The shortlists were announced on 15 December 2016. The results were announced on 18 January 2017.
Eligibility criteria Players, coaches and referees of any nationality were eligible to be nominated for the awards, as long as they meet at least one of the following criteria: Have played/coached/refereed in an official CONCACAF tournament at club or national team level Have played/coached/refereed for a CONCACAF member national team in a FIFA-sanctioned international competition Have played/coached/refereed in a domestic league within CONCACAF's territory
Female awards Player of the Year RankPlayerPositionClub FW Orlando Pride MF Portland Thorns FC FW Washington Spirit DF FC Kansas City MF/FW Houston Dash FW Portland Thorns FC FW Houston Dash FW Unión Deportiva Moravia FW Real Colorado MF Paris Saint-Germain
Goalkeeper of the Year RankPlayerClub Orlando Pride Washington Spirit Unifut Chicago Red Stars Þór Akureyri Unión Deportiva Moravia FC Rosengård Club Sportivo Limpeño Ladies Portland Thorns FC Western New York Flash
Coach of the Year RankCoachClubNational team Seattle Reign
Referee of the Year RankRefereeNational Association Carol Anne Chenard CanadaQuetzalli Alvarado MexicoKimberly Moreira Costa Rica (Assistant Referee)Katja Koroleva United StatesMarie-Soleil Beaudoin CanadaMaurees Skeete GuyanaMelissa Borjas HondurasMirian Leon El SalvadorPrincess BrownJamaica (Assistant Referee)Shirley Perello Honduras (Assistant Referee)
Best XI + Shortlist Defenders Midfielders ForwardsPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClub Washington Spirit FC Kansas City Orlando Pride Washington Spirit Chicago Red Stars West Virginia University Houston Dash Portland Thorns Deportivo Saprissa Washington Spirit FC Kansas City UCLA Scarborough GS United Chicago Red Stars Seattle Reign FC Houston Dash West Virginia University Houston Dash Unión Deportiva Moravia Sky Blue FC Paris Saint-Germain Real Colorado Portland Thorns FC FFC Frankfurt KIF Örebro DFF Washington Spirit Portland Thorns FC Sky Blue FC
+ Final selectionGoalkeeper Ashlyn HarrisDefendersAli Krieger Kadeisha Buchanan Becky Sauerbrunn Ashley LawrenceMidfieldersGloriana Villalobos Carli Lloyd Shirley Cruz Tobin HeathForwardsAlex Morgan Christine Sinclair
Male awards Player of the Year RankPlayerPositionClub MF/FW Sporting CP FW/MF Pachuca GK Real Madrid MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC MF Borussia Dortmund FW/MF Seattle Sounders FC FW Bayer Leverkusen MF/FW Olimpia MF América DF Leicester City
Goalkeeper of the Year RankPlayerClub Real Madrid Toluca UANL Middlesbrough Granada Dinamo București Real España Árabe Unido Ludogorets Razgrad Colorado Rapids
Coach of the Year RankCoachClubNational team UANL Pachuca LA Galaxy Tijuana FC Dallas Árabe Unido
Referee of the Year RankRefereeNational Association César RamosMexicoJoe FletcherCanada (Assistant Referee)Joel Aguilar El SalvadorJohn Pitti PanamaJosé Luis Camargo Mexico (Assistant Referee)Leonel Leal Costa Rica (Assistant Referee)Mark Geiger United StatesRicardo Montero Costa RicaRoberto García MexicoWalter López Guatemala
Best XI + Shortlist Defenders Midfielders ForwardsPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClub Fredrikstad PSV Eindhoven UANL Celtic Beşiktaş Hamburger SV Rionegro Águilas Vancouver Whitecaps FC New York Red Bulls PSV Eindhoven Borussia Dortmund Sporting CP Hertha BSC LA Galaxy Seattle Sounders FC FC Dallas Porto Slavia Prague Porto Pachuca Bayer Leverkusen Atlas Porto Toronto FC New York City FC Seattle Sounders FC América Leicester City América Olimpia
+ Final selectionGoalkeeper Keylor NavasDefendersRónald Matarrita Wes Morgan Rafael Márquez Miguel LayúnMidfieldersChristian Bolaños Atiba Hutchinson Andrés Guardado Hirving LozanoForwards André-Pierre Gignac Bryan Ruiz
Mixed-sex
Outstanding Performance Award and John Herdman
Goal of the Year Goal of the Year applies only to goals scored during CONCACAF or FIFA official competitions or a league game disputed within the CONCACAF region. RankPlayerDateParticipantsMinute scoredCompetition v Copa América Centenario UNAM v Honduras Progreso2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League Alianza v New York Red Bulls2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League Don Bosco v Árabe Unido2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League Suchitepéquez v FC Dallas2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League v 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship v Copa América Centenario v 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) v 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship v 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
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