AFC Asian Cup awards
At the end of each AFC Asian Cup final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the match.
Awards
There are currently five post-tournament awards
- the Most Valuable Player for best player;
- the Top Goalscorer for most prolific goal scorer;
- the Best Goalkeeper for most outstanding goalkeeper;
- the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament;
- the Fair Play Award for the team with the best record of fair play.
Most Valuable Player
| Year | Most Valuable Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Not awarded | [1] |
| 1960 | ||
| 1964 | ||
| 1968 | ||
| 1972 | Ebrahim Ashtiani | |
| 1976 | Ali Parvin | |
| 1980 | Not awarded | |
| 1984 | Jia Xiuquan | |
| 1988 | Kim Joo-sung | |
| 1992 | Kazuyoshi Miura | |
| 1996 | Khodadad Azizi | |
| 2000 | Hiroshi Nanami | |
| 2004 | Shunsuke Nakamura | |
| 2007 | Younis Mahmoud | |
| 2011 | Keisuke Honda | |
| 2015 | Massimo Luongo | |
| 2019 | Almoez Ali | |
| 2023 | Akram Afif |
Top Goalscorer
| Year | Top Goalscorer(s) | Goals | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Nahum Stelmach | 4 | [1] |
| 1960 | Cho Yoon-ok | 4 | |
| 1964 | Inder Singh Mordechai Spiegler |
2 | |
| 1968 | Homayoun Behzadi Giora Spiegel Moshe Romano |
4 | |
| 1972 | Hossein Kalani | 5 | |
| 1976 | Fathi Kameel Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Nasser Nouraei |
3 | |
| 1980 | Choi Soon-ho Behtash Fariba |
7 | |
| 1984 | Jia Xiuquan Shahrokh Bayani Nasser Mohammadkhani |
3 | |
| 1988 | Lee Tae-ho | 3 | |
| 1992 | Fahad Al-Bishi | 3 | |
| 1996 | Ali Daei | 8 | |
| 2000 | Lee Dong-gook | 6 | |
| 2004 | Ali Karimi A'ala Hubail |
5 | |
| 2007 | Younis Mahmoud Naohiro Takahara Yasser Al-Qahtani |
4 | |
| 2011 | Koo Ja-cheol | 5 | |
| 2015 | Ali Mabkhout | 5 | |
| 2019 | Almoez Ali | 9 | |
| 2023 | Akram Afif | 8 |
Best Goalkeeper
| Year | Best Goalkeeper |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Abdullah Al-Deayea |
| 1988 | Zhang Huikang |
| 1992 | Not awarded |
| 1996 | Mohamed Al-Deayea |
| 2000 | Jiang Jin |
| 2004 | Not awarded |
| 2007 | Noor Sabri |
| 2011 | Not awarded |
| 2015 | Mathew Ryan |
| 2019 | Saad Al-Sheeb |
| 2023 | Meshaal Barsham |
Team of the Tournament
By edition
All-time XI
On 12 August 2023, the AFC announced all-time Asian Cup XI selected by fans and experts.[12]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Al-Deayea | Mehdi Mahdavikia Hong Myung-bo Yuji Nakazawa Yuto Nagatomo |
Park Ji-sung Shunsuke Nakamura Keisuke Honda |
Tim Cahill Ali Daei Son Heung-min |
Fair Play Award
First awarded in 1984
| Year | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | China | |
| 1988 | Not awarded | |
| 1992 | ||
| 1996 | Iran | |
| 2000 | Saudi Arabia | |
| 2004 | China | |
| 2007 | Japan | |
| 2011 | South Korea | |
| 2015 | Australia | [13] |
| 2019 | Japan | |
| 2023 | Qatar |
Coaches
- Wui Hye-deok, posthumously received the AFC Asian Cup winning coaches award. (2010)[14]
See also
- FIFA World Cup awards
- UEFA European Championship awards
- Copa América awards
- Africa Cup of Nations awards
- CONCACAF Gold Cup awards
- OFC Nations Cup awards
References
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- ^ "AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Technical Report" (PDF). AFC. 2024-08-12. p. 69. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
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- ^ "Futsal Planet". awards.futsalplanet.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.