2016 CONCACAF Awards

The shortlists were announced on 15 December 2016.^[1] The results were announced on 18 January 2017.^[2]

CONCACAF Awards 2016
Date	18 January 2017 (2017-01-18)
Website	concacaf.com
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Eligibility criteria

Players, coaches and referees of any nationality were eligible to be nominated for the awards, as long as they meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Have played/coached/refereed in an official CONCACAF tournament at club or national team level
• Have played/coached/refereed for a CONCACAF member national team in a FIFA-sanctioned international competition
• Have played/coached/refereed in a domestic league within CONCACAF's territory

Female awards

Player of the Year

Rank	Player	Position	Club
1	Alex Morgan (USA)	FW	Orlando Pride
2	Tobin Heath (USA)	MF	Portland Thorns FC
3	Crystal Dunn (USA)	FW	Washington Spirit
	Becky Sauerbrunn (USA)	DF	FC Kansas City
	Carli Lloyd (USA)	MF/FW	Houston Dash
	Christine Sinclair (CAN)	FW	Portland Thorns FC
	Janine Beckie (CAN)	FW	Houston Dash
	Karla Villalobos (CRC)	FW	Unión Deportiva Moravia
	Mallory Pugh (USA)	FW	Real Colorado
	Shirley Cruz (CRC)	MF	Paris Saint-Germain

Goalkeeper of the Year

Rank	Player	Club
1	Ashlyn Harris (USA)	Orlando Pride
2	Stephanie Labbé (CAN)	Washington Spirit
3	Yoselin Franco (GUA)	Unifut
	Alyssa Naeher (USA)	Chicago Red Stars
	Cecilia Santiago (MEX)	Þór Akureyri
	Dinnia Diaz (CRC)	Unión Deportiva Moravia
	Erin McLeod (CAN)	FC Rosengård
	Kimika Forbes (TRI)	Club Sportivo Limpeño Ladies
	Michelle Betos (USA)	Portland Thorns FC
	Sabrina D'Angelo (CAN)	Western New York Flash

Coach of the Year

Rank	Coach	Club	National team
1	Amelia Valverde (CRC)		Costa Rica
2	Jill Ellis (USA)		United States
3	Michelle French (USA)		United States U20
	Laura Harvey (ENG)	Seattle Reign

Referee of the Year

Rank	Referee	National Association
1	Carol Anne Chenard	Canada
2	Quetzalli Alvarado	Mexico
3	Kimberly Moreira	Costa Rica (Assistant Referee)
	Katja Koroleva	United States
	Marie-Soleil Beaudoin	Canada
	Maurees Skeete	Guyana
	Melissa Borjas	Honduras
	Mirian Leon	El Salvador
	Princess Brown	Jamaica (Assistant Referee)
	Shirley Perello	Honduras (Assistant Referee)

Best XI

Shortlist

Defenders			Midfielders			Forwards
Player	Club		Player	Club		Player	Club
Ali Krieger (USA)	Washington Spirit		Desiree Scott (CAN)	FC Kansas City		Alex Morgan (USA)	Orlando Pride
Alina Garciamendez (MEX)			Diana Matheson (CAN)	Washington Spirit		Christen Press (USA)	Chicago Red Stars
Ashley Lawrence (CAN)	West Virginia University		Carli Lloyd (USA)	Houston Dash		Christine Sinclair (CAN)	Portland Thorns
Allysha Chapman (CAN)	Houston Dash Boston Breakers		Gloriana Villalobos (CRC)	Deportivo Saprissa		Crystal Dunn (USA)	Washington Spirit
Becky Sauerbrunn (USA)	FC Kansas City		Jessie Fleming (CAN)	UCLA		Deanne Rose (CAN)	Scarborough GS United
Julie Johnston (USA)	Chicago Red Stars		Megan Rapinoe (USA)	Seattle Reign FC		Janine Beckie (CAN)	Houston Dash
Kadeisha Buchanan (CAN)	West Virginia University		Morgan Brian (USA)	Houston Dash		Karla Villalobos (CRC)	Unión Deportiva Moravia
Kelley O'Hara (USA)	Sky Blue FC		Shirley Cruz (CRC)	Paris Saint-Germain		Mallory Pugh (USA)	Real Colorado
Meghan Klingenberg (USA)	Portland Thorns FC		Sophie Schmidt (CAN)	FFC Frankfurt		Melissa Tancredi (CAN)	KIF Örebro DFF
Shelina Zadorsky (CAN)	Washington Spirit		Tobin Heath (USA)	Portland Thorns FC		Raquel Rodríguez Cedeño (CRC)	Sky Blue FC

Final selection

Goalkeeper
Ashlyn Harris
Defenders
Ali Krieger Kadeisha Buchanan Becky Sauerbrunn Ashley Lawrence
Midfielders
Gloriana Villalobos Carli Lloyd Shirley Cruz Tobin Heath
Forwards
Alex Morgan Christine Sinclair

Male awards

Player of the Year

Rank	Player	Position	Club
1	Bryan Ruiz (CRC)	MF/FW	Sporting CP
2	Hirving Lozano (MEX)	FW/MF	Pachuca
3	Keylor Navas (CRC)	GK	Real Madrid
	Christian Bolaños (CRC)	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
	Christian Pulisic (USA)	MF	Borussia Dortmund
	Clint Dempsey (USA)	FW/MF	Seattle Sounders FC
	Javier Hernández (MEX)	FW	Bayer Leverkusen
	Romell Quioto (HON)	MF/FW	Olimpia
	Rubens Sambueza (MEX)	MF	América
	Wes Morgan (JAM)	DF	Leicester City

Goalkeeper of the Year

Rank	Player	Club
1	Keylor Navas (CRC)	Real Madrid
2	Alfredo Talavera (MEX)	Toluca
3	Nahuel Guzmán (ARG)	UANL
	Brad Guzan (USA)	Middlesbrough
	Guillermo Ochoa (MEX)	Granada
	Jaime Penedo (PAN)	Dinamo București
	Luis López (HON)	Real España
	Miguel Lloyd (DOM)	Árabe Unido
	Milan Borjan (CAN)	Ludogorets Razgrad
	Tim Howard (USA)	Colorado Rapids

Coach of the Year

Rank	Coach	Club	National team
1	Óscar Ramírez (CRC)		Costa Rica
2	Ricardo Ferretti (BRA)	UANL
3	Diego Alonso (URU)	Pachuca
	Bruce Arena (USA)	LA Galaxy
	Hernán Darío Gómez (COL)		Panama
	Jorge Luis Pinto (COL)		Honduras
	Juan Carlos Osorio (COL)		Mexico
	Miguel Herrera (MEX)	Tijuana
	Óscar Pareja (COL)	FC Dallas
	Sergio Guzmán (PAN)	Árabe Unido

Referee of the Year

Rank	Referee	National Association
1	César Ramos	Mexico
2	Joe Fletcher	Canada (Assistant Referee)
3	Joel Aguilar	El Salvador
	John Pitti	Panama
	José Luis Camargo	Mexico (Assistant Referee)
	Leonel Leal	Costa Rica (Assistant Referee)
	Mark Geiger	United States
	Ricardo Montero	Costa Rica
	Roberto García	Mexico
	Walter López	Guatemala

Best XI

Shortlist

Defenders			Midfielders			Forwards
Player	Club		Player	Club		Player	Club
Adam Straith (CAN)	Fredrikstad		Andrés Guardado (MEX)	PSV Eindhoven		André-Pierre Gignac (FRA)	UANL
Cristian Gamboa (CRC)	Celtic		Atiba Hutchinson (CAN)	Beşiktaş		Bobby Wood (USA)	Hamburger SV
Felipe Baloy (PAN)	Rionegro Águilas		Christian Bolaños (CRC)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Bradley Wright-Phillips (ENG)	New York Red Bulls
Héctor Moreno (MEX)	PSV Eindhoven		Christian Pulisic (USA)	Borussia Dortmund		Bryan Ruiz (CRC)	Sporting CP
John Brooks (USA)	Hertha BSC		Giovani dos Santos (MEX)	LA Galaxy		Clint Dempsey (USA)	Seattle Sounders FC
Maynor Figueroa (HON)	FC Dallas		Héctor Herrera (MEX)	Porto		Gino van Kessel (CUW)	Slavia Prague
Miguel Layún (MEX)	Porto		Hirving Lozano (MEX)	Pachuca		Javier Hernández (MEX)	Bayer Leverkusen
Rafael Márquez (MEX)	Atlas		Jesús Corona (MEX)	Porto		Jozy Altidore (USA)	Toronto FC
Rónald Matarrita (CRC)	New York City FC		Nicolás Lodeiro (URU)	Seattle Sounders FC		Oribe Peralta (MEX)	América
Wes Morgan (JAM)	Leicester City		Rubens Sambueza (ARG)	América		Romell Quioto (HON)	Olimpia

Final selection

Goalkeeper
Keylor Navas
Defenders
Rónald Matarrita Wes Morgan Rafael Márquez Miguel Layún
Midfielders
Christian Bolaños Atiba Hutchinson Andrés Guardado Hirving Lozano
Forwards
André-Pierre Gignac Bryan Ruiz

Mixed-sex

Outstanding Performance Award

•  Canada women's national soccer team and John Herdman

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.

Rank	Player	Date	Participants	Minute scored	Competition
1	Jesús Corona (MEX)	June 14, 2016 (2016-06-14)	Mexico  v  Venezuela	80'	Copa América Centenario
2	Eduardo Herrera (MEX)	August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19)	UNAM v Honduras Progreso	66'	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
3	Alexander Larín (SLV)	August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17)	Alianza v New York Red Bulls	54'	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
	Amílcar Henríquez (PAN)	August 25, 2016 (2016-08-25)	Don Bosco v Árabe Unido	24'	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
	Carlos Lizarazo (COL)	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)	Suchitepéquez v FC Dallas	22'	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
	Christine Sinclair (CAN)	February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)	Canada  v  Costa Rica	52'	2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
	Clint Dempsey (USA)	June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16)	United States  v  Ecuador	20'	Copa América Centenario
	Joel Campbell (CRC)	November 16, 2016 (2016-11-16)	Costa Rica  v  United States	74'	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
	Kelley O'Hara (USA)	September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15)	United States  v  Puerto Rico	45'	2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
	Romell Quioto (HON)	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)	Honduras  v  Canada	51'	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)