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PLAYER
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible in the Player category an individual must have
met Number 1 and either Number 2 or Number 3 of the following criteria:
1. Retired as a player for at least three years but no more than 10 years.
2. Played at least 20 full international games for the United States.
This requirement is reduced to 10 games if the games were prior to 1990.
3. Played at least 5 seasons in an American first-division professional
league, and won either the league championship
or the U.S. Open Cup, or was selected as a league all-star at least once.
Players who have met either Number 2 or Number 3 of the above criteria
but who retired more than 10 years ago are automatically placed on the
Veterans eligibility list.
Any player named on less than 5%
of the ballots is dropped from the eligibility
list and placed on the Veterans list when
he/she meets the Veterans’ eligibility
criteria.
Selection Committee
The Committee consists of all present and former coaches of the Men’s
and Women’s full National Team; all active MLS coaches with a minimum
of 4 years as Head Coach; MLS management representatives; MLS Commissioner;
US Soccer Secretary General; designated members of the media; all Hall
of Famers.
Procedure
Committee members may vote for up to 10 candidates from the
ballot. No write-in votes will be counted.
Election Criteria
Any player named on at least 66.7%
of the ballots cast is elected.
If
no player meets the new election threshold, a second
round ballot will be conducted among those voters who
participated in the initial round of balloting. The
five players who received the most votes in the first
round will be placed on the second ballot. Voters will
be asked to rank the players on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis with
5 being the most deserving player. The player who receives
the most points will be elected to the Hall of Fame.
If there is a tie for most points, all those tied will
be elected to the Hall of Fame.
VETERAN PLAYER
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible in the Veteran category a player must have met
Number 1 and either Number 2 or 3 of the following criteria. Players
whose eligibility in the Player category has expired are automatically
placed on the Veterans eligibility list.
1. Retired as a player for more than 10 years
2. Played at least 20 full international games for the United States.
The 20 game requirement is reduced to 10 games if they were prior to
1990, and five games if they were prior to 1960.
3. Played at least 5 seasons in an U.S. first-division professional league
and won either the league championship or the
U.S. Open Cup, or was selected as a league all-star at least
once.
Screening Committee
The committee consists of approximately 16 Hall of Famers
Procedure
Each member may cast up
to 10 ranked votes to create the Final
Ballot
The Final Ballot shall
contain approximately 15 candidates
Selection Committee
The committee consists of all Hall of Famers
Procedure
Each member may cast up to 5 votes from the Final Ballot.
No write-in votes will be counted.
Election Criteria
The veteran who is named on the most ballots is elected, with a minimum
of 50% required for election.
More than one may be elected in the event of a tie.
No
changes were made to the Builder or Colin Jose
Media Award Election Procedures
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