{"id":11666,"date":"2010-11-19T16:31:54","date_gmt":"2010-11-20T00:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2010\/11\/19\/afc-annual-awards-final-list-of-nominees\/"},"modified":"2010-11-19T16:31:54","modified_gmt":"2010-11-20T00:31:54","slug":"afc-annual-awards-final-list-of-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2010\/11\/19\/afc-annual-awards-final-list-of-nominees\/","title":{"rendered":"AFC Annual Awards final list of nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MajidiCelebrating1\"AFC – KUALA LUMPUR, AFC has announced the final five nominees for the coveted 2010 AFC Player of the Year award. <\/strong><\/p>\n

AFC Champions League winners Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma captain Sasa Ognenovski and defender Farshid Talebi, of runners-up Zob Ahan, are on the list alongside Esteghlal striker Farhad Majidi, Bader Al Mutawa, hitman for AFC Cup finalists Al Qadsia, and midfielder Husain Salman, of Bahraini outfit Al Riffa. <\/p>\n

The list does not include those candidates who have expressed their inability to attend the awards gala \u2013 a key criterion. <\/p>\n

The winner will be announced during the gala, which will be held at the Sunway Hotel Resort and Spa on November 24, 2010, in Kuala Lumpur. <\/p>\n

Ognenovski piloted the Korean outfit to the title in Tokyo last weekend when they defeated Zob Ahan 3-1 in the final while Talebi\u2019s rock solid defence saw the rank outsiders from Iran defy the odds and make it to the summit clash. <\/p>\n

Al Mutawa, who missed out on the honour in 2006 by finishing second to Qatar\u2019s Khalfan Ibrahim, played a key role in Al Qadsia\u2019s march to the AFC Cup final. The Kuwaitis lost to eventual champions Al Ittihad of Syria 4-2 on penalties. <\/p>\n

Esteghlal failed to cross the last 16 hurdle in the 2010 AFC Champions League but Majidi stood out with his performance while Husain Salman\u2019s brilliant efforts saw Al Riffa reach the semi-finals of the AFC Cup before going down to Al Qadsia. <\/p>\n

Japan\u2019s Homare Sawa would be aiming to retain the AFC Women\u2019s Player of the Year trophy as the 2008 winner has been nominated again alongwith Australia\u2019s Kathryn Anne Gill, who played a stellar role in her side\u2019s AFC Women\u2019s Asian Cup triumph, and runners-up DPR Korea\u2019s Jo Yun-mi. AFC Women\u2019s Player of the Year award was not given last year.<\/p>\n

Mohammad Taheri, who guided Iran to a record 10th continental futsal crown has been named in the list of nominees for the AFC Futsal Player of the Year honour along with Rustam Umarov (Uzbekistan) and Vahid Shamsaee (Iran). <\/p>\n

The AFC Youth Player of the Year award will be contested between Timur Khakimov (Uzbekistan), Jong Il-gwan (DPR Korea) and Hong Chul (Korea Republic). <\/p>\n

Korea Republic\u2019s Yeo Min-ji, who helped her side clinch the FIFA Women\u2019s U-17 World Cup winning both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards, will compete with the Korea Republic U-20 team\u2019s Ji So-yun, and Japan U-17 ace Kumi Yokoyama for the AFC Women\u2019s Youth Player of the Year award. <\/p>\n

Japan\u2019s Takeshi Okada, Korea Republic\u2019s Huh Jung-moo and AFC Champions League winners Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma tactician Shin Tae-yong have been nominated for the AFC Coach of the Year honours, while Mozafar Shahrzad (Iran), Kim Tae-hee (Korea Republic) and Ri Ae-gyong (DPR Korea) are in the fray for AFC Women\u2019s Coach of the Year award. <\/p>\n

Uzbekistan\u2019s Ravshan Irmatov will be looking to make it three-in-a-row as he is one of the nominees for the AFC Referee of the Year award along with Japan\u2019s Yuichi Nishimura and Saudi Arabia\u2019s Khalil Al Ghamdi. <\/p>\n

Korea Republic\u2019s Hong Eun-ah, who won the AFC Women\u2019s Referee of the Year accolade last year, will again be in the running for the honour this year alongside Japan\u2019s Sachiko Yamagishi and Thailand\u2019s Kamnueng Pannipar. <\/p>\n

LIST OF NOMINEES (in alphabetical order) <\/p>\n

AFC DIAMOND OF ASIA<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Dato\u2019 Sri Najib Tun Razak (Prime Minister of Malaysia)

AFC DREAM ASIA AWARD <\/strong><\/p>\n

Dato\u2019 Sri Dr. Chung Mong-joon
Dr Kwak Chung-hwan
Football Federation Australia <\/p>\n

AFC MEMBER ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

Football Federation Australia
IR Iran Football Federation
Japan Football Association<\/p>\n

AFC FAIR PLAY ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

China Football Association
IR Iran Football Federation
Japan Football Association<\/p>\n

AFC CLUB OF THE YEAR
<\/strong>
Al Ittihad (Syria)
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (Korea Republic)
Zob Ahan (Iran) <\/p>\n

AFC FUTSAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
<\/strong>
Iran
Japan
Uzbekistan <\/p>\n

AFC NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia
Japan
Korea Republic <\/p>\n

AFC WOMEN\u2019S NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia
DPR Korea
Korea Republic U-17 <\/p>\n

AFC ASSISTANT REFEREE OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)
Toru Sagara (Japan) <\/p>\n

AFC WOMEN\u2019S ASSISTANT REFEREE OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ho Sarah May Yee (Australia)
Kim Kyong-min (Korea Republic)
Shiho Ayukai (Japan) <\/p>\n

AFC REFEREE OF THE YEAR
<\/strong>
Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) <\/p>\n

AFC WOMEN\u2019S REFEREE OF THE YEAR
<\/strong>
Hong Eun-ah (Korea Republic)
Kamnueng Pannipar (Thailand)
Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan) <\/p>\n

AFC MATCH COMMISSIONER OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

Abdul Ghafoor Abdul Hameed (Maldives)
Col. Goutam Kar (India)
Talal A. Syailmyeen (Jordan) <\/p>\n

AFC WOMEN\u2019S MATCH COMMISSIONER OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

Emily Lau Cheuk Chi (Hong Kong)
Eugenie Buckley (Australia)
Nazreen Banu (Singapore) <\/p>\n

AFC COACH OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Huh Jung-moo (Korea Republic\/Korea Republic national team)
Shin Tae-yong (Korea Republic\/Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma club)
Takeshi Okada (Japan\/Japan national team) <\/p>\n

AFC WOMEN\u2019S COACH OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

Kim Tae-hee (Korea Republic women\u2019s U-17 team assistant coach)
Ri Ae-gyong (DPR Korea women\u2019s national team assistant coach)
Shahrzad Mozafar\u00a0 (Iran women\u2019s national team coach) <\/p>\n

AFC YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hong Chul (Korea Republic)
Jong Il-gwan (DPR Korea)
Timur Khakimov (Uzbekistan) <\/p>\n

AFC WOMEN\u2019S YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ji So-yun (Korea Republic)
Kumi Yokoyama (Japan)
Yeo Min-ji (Korea Republic) <\/p>\n

AFC FUTSAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
<\/strong>
Mohammad Taheri (Iran)
Rustam Umarov (Uzbekistan)
Vahid Shamsaee (Iran) <\/p>\n

AFC WOMEN\u2019S PLAYER OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

Homare Sawa (Japan)
Jo Yun-mi (DPR Korea)
Kathryn Anne Gill (Australia) <\/p>\n

AFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n

Bader Al Mutawa (Kuwait\/Al Qadsia, Kuwait)
Farhad Majidi (Iran\/ Esteghlal, Iran)
Farshid Talebi (Iran\/ Zob Ahan, Iran)
Husain Salman (Bahrain\/ Al Riffa, Bahrain)
Sasa Ognenovski (Australia\/ Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Korea Republic)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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