New Zealand Footballer of the Year

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Footballer of the Year
2017 Confederation Cup - MEXNZL - Chris Wood.jpg
Chris Wood won the award in 2020/21
CountryNew Zealand
First award1970
Current holder Chris Wood (2020/21)
Most awardsChris Wood (4)
Women's Footballer of the Year
CountryNew Zealand
First award1987
Current holder Katie Bowen (2023)
Most awards Maureen Jacobson (2)

The New Zealand Football Awards is an awards ceremony held for the best New Zealand association football players. The ceremony has been held annually since 1970.

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Male footballer of the year

YearWinner [1] [2] [3] Club
1970 Mick Seed Flag of New Zealand.svg Blockhouse Bay
1971 Ron Armstrong Flag of New Zealand.svg North Shore United
1972 Ian Ormond Flag of New Zealand.svg Blockhouse Bay
1973 Maurice Tillotson Flag of New Zealand.svg Gisborne City
1974 Brian Turner Flag of New Zealand.svg Mount Wellington
1975 Roy Drinkwater Flag of New Zealand.svg Christchurch United
1976 Keith Nelson Flag of New Zealand.svg Hamilton United
1977 Alf Stamp Flag of New Zealand.svg Eastern Suburbs
1978 Tony Sibley Flag of New Zealand.svg Mount Wellington
1979 Brian Turner Flag of New Zealand.svg Mount Wellington
1980 Brian Turner Flag of New Zealand.svg Mount Wellington
1981 Grant Turner Flag of New Zealand.svg Gisborne City
1982 Keith Nelson Flag of New Zealand.svg Mount Wellington
1983 Steve Sumner Flag of New Zealand.svg Manurewa
1984 Colin Walker Flag of New Zealand.svg Gisborne City
1985 Kevin Hagan Flag of New Zealand.svg North Shore United
1986 Grant Turner Flag of New Zealand.svg Miramar Rangers
1987 Ceri Evans Flag of New Zealand.svg Christchurch United
1988 Michael McGarry Flag of New Zealand.svg Mosgiel
1989 Noel Barkley Flag of New Zealand.svg Mount Wellington
1990 Noel Barkley Flag of New Zealand.svg Mount Wellington
1991 Michael McGarry Flag of New Zealand.svg Roslyn-Wakari
1992 Noel Barkley Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere City
1993 Paul Halford Flag of New Zealand.svg Napier City Rovers
1994 Darren McClennan Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere City
1995 Chris Jackson Flag of New Zealand.svg Napier City Rovers
1996 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Batram Suri Flag of New Zealand.svg Nelson Suburbs
1997 Jason Batty Flag of New Zealand.svg North Shore United
1998 Fred de Jong Flag of New Zealand.svg Central United
1999 Christian Bouckenooghe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roeselare
2000 Fred de Jong Flag of New Zealand.svg Football Kingz
2001 Flag of Scotland.svg Graham Little
2002 Flag of Scotland.svg Graham Little
2003 Andrew Boyens Flag of New Zealand.svg Otago University
2004Not awarded
2005 Flag of South Africa.svg Grant Young
2006 Flag of South Africa.svg Grant Young
2007 Ben Sigmund Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
2008 Ben Sigmund Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City/Wellington Phoenix
2009 Flag of Fiji.svg Roy Krishna Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United
2010 Aaron Clapham Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury United
2011 Allan Pearce Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United
2012 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Chris Bale Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United/Auckland City
2013Not awarded
2014Not awarded
2015 Winston Reid Flag of England.svg West Ham United
2016 Winston Reid Flag of England.svg West Ham United
2017 [4] Chris Wood Flag of England.svg Leeds United/Burnley
2018 Chris Wood Flag of England.svg Burnley
2019 [5] Chris Wood Flag of England.svg Burnley
2020/2021 [6] Chris Wood Flag of England.svg Burnley
2022–2024Not awarded

Female footballer of the year

YearWinner [1] [2] [3] Club
1987 Rebecca Roche
Monique Van de Elzen
1988Not awarded
1989Not awarded
1990Not awarded
1991 Debbie Pullen
1992 Lorraine Taylor
1993 Maureen Jacobson Flag of England.svg Millwall Lionesses
1994 Maureen Jacobson
1995 Kelly Mawston
1996 Amanda Crawford
1997 Melissa Ruscoe
1998 Michele Cox
1999 Wendi Henderson
2000–2015Not awarded
2016 Annalie Longo
2017 [4] Rebekah Stott Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Reign/ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City
2018–2022Not awarded
2023 [7] Katie Bowen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City/ Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan

Male international footballer of the year

YearWinner [1] [2] [3] Club
2018 Sarpreet Singh Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington Phoenix
2019 [5] Chris Wood Flag of England.svg Burnley
2020/2021 [6] Chris Wood Flag of England.svg Burnley
2022Not awarded
2023 [7] Chris Wood Flag of England.svg Newcastle United/ Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest

Female international footballer of the year

YearWinner [1] [2] [3] Club
2000 Melissa Ruscoe
2001 Amanda Crawford
2002 Rachel Oliver
2003 Nicky Smith
2004 Amber Hearn Flag of England.svg Arsenal
2005 Simone Ferrara
2006 Ali Riley Flag of the United States.svg Stanford Cardinal
2007 Rebecca Smith Flag of Sweden.svg Sunnanå SK
2008 Ali Riley Flag of the United States.svg Stanford Cardinal
2009 Ali Riley Flag of the United States.svg Stanford Cardinal/Pali Blues
2010 Ali Riley Flag of the United States.svg FC Gold Pride
2011 Ali Riley Flag of the United States.svg Western New York Flash
2012–2017Not awarded
2018 Betsy Hassett Flag of Iceland.svg KR
2019 [5] Rebekah Stott Flag of Norway.svg Avaldsnes IL/ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City
2020/2021 [6] Ria Percival Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
2022Not awarded
2023 [7] Katie Bowen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City/ Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan

Male domestic footballer of the year

YearWinner [1] [2] [3] Club
2018 Flag of New Zealand.svg Callum McCowatt Auckland City/Eastern Suburbs
2019 [5] Flag of New Zealand.svg Jack-Henry Sinclair Team Wellington
2020/2021 [6] Flag of New Zealand.svg Alex Greive Waitakere United/Birkenhead United
2022Not awarded
2023 [7] Flag of New Zealand.svg Cameron Howieson Auckland City

Female domestic footballer of the year

YearWinner [1] [2] [3] Club
2018 Flag of New Zealand.svg Annalie Longo Canterbury United Pride
2019 [5] Flag of New Zealand.svg Steph Skilton Auckland Football
2020/2021 [6] Flag of New Zealand.svg Annalie Longo Canterbury United Pride
2022Not awarded
2023 [7] Flag of New Zealand.svg Deven Jackson Eastern Suburbs

Male young footballer of the year

YearWinner [1] [2] [3] Club
1979 Duncan Cole Flag of New Zealand.svg North Shore United
1980 Ricki Herbert Flag of New Zealand.svg Mount Wellington
1981 Wynton Rufer Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington Diamond
1982 Wynton Rufer Flag of England.svg Norwich City/ Flag of New Zealand.svg Miramar Rangers/ Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Zürich
1983 Colin Tuaa Flag of New Zealand.svg Papatoetoe
1984 Neal Cave
1985 Michael McGarry
1986 Darren McClennan Flag of New Zealand.svg North Shore United
1987 Robert Ironside Flag of New Zealand.svg North Shore United/ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Olympic
1988 Chris Jackson Flag of New Zealand.svg Napier City Rovers
1989 Martin Akers Flag of New Zealand.svg Napier City Rovers
1990 Thomas Edge
1991 Lawrence Fitzpatrick
1992 Vaughan Coveny Flag of New Zealand.svg Miramar Rangers/ Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Knights
1993 Matthew Rennie
1994 Ivan Vicelich Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere City
1995 Simon Elliott Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington Olympic
1996 Danny Hay Flag of New Zealand.svg Central United
1997 Noah Hickey Flag of New Zealand.svg Central United
1998 Paul Urlovic Flag of New Zealand.svg Central United
1999 Ryan Nelsen Flag of the United States.svg Stanford Cardinal
2000 Jeff Campbell Flag of New Zealand.svg Football Kingz
2001 Brent Fisher Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury United
2002 Jamie Duncan
2003 Stuart Hogg Flag of New Zealand.svg East Auckland
2004Not awarded
2005 Daniel Keat Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Wellington
2006–2015Not awarded
2016 Sam Brotherton Flag of the United States.svg Wisconsin Badgers/Des Moines Menace
2017 [4] Clayton Lewis Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City/ Flag of England.svg Scunthorpe United
2018 Liberato Cacace Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington Phoenix
2019 [5] Sarpreet Singh Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington Phoenix/ Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
2020/2021 [6] Liberato Cacace Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington Phoenix/ Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sint-Truiden
2022Not awarded
2023 [7] Marko Stamenić Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen/ Flag of Serbia.svg Red Star Belgrade

Female young footballer of the year

YearWinner [1] [2] [3] Club
2000 Nicky Smith
2001 Zoe Thompson
2002 Priscilla Duncan
2003 Priscilla Duncan
2004 Hayley Moorwood Flag of the United States.svg Southwest Baptist Bearcats
2005 Kirsty Yallop
2006 Ali Riley Flag of the United States.svg Stanford Cardinal
2007 Abby Erceg Flag of New Zealand.svg Western Springs
2008 Rosie White
2009 Rosie White
2010 Olivia Chance Flag of New Zealand.svg Claudelands Rovers
2011 Hannah Wilkinson Flag of New Zealand.svg Glenfield Rovers
2012–2017Not awarded
2018 Anna Leat Flag of New Zealand.svg East Coast Bays
2019 [5] Claudia Bunge Flag of New Zealand.svg Northern Lights
2020/2021 [6] Anna Leat Flag of the United States.svg Georgetown Hoyas/ Flag of England.svg West Ham United
2022Not awarded
2023 [7] Indiah-Paige Riley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Roar/ Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV

Male coach of the year/Male international coach of the year

YearWinner [1] [2] [3] Club
1986 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dave Farrington
1987 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Marshall
1988 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Marshall
1989 Keith Buckley
1990 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dave Taylor
1991 Martin Stewart Flag of New Zealand.svg Christchurch United
1992 Roger Wilkinson
1993 Flag of England.svg Mick Waitt Flag of New Zealand.svg Napier City Rovers
1994 Flag of Scotland.svg Keith Pritchett Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere City
1995 Flag of Scotland.svg Keith Pritchett Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere City
1996 Flag of Scotland.svg Keith Pritchett Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand men's national football team
1997 Flag of England.svg Mick Waitt Flag of New Zealand.svg Napier City Rovers
1998 Flag of England.svg Mick Waitt Flag of New Zealand.svg Napier City Rovers
1999 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Fallon Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand national under-17 football team
2000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Fallon
2001 Flag of New Zealand.svg Stu Jacobs
2002 Flag of New Zealand.svg Stu Jacobs
2003 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Milicich
2004Not awarded
2005 Flag of England.svg Allan Jones Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
2006 Flag of England.svg John Herdman Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand women's national football team
2007 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ricki Herbert Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand men's national football team/New Zealand Knights/Wellington Phoenix
2008 Flag of England.svg John Herdman Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand women's national football team
2009 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ricki Herbert Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand men's national football team/Wellington Phoenix
2010 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ricki Herbert Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand men's national football team/Wellington Phoenix
2011 Flag of Spain.svg Ramon Tribulietx Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
2012–2015Not awarded
2016 Flag of England.svg Jose Figueira Flag of New Zealand.svg Central United/Team Wellington
2017 [4] Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Miyazawa Flag of New Zealand.svg Onehunga Sports
2018 Flag of New Zealand.svg Leon Birnie Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand women's national under-17 football team
2019 [5] Flag of England.svg Des Buckingham Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand men's national football team/New Zealand national under-23 football team/New Zealand national under-20 football team
2020/2021 [6] Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Hay Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand men's national football team/New Zealand national under-23 football team
2022Not awarded
2023 [7] Flag of New Zealand.svg Darren Bazeley Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand men's national football team

Male domestic coach of the year

YearWinner [1] [2] [3] Club
2023 [7] Flag of New Zealand.svg Rupert Kemeys Wellington Olympic

Female coach of the year

YearWinner [1] [2] [3] Club
2018 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gemma Lewis
2019 [5] Flag of New Zealand.svg Alana Gunn Canterbury United Pride
2020/2021 [6] Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gemma Lewis Football Ferns Development Programme/Wellington Phoenix
2022Not awarded
2023 [7] Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Maia Vink Western Springs

Male referee of the year

YearWinner [1] [2] [3]
1990 Gary Fleet
1991 Gary Fleet
1992 Gary Fleet
1993 Gary Fleet
1994 Gary Fleet
1995 Gary Fleet
1996 Brian Precious
1997 Bruce Grimshaw
1998 Bruce Grimshaw
1999 Derek Rugg
2000 Brian Precious
2001 Steve Sargent
2002 Steve Sargent
2003 Ian Walker
2004 Peter O'Leary
2005 Peter O'Leary
2006 Neil Fox
2007 Peter O'Leary
2008 Peter O'Leary
2009 Mike Hester
2010 Mike Hester
2011 Peter O'Leary
2012–2015Not awarded
2016 Matt Conger
2017 [4] Matt Conger
2018 Matt Conger
2019 [5] Matt Conger
2020/2021 [6] Matt Conger
2022Not awarded
2023 [7] Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh

Female referee of the year

YearWinner [1] [2] [3]
2018 Anna-Marie Keighley
2019 [5] Anna-Marie Keighley
2020/2021 [6] Anna-Marie Keighley
2022Not awarded
2023 [7] Anna-Marie Keighley

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "New Zealand - Football Player of the Year". RSSSF . Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "New Zealand's player of the year — all the winners". friendsoffootballnz.com. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "NZF Awards". ultimatenzsoccer.com. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wood the big winner at NZF Awards". New Zealand Football. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "All Whites star Chris Wood tops winners list at NZ Football Awards". Stuff. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Wood named Player of the Year as NZ Football reveal award winners". friendsoffootballnz.com. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "New Zealand Football Awards winners announced with Katie Bowen voted overall Player of the Year". New Zealand Football. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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