2013 CONCACAF Awards


The 2013 CONCACAF Awards were the first year for CONCACAF's awards for the top region football players, coaches and referees of the year. The results were announced on 13 December 2013.

Award winners and shortlists

Player of the Year

RankPlayer namePositionNational teamClub team
1stOribe PeraltaForward Santos Laguna
2ndLandon DonovanForward LA Galaxy
3rdClint DempseyMidfielder Seattle Sounders
Álvaro SaboríoForward Real Salt Lake
Bryan RuizForward Fulham
Jerry BengtsonForward New England Revolution
Roger EspinozaMidfielder Wigan Athletic
Michael BradleyMidfielder Roma
Jozy AltidoreForward Sunderland
Kenwyne JonesForward Stoke City

Female Player of the Year

RankPlayer namePositionNational teamClub team
1stAlex MorganForward Portland Thorns
2ndAbby WambachForward Western New York Flash
3rdShirley CruzMidfielder Paris Saint-Germain
Christine SinclairMidfielder Portland Thorns
Hope SoloGoalkeeper Seattle Reign
Jessie FlemingMidfielder London NorWest SC
Sydney LerouxMidfielder Seattle Reign
Marie-Mychele MetivierForward Armada Chaudière-Est
Christie RamponeDefender Sky Blue FC
Morgan BrianMidfielder University of Virginia

Goalkeeper of the Year

RankPlayer nameNational teamClub name
1stTim Howard Everton
2ndRaúl Gudiño Guadalajara
3rdKeylor Navas Levante
Jaime Penedo LA Galaxy
Noel Valladares Olimpia
Donovan Ricketts Portland Timbers
Guillermo Ochoa Ajaccio
Jesús Corona Cruz Azul
Moisés Muñoz América
Jan-Michael Williams Central FC

Coach of the Year

RankCoachClub or national team
1st Jürgen Klinsmann
2nd Miguel Herrera América &
3rd Luis Fernando Suárez
Jorge Luis Pinto
Julio Dely Valdés
Víctor Manuel Vucetich Monterrey
Bruce Arena LA Galaxy
Raúl Gutiérrez
Oscar Ramírez Alajuelense
Jorge Dely Valdés

Referee of the Year

RankReferee
1st Marco Antonio Rodríguez
2nd Roberto García Orozco
3rd Courtney Campbell
Henry Bejarano
Wálter Quesada
Walter López
Roberto Moreno
Joel Aguilar
Jair Marrufo
Mark Geiger

Goal of the Year

This award applies only to goals scored during CONCACAF official competitions.
RankPlayerDateParticipantsMinute scoredCompetition
1st Raúl Jiménez11 October 2013 vs 85'2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2nd Juan Carlos García6 February 2013 vs 40'2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3rd Jozy Altidore18 June 2013 vs 73'2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Bryan Ruiz6 February 2013 vs 84'2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Aldo de Nigris1 May 2013 CF Monterrey vs Santos Laguna87'2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League
Celso Borges18 June 2013 vs 52'2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Fabrice Reuperné7 July 2013 vs 90' +32013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Luis Montes14 July 2013 vs 33'2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Brek Shea28 July 2013 vs 68'2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Felicia Davidson12 November 2013 vs 45' +12013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship