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CONCACAF Awards 2016
Date18 January 2017 (2017-01-18)
Website concacaf.com
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The shortlists were announced on 15 December 2016. [1] The results were announced on 18 January 2017. [2]

Eligibility criteria

Players, coaches and referees of any nationality were eligible to be nominated for the awards, as long as they meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • Have played/coached/refereed in an official CONCACAF tournament at club or national team level
  • Have played/coached/refereed for a CONCACAF member national team in a FIFA-sanctioned international competition
  • Have played/coached/refereed in a domestic league within CONCACAF's territory

Female awards

Player of the Year

Rank Player Position Club
1   Alex Morgan ( USA) FW United States Orlando Pride
2   Tobin Heath ( USA) MF United States Portland Thorns FC
3   Crystal Dunn ( USA) FW United States Washington Spirit
  Becky Sauerbrunn ( USA) DF United States FC Kansas City
  Carli Lloyd ( USA) MF/FW United States Houston Dash
  Christine Sinclair ( CAN) FW United States Portland Thorns FC
  Janine Beckie ( CAN) FW United States Houston Dash
  Karla Villalobos ( CRC) FW Costa Rica Unión Deportiva Moravia
  Mallory Pugh ( USA) FW United States Real Colorado
  Shirley Cruz ( CRC) MF France Paris Saint-Germain

Goalkeeper of the Year

Rank Player Club
1   Ashlyn Harris ( USA) United States Orlando Pride
2   Stephanie Labbé ( CAN) United States Washington Spirit
3   Yoselin Franco ( GUA) Guatemala Unifut
  Alyssa Naeher ( USA) United States Chicago Red Stars
  Cecilia Santiago ( MEX) Iceland Þór Akureyri
  Dinnia Diaz ( CRC) Costa Rica Unión Deportiva Moravia
  Erin McLeod ( CAN) Sweden FC Rosengård
  Kimika Forbes ( TRI) Paraguay Club Sportivo Limpeño Ladies
  Michelle Betos ( USA) United States Portland Thorns FC
  Sabrina D'Angelo ( CAN) United States Western New York Flash

Coach of the Year

Rank Coach Club National team
1   Amelia Valverde ( CRC)   Costa Rica
2   Jill Ellis ( USA)   United States
3   Michelle French ( USA)   United States U20
  Laura Harvey ( ENG) United States Seattle Reign

Referee of the Year

Rank Referee National Association
1 Carol Anne Chenard Canada
2 Quetzalli Alvarado Mexico
3 Kimberly Moreira Costa Rica (Assistant Referee)
Katja Koroleva United States
Marie-Soleil Beaudoin Canada
Maurees Skeete Guyana
Melissa Borjas Honduras
Mirian Leon El Salvador
Princess Brown Jamaica (Assistant Referee)
Shirley Perello Honduras (Assistant Referee)

Best XI

Shortlist
Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Player Club Player Club Player Club
  Ali Krieger ( USA) United States Washington Spirit   Desiree Scott ( CAN) United States FC Kansas City  Alex Morgan ( USA) United States Orlando Pride
  Alina Garciamendez ( MEX)   Diana Matheson ( CAN) United States Washington Spirit  Christen Press ( USA) United States Chicago Red Stars
 Ashley Lawrence ( CAN) United States West Virginia University  Carli Lloyd ( USA) United States Houston Dash  Christine Sinclair ( CAN) Canada Portland Thorns
  Allysha Chapman ( CAN)
  • United States Houston Dash
  • United States Boston Breakers
  Gloriana Villalobos ( CRC) Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa  Crystal Dunn ( USA) United States Washington Spirit
 Becky Sauerbrunn ( USA) United States FC Kansas City   Jessie Fleming ( CAN) United States UCLA   Deanne Rose ( CAN) Canada Scarborough GS United
 Julie Johnston ( USA) United States Chicago Red Stars  Megan Rapinoe ( USA) United States Seattle Reign FC  Janine Beckie ( CAN) United States Houston Dash
  Kadeisha Buchanan ( CAN) United States West Virginia University  Morgan Brian ( USA) United States Houston Dash  Karla Villalobos ( CRC) Costa Rica Unión Deportiva Moravia
 Kelley O'Hara ( USA) United States Sky Blue FC  Shirley Cruz ( CRC) France Paris Saint-Germain  Mallory Pugh ( USA) United States Real Colorado
  Meghan Klingenberg ( USA) United States Portland Thorns FC   Sophie Schmidt ( CAN) Germany FFC Frankfurt  Melissa Tancredi ( CAN) Sweden KIF Örebro DFF
  Shelina Zadorsky ( CAN) United States Washington Spirit  Tobin Heath ( USA) United States Portland Thorns FC  Raquel Rodríguez Cedeño ( CRC) United States Sky Blue FC
Final selection
Goalkeeper
  • Ashlyn Harris
Defenders
  • Ali Krieger
  • Kadeisha Buchanan
  • Becky Sauerbrunn
  • Ashley Lawrence
Midfielders
  • Gloriana Villalobos
  • Carli Lloyd
  • Shirley Cruz
  • Tobin Heath
Forwards
  • Alex Morgan
  • Christine Sinclair

Male awards

Player of the Year

Rank Player Position Club
1   Bryan Ruiz ( CRC) MF/FW Portugal Sporting CP
2   Hirving Lozano ( MEX) FW/MF Mexico Pachuca
3   Keylor Navas ( CRC) GK Spain Real Madrid
  Christian Bolaños ( CRC) MF Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
  Christian Pulisic ( USA) MF Germany Borussia Dortmund
  Clint Dempsey ( USA) FW/MF United States Seattle Sounders FC
  Javier Hernández ( MEX) FW Germany Bayer Leverkusen
  Romell Quioto ( HON) MF/FW Honduras Olimpia
  Rubens Sambueza ( MEX) MF Mexico América
  Wes Morgan ( JAM) DF England Leicester City

Goalkeeper of the Year

Rank Player Club
1   Keylor Navas ( CRC) Spain Real Madrid
2   Alfredo Talavera ( MEX) Mexico Toluca
3   Nahuel Guzmán ( ARG) Mexico UANL
  Brad Guzan ( USA) England Middlesbrough
  Guillermo Ochoa ( MEX) Spain Granada
  Jaime Penedo ( PAN) Romania Dinamo București
  Luis López ( HON) Honduras Real España
  Miguel Lloyd ( DOM) Panama Árabe Unido
  Milan Borjan ( CAN) Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
  Tim Howard ( USA) United States Colorado Rapids

Coach of the Year

Rank Coach Club National team
1   Óscar Ramírez ( CRC)   Costa Rica
2   Ricardo Ferretti ( BRA) Mexico UANL
3   Diego Alonso ( URU) Mexico Pachuca
  Bruce Arena ( USA) United States LA Galaxy
  Hernán Darío Gómez ( COL)   Panama
  Jorge Luis Pinto ( COL)   Honduras
  Juan Carlos Osorio ( COL)   Mexico
  Miguel Herrera ( MEX) Mexico Tijuana
  Óscar Pareja ( COL) United States FC Dallas
  Sergio Guzmán ( PAN) Panama Árabe Unido

Referee of the Year

Rank Referee National Association
1 César Ramos Mexico
2 Joe Fletcher Canada (Assistant Referee)
3 Joel Aguilar El Salvador
John Pitti Panama
José Luis Camargo Mexico (Assistant Referee)
Leonel Leal Costa Rica (Assistant Referee)
Mark Geiger United States
Ricardo Montero Costa Rica
Roberto García Mexico
Walter López Guatemala

Best XI

Shortlist
Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Player Club Player Club Player Club
  Adam Straith ( CAN) Norway Fredrikstad   Andrés Guardado ( MEX) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven   André-Pierre Gignac ( FRA) Mexico UANL
  Cristian Gamboa ( CRC) Scotland Celtic   Atiba Hutchinson ( CAN) Turkey Beşiktaş   Bobby Wood ( USA) Germany Hamburger SV
  Felipe Baloy ( PAN) Panama Rionegro Águilas   Christian Bolaños ( CRC) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC   Bradley Wright-Phillips ( ENG) United States New York Red Bulls
  Héctor Moreno ( MEX) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven   Christian Pulisic ( USA) Germany Borussia Dortmund   Bryan Ruiz ( CRC) Portugal Sporting CP
  John Brooks ( USA) Germany Hertha BSC   Giovani dos Santos ( MEX) United States LA Galaxy   Clint Dempsey ( USA) United States Seattle Sounders FC
  Maynor Figueroa ( HON) United States FC Dallas   Héctor Herrera ( MEX) Portugal Porto   Gino van Kessel ( CUW) Czech Republic Slavia Prague
  Miguel Layún ( MEX) Portugal Porto   Hirving Lozano ( MEX) Mexico Pachuca   Javier Hernández ( MEX) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
  Rafael Márquez ( MEX) Mexico Atlas   Jesús Corona ( MEX) Portugal Porto   Jozy Altidore ( USA) Canada Toronto FC
  Rónald Matarrita ( CRC) United States New York City FC   Nicolás Lodeiro ( URU) United States Seattle Sounders FC   Oribe Peralta ( MEX) Mexico América
  Wes Morgan ( JAM) England Leicester City   Rubens Sambueza ( ARG) Mexico América   Romell Quioto ( HON) Honduras Olimpia
Final selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

Mixed-sex

Outstanding Performance Award

Goal of the Year

Goal of the Year applies only to goals scored during CONCACAF or FIFA official competitions or a league game disputed within the CONCACAF region.

Rank Player Date Participants Minute scored Competition
1   Jesús Corona ( MEX) June 14, 2016 (2016-06-14) Mexico  v   Venezuela 80' Copa América Centenario
2   Eduardo Herrera ( MEX) August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19) UNAM Mexico v Honduras Honduras Progreso 66' 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
3   Alexander Larín ( SLV) August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17) Alianza El Salvador v United States New York Red Bulls 54' 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
  Amílcar Henríquez ( PAN) August 25, 2016 (2016-08-25) Don Bosco Haiti v Panama Árabe Unido 24' 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
  Carlos Lizarazo ( COL) October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) Suchitepéquez Guatemala v United States FC Dallas 22' 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
  Christine Sinclair ( CAN) February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19) Canada  v   Costa Rica 52' 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
  Clint Dempsey ( USA) June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16) United States  v   Ecuador 20' Copa América Centenario
  Joel Campbell ( CRC) November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16) Costa Rica  v   United States 74' 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
  Kelley O'Hara ( USA) September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15) United States  v   Puerto Rico 45' 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
  Romell Quioto ( HON) September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02) Honduras  v   Canada 51' 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

References

  1. ^ "Shortlists Announced for Fourth-Annual CONCACAF Awards". CONCACAF. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Bryan Ruiz and Alex Morgan Named 2016 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.