2016 CONCACAF Awards

CONCACAF Awards 2016
Date18 January 2017 (2017-01-18)
Websiteconcacaf.com

The shortlists were announced on 15 December 2016.[1] The results were announced on 18 January 2017.[2]

Eligibility criteria

Players, coaches and referees of any nationality were eligible to be nominated for the awards, as long as they meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • Have played/coached/refereed in an official CONCACAF tournament at club or national team level
  • Have played/coached/refereed for a CONCACAF member national team in a FIFA-sanctioned international competition
  • Have played/coached/refereed in a domestic league within CONCACAF's territory

Female awards

Player of the Year

Rank Player Position Club
1  Alex Morgan (USA) FW Orlando Pride
2  Tobin Heath (USA) MF Portland Thorns FC
3  Crystal Dunn (USA) FW Washington Spirit
 Becky Sauerbrunn (USA) DF FC Kansas City
 Carli Lloyd (USA) MF/FW Houston Dash
 Christine Sinclair (CAN) FW Portland Thorns FC
 Janine Beckie (CAN) FW Houston Dash
 Karla Villalobos (CRC) FW Unión Deportiva Moravia
 Mallory Pugh (USA) FW Real Colorado
 Shirley Cruz (CRC) MF Paris Saint-Germain

Goalkeeper of the Year

Rank Player Club
1  Ashlyn Harris (USA) Orlando Pride
2  Stephanie Labbé (CAN) Washington Spirit
3  Yoselin Franco (GUA) Unifut
 Alyssa Naeher (USA) Chicago Red Stars
 Cecilia Santiago (MEX) Þór Akureyri
 Dinnia Diaz (CRC) Unión Deportiva Moravia
 Erin McLeod (CAN) FC Rosengård
 Kimika Forbes (TRI) Club Sportivo Limpeño Ladies
 Michelle Betos (USA) Portland Thorns FC
 Sabrina D'Angelo (CAN) Western New York Flash

Coach of the Year

Rank Coach Club National team
1  Amelia Valverde (CRC)  Costa Rica
2  Jill Ellis (USA)  United States
3  Michelle French (USA)  United States U20
 Laura Harvey (ENG) Seattle Reign

Referee of the Year

Rank Referee National Association
1 Carol Anne Chenard Canada
2 Quetzalli Alvarado Mexico
3 Kimberly Moreira Costa Rica (Assistant Referee)
Katja Koroleva United States
Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Canada
Maurees Skeete Guyana
Melissa Borjas Honduras
Mirian Leon El Salvador
Princess Brown Jamaica (Assistant Referee)
Shirley Perello Honduras (Assistant Referee)

Best XI

Shortlist
Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Player Club Player Club Player Club
 Ali Krieger (USA) Washington Spirit  Desiree Scott (CAN) FC Kansas City  Alex Morgan (USA) Orlando Pride
 Alina Garciamendez (MEX)  Diana Matheson (CAN) Washington Spirit  Christen Press (USA) Chicago Red Stars
 Ashley Lawrence (CAN) West Virginia University  Carli Lloyd (USA) Houston Dash  Christine Sinclair (CAN) Portland Thorns
 Allysha Chapman (CAN)
  • Houston Dash
  • Boston Breakers
  Gloriana Villalobos (CRC) Deportivo Saprissa  Crystal Dunn (USA) Washington Spirit
 Becky Sauerbrunn (USA) FC Kansas City  Jessie Fleming (CAN) UCLA  Deanne Rose (CAN) Scarborough GS United
 Julie Johnston (USA) Chicago Red Stars  Megan Rapinoe (USA) Seattle Reign FC  Janine Beckie (CAN) Houston Dash
 Kadeisha Buchanan (CAN) West Virginia University  Morgan Brian (USA) Houston Dash  Karla Villalobos (CRC) Unión Deportiva Moravia
 Kelley O'Hara (USA) Sky Blue FC  Shirley Cruz (CRC) Paris Saint-Germain  Mallory Pugh (USA) Real Colorado
 Meghan Klingenberg (USA) Portland Thorns FC  Sophie Schmidt (CAN) FFC Frankfurt  Melissa Tancredi (CAN) KIF Örebro DFF
 Shelina Zadorsky (CAN) Washington Spirit  Tobin Heath (USA) Portland Thorns FC  Raquel Rodríguez Cedeño (CRC) Sky Blue FC
Final selection
Goalkeeper
  • Ashlyn Harris
Defenders
  • Ali Krieger
  • Kadeisha Buchanan
  • Becky Sauerbrunn
  • Ashley Lawrence
Midfielders
  • Gloriana Villalobos
  • Carli Lloyd
  • Shirley Cruz
  • Tobin Heath
Forwards
  • Alex Morgan
  • Christine Sinclair

Male awards

Player of the Year

Rank Player Position Club
1  Bryan Ruiz (CRC) MF/FW Sporting CP
2  Hirving Lozano (MEX) FW/MF Pachuca
3  Keylor Navas (CRC) GK Real Madrid
 Christian Bolaños (CRC) MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 Christian Pulisic (USA) MF Borussia Dortmund
 Clint Dempsey (USA) FW/MF Seattle Sounders FC
 Javier Hernández (MEX) FW Bayer Leverkusen
 Romell Quioto (HON) MF/FW Olimpia
 Rubens Sambueza (MEX) MF América
 Wes Morgan (JAM) DF Leicester City

Goalkeeper of the Year

Rank Player Club
1  Keylor Navas (CRC) Real Madrid
2  Alfredo Talavera (MEX) Toluca
3  Nahuel Guzmán (ARG) UANL
 Brad Guzan (USA) Middlesbrough
 Guillermo Ochoa (MEX) Granada
 Jaime Penedo (PAN) Dinamo București
 Luis López (HON) Real España
 Miguel Lloyd (DOM) Árabe Unido
 Milan Borjan (CAN) Ludogorets Razgrad
 Tim Howard (USA) Colorado Rapids

Coach of the Year

Rank Coach Club National team
1  Óscar Ramírez (CRC)  Costa Rica
2  Ricardo Ferretti (BRA) UANL
3  Diego Alonso (URU) Pachuca
 Bruce Arena (USA) LA Galaxy
 Hernán Darío Gómez (COL)  Panama
 Jorge Luis Pinto (COL)  Honduras
 Juan Carlos Osorio (COL)  Mexico
 Miguel Herrera (MEX) Tijuana
 Óscar Pareja (COL) FC Dallas
 Sergio Guzmán (PAN) Árabe Unido

Referee of the Year

Rank Referee National Association
1 César Ramos Mexico
2 Joe Fletcher Canada (Assistant Referee)
3 Joel Aguilar El Salvador
John Pitti Panama
José Luis Camargo Mexico (Assistant Referee)
Leonel Leal Costa Rica (Assistant Referee)
Mark Geiger United States
Ricardo Montero Costa Rica
Roberto García Mexico
Walter López Guatemala

Best XI

Shortlist
Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Player Club Player Club Player Club
 Adam Straith (CAN) Fredrikstad  Andrés Guardado (MEX) PSV Eindhoven  André-Pierre Gignac (FRA) UANL
 Cristian Gamboa (CRC) Celtic  Atiba Hutchinson (CAN) Beşiktaş  Bobby Wood (USA) Hamburger SV
 Felipe Baloy (PAN) Rionegro Águilas  Christian Bolaños (CRC) Vancouver Whitecaps FC  Bradley Wright-Phillips (ENG) New York Red Bulls
 Héctor Moreno (MEX) PSV Eindhoven  Christian Pulisic (USA) Borussia Dortmund  Bryan Ruiz (CRC) Sporting CP
 John Brooks (USA) Hertha BSC  Giovani dos Santos (MEX) LA Galaxy  Clint Dempsey (USA) Seattle Sounders FC
 Maynor Figueroa (HON) FC Dallas  Héctor Herrera (MEX) Porto  Gino van Kessel (CUW) Slavia Prague
 Miguel Layún (MEX) Porto  Hirving Lozano (MEX) Pachuca  Javier Hernández (MEX) Bayer Leverkusen
 Rafael Márquez (MEX) Atlas  Jesús Corona (MEX) Porto  Jozy Altidore (USA) Toronto FC
 Rónald Matarrita (CRC) New York City FC  Nicolás Lodeiro (URU) Seattle Sounders FC  Oribe Peralta (MEX) América
 Wes Morgan (JAM) Leicester City  Rubens Sambueza (ARG) América  Romell Quioto (HON) Olimpia
Final selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

Mixed-sex

Outstanding Performance Award

Goal of the Year

Goal of the Year applies only to goals scored during CONCACAF or FIFA official competitions or a league game disputed within the CONCACAF region.

Rank Player Date Participants Minute scored Competition
1  Jesús Corona (MEX) June 14, 2016 (2016-06-14) Mexico  v  Venezuela 80' Copa América Centenario
2  Eduardo Herrera (MEX) August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19) UNAM v Honduras Progreso 66' 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
3  Alexander Larín (SLV) August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17) Alianza v New York Red Bulls 54' 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
 Amílcar Henríquez (PAN) August 25, 2016 (2016-08-25) Don Bosco v Árabe Unido 24' 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
 Carlos Lizarazo (COL) October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) Suchitepéquez v FC Dallas 22' 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
 Christine Sinclair (CAN) February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19) Canada  v  Costa Rica 52' 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
 Clint Dempsey (USA) June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16) United States  v  Ecuador 20' Copa América Centenario
 Joel Campbell (CRC) November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16) Costa Rica  v  United States 74' 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
 Kelley O'Hara (USA) September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15) United States  v  Puerto Rico 45' 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
 Romell Quioto (HON) September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02) Honduras  v  Canada 51' 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

References

  1. ^ "Shortlists Announced for Fourth-Annual CONCACAF Awards". CONCACAF. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Bryan Ruiz and Alex Morgan Named 2016 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.