PFA Footballer of the Year Awards

The PFA Footballer of the Year Awards is an annual award ceremony created to formally recognise the most outstanding Australian soccer players playing abroad or in the A-League, as well as foreign players playing in the A-League. The inaugural ceremony took place on 11 June 2009 in Sydney.

Alex Tobin OAM Medal

The Alex Tobin OAM Medal is selected by the PFA Executive to a current or former player who demonstrates four outstanding attributes: leadership, achievement as a player, commitment to one's fellow professionals, and service and dedication to the game. The medal is named after the PFA's longest-serving president, Alex Tobin.

Year	Player	Ref
2008	Joe Marston & Johnny Warren
2009	Craig Johnston
2011	Mark Viduka
2012	Frank Farina
2014	Mark Schwarzer
2016	Harry Kewell
2017	Cheryl Salisbury
2018	Paul Okon
2023	Melissa Barbieri

Men's Footballer of the Year Award

The Men's Footballer of the Year Award is awarded to Australia's best professional player playing overseas or in the A-League. Performances for national teams are also taken into account. The votes are cast monthly by all current male players who are PFA members. A final group of nominees is announced at the end of the season, the player with the highest number of votes becoming the eventual winner.

Year

Player

Club

Ref

2009

Tim Cahill

Women's Footballer of the Year Award

The PFA Women's Footballer of the Year is voted for by all current women's players who are PFA members, on a 3-2-1 basis.

Year

Player

Club

Ref

2010

Servet Uzunlar

Harry Kewell Medal

The Harry Kewell Medal is awarded to Australia's best male professional Under-23 player playing overseas or player of any nationality playing in the A-League. Performances for national teams are also taken into account. The votes are cast monthly by all current male players who are PFA members. A final group of nominees is announced at the end of the season, the player with the highest number of votes becoming the eventual winner. The medal is named after one of Australia's most famous and successful players, Harry Kewell.

Year

Player

Club

Ref

2009

Nikita Rukavytsya

Young Women's Footballer of the Year Award

Year

Player

Club

Ref

2017

Alex Chidiac

PFA Community Medal

Year

Player

Club

Ref

2017

Robert Cornthwaite

A-League Men Team of the Season

The A-League Men Team of the Season is awarded to the league's best players selected in a 4-3-3 formation with the best coach also selected. The team is selected by the PFA Awards Committee, a group of former Socceroos, football analysts and journalists.

2008–09

Substitutes:

2009–10

Substitutes:

2010–11

2011–12

Substitutes:

2012–13

Substitutes:

2013–14

Substitutes:

2014–15

Substitutes:

2015–16

Only one player from the two finalists were picked for the starting XI.

2016–17

2017–18

2018–19

2019–20

2020–21

2021–22

2022–23

2023–24

2024–25

A-League Women Team of the Season

2016–17

2017–18

2018–19

2019–20

2020–21

2021–22

2022–23

2023–24

2024–25

A-League Team of the Decade

The Team of the Decade covers the first ten seasons of the A-League. i.e. 2005–06 to 2014–15.

A-League Men Team of the Second Decade

On 1 October 2025, the PFA announced the Team of the Second Decade, covering seasons from 2015–16 to 2024–25.