2015 CONCACAF Awards


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. The results were announced on 22 January 2016.
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
Notes:

Female awards

Player of the Year

RankNamePositionClub
1st Carli LloydMF Houston Dash
2nd Alex MorganFW Orlando Pride
3rd Shirley CruzMF Paris Saint-Germain
Becky SauerbrunnDF FC Kansas City
Christine SinclairFW Portland Thorns FC
Hope SoloGK Seattle Reign
Julie JohnstonDF Chicago Red Stars
Kadeisha BuchananDF
Megan RapinoeMF Seattle Reign
Raquel RodríguezFW-

Goalkeeper of the Year

RankNameTeam
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
Michele Dalton Chicago Red Stars
Rosemary Chandler Concorde Fire
Michelle Betos Portland Thorns

Coach of the Year

RankNameClub or National Team
1st Jill Ellis
2nd Amelia Valverde
3rd Raiza Gutiérrez
Akeilah Hillhouse Freeman’s Village FC
Georgetta Lewis Urlings
Laura Harvey Seattle Reign
Michelle French

Referee of the Year

RankName
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

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Player of the Year

Goalkeeper of the Year

RankNameTeam
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

RankNameTeam
1st Hernán Darío Gómez
2nd Caleb Porter Portland Timbers
3rd Miguel Herrera Tijuana
Gustavo Matosas América
Jesse Marsch New York Red Bulls
Jürgen Klinsmann
Marc Collat
Raúl Gutiérrez
Stephen Hart
Winfried Schäfer

Referee of the Year

RankName
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

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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;
RankPlayerDateParticipantsMinute scoredCompetition
1st Carli LloydUSA vs. Japan16'2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2nd Paul AguilarMexico vs. USA122'2015 CONCACAF Cup
3rd Darwin QuinteroClub America vs. Walter Ferretti13'2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League
Andrés GuardadoJamaica vs. Mexico31'2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Carlos RuizTrinidad & Tobago vs. Guatemala62'2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Karla VillalobosSouth Korea vs. Costa Rica88'2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Lauren HolidayUSA vs. Japan14'2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Javier HernándezMexico vs. USA10'2015 CONCACAF Cup
Arichel HernándezCanada vs. Cuba87'2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
Víctor GuzmánHonduras vs. Mexico68'2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship