Tournament details | |
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Host country | Hong Kong |
City | Hong Kong |
Dates | 2 December 2019 |
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]
The nominees were announced on 15 November 2019. [3]
Rank | Player | National team | Club | Ref. |
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1st | Akram Afif | Qatar | Al Sadd | [4] |
Alireza Beiranvand | Iran | Persepolis | ||
Tomoaki Makino | Japan | Urawa Red Diamonds |
Rank | Player | National team | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Son Heung-min | South Korea | Tottenham Hotspur | [5] |
Sardar Azmoun | Iran | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
Makoto Hasebe | Japan | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Rank | Coach | Team | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Chung Jung-yong | South Korea U20 | [6] |
Tsuyoshi Otsuki | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
Go Oiwa | Kashima Antlers |
Rank | Player | National team | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Tomoki Yoshikawa | Japan | Nagoya Oceans | [7] |
Mahdi Javid | Iran | Mes Sungun | ||
Yushi Sekiguchi | Japan | Nagoya Oceans |
Rank | Player | National team | Club | Ref. |
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1st | Lee Kang-in | South Korea | Valencia | [8] |
Hiroki Abe | Japan | Barcelona B | ||
Ghassan Al-Habahbeh | Jordan | Al-Ahli SC (Amman) |
Rank | Player | National team | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Saki Kumagai | Japan | Lyon | [9] |
Loitongbam Ashalata Devi | India | Sethu FC | ||
Li Ying | China | Guangdong Huijun |
Rank | Coach | Team | Ref. |
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1st | Asako Takakura | Japan | [10] |
Katayoun Khosrowyar | Iran U20 | ||
Nuengrutai Srathongvian | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol |
Rank | Player | National team | Club | Ref. |
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1st | Jun Endo | Japan | Nippon TV Beleza | [11] |
Karly Roestbakken | Australia | Canberra United | ||
Wang Linlin | China | N/A |
Rank | Nationality | Ref. |
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1st | Japan | [12] |
Iran | ||
South Korea |
Rank | Nationality | Ref. |
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1st | Hong Kong | [12] |
North Korea | ||
Singapore |
Rank | Nationality | Ref. |
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1st | Guam | [12] |
Mongolia | ||
Yemen |
Rank | Nationality | Ref. |
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1st | China | [12] |
Japan | ||
Malaysia |
Rank | Nationality | Ref. |
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1st | Singapore | [12] |
Hong Kong | ||
India |
Rank | Nationality | Ref. |
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1st | Brunei | [12] |
Guam | ||
Palestine |
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