List of MLS Cup winning head coaches
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The list of MLS Cup winning head coaches includes six head coaches who have won multiple MLS Cup titles — Bruce Arena, who has won MLS Cup five times, and Sigi Schmid, Frank Yallop, Dominic Kinnear, Brian Schmetzer and Caleb Porter, who have each won MLS Cup twice.
To date, three head coaches have led two different clubs to win the MLS Cup:
Columbus Crew in 2008), Bruce Arena (with D.C. United in 1996 and 1997 and LA Galaxy in 2011, 2012 and 2014) and Caleb Porter (with Portland Timbers in 2015 and Columbus Crew in 2020
).
Only two head coaches have won the playoffs as both a player and head coach.
Houston Dynamo to two straight MLS Cup titles in 2006 and 2007. Vanney was on the LA Galaxy roster that finished as runners-up in 1996 and 2001, and coached Toronto FC to their victory in 2017
.
Wilfried Nancy led the Columbus Crew to an MLS Cup victory in 2023 and became the first Black manager of a cup-winning team.[1]
Winning head coaches
Coaches with multiple MLS Cup victories
Wins | Head coach | Team(s) won with (years) | MLS coaching career |
---|---|---|---|
5 | Bruce Arena | D.C. United (1996, 1997) LA Galaxy (2011, 2012, 2014) |
1996–1998 2006–2016 2019–2023 |
2 | Sigi Schmid | Columbus Crew (2008 )
|
1999–2004 2006–2018 |
Frank Yallop | San Jose Earthquakes (2001, 2003) | 2001–2003 2006–2015 | |
Dominic Kinnear | Houston Dynamo (2006, 2007) | 2004–2018 | |
Brian Schmetzer | Seattle Sounders FC (2016, 2019) | 2016–present | |
Caleb Porter | Columbus Crew SC (2020 )
|
2013–2017 2019–2022 |
By nationality
Nation | Head coaches | Total |
---|---|---|
United States | 11 | 18 |
Canada | 1 | 2 |
Germany | 1 | 2 |
Argentina | 1 | 1 |
France | 1 | 1 |
England | 1 | 1 |
Norway | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 | 1 |
Poland | 1 | 1 |
See also
- List of Major League Soccer coaches
References
- France24. Agence France-Presse. December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.