| Week | Player of the Week | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Dave Salzwedel | San Jose Clash |
| Week 2 | Giuseppe Galderisi | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| Week 3 | Carlos Valderrama | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| Week 4 | Raúl Díaz Arce | D.C. United |
| Week 5 | Dante Washington | Dallas Burn |
| Week 6 | Roberto Donadoni | MetroStars |
| Week 7 | Doctor Khumalo | Columbus Crew |
| Week 8 | Damian Alvarez | Dallas Burn |
| Week 9 | Chiquinho Conde | New England Revolution |
| Week 10 | Preki Radosavljević | Kansas City Wizards |
| Week 11 | Eric Wynalda | San Jose Clash |
| Week 12 | Preki Radosavljević | Kansas City Wizards |
| Week 13 | Gilmar | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| Week 14 | Paul Bravo | Colorado Rapids |
| Week 15 | Tab Ramos | MetroStars |
| Week 16 | Dante Washington | Dallas Burn |
| Week 17 | Antony de Ávila | MetroStars |
| Week 18 | Gilmar | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| Week 19 | Wolde Harris | Colorado Rapids |
| Week 20 | Thomas Dooley | Columbus Crew |
| Week 21 | Giovanni Savarese | MetroStars |
| Week 22 | Marco Etcheverry | D.C. United |
| Week 23 | Eduardo Hurtado | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Week 24 | Cobi Jones | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Week 25 | Martín Vásquez | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
| Week 26 | Marcelo Balboa | Colorado Rapids |
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