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This article is about the football awards of the Australian Professional Footballers' Association. For the football awards of England's Professional Footballers' Association, see PFA Players' Player of the Year.

The PFA Footballer of the Year Awards (or the Professional Football Association Footballer of the Year Awards) is an annual award ceremony created to formally recognise the most outstanding Australian footballers playing abroad or in the A-League, as well as foreign players playing in the A-League. The inaugural ceremony took place on 11 June 2009 in Sydney.

Footballer of the Year Award

The Footballer of the Year Award is awarded to Australia's best professional player playing overseas or in the A-League. Performances for national teams are also taken into account. The votes are cast monthly by all current players who are PFA members. A final group of nominees is announced at the end of the season, the player with the highest number of votes becoming the eventual winner.

Year Player Club
2008–09 Tim Cahill[1] England Everton
2009–10 Mark Schwarzer[2] England Fulham
2010–11 Matt McKay[3] Australia Brisbane Roar
Scotland Rangers
2011–12 Brett Holman[4] Netherlands AZ
2012–13 Robbie Kruse[5] Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
2013–14 Mile Jedinak[6] England Crystal Palace
2014–15 Mathew Ryan[7] Belgium Club Brugge

Harry Kewell Medal

The Harry Kewell Medal is awarded to Australia's best professional Under-23 player playing overseas or in the A-League. Performances for national teams are also taken into account. The votes are cast monthly by all current players who are PFA members. A final group of nominees is announced at the end of the season, the player with the highest number of votes becoming the eventual winner. The medal is named after one of Australia's most famous and successful players, Harry Kewell.

Year Player Club
2008–09 Nikita Rukavytsya[1] Australia Perth Glory
2009–10 Mitch Langerak[2] Australia Melbourne Victory
2010–11 Robbie Kruse[3] Australia Melbourne Victory
2011–12 Mathew Ryan[6] Australia Central Coast Mariners
2012–13 Marco Rojas[5] Australia Melbourne Victory
2013–14 Mathew Ryan[6] Belgium Club Brugge
2014–15 Mathew Ryan[7] Belgium Club Brugge

A-League Team of the Season

The A-League Team of the Season is awarded to the league's best players selected in a 4-3-3 formation with the best coach also selected. The team is selected by the PFA Awards Committee, a group of former Socceroos, football analysts and journalists.

2008–09

GK Australia Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United
RB Australia Tarek Elrich Newcastle Jets
CB Australia Craig Moore Brisbane Roar
CB Australia Sasa Ognenovski Adelaide United
LB Australia Scott Jamieson Adelaide United
DM Australia Mile Jedinak Central Coast Mariners
AM Australia Travis Dodd Adelaide United
AM Scotland Charlie Miller Brisbane Roar
RW New Zealand Shane Smeltz Wellington Phoenix
LW Australia Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory
FW Ivory Coast Eugene Dadi Perth Glory

Substitutes:

GK Australia Michael Theoklitos Melbourne Victory
CB Australia Kevin Muscat Melbourne Victory
DM Australia Paul Reid Adelaide United
CM Australia Billy Celeski Melbourne Victory
FW Australia Nikita Rukavytsya Perth Glory

Manager: Australia Aurelio Vidmar, Adelaide United

Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski

2009–10

GK Australia Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United
RB Australia Matthew Kemp Melbourne Victory
CB Australia Simon Colosimo Sydney FC
CB Australia Kevin Muscat Melbourne Victory
LB Australia Dean Heffernan Central Coast Mariners
CM Australia Jason Culina Gold Coast United
CM Australia Matt Thompson Newcastle Jets
AM Costa Rica Carlos Hernandez Melbourne Victory
RW Australia Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory
LW Australia Alex Brosque Sydney FC
FW New Zealand Shane Smeltz Gold Coast United

Substitutes:

GK Australia Danny Vukovic Central Coast Mariners
CB Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley Newcastle Jets
LW Australia Tommy Oar Brisbane Roar
AM Australia Steve Corica Sydney FC
RW Barbados Paul Ifill Wellington Phoenix

Manager: Czech Republic Vitezslav Lavicka, Sydney FC

Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski

2010–11

GK Australia Michael Theoklitos Brisbane Roar
RB Australia Ivan Franjic Brisbane Roar
CB Australia Matt Smith Brisbane Roar
CB Australia Luke DeVere Brisbane Roar
LB Brazil Cássio Adelaide United
AM Argentina Marcos Flores Adelaide United
CM Australia Matt McKay (captain) Brisbane Roar
AM Germany Thomas Broich Brisbane Roar
RW New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses Brisbane Roar
LW Australia Robbie Kruse Melbourne Victory
FW Indonesia Sergio van Dijk Adelaide United

Substitutes:

GK New Zealand Glen Moss Gold Coast United
LB Australia Joshua Rose Central Coast Mariners
CM Australia Kasey Wehrman Newcastle Jets
AM Costa Rica Carlos Hernandez Melbourne Victory
FW Costa Rica Jean Carlos Solórzano Brisbane Roar

Manager: Australia Ange Postecoglou, Brisbane Roar

Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons

2011–12

GK Australia Mathew Ryan Central Coast Mariners
RB Australia Michael Marrone Melbourne Heart
CB Netherlands Patrick Zwaanswijk Central Coast Mariners
LB Australia Joshua Rose Central Coast Mariners
CM Brazil Fred Melbourne Heart
CM Australia Mitch Nichols Brisbane Roar
AM Germany Thomas Broich Brisbane Roar
AM Australia Aziz Behich Melbourne Heart
RW Barbados Paul Ifill Wellington Phoenix
LW Australia Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory
FW Albania Besart Berisha Brisbane Roar

Substitutes:

GK Australia Clint Bolton Melbourne Heart
CD Australia Andrew Durante Wellington Phoenix
CM Australia Nicky Carle Sydney FC
AM Costa Rica Carlos Hernandez Melbourne Victory
FW Australia Harry Kewell Melbourne Victory

Manager: Australia Graham Arnold, Central Coast Mariners

Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski

2012–13

GK Australia Ante Covic Western Sydney Wanderers
RB Germany Jerome Polenz Western Sydney Wanderers
CB Australia Trent Sainsbury Central Coast Mariners
CB Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley Western Sydney Wanderers
LB Ivory Coast Adama Traore Melbourne Victory
CM Australia Mark Milligan Melbourne Victory
AM Japan Shinji Ono Western Sydney Wanderers
AM New Zealand Michael McGlinchey Central Coast Mariners
RW New Zealand Jeremy Brockie Wellington Phoenix
LW New Zealand Marco Rojas Melbourne Victory
FW Italy Alessandro Del Piero Sydney FC

Substitutes:

GK Australia Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United
CB Australia Michael Thwaite Perth Glory
AM Argentina Marcelo Carrusca Adelaide United
FW Australia Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory
FW Australia Daniel McBreen Central Coast Mariners

Manager: Australia Tony Popovic, Western Sydney Wanderers

Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski

2013–14

GK Australia Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United
RB Australia Ivan Franjic Brisbane Roar
CB Australia Matt Smith Brisbane Roar
CB Australia Matthew Spiranovic Western Sydney Wanderers
LB Ivory Coast Adama Traoré Melbourne Victory
CM Australia Luke Brattan Brisbane Roar
AM Germany Thomas Broich Brisbane Roar
AM Argentina Marcelo Carrusca Adelaide United
FW Australia Adam Taggart Newcastle Jets
FW Albania Besart Berisha Brisbane Roar
FW Australia David Williams Melbourne Heart

Substitutes:

GK Australia Danny Vukovic Perth Glory
CB Australia Osama Malik Adelaide United
CM Australia Mark Milligan Melbourne Victory
AM Costa Rica Carlos Hernandez Wellington Phoenix
FW Belgium Stein Huysegems Wellington Phoenix

Manager: England Mike Mulvey, Brisbane Roar

Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski

2014–15

GK Australia Eugene Galekovic Template:ALeague AU
RB Australia Tarek Elrich Template:ALeague AU
CB France Matthieu Delpierre Template:ALeague MV
CB New Zealand Andrew Durante Template:ALeague WP
LB Australia Scott Jamieson Template:ALeague PG
CM Australia Mark Milligan Template:ALeague MV
AM Australia Aaron Mooy Template:ALeague MC
AM Argentina Marcelo Carrusca Template:ALeague AU
FW Tunisia Fahid Ben Khalfallah Template:ALeague MV
FW Austria Marc Janko Template:ALeague SFC
FW Australia Nathan Burns Template:ALeague WP

Substitutes:

GK Australia Danny Vukovic Template:ALeague PG
CB Australia Nigel Boogaard Template:ALeague AU
CM Serbia Miloš Dimitrijević Template:ALeague SFC
FW Albania Besart Berisha Template:ALeague MV
AM Brazil Guilherme Finkler Template:ALeague MV

2015–16

Only one player from the two finalists (Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers) were picked for the starting XI.[8]

GK Denmark Thomas Sørensen Melbourne City
RB Australia Josh Risdon Perth Glory
CB Australia Jade North Brisbane Roar
CB France Matthieu Delpierre Melbourne Victory
LB Australia Scott Jamieson Western Sydney Wanderers
MF Spain Corona Brisbane Roar
MF Australia Aaron Mooy Melbourne City
MF Spain Diego Castro Perth Glory
FW Australia Jamie Maclaren Brisbane Roar
FW Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli Melbourne City
FW Martinique Harry Novillo Melbourne City

Substitutes:

GK Australia Mark Birighitti Newcastle Jets
CB Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley Western Sydney Wanderers
MF Australia Mitch Nichols Western Sydney Wanderers
MF Netherlands Roly Bonevacia Wellington Phoenix
FW New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses Melbourne Victory

Manager: Spain Guillermo Amor, Adelaide United

Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski

Venue of the season: Etihad Stadium

A-League Team of the Decade

GK Australia Eugene Galeković
RB Australia Ivan Franjić
CB Australia Kevin Muscat
CB Netherlands Patrick Zwaanswijk
LB Australia Cássio
MF Germany Thomas Broich
MF Costa Rica Carlos Hernandez
MF Australia Matt McKay
FW Australia Archie Thompson
FW Albania Besart Berisha
FW New Zealand Shane Smeltz
Substitutes
GK Australia Michael Theo
LB Ivory Coast Adama Traoré
MF Australia Mark Milligan
MF Australia Steve Corica
FW Italy Alessandro Del Piero


Manager: Australia Ange Postecoglou

Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski

Alex Tobin OAM Medal

The Alex Tobin OAM Medal is selected by the PFA Executive to a current or former player who demonstrates four outstanding attributes: leadership; achievement as a player; commitment to one’s fellow professionals and service and dedication to the game.[9] The medal is named after the PFA's longest serving president, Alex Tobin.

Year Player
2008 Joe Marston & Johnny Warren[10]
2009 Craig Johnston[11][12]
2011 Mark Viduka[13]
2012 Frank Farina[14]
2014 Mark Schwarzer[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cahill and Rukavytsya Win Inaugural PFA Footballer of the Year Awards". PFA. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Mark Schwarzer Voted Australia's Best Player". FIFPro. 3 November 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Matt McKay wins Australian Player of the Year award". Goal.com. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  4. ^ "The PFA Footballer of the Year Award". PFA. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  5. ^ a b "PFA Footballer of the Year Winners Announced". PFA. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Jedinak and Ryan Honoured as PFA Major Award Winners". PFA. 15 January 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Ryan presented with top PFA awards". Football Federation Australia. 16 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Reds' players snubbed as PFA names team of the season". SBS. 28 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Alex Tobin OAM Medal". PFA. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  10. ^ Lynch, Michael (6 September 2008). "Pioneers of the game inducted into players' hall of fame". The Age.
  11. ^ "Craig Johnston recognised with PFA award". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 2009.
  12. ^ "DAVID LOWE: Deserved recognition for Craig Johnston". The Newcastle Herald. 16 November 2009.
  13. ^ "Mark Viduka wins Alex Tobin Medal". Wide World of Sports. Ninemsn. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  14. ^ "Socceroos great Frank Farina awarded the Alex Tobin Medal by the Professional Footballers Association". Fox Sports. 23 May 2012.
  15. ^ "The PFA will award Mark Schwarzer with its highest honour, the Alex Tobin Medal". Fox Sports. 16 April 2014.
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