A revamped MFA Awards Night

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by Antoine Busuttil

20110417-114224.jpgThe annual presentation of awards by the Malta Football Association will have a new look after amendments to the Competition Rules were approved during a meeting of the Council which was held on Friday. The MFA Awards Night will be held on Friday 14th June at the MFCC.

Rather than having an official awards ceremony organised by the association and other events organised by other organisations as it was the case over the past years, the MFA aimed at having one event which brings together all the football family.

A committee was set up to draw a list of awards to be presented at the MFA Awards Night.

The awards for this year will be:

  • Footballer of the Year
  • BOV First Division Best Player
  • BOV Best Second Division Best Player
  • BOV Third Division Player Best Player
  • BOV Women’s League Best Player
  • Best Youth League Player
  • Best Young Player of the Year
  • Coach of the Year
  • Fair Play Award
  • BOV Premier Division Top Scorer
  • BOV First Division Top Scorer
  • BOV Second Division Top Scorer
  • BOV Third Division Top Scorer
  • BOV Women’s First Division Top Scorer
  • BOV Women’s Second Division Top Scorer
  • Best Foreign Player Award
  • Goal of the Year
  • The President’s Award

There will be five nominees for the Footballer of the Year and three nominees for each of the the Best Player Awards in Divisions 1, 2 and 3, the Women’s League, the Youth League, the Best Young Player and the Best Foreign Player. The winners will be announced on the night

Footballer of the Year
Only Maltese players (or players who are eligible to play for the Malta national team) are eligible for this award. The voting panel will consist of the twelve Premier League clubs’ captains, the twelve Premier League clubs’ coaches, the MFA Technical Director, the national A team coach, the Under-21 national team coach and eleven journalists.

BOV First Division Best Player
The voting panel will consist of twelve First Division clubs’ captains and the twelve First Division clubs’ coaches.

BOV Best Second Division Best Player
The voting panel will consist of fourteen Second Division clubs’ captains and the fourteen Second Division clubs’ coaches.

BOV Third Division Player Best Player
The voting panel will consist of fifteen Third Division clubs’ captains and the fifteen Third Division clubs’ coaches.

BOV Women’s League Best Player
The voting panel will consist of fourteen clubs’ captains, the fourteen clubs’ coaches, the MFA Technical Director and the women’s national team coach.

Best Youth League Player
The MFA Technical Director, the Under-19 national team coach and the Under-19 national team assistant coach will create a shortlist of ten players from the Youth League. The voting panel will consist of the captains of the ten teams in Section A, the coaches of the ten teams in Section A, the MFA Technical Director, the Under-19 national team coach and the Under-19 national team assistant coach.

Best Young Player of the Year
Players born 1st January 1992 or later are eligible for this award. The voting panel will consist of the twelve Premier League clubs’ captains, the twelve Premier League clubs’ coaches, the MFA Technical Director, the Under-21 national team coach, the Under-21 national team assistant coach and eleven journalists.

Coach of the Year
Only Premier League coaches are eligible for this award. The voting panel will consist of the twelve Premier League clubs’ captains, the twelve Premier League clubs’ coaches, the MFA Technical Director, the national A team coach, the Under-21 national team coach and eleven journalists.

Fair Play Award
This winner of this award will be determined through assessments by the match inspector or referee and assessments by the MFA Secretariat.

Best Foreign Player Award
Only foreign players (or players who are not eligible to play for the Malta National team) are eligible for this award. The voting panel will consist of the twelve Premier League clubs’ captains, the twelve Premier League clubs’ coaches, the MFA Technical Director, the national A team coach, the Under-21 national team coach and eleven journalists.

Goal of the Year
A panel of eleven journalists will shortlist twenty goals for this award. The general public will then vote via televoting up to one week before the awards night. Five goals will be be declared as the official nominees and the general public will once again be invited to vote via televoting.

The President’s Award
The winner of this award will be decided by the MFA President and shall be granted to a person or group of persons who in his personal opinion deserves to be recognised for an outstanding contribution to the game.