2022 AFC Annual Awards

The 2022 AFC Annual Awards was the 27th edition of the AFC Annual Awards; an awards ceremony for football players, coaches, members and other practitioners of the year in Asia. The award ceremony was held at the Al Mayassa Theatre, part of the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha, Qatar on 31 October 2023.[1][2]

2022 AFC Annual Awards
Date31 October 2023
LocationDoha, Qatar
Presented byAsian Football Confederation
Hosted byJohn Dykes
Seema Jaswal
Highlights
AFC Player of the YearMen's:
Salem Al-Dawsari
Women's:
Samantha Kerr
AFC Coach of the YearMen's:
Hajime Moriyasu
Women's:
Shui Qingxia
AFC Youth Player of the YearMen's:
Kuryu Matsuki
Women's:
Maika Hamano
AFC International Player of the Year Kim Min-jae
AFC Futsal Player of the Year Moslem Oladghobad
Websitewww.the-afc.com

The awards were held for the first time since 2019 as the ceremonies were cancelled chiefly due to the COVID-19.[3]

Winners

The nominees were announced on 13 October 2023.[4]

Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stSalem Al-Dawsari Saudi Arabia Al Hilal[5]
Almoez Ali Qatar Al-Duhail
Mathew Leckie Australia Melbourne City FC

Asian International Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stKim Min-jae South Korea Fenerbahçe
Napoli
[6]
Mehdi Taremi Iran Porto
Kaoru Mitoma Japan Union Saint-Gilloise
Brighton & Hove Albion

Coach of the Year

Rank Player National team Ref.
1stHajime Moriyasu Japan[7]
Graham Arnold Australia
Saad Al-Shehri Saudi Arabia U23

Futsal Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Ref.
1stMoslem Oladghobad Iran[8]
Saeid Ahmadabbasi Iran
Guilherme Kuromoto Japan

Youth Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stKuryu Matsuki Japan FC Tokyo [9]
Amin Hazbavi Iran Foolad
Lee Seung-won South Korea Dankook University

Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stSamantha Kerr Australia Chelsea [10]
Zhang Linyan China
Saki Kumagai Japan Bayern Munich

Coach of the Year

Rank Player National team Ref.
1stShui Qingxia China[11]
Tomomi Miyamoto Japan
Kim Eun-jung South Korea

Youth Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stMaika Hamano Japan[12]
Mary Fowler Australia Manchester City
Huo Yuexin China Jiangsu Youth

AFC Referees Special Award

Name Association Ref.
Referee Chris Beath
Assistant Referee Ashley Beecham
Anton Schetinin
Support video assistant Referee Ammar Al-Jneibi United Arab Emirates

AFC Member Association of the Year (Platinum)

Rank National association Ref.
1st Uzbekistan[13]
 Iran
 Japan

AFC Member Association of the Year (Diamond)

Rank National association Ref.
1st Lebanon[13]
 Kyrgyzstan
 Vietnam

AFC Member Association of the Year (Gold)

Rank National association Ref.
1st Hong Kong[13]
 Kuwait
   Nepal

AFC Member Association of the Year (Ruby)

Rank National association Ref.
1st Guam[13]

AFC Regional Association of the Year

Rank National association Ref.
1st CAFA[13]
ASEAN
SAFF

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Gold)

Rank National association Ref.
1st Australia[14]
 China
 Japan

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Silver)

Rank National association Ref.
1st Guam[14]
 Philippines
 Thailand

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Bronze)

Rank National association Ref.
1st India
 Brunei
 Iran
 Syria

AFC Diamond of Asia

Winner Ref.
Saoud Al-Mohannadi [15]

References

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