Mark Viduka Medal

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Mark Viduka Medal
Sport Association football
Competition Australia Cup
Awarded forbeing the best performing player/s in an Australia Cup final
CountryAustralia
Presented by Football Australia
History
First award2014;11 years ago (2014)
Editions10 (as of 2024)
First winner Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Cirio
Most recent Flag of Poland.svg Filip Kurto (2024)
Website australiacup.com.au/mark-viduka-medal

The Mark Viduka Medal is an association football award that recognises the best adjudged player/s from the final of the Australia Cup (formally the FFA Cup) each year. Introduced in the first edition of the competition in 2014, the award is named after Mark Viduka, who captained the Australian national team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Presented by Football Australia following the final, the recipient/s are determined by a panel of three judges consisting of Viduka, the Australian national team manager and Football Australia's national technical director. [1]

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Award recipients

Kosta Barbarouses won the award in 2015 with Melbourne Victory. Kosta Barbarousas Training.JPG
Kosta Barbarouses won the award in 2015 with Melbourne Victory.
Bruno Fornaroli won the award in 2016 with Melbourne City. Bruno Fornaroli at the City Football Academy.jpg
Bruno Fornaroli won the award in 2016 with Melbourne City.
Craig Goodwin won the award in 2018 with Adelaide United. Craig Goodwin ADL.jpg
Craig Goodwin won the award in 2018 with Adelaide United.
Legend
   – Indicates the match went to extra time
   – Indicates the player was on the losing team
Mark Viduka Medal winners
FinalPlayerNationalityPositionTeamOpponentsScoreRef.
2014 Sergio Cirio Flag of Spain.svg Spain Forward Adelaide United Perth Glory 1–0 [2]
2015 Kosta Barbarouses Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Midfielder Melbourne Victory Perth Glory 2–0 [3]
2016 Bruno Fornaroli Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay [a] Forward Melbourne City Sydney FC 1–0 [5]
2017 Adrian Mierzejewski Flag of Poland.svg Poland Midfielder Sydney FC Adelaide United 21† [6]
2018 Craig Goodwin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Forward Adelaide United Sydney FC 2–1 [7]
2019 Al Hassan Toure Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Forward Adelaide United Melbourne City 4–0 [8]
2020Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [9]
2021 Jake Brimmer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Midfielder Melbourne Victory Central Coast Mariners 2–1 [10]
Kye Rowles Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Defender Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory
2022 Ulises Dávila Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Midfielder Macarthur FC Sydney United 58 2–0 [11]
2023 Joe Lolley Flag of England.svg England Midfielder Sydney FC Brisbane Roar 3–1 [12]
2024 Filip Kurto Flag of Poland.svg Poland Goalkeeper Macarthur FC Melbourne Victory 1–0 [13]
  1. Switched nationality from Uruguay to Australia in 2022 [4]

    Wins by club

    RankWinnerTotal winsYears won
    1 Adelaide United 32014, 2018, 2019
    2 Melbourne Victory 22015, 2021
    Sydney FC 22017, 2023
    Macarthur FC 22022, 2024
    5 Melbourne City 12016
    Central Coast Mariners 12021

    Wins by nationality

    Wins by nationality
    NationalityNumber of wins
    Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia4
    Flag of Poland.svg Poland2
    Flag of England.svg England1
    Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico1
    Flag of Spain.svg Spain1
    Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay1

    Wins by playing position

    PositionNumber of wins
    Midfielder 5
    Forward 4
    Defender 1
    Goalkeeper 1

    See also

    References

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    2. Migiliaccio, Val (17 December 2014). "Sergio Cirio scores winner as Adelaide United beat Perth Glory to clinch FFA Cup final". Northern Territory News. NewsCorp Australia. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
    3. Lynch, Michael (7 November 2015). "Melbourne Victory get better of Perth Glory to win FFA Cup" . The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
    4. Bossi, Dominic (17 March 2022). "'Great goalscorer': Arnold backs Fornaroli to lead Australia to World Cup" . The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
    5. Cherny, Daniel (1 December 2016). "Melbourne City captain Bruno Fornaroli lets expletive fly in FFA Cup final speech" . The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 11 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
    6. Kemp, Emma (21 November 2017). "Mierzejewski awarded Mark Viduka Medal". ESPN. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
    7. Dorman, Matt (30 October 2018). "Two-goal Adelaide hero Goodwin 'ecstatic' after fairytale FFA Cup Final 2018". FFA Cup. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
    8. "Dream comes true for Al Hassan Toure as Adelaide lift FFA Cup again". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 23 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
    9. Harrington, Anna (7 July 2020). "Coronavirus crisis: 2020 FFA Cup called off due to COVID-19". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
    10. Harrington, Anna (5 February 2022). "Popovic delights in Victory FFA Cup glory". Seven News. Seven Network. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
    11. Rugari, Vince (1 October 2022). "Macarthur FC dedicate Australia Cup trophy to grieving captain Davila" . The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
    12. Clarke, George (7 October 2023). "Sydney FC beat Brisbane Roar 3-1 to win Australia Cup". Australian Associated Press. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
    13. Harrington, Anna (29 September 2024). "Bulls put horror off-season behind them with Cup win". Yahoo!. Filip Kurto starred, becoming the first goalkeeper to win the Mark Viduka Medal.