MLS: Top 100 Single Season Goal Totals (1996-2009)

Updated through 2009. The threshold is now 11 goals to make the list. These 129 seasons were accomplished by less than half that number of players - 62. The player with the most appearances is Ante Razov (6), followed by Jeff Cunningham (5), Landon Donovan (5), Jaime Moreno (5), Carlos Ruiz (5), and Taylor Twellman (5). The player with the most goals without making this list is Steve Ralston (76). A player has been traded in the middle of one of these seasons 5 times. Including those instances for both teams, LA have the most appearances on the top 100 with 16. DC, Dallas and New York are next with 15-14-13. Below this one, you'll find a list of the top single season goalscorers in all competitions. Goals Team Season Nationality 1 Roy Lassiter 27 TB 1996 USA 2 Mamadou Diallo 26 TB 2000 Senegal 2 Stern John 26 CLB 1998 Trinidad 4 Carlos Ruiz 24 LA 2002 Guatemala 5 Raul Diaz Arce 23 DC 1996 El Salvador 5 Taylor Twellman 23 NE 2002 USA 7 Eduardo Hurtado 21 LA 1996 Ecuador 8 Landon Donovan 20 LA 2008 USA 8 Luciano Emilio 20 DC 2007 Brazil 10 Juan Pablo Angel 19 NY 2007 Colombia 10 Cobi Jones 19 LA 1998 USA 10 Alex Pineda Chacon 19 MIA 2001 Honduras 13 Kenny Cooper 18 DAL 2008 USA 13 Raul Diaz Arce 18 NE 1998 El Salvador 13 Stern John 18 CLB 1999 Trinidad 13 Jason Kreis 18 DAL 1999 USA 13 Roy Lassiter 18 TB/DC 1998 USA 13 Roy Lassiter 18 DC 1999 USA 13 Preki 18 KC 1996 USA 13 Ante Razov 18 CHI 2000 USA 21 Jeff Cunningham 17 DAL 2009 USA 21 Brian McBride 17 CLB 1996 USA 21 Taylor Twellman 17 NE 2005 USA 21 Welton 17 LA 1998 Brazil 25 Conor Casey 16 COL 2009 USA 25 Jeff Cunningham 16 CLB 2002 USA 25 Jeff Cunningham 16 RSL 2006 USA 25 Clint Mathis 16 LA/NY 2000 USA 25 Jaime Moreno 16 DC 1997 Bolivia 25 Jaime Moreno 16 DC 1998 Bolivia 25 Jaime Moreno 16 DC 2005 Bolivia 25 Diego Serna 16 MIA 2000 Colombia 25 Taylor Twellman 16 NE 2007 USA 25 Adolfo Valencia 16 NY 2000 Colombia 35 Edson Buddle 15 LA 2008 USA 35 Ronald Cerritos 15 SJ 1999 El Salvador 35 Raul Diaz Arce 15 DC 1997 El Salvador 35 Ariel Graziani 15 DAL 2000 Ecuador 35 Wolde Harris 15 NE 2000 Jamaica 35 Eddie Johnson 15 KC 2007 USA 35 Joe-Max Moore 15 NE 1999 USA 35 Carlos Ruiz 15 LA 2003 Guatemala 35 Diego Serna 15 MIA 2001 Colombia 35 Taylor Twellman 15 NE 2003 USA 35 Dante Washington 15 CLB 2000 USA 46 Juan Pablo Angel 14 NY 2008 Colombia 46 Abdul Thompson Conteh 14 DC 2001 Sierra Leone 46 Christian Gomez 14 DC 2006 Argentina 46 Ariel Graziani 14 SJ 2002 Ecuador 46 Steve Rammel 14 DC 1996 USA 46 Ante Razov 14 CHI 1999 USA 46 Ante Razov 14 CHI 2002 USA 46 Ante Razov 14 CHI 2003 USA 46 Ante Razov 14 CHV 2006 USA 46 Giovanni Savarese 14 NY 1997 Venezuela 46 Giovanni Savarese 14 NY 1998 Venezuela 46 John Spencer 14 COL 2001 Scotland 46 John Spencer 14 COL 2003 Scotland 59 Paul Bravo 13 SJ 1996 USA 59 Ronald Cerritos 13 SJ 1998 El Salvador 59 Brian Ching 13 HOU 2008 USA 59 Mauricio Cienfuegos 13 LA 1998 El Salvador 59 Alex Comas 13 NY 2000 Colombia 59 Raul Diaz Arce 13 SJ/TB 1999 El Salvador 59 Wolde Harris 13 COL 1998 Jamaica 59 Jason Kreis 13 DAL 1996 USA 59 Jason Kreis 13 DAL 2002 USA 59 Carlos Ruiz 13 DAL 2006 Guatemala 59 Giovanni Savarese 13 NY 1996 Venezuela 59 Vitalis Takawira 13 KC 1996 Zimbabwe 71 Juan Pablo Angel 12 NY 2009 Colombia 71 Guillermo Barros Schelotto 12 CLB 2009 Argentina 71 Ronald Cerritos 12 SJ 1997 El Salvador 71 Brian Ching 12 SJ 2004 USA 71 Jeff Cunningham 12 CLB 1999 USA 71 Jeff Cunningham 12 COL 2005 USA 71 Mamadou Diallo 12 NE/NY 2002 Senegal 71 Landon Donovan 12 SJ 2003 USA 71 Landon Donovan 12 LA 2005 USA 71 Landon Donovan 12 LA 2006 USA 71 Landon Donovan 12 LA 2009 USA 71 Rodrigo Faria 12 NY 2002 Brazil 71 Robbie Findley 12 RSL 2009 USA 71 Maykel Galindo 12 CHV 2007 Cuba 71 Eddie Johnson 12 DAL 2004 USA 71 Brian McBride 12 CLB 2003 USA 71 Miklos Molnar 12 KC 2000 Denmark 71 Fredy Montero 12 SEA 2009 Colombia 71 Jaime Moreno 12 DC 2000 Bolivia 71 Preki 12 KC 1997 USA 71 Preki 12 KC 2003 USA 71 Musa Shannon 12 TB 1999 Liberia 71 Dante Washington 12 DAL 1997 USA 94 Paul Bravo 11 COL 1998 USA 94 Edson Buddle 11 CLB 2004 USA 94 Chris Carrieri 11 COL 2002 USA 94 Conor Casey 11 COL 2008 USA 94 Ronald Cerritos 11 SJ 2001 El Salvador 94 Brian Ching 11 HOU 2006 USA 94 Mark Chung 11 COL 2002 USA 94 Mark Chung 11 COL 2003 USA 94 Kenny Cooper 11 DAL 2006 USA 94 Damian 11 DAL 1997 Mexico 94 Dwayne De Rosario 11 HOU 2006 Canada 94 Dwayne De Rosario 11 TOR 2009 Canada 94 Luciano Emilio 11 DC 2008 Brazil 94 Christian Gomez 11 DC 2005 Argentina 94 Herculez Gomez 11 LA 2005 USA 94 Ariel Graziani 11 DAL 2001 Ecuador 94 Amado Guevara 11 NY 2005 Honduras 94 Jean Harbor 11 COL 1996 USA 94 Chris Henderson 11 COL 2002 USA 94 Eduardo Hurtado 11 LA/NY 1998 Ecuador 94 Ryan Johnson 11 SJ 2009 Jamaica 94 Mo Johnston 11 KC 1998 Scotland 94 Jason Kreis 11 DAL 2000 USA 94 Pete Marino 11 CLB 1996 USA 94 Joe-Max Moore 11 NE 1996 USA 94 Jaime Moreno 11 DC 2006 Bolivia 94 Pat Noonan 11 NE 2004 USA 94 Damani Ralph 11 CHI 2003 Jamaica 94 Damani Ralph 11 CHI 2004 Jamaica 94 Ante Razov 11 CHV 2007 USA 94 Carlos Ruiz 11 LA 2004 Guatemala 94 Carlos Ruiz 11 DAL 2005 Guatemala 94 Diego Serna 11 MIA 1998 Colombia 94 Taylor Twellman 11 NE 2006 USA 94 Welton 11 LA 1997 Brazil 94 Josh Wolff 11 KC 2009 USA All Competitions In all competitions, here are the 23 times a player has scored 20+ times in a single season: Goals Team Season Nationality 1 Carlos Ruiz 35 LA 2002 Guatemala 2 Roy Lassiter 34 TB 1996 USA 3 Raul Diaz Arce 30 DC 1996 El Salvador 3 Stern John 30 CLB 1998 Trinidad 5 Mamadou Diallo 29 TB 2000 Senegal 6 Roy Lassiter 28 TB/DC 1998 USA 7 Stern John 25 CLB 1999 Trinidad 7 Ante Razov 25 CHI 2000 USA 7 Taylor Twellman 25 NE 2002 USA 10 Luciano Emilio 24 DC 2007 Brazil 10 Eduardo Hurtado 24 LA 1996 Ecuador 12 Taylor Twellman 23 NE 2007 USA 13 Preki 22 KC 1996 USA 14 Roy Lassiter 21 DC 1999 USA 14 Clint Mathis 21 LA/NY 2000 USA 14 Carlos Ruiz 21 LA 2003 Guatemala 14 Adolfo Valencia 21 NY 2000 Colombia 18 Juan Pablo Angel 20 NY 2007 Colombia 18 Landon Donovan 20 LA 2008 USA 18 Jason Kreis 20 DAL 1999 USA 18 Jaime Moreno 20 DC 1997 Bolivia 18 Alex Pineda Chacon 20 MIA 2001 Honduras 18 Diego Serna 20 MIA 2000 Colombia