The MLS Best XI is an acknowledgement of the best eleven players in the league in a given season for Major League Soccer in the United States. [edit] Winners | Year | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | | 1996 | Mark Dodd, Dallas | Leonel Alvarez, Dallas John Doyle, San Jose 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 Bay | | 1997 | 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 Jose Jaime Moreno, DC United | | 1998 | Zach Thornton, Chicago | Thomas Dooley, Columbus Robin Fraser, Los Angeles Lubos Kubik, Chicago Eddie Pope, DC United | Chris Armas, Chicago Mauricio Cienfuegos, Los Angeles Marco Etcheverry, DC United Peter Nowak, Chicago | Stern John, Columbus Cobi Jones, Los Angeles | | 1999 | Kevin Hartman, Los Angeles | Jeff Agoos, DC United Robin Fraser, Los Angeles Lubos Kubik, Chicago | Chris Armas, Chicago Mauricio Cienfuegos, Los Angeles Marco Etcheverry, DC United Eddie Lewis, San Jose Steve Ralston, Tampa Bay | Jaime Moreno, DC United Jason Kreis, Dallas | | 2000 | Tony Meola, Kansas City | Robin Fraser, Los Angeles Greg Vanney, Los Angeles Peter Vermes, Kansas City | Chris Armas, Chicago Peter Nowak, Chicago Steve Ralston, Tampa Bay Hristo Stoichkov, Chicago Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay | Mamadou Diallo, Tampa Bay Clint Mathis, MetroStars | | 2001 | Tim Howard, MetroStars | Jeff Agoos, San Jose Carlos Llamosa, Miami Pablo Mastroeni, Miami Greg Vanney, Los Angeles | Chris Armas, Chicago Peter Nowak, Chicago Preki, Miami | Alex Pineda Chacon, Miami Diego Serna, Miami John Spencer, Colorado | | 2002 | Tim Howard, MetroStars | Wade Barrett, San Jose Carlos Bocanegra, Chicago Alexi Lalas, Los Angeles | Mark Chung, Colorado Ronnie Ekelund, San Jose Óscar Pareja, Dallas Steve Ralston, New England | Jeff Cunningham, Columbus Carlos Ruiz, Los Angeles Taylor Twellman, New England | | 2003 | Pat Onstad, San Jose | Carlos Bocanegra, Chicago Ryan Nelsen, DC United Eddie Pope, MetroStars | Chris Armas, Chicago DaMarcus Beasley, Chicago Mark Chung, Colorado Landon Donovan, San Jose Preki, Kansas City | John Spencer, Colorado Ante Razov, Chicago | | 2004 | 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 Jose Jaime Moreno, DC United | | 2005 | Pat Onstad, San Jose | Chris Albright, Los Angeles Danny Califf, San Jose Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City | Clint Dempsey, New England Dwayne De Rosario, San Jose Christian Gomez, DC United Shalrie Joseph, New England Ronnie O'Brien, Dallas | Jaime Moreno, DC United Taylor Twellman, New England | | 2006 | 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 United | | 2007 | Brad Guzan, Chivas USA | Jonathan Bornstein, 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 United | | 2008 | Jon Busch, Chicago | Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City Bakary Soumare, Chicago Chad Marshall, Columbus | Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Columbus Sacha Kljestan, Chivas USA Robbie Rogers, Columbus Shalrie Joseph, New England Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Chicago | Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Kenny Cooper, Dallas | [edit] Most Appearances by a Player - Jaime Moreno, Chris Armas: 5
- Eddie Pope, Preki, Marco Etcheverry, Jimmy Conrad: 4
- Jeff Agoos, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Carlos Valderrama, Peter Nowak, Steve Ralston, Dwayne De Rosario, Shalrie Joseph, Christian Gomez: 3
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