2017 CONCACAF Awards

CONCACAF Awards 2017
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The shortlists for the 2017 CONCACAF Awards were announced on 22 November 2017. The results were announced on 18 and 19 December 2017.

Women's football awards

Player of the Year

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

Goalkeeper of the Year

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

Best XI

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

Coach of the Year

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

Referee of the Year

Rank Referee name
1 Mexico Lucila Venegas
2 Canada Carol Anne Chenard
3 Costa Rica Marianela Araya Cruz
United States Ekaterina Koroleva
Canada Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Guyana Maurees Skeete
Honduras Melissa Borjas
Canada Michelle Pye
Jamaica Odette Hamilton
Mexico Quetzalli Alvarado

Men's football awards

Player of the Year

Rank Player name Position Team name
1 Costa Rica Keylor Navas GK Spain Real Madrid
2 Mexico Hirving Lozano FW Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
3 Jamaica Andre Blake GK United States Philadelphia Union
Costa Rica Bryan Ruiz MF Portugal Sporting CP
United States Christian Pulisic MF Germany Borussia Dortmund
United States Clint Dempsey FW United States Seattle Sounders FC
Argentina Franco Jara FW Mexico Pachuca
Mexico Héctor Moreno DF Italy Roma
Mexico Javier Hernández FW England West Ham United
United States Jozy Altidore FW Canada Toronto FC
Notes
  1. ↑ 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 Costa Rica Keylor Navas Spain Real Madrid
2 Jamaica Andre Blake United States Philadelphia Union
3 Panama Jaime Penedo Romania Dinamo București
Mexico Alfonso Blanco Mexico Pachuca
Honduras Donis Escober Honduras Olimpia
Curaçao Eloy Room Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Mexico Guillermo Ochoa Belgium Standard Liège
Panama Miguel Lloyd Panama Árabe Unido
Argentina Nahuel Guzmán Mexico UANL
United States Tim Howard United States Colorado Rapids

Best XI

Shortlist
Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Name Club Name Club Name Club
Costa Rica Cristian Gamboa Scotland Celtic Costa Rica Bryan Ruiz Portugal Sporting CP Honduras Alberth Elis United States Houston Dynamo
Mexico Diego Reyes Portugal Porto Costa Rica Celso Borges Spain Deportivo La Coruña United States Clint Dempsey United States Seattle Sounders FC
Panama Felipe Baloy Guatemala Municipal United States Christian Pulisic Germany Borussia Dortmund Spain David Villa United States New York City FC
Mexico Héctor Moreno Italy Roma Costa Rica David Guzmán United States Portland Timbers Argentina Franco Jara Mexico Pachuca
Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones United States Seattle Sounders FC Argentina Diego Valeri United States Portland Timbers Panama Gabriel Torres Switzerland Lausanne-Sport
Jamaica Kemar Lawrence United States New York Red Bulls Mexico Héctor Herrera Portugal Porto Mexico Hirving Lozano Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Costa Rica Kendall Waston Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Mexico Javier Aquino Mexico UANL Mexico Javier Hernández England West Ham United
Mexico Miguel Layún Portugal Porto Panama José González Panama Árabe Unido Mexico Jesús Corona Portugal Porto
United States Omar Gonzalez Mexico Pachuca United States Michael Bradley Canada Toronto FC United States Jozy Altidore Canada Toronto FC
Panama Román Torres United States Seattle Sounders FC Haiti Wilde-Donald Guerrier Azerbaijan Qarabağ Hungary Nemanja Nikolić United States Chicago Fire
Final selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

Coach of the Year

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

Referee of the Year

Rank Referee name
1 Mexico César Ramos
2 El Salvador Joel Aguilar
3 Saint Kitts and Nevis Kimbell Ward
Canada Jair Marrufo
Panama John Pitti
United States Mark Geiger
Costa Rica Ricardo Montero
Mexico Roberto Garcia
Mexico Luis Santander
Cuba Yadel Martinez

Mixed-sex

Goal of the Year

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

Outstanding Performance Award

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

Notes

  1. ↑ Then known as Rebecca Quinn

References

  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.