The shortlists were announced on 15 December 2016.[1] The results were announced on 18 January 2017.[2]

CONCACAF Awards 2016
Date18 January 2017 (2017-01-18)
Websiteconcacaf.com
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Eligibility criteria

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Players, coaches and referees of any nationality were eligible to be nominated for the awards, as long as they meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • Have played/coached/refereed in an official CONCACAF tournament at club or national team level
  • Have played/coached/refereed for a CONCACAF member national team in a FIFA-sanctioned international competition
  • Have played/coached/refereed in a domestic league within CONCACAF's territory

Female awards

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Player of the Year

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Rank Player Position Club
1   Alex Morgan (USA) FW   Orlando Pride
2   Tobin Heath (USA) MF   Portland Thorns FC
3   Crystal Dunn (USA) FW   Washington Spirit
  Becky Sauerbrunn (USA) DF   FC Kansas City
  Carli Lloyd (USA) MF/FW   Houston Dash
  Christine Sinclair (CAN) FW   Portland Thorns FC
  Janine Beckie (CAN) FW   Houston Dash
  Karla Villalobos (CRC) FW   Unión Deportiva Moravia
  Mallory Pugh (USA) FW   Real Colorado
  Shirley Cruz (CRC) MF   Paris Saint-Germain

Goalkeeper of the Year

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Rank Player Club
1   Ashlyn Harris (USA)   Orlando Pride
2   Stephanie Labbé (CAN)   Washington Spirit
3   Yoselin Franco (GUA)   Unifut
  Alyssa Naeher (USA)   Chicago Red Stars
  Cecilia Santiago (MEX)   Þór Akureyri
  Dinnia Diaz (CRC)   Unión Deportiva Moravia
  Erin McLeod (CAN)   FC Rosengård
  Kimika Forbes (TRI)   Club Sportivo Limpeño Ladies
  Michelle Betos (USA)   Portland Thorns FC
  Sabrina D'Angelo (CAN)   Western New York Flash

Coach of the Year

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Rank Coach Club National team
1   Amelia Valverde (CRC)   Costa Rica
2   Jill Ellis (USA)   United States
3   Michelle French (USA)   United States U20
  Laura Harvey (ENG)   Seattle Reign

Referee of the Year

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Rank Referee National Association
1 Carol Anne Chenard Canada
2 Quetzalli Alvarado Mexico
3 Kimberly Moreira Costa Rica (Assistant Referee)
Katja Koroleva United States
Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Canada
Maurees Skeete Guyana
Melissa Borjas Honduras
Mirian Leon El Salvador
Princess Brown Jamaica (Assistant Referee)
Shirley Perello Honduras (Assistant Referee)

Best XI

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Shortlist
Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Player Club Player Club Player Club
  Ali Krieger (USA)   Washington Spirit   Desiree Scott (CAN)   FC Kansas City   Alex Morgan (USA)   Orlando Pride
  Alina Garciamendez (MEX)   Diana Matheson (CAN)   Washington Spirit   Christen Press (USA)   Chicago Red Stars
  Ashley Lawrence (CAN)   West Virginia University   Carli Lloyd (USA)   Houston Dash   Christine Sinclair (CAN)   Portland Thorns
  Allysha Chapman (CAN)
  •   Houston Dash
  •   Boston Breakers
  Gloriana Villalobos (CRC)   Deportivo Saprissa   Crystal Dunn (USA)   Washington Spirit
  Becky Sauerbrunn (USA)   FC Kansas City   Jessie Fleming (CAN)   UCLA   Deanne Rose (CAN)   Scarborough GS United
  Julie Johnston (USA)   Chicago Red Stars   Megan Rapinoe (USA)   Seattle Reign FC   Janine Beckie (CAN)   Houston Dash
  Kadeisha Buchanan (CAN)   West Virginia University   Morgan Brian (USA)   Houston Dash   Karla Villalobos (CRC)   Unión Deportiva Moravia
  Kelley O'Hara (USA)   Sky Blue FC   Shirley Cruz (CRC)   Paris Saint-Germain   Mallory Pugh (USA)   Real Colorado
  Meghan Klingenberg (USA)   Portland Thorns FC   Sophie Schmidt (CAN)   FFC Frankfurt   Melissa Tancredi (CAN)   KIF Örebro DFF
  Shelina Zadorsky (CAN)   Washington Spirit   Tobin Heath (USA)   Portland Thorns FC   Raquel Rodríguez Cedeño (CRC)   Sky Blue FC
Final selection
Goalkeeper
  • Ashlyn Harris
Defenders
  • Ali Krieger
  • Kadeisha Buchanan
  • Becky Sauerbrunn
  • Ashley Lawrence
Midfielders
  • Gloriana Villalobos
  • Carli Lloyd
  • Shirley Cruz
  • Tobin Heath
Forwards
  • Alex Morgan
  • Christine Sinclair

Male awards

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Player of the Year

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Rank Player Position Club
1   Bryan Ruiz (CRC) MF/FW   Sporting CP
2   Hirving Lozano (MEX) FW/MF   Pachuca
3   Keylor Navas (CRC) GK   Real Madrid
  Christian Bolaños (CRC) MF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC
  Christian Pulisic (USA) MF   Borussia Dortmund
  Clint Dempsey (USA) FW/MF   Seattle Sounders FC
  Javier Hernández (MEX) FW   Bayer Leverkusen
  Romell Quioto (HON) MF/FW   Olimpia
  Rubens Sambueza (MEX) MF   América
  Wes Morgan (JAM) DF   Leicester City

Goalkeeper of the Year

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Rank Player Club
1   Keylor Navas (CRC)   Real Madrid
2   Alfredo Talavera (MEX)   Toluca
3   Nahuel Guzmán (ARG)   UANL
  Brad Guzan (USA)   Middlesbrough
  Guillermo Ochoa (MEX)   Granada
  Jaime Penedo (PAN)   Dinamo București
  Luis López (HON)   Real España
  Miguel Lloyd (DOM)   Árabe Unido
  Milan Borjan (CAN)   Ludogorets Razgrad
  Tim Howard (USA)   Colorado Rapids

Coach of the Year

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Rank Coach Club National team
1   Óscar Ramírez (CRC)   Costa Rica
2   Ricardo Ferretti (BRA)   UANL
3   Diego Alonso (URU)   Pachuca
  Bruce Arena (USA)   LA Galaxy
  Hernán Darío Gómez (COL)   Panama
  Jorge Luis Pinto (COL)   Honduras
  Juan Carlos Osorio (COL)   Mexico
  Miguel Herrera (MEX)   Tijuana
  Óscar Pareja (COL)   FC Dallas
  Sergio Guzmán (PAN)   Árabe Unido

Referee of the Year

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Rank Referee National Association
1 César Ramos Mexico
2 Joe Fletcher Canada (Assistant Referee)
3 Joel Aguilar El Salvador
John Pitti Panama
José Luis Camargo Mexico (Assistant Referee)
Leonel Leal Costa Rica (Assistant Referee)
Mark Geiger United States
Ricardo Montero Costa Rica
Roberto García Mexico
Walter López Guatemala

Best XI

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Shortlist
Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Player Club Player Club Player Club
  Adam Straith (CAN)   Fredrikstad   Andrés Guardado (MEX)   PSV Eindhoven   André-Pierre Gignac (FRA)   UANL
  Cristian Gamboa (CRC)   Celtic   Atiba Hutchinson (CAN)   Beşiktaş   Bobby Wood (USA)   Hamburger SV
  Felipe Baloy (PAN)   Rionegro Águilas   Christian Bolaños (CRC)   Vancouver Whitecaps FC   Bradley Wright-Phillips (ENG)   New York Red Bulls
  Héctor Moreno (MEX)   PSV Eindhoven   Christian Pulisic (USA)   Borussia Dortmund   Bryan Ruiz (CRC)   Sporting CP
  John Brooks (USA)   Hertha BSC   Giovani dos Santos (MEX)   LA Galaxy   Clint Dempsey (USA)   Seattle Sounders FC
  Maynor Figueroa (HON)   FC Dallas   Héctor Herrera (MEX)   Porto   Gino van Kessel (CUW)   Slavia Prague
  Miguel Layún (MEX)   Porto   Hirving Lozano (MEX)   Pachuca   Javier Hernández (MEX)   Bayer Leverkusen
  Rafael Márquez (MEX)   Atlas   Jesús Corona (MEX)   Porto   Jozy Altidore (USA)   Toronto FC
  Rónald Matarrita (CRC)   New York City FC   Nicolás Lodeiro (URU)   Seattle Sounders FC   Oribe Peralta (MEX)   América
  Wes Morgan (JAM)   Leicester City   Rubens Sambueza (ARG)   América   Romell Quioto (HON)   Olimpia
Final selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

Mixed-sex

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Outstanding Performance Award

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Goal of the Year

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Goal of the Year applies only to goals scored during CONCACAF or FIFA official competitions or a league game disputed within the CONCACAF region.

Rank Player Date Participants Minute scored Competition
1   Jesús Corona (MEX) June 14, 2016 (2016-06-14) Mexico   v   Venezuela   80' Copa América Centenario
2   Eduardo Herrera (MEX) August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19) UNAM   v   Honduras Progreso   66' 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
3   Alexander Larín (SLV) August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17) Alianza   v   New York Red Bulls   54' 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
  Amílcar Henríquez (PAN) August 25, 2016 (2016-08-25) Don Bosco   v   Árabe Unido   24' 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
  Carlos Lizarazo (COL) October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) Suchitepéquez   v   FC Dallas   22' 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
  Christine Sinclair (CAN) February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19) Canada   v   Costa Rica   52' 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
  Clint Dempsey (USA) June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16) United States   v   Ecuador   20' Copa América Centenario
  Joel Campbell (CRC) November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16) Costa Rica   v   United States   74' 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
  Kelley O'Hara (USA) September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15) United States   v   Puerto Rico   45' 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
  Romell Quioto (HON) September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02) Honduras   v   Canada   51' 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

References

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  1. ^ "Shortlists Announced for Fourth-Annual CONCACAF Awards". CONCACAF. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Bryan Ruiz and Alex Morgan Named 2016 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.