Asian Footballer of the Year

Since 1994, the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC) Asian Player of the Year honors a year. While the German and European Footballer of the Year will be selected by journalists juries in Asia that track is officially assigned by the Asian Football Federation. At a gala while 20 additional honors be made, including in the category of Asia's Coach of the Year.

Since 2012, the award is only awarded Asia's player of the year players who play in an Asian club. For players of other teams, the award of Asia international footballer of the year was created.

The AFC sees the elections as a tribute to the high level at which the Asian football moves now. In a global comparison Asian teams and players are yet far behind the competition from Europe, South America and Africa, but to approach more and more Asian footballer in the world top. The best teams among the Asian teams, therefore, represent the most Footballer of the Year.

The awards are made at a gala, the Annual Awards Ceremony, which is traditionally held in Kuala Lumpur.

Prior to 1994, the election was carried out unofficially. From 1988 to 1991, the IFFHS voted a player in 1992, no player was named in 1993 made ​​by the initial, albeit still unofficial appointment by the AFC.

In the meantime - until 2000 - the title of Asia has been awarded Player of the Year as Asian Football Confederation 's Sanyo Player of the Year Award.

Asian Footballer of the Year

* Is Called the club with which the player played at the time of the election.

Asia's international player of the year

* Is Called the club with which the player played at the time of the election.

Asian Player of the Century (1998)

Player

Goalkeeper