Postecoglou, who has quickly restructured Brisbane Roar into arguably the most elegant side the A-League has seen, will lead the team with his Roar skipper and Socceroos midfielder Matt McKay, who has been voted by his peers to captain the side.

The team, which is voted in 4-3-3 formation and includes 7 Brisbane Roar players, is:

GOALKEEPER: Michael Theoklitos (Brisbane Roar)

DEFENDERS: Ivan Franjic (Brisbane Roar), Matt Smith (Brisbane Roar), Luke Devere (Brisbane Roar) and Cassio (Adelaide United)

MIDFIELDERS: Marcos Flores (Adelaide United), Matt McKay (c)(Brisbane Roar) and Thomas Broich (Brisbane Roar)

FORWARDS: Kosta Barbarouses (Brisbane Roar), Sergio Van Dijk (Adelaide United) and Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory)

SUBS: Glenn Moss (Gold Coast United), Josh Rose (Central Coast Mariners), Kasey Wehrman (Newcastle United Jets), Carlos Hernandez (Melbourne Victory) and Jean Carlos Solorzano (Brisbane Roar)

COACH: Ange Postecouglou (Brisbane Roar)

REFEREE: Matthew Breeze

PFA Chief Executive Brendan Schwab congratulated Postecoglou on an outstanding season, in which his coaching won the votes of an incredible 71% of A-League players.

“Brisbane has been the outstanding footballing side in what has, without doubt, been the highest quality A-League season to date," said Schwab.

“Ange has quickly confirmed his outstanding coaching capability, having already led another stylish side – South Melbourne – to two championships in the old National Soccer League.”

Postecoglou is the third coach to be elected as coach of the PFA A-League Team of the Season, after Aurelio Vidmar (Adelaide United, 2008/09) and Vitezslav Lavicka (Sydney FC, 2009/10).

McKay follows Craig Moore (2008/09) and Kevin Muscat (2009/10) in being voted by his peers to captain the players’ team.

Also honoured tonight was Mark Viduka who was awarded the Alex Tobin Medal at the ceremony.

The former Socceroos striker and captain, who in 2006 led Australia to the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time in 32 years, joins the late Johnny Warren, Joe Marston and Craig Johnston as the only recipients of the PFA’s most prestigious honour. 

, captain of the Melbourne Heart, said the players’ body was delighted to recognise Mark’s contribution to Australian football.

“Mark was a model professional and arguably the most technically advanced player Australia has produced," said PFA President Simon Colosimo.

"Developed by the Melbourne Knights and the Australian Institute of Sport, he won two Johnny Warren medals and an NSL championship before transferring overseas.

“In Europe, he enjoyed an outstanding playing career at the highest level, scoring 202 goals in 409 games in the English Premier League, Scotland and Croatia. 

"He was a true leader among the Socceroos, and will always be remembered for his captaincy of Australia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany.” 

Viduka said he was honoured to be recognised by his peers for his lifelong contribution to the game.

“It is special to be recognised by your peers,” he said.  “They're the ones who know the sacrifice and determination and what you need to get to that level.  That’s why it’s special for me.”

Young Socceroos skipper and Newcastle Jets defender Ben Kantarovski, retiring Perth Glory great Jamie Harnwell and former Socceroo Ross Aloisi were also awarded scholarships by the PFA in recognition of their success and determination in preparing for a career outside of professional football.

Kantarovski and Harnwell were both awarded PFA Kimon Taliadoros Scholarships, which assist players pursuing advanced education.

Kantarovski is currently studying a Bachelor of Psychology degree at University of Newcastle.  In the last year, he completed 4 units of study whilst maintaining his starting position in the Jets line up.  He is currently injured and taking advantage of his recovery time by enrolling in 4 units study for semester 1, 2011.  Kantarovski also represented Australia captaining the Young Socceroos.

Harnwell has completed a Bachelor of Science (Human Movement) and a Bachelor of Business. He has his own business – Jamie Harnwell's Soccer Coaching – and is currently working for Football West as a Development Officer integrating with his playing career in the Hyundai A-League. He is a career Perth Glory player, with 256 games and 2 championships.

Ross Aloisi received the PFA Craig Foster Football Media Scholarship, in recognition of his work as a football analyst for Fox Sports and a regular columnist for Soccer International.  Aloisi played in the old NSL and was a part of Adelaide City’s championship in 1992. A Socceroo who spent 6 years in Europe, he was a key player in the establishment of both Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.

In addition, retiring Melbourne heart and Socceroos striker John Aloisi received PFA life membership for his service and dedication to the players’ body.