2022 AFC Annual Awards
Date31 October 2023
LocationDoha, Qatar
Presented byAsian Football Confederation
Hosted byJohn Dykes
Seema Jaswal
Highlights
Player of the YearSaudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari
(1st award)
Women’s Player of the YearAustralia Samantha Kerr
(2nd award)
International Player of the YearSouth Korea Kim Min-jae
(1st award)
Websitewww.the-afc.com

The 2022 AFC Annual Awards was the 27th edition of the AFC Annual Awards; an awards ceremony for football players, coaches, members and other practitioners of the year in Asia. The award ceremony was held at the Al Mayassa Theatre, part of the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha, Qatar on 31 October 2023.[1][2]

The awards were held for the first time since 2019 as the ceremonies were cancelled chiefly due to the COVID-19.[3]

Winners

The nominees were announced on 13 October 2023.[4]

Men

Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stSalem Al-Dawsari Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Al Hilal[5]
Almoez Ali QatarQatar Al-Duhail
Mathew Leckie AustraliaAustralia Melbourne City FC

Asian International Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stKim Min-jae South KoreaTurkey Fenerbahçe
Italy Napoli		[6]
Mehdi Taremi IranPortugal Porto
Kaoru Mitoma JapanBelgium Union Saint-Gilloise
England Brighton & Hove Albion

Coach of the Year

Rank Player National team Ref.
1stHajime Moriyasu Japan[7]
Graham Arnold Australia
Saad Al-Shehri Saudi Arabia U23

Futsal Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Ref.
1stMoslem Oladghobad Iran[8]
Saeid Ahmadabbasi Iran
Guilherme Kuromoto Japan

Youth Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stKuryu Matsuki JapanJapan FC Tokyo [9]
Amin Hazbavi IranIran Foolad
Lee Seung-won South KoreaSouth Korea Dankook University

Women

Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stSamantha Kerr AustraliaEngland Chelsea [10]
Zhang Linyan China
Saki Kumagai JapanGermany Bayern Munich

Coach of the Year

Rank Player National team Ref.
1stShui Qingxia China[11]
Tomomi Miyamoto Japan
Kim Eun-jung South Korea

Youth Player of the Year

Rank Player National team Club Ref.
1stMaika Hamano Japan[12]
Mary Fowler AustraliaEngland Manchester City
Huo Yuexin ChinaChina Jiangsu Youth

Referees

AFC Referees Special Award

Name Association Ref.
Referee Chris Beath
Assistant Referee Ashley Beecham
Anton Schetinin
Support video assistant Referee Ammar Al-Jneibi United Arab Emirates

Other awards

AFC Member Association of the Year (Platinum)

Rank National association Ref.
1st Uzbekistan[13]
 Iran
 Japan

AFC Member Association of the Year (Diamond)

Rank National association Ref.
1st Lebanon[13]
 Kyrgyzstan
 Vietnam

AFC Member Association of the Year (Gold)

Rank National association Ref.
1st Hong Kong[13]
 Kuwait
   Nepal

AFC Member Association of the Year (Ruby)

Rank National association Ref.
1st Guam[13]

AFC Regional Association of the Year

Rank National association Ref.
1st CAFA[13]
ASEAN
SAFF

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Gold)

Rank National association Ref.
1st Australia[14]
 China
 Japan

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Silver)

Rank National association Ref.
1st Guam[14]
 Philippines
 Thailand

AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Bronze)

Rank National association Ref.
1st India
 Brunei
 Iran
 Syria

AFC Diamond of Asia

Winner Ref.
Qatar Saoud Al-Mohannadi †[15]

References

  1. ↑ "AFC Annual Awards Doha 2022 to honour Asia's best". The AFC.com. 17 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "AFC Annual Awards, Doha 2022: All you need to know". 30 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "AFC Annual Awards cancelled". InsideTheGames. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "AFC Annual Awards:2022 nominees revealed". The AFC. 13 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "AFC Player of the year 2022:Salem Al-Dawsari". the-AFC.com. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "AFC Asian international player of the year 2022: Kim Min-jae". the-AFC.com. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "AFC men's coach of the year 2022: Hajime Moriyasu". the-AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "AFC futsal player of the year 2022:Moslem Oladghobad". the-AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "AFC youth player of the year -men-2022:Kuryu Matsuki". the-AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "AFC women's player of the year 2022: Sam Kerr". the AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "AFC women's coach of the year 2022: Shui Qingxia". the AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "AFC youth player of the year -women- 2022:Maika Hamano". AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "MAs and RAs recognised for unwavering commitment at AFC annual awards". The AFC. 31 October 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 "Grassroots achievements of MAs lauded at AFC annual awards". AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "AFC Diamond of Asia awarded to late Saoud Al-Mohannadi of Qatar". AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
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