Major League Soccer on Monday released the ballots featuring the candidates eligible for each of the league's year-end awards, including the Landon Donovan MVP.
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 2018 MLS regular season match.
Voting kicks off on October 15 and award finalists will be announced on October 31.
2018 Landon Donovan MLS MVP nominees
| Acosta, Luciano (DC) | Almiron, Miguel (ATL) | Bedoya, Alejandro (PHI) |
| Blanco, Sebastian (POR) | Bunbury, Teal (NE) | Chara, Diego (POR) |
| Davies, Alphonso (VAN) | Dockal, Borek (PHI) | Dwyer, Dom (ORL) |
| Elis, Alberth (HOU) | Giovinco, Sebastian (TOR) | Hedges, Matt (DAL) |
| Higuain, Federico (CLB) | Hoesen, Danny (SJ) | Ibarra, Miguel (MIN) |
| Ibrahimovic, Zlatan (LA) | Kaku (RBNY) | Kamara, Kei (VAN) |
| Lodeiro, Nicolás (SEA) | Manotas, Mauro (HOU) | Martinez, Josef (ATL) |
| Melia, Tim (SKC) | Moralez, Maxi (NYC) | Osorio, Jonathan (TOR) |
| Penilla, Cristian (NE) | Piatti, Ignacio (MTL) | Piette, Samuel (MTL) |
| Quintero, Darwin (MIN) | Roldan, Cristian (SEA) | Rooney, Wayne (DC) |
| Rossi, Diego (LAFC) | Rusnak, Albert (RSL) | Russell, Johnny (SKC) |
| Savarino, Jefferson (RSL) | Urruti, Maxi (DAL) | Vako (SJ) |
| Vela, Carlos (LAFC) | Villa, David (NYC) | Wright-Phillips, Bradley (RBNY) |
| Yotun, Yoshimar (ORL) | Zardes, Gyasi (CLB) |
Defender of the Year nominees
Afful, Harrison (CLB) |
Anibaba, Jalil (NE) |
Beasley, DaMarcus (HOU) |
Beitashour, Steven (LAFC) |
Besler, Matt (SKC) |
Birnbaum, Steven (DC) |
Boxall, Michael (MIN) |
Callens, Alexander (NYC) |
Cannon, Reggie (DAL) |
Fanni, Rod (MTL) |
Farrell, Andrew (NE) |
Glad, Justen (RSL) |
Gonzalez Pirez, Leandro (ATL) |
Hedges, Matt (DAL) |
Kallman, Brent (MIN) |
Kashia, Guram (SJ) |
Lawrence, Kemar (RBNY) |
Lima, Nick (SJ) |
Long, Aaron (RBNY) |
Lovitz, Daniel (MTL) |
Mabiala, Larrys (POR) |
Marshall, Chad (SEA) |
Mavinga, Chris (TOR) |
Mensah, Jonathan (CLB) |
O'Neill, Shane (ORL) |
Parkhurst, Michael (ATL) |
Sutter, Scott (ORL) |
Tinnerholm, Anton (NYC) |
Trusty, Auston (PHI) |
van der Wiel , Gregory (TOR) |
Waston, Kendall (VAN) |
Zimmerman, Walker (LAFC) |
Zusi, Graham (SKC) |
Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year
Attinella, Jeff (POR) |
Bendik, Joe (ORL) |
Bingham, David (LA) |
Blake, Andre (PHI) |
Bono, Alex (TOR) |
Bush, Evan (MTL) |
Frei, Stefan (SEA) |
Gonzalez, Jesse (DAL) |
Guzan, Brad (ATL) |
Hamid, Bill (DC) |
Johnson, Sean (NYC) |
Marinovic, Stefan (VAN) |
Melia, Tim (SKC) |
Miller, Tyler (LAFC) |
Rimando, Nick (RSL) |
Robles, Luis (RBNY) |
Shuttleworth, Bobby (MIN) |
Steffen, Zack (CLB) |
Tarbell, Andrew (SJ) |
Turner, Matt (NE) |
Willis, Joe (HOU) |
Newcomer of the Year nominees
Armenteros, Samuel (POR) |
Auro Jr. (TOR) |
Barco, Ezequiel (ATL) |
Burke, Cory (PHI) |
Caicedo, Luis (NE) |
Colman, Josue (ORL) |
Dockal, Bořek (PHI) |
Eriksson, Magnus (SJ) |
Gutiérrez, Felipe (SKC) |
Ibrahimovic, Zlatan (LA) |
Janson, Lucas (TOR) |
Kaku (RBNY) |
Kashia, Guram (SJ) |
Katai, Aleksandar (CHI) |
Kee-hee, Kim (SEA) |
Kreilach, Damir (RSL) |
Medina, Jesus (NYC) |
Mosquera, Santiago (DAL) |
Penilla, Cristian (NE) |
Polo, Andy (POR) |
Price, Jack (COL) |
Quintero, Darwin (MIN) |
Remedi, Eric (ATL) |
Rooney, Wayne (DC) |
Rossi, Diego (LAFC) |
Ruidiaz, Raul (SEA) |
Russell, Johnny (SKC) |
Sagna, Bacary (MTL) |
Silva, Alejandro (MTL) |
Sosa, Eduardo (CLB) |
Tajouri-Shradi, Ismael (NYC) |
Valenzuela, Milton (CLB) |
Vela, Carlos (LAFC) |
Ziegler, Reto (DAL) |
MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year nominees
Atuahene, Francis (DAL) |
Beaulieu, Jason (MTL) |
Beckerman, Kyle (RSL) |
Bersano, Matt (SJ) |
Birnbaum, Steven (DC) |
Bradley, Michael (TOR) |
Campbell, Jonathan (CHI) |
Farrell, Andrew (NE) |
Frei, Stefan (SEA) |
Gaddis, Raymon (PHI) |
Guzan, Brad (ATL) |
Henry, Doneil (VAN) |
Johnson, Sean (NYC) |
Lampson, Matt (MIN) |
Lletget, Sebastian (LA) |
MacMath, Zac (COL) |
Miller, Tyler (LAFC) |
Robles, Luis (NY) |
Rosell, Oriol (ORL) |
Trapp, Wil (CLB) |
Valentin, Zarek (POR) |
Willis, Joe (HOU) |
Zusi, Graham (SKC) |
AT&T Rookie of the Year
Argudo, Luis (CLB) |
Baird, Corey (RSL) |
Blackmon, Tristan (LAFC) |
Bwana, Handwalla (SEA) |
Bye, Brandon (NE) |
Krolicki, Ken (MTL) |
Lindsey, Jaylin (SKC) |
Marcinkowski, JT (SJ) |
McKenzie, Mark (PHI) |
Mines, Ben (RBNY) |
Moutinho, Joao (LAFC) |
Mueller, Chris (ORL) |
Opoku, Edward (CLB) |
Roldan, Alex (SEA) |
White, Brian (RBNY) |
Comeback Player of the Year nominees
Alonso, Osvaldo (SEA) |
Cummings, Harold (SJ) |
de Leeuw, Michael (CHI) |
Gutierrez, Felipe (SKC) |
Henry, Doneil (VAN) |
Ibrahimovic, Zlatan (LA) |
Levis, Brett (VAN) |
Lima, Nick (SJ) |
Matarrita, Ronald (NYC) |
Mihailovic, Djordje (CHI) |
Osorio, Jonathan (TOR) |
Rubio, Diego (SKC) |
Sauro, Gaston (CLB) |
Stajduhar, Mason (ORL) |
Zardes, Gyasi (CLB) |
Coach of the Year nominees
Armas, Chris (RBNY) |
Berhalter, Gregg (CLB) |
Bradley, Bob (LAFC) |
Cabrera, Wilmer (HOU) |
Curtin, Jim (PHI) |
Friedel, Brad (NE) |
Garde, Remi (MTL) |
Heath, Adrian (MIN) |
Martino, Gerardo "Tata" (ATL) |
Olsen, Ben (DC) |
Pareja, Oscar (DAL) |
Petke, Mike (RSL) |
Savarese, Giovanni (POR) |
Schmetzer, Brian (SEA) |
Torrent, Dome (NYC) |
Vanney, Greg (TOR) |
Vermes, Peter (SKC) |
Referee of the Year nominees
Kelly, Alan |
Saghafi, Nima |
Sibiga, Robert |
Assistant Referee of the Year nominees
Fletcher, Joe |
Morgante, CJ |
Rockwell, Corey |
