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 |
