National Soccer Hall of Fame finalists revealed for the Class of 2025
FRISCO, Texas — The National Soccer Hall of Fame at Toyota Stadium released the names of the finalists for election to the Class of 2025, including 20 on the Player ballot and 10 each on the Veteran and Builder ballots.
The Hall of Fame Voting Committees will meet over the next several weeks and then vote to select a maximum of six new members; as many as three Players and two Veterans can be selected, along with one Builder.
The 2025 Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled for May 3 in Frisco.
Player Ballot Finalists
- Chris Ahrens
- Yael Averbuch
- Kyle Beckerman
- Matt Besler
- Lori Chalupny
- Stephanie Lopez Cox
- Dwayne DeRosario
- Maurice Edu
- Keith Johnson
- Jermaine Jones
- Shalrie Joseph
- Robbie Keane
- Carli Lloyd
- Chad Marshall
- Oguchi Onyewu
- Cat Reddick Whitehill
- Nick Rimando
- Amy Rodriguez
- Carlos Ruiz
- Chris Wondolowski
Five candidates —Besler, Lopez Cox, Lloyd, Rodriguez and Wondolowski — were selected to the Final Ballot in their first year of eligibility. In all, 13 of the 20 Player finalists return from 2024. Averbuch and Marshall were selected as finalists after not being chosen last year.
Ahrens, Chalupny and Reddick Whitehill are in their final year of eligibility in the Player category; if they are not elected, they will move to the Veteran Eligibility List next year.
Juan Cervantes, Aurelien Collin, David Ferreira, Giovanni Garcia, Oscar Gil, Oscar Reyes, Axel Sjoberg and Jorge Villafaña did not receive any votes and will be removed from the Player Eligibility List via the sunset rule. They will regain eligibility on the Veteran list after 10 full years of retirement.
Veteran Ballot Finalists
- Chris Armas
- Kevin Crow
- Francis Farberoff
- Lorrie Fair
- Mary Harvey
- Lori Henry
- Clint Mathis
- Tony Sanneh
- Tatu
- Aly Wagner
Builder Ballot Finalists
- Mark Abbott
- Clive Charles
- William Cox
- Joe Cummings
- Richard Groff
- Burton Haimes
- Clark Hunt
- Tim Leiweke
- Lothar Osiander
- Kari Seitz
Builders are listed in three categories: referees, coaches and contributors. Beginning with the 2022 election, Builder selections have been limited each year to a rotation of the three categories — or to a selection from the full pool of candidates. The 2025 Builder election is open to candidates from all three categories.
The two Players, one Veteran and one Builder who receive the most votes and are named on more than 50% of the ballots are automatically elected to the Hall of Fame. A third Player and a second Veteran may be elected if they are named to at least 75% of the ballots.
Complete information about election and eligibility procedures is available at nationalsoccerhof.com. The election process is administered by National Soccer Hall of Fame staff under election and eligibility guidelines established by the Hall of Fame Board of Directors.
