PFA Footballer of the Year Awards
The PFA Footballer of the Year Awards (or the Professional Football Association Footballer of the Year Awards) is an annual award ceremony created to formally recognise the most outstanding Australian footballers playing abroad or in the A-League, as well as foreign players playing in the A-League. The inaugural ceremony took place on 11 June 2009 in Sydney.
Alex Tobin OAM Medal
The Alex Tobin OAM Medal is selected by the PFA Executive to a current or former player who demonstrates four outstanding attributes: leadership, achievement as a player, commitment to one’s fellow professionals, and service and dedication to the game.[1] The medal is named after the PFA's longest serving president, Alex Tobin. OAM stands for Medal of the Order of Australia.[2]
| Year | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Joe Marston & Johnny Warren | [3] |
| 2009 | Craig Johnston | [4] |
| 2011 | Mark Viduka | [5] |
| 2012 | Frank Farina | [6] |
| 2014 | Mark Schwarzer | [7] |
| 2016 | Harry Kewell | [8] |
| 2017 | Cheryl Salisbury | [9] |
| 2018 | Paul Okon | [10] |
Men's Footballer of the Year Award
The Men's Footballer of the Year Award is awarded to Australia's best professional player playing overseas or in the A-League. Performances for national teams are also taken into account. The votes are cast monthly by all current players who are PFA members. A final group of nominees is announced at the end of the season, the player with the highest number of votes becoming the eventual winner.
| Year | Player | Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tim Cahill |  |
[11] |
| 2010 | Mark Schwarzer | |
[12] |
| 2011 | Matt McKay |   |
[13] |
| 2012 | Brett Holman |  |
[14] |
| 2013 | Robbie Kruse |  |
[15] |
| 2014 | Mile Jedinak | |
[16] |
| 2015 | Mathew Ryan | .svg.png){kind=small} |
[17] |
| 2016 | Aaron Mooy | |
[18] |
| 2017 | Aaron Mooy | |
[19] |
| 2018 | Aaron Mooy | |
[10] |
Women's Footballer of the Year Award
The Women's Footballer of the Year Award is voted for by all current female players who are PFA members, on a 3-2-1 basis.
| Year | Player | Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Servet Uzunlar | |
[20] |
| 2011 | Elise Kellond-Knight |  |
[20] |
| 2012 | Lydia Williams | |
[20] |
| 2013 | Sam Kerr |  |
[20] |
| 2014 | Katrina Gorry | |
[20] |
| 2015 | Elise Kellond-Knight | |
[21] |
| 2016 | Lydia Williams | |
[18] |
| 2017 | Sam Kerr | |
[19] |
| 2018 | Sam Kerr | |
[10] |
Harry Kewell Medal
The Harry Kewell Medal is awarded to Australia's best professional Under-23 player playing overseas or in the A-League. Performances for national teams are also taken into account. The votes are cast monthly by all current players who are PFA members. A final group of nominees is announced at the end of the season, the player with the highest number of votes becoming the eventual winner. The medal is named after one of Australia's most famous and successful players, Harry Kewell.[20]
| Year | Player | Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Nikita Rukavytsya | |
[11] |
| 2010 | Mitch Langerak | |
[12] |
| 2011 | Robbie Kruse | |
[13] |
| 2012 | Mathew Ryan | |
[16] |
| 2013 | Marco Rojas | |
[15] |
| 2014 | Mathew Ryan | |
[16] |
| 2015 | Mathew Ryan | |
[17] |
| 2016 | Jamie Maclaren | |
[18] |
| 2017 | Alex Gersbach |  |
[19] |
| 2018 | Daniel Arzani | |
[10] |
Young Women's Footballer of the Year Award
| Year | Player | Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Alex Chidiac | |
[19] |
| 2018 | Alex Chidiac | |
[10] |
PFA Community Medal
| Year | Player | Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Robert Cornthwaite | |
[19] |
| 2018 | Nigel Boogaard | |
[22] |
A-League Team of the Season
The A-League Team of the Season is awarded to the league's best players selected in a 4-3-3 formation with the best coach also selected. The team is selected by the PFA Awards Committee, a group of former Socceroos, football analysts and journalists.
2008–09
Substitutes:
| GK | | Melbourne Victory |
| CB | | Melbourne Victory |
| DM | | Adelaide United |
| CM | | Melbourne Victory |
| FW | | Perth Glory |
Manager:
Referee:
2009–10
Substitutes:
| GK | | Central Coast Mariners |
| CB | | Newcastle Jets |
| LW | | Brisbane Roar |
| AM | | Sydney FC |
| RW |  | Wellington Phoenix |
Manager: 
Referee:
2010–11
Substitutes:
| GK |  | Gold Coast United |
| LB | | Central Coast Mariners |
| CM | | Newcastle Jets |
| AM |  | Melbourne Victory |
| FW | | Brisbane Roar |
Manager:
Referee:
2011–12
Substitutes:
| GK | | Melbourne Heart |
| CD | | Wellington Phoenix |
| CM | | Sydney FC |
| AM | | Melbourne Victory |
| FW | | Melbourne Victory |
Manager:
Referee:
2012–13
Substitutes:
| GK | | Adelaide United |
| CB | | Perth Glory |
| AM |  | Adelaide United |
| FW | | Melbourne Victory |
| FW | | Central Coast Mariners |
Manager:
Referee:
2013–14
Substitutes:
| GK | | Perth Glory |
| CB | | Adelaide United |
| CM | | Melbourne Victory |
| AM | | Wellington Phoenix |
| FW | | Wellington Phoenix |
Manager:
Referee:
2014–15
Substitutes:
| GK | | Perth Glory |
| CB | | Adelaide United |
| CM |  | Sydney FC |
| FW |  | Melbourne Victory |
| AM |  | Melbourne Victory |
2015–16
Only one player from the two finalists (Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers) were picked for the starting XI.[23]
Substitutes:
| GK | | Newcastle Jets |
| CB | | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| MF | | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| MF | | Wellington Phoenix |
| FW | | Melbourne Victory |
Manager: 
Referee:
Venue of the season: Etihad Stadium
2016–17
Substitutes:
Manager:
2017–18
Substitutes:
Manager:
A-League Team of the Decade
The Team of the Decade covers the first ten seasons of the A-League. i.e. 2005-06 to 2014-15. [26]
| GK | |
| RB | |
| CB | |
| CB | |
| LB | |
| MF | |
| MF | |
| MF | |
| FW | |
| FW | |
| FW | |
- Substitutes
| GK | |
| LB |  |
| MF | |
| MF | |
| FW |  |
Manager:
Referee:
References
- ↑ "Alex Tobin OAM Medal". PFA. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ "Alex Tobin OAM". Professional Footballers Australia. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ↑ Lynch, Michael (6 September 2008). "Pioneers of the game inducted into players' hall of fame". The Age.
- ↑ "Craig Johnston recognised with PFA award". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 2009.
- ↑ "Mark Viduka wins Alex Tobin Medal". Wide World of Sports. Ninemsn. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ↑ "Socceroos great Frank Farina awarded the Alex Tobin Medal by the Professional Footballers Association". Fox Sports. 23 May 2012.
- ↑ "The PFA will award Mark Schwarzer with its highest honour, the Alex Tobin Medal". Fox Sports. 16 April 2014.
- ↑ "Kewell earns top Australian football honour". SBS Australia. 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Matildas legend Salisbury honoured by PFA". The World Game. SBS. 16 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Colangelo, Anthony (3 July 2018). "PFA honours Arzani, Kerr, Okon and Mooy at awards night". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- 1 2 "Cahill and Rukavytsya Win Inaugural PFA Footballer of the Year Awards". PFA. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Mark Schwarzer Voted Australia's Best Player". FIFPro. 3 November 2010.
- 1 2 "Matt McKay wins Australian Player of the Year award". Goal.com. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ↑ "The PFA Footballer of the Year Award". PFA. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- 1 2 "PFA Footballer of the Year Winners Announced". PFA. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Jedinak and Ryan Honoured as PFA Major Award Winners". PFA. 15 January 2014.
- 1 2 "Ryan presented with top PFA awards". Football Federation Australia. 16 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 Lynch, Michael (6 December 2016). "Harry Kewell, Aaron Mooy and Lydia Williams scoop top PFA awards". The Age.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Kerr, Mooy named Australia's best at PFA Awards". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "PFA AWARDS". PFA. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ↑ "Elise Kellond-Knight Named PFA Women's Footballer of the Year". PFA. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ↑ "Mooy completes PFA award hat-trick". The Women's Game. 3 July 2018.
- ↑ "Reds' players snubbed as PFA names team of the season". SBS. 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "Sydney FC dominate PFA team of the season as Jamie Maclaren is overlooked". The Guardian. 3 May 2017.
- ↑ Smithies, Tom (2 May 2018). "Eight Sydney FC players named in PFA's A-League Team of the Year". The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ http://www.a-league.com.au/article/pfa-a-league-team-of-the-decade-unveiled/3wmul03ra0io15fdl05g69oe7
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