NEW YORK (Monday, Oct. 7, 2024) – Major League Soccer announced nominees for its 2024 MLS Year-End Awards, highlighting the accomplishments of the league’s top players on and off the field as well as the achievements of head coaches and referees during the 2024 MLS regular season.
- Information on the 2024 MLS Year-End Awards nomination and voting process is available here.
The voting window for the annual postseason awards is now open and will conclude on Monday, Oct. 21, at 8 p.m. ET. Finalists for each award will be announced on Thursday, Oct. 24.
Winners for the awards listed below will be voted on by members of the media, club technical staff, and active MLS players, with each group accounting for 33.3% of the total vote. Club technical staff and players may not vote for their own team’s nominees.
- Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player
- Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year
- MLS Best XI presented by Continental Tire
- MLS Goalkeeper of the Year
- MLS Defender of the Year
- MLS Comeback Player of the Year
- MLS Newcomer of the Year
- MLS Young Player of the Year
- Audi Goals Drive Progress Impact Award
- MLS Referee of the Year
- MLS Assistant Referee of the Year
Additionally, the Supporters’ Shield and the MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi are competitively determined awards won by the club with the most points at the end of the 2024 MLS regular season and the player with the most goals, respectively.
The Supporters’ Shield was won by Inter Miami CF on Wednesday, Oct. 2, for the first time in the club’s history after defeating the reigning MLS Cup presented by Audi champion Columbus Crew at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, 3-2.
The MLS Golden Boot presented by Audi is awarded to the player with the most goals at the end of the 2024 MLS regular season following the conclusion of all matches on MLS Decision Day, Saturday, Oct. 19. The first tiebreaker is the player with the most assists, followed by the player with the fewest minutes played.
The AT&T MLS Goal of the Year and MLS Save of the Year are determined by an online fan vote on www.MLSsoccer.com. Fan voting for these awards will open on Monday, Oct. 21 and close on Monday, Oct. 28.
Real Salt Lake is proud to have several of its own nominated for the MLS Year-End Awards! MLS club technical staff, MLS players, and media members may vote for one nominee per award during the voting period, which spans from Monday, Oct. 7 through Monday, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. ET. An equal 33.3 percent from each voting group will account for the final result.
Landon Donovan MLS MVP
- Cristian Arango (Chicho) - Real Salt Lake
Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year
- Pablo Mastroeni - Real Salt Lake
Audi Goals Drive Progress Impact Award (Nominee Biographies)
- Matt Crooks - Real Salt Lake
MLS Newcomer of the Year
- Alexandros Katranis - Real Salt Lake
- Matt Crooks - Real Salt Lake
MLS Young Player of the Year
- Diego Luna - Real Salt Lake
MLS Defender of the Year
- Justen Glad - Real Salt Lake
MLS Goalkeeper of the Year
- Zac MacMath - Real Salt Lake
