Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The excitement continues to build across Asia ahead of this year’s Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Annual Awards ceremony which is now only a week away.
The eagerly anticipated extravaganza kicks off on Thursday December 1 in Abu Dhabi, and will yet again provide a platform on which to celebrate the individuals and Member Associations who have shone brightest this year.
Among others, awards for the AFC Player of the Year and the AFC Women’s Player of the Year, as well as the AFC Dream Asia award will be handed out at the Emirates Palace Hotel on a night widely viewed as one of the highlights of the year for Asian football.
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December’s continental gathering will be the second time that Abu Dhabi has played host to the AFC Annual Awards.
The AFC’s 2015 Annual Awards were held in New Delhi, India to wide critical acclaim and saw United Arab Emirates ace Ahmed Khalil (pictured) and Japan star Aya Miyama respectively named AFC Player of the Year and AFC Women's Player of the Year.
Here is a full list of the 2015 AFC Annual Awards winners:
AFC Member Association of the Year
Inspiring
Japan Football Association
Developing
Hong Kong Football Association
Aspiring
Bangladesh Football Federation
AFC Dream Asia Award
Japan Football Association
AFC National Team of the Year
Men
Australia National Team
Women
Japan Women’s National Team
AFC Coach of the Year
Men
Ange Postecoglou (AUS)
Women
Asako Takakura (JPN)
AFC Player of the Year
Men
Ahmed Khalil (UAE)
Women
Aya Miyama
AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football
Inspiring
Japan
Developing
Vietnam
Aspiring
Brunei Darussalam
AFC Fair Play Association of the Year
Japan Football Association
AFC Club of the Year
Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN)
AFC Futsal Player of the Year
Vahid Shamsaee (IRN)
AFC Futsal Team of the Year
Tasisat Daryaei (IRN)
AFC Youth Player of the Year
Men
Dostonbek Khamdamov (UZB)
Women
Rikako Kobayashi (JPN)
AFC Foreign Player of the Year
Ricardo Goulart Pereira (BRA)
AFC Asian International Player of the Year
Son Heung-min (KOR)
Photo: AFP