During the 2024 MLS season, 12 clubs have made coaching changes.
Sorted in chronological order, this tracker details all the comings and goings.
CLUB | OUTGOING | INTERIM | INCOMING |
Toronto FC | John Herdman | TBD | TBD |
New York City FC | Nick Cushing | TBD | TBD |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vanni Sartini | TBD | TBD |
Inter Miami CF | Gerardo Martino | N/A | Javier Mascherano |
Philadelphia Union | Jim Curtin | TBD | TBD |
Chicago Fire FC | Frank Klopas | N/A | Gregg Berhalter |
Austin FC | Josh Wolff | Davy Arnaud | Nico Estévez |
St. Louis CITY SC | Bradley Carnell | John Hackworth | Olof Mellberg |
San Jose Earthquakes | Luchi Gonzalez | Ian Russell | Bruce Arena |
FC Dallas | Nico Estévez | Peter Luccin | Eric Quill |
Atlanta United | Gonzalo Pineda | Rob Valentino | TBD |
Nashville SC | Gary Smith | Rumba Munthali | B.J. Callaghan |
- Departing coach: John Herdman (November 29)
- Interim coach: TBD
- Incoming coach: TBD
John Herdman resigned as head coach of Toronto FC after just one season in charge.
The former Canadian men's and women's national team manager made the "difficult decision" to "step away from the club" following an 11th-place finish (37 points; 11W-19L-4D) that saw TFC miss the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
Toronto will immediately begin the search for a new head coach.
- Departing coach: Nick Cushing (November 26)
- Interim coach: TBD
- Incoming coach: TBD
New York City FC parted ways with head coach Nick Cushing after losing to Hudson River Derby rivals New York Red Bulls in the playoffs.
Cushing led NYCFC since June 2022, initially as interim head coach before getting the permanent role in November 2022. He posted a 40W-40L-27D record across all competitions.
- Departing coach: Vanni Sartini (November 25)
- Interim coach: TBD
- Incoming coach: TBD
Vancouver Whitecaps FC parted ways with head coach Vanni Sartini after four seasons in charge of the Canadian club.
The Italian manager guided the 'Caps to three Canadian Championship titles, but Vancouver never progressed past Round One of the playoffs under his leadership.
Sporting director and CEO Axel Schuster cited the club's postseason form as a contributing factor to Sartini's departure, calling on his eventual successor to help "build a championship contender in MLS."
- Departing coach: Gerardo Martino (November 22)
- Incoming coach: Javier Mascherano (November 26)
Head coach Gerardo 'Tata' Martino departed Inter Miami CF due to personal reasons following the club's historic 2024 MLS season. Despite winning the Supporters' Shield with an MLS-record 74 points, the Herons fell short of expectations with their shocking Round One playoff exit against Atlanta United.
Miami wasted little time finding Martino's replacement, handing the reins to Javier Mascherano a few days later. The 40-year-old former defender/midfielder was an Argentine national team mainstay who spent eight years at FC Barcelona, where he played alongside IMCF's "Big Four" of Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.
- Departing coach: Jim Curtin (November 7)
- Interim coach: TBD
- Incoming coach: TBD
The Philadelphia Union parted ways with longtime head coach Jim Curtin at the end of the 2024 season – after failing to make the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2017.
Curtin, a two-time Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year, took the club reins in 2014 and led the Union to the 2020 Supporters' Shield and the 2022 MLS Cup final. He was the second-longest tenured coach in MLS, behind only Peter Vermes (Sporting Kansas City).
Philadelphia are expected to begin an immediate search for their next head coach.
- Departing coach: Frank Klopas (October 19)
- Incoming coach: Gregg Berhalter (October 8)
During the October international break, Chicago named former Columbus Crew and USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter as director of football and head coach. Berhalter is charged with resurrecting a club that last made the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs in 2017.
Frank Klopas stepped down as head coach after their 2024 season and transitioned to a new role as vice president of football.
- Departing coach: Josh Wolff (October 6)
- Interim coach: Davy Arnaud
- Incoming coach: Nico Estévez (October 25)
Austin FC parted ways with head coach Josh Wolff after a second-straight playoff-less season.
Wolff, who led the Verde & Black since they joined MLS as a 2021 expansion team, accumulated a 45W-60L-30D record across four seasons and reached the 2022 Western Conference Final.
Less than three weeks later, Austin appointed Nico Estévez as their second-ever head coach. Estévez, four-and-a-half months removed from leading rival club FC Dallas, will take over for 2025.
- Departing coach: Bradley Carnell (July 1)
- Interim coach: John Hackworth
- Incoming coach: Olof Mellberg (November 26)
St. Louis CITY SC will enter their third season in MLS with their second-ever full-time head coach, giving the job to Olof Mellberg ahead of the 2025 campaign.
The Aston Villa legend and former Sweden captain is tasked with turning the club's fortunes around after St. Louis parted ways with original head coach Bradley Carnell amid a 12th-place finish in 2024. Their sophomore year contrasted starkly with CITY SC's historic 2023 expansion season, in which they earned the No. 1 seed in the West.
- Departing coach: Luchi Gonzalez (June 24)
- Interim coach: Ian Russell
- Incoming coach: Bruce Arena (November 7)
The San Jose Earthquakes parted ways with head coach Luchi Gonzalez midway through a Wooden Spoon season in which the club conceded an MLS-record 78 goals and finished bottom of the table with 21 points (6W-25L-3D).
Bruce Arena, the winningest coach in MLS history, was appointed head coach and sporting director ahead of the 2025 season. San Jose are Arena's fifth MLS club after stops with D.C. United (1996-98), New York Red Bulls (2006-07), LA Galaxy (2008-16) and New England Revolution (2019-23).
- Departing coach: Nico Estévez (June 9)
- Interim coach: Peter Luccin
- Incoming coach: Eric Quill (November 20)
FC Dallas parted ways with head coach Nico Estévez just before the halfway point of their 2024 season. Assistant Peter Luccin took over on an interim basis, as Dallas finished 11th in the Western Conference and missed out on the playoffs.
The club announced Eric Quill as their new head coach ahead of the 2025 season. A former manager of MLS NEXT Pro affiliate North Texas SC, Quill most recently coached USL Championship side New Mexico United.
- Departing coach: Gonzalo Pineda (June 3)
- Interim coach: Rob Valentino
- Incoming coach: TBD
Atlanta United parted ways with Gonzalo Pineda – their longest-serving coach since entering MLS in 2017 – after a fifth straight defeat at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The club was 13th in the Eastern Conference standings, falling short of lofty expectations with a roster led by the since-departed Thiago Almada and Giorgos Giakoumakis.
Rob Valentino made the most of his second stint as interim head coach, guiding the Five Stripes to an unlikely playoff berth and an even more improbable Round One upset of Supporters' Shield winners Inter Miami. Atlanta's Cinderella postseason run ended against Orlando City SC in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Despite Valentino's accomplishments, club president/CEO Garth Lagerwey looks elsewhere to find Pineda's permanent replacement.
- Departing coach: Gary Smith (May 16)
- Interim coach: Rumba Munthali
- Incoming coach: B.J. Callaghan (July 3)
Nashville SC hit the reset button in mid-May, parting ways with Gary Smith. The Englishman was Nashville's only head coach since joining MLS in 2020, steering the club to four straight Audi MLS Cup Playoffs and the 2023 Leagues Cup final.
USMNT assistant B.J. Callaghan, who guided the Yanks to the 2023 Concacaf Nations League title as interim manager, was named Smith's official replacement in early July. Beforehand, Rumba Munthali served as interim coach.
