season|2004]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Greg Andrulis]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|- 
|[[2005 Major League Soccer season|2005]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dominic Kinnear]]
|[[San Jose Earthquakes]]
|- 
|[[2006 Major League Soccer season|2006]]
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bradley]] {{dagger}} (2)
|[[Chivas USA]]
|-
|[[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Preki]]
|[[Chivas USA]]
|- 
|[[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008]]
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sigi Schmid]] {{dagger}} (2)
|'''[[Columbus Crew]]'''
|- 
|[[2009 Major League Soccer season|2009]]
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Arena]] {{dagger}} (2)
|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|-
|[[2010 Major League Soccer season|2010]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Schellas Hyndman]]
|[[FC Dallas]]
|- 
|[[2011 Major League Soccer season|2011]]
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Arena]] {{dagger}} (3)
|'''[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]'''
|-
|[[2012 Major League Soccer season|2012]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Frank Yallop]] (2)
|[[San Jose Earthquakes]] 
|-
|[[2013 Major League Soccer season|2013]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Caleb Porter]]
|[[Portland Timbers]]
|-
|[[2014 Major League Soccer season|2014]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Olsen]]
|[[D.C. United]]
|-
|[[2015 Major League Soccer season|2015]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jesse Marsch]]
|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|-
|[[2016 Major League Soccer season|2016]]
|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Óscar Pareja]]
|[[FC Dallas]]
|-
|[[2017 Major League Soccer season|2017]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Greg Vanney]]
|'''[[Toronto FC]]'''
|-
|[[2018 Major League Soccer season|2018]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gerardo Martino]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta United's Gerardo "Tata" Martino named 2018 MLS Coach of the Year |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/11/13/atlanta-uniteds-gerardo-tata-martino-named-2018-mls-coach-year |work=MLSsoccer.com |accessdate=November 13, 2018 |date=November 13, 2018}}</ref>
|'''[[Atlanta United FC]]'''
|-
|[[2019 Major League Soccer season|2019]]
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bradley]] {{dagger}} (3)
|[[Los Angeles FC]]
|-
|[[2020 Major League Soccer season|2020]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Curtin]]
|[[Philadelphia Union]]
|-
|[[2021 Major League Soccer season|2021]]
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Arena]] {{dagger}} (4)
|[[New England Revolution]]
|-
|[[2022 Major League Soccer season|2022]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Curtin]] (2)
|[[Philadelphia Union]]
|-
|[[2023 Major League Soccer season|2023]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Noonan]]
|[[FC Cincinnati]]
|-
|[[2024 Major League Soccer season|2024]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Wilfried Nancy]]
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|-
|[[2025 Major League Soccer season|2025]]
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Bradley Carnell]]
|[[Philadelphia Union]]
|}

== Wins by team ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!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
|-
|[[Sporting Kansas City|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 ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Nationality
!Wins
|-
|{{USA}}
| align="center" |22
|-
|{{CAN}}
| align="center" |2
|-
|{{ARG}}
| align="center" |1
|-
|{{COL}}
| align="center" |1
|-
|{{NED}}
| align="center" |1
|-
|{{SCO}}
| align="center" |1
|-
|{{FRA}}
| align="center" |1
|-
|{{RSA}}
| align="center" |1
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of Major League Soccer coaches]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/11/27/yallop-wins-mls-coach-year-after-quakes-memorable-season List of winners]

{{MLS Coach of the Year}}
{{MLS awards}}

[[Category:Major League Soccer trophies and awards|Coach]]
[[Category:Major League Soccer head coaches|*]]
[[Category:Association football manager of the year awards|US]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1996]]