2017 CONCACAF Awards

CONCACAF Awards 2017
CONCACAF Awards 2017
Website	concacaf.com

The shortlists for the 2017 CONCACAF Awards were announced on 22 November 2017.^[1] The results were announced on 18 and 19 December 2017.^[2]^[3]

Women's football awards

Player of the Year

Rank	Player name	Playing position	Team name
1	Alex Morgan	FW	Orlando Pride
2	Sam Kerr	FW	Sky Blue FC
3	Christine Sinclair	FW	Portland Thorns
	Becky Sauerbrunn	DF	FC Kansas City
	Carli Lloyd	MF	Houston Dash
	Jessie Fleming	MF	UCLA Bruins
	Julie Ertz	MF	Chicago Red Stars
	Megan Rapinoe	FW	Seattle Reign FC
	Samantha Mewis	MF	North Carolina Courage
	Tobin Heath	MF	Portland Thorns

Goalkeeper of the Year

Rank	Player name	Team name
1	Adrianna Franch	Portland Thorns FC
2	Ashlyn Harris	Orlando Pride
3	Cecilia Santiago	América
	Alyssa Naeher	Chicago Red Stars
	Dinnia Diaz	Unión Deportiva Moravia
	Jane Campbell	Houston Dash
	Kailen Sheridan	Sky Blue FC
	Nicole Barnhart	FC Kansas City
	Sabrina D'Angelo	North Carolina Courage
	Stephanie Labbé	Washington Spirit

Best XI

Shortlist
Defenders		Midfielders		Forwards
Player name	Team name	Player name	Team name	Player name	Team name
Abby Dahlkemper	North Carolina Courage	Allie Long	Portland Thorns FC	Alex Morgan	Orlando Pride
Ali Krieger	Orlando Pride	Carli Lloyd	Houston Dash	Christen Press	Chicago Red Stars
Allysha Chapman	Boston Breakers	Desiree Scott	FC Kansas City	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC
Becky Sauerbrunn	FC Kansas City	Jessie Fleming	UCLA Bruins	Fernanda Barrantes	Deportivo Saprissa
Casey Short	Chicago Red Stars	Julie Ertz	Chicago Red Stars	Janine Beckie	Houston Dash
Diana Saenz	Unión Deportiva Moravia	Karla Nieto	Pachuca	Marta	Orlando Pride
Emily Menges	Portland Thorns FC	Lindsey Horan	Portland Thorns FC	Karla Villalobos	Unión Deportiva Moravia
Kelley O'Hara	Sky Blue FC	Morgan Brian	Chicago Red Stars	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC
Meghan Klingenberg	Portland Thorns FC	Sam Mewis	North Carolina Courage	Sam Kerr	Sky Blue FC
Quinn^[a]	Duke Blue Devils	Tobin Heath	Portland Thorns FC	Sydney Leroux	FC Kansas City

Final selection
Goalkeeper
Adrianna Franch
Defenders
Abby Dahlkemper Ali Krieger Becky Sauerbrunn Emily Menges
Midfielders
Allie Long Carli Lloyd Jessie Fleming Lindsey Horan
Forwards
Alex Morgan Marta

Coach of the Year

Rank	Player name	Team name
1	Eva Espejo	Pachuca
2	Roberto Medina	Mexico
3	Amelia Valverde	Costa Rica
	Bernal Castillo	Unión Deportiva Moravia
	Jill Ellis	United States
	John Herdman	Canada
	Laura Harvey	Seattle Reign FC
	Mark Parsons	Portland Thorns FC
	Paul Riley	North Carolina Courage
	Tom Sermanni	Orlando Pride

Referee of the Year

Rank	Referee name
1	Lucila Venegas
2	Carol Anne Chenard
3	Marianela Araya Cruz
	Ekaterina Koroleva
	Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
	Maurees Skeete
	Melissa Borjas
	Michelle Pye
	Odette Hamilton
	Quetzalli Alvarado

Men's football awards

Player of the Year

Rank	Player name	Position	Team name
1	Keylor Navas	GK	Real Madrid
2	Hirving Lozano	FW	PSV Eindhoven
3	Andre Blake	GK	Philadelphia Union
	Bryan Ruiz	MF	Sporting CP
	Christian Pulisic	MF	Borussia Dortmund
	Clint Dempsey	FW	Seattle Sounders FC
	Franco Jara^{[mpoty-notes 1]}	FW	Pachuca
	Héctor Moreno	DF	Roma
	Javier Hernández	FW	West Ham United
	Jozy Altidore	FW	Toronto FC

Notes

^ Argentine Franco Jara was eligible for the award as he played in the CONCACAF Champions League.

Goalkeeper of the Year

Rank	Player name	Team name
1	Keylor Navas	Real Madrid
2	Andre Blake	Philadelphia Union
3	Jaime Penedo	Dinamo București
	Alfonso Blanco	Pachuca
	Donis Escober	Olimpia
	Eloy Room	PSV Eindhoven
	Guillermo Ochoa	Standard Liège
	Miguel Lloyd	Árabe Unido
	Nahuel Guzmán	UANL
	Tim Howard	Colorado Rapids

Best XI

Shortlist
Defenders		Midfielders		Forwards
Name	Club	Name	Club	Name	Club
Cristian Gamboa	Celtic	Bryan Ruiz	Sporting CP	Alberth Elis	Houston Dynamo
Diego Reyes	Porto	Celso Borges	Deportivo La Coruña	Clint Dempsey	Seattle Sounders FC
Felipe Baloy	Municipal	Christian Pulisic	Borussia Dortmund	David Villa	New York City FC
Héctor Moreno	Roma	David Guzmán	Portland Timbers	Franco Jara	Pachuca
Joevin Jones	Seattle Sounders FC	Diego Valeri	Portland Timbers	Gabriel Torres	Lausanne-Sport
Kemar Lawrence	New York Red Bulls	Héctor Herrera	Porto	Hirving Lozano	PSV Eindhoven
Kendall Waston	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Javier Aquino	UANL	Javier Hernández	West Ham United
Miguel Layún	Porto	José González	Árabe Unido	Jesús Corona	Porto
Omar Gonzalez	Pachuca	Michael Bradley	Toronto FC	Jozy Altidore	Toronto FC
Román Torres	Seattle Sounders FC	Wilde-Donald Guerrier	Qarabağ	Nemanja Nikolić	Chicago Fire

Final selection
Goalkeeper
Keylor Navas
Defenders
Cristian Gamboa Héctor Moreno Kendall Waston Román Torres
Midfielders
Bryan Ruiz Christian Pulisic Héctor Herrera Wilde-Donald Guerrier
Forwards
Alberth Elis Hirving Lozano

Coach of the Year

Rank	Coach name	Team name
1	Greg Vanney	Toronto FC
2	Hernán Darío Gómez	Panama
3	Juan Carlos Osorio	Mexico
	Diego Alonso	Pachuca
	Gerardo Martino	Atlanta United FC
	Jorge Luis Pinto	Honduras
	Óscar Ramirez	Costa Rica
	Ricardo Ferretti	UANL
	Sergio Guzmán	Árabe Unido
	Theodore Whitmore	Jamaica

Referee of the Year

Rank	Referee name
1	César Ramos
2	Joel Aguilar
3	Kimbell Ward
	Jair Marrufo
	John Pitti
	Mark Geiger
	Ricardo Montero
	Roberto Garcia
	Luis Santander
	Yadel Martinez

Mixed-sex

Goal Of The Year

Rank	Name	Date	Match	Minute scored
1	Amaury Escoto	September 26	Guadalajara vs BUAP	85'
2	Camila	June 17	Houston Dash vs Orlando Pride	16'
3	Ernesto Sinclair	August 20	Árabe Unido vs Plaza Amador	88'
	André-Pierre Gignac	April 5	UANL vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC	63'
	Junior Hoilett	July 20	Jamaica vs Canada	61'
	David Villa	April 14	Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC	90'
	Jonathan Urretaviscaya	February 28	Pachuca vs Saprissa	31'
	Jozy Altidore	July 26	United States vs Jamaica	45'
	Kemar Lawrence	July 23	Mexico vs Jamaica	88'
	Sam Kerr	August 28	Sky Blue FC vs Orlando Pride	46'

Outstanding Performance Award

The Outstanding Performance Award was excluded from the Nomination and Voting Processes, and was selected by CONCACAF.

Panama national football team and Hernán Darío Gómez

Notes

^ Then known as Rebecca Quinn

References

^ "Shortlists Announced for Fifth-Annual CONCACAF Awards". CONCACAF. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
^ "Keylor Navas and Alex Morgan Named 2017 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
^ "2017 CONCACAF Award Winners Announced". CONCACAF. 19 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

[5] Argentine Franco Jara was eligible for the award as he played in the CONCACAF Champions League.

[4] Then known as Rebecca Quinn

[1] "Shortlists Announced for Fifth-Annual CONCACAF Awards". CONCACAF. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

[2] "Keylor Navas and Alex Morgan Named 2017 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

[3] "2017 CONCACAF Award Winners Announced". CONCACAF. 19 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

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