Award Nominations - Football

The following nominations are for the 2020 and 2021 calendar years. The awards period has been combined due to the impact of Covid-19 on international football and domestic competitions.

Voting closes at 1pm on Tuesday 10 May. 
International Player of the Year
Awarded to a player who has excelled for a senior New Zealand Football national team. Performances for clubs can also be taken into consideration, but the player must have represented a senior New Zealand Football national team during the calendar year to be eligible.

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* 1. Men:

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* 2. Women:

Domestic Player of the Year
Awarded to a player who has excelled in one or more of New Zealand Football’s national competitions. There is no requirement for the winner to be eligible to represent New Zealand.

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* 3. Women (for performances in ISPS Handa Women’s Premiership 2020, National League 2021 or Kate Sheppard Cup 2021):

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* 4. Men (for performances in ISPS Handa Men’s Premiership 2020-21, National League 2021 or Chatham Cup 2021):

Young Player of the Year
Awarded to a player aged 20 and under in 2020 who has excelled for a New Zealand Football national team. Performances for clubs can also be taken into consideration but the player must have represented a New Zealand Football national team during the calendar year to be eligible.

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* 5. Men:

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* 6. Women:

Football Coach of the Year
Awarded to a coach who has achieved excellence with a New Zealand Football national team and/or in one or more of New Zealand Football’s national competitions.

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* 7. Women:

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* 8. Men:

Team of the Year
Awarded for the most outstanding performance by a New Zealand Football national team or a team competing in one of New Zealand Football’s national competitions. 

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* 9. Team of the Year:

Player of the Year
Celebrating outstanding achievement by any player eligible to represent New Zealand. The achievements may be at club or national team level.

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* 10. Player of the Year:

Best Moment
A celebration of the best football moment from 2020 or 2021 for Aotearoa New Zealand. 

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* 11. Best Moment:

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