A-League Coach of the Year

The A-League Coach of the Year is an annual soccer award presented to coaches in Australia. It recognises the most outstanding manager in the A-League each season. The recipient is chosen by a vote of all coaches at the conclusion of the regular season.[1] The award was established in the first A-League season, 2005–06.

A-League Coach of the Year
Lawrie McKinna won the inaugural Coach of the Year award in 2006.
Awarded forThe outstanding manager in each given A-League season
CountryAustralia
Presented byFootball Federation Australia
First awarded2006
Last awarded2020
Coach of the YearErick Mombaerts
Most awardsGraham Arnold (3)

In 2006, the inaugural Coach of the Year award was given to Lawrie McKinna, who took Central Coast Mariners to the 2006 A-League Grand Final. The current holder of the award is Tony Popovic.

Three coaches have won the award multiple times, Graham Arnold in 2012, 2017, and 2018, Ernie Merrick in 2007 and 2010, and Tony Popovic in 2013 and 2019.

Winners
Season Manager Nationality Club Ref
2005–06 Lawrie McKinna  Scotland Central Coast Mariners [2]
2006–07 Ernie Merrick  Scotland Melbourne Victory [3]
2007–08 Gary van Egmond  Australia Newcastle Jets [4]
2008–09 Aurelio Vidmar  Australia Adelaide United [5]
2009–10 Ernie Merrick (2)  Scotland Melbourne Victory [6]
2010–11 Ange Postecoglou  Australia Brisbane Roar [7]
2011–12 Graham Arnold  Australia Central Coast Mariners [8]
2012–13 Tony Popovic  Australia Western Sydney Wanderers [9]
2013–14 Mike Mulvey  England Brisbane Roar [10]
2014–15 Kevin Muscat  Australia Melbourne Victory [11]
2015–16 Guillermo Amor  Spain Adelaide United [12]
2016–17 Graham Arnold (2)  Australia Sydney FC [13]
2017–18 Graham Arnold (3)  Australia Sydney FC [14]
2018–19 Tony Popovic (2)  Australia Perth Glory [15]
2019–20 Erick Mombaerts  France Melbourne City [16]

Awards won by nationality
Ernie Merrick is the only foreign coach to have won the award twice.
Country Wins
 Australia 9
 Scotland 3
 England 1
 France 1
 Spain 1

Awards won by club
Club Wins
Melbourne Victory 3
Adelaide United 2
Brisbane Roar 2
Central Coast Mariners 2
Sydney FC 2
Melbourne City 1
Newcastle Jets 1
Perth Glory 1
Western Sydney Wanderers 1

References
  1. "Awards – About". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. "Despotovski named best". The World Game. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. "Merrick receives top honour". FourFourTwo. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. "Griffiths wins Johnny Warren Medal". ABC News. 27 February 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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  6. "Melbourne Victory's Carlos Hernandez wins Johnny Warren Medal at A-League Awards Night". Goal.com. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  7. "Roar score four at A-League awards". Asian Football Confederation. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  8. "Ryan, Arnold honoured at Hyundai A-League Awards". Central Coast Mariners FC. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  9. "Western Sydney Wanderers coach Tony Popovic named A-League Coach of the Year". News.com.au. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  10. Monteverde, Marco (28 April 2014). "Thomas Broich and Mike Mulvey win top gongs as Brisbane Roar scoops A-League awards". Fox Sports. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  11. Lynch, Michael (11 May 2015). "Muscat takes coach of the year, Burns wins Warren Medal". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  12. Migliaccio, Val (27 April 2016). "Reds' head wins A-League coach of the year". News.com.au. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  13. "Milos Ninkovic wins Johnny Warren Medal". The World Game. SBS. 1 May 2017.
  14. Smithies, Tom (30 April 2018). "Dolan Warren Awards: Mierzejewski wins Johnny Warren; Kerr, Polkinghorn split the Dolan". The Daily Telegraph.
  15. "Wellington Phoenix's Roy Krishna adds Johnny Warren Medal to A-League Golden Boot". Stuff.co.nz. 13 May 2019.
  16. "Erick Mombaerts named Coach of the Year at Dolan Warren Awards". Hyundai A-League. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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