Best Footballer in Asia 2017

The 2017 Best Footballer in Asia, given to the best football player in Asia as judged by a panel of 42 sports journalists, was awarded to Son Heung-min on 5 January 2018. Son thus became the first footballer who had won the award for three times.[1]

Son Heung-min was conferred the Best Footballer in Asia trophy in the training center of Tottenham Hotspurs on 24 April 2018.

Voting

In this edition of Best Footballer in Asia, 42 jurors were invited to vote. Among the 42 jurors, 36 of them represent different AFC nations/regions including Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arabic Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen. Six other jurors were invited representing well-known football media outlets or as independent Asian football experts.[2][3][4]

Rules

Each juror selects 5 best footballers and awards them 6, 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.[5]

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.

If the concerned candidates are tied in the first-place, the concerned candidates will share the award and the trophy.

Ranking
Rank Name Club(s) Points
1 Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur157
2 Omar Kharbin Al-Hilal127
3 Rafael Silva Urawa Red Diamonds57
4 Sardar Azmoun Rostov
Rubin Kazan		51
5 Paulinho Guangzhou Evergrande
Barcelona		44
6 Aaron Mooy Huddersfield Town33
7 Omar Abdulrahman Al-Ain31
8 Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli25
9 Yuki Abe Urawa Red Diamonds23
10 Wu Lei Shanghai SIPG19
11 Reza Ghoochannejhad Heerenveen16
12 Mehdi Taremi Persepolis13
13 Carlos Eduardo Al-Hilal11
14 Shusaku Nishikawa Urawa Red Diamonds10
15 Alireza Jahanbakhsh AZ6
16 Chanathip Songkrasin Muangthong United
Consadole Sapporo		6
17 Yuto Nagatomo Inter Milan6
18 Nawaf Al-Abed Al-Hilal6
19 Tomi Juric Luzern5
20 Tomoaki Makino Urawa Red Diamonds5
21 Kengo Nakamura Kawasaki Frontale4
22 Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Istiklol4
23 Maya Yoshida Southampton4
24 Kosuke Nakamura Kashiwa Reysol3
25 Sunil Chhetri Bengaluru2
Matthew Leckie Hertha BSC
27 Yasser Al-Shahrani Al-Hilal1
Osama Hawsawi Al-Hilal

References
  1. "SONNY COMPLETES HAT-TRICK OF BEST FOOTBALLER IN ASIA AWARDS". Tottenham Hotspurs. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. "Son Heung-min wins Best Footballer in Asia 2017". Fox Sports Asia. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. "The result of Best Footballer in Asia 2017 is unveiled: Son Heung-min tripled his BFA title". Titan Sports (in Chinese). 5 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. "Son Heung-min: The No.1 Asian footballer in 2017". Sohu.com (in Chinese). 5 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  5. "Best Footballer in Asia award: All you need to know". FoxSportsAsia. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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