2015 CONCACAF Awards

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CONCACAF Awards 2015
Date22 January 2016 (2016-01-22)
Website concacaf.com

The 2015 CONCACAF Awards is the third year for CONCACAF's awards for the top region football players, coaches and referees of the year. The shortlists were published on 12 January 2016. [1] The results were announced on 22 January 2016. [2]

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The eligibility criteria for these awards is:

  1. Have played/coached/refereed in an official CONCACAF tournament at club or national team level OR
  2. Have played/coached/refereed for a CONCACAF member national team in a FIFA-sanctioned international competition OR
  3. Have played/coached/refereed in a domestic league within CONCACAF territory [nb 1]

Notes:

  1. A player/coach/referee from the CONCACAF region, who does not meet the above criteria (i.e. a player whose only performances in the past year came in a European or Asian league etc.), would not be eligible;

Female awards

Player of the Year

RankNamePositionClub
1st Flag of the United States.svg Carli Lloyd MF Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dash
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Alex Morgan FW Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Pride
3rd Flag of Costa Rica.svg Shirley Cruz MF Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
  Flag of the United States.svg Becky Sauerbrunn DF Flag of the United States.svg FC Kansas City
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christine Sinclair FW Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns FC
Flag of the United States.svg Hope Solo GK Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Johnston DF Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kadeisha Buchanan DF
Flag of the United States.svg Megan Rapinoe MF Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Raquel Rodríguez FW

Goalkeeper of the Year

RankNameTeam
1st Flag of the United States.svg Hope Solo Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign
2nd Flag of Costa Rica.svg Dinnia Díaz Flag of Costa Rica.svg Moravia
3rd Flag of Mexico.svg Cecilia Santiago Flag of Cyprus.svg Apollon Limassol
  Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Naeher Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars
Flag of the United States.svg Ashlyn Harris Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Pride
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin McLeod Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dash
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Kimika Forbes Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Flag of the United States.svg Michele Dalton Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Red Stars
Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Chandler Flag of the United States.svg Concorde Fire
Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Betos Flag of the United States.svg Portland Thorns

Coach of the Year

RankNameClub or National Team
1st Flag of England.svg Jill Ellis Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2nd Flag of Costa Rica.svg Amelia Valverde Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
3rd Flag of Panama.svg Raiza GutiérrezFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama U-20
  Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Akeilah Hillhouse Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Freeman’s Village FC
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Georgetta Lewis Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Urlings
Flag of England.svg Laura Harvey Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign
Flag of the United States.svg Michelle French Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Referee of the Year

RankName
1st Flag of Costa Rica.svg Kimberly Moreira
2nd Flag of Mexico.svg Lucila Venegas
3rd Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carol Anne Chenard
  Flag of the United States.svg Karen Abt
Flag of the United States.svg Katja Koroleva
Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Domka
Flag of Guyana.svg Maureese Skeete
Flag of Honduras.svg Melissa Borjas
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Pye
Flag of Mexico.svg Quetzalli Alvarado

Best XI

GK
DF
MF
FW

Male awards

Player of the Year

RankNamePositionClub
1st Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Hernández FW Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen
2nd Flag of Costa Rica.svg Bryan Ruiz FW Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP
3rd Flag of Mexico.svg Andrés Guardado MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven
  Flag of the United States.svg Clint Dempsey FW Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cyle Larin FW Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City
Flag of Mexico.svg Hirving Lozano FW Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Corona MF Flag of Portugal.svg Porto
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Bradley MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC
Flag of Mexico.svg Oribe Peralta FW Flag of Mexico.svg América
Flag of Jamaica.svg Rodolph Austin MF Flag of Denmark.svg Brøndby

Goalkeeper of the Year

RankNameTeam
1st Flag of the United States.svg Tim Howard Flag of England.svg Everton
2nd Flag of Panama.svg Jaime Penedo Flag of the United States.svg LA Galaxy
3rd Flag of Mexico.svg Guillermo Ochoa Flag of Spain.svg Málaga
  Flag of Jamaica.svg Andre Blake Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Hamid Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Guzan Flag of England.svg Aston Villa
Flag of Jamaica.svg Dwayne Miller Flag of Sweden.svg Syrianska
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Esteban Alvarado Flag of Turkey.svg Trabzonspor
Flag of the United States.svg Evan Bush Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Impact
Flag of Mexico.svg Moisés Muñoz Flag of Mexico.svg América

Coach of the Year

RankNameTeam
1st Flag of Colombia.svg Hernán Darío Gómez Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Caleb Porter Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers
3rd Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Herrera Flag of Mexico.svg Tijuana
  Flag of Uruguay.svg Gustavo Matosas Flag of Mexico.svg América
Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Marsch Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Klinsmann Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of France.svg Marc Collat Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Gutiérrez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico U-23
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Stephen Hart Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Flag of Germany.svg Winfried Schäfer Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica

Referee of the Year

RankName
1st Flag of El Salvador.svg Joel Aguilar
2nd Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto García
3rd Flag of Mexico.svg Fernando Guerrero
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Gantar
Flag of Honduras.svg Héctor Francisco Rodríguez
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Henry Bejarano
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Ricardo Montero
Flag of Guyana.svg Sherwin Moore
Flag of Guatemala.svg Walter López
Flag of Cuba.svg Yadel Martínez

Best XI

GK
DF
MF
FW

Mixed-sex

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;

RankPlayerDateParticipantsMinute scoredCompetition
1st Flag of the United States.svg Carli LloydJuly 5, 2015 USA vs. Japan 16' 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2nd Flag of Mexico.svg Paul Aguilar October 10, 2015Mexico vs. USA122' 2015 CONCACAF Cup
3rd Flag of Colombia.svg Darwin Quintero August 19, 2015Club America vs. Walter Ferretti13' 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League
  Flag of Mexico.svg Andrés Guardado July 26, 2015 Jamaica vs. Mexico 31' 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Flag of Guatemala.svg Carlos Ruiz July 9, 2015 Trinidad & Tobago vs. Guatemala 62' 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Karla Villalobos June 13, 2015 South Korea vs. Costa Rica 88' 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Holiday July 5, 2015USA vs. Japan14' 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Hernández October 10, 2015Mexico vs. USA10' 2015 CONCACAF Cup
Flag of Cuba.svg Arichel Hernández October 6, 2015Canada vs. Cuba87' 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
Flag of Mexico.svg Víctor Guzmán October 14, 2015Honduras vs. Mexico68' 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

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References

  1. "Shortlists Announced for Third-Annual CONCACAF Awards". CONCACAF.com. 12 January 2016.
  2. "Javier Hernandez and Carli Lloyd Named 2015 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF.com. 22 January 2016.