2015 CONCACAF Awards

CONCACAF Awards 2015

Date| 22 January 2016 (2016-01-22)
Website| concacaf.com
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The 2015 CONCACAF Awards is the third year for CONCACAF's awards for the top region football players, coaches and referees of the year. The shortlists were published on 12 January 2016.[1] The results were announced on 22 January 2016.[2]

The eligibility criteria for these awards is:

1. Have played/coached/refereed in an official CONCACAF tournament at club or national team level OR
2. Have played/coached/refereed for a CONCACAF member national team in a FIFA-sanctioned international competition OR
3. Have played/coached/refereed in a domestic league within CONCACAF territory[nb 1]

Notes:

1. ^ A player/coach/referee from the CONCACAF region, who does not meet the above criteria (i.e. a player whose only performances in the past year came in a European or Asian league etc.), would not be eligible;

## Female awards[edit]

### Player of the Year[edit]

Rank  | Name  | Position  | Club

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1st |  Carli Lloyd | MF  |  Houston Dash
2nd  |  Alex Morgan | FW  |  Orlando Pride
3rd  |  Shirley Cruz | MF  |  Paris Saint-Germain
|  Becky Sauerbrunn | DF  |  FC Kansas City
Christine Sinclair | FW  |  Portland Thorns FC
Hope Solo | GK  |  Seattle Reign
Julie Johnston | DF  |  Chicago Red Stars
Kadeisha Buchanan | DF  |
Megan Rapinoe | MF  |  Seattle Reign
Raquel Rodríguez | FW

### Goalkeeper of the Year[edit]

Rank  | Name  | Team

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1st |  Hope Solo  |  Seattle Reign
2nd  |  Dinnia Díaz |  Moravia
3rd  |  Cecilia Santiago |  Apollon Limassol
|  Alyssa Naeher |  Chicago Red Stars
Ashlyn Harris |  Orlando Pride
Erin McLeod |  Houston Dash
Kimika Forbes |  Trinidad and Tobago
Michele Dalton |  Chicago Red Stars
Rosemary Chandler  |  Concorde Fire
Michelle Betos |  Portland Thorns

### Coach of the Year[edit]

Rank  | Name  | Club or National Team

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1st |  Jill Ellis |  United States
2nd  |  Amelia Valverde |  Costa Rica
3rd  |  Raiza Gutiérrez  |  Panama
Panama U-20
|  Akeilah Hillhouse  |  Freeman’s Village FC
Georgetta Lewis  |  Urlings
Laura Harvey |  Seattle Reign
Michelle French |  United States

### Referee of the Year[edit]

Rank  | Name

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1st |  Kimberly Moreira
2nd  |  Lucila Venegas
3rd  |  Carol Anne Chenard
|  Karen Abt
Katja Koroleva
Margaret Domka
Maureese Skeete
Melissa Borjas
Michelle Pye
Quetzalli Alvarado

### Best XI[edit]

* Hope Solo (GK/USA), Seattle Reign (USA)

* Kenti Robles (DF/MEX), Atlético Madrid (ESP);
* Becky Sauerbrunn (DF/USA), FC Kansas City (USA);
* Lixy Rodriguez (DF/CRC), UCEM Alajuela (CRC);
* Diana Saenz (DF/CRC), University of South Florida (USA)

* Carli Lloyd (MF/USA), Houston Dash (USA);
* Shirley Cruz (MF/CRC), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA);
* Katherine Alvarado (MF/CRC), Saprissa (CRC);
* Verónica Pérez (MF/MEX), Canberra United (AUS)

* Alex Morgan (FW/USA), Orlando Pride (USA);
* Raquel Rodríguez (FW/CRC), Penn State University (USA)

## Male awards[edit]

### Player of the Year[edit]

Rank  | Name  | Position  | Club

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1st |  Javier Hernández | FW  |  Bayer Leverkusen
2nd  |  Bryan Ruiz | FW  |  Sporting CP
3rd  |  Andrés Guardado | MF  |  PSV Eindhoven
|  Clint Dempsey | FW  |  Seattle Sounders
Cyle Larin | FW  |  Orlando City
Hirving Lozano | FW  |  Pachuca
Jesús Corona | MF  |  Porto
Michael Bradley | MF  |  Toronto FC
Oribe Peralta | FW  |  América
Rodolph Austin | MF  |  Brøndby

### Goalkeeper of the Year[edit]

Rank  | Name  | Team

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1st |  Tim Howard |  Everton
2nd  |  Jaime Penedo |  LA Galaxy
3rd  |  Guillermo Ochoa |  Málaga
|  Andre Blake |  Philadelphia Union
Bill Hamid |  D.C. United
Brad Guzan |  Aston Villa
Dwayne Miller |  Syrianska
Esteban Alvarado |  Trabzonspor
Evan Bush |  Montreal Impact
Moisés Muñoz |  América

### Coach of the Year[edit]

Rank  | Name  | Team

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1st |  Hernán Darío Gómez |  Panama
2nd  |  Caleb Porter |  Portland Timbers
3rd  |  Miguel Herrera |  Tijuana
|  Gustavo Matosas |  América
Jesse Marsch |  New York Red Bulls
Jürgen Klinsmann |  United States
Marc Collat |  Haiti
Raúl Gutiérrez |  Mexico U-23
Stephen Hart |  Trinidad and Tobago
Winfried Schäfer |  Jamaica

### Referee of the Year[edit]

Rank  | Name

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1st |  Joel Aguilar
2nd  |  Roberto García
3rd  |  Fernando Guerrero
|  David Gantar
Héctor Francisco Rodríguez
Henry Bejarano
Ricardo Montero
Sherwin Moore
Walter López
Yadel Martínez

### Best XI[edit]

* Tim Howard (GK/USA); Everton (ENG)

* Román Torres (DF/PAN), Seattle Sounders (USA)
* Giancarlo González (DF/CRC), Palermo (ITA)
* Héctor Moreno (DF/MEX), PSV (NED)
* Miguel Layún (DF/MEX), Porto (POR)

* Andrés Guardado (MF/MEX), PSV (NED);
* Michael Bradley (MF/USA), Toronto FC (CAN)
* Joel Campbell (MF/CRC), Arsenal (ENG)
* Jesús Corona (MF/MEX), Porto (POR)

* Javier Hernández (FW/MEX), Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
* Bryan Ruiz (FW/CRC), Sporting CP (POR)

## Mixed-sex[edit]

### Goal of the Year[edit]

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

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1st |  Carli Lloyd  | July 5, 2015 (2015-07-05) | USA vs. Japan | 16'  | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2nd  |  Paul Aguilar | October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10) | Mexico vs. USA  | 122'  | 2015 CONCACAF Cup
3rd  |  Darwin Quintero | August 19, 2015 (2015-08-19) | Club America vs. Walter Ferretti  | 13'  | 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League
|  Andrés Guardado | July 26, 2015 (2015-07-26) | Jamaica vs. Mexico | 31'  | 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Carlos Ruiz | July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09) | Trinidad & Tobago vs. Guatemala | 62'  | 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Karla Villalobos | June 13, 2015 (2015-06-13) | South Korea vs. Costa Rica | 88'  | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Lauren Holiday | July 5, 2015 (2015-07-05) | USA vs. Japan  | 14'  | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Javier Hernández | October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10) | Mexico vs. USA  | 10'  | 2015 CONCACAF Cup
Arichel Hernández | October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06) | Canada vs. Cuba | 87'  | 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
Víctor Guzmán | October 14, 2015 (2015-10-14) | Honduras vs. Mexico | 68'  | 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Shortlists Announced for Third-Annual CONCACAF Awards". CONCACAF.com. 12 January 2016.
2. ^ "Javier Hernandez and Carli Lloyd Named 2015 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

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CONCACAF Awards

Men's winners|

| Player of the Year|

* 2013: Peralta
* 2014: Navas
* 2015: Hernández
* 2016: Ruiz
* 2017: Navas
* 2018: Lozano
* 2021: Davies
* 2022:

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Goalkeeper of the Year|

* 2013: Howard
* 2014: Howard
* 2015: Howard
* 2016: Navas
* 2017: Navas
* 2018: Navas

Coach of the Year|

* 2013: Klinsmann
* 2014: Pinto
* 2015: Gómez
* 2016: Ramírez
* 2017: Vanney
* 2018: Almeyda

Referee of the Year|

* 2013: Rodríguez
* 2014: Geiger
* 2015: Aguilar
* 2016: Ramos
* 2017: Ramos
* 2018: Ramos

Women's winners|

| Player of the Year|

* 2013: Morgan
* 2014: Wambach
* 2015: Lloyd
* 2016: Morgan
* 2017: Morgan
* 2018: Morgan
* 2021: Dunn
* 2022:

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Goalkeeper of the Year|

* 2015: Solo
* 2016: Harris
* 2017: Franch
* 2018: Naeher

Coach of the Year|

* 2015: Ellis
* 2016: Valverde
* 2017: Espejo
* 2018: Menzies

Referee of the Year|

* 2015: Moreira
* 2016: Chenard
* 2017: Venegas
* 2018: Venegas

Mixed|

| Goal of the Year|

* 2013: Jiménez
* 2014: Ruiz
* 2015: Lloyd
* 2016: Je. Corona
* 2017: Escoto
* 2018: Jo. Corona

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