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;10 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 [lower-alpha 1] Forward Melbourne City Sydney FC 1–0 [5]
2017 Adrian Mierzejewski Flag of Poland.svg Poland Midfielder Sydney FC Adelaide United † 2–1† [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

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