North American Soccer League other awards

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The North American Soccer League operated from 2011 to 2017 and presented several awards for individual performance at the end of each season.

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Awards

Golden Ball Award

The Golden Ball is the league MVP award.

YearNameNationalityClubRef.
2011 Etienne Barbara Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Carolina RailHawks [1]
2012 Pablo Campos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil San Antonio Scorpions [2]
2013 Georgi Hristov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Tampa Bay Rowdies [3]
2014 Miguel Ibarra Flag of the United States.svg  United States Minnesota United FC [4]
2015 Stefano Pinho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Fort Lauderdale Strikers [5]
2016 Juan Arango Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela New York Cosmos [6]
2017 Stefano Pinho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Miami FC [7]

Golden Boot Award

The Golden Boot is the league's leading scorer.

YearNameNationalityClubRef.
2011 Etienne Barbara Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Carolina RailHawks [8]
2012 Pablo Campos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil San Antonio Scorpions [9]
2013 Brian Shriver Flag of the United States.svg  United States Carolina RailHawks [10]
2014 Christian Ramirez Flag of the United States.svg  United States Minnesota United FC [11]
2015 Stefano Pinho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Fort Lauderdale Strikers [12]
2016 Christian Ramirez Flag of the United States.svg  United States Minnesota United FC [6]
2017 Stefano Pinho Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Miami FC [13]

Golden Glove Award

The Golden Glove is the league Goalkeeper of the year award.

YearNameNationalityClubRef.
2011 Evan Bush Flag of the United States.svg  United States Montreal Impact [1]
2012 Daryl Sattler Flag of the United States.svg  United States San Antonio Scorpions [14]
2013 Kyle Reynish Flag of the United States.svg  United States New York Cosmos [15]
2014 John Smits Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada FC Edmonton [15]
2015 Romuald Peiser Flag of France.svg  France Ottawa Fury FC [16]
2016 Matt Van Oekel Flag of the United States.svg  United States FC Edmonton [6]
2017 Mario Daniel Vega Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Miami FC [17]

Coach of the Year Award

The Coach of the Year award was initiated in 2011 with an independent panel. In 2012 the NASL adopted it as an official award.

YearNameNationalityClubRef.
2011 Manny Lagos Flag of the United States.svg  United States NSC Minnesota Stars [18]
2012 Ricky Hill Flag of England.svg  England Tampa Bay Rowdies [19]
2013 Brian Haynes Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Atlanta Silverbacks [20]
2014 Manny Lagos Flag of the United States.svg  United States Minnesota United FC [21]
2015 Marc Dos Santos Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ottawa Fury FC [22]
2016 Tim Hankinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States Indy Eleven [6]
2017 Marc Dos Santos Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada San Francisco Deltas [23]

Fair Play Award

Awarded to the team with the lowest point total from Yellow and Red cards throughout the season.

YearClubRef.
2011 Tampa Bay Rowdies [1]
2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies [24]
2013 Minnesota United FC [25]
2014 Tampa Bay Rowdies [26]
2015 Ottawa Fury FC [27]
2016 Carolina RailHawks [6]
2017 North Carolina FC [28]

Goal of the Year Award

Award voted on by the fans over the internet for the best goal of the season.

YearNameNationalityClubRef.
2011 not awarded--
2012 not awarded--
2013 Pedro Mendes Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Atlanta Silverbacks [29]
2014 Christian Ramirez Flag of the United States.svg  United States Minnesota United FC [30]
2015 Junior Burgos Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Atlanta Silverbacks [31]
2016 Duke Lacroix Flag of the United States.svg  United States Indy Eleven [6]
2017 Zach Steinberger Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jacksonville Armada [32]

Young Player of the Year

Award given to the league's top player under the age of 24.

YearNameNationalityClubRef.
2011 not awarded--
2012 not awarded--
2013 not awarded--
2014 Christian Ramirez Flag of the United States.svg  United States Minnesota United FC
2015 Leo Fernandes Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil New York Cosmos
2016 Papé Diakité Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal FC Edmonton [6]
2017 Jack Blake Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Jacksonville Armada [33]

Humanitarian of the Year

Award given to the player who most positively impact the lives of others.

YearNameNationalityClubRef.
2011 not awarded--
2012 not awarded--
2013 not awarded--
2014 Chris Nurse Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Fort Lauderdale Strikers
2015 Drew Beckie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ottawa Fury
2016 Michael Lahoud Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Miami FC [6]
2017 Austin da Luz Flag of the United States.svg  United States North Carolina FC [34]

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