Major League Soccer released its year-end award ballots Wednesday, featuring the candidates eligible for each of the league's honors in 2020.
Players, media and technical staff will vote for each category, with each group representing a third of the vote. Those same voters will also submit their votes for the annual Best XI, open to any player who appeared in a 2020 MLS regular-season match.
Voting begins on Oct. 29 and ends on Nov. 9. Finalists for each award will be announced on Nov. 11.
Landon Donovan MLS MVP
| Robert | Berić | Chicago Fire FC |
| Gastón | Giménez | Chicago Fire FC |
| Cole | Bassett | Colorado Rapids |
| Jack | Price | Colorado Rapids |
| Jonathan | Mensah | Columbus Crew SC |
| Gyasi | Zardes | Columbus Crew SC |
| Yamil | Asad | D.C. United |
| Frédéric | Brillant | D.C. United |
| Joe | Gyau | FC Cincinnati |
| Franco | Jara | FC Dallas |
| Andrés | Ricaurte | FC Dallas |
| Darwin | Quintero | Houston Dynamo |
| Memo | Rodríguez | Houston Dynamo |
| Lewis | Morgan | Inter Miami CF |
| Rodolfo | Pizarro | Inter Miami CF |
| Cristian | Pavón | LA Galaxy |
| Brian | Rodríguez | Los Angeles Football Club |
| Diego | Rossi | Los Angeles Football Club |
| Michael | Boxall | Minnesota United FC |
| Kevin | Molino | Minnesota United FC |
| Romell | Quioto | Montreal Impact |
| Dax | McCarty | Nashville SC |
| Walker | Zimmerman | Nashville SC |
| Matt | Turner | New England Revolution |
| Sean | Johnson | New York City FC |
| Anton | Tinnerholm | New York City FC |
| Kyle | Duncan | New York Red Bulls |
| Florian | Valot | New York Red Bulls |
| Mauricio | Pereyra | Orlando City SC |
| Nani | Orlando City SC | |
| Andre | Blake | Philadelphia Union |
| Mark | McKenzie | Philadelphia Union |
| Diego | Chara | Portland Timbers |
| Diego | Valeri | Portland Timbers |
| Aaron | Herrera | Real Salt Lake |
| Damir | Kreilach | Real Salt Lake |
| Cristian | Espinoza | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Jackson | Yueill | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Nicolás | Lodeiro | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Jordan | Morris | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Alan | Pulido | Sporting Kansas City |
| Johnny | Russell | Sporting Kansas City |
| Chris | Mavinga | Toronto FC |
| Alejandro | Pozuelo | Toronto FC |
| Lucas | Cavallini | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Cristian | Dájome | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
AT&T MLS Young Player of the Year
Ezequiel |
Barco |
Atlanta United |
George |
Bello |
Atlanta United |
Ignacio |
Aliseda |
Chicago Fire FC |
Miguel |
Navarro |
Chicago Fire FC |
Cole |
Bassett |
Colorado Rapids |
Sam |
Vines |
Colorado Rapids |
Aboubacar |
Keita |
Columbus Crew SC |
Milton |
Valenzuela |
Columbus Crew SC |
Moses |
Nyeman |
D.C. United |
Kevin |
Paredes |
D.C. United |
Frankie |
Amaya |
FC Cincinnati |
Bryan |
Reynolds |
FC Dallas |
Tanner |
Tessmann |
FC Dallas |
Nico |
Lemoine |
Houston Dynamo |
Andrés |
Reyes |
Inter Miami CF |
Efraín |
Álvarez |
LA Galaxy |
Julian |
Araujo |
LA Galaxy |
Brian |
Rodríguez |
Los Angeles Football Club |
Diego |
Rossi |
Los Angeles Football Club |
Luis |
Binks |
Montreal Impact |
Zachary |
Brault-Guillard |
Montreal Impact |
Alistair |
Johnston |
Nashville SC |
Tajon |
Buchanan |
New England Revolution |
Henry |
Kessler |
New England Revolution |
Valentín |
Castellanos |
New York City FC |
James |
Sands |
New York City FC |
Cristian |
Cásseres Jr. |
New York Red Bulls |
Caden |
Clark |
New York Red Bulls |
Daryl |
Dike |
Orlando City SC |
Andrés |
Perea |
Orlando City SC |
Brenden |
Aaronson |
Philadelphia Union |
Mark |
McKenzie |
Philadelphia Union |
Pablo |
Bonilla |
Portland Timbers |
Pablo |
Ruíz |
Real Salt Lake |
Cade |
Cowell |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Marcos |
Lopez |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Gianluca |
Busio |
Sporting Kansas City |
Jaylin |
Lindsey |
Sporting Kansas City |
Ayo |
Akinola |
Toronto FC |
Thomas |
Hasal |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Ranko |
Veselinović |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year
Brad |
Guzan |
Atlanta United |
Bobby |
Shuttleworth |
Chicago Fire FC |
William |
Yarbrough |
Colorado Rapids |
Eloy |
Room |
Columbus Crew SC |
Bill |
Hamid |
D.C. United |
Przemysław |
Tytoń |
FC Cincinnati |
Jimmy |
Maurer |
FC Dallas |
Marko |
Maric |
Houston Dynamo |
Luis |
Robles |
Inter Miami CF |
Dayne |
St. Clair |
Minnesota United FC |
Clément |
Diop |
Montreal Impact |
Joe |
Willis |
Nashville SC |
Matt |
Turner |
New England Revolution |
Sean |
Johnson |
New York City FC |
Ryan |
Meara |
New York Red Bulls |
Pedro |
Gallese |
Orlando City SC |
Andre |
Blake |
Philadelphia Union |
Steve |
Clark |
Portland Timbers |
Andrew |
Putna |
Real Salt Lake |
JT |
Marcinkowski |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Stefan |
Frei |
Seattle Sounders FC |
Tim |
Melia |
Sporting Kansas City |
Quentin |
Westberg |
Toronto FC |
Thomas |
Hasal |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
MLS Defender of the Year
| George | Bello | Atlanta United |
| Miles | Robinson | Atlanta United |
| Jonathan | Bornstein | Chicago Fire FC |
| Francisco | Calvo | Chicago Fire FC |
| Lalas | Abubakar | Colorado Rapids |
| Jonathan | Mensah | Columbus Crew SC |
| Frédéric | Brillant | D.C. United |
| Joseph | Mora | D.C. United |
| Kendall | Waston | FC Cincinnati |
| Matt | Hedges | FC Dallas |
| Ryan | Hollingshead | FC Dallas |
| Maynor | Figueroa | Houston Dynamo |
| Nicolás | Figal | Inter Miami CF |
| Leandro | González Pírez | Inter Miami CF |
| Julian | Araujo | LA Galaxy |
| Emiliano | Insúa | LA Galaxy |
| Eddie | Segura | Los Angeles Football Club |
| Michael | Boxall | Minnesota United FC |
| Luis | Binks | Montreal Impact |
| Zachary | Brault-Guillard | Montreal Impact |
| Dave | Romney | Nashville SC |
| Walker | Zimmerman | Nashville SC |
| Andrew | Farrell | New England Revolution |
| Henry | Kessler | New England Revolution |
| Alexander | Callens | New York City FC |
| Anton | Tinnerholm | New York City FC |
| Kyle | Duncan | New York Red Bulls |
| Tim | Parker | New York Red Bulls |
| Robin | Jansson | Orlando City SC |
| Ruan | Orlando City SC | |
| Jakob | Glesnes | Philadelphia Union |
| Mark | McKenzie | Philadelphia Union |
| Dario | Zuparic | Portland Timbers |
| Aaron | Herrera | Real Salt Lake |
| Marcelo | Silva | Real Salt Lake |
| Oswaldo | Alanís | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Nick | Lima | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Yeimar | Gómez Andrade | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Roberto | Puncec | Sporting Kansas City |
| Graham | Zusi | Sporting Kansas City |
| Richie | Laryea | Toronto FC |
| Chris | Mavinga | Toronto FC |
| Ali | Adnan | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Jake | Nerwinski | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
MLS Comeback Player of the Year
Milton |
Valenzuela |
Columbus Crew SC |
Brek |
Shea |
Inter Miami CF |
Bradley |
Wright-Phillips |
Los Angeles Football Club |
Kevin |
Molino |
Minnesota United FC |
Carles |
Gil |
New England Revolution |
Florian |
Valot |
New York Red Bulls |
Jaroslaw |
Niezgoda |
Portland Timbers |
Pablo |
Ruíz |
Real Salt Lake |
Will |
Bruin |
Seattle Sounders FC |
Jaylin |
Lindsey |
Sporting Kansas City |
Winston |
Reid |
Sporting Kansas City |
Michael |
Bradley |
Toronto FC |
Érik |
Godoy |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
MLS Newcomer of the Year
Jürgen |
Damm |
Atlanta United |
Robert |
Berić |
Chicago Fire FC |
Gastón |
Giménez |
Chicago Fire FC |
Younes |
Namli |
Colorado Rapids |
William |
Yarbrough |
Colorado Rapids |
Lucas |
Zelarayan |
Columbus Crew SC |
Yuya |
Kubo |
FC Cincinnati |
Andrés |
Ricaurte |
FC Dallas |
Thiago |
Santos |
FC Dallas |
Nicolás |
Figal |
Inter Miami CF |
Lewis |
Morgan |
Inter Miami CF |
Emiliano |
Insúa |
LA Galaxy |
José |
Cifuentes |
Los Angeles Football Club |
Francisco |
Ginella |
Los Angeles Football Club |
Emanuel |
Reynoso |
Minnesota United FC |
Victor |
Wanyama |
Montreal Impact |
Randall |
Leal |
Nashville SC |
Hany |
Mukhtar |
Nashville SC |
Gudmundur |
Thórarinsson |
New York City FC |
Jared |
Stroud |
New York Red Bulls |
Dru |
Yearwood |
New York Red Bulls |
Antonio |
Carlos |
Orlando City SC |
Júnior |
Urso |
Orlando City SC |
Jakob |
Glesnes |
Philadelphia Union |
José |
Martínez |
Philadelphia Union |
Yimmi |
Chara |
Portland Timbers |
Maikel |
Chang |
Real Salt Lake |
Oswaldo |
Alanís |
San Jose Earthquakes |
João |
Paulo |
Seattle Sounders FC |
Gadi |
Kinda |
Sporting Kansas City |
Alan |
Pulido |
Sporting Kansas City |
Pablo |
Piatti |
Toronto FC |
Lucas |
Cavallini |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Cristian |
Dájome |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year
Brad |
Guzan |
Atlanta United |
Micheal |
Azira |
Chicago Fire FC |
Kellyn |
Acosta |
Colorado Rapids |
Gyasi |
Zardes |
Columbus Crew SC |
Chris |
Odoi-Atsem |
D.C. United |
Nick |
Hagglund |
FC Cincinnati |
Nkosi |
Burgess |
FC Dallas |
Zarek |
Valentin |
Houston Dynamo |
Luis |
Robles |
Inter Miami CF |
Julian |
Araujo |
LA Galaxy |
Mark-Anthony |
Kaye |
Los Angeles Football Club |
Tyler |
Miller |
Minnesota United FC |
Victor |
Wanyama |
Montreal Impact |
Jalil |
Anibaba |
Nashville SC |
Teal |
Bunbury |
New England Revolution |
Brad |
Stuver |
New York City FC |
Kendall |
McIntosh |
New York Red Bulls |
Tesho |
Akindele |
Orlando City SC |
Warren |
Creavalle |
Philadelphia Union |
Jeremy |
Ebobisse |
Portland Timbers |
Kyle |
Beckerman |
Real Salt Lake |
Chris |
Wondolowski |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Cristian |
Roldan |
Seattle Sounders FC |
Khiry |
Shelton |
Sporting Kansas City |
Justin |
Morrow |
Toronto FC |
Tosaint |
Ricketts |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year
Raphael |
Wicky |
Chicago Fire FC |
Robin |
Fraser |
Colorado Rapids |
Caleb |
Porter |
Columbus Crew SC |
Jaap |
Stam |
FC Cincinnati |
Luchi |
Gonzalez |
FC Dallas |
Tab |
Ramos |
Houston Dynamo |
Diego |
Alonso |
Inter Miami CF |
Bob |
Bradley |
Los Angeles Football Club |
Adrian |
Heath |
Minnesota United FC |
Thierry |
Henry |
Montreal Impact |
Gary |
Smith |
Nashville SC |
Bruce |
Arena |
New England Revolution |
Ronny |
Deila |
New York City FC |
Bradley |
Carnell |
New York Red Bulls |
Oscar |
Pareja |
Orlando City SC |
Jim |
Curtin |
Philadelphia Union |
Giovanni |
Savarese |
Portland Timbers |
Freddy |
Juarez |
Real Salt Lake |
Matías |
Almeyda |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Brian |
Schmetzer |
Seattle Sounders FC |
Peter |
Vermes |
Sporting Kansas City |
Greg |
Vanney |
Toronto FC |
Marc |
Dos Santos |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
