AUSTRALIAN football has been edged out in all categories at the Asian Football Confederation awards in Shanghai where the Japanese dominated.
The Socceroos were nominated for the National Team of the Year, but the award went to Japan.
Gamba Osaka were named Club of the Year and their coach Akira Nishino was named Coach of the Year ahead of Adelaide United's Aurelio Vidmar.
Uzbekistan's Server Djeparov was named Asian Player of the Year.
The full list of winners is:
AFC Diamond of Asia - Ken Naganuma (Japan) : Posthumously
AFC Youth Player of the Year - Ahmed Khalil (UAE)
AFC Futsal Player of the Year - Vahid Shamsaee (Iran)
AFC Coach of the Year - Akira Nishino (Gamba Osaka - Japan)
AFC Assistant Referee of the Year - Tammam Hamdoun (Syria)
AFC Referee of the Year - Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
AFC Match Commissioner of the Year - Kamarudin Sakhari (Malaysia)
AFC Fair Play Association of the Year - Japan Football Association
AFC Association of the Year - IR Iran Football Federation
AFC Futsal Team of the Year - Iran futsal team
AFC Club Team of the Year - Gamba Osaka (Japan)
AFC National Team of the Year - Japan
AFC Player of the Year - Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan)
Gamba Osaka were named Club of the Year and their coach Akira Nishino was named Coach of the Year ahead of Adelaide United's Aurelio Vidmar.
Uzbekistan's Server Djeparov was named Asian Player of the Year.
The full list of winners is:
AFC Diamond of Asia - Ken Naganuma (Japan) : Posthumously
AFC Youth Player of the Year - Ahmed Khalil (UAE)
AFC Futsal Player of the Year - Vahid Shamsaee (Iran)
AFC Coach of the Year - Akira Nishino (Gamba Osaka - Japan)
AFC Assistant Referee of the Year - Tammam Hamdoun (Syria)
AFC Referee of the Year - Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
AFC Match Commissioner of the Year - Kamarudin Sakhari (Malaysia)
AFC Fair Play Association of the Year - Japan Football Association
AFC Association of the Year - IR Iran Football Federation
AFC Futsal Team of the Year - Iran futsal team
AFC Club Team of the Year - Gamba Osaka (Japan)
AFC National Team of the Year - Japan
AFC Player of the Year - Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan)
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