North American Soccer League Other Awards

The North American Soccer League presents several awards for individual performance at the end of the season.

Awards

Golden Ball Award

The Golden Ball is the league MVP award.

Year Name Nationality Club Ref.
2011 Etienne Barbara  Malta Carolina RailHawks [1]
2012 Pablo Campos  Brazil San Antonio Scorpions [2]
2013 Georgi Hristov  Bulgaria Tampa Bay Rowdies [3]
2014 Miguel Ibarra  United States Minnesota United FC [4]
2015 Stefano Pinho  Brazil Fort Lauderdale Strikers [5]

Golden Boot Award

The Golden Boot is the leagues leading scorer.

Year Name Nationality Club Ref.
2011 Etienne Barbara  Malta Carolina RailHawks [6]
2012 Pablo Campos  Brazil San Antonio Scorpions [7]
2013 Brian Shriver  United States Carolina RailHawks [8]
2014 Christian Ramirez  United States Minnesota United FC [9]
2015 Stefano Pinho  Brazil Fort Lauderdale Strikers [10]

Golden Glove Award

The Golden Glove is the league Goalkeeper of the year award.

Year Name Nationality Club Ref.
2011 Evan Bush  United States Montreal Impact [1]
2012 Daryl Sattler  United States San Antonio Scorpions [11]
2013 Kyle Reynish  United States New York Cosmos [12]
2014 John Smits  Canada FC Edmonton [13]
2015 Romuald Peiser  France Ottawa Fury FC [14]

Coach of the Year Award

The Coach of the Year award was initiated in 2011 with an independent panel. In 2012 the NASL adopted it as an official award.

Year Name Nationality Club Ref.
2011 Manny Lagos  United States NSC Minnesota Stars [15]
2012 Ricky Hill  England Tampa Bay Rowdies [16]
2013 Brian Haynes  Trinidad and Tobago Atlanta Silverbacks [17]
2014 Manny Lagos  United States Minnesota United FC [18]
2015 Marc Dos Santos  Canada Ottawa Fury FC [19]

Fair Play Award

Awarded to the team with the lowest point total from Yellow and Red cards throughout the season.

Year Club Ref.
2011 Tampa Bay Rowdies [1]
2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies [20]
2013 Minnesota United FC [21]
2014 Tampa Bay Rowdies [22]
2015 Ottawa Fury FC [23]

Goal of the Year Award

Award voted on by the fans over the internet for the best goal of the season.

Year Name Nationality Club Ref.
2011 Not Awarded - -
2012 Not Awarded - -
2013 Pedro Mendes  Brazil Atlanta Silverbacks [24]
2014 Christian Ramirez  United States Minnesota United FC [25]
2015 Junior Burgos  El Salvador Atlanta Silverbacks [26]

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1463
  2. ↑ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=3438
  3. ↑ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=5870
  4. ↑ http://www.mnunitedfc.com/news/detail/uuid/3zl6ndzexlra1uqhthfx3rwgu
  5. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/11/13/fort-lauderdale-strikers-forward-stefano-pinho-claims-nasl-golden-ball
  6. ↑ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1360
  7. ↑ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=3334
  8. ↑ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=5853
  9. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/11fncdxtomvjn1e038cz5viqnp/minnesota-uniteds-christian-ramirez-wins-2014-golden-boot-award#.VGOUsvnF_ec
  10. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/11/10/fort-lauderdale-strikers-forward-stefano-pinho-wins-nasl-golden-boot-award
  11. ↑ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=3339
  12. ↑ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=5840
  13. ↑ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=5840
  14. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/11/10/ottawa-fury-fc-goalkeeper-romuald-peiser-claims-nasl-golden-glove-award
  15. ↑ http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2012/01/17/minnesota-stars-fc-coach-manny-lagos-named-field-turf-2011-nasl-coach-of-the-year/
  16. ↑ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=3386
  17. ↑ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=5875
  18. ↑ http://www.mnunitedfc.com/news/detail/uuid/vpbv79vf2yj7172h09zhs6cpf
  19. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/11/11/ottawa-fury-fc-head-coach-marc-dos-santos-named-nasl-coach-of-the-year
  20. ↑ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=3344
  21. ↑ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=5849
  22. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/1cfeoqjuh30bhzysqkb9tvol9/rowdies-win-nasl-fair-play-award#.VGOUWvnF_ec
  23. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/11/10/ottawa-fury-fc-wins-2015-nasl-fair-play-award
  24. ↑ http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=5867
  25. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/dx28ttho8q6e123esly9xlw1t/fans-vote-ramirezs-bicycle-kick-as-nasl-goal-of-the-year#.VGOVOPnF_ec
  26. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/11/12/-fans-vote-atlanta-silverbacks-midfielder-junior-burgos-free-kick-as-nasl-goal-of-the-year
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