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.[2][1]
| 2022 AFC Annual Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 October 2023[1] |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Presented by | Asian Football Confederation |
| Hosted by | John Dykes Seema Jaswal |
| Highlights | |
| AFC Player of the Year | Men's: Salem Al-Dawsari Women's:  Samantha Kerr |
| AFC Coach of the Year | Men's: Hajime Moriyasu Women's:  Shui Qingxia |
| AFC Youth Player of the Year | Men's: Kuryu Matsuki Women's: Maika Hamano |
| AFC International Player of the Year |  Kim Min-jae |
| AFC Futsal Player of the Year |  Moslem Oladghobad |
| Website | www |
The awards were held for the first time since 2019 as the ceremonies were cancelled chiefly due to the COVID-19.[3]
Winners
editThe nominees were announced on 13 October 2023.[4]
Men
editPlayer of the Year
edit| Rank | Player | National team | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Salem Al-Dawsari | Saudi Arabia |
Al Hilal |
[5] |
| Almoez Ali |  Qatar |
Al-Duhail |
||
| Mathew Leckie | Australia |
Melbourne City FC |
Asian International Player of the Year
edit| Rank | Player | National team | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kim Min-jae | South Korea |
 Fenerbahçe Napoli |
[6] |
| Mehdi Taremi | Iran |
 Porto |
||
| Kaoru Mitoma | Japan |
 Union Saint-Gilloise Brighton & Hove Albion |
Coach of the Year
edit| Rank | Player | National team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hajime Moriyasu | Japan |
[7] |
| Graham Arnold | Australia |
||
| Saad Al-Shehri | Saudi Arabia U23 |
Futsal Player of the Year
edit| Rank | Player | National team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Moslem Oladghobad | Iran |
[8] |
| Saeid Ahmadabbasi | Iran |
||
| Guilherme Kuromoto | Japan |
Youth Player of the Year
edit| Rank | Player | National team | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kuryu Matsuki | Japan |
FC Tokyo
|
[9] |
| Amin Hazbavi | Iran |
Foolad |
||
| Lee Seung-won | South Korea |
Dankook University |
Women
editPlayer of the Year
edit| Rank | Player | National team | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Samantha Kerr | Australia |
Chelsea
|
[10] |
| Zhang Linyan | China |
|||
| Saki Kumagai | Japan |
 Bayern Munich |
Coach of the Year
edit| Rank | Player | National team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shui Qingxia | China |
[11] |
| Tomomi Miyamoto | Japan |
||
| Kim Eun-jung | South Korea |
Youth Player of the Year
edit| Rank | Player | National team | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Maika Hamano | Japan |
[12] | |
| Mary Fowler | Australia |
Manchester City |
||
| Huo Yuexin | China |
Jiangsu Youth |
Referees
editAFC Referees Special Award
edit| Name | Association | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referee | Chris Beath | ||
| Assistant Referee | Ashley Beecham | ||
| Anton Schetinin | |||
| Support video assistant Referee | Ammar Al-Jneibi |  United Arab Emirates
|
Other awards
editAFC Member Association of the Year (Platinum)
edit| Rank | National association | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Uzbekistan |
[13] |
| Iran
| ||
| Japan
|
AFC Member Association of the Year (Diamond)
edit| Rank | National association | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Lebanon |
[13] |
 Kyrgyzstan
| ||
 Vietnam
|
AFC Member Association of the Year (Gold)
edit| Rank | National association | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Hong Kong |
[13] |
 Kuwait
| ||
 Nepal
|
AFC Member Association of the Year (Ruby)
edit| Rank | National association | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Guam |
[13] |
AFC Regional Association of the Year
edit| Rank | National association | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | CAFA | [13] |
| ASEAN | ||
| SAFF |
AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Gold)
edit| Rank | National association | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Australia |
[14] |
| China
| ||
| Japan
|
AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Silver)
edit| Rank | National association | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Guam |
[14] |
 Philippines
| ||
 Thailand
|
AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Bronze)
edit| Rank | National association | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |  India |
|
 Brunei
| ||
| Iran
| ||
 Syria
|
AFC Diamond of Asia
edit| Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|
| Saoud Al-Mohannadi † |
[15] |
References
edit- ^ a b "AFC Annual Awards, Doha 2022: All you need to know". 30 October 2023.
- ^ "AFC Annual Awards Doha 2022 to honour Asia's best". The AFC.com. 17 October 2023.
- ^ "AFC Annual Awards cancelled". InsideTheGames. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "AFC Annual Awards:2022 nominees revealed". The AFC. 13 October 2023.
- ^ "AFC Player of the year 2022:Salem Al-Dawsari". the-AFC.com. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "AFC Asian international player of the year 2022: Kim Min-jae". the-AFC.com. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "AFC men's coach of the year 2022: Hajime Moriyasu". the-AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
- ^ "AFC futsal player of the year 2022:Moslem Oladghobad". the-AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
- ^ "AFC youth player of the year -men-2022:Kuryu Matsuki". the-AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
- ^ "AFC women's player of the year 2022: Sam Kerr". the AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
- ^ "AFC women's coach of the year 2022: Shui Qingxia". the AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
- ^ "AFC youth player of the year -women- 2022:Maika Hamano". AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "MAs and RAs recognised for unwavering commitment at AFC annual awards". The AFC. 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Grassroots achievements of MAs lauded at AFC annual awards". AFC.com. 31 October 2023.
- ^ "AFC Diamond of Asia awarded to late Saoud Al-Mohannadi of Qatar". AFC.com. 31 October 2023.