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. 

==Winners==

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|- style="background:#cccccc;"
!Year
!Goalkeeper
!Defenders
!Midfielders
!Forwards
|-
|1996
|Dallas
|Leonel Alvarez, Dallas<br>John Doyle, San Jose<br>Los Angeles
|Los Angeles<br>DC United<br>Kansas City<br>Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay
|Los Angeles<br>Tampa Bay
|- style="background:#f4f4f4;"
|1997
|Columbus
|DC United<br>Columbus<br>Richard Gough, Kansas City<br>DC United
|Kansas City<br>DC United<br>Kansas City<br>Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay
|San Jose<br>DC United
|-
|1998
|Chicago
|Columbus<br>Los Angeles<br>Lubos Kubik, Chicago<br>DC United
|Chicago<br>Los Angeles<br>DC United<br>Peter Nowak, Chicago
|Columbus<br>Los Angeles
|- style="background:#f4f4f4;"
|1999
|Los Angeles
|DC United<br>Los Angeles<br>Lubos Kubik, Chicago
|Chicago<br>Los Angeles<br>DC United<br>Eddie Lewis, San Jose<br>Tampa Bay
|DC United<br>Dallas
|-
|2000
|Kansas City
|Los Angeles<br>Los Angeles<br>Kansas City
|Chicago<br>Peter Nowak, Chicago<br>Tampa Bay<br>Chicago<br>Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay
|Tampa Bay<br>Clint Mathis, MetroStars
|- style="background:#f4f4f4;"
|2001
|Tim Howard, MetroStars
|San Jose<br>Miami<br>Miami<br>Los Angeles
|Chicago<br>Peter Nowak, Chicago<br>Miami
|Alex Pineda Chacon, Miami<br>Miami<br>John Spencer, Colorado
|-
|2002
|Tim Howard, MetroStars
|San Jose<br>Chicago<br>Los Angeles
|Colorado<br>San Jose<br>Dallas<br>New England
|Columbus<br>Los Angeles<br>New England
|- style="background:#f4f4f4;"
|2003
|San Jose
|Chicago<br>DC United<br>Eddie Pope, MetroStars
|Chicago<br>Chicago<br>Colorado<br>San Jose<br>Kansas City
|John Spencer, Colorado<br>Chicago
|-
|2004
|Joe Cannon, Colorado
|Kansas City<br>Columbus<br>DC United<br>Eddie Pope, MetroStars
|Dallas<br>Kansas City
|San Jose<br>DC United
|- style="background:#f4f4f4;"
|2005
|San Jose
|Los Angeles<br>San Jose<br>Kansas City
|New England<br>San Jose<br>Christian Gomez, DC United<br>New England<br>Dallas
|DC United<br>New England
|-
|2006
|DC United
|DC United<br>Kansas City<br>Kansas City
|Houston<br>New England<br>Houston<br>Christian Gomez, DC United<br>Chicago
|Salt Lake<br>DC United
|- style="background:#f4f4f4;"
|2007
|Brad Guzan, Chivas USA
|New England<br>Eddie Robinson, Houston
|Columbus<br>Houston<br>Christian Gomez, DC United<br>New England<br>DC United
|Juan Pablo Angel, New York<br>DC United
|}

Die '''MLS Best XI''' ist eine Auszeichnung für die besten elf Spieler einer Saison in der US-amerikanischen Fußballliga Major League Soccer. Die unterschiedlichen Spielerpositionen werden bei der Vergabe berücksichtigt, so dass ein All-Star-Team aus den MLS Best XI gebildet werden kann.

==Gewinner==

{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
|- style="background:#cccccc;"
!Jahr
!Torwart
!Verteidiger
!Mittelfeldspieler
!Stürmer
|-
|1996
|Dallas
|Leonel Alvarez, Dallas<br>John Doyle, San Jose<br>Los Angeles
|Los Angeles<br>DC United<br>Kansas City<br>Tampa Bay
|Los Angeles<br>Tampa Bay
|- style="background:#f4f4f4;"
|1997
|Columbus
|DC United<br>Columbus<br>Richard Gough, Kansas City<br>DC United
|Kansas City<br>DC United<br>Kansas City<br>Tampa Bay
|San Jose<br>DC United
|-
|1998
|Chicago
|Columbus<br>Los Angeles<br>Lubos Kubik, Chicago<br>DC United
|Chicago<br>Los Angeles<br>DC United<br>Chicago
|Columbus<br>Los Angeles
|- style="background:#f4f4f4;"
|1999
|Los Angeles
|DC United<br>Los Angeles<br>Lubos Kubik, Chicago
|Chicago<br>Los Angeles<br>DC United<br>San Jose<br>Tampa Bay
|DC United<br>Dallas
|-
|2000
|Kansas City
|Los Angeles<br>Los Angeles<br>Kansas City
|Chicago<br>Peter Nowak, Chicago<br>Tampa Bay<br>Chicago<br>Tampa Bay
|Tampa Bay<br>Clint Mathis, MetroStars
|- style="background:#f4f4f4;"
|2001
|Tim Howard, MetroStars
|San Jose<br>Miami<br>Miami<br>Los Angeles
|Chicago<br>Peter Nowak, Chicago<br>Miami
|Alex Pineda Chacon, Miami<br>Miami<br>Colorado
|-
|2002
|Tim Howard, MetroStars
|San Jose<br>Chicago<br>Los Angeles
|Colorado<br>San Jose<br>Dallas<br>New England
|Columbus<br>Los Angeles<br>New England
|- style="background:#f4f4f4;"
|2003
|San Jose
|Chicago<br>DC United<br>Eddie Pope, MetroStars
|Chicago<br>Chicago<br>Colorado<br>San Jose<br>Kansas City
|John Spencer, Colorado<br>Chicago
|-
|2004
|Joe Cannon, Colorado
|Kansas City<br>Columbus<br>DC United<br>Eddie Pope, MetroStars
|Dallas<br>Kansas City
|San Jose<br>DC United
|- style="background:#f4f4f4;"
|2005
|San Jose
|Los Angeles<br>San Jose<br>Kansas City
|New England<br>San Jose<br>Christian Gomez, DC United<br>New England<br>Dallas
|DC United<br>New England
|-
|2006
|DC United
|DC United<br>Kansas City<br>Kansas City
|Houston<br>New England<br>Houston<br>Christian Gomez, DC United<br>Chicago
|Salt Lake<br>DC United
|-
|2007
|Brad Guzan, Chivas USA
|New England<br>Eddie Robinson, Houston
|Columbus<br>Houston<br>Christian Gomez, DC United<br>New England<br>DC United
|Juan Pablo Angel, New York<br>DC United