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2016 CONCACAF Awards#Player of the Year 2

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The shortlists were announced on 15 December 2016.{{cite web|title=Shortlists Announced for Fourth-Annual CONCACAF Awards|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/shortlists-announced-for-fourth-annual-concacaf-awards|website=CONCACAF|accessdate=16 December 2016|date=15 December 2016}} The results were announced on 18 January 2017.{{cite web|title=Bryan Ruiz and Alex Morgan Named 2016 CONCACAF Players of the Year|url=http://www.concacaf.com/article/bryan-ruiz-and-alex-morgan-named-2016-concacaf-players-of-the-year|website=CONCACAF|accessdate=18 January 2017|date=18 January 2017}}

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=

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Player

!Position

!Club

{{won|place=1}}

| {{flagathlete|Alex Morgan|USA}}

| FW

| {{flagicon|USA}} Orlando Pride

{{won|place=2}}

| {{flagathlete|Tobin Heath|USA}}

| MF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Portland Thorns FC

{{won|place=3}}

| {{flagathlete|Crystal Dunn|USA}}

| FW

| {{flagicon|USA}} Washington Spirit

| {{flagathlete|Becky Sauerbrunn|USA}}

| DF

| {{flagicon|USA}} FC Kansas City

| {{flagathlete|Carli Lloyd|USA}}

| MF/FW

| {{flagicon|USA}} Houston Dash

| {{flagathlete|Christine Sinclair|CAN}}

| FW

| {{flagicon|USA}} Portland Thorns FC

| {{flagathlete|Janine Beckie|CAN}}

| FW

| {{flagicon|USA}} Houston Dash

| {{flagathlete|Karla Villalobos|CRC}}

| FW

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Unión Deportiva Moravia

| {{flagathlete|Mallory Pugh|USA}}

| FW

| {{flagicon|USA}} Real Colorado

| {{flagathlete|Shirley Cruz|CRC}}

| MF

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

=Goalkeeper of the Year=

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Player

!Club

{{won|place=1}}

| {{flagathlete|Ashlyn Harris|USA}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Orlando Pride

{{won|place=2}}

| {{flagathlete|Stephanie Labbé|CAN}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Washington Spirit

{{won|place=3}}

| {{flagathlete|Yoselin Franco|GUA}}

| {{flagicon|GUA}} Unifut

| {{flagathlete|Alyssa Naeher|USA}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chicago Red Stars

| {{flagathlete|Cecilia Santiago|MEX}}

| {{flagicon|ISL}} Þór Akureyri

| {{flagathlete|Dinnia Diaz|CRC}}

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Unión Deportiva Moravia

| {{flagathlete|Erin McLeod|CAN}}

| {{flagicon|SWE}} FC Rosengård

| {{flagathlete|Kimika Forbes|TRI}}

| {{flagicon|PAR}} Club Sportivo Limpeño Ladies

| {{flagathlete|Michelle Betos|USA}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Portland Thorns FC

| {{flagathlete|Sabrina D'Angelo|CAN}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Western New York Flash

=Coach of the Year=

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Coach

!Club

!National team

{{won|place=1}}

| {{flagathlete|Amelia Valverde|CRC}}

|

| {{fbw|CRC}}

{{won|place=2}}

| {{flagathlete|Jill Ellis|USA}}

|

|{{fbw|USA}}

{{won|place=3}}

| {{flagathlete|Michelle French|USA}}

|

| {{fbwu|20|USA|name=United States U20}}

| {{flagathlete|Laura Harvey|ENG}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} Seattle Reign

|

=Referee of the Year=

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Referee

!National Association

{{won|place=1}}

|Carol Anne Chenard

| Canada

{{won|place=2}}

|Quetzalli Alvarado

| Mexico

{{won|place=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=

class="wikitable"

|+ Shortlist

colspan="2"| Defenders

!rowspan="12"|

!colspan="2"| Midfielders

!rowspan="12"|

!colspan="2"| Forwards

Player

!Club

!Player

!Club

!Player

!Club

{{flagathlete|Ali Krieger|USA}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Washington Spirit

|{{flagathlete|Desiree Scott|CAN}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} FC Kansas City

|{{flagathlete|Alex Morgan|USA}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Orlando Pride

{{flagathlete|Alina Garciamendez|MEX}}

|

|{{flagathlete|Diana Matheson|CAN}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Washington Spirit

|{{flagathlete|Christen Press|USA}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chicago Red Stars

{{flagathlete|Ashley Lawrence|CAN}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} West Virginia University

|{{flagathlete|Carli Lloyd|USA}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Houston Dash

|{{flagathlete|Christine Sinclair|CAN}}

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Portland Thorns

{{flagathlete|Allysha Chapman|CAN}}

|{{ubl|{{flagicon|USA}} Houston Dash|{{flagicon|USA}} Boston Breakers}}

|{{flagathlete|Gloriana Villalobos|CRC}}

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Deportivo Saprissa

|{{flagathlete|Crystal Dunn|USA}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Washington Spirit

{{flagathlete|Becky Sauerbrunn|USA}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} FC Kansas City

|{{flagathlete|Jessie Fleming|CAN}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} UCLA

|{{flagathlete|Deanne Rose|CAN}}

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Scarborough GS United

{{flagathlete|Julie Johnston|USA}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chicago Red Stars

|{{flagathlete|Megan Rapinoe|USA}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Seattle Reign FC

|{{flagathlete|Janine Beckie|CAN}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Houston Dash

{{flagathlete|Kadeisha Buchanan|CAN}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} West Virginia University

|{{flagathlete|Morgan Brian|USA}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Houston Dash

|{{flagathlete|Karla Villalobos|CRC}}

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Unión Deportiva Moravia

{{flagathlete|Kelley O'Hara|USA}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sky Blue FC

|{{flagathlete|Shirley Cruz|CRC}}

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

|{{flagathlete|Mallory Pugh|USA}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Real Colorado

{{flagathlete|Meghan Klingenberg|USA}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Portland Thorns FC

|{{flagathlete|Sophie Schmidt|CAN}}

|{{flagicon|GER}} FFC Frankfurt

|{{flagathlete|Melissa Tancredi|CAN}}

|{{flagicon|SWE}} KIF Örebro DFF

{{flagathlete|Shelina Zadorsky|CAN}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Washington Spirit

|{{flagathlete|Tobin Heath|USA}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Portland Thorns FC

|{{flagathlete|Raquel Rodríguez Cedeño|CRC}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sky Blue FC

class="wikitable"

|+ 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=

    class="wikitable"

    !Rank

    !Player

    !Position

    !Club

    {{won|place=1}}

    | {{flagathlete|Bryan Ruiz|CRC}}

    | MF/FW

    | {{fbaicon|POR}} Sporting CP

    {{won|place=2}}

    | {{flagathlete|Hirving Lozano|MEX}}

    | FW/MF

    | {{fbaicon|MEX}} Pachuca

    {{won|place=3}}

    | {{flagathlete|Keylor Navas|CRC}}

    | GK

    | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

    | {{flagathlete|Christian Bolaños|CRC}}

    | MF

    | {{fbaicon|CAN}} Vancouver Whitecaps FC

    | {{flagathlete|Christian Pulisic|USA}}

    | MF

    | {{fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund

    | {{flagathlete|Clint Dempsey|USA}}

    | FW/MF

    | {{fbaicon|USA}} Seattle Sounders FC

    | {{flagathlete|Javier Hernández|MEX}}

    | FW

    | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayer Leverkusen

    | {{flagathlete|Romell Quioto|HON}}

    | MF/FW

    | {{fbaicon|HON}} Olimpia

    | {{flagathlete|Rubens Sambueza|MEX}}

    | MF

    | {{fbaicon|MEX}} América

    | {{flagathlete|Wes Morgan|JAM}}

    | DF

    | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Leicester City

    =Goalkeeper of the Year=

    class="wikitable"

    !Rank

    !Player

    !Club

    {{won|place=1}}

    | {{flagathlete|Keylor Navas|CRC}}

    | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

    {{won|place=2}}

    | {{flagathlete|Alfredo Talavera|MEX}}

    | {{fbaicon|MEX}} Toluca

    {{won|place=3}}

    | {{flagathlete|Nahuel Guzmán|ARG}}

    | {{fbaicon|MEX}} UANL

    | {{flagathlete|Brad Guzan|USA}}

    | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Middlesbrough

    | {{flagathlete|Guillermo Ochoa|MEX}}

    | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Granada

    | {{flagathlete|Jaime Penedo|PAN}}

    | {{fbaicon|ROM}} Dinamo București

    | {{flagathlete|Luis López|HON}}

    | {{fbaicon|HON}} Real España

    | {{flagathlete|Miguel Lloyd|DOM}}

    | {{fbaicon|PAN}} Árabe Unido

    | {{flagathlete|Milan Borjan|CAN}}

    | {{fbaicon|BUL}} Ludogorets Razgrad

    | {{flagathlete|Tim Howard|USA}}

    | {{fbaicon|USA}} Colorado Rapids

    =Coach of the Year=

    class="wikitable"

    !Rank

    !Coach

    !Club

    !National team

    {{won|place=1}}

    | {{flagathlete|Óscar Ramírez|CRC}}

    |

    | {{fb|CRC}}

    {{won|place=2}}

    | {{flagathlete|Ricardo Ferretti|BRA}}

    | {{fbaicon|MEX}} UANL

    |

    {{won|place=3}}

    | {{flagathlete|Diego Alonso|URU}}

    | {{fbaicon|MEX}} Pachuca

    |

    | {{flagathlete|Bruce Arena|USA}}

    | {{fbaicon|USA}} LA Galaxy

    |

    | {{flagathlete|Hernán Darío Gómez|COL}}

    |

    | {{fb|PAN}}

    | {{flagathlete|Jorge Luis Pinto|COL}}

    |

    | {{fb|HON}}

    | {{flagathlete|Juan Carlos Osorio|COL}}

    |

    | {{fb|MEX}}

    | {{flagathlete|Miguel Herrera|MEX}}

    | {{fbaicon|MEX}} Tijuana

    |

    | {{flagathlete|Óscar Pareja|COL}}

    | {{fbaicon|USA}} FC Dallas

    |

    | {{flagathlete|Sergio Guzmán|PAN}}

    | {{fbaicon|PAN}} Árabe Unido

    |

    =Referee of the Year=

    class="wikitable"

    !Rank

    !Referee

    !National Association

    {{won|place=1}}

    |César Ramos

    |Mexico

    {{won|place=2}}

    |Joe Fletcher

    |Canada (Assistant Referee)

    {{won|place=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=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Shortlist

    colspan="2"| Defenders

    !rowspan="12"|

    !colspan="2"| Midfielders

    !rowspan="12"|

    !colspan="2"| Forwards

    Player

    !Club

    !Player

    !Club

    !Player

    !Club

    {{flagathlete|Adam Straith|CAN}}

    |{{fbaicon|NOR}} Fredrikstad

    |{{flagathlete|Andrés Guardado|MEX}}

    |{{fbaicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven

    |{{flagathlete|André-Pierre Gignac|FRA}}

    |{{fbaicon|MEX}} UANL

    {{flagathlete|Cristian Gamboa|CRC}}

    |{{fbaicon|SCO}} Celtic

    |{{flagathlete|Atiba Hutchinson|CAN}}

    |{{fbaicon|TUR}} Beşiktaş

    |{{flagathlete|Bobby Wood|USA}}

    |{{fbaicon|GER}} Hamburger SV

    {{flagathlete|Felipe Baloy|PAN}}

    |{{fbaicon|PAN}} Rionegro Águilas

    |{{flagathlete|Christian Bolaños|CRC}}

    |{{fbaicon|CAN}} Vancouver Whitecaps FC

    |{{flagathlete|Bradley Wright-Phillips|ENG}}

    |{{fbaicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

    {{flagathlete|Héctor Moreno|MEX}}

    |{{fbaicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven

    |{{flagathlete|Christian Pulisic|USA}}

    |{{fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund

    |{{flagathlete|Bryan Ruiz|CRC}}

    |{{fbaicon|POR}} Sporting CP

    {{flagathlete|John Brooks|USA}}

    |{{fbaicon|GER}} Hertha BSC

    |{{flagathlete|Giovani dos Santos|MEX}}

    |{{fbaicon|USA}} LA Galaxy

    |{{flagathlete|Clint Dempsey|USA}}

    |{{fbaicon|USA}} Seattle Sounders FC

    {{flagathlete|Maynor Figueroa|HON}}

    |{{fbaicon|USA}} FC Dallas

    |{{flagathlete|Héctor Herrera|MEX}}

    |{{fbaicon|POR}} Porto

    |{{flagathlete|Gino van Kessel|CUW}}

    |{{fbaicon|CZE}} Slavia Prague

    {{flagathlete|Miguel Layún|MEX}}

    |{{fbaicon|POR}} Porto

    |{{flagathlete|Hirving Lozano|MEX}}

    |{{fbaicon|MEX}} Pachuca

    |{{flagathlete|Javier Hernández|MEX}}

    |{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayer Leverkusen

    {{flagathlete|Rafael Márquez|MEX}}

    |{{fbaicon|MEX}} Atlas

    |{{flagathlete|Jesús Corona|MEX}}

    |{{fbaicon|POR}} Porto

    |{{flagathlete|Jozy Altidore|USA}}

    |{{fbaicon|CAN}} Toronto FC

    {{flagathlete|Rónald Matarrita|CRC}}

    |{{fbaicon|USA}} New York City FC

    |{{flagathlete|Nicolás Lodeiro|URU}}

    |{{fbaicon|USA}} Seattle Sounders FC

    |{{flagathlete|Oribe Peralta|MEX}}

    |{{fbaicon|MEX}} América

    {{flagathlete|Wes Morgan|JAM}}

    |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Leicester City

    |{{flagathlete|Rubens Sambueza|ARG}}

    |{{fbaicon|MEX}} América

    |{{flagathlete|Romell Quioto|HON}}

    |{{fbaicon|HON}} Olimpia

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Final selection

    Goalkeeper
    *Keylor Navas
    Defenders
    *Rónald Matarrita

    Midfielders
    *Christian Bolaños
  • Atiba Hutchinson
  • Andrés Guardado
  • Hirving Lozano
    • Forwards
    *André-Pierre Gignac
  • Bryan Ruiz

    • Mixed-sex

    =Outstanding Performance Award=

    • {{fbw|CAN|name=Canada women's national soccer team}} and {{flagicon|ENG}} John Herdman

    =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.

    class="wikitable"

    !Rank

    !Player

    !Date

    !Participants

    !Minute scored

    !Competition

    {{won|place=1}}

    |{{flagathlete|Jesús Corona|MEX}}

    |{{Start date|2016|6|14}}

    | {{fb-rt|MEX}} v {{fb|VEN}}

    |{{goal|80}}

    |Copa América Centenario

    {{won|place=2}}

    |{{flagathlete|Eduardo Herrera|MEX}}

    |{{Start date|2016|8|19}}

    | UNAM {{fbaicon|MEX}} v {{fbaicon|HON}} Honduras Progreso

    |{{goal|66}}

    |2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League

    {{won|place=3}}

    |{{flagathlete|Alexander Larín|SLV}}

    |{{Start date|2016|8|17}}

    | Alianza {{fbaicon|SLV}} v {{fbaicon|USA}} New York Red Bulls

    |{{goal|54}}

    |2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League

    |{{flagathlete|Amílcar Henríquez|PAN}}

    |{{Start date|2016|8|25}}

    | Don Bosco {{fbaicon|HAI}} v {{fbaicon|PAN}} Árabe Unido

    |{{goal|24}}

    |2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League

    |{{flagathlete|Carlos Lizarazo|COL}}

    |{{Start date|2016|10|21}}

    | Suchitepéquez {{fbaicon|GUA}} v {{fbaicon|USA}} FC Dallas

    |{{goal|22}}

    |2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League

    |{{flagathlete|Christine Sinclair|CAN}}

    |{{Start date|2016|2|19}}

    | {{fbw-rt|CAN}} v {{fbw|CRC}}

    |{{goal|52}}

    |2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

    |{{flagathlete|Clint Dempsey|USA}}

    |{{Start date|2016|6|16}}

    | {{fb-rt|USA}} v {{fb|ECU}}

    |{{goal|20}}

    |Copa América Centenario

    |{{flagathlete|Joel Campbell|CRC}}

    | {{Start date|2016|11|16}}

    | {{fb-rt|CRC}} v {{fb|USA}}

    |{{goal|74}}

    |2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

    |{{flagathlete|Kelley O'Hara|USA}}

    |{{Start date|2016|9|15}}

    | {{fbw-rt|USA}} v {{fbw|PUR}}

    |{{goal|45}}

    |2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

    |{{flagathlete|Romell Quioto|HON}}

    |{{Start date|2016|9|2}}

    | {{fb-rt|HON}} v {{fb|CAN}}

    |{{goal|51}}

    |2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

    References

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