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. The awards are voted on by the media, the players, and the club executives.
Winners SeasonRefereeAssistant referee1997 / Esfandiar BaharmastNot awarded1998 Paul Tamberino1999200020012002 Kevin Terry2003 Brian Hall2004 Abiodun Okulaja2005 Brian Hall200620072008 Jair Marrufo Kermit Quisenberry2009 Alex Prus Greg Barkey2010 Kevin Stott Craig Lowry 2011 Mark Geiger Corey Rockwell2012 Silviu Petrescu Ian Anderson2013 Hilario Grajeda Kermit Quisenberry2014 Mark Geiger Paul Scott2015 Alan Kelly Corey Parker2016 Frank Anderson2017 Allen Chapman Corey Parker2018 Alan Kelly Joe Fletcher2019 Allen Chapman Brian Dunn2020 Ismail Elfath Kathryn Nesbitt2021 / Robert Sibiga Cory Richardson2022 Ismail Elfath Corey Rockwell2023 Victor Rivas Ian McKay2024 Drew Fischer Kyle Atkins2025 Cory Richardson
See also Professional Referee Organization Referee (association football) Assistant referee (association football)
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