2023 AFC Annual Awards

2023 AFC Annual Awards
Date29 October 2024[1]
LocationSeoul, South Korea
Presented byAsian Football Confederation
Hosted byMichelle Lee
Jae-Min Park
Highlights
AFC Player of the YearMen's:
Qatar Akram Afif
Women's:
Japan Seike Kiko
AFC Coach of the YearMen's:
Japan Gō Ōiwa
Women's:
South Korea Park Youn-jeong
AFC Youth Player of the YearMen's:
Uzbekistan Abbosbek Fayzullaev
Women's:
North Korea Chae Un-Yong
AFC International Player of the YearMen's:
South Korea Son Heung-min
Women's:
Australia Ellie Carpenter
AFC Futsal Player of the YearIran Saeid Ahmad Abbasi
Websitewww.the-afc.com

The 2023 AFC Annual Awards was the 28th 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 Grand Peace Palace, part of Kyung Hee University campus in Seoul, South Korea on 29 October 2024.[1][2]

Winners

Men

Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stAkram Afif QatarQatar Al Sadd[3]
Seol Young-woo South KoreaSouth Korea Ulsan HD
Serbia Crvena Zvezda
Yazan Al Naimat JordanQatar Al Ahli
Qatar Al-Arabi

Asian International Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stSon Heung-min South KoreaEngland Tottenham[4]
Mehdi Taremi IranPortugal Porto
Italy Inter Milan
Mousa Al Tamari JordanFrance Montpellier

Coach of the Year

Rank Player National team Ref.
1stGō Ōiwa Japan U23[5]
Graham Arnold Australia
Hwang Sun-hong South Korea U23

Futsal Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Ref.
1stSaeid Ahmadabbasi Iran[6]
Fayzali Sardorov Tajikistan
Dilshod Rakhmatov Uzbekistan

Youth Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stAbbosbek Fayzullaev UzbekistanRussia CSKA Moscow [7]
Bae Jun-ho South KoreaSouth Korea Daejeon Hana Citizen
England Stoke City
Gaku Nawata Japan U17Japan Kamimura Gakuen High School

Women

Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stKiko Seike JapanSouth Korea Urawa Reds
England Brighton & Hove Albion		 [8]
Cortnee Vine AustraliaAustralia Sydney FC
United States North Carolina Courage
Kim Hye-ri South KoreaSouth Korea Incheon HD

Asian International Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stEllie Carpenter AustraliaFrance Lyon [9]
Yui Hasegawa JapanEngland Manchester City

Coach of the Year

Rank Player National team Ref.
1stPark Youn-jeong South Korea U20[10]
Tomomi Miyamoto Japan
Leah Blayney Australia U20

Youth Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stChae Un-yong North Korea U20[11]
Daniela Galic AustraliaAustralia Melbourne City
Netherlands Twente
Casey Phair South KoreaUnited States Angel City

Referees

AFC Referees Special Award

Name Association Ref.
Referee Yuichi Hatano
Abdullah Al-Salehi
Ibrahim Yousif Al Raeesi

Other awards

AFC Member Association of the Year (Platinum)

National association Ref.
 Japan[12]

AFC Member Association of the Year (Diamond)

National association Ref.
 Thailand[12]

AFC Member Association of the Year (Gold)

National association Ref.
   Nepal[12]

AFC Member Association of the Year (Ruby)

National association Ref.
 Laos[12]

AFC Regional Association of the Year

National association Ref.
CAFA[12]

AFC President's Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Gold)

National association Ref.
 Australia[13]

AFC President's Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Silver)

National association Ref.
 India[13]

AFC President's Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Bronze)

National association Ref.
 Vietnam

AFC President's Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution

Winner Ref.
 Saudi Arabia[14]

AFC Asian Cup Host Appreciation Award

Winner Ref.
 Qatar[15]

AFC Diamond of Asia

Winner Ref.
Italy Gianni Infantino[16]

References

  1. 1 2 "AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023: All You Need to Know". The.afc.com. 28 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "AFC Annual Awards 2023 - Akram Afif and Seike Kiko named Asian Players of the Year - full list". olympics.com. 29 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "AFC Player of the Year 2023: Akram Afif". the-AFC.com. 29 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "AFC Asian international player of the year 2023: Son Heung-min". the-AFC.com. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "AFC Men's coach of the year 2023: Gō Ōiwa". the-AFC.com. 29 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "AFC futsal player of the year 2023: Saeid Ahmadabbasi". the-AFC.com. 29 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "AFC youth player of the year (Men) 2023: Abbosbek Fayzullaev". the-AFC.com. 29 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "AFC women's player of the year 2023: Kiko Seike". the AFC.com. 29 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "AFC International player of the year (Women) 2023: Ellie Carpenter". the AFC.com. 29 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "AFC Women's coach of the year 2023: Park Youn-jeong". the AFC.com. 29 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "AFC youth player of the year (Women) 2023: Chae Un-Yong". AFC.com. 29 October 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "MAs' and RAs' exceptional efforts honoured at AFC Annual Awards". The AFC. 29 October 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 "MAs' Grassroots triumphs celebrated at AFC Annual Awards". AFC.com. 29 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Saudi Arabian Football Federation conferred AFC President's Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution". AFC.com. 29 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Qatar Football Association bestowed with inaugural AFC Asian Cup Host Appreciation Award". AFC.com. 29 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "FIFA President Gianni Infantino awarded prestigious AFC Diamond of Asia". AFC.com. 29 October 2024.
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