2012 AFC Annual Awards


The 2012 AFC Annual Awards was the top football players and coaches of the year in Asia.
Among five candidates, Lee Keun-Ho win the Asian Footballer of the Year award for his role in winning AFC Champions League for his club team.
Aya Miyama, Japan women's football team player which won 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was awarded Asian Women Footballer of the Year for the second time in a row.
Hanae Shibata and Mohannad Abdul-Raheem becomes the Youth Player of the Year. Ulsan Hyundai which won 2012 AFC Champions League was named as the Club of the Year. Both Japan and South Korea's Olympic teams was named as women's and men's team was named as National Team of the Year.
Yuichi Nishimura and Sachiko Yamagishi were named as men's referee of the year. Kim Ho-Kon was awarded as the Coach of the Year. Rafael Henmi was awarded as Futsal Player of the Year. Giti Pasand, winner of the 2012 AFC Futsal Club Championship was named as Futsal Club of the Year. Fair Play Award was given to the Uzbekistan national football team. Football Federation of Iran was awarded as the Best Football Federation in Asia.

Winners

Men

Asian Footballer of the Year

RankPlayerNationalityClubNotes
1stLee Keun-Ho Ulsan Hyundai
Ali Karimi Persepolis
Zheng Zhi Guangzhou Evergrande

International players

RankPlayerNationalityClubNotes
1stShinji Kagawa Borussia Dortmund/ Manchester United
Mark Schwarzer Fulham
Yuto Nagatomo Inter Milan

Foreign players

RankPlayerNationalityClubNotes
1stRogerinho Kuwait SC
Ricardo Oliveira Al Jazira
Bruno Correa Sepahan/ Al Nasr

Coach of the year

National team of the year

Club of the year

Women

RankPlayerNationalityClubNotes
1stAya Miyama Okayama Yunogo Belle
Yuki Ogimi 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
Homare Sawa INAC Leonessa

Young Player

Futsal Player