2012 AFC Annual Awards

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AFC Player of the YearMen's:
South Korea Lee Keun-ho
Women's:
Japan Aya Miyama
2012 AFC Annual Awards
Date29 November 2012
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Presented byAsian Football Confederation
Highlights
AFC Player of the YearMen's:
South Korea Lee Keun-ho
Women's:
Japan Aya Miyama
AFC Coach of the YearMen's:
South Korea Kim Ho-kon
Women's:
Japan Asako Takakura
AFC Youth Player of the YearMen's:
Iraq Mohannad Abdul-Raheem
Women's:
Japan Hanae Shibata
AFC International Player of the YearJapan Shinji Kagawa
AFC Futsal Player of the YearJapan Rafael Henmi
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The 2012 AFC Annual Awards was the top football players and coaches of the year in Asia.

Among five candidates, Lee Keun-Ho win the Asian Footballer of the Year award for his role in winning AFC Champions League for his club team.[1]

Aya Miyama, Japan women's football team player which won 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was awarded Asian Women Footballer of the Year for the second time in a row.

Hanae Shibata and Mohannad Abdul-Raheem becomes the Youth Player of the Year. Ulsan Hyundai which won 2012 AFC Champions League was named as the Club of the Year. Both Japan and South Korea's Olympic teams was named as women's and men's team was named as National Team of the Year.

Yuichi Nishimura and Sachiko Yamagishi were named as men's referee of the year. Kim Ho-Kon was awarded as the Coach of the Year. Rafael Henmi was awarded as Futsal Player of the Year. Giti Pasand, winner of the 2012 AFC Futsal Club Championship was named as Futsal Club of the Year. Fair Play Award was given to the Uzbekistan national football team. Football Federation of Iran was awarded as the Best Football Federation in Asia.

Men

Asian Footballer of the Year

Lee Keun-Ho
Rank Player Nationality Club Notes
1stLee Keun-Ho South KoreaSouth Korea Ulsan Hyundai
Ali Karimi IranIran Persepolis
Zheng Zhi ChinaChina Guangzhou Evergrande

International players

Shinji Kagawa
Rank Player Nationality Club Notes
1stShinji Kagawa JapanGermany Borussia Dortmund/ England Manchester United
Mark Schwarzer AustraliaEngland Fulham
Yuto Nagatomo JapanItaly Inter Milan

Foreign players

Ricardo Oliveira
Rank Player Nationality Club Notes
1stRogerinho BrazilKuwait Kuwait SC
Ricardo Oliveira BrazilUnited Arab Emirates Al Jazira
Bruno Correa BrazilIran Sepahan/ United Arab Emirates Al Nasr

Coach of the year

Rank Coach Nationality Club Notes
1stKim Ho-Kon South KoreaSouth Korea Ulsan Hyundai

National team of the year

Gender Team Nationality Notes
MenSouth Korea national under-23 football team South Korea
WomenJapan women's national football team Japan

Club of the year

Rank Club Nationality Notea
1stSouth Korea Ulsan Hyundai South Korea

Women

Aya Miyama
Rank Player Nationality Club Notes
1stAya Miyama JapanJapan Okayama Yunogo Belle
Yuki Ogimi JapanGermany 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
Homare Sawa JapanJapan INAC Leonessa

Young Player

Gender Player Nationality Club
MenMohannad Abdul-Raheem IraqIraq Duhok SC
WomenHanae Shibata JapanJapan Urawa Red Diamonds

Futsal Player

Player Nationality Club
Katsutoshi Rafael Henmi JapanJapan Nagoya Oceans

See also

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