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96 REGULAR SEASON WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS: 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011 WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS: 1996, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 SUPPORTERS' SHIELD: 1998, 2002, 2010, 2011 MLS CUP CHAMPIONS: 2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014 U.S. OPEN CUP CHAMPIONS: 2001, 2005 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS' CUP WINNERS: 2000 HONORS LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER – Carlos Ruiz (2002), Landon Donovan (2009) Finalists: Cobi Jones (1998), Landon Donovan (2008), Edson Buddle (2010), Robbie Keane (2014) MLS SCORING CHAMPION/GOLDEN BOOT – Landon Donovan (2008) Top 3: Eduardo Hurtado (3rd in 1996), Cobi Jones (2nd in 1998), Carlos Ruiz (2nd in 2002), Carlos Ruiz (2nd in 2003), Edson Buddle (3rd in 2008), Edson Buddle (2nd in 2010) GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR – Kevin Hartman (1999), Donovan Ricketts (2010) Finalists: Kevin Hartman (2000), Kevin Hartman (2003), Kevin Hartman (2004), Donovan Ricketts (2009) DEFENDER OF THE YEAR – Robin Fraser (1999), Omar Gonzalez (2011) Finalists: Robin Fraser (1996), Robin Fraser (1998), Robin Fraser (2000), Alexi Lalas (2002), Tyrone Marshall (2005), Omar Gonzalez (2010) ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – Sean Franklin (2008), Omar Gonzalez (2009) Finalists: Simon Elliott (1999), Danny Califf (2000) GOAL OF THE YEAR – Carlos Ruiz (2002), Landon Donovan (2009) Finalists: Carlos Ruiz (2003), Jovan Kirovski (2004), Alecko Eskandarian (2009), Juninho (2010) COACH OF THE YEAR – Sigi Schmid (1999), Bruce Arena (2009), Bruce Arena (2011) Finalists: Lothar Osiander (1996), Octavio Zambrano (1997), Octavio Zambrano (1998), Sigi Schmid (2002) COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR – David Beckham (2011) Finalists: Alexi Lalas (2002), Herculez Gomez (2005) FAIR PLAY AWARD – 2013 Finalists: None HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR – A.J. DeLaGarza (2014) THE COMMISSIONER'S AWARD – Cobi Jones (2007)