Best_Footballer_in_Asia_2016

Best Footballer in Asia 2016

Best Footballer in Asia 2016

4th annual Best Footballer in Asia award

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.

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

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

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References

  1. [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. [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.
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