2019 AFC Annual Awards

The 2019 AFC Annual Awards were the awards for football players and coaches of the year in Asia. The award ceremony was held in Hong Kong on 2 December 2019.[1][2]

2019 AFC Annual Awards
Date2 December 2019
LocationHong Kong
Presented byAsian Football Confederation
Highlights
AFC Player of the YearMen's:
Qatar Akram Afif
Women's:
Japan Saki Kumagai
AFC Coach of the YearMen's:
South Korea Chung Jung-yong
Women's:
Japan Asako Takakura
AFC Youth Player of the YearMen's:
South Korea Lee Kang-in
Women's:
Japan Jun Endō
AFC International Player of the YearSouth Korea Son Heung-min
AFC Futsal Player of the YearJapan Tomoki Yoshikawa
Websitewww.the-afc.com
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Winners edit

The nominees were announced on 15 November 2019.[3]

Men edit

Asian Footballer of the Year edit

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1st Akram Afif   Qatar   Al Sadd [4]
Alireza Beiranvand   Iran   Persepolis
Tomoaki Makino   Japan   Urawa Red Diamonds

International players edit

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1st Son Heung-min   South Korea   Tottenham Hotspur [5]
Sardar Azmoun   Iran   Zenit Saint Petersburg
Makoto Hasebe   Japan   Eintracht Frankfurt

Coach of the Year edit

Rank Coach Team Ref.
1st   Chung Jung-yong   South Korea U20 [6]
  Tsuyoshi Otsuki   Urawa Red Diamonds
  Go Oiwa   Kashima Antlers

Futsal Player edit

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1st Tomoki Yoshikawa   Japan   Nagoya Oceans [7]
Mahdi Javid   Iran   Mes Sungun
Yushi Sekiguchi   Japan   Nagoya Oceans

Young Player edit

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1st Lee Kang-in   South Korea   Valencia [8]
Hiroki Abe   Japan   Barcelona B
Ghassan Al-Habahbeh   Jordan   Al-Ahli SC (Amman)

Women edit

Asian Footballer of the Year edit

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1st Saki Kumagai   Japan   Lyon [9]
Loitongbam Ashalata Devi   India   Sethu FC
Li Ying   China   Guangdong Huijun

Coach of the Year edit

Rank Coach Team Ref.
1st   Asako Takakura   Japan [10]
  Katayoun Khosrowyar   Iran U20
  Nuengrutai Srathongvian   Ratchaburi Mitr Phol

Young Player edit

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1st Jun Endo   Japan   Nippon TV Beleza [11]
Karly Roestbakken   Australia   Canberra United
Wang Linlin   China N/A

Other Awards edit

AFC Member Association of the Year (Inspiring) edit

Rank Nationality Ref.
1st   Japan [12]
  Iran
  South Korea

AFC Member Association of the Year (Developing) edit

Rank Nationality Ref.
1st   Hong Kong [12]
  North Korea
  Singapore

AFC Member Association of the Year (Aspiring) edit

Rank Nationality Ref.
1st   Guam [12]
  Mongolia
  Yemen

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Inspiring) edit

Rank Nationality Ref.
1st   China [12]
  Japan
  Malaysia

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Developing) edit

Rank Nationality Ref.
1st   Singapore [12]
  Hong Kong
  India

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Aspiring) edit

Rank Nationality Ref.
1st   Brunei [12]
  Guam
  Palestine

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "AFC celebrates Asia's top performers". 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  2. ^ "AFC Annual Awards Hong Kong 2019: All You Need to Know". 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  3. ^ "AFC Annual Awards Hong Kong 2019 nominees revealed". the-AFC.com. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  4. ^ "AFC Player of the Year 2019: Akram Afif". the-AFC.com. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. ^ "AFC Asian International Player of the Year 2019: Son Heung-min". the-AFC.com. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  6. ^ "AFC Men's Coach of the Year: Chung Jung-yong". the-AFC.com. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  7. ^ "AFC Futsal Player of the Year 2019: Tomoki Yoshikawa". the-AFC.com. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  8. ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men) 2019: Lee Kang-in". the-AFC.com. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  9. ^ "AFC Women's Player of the Year 2019: Saki Kumagai". the-AFC.com. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  10. ^ "AFC Women's Coach of the Year 2019: Asako Takakura". the-AFC.com. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  11. ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women) 2019: Jun Endo". the-AFC.com. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Member Associations recognised for commitment to game". the-AFC.com. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

External links edit