# 2023 AFC Annual Awards

The 2023 AFC Annual Awards was the 28th edition of the AFC Annual Awards; an awards ceremony for football players, coaches, members and other practitioners of the year in Asia. The award ceremony was held at the Grand Peace Palace, part of Kyung Hee University campus in Seoul, South Korea on 29 October 2024.

## Winners
### Men
#### Player of the Year

| Rank | Player | National team | Club |
| 1st | Akram Afif | Qatar | Al Sadd |
| | Seol Young-woo | South Korea | Ulsan HD Crvena Zvezda |
| | Yazan Al Naimat | Jordan | Al Ahli Al-Arabi |

#### Asian International Player of the Year

| Rank | Player | National team | Club |
| 1st | Son Heung-min | South Korea | Tottenham |
| | Mehdi Taremi | Iran | Porto Inter Milan |
| | Mousa Al Tamari | Jordan | Montpellier |

#### Coach of the Year

| Rank | Player | National team |
| 1st | Gō Ōiwa | Japan U23 |
| | Graham Arnold | Australia |
| | Hwang Sun-hong | South Korea U23 |

#### Futsal Player of the Year

| Rank | Player | National team |
| 1st | Saeid Ahmadabbasi | Iran |
| | Fayzali Sardorov | Tajikistan |
| | Dilshod Rakhmatov | Uzbekistan |

#### Youth Player of the Year

| Rank | Player | National team | Club |
| 1st | Abbosbek Fayzullaev | Uzbekistan | CSKA Moscow |
| | Bae Jun-ho | South Korea | Daejeon Hana Citizen Stoke City |
| | Gaku Nawata | Japan U17 | Kamimura Gakuen High School |

### Women
#### Player of the Year

| Rank | Player | National team | Club |
| 1st | Kiko Seike | Japan | Urawa Reds Brighton & Hove Albion |
| | Cortnee Vine | Australia | Sydney FC North Carolina Courage |
| | Kim Hye-ri | South Korea | Incheon HD |

#### Asian International Player of the Year

| Rank | Player | National team | Club | Ref. |
| 1st | Ellie Carpenter | Australia | Lyon | |
| | Yui Hasegawa | Japan | Manchester City | |

#### Coach of the Year

| Rank | Player | National team |
| 1st | Park Youn-jeong | South Korea U20 |
| | Tomomi Miyamoto | Japan |
| | Leah Blayney | Australia U20 |

#### Youth Player of the Year

| Rank | Player | National team | Club |
| 1st | Chae Un-yong | North Korea U20 | Wolmido SC |
| | Daniela Galic | Australia | Melbourne City Twente |
| | Casey Phair | South Korea | Angel City |

### Referees
#### AFC Referees Special Award

| | Name | Association |
| Referee | Yuichi Hatano | Japan |
| Referee | Abdullah Al-Salehi | Oman |
| Referee | Ibrahim Yousif Al Raeesi | United Arab Emirates |

### Other awards
#### AFC Member Association of the Year (Platinum)

| National association | Ref. |
| Japan | |

#### AFC Member Association of the Year (Diamond)

| National association | Ref. |
| Thailand | |

#### AFC Member Association of the Year (Gold)

| National association | Ref. |
| Nepal | |

#### AFC Member Association of the Year (Ruby)

| National association | Ref. |
| Laos | |

#### AFC Regional Association of the Year

| National association | Ref. |
| CAFA | |

#### AFC President's Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Gold)

| National association | Ref. |
| Australia | |

#### AFC President's Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Silver)

| National association | Ref. |
| India | |

#### AFC President's Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Bronze)

| National association | Ref. |
| Vietnam | |

#### AFC President's Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution

| Winner | Ref. |
| Saudi Arabia | |

#### AFC Asian Cup Host Appreciation Award

| Winner | Ref. |
| Qatar | |

#### AFC Diamond of Asia

| Winner | Ref. |
| Gianni Infantino | |