The Fair Play Award in Major League Soccer was the award that was given to an individual player and a team who presented best overall sportsmanlike behavior in addition to receiving one of the lowest numbers of yellow and red cards, fouls and disciplinary violations.[1]
Individual winners
| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 |  Mark Chung | Kansas City Wizards |
| 1998 | Thomas Dooley | Columbus Crew |
| 1999 | Steve Ralston | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| 2000 | Steve Ralston (2) | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| 2001 |  Alex Pineda Chacón | Miami Fusion |
| 2002 | Mark Chung (2) | Colorado Rapids |
| 2003 | Brian McBride | Columbus Crew |
| 2004 | Eddie Pope | MetroStars |
| 2005 |  Ronald Cerritos | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 2006 | Chris Klein | Real Salt Lake |
| 2007 | Michael Parkhurst | New England Revolution |
| 2008 | Michael Parkhurst (2) | New England Revolution |
| 2009 | Steve Ralston (3) | New England Revolution |
| 2010 |  Sébastien Le Toux | Philadelphia Union |
| 2011 | Sébastien Le Toux (2) | Philadelphia Union |
| 2012 | Logan Pause | Chicago Fire |
| 2013 | Darlington Nagbe | Portland Timbers |
| 2014 | Michael Parkhurst (3) | Columbus Crew |
| 2015 | Darlington Nagbe (2) | Portland Timbers |
| 2016 | Keegan Rosenberry | Philadelphia Union |
| 2017 | DaMarcus Beasley | Houston Dynamo |
| 2018 |  Valeri Qazaishvili[2] | San Jose Earthquakes |
Team winners
| Season | Team | Manager |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Columbus Crew | Tom Fitzgerald |
| 1998 | Kansas City Wizards | Ron Newman |
| 1999 | Columbus Crew (2) | Tom Fitzgerald |
| 2000 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Tim Hankinson |
| 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | Frank Yallop |
| 2002 | Kansas City Wizards (2) | Bob Gansler |
| 2003 | New England Revolution | Steve Nicol |
| 2004 | Columbus Crew (3) | Greg Andrulis |
| 2005 | Kansas City Wizards (3) | Bob Gansler |
| 2006 | Kansas City Wizards (4) | Curt Onalfo |
| 2007 | Columbus Crew (4) | Sigi Schmid |
| 2008 | New England Revolution (2) | Steve Nicol |
| 2009 | Chicago Fire | Denis Hamlett |
| 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes (2) | Frank Yallop |
| 2011 | Portland Timbers | John Spencer |
| 2012 | New England Revolution (3) | Jay Heaps |
| 2013 | LA Galaxy | Bruce Arena |
| 2014 | Philadelphia Union | Jim Curtin |
| 2015 | Philadelphia Union (2) | Jim Curtin |
| 2016 | Columbus Crew (5) | Gregg Berhalter |
| 2017 | Seattle Sounders FC | Brian Schmetzer |
| 2018 | Los Angeles FC | Bob Bradley |
References
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/awards/2011/fairplayaward
- ^ "MLS Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 168. Retrieved February 18, 2019.