Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Manama: The Asian Football Confederation’s 2015 Annual Awards ceremony will be held in New Delhi on November 29, it has been announced.
The decision to name the Indian capital as host city for the prestigious event was ratified by the AFC’s newly elected Executive Committee during a meeting in the Bahraini capital of Manama on Saturday.
Commenting on the prospect of India as a venue for the Annual Awards, AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said: “The AFC is delighted to take the Annual Awards to New Delhi, India this year.
“India is a country where football is developing fast, and it is the ideal place to bring the whole Asian football family together.”
The AFC’s 2014 Annual Awards, in conjunction with the Confederation’s 60th Anniversary celebrations, were held in the Philippine capital of Manila to wide critical acclaim.
FULL LIST OF AFC AWARD WINNERS FOR 2014:
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