The MLS All-Star Game is the midseason event of the Major League Soccer each year as the league and fans celebrate the best performing players from the first half. Much like other major North American sports, the MLS All-Star Game isn’t just a one-off match featuring other events throughout the week at a host location in the U.S.
This year, Austin FC hosted the MLS All-Star Game and Skills Challenge at Q2 Stadium in Texas. The best of the best from MLS, except Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba, took on Liga MX All-Stars for the second year running and the fourth time in the last five events.
Despite being a staple each summer, the MLS All-Star Game has undergone multiple changes throughout its history. What originally was booked as an East vs. West showdown, similar to the NBA, has undergone evolutions to feature a league squad taking on an outside opponent. And even that latter part has changed multiple times.
MLS All-Stars have played everyone from the U.S. men's national team to Premier League outfits like Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and other major European sides like Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Though, including this year and last, MLS play the Liga MX All-Stars in a continental rivalry match.
Here’s a complete history of the MLS All-Star Game winners.
MLS All-Star Game Full List of Winners
*2001 is the only time an MLS All-Star Game finished in a draw
**2020 All-Star Game was not held amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Largest Margin of Victory in an MLS All-Star Game
The largest margin of victory in an MLS All-Star Game is five goals. The mark was hit twice, first in 2000 and later in 2023. The first time it happened MLS still featured the East vs. West format as 13 goals were scored between the two sides. The MLS East team defeated MLS West 9–4 in Columbus.
Fast-forward 23 years, the second time around was more embarrassing for the league. As part of Arsenal's pre-season tour, the Gunners dismantled the MLS All-Stars 5–0 at Audi Field in the nation’s capital.
The first game stands as the most goals scored in any All-Star Game, while Arsenal’s triumph represents just the third time in the game’s history that any MLS side was held scoreless.
Youngest Goalscorer in MLS All-Star Game History
Tijuana’s Gilberto Mora became the youngest scorer in All-Star Game history in the 64th minute of the 2025 edition. He was just the fourth teenager to score in the showcase game.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as MLS All-Star Game Winners by Year: Complete History.
