Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Manila: The Asian Football Confederation celebrated its 60th Anniversary on Sunday in its founding city Manila, Philippines.
The ceremony, held in conjunction with the 21st AFC Annual Awards, celebrated 60 years of Asian football’s legacy whilst honouring its best achievers.
FULL LIST OF AWARD WINNERS:
AFC DIAMOND OF ASIA
Junji Ogura
AFC DREAM ASIA AWARD
Qatar
AFC FAIR PLAY ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR
Korea Republic
AFC FUTSAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
Japan Futsal National Team
AFC FUTSAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Aliasghar Hassanzadeh
AFC FOREIGN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Asamoah Gyan
AFC ASIAN INTERNATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mile Jedinak
AFC REFEREE OF THE YEAR
WOMEN
Rita binti Gani
MEN
Ravshan Irmatov
AFC ASSISTANT REFEREE OF THE YEAR
WOMEN
Kim Kyoung-min
MEN
Matthew James Cream
AFC CLUB OF THE YEAR
Western Sydney Wanderers
AFC INSPIRING MEMBER ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR
Japan
AFC DEVELOPING MEMBER ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR
DPR Korea
AFC ASPIRING MEMBER ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR
Kyrgyzstan
AFC PRESIDENT RECOGNITION AWARD FOR GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL
India
Philippines
Tajikistan
AFC NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
WOMEN
Japan U-17
MEN
Palestine
AFC COACH OF THE YEAR
WOMEN
Asako Takemoto
MEN
Tony Popovic
AFC YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR
WOMEN
Hina Sugita
MEN
Ahmad Moein
AFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
WOMEN
Katrina Lee Gorry
MEN
Nassir Al Shamrani