The United States Soccer Federation has released the finalists for their 2009 Athlete of the Year Awards:
- Male Athlete of the Year: Michael Bradley, Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Tim Howard, Oguchi Onyewu
- Female Athlete of the Year: Shannon Boxx, Heather O'Reilly, Christie Rampone, Hope Solo, Abby Wambach
- Young Male Athlete of the Year: Marlon Duran, Luis Gil, Jared Jeffrey, Brian Perk, Tyler Polak
- Young Female Athlete of the Year: Tobin Heath, Christine Nairn, Sydney Leroux, Kelley O'Hara, Katie Schoepfer
