2012 AFC Annual Awards

2012 AFC Annual Awards
2012 AFC Annual Awards logo
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
City Kuala Lumpur
Dates 29 November 2012

The 2012 AFC Annual Awards was the top football players and coaches of the year in Asia.

Among five candidates, Lee Keun-Ho win the Asian Footballer of the Year award for his role in winning AFC Champions League for his club team.[1]

Aya Miyama, Japan women's football team player which won 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was awarded Asian Women Footballer of the Year for the second time in a row.

Hanae Shibata and Mohannad Abdul-Raheem becomes the Youth Player of the Year. Ulsan Hyundai which won 2012 AFC Champions League was named as the Club of the Year. Both Japan and South Korea's Olympic teams was named as women's and men's team was named as National Team of the Year.

Yuichi Nishimura and Sachiko Yamagishi were named as men's referee of the year. Kim Ho-Kon was awarded as the Coach of the Year. Rafael Henmi was awarded as Futsal Player of the Year. Giti Pasand, winner of the 2012 AFC Futsal Club Championship was named as Futsal Club of the Year. Fair Play Award was given to the Uzbekistan national football team. Football Federation of Iran was awarded as the Best Football Federation in Asia.

Winners

Men

Asian Footballer of the Year

Lee Keun-Ho
Rank Player Nationality Club Notes
1stLee Keun-Ho South KoreaSouth Korea Ulsan Hyundai
2ndAli Karimi IranIran Persepolis
3rdZheng Zhi China PRChina Guangzhou Evergrande
4thLucas Neill AustraliaUnited Arab Emirates Al Jazira/ Al Wasl
5thMohsen Bengar IranIran Sepahan/ Persepolis

International players

Shinji Kagawa
Rank Player Nationality Club Notes
1stShinji Kagawa JapanGermany Borussia Dortmund/ England Manchester United
2ndMark Schwarzer AustraliaEngland Fulham
3rdYuto Nagatomo JapanItaly Inter Milan

Foreign players

Ricardo Oliveira
Rank Player Nationality Club Notes
1stRogerinho BrazilKuwait Kuwait SC
2ndRicardo Oliveira BrazilUnited Arab Emirates Al Jazira
3rdBruno Correa BrazilIran Sepahan/ United Arab Emirates Al Nasr

Coach of the year

Rank Coach Nationality Club Notes
N/AKim Ho-Kon South KoreaSouth Korea Ulsan Hyundai

National team of the year

Gender Team Nationality Notes
MenSouth Korea national under-23 football team South Korea
WomenJapan women's national football team Japan

Club of the year

Rank Club Nationality Notea
1stSouth Korea Ulsan Hyundai South Korea
2ndSaudi Arabia Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia
N/ASaudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia
N/AUzbekistan Bunyodkor Uzbekistan

Women

Aya Miyama
Rank Player Nationality Club Notes
1stAya Miyama JapanJapan Okayama Yunogo Belle
2ndYuki Ogimi JapanGermany 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
3rdHomare Sawa JapanJapan INAC Leonessa

Asia's bests

PositionPlayerNational TeamClub
GKAli Al-Habsi OmanEngland Wigan
DFZheng Zhi China PRChina Guangzhou Evergrande
DFMohsen Bengar IranIran Sepahan/ Persepolis
DFYuto Nagatomo JapanItaly Inter Milan
DFHamdan Al-Kamali United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Al-Wahda/ France Olympique Lyonnais
MFRoda Antar LebanonChina Shandong Luneng Taishan
MFAli Karimi IranIran Persepolis
MFLee Keun-Ho South KoreaSouth Korea Ulsan Hyundai
FWSebastián Soria QatarQatar Qatar SC/ Lekhwiya
FWNaif Hazazi Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
FWSon Heung-Min South KoreaGermany Hamburger SV

Young Player

Gender Player Nationality Club
MenMohannad Abdul-Raheem IraqIraq Duhok SC
WomenHanae Shibata JapanJapan Urawa Red Diamonds

Futsal Player

Player Nationality Club
Katsutoshi Rafael Henmi JapanJapan Nagoya Oceans

See also

References

  1. ↑ Korean Lee Keun-Ho wins 2012 AFC Player of the Year award
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