2018 CONCACAF Awards explained

CONCACAF Awards 2018
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The shortlists for the 2018 CONCACAF Awards were announced on 11 December 2018.

The awards are for performances between 1 January and 10 December 2018.^[1] The results were announced on 15 January 2019.

Women's football awards

Player of the Year

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Rank	Player	Team
	Alex Morgan	Orlando Pride
	Khadija Shaw	University of Tennessee
	Lindsey Horan	Portland Thorns FC
	Yenith Bailey	Tauro
	Melchie Dumonay
	Julie Ertz	Chicago Red Stars
	Alison González	UANL
	Rose Lavelle	Washington Spirit
	Adriana Leon	Seattle Reign FC
	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC

Women's Football Coach of the Year

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Rank	Coach	Team
	Hue Menzies	Florida Kraze Krush
	Jill Ellis
	Monica Vergara
	Vance Brown
	Marc Collat
	Christopher Cuéllar
	Alana Francois
	Kenneth Heiner-Møller
	Victor Suárez
	Rhian Wilkinson

Referee of the Year

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Rank	Referee name
	Lucila Venegas
	Crystal Sobers
	Carol Anne Chénard
	Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
	Melissa Borjas
	Marianela Araya Cruz
	Francia González
	Tatiana Guzman
	Odette Hamilton
	Cardella Samuels

Goalkeeper of the Year

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Rank	Player name	Team name
	Alyssa Naeher	Chicago Red Stars
	Yenith Bailey	San Miguelito
	Stephanie Labbé	Linköpings FC
	Emily Alvarado	Texas Christian University
	Naphtaline Clerméus	Tigresse
	Rylee Foster	West Virginia Mountaineers
	Anna Karpenko	Ontario REX
	Mandy McGlynn	Virginia Tech Hokies
	Sydney Schneider	UNC Wilmington Seahawks
	Fabiana Solano	Desampa 2000

Best XI

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Shortlist
Defenders		Midfielders		Forwards
Player name	Team name	Player name	Team name	Player name	Team name
Becky Sauerbrunn	Utah Royals FC	Rose Lavelle	Washington Spirit	Alex Morgan	Orlando Pride
Crystal Dunn	NC Courage	Lindsey Horan	Portland Thorns	Adriana Leon	Seattle Reign
Kadeisha Buchanan	Olympique Lyonnais	Khadija Shaw	University of Tennessee	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns
Quinn	Washington Spirit	Julie Ertz	Chicago Red Stars	Jordyn Huitema	Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX
Sashana Campbell	Maccabi Kishronot Hadera	Shirley Cruz	Jiangsu Suning F.C.	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign
Michela Agresti	FC Stars of Mass	Sophie Schmidt	1. FFC Frankfurt	Tobin Heath	Portland Thorns
Kelley O'Hara	Utah Royals FC	Melchie Dumonay	Camp Nous	Alison Gonzalez	Tigres UANL
Abby Dahlkemper	NC Courage	Jessie Fleming	University of California, Los Angeles	Jody Brown	AS Roma
Tanna Sanchez	Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Puebla	Marta Cox	Deportes Quindío	Lineth Cedeño	Tauro FC
Olivia Cooke	Ontario REX	Nicole Perez	CD Guadalajara	Nichelle Prince	Houston Dash

Final Selection!Goalkeeper
Defenders
Alyssa Naeher
Kadeisha Buchanan Crystal Dunn Tanna Sanchez Becky Sauerbrunn
Midfielders
Lindsey Horan Khadija Shaw Nicole Perez
Forwards
Alex Morgan Christine Sinclair Jody Brown

Men's football awards

Player of the Year

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Rank	Player	Team
	Hirving Lozano	PSV Eindhoven
	Keylor Navas	Real Madrid
	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC
	Román Castillo	Motagua
	Héctor Herrera	Porto
	Kemar Lawrence	New York Red Bulls
	Keylor Navas	Real Madrid
	Jonathan Osorio	Toronto FC
	Alan Pulido	Guadalajara
	Yendrick Ruiz	Herdiano
	Carlos Vela	Los Angeles FC

Men's Football Coach of the Year

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Rank	Coach	Team
	Matías Almeyda	San Jose Earthquakes (formerly Guadalajara)
	Remko Bicentini
	Juan Carlos Osorio	(formerly)
	Willie Donachie
	Ricardo Ferretti	UANL
	Jesse Marsch	RB Leipzig (formerly New York Red Bulls)
	Jacques Passy
	Tab Ramos
	Greg Vanney	Toronto FC
	Diego Vásquez	Motagua

Referee of the Year

Rank	Referee
	César Arturo Ramos
	Mark Geiger
	Joel Aguilar
	Ivan Barton
	Mario Escobar
	Jair Marrufo
	Ricardo Montero
	Oshane Nation
	Marco Ortíz
	John Pitti

Goalkeeper of the Year

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Rank	Player	Team
	Keylor Navas	Real Madrid
	Guillermo Ochoa	Standard Liège
	Cody Laurendi	OKC Energy FC
	Alex Bono	Toronto FC
	Rodolfo Cota	León (formerly Guadalajara)
	Miguel Lloyd	Árabe Unido
	Leonel Moreira	Herediano
	Luis Robles	New York Red Bulls
	Olivier Rosa-Arsene	Club Franciscain
	Jonathan Felipe Rougier	Motagua

Best XI

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Shortlist
Defenders		Midfielders		Forwards
Player name	Team name	Player name	Team name	Player name	Team name
Edson Álvarez	América	Jonathan Osorio	Toronto FC	Sebastian Giovinco	Toronto FC
Oswaldo Alanis	Oviedo (formerly Guadalajara)	Mateus Uribe	América	Hirving Lozano	PSV Eindhoven
Atiba Harris	OKC Energy FC	Yendrick Ruiz	Herediano	André-Pierre Gignac	UANL
Jair Pereira	Guadalajara	Nicolás Lodeiro	Seattle Sounders FC	Carlos Vela	Los Angeles FC
Juan Pablo Montes	Motagua	Óscar Cerén	Alianza	Román Castillo	Motagua
Hugo Ayala	UANL	Andrés Guardado	Real Betis	Alan Pulido	Guadalajara
Francisco Calvo	Minnesota United FC	Randall Azofeifa	Herediano	Duckens Nazon	Sint-Truiden
Kemar Lawrence	New York Red Bulls	Luis Paradela	Pinar del Río	Bradley Wright-Phillips	New York Red Bulls
Ashtone Morgan	Toronto FC	Héctor Herrera	Porto	Alphonso Davies	Bayern Munich (formerly Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
Cuco Martina	Stoke City	Michael Bradley	Toronto FC	Raúl Jiménez	Wolverhampton Wanderers

Final Selection!Goalkeeper
Defenders
Keylor Navas
Edson Álvarez Hugo Ayala Cuco Martina Francisco Calvo
Midfielders
Héctor Herrera Michael Bradley Andrés Guardado
Forwards
Hirving Lozano Bradley Wright-Phillips Sebastian Giovinco

Mixed-sex

Goal of the Year

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Player	Competition	Match	Minute scored
Joe Corona	2018 CONCACAF Champions League	Club América vs Tauro FC	19'
Alan Pulido	2018 CONCACAF Champions League	CD Guadalajara vs Toronto FC	72'
Khadija Shaw	2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship	vs	2'
Shacaylah Williams	2018 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship	vs	72'
Alexis Méndez	2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	vs	15'
Spencer Weir-Daley	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying	vs	74'
Blas Pérez	2018 CONCACAF League	C.D. Árabe Unido vs C.D. FAS	51'
Jimmy Marín	2018 CONCACAF League	FC Motagua vs CS Herediano	85'
Rose Lavelle	2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship	vs	2'
Ruensley Leuteria	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying	vs	91'

Outstanding Performance Award

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Notes and References

Web site: Rules and Process for the Concacaf Awards 2018 . www.concacaf.com . 11 December 2018.
Web site: Alex Morgan of the United States is Concacaf’s Female Player of the Year. www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. 16 January 2019. 17 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190117174224/https://www.concacaf.com/en/awards/news/alex-morgan-of-the-united-states-is-concacaf-s-female-player-of-the-year. dead.
Web site: Menzies takes home Concacaf coaching honors. www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. 16 January 2019.
Web site: Mexico enjoys clean sweep in Concacaf Referee of the Year Awards. www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. 16 January 2019.
Web site: Naeher takes home Concacaf Female Goalkeeper of the Year Award. www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. 16 January 2019.
Web site: United States spearheads Concacaf Women’s Best XI. www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. 16 January 2019.
Web site: Lozano caps brilliant 2018 with Concacaf Male Player of the Year Award. www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. 15 January 2019. 15 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190115234506/https://www.concacaf.com/en/awards/news/lozano-caps-brilliant-2018-with-concacaf-male-player-of-the-year-award. dead.
Web site: Chivas’ SCCL conquest paves way for Almeyda honor. www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. 16 January 2019.
Web site: Navas collects third straight Male GK of the Year honor. www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. 16 January 2019. 16 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190116150034/https://www.concacaf.com/en/awards/news/navas-collects-third-straight-male-gk-of-the-year-honor. dead.
Web site: Mexico leads way in Concacaf Men’s Best XI. www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. 16 January 2019. 17 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190117013330/https://www.concacaf.com/en/awards/news/mexico-leads-way-in-concacaf-men-s-best-xi. dead.
Web site: Goal of the Year: Joe Corona. www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. 16 January 2019.
Web site: Jamaica’s historical WWC qualification earns Outstanding Award. www.concacaf.com. 15 January 2019. 16 January 2019.