2019 AFC Annual Awards

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2019 AFC Annual Awards
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Host country Hong Kong
City Hong Kong
Dates 2 December 2019
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The 2019 AFC Annual Awards were the awards for football players and coaches of the year in Asia. The award ceremony was held in Hong Kong on 2 December 2019. [1] [2]

Contents

Winners

The nominees were announced on 15 November 2019. [3]

Men

Asian Footballer of the Year

RankPlayerNational teamClubRef.
1st Akram Afif Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Flag of Qatar.svg Al Sadd [4]
Alireza Beiranvand Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Tomoaki Makino Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds

International players

RankPlayerNational teamClubRef.
1st Son Heung-min Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur [5]
Sardar Azmoun Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Russia.svg Zenit Saint Petersburg
Makoto Hasebe Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt

Coach of the Year

RankCoachTeamRef.
1st Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Jung-yong Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea U20 [6]
Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Otsuki Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
Flag of Japan.svg Go Oiwa Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers

Futsal Player

RankPlayerNational teamClubRef.
1st Tomoki Yoshikawa Flag of Japan.svg Japan Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Oceans [7]
Mahdi Javid Flag of Iran.svg Iran Flag of Iran.svg Mes Sungun
Yushi Sekiguchi Flag of Japan.svg Japan Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Oceans

Young Player

RankPlayerNational teamClubRef.
1st Lee Kang-in Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Spain.svg Valencia [8]
Hiroki Abe Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona B
Ghassan Al-Habahbeh Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Ahli SC (Amman)

Women

Asian Footballer of the Year

RankPlayerNational teamClubRef.
1st Saki Kumagai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of France.svg Lyon [9]
Loitongbam Ashalata Devi Flag of India.svg  India Flag of India.svg Sethu FC
Li Ying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangdong Huijun

Coach of the Year

RankCoachTeamRef.
1st Flag of Japan.svg Asako Takakura Flag of Japan.svg Japan [10]
Flag of Iran.svg Katayoun Khosrowyar Flag of Iran.svg Iran U20
Flag of Thailand.svg Nuengrutai Srathongvian Flag of Thailand.svg Ratchaburi Mitr Phol

Young Player

RankPlayerNational teamClubRef.
1st Jun Endo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Japan.svg Nippon TV Beleza [11]
Karly Roestbakken Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra United
Wang Linlin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China N/A

Other Awards

AFC Member Association of the Year (Inspiring)

RankNationalityRef.
1st Flag of Japan.svg Japan [12]
Flag of Iran.svg Iran
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea

AFC Member Association of the Year (Developing)

RankNationalityRef.
1st Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong [12]
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore

AFC Member Association of the Year (Aspiring)

RankNationalityRef.
1st Flag of Guam.svg Guam [12]
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia
Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Inspiring)

RankNationalityRef.
1st Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China [12]
Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Developing)

RankNationalityRef.
1st Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore [12]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
Flag of India.svg India

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Aspiring)

RankNationalityRef.
1st Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei [12]
Flag of Guam.svg Guam
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine

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