Best Footballer in Asia 2016

Shinji Okazaki displayed the Best Footballer in Asia trophy in Stayen of Sint-Truiden on 8 February, 2023.

The 2016 Best Footballer in Asia, given to the best football player in Asia as judged by a panel of 38 sports journalists, was awarded to Shinji Okazaki on 26 December 2016.

Voting

The prize witnessed the first significant enlargement of the panel of jurors since its birth. There were 38 jurors in the panel. 33 jurors were from different AFC nations/regions including Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arabic Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Five jurors were invited from non-AFC media outlets.[1]

Rules

Each juror selects 5 best footballers and awards them 5, 4, 3, 2 points and 1 point respectively from their first choice to the fifth choice. The trophy of the Best Footballer in Asia is awarded to the player with the highest total of points.[2]

Tiebreakers

When two or more candidates obtain the same points, the rankings of the concerned candidates would be based upon the following criteria in order.

  • a) The number of the 1st-place vote obtained
  • b) The number of the 2nd-place vote obtained
  • c) The number of the 3rd-place vote obtained
  • d) The number of the 4th-place vote obtained

If all conditions are equal, the concerned candidates will be tied in rankings.

Ranking

Rank Name Club(s) Points
1 Japan Shinji Okazaki England Leicester City 126
2 United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 123
3 South Korea Son Heung-min England Tottenham Hotspur 109
4 Iran Sardar Azmoun Russia Rostov 46
5 Brazil Leonardo South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 34
6 Japan Genki Haraguchi Germany Hertha BSC 30
7 Iraq Hammadi Ahmad Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 16
8 Brazil Paulinho China Guangzhou Evergrande 15
9 Brazil Adriano South Korea FC Seoul 13
10 China Wu Lei China Shanghai SIPG 11
11 South Korea Koo Ja-cheol Germany FC Augsburg 10
12 Japan Hiroshi Kiyotake Germany Hannover 96
Spain Sevilla		 7
13 South Korea Lee Jae-sung South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6
14 Brazil Romarinho Qatar El Jaish 5
15 Australia Tom Rogic Scotland Celtic 5
Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin Thailand Muangthong United
17 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Khalil United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 4
18 Australia Aaron Mooy Australia Melbourne City
England Huddersfield Town		 2
19 Uzbekistan Sardor Rashidov Qatar El Jaish 2
20 South Korea Kwon Sun-Tae South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1

References

  1. ^ "2016 Best Footballer in Asia: Shinji Okazaji won the trophy by edging past Omar Abdulrahman for three points (in Chinese) 冈崎慎司摘2016亚洲金球奖 3分优势险胜奥马尔". Tencent Sports. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Best Footballer in Asia award: All you need to know". FoxSportsAsia. 26 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.