PFA Footballer of the Year Awards

The PFA Footballer of the Year Awards (or the Professional Football Association Footballer of the Year Awards) is an annual award ceremony created to formally recognise the most outstanding Australian footballers playing abroad or in the A-League, as well as foreign players playing in the A-League. The inaugural ceremony took place on 11 June 2009 in Sydney.

Footballer of the Year Award

The Footballer of the Year Award is awarded to Australia's best professional player playing overseas or in the A-League. Performances for national teams are also taken into account. The votes are cast monthly by all current players who are PFA members. A final group of nominees is announced at the end of the season, the player with the highest number of votes becoming the eventual winner.

Year	Player	Club
2008-09	Tim Cahill	Everton
2009-10	Mark Schwarzer	Fulham
2010-11	Matt McKay[1]	Brisbane Roar Rangers
2011-12	Brett Holman[2]	AZ
2012-13	Robbie Kruse[3]	Fortuna Düsseldorf
2013–14	Mile Jedinak[4]	Crystal Palace

In 2009-10 the other nominees were Mark Bresciano, Tim Cahill, Jason Culina, Scott Chipperfield, Simon Colosimo, Carlos Hernandez, Brett Holman, Joshua Kennedy, Harry Kewell, Shane Smeltz and Luke Wilkshire.^[5]

Harry Kewell Medal

The Harry Kewell Medal is awarded to Australia's best professional Under-23 player playing overseas or in the A-League. Performances for national teams are also taken into account. The votes are cast monthly by all current players who are PFA members. A final group of nominees is announced at the end of the season, the player with the highest number of votes becoming the eventual winner. The medal is named after one of Australia's most famous and successful players, Harry Kewell.

Year	Player	Club
2008-09	Nikita Rukavytsya	Perth Glory
2009-10	Mitch Langerak	Melbourne Victory
2010-11	Robbie Kruse	Melbourne Victory
2011-12	Mathew Ryan[4]	Central Coast Mariners
2012-13	Marco Rojas[3]	Melbourne Victory
2013–14	Mathew Ryan[4]	Club Brugge

A-League Team of the Season

The A-League Team of the Season is awarded to the league's best players selected in a 4-3-3 formation with the best coach also selected. The team is selected by the PFA Awards Committee, a group of former Socceroos, football analysts and journalists.

2008-09

GK	Eugene Galekovic	Adelaide United
RB	Tarek Elrich	Newcastle Jets
CB	Craig Moore	Brisbane Roar
CB	Sasa Ognenovski	Adelaide United
LB	Scott Jamieson	Adelaide United
DM	Mile Jedinak	Central Coast Mariners
AM	Travis Dodd	Adelaide United
AM	Charlie Miller	Brisbane Roar
RW	Shane Smeltz	Wellington Phoenix
LW	Archie Thompson	Melbourne Victory
FW	Eugene Dadi	Perth Glory

Substitutes:

GK	Michael Theoklitos	Melbourne Victory
CB	Kevin Muscat	Melbourne Victory
DM	Paul Reid	Adelaide United
CM	Billy Celeski	Melbourne Victory
FW	Nikita Rukavytsya	Perth Glory

Manager: Aurelio Vidmar, Adelaide United

Referee: Strebre Delovski

2009-10

GK	Eugene Galekovic	Adelaide United
RB	Matthew Kemp	Melbourne Victory
CB	Simon Colosimo	Sydney FC
CB	Kevin Muscat	Melbourne Victory
LB	Dean Heffernan	Central Coast Mariners
CM	Jason Culina	Gold Coast United
CM	Matt Thompson	Newcastle Jets
AM	Carlos Hernandez	Melbourne Victory
RW	Archie Thompson	Melbourne Victory
LW	Alex Brosque	Sydney FC
FW	Shane Smeltz	Gold Coast United

Substitutes:

GK	Danny Vukovic	Central Coast Mariners
CB	Nikolai Topor-Stanley	Newcastle Jets
LW	Tommy Oar	Brisbane Roar
AM	Steve Corica	Sydney FC
RW	Paul Ifill	Wellington Phoenix

Manager: Vitezslav Lavicka, Sydney FC

Referee: Strebre Delovski

2010-11

GK	Michael Theoklitos	Brisbane Roar
RB	Ivan Franjic	Brisbane Roar
CB	Matt Smith	Brisbane Roar
CB	Luke DeVere	Brisbane Roar
LB	Cássio	Adelaide United
AM	Marcos Flores	Adelaide United
CM	Matt McKay (captain)	Brisbane Roar
AM	Thomas Broich	Brisbane Roar
RW	Kosta Barbarouses	Brisbane Roar
LW	Robbie Kruse	Melbourne Victory
FW	Sergio van Dijk	Adelaide United

Substitutes:

GK	Glen Moss	Gold Coast United
LB	Joshua Rose	Central Coast Mariners
CM	Kasey Wehrman	Newcastle Jets
AM	Carlos Hernandez	Melbourne Victory
FW	Jean Carlos Solórzano	Brisbane Roar

Manager: Ange Postecoglou, Brisbane Roar

Referee: Gerard Parsons

2011-12

GK	Mathew Ryan	Central Coast Mariners
RB	Michael Marrone	Melbourne Heart
CB	Patrick Zwaanswijk	Central Coast Mariners
LB	Joshua Rose	Central Coast Mariners
CM	Fred	Melbourne Heart
CM	Mitch Nichols	Brisbane Roar
AM	Thomas Broich	Brisbane Roar
AM	Aziz Behich	Melbourne Heart
RW	Paul Ifill	Wellington Phoenix
LW	Archie Thompson	Melbourne Victory
FW	Besart Berisha	Brisbane Roar

Substitutes:

GK	Clint Bolton	Melbourne Heart
CD	Andrew Durante	Wellington Phoenix
CM	Nicky Carle	Sydney FC
AM	Carlos Hernandez	Melbourne Victory
FW	Harry Kewell	Melbourne Victory

Manager: Graham Arnold, Central Coast Mariners

Referee: Strebre Delovski

2012-13

GK	Ante Covic	Western Sydney Wanderers
RB	Jerome Polenz	Western Sydney Wanderers
CB	Trent Sainsbury	Central Coast Mariners
CB	Nikolai Topor-Stanley	Western Sydney Wanderers
LB	Adama Traore	Melbourne Victory
CM	Mark Milligan	Melbourne Victory
AM	Shinji Ono	Western Sydney Wanderers
AM	Michael McGlinchey	Central Coast Mariners
RW	Jeremy Brockie	Wellington Phoenix
LW	Marco Rojas	Melbourne Victory
FW	Alessandro Del Piero	Sydney FC

Substitutes:

GK	Eugene Galekovic	Adelaide United
CB	Michael Thwaite	Perth Glory
AM	Marcelo Carrusca	Adelaide United
FW	Archie Thompson	Melbourne Victory
FW	Daniel McBreen	Central Coast Mariners

Manager: Tony Popovic, Western Sydney Wanderers

Referee: Strebre Delovski

2013-14

GK	Eugene Galeković	Adelaide United
RB	Ivan Franjić	Brisbane Roar
CB	Matt Smith	Brisbane Roar
CB	Matthew Špiranović	Western Sydney Wanderers
LB	Adama Traore	Melbourne Victory
CM	Luke Brattan	Brisbane Roar
AM	Thomas Broich	Brisbane Roar
AM	Marcelo Carrusca	Adelaide United
FW	Adam Taggart	Newcastle Jets
FW	Besart Berisha	Brisbane Roar
FW	David Williams	Melbourne Heart

Substitutes:

GK	Danny Vuković	Perth Glory
CB	Osama Malik	Adelaide United
CM	Mark Milligan	Melbourne Victory
AM	Carlos Hernandez	Wellington Phoenix
FW	Stein Huysegems	Wellington Phoenix

Manager: Mike Mulvey, Brisbane Roar

Referee: Strebre Delovski

A-League Team of the Decade

GK	Eugene Galeković
RB	Ivan Franjić
CB	Kevin Muscat
CB	Patrick Zwaanswijk
LB	Cássio
MF	Thomas Broich
MF	Carlos Hernandez
MF	Matt McKay
FW	Archie Thompson
FW	Besart Berisha
FW	Shane Smeltz

Substitutes

GK	Michael Theo
LB	Adama Traoré
MF	Mark Milligan
MF	Steve Corica
FW	Alessandro Del Piero

Alex Tobin OAM Medal

The Alex Tobin OAM Medal is selected by the PFA Executive to a current or former player who demonstrates four outstanding attributes: leadership; achievement as a player; commitment to one’s fellow professionals and service and dedication to the game.^[6] The medal is named after the PFA's longest serving president, Alex Tobin.

In 2011 Mark Viduka became the fourth winner of the medal, following previous medals won by Joe Marston, Johnny Warren and Craig Johnston.^[7]

References

External links

• PFA Awards Official Website