Ahmed Aiham of Maziya was named Men's Footballer of the Year and Fathimath Saliya, captain of Odi Sports Club, won the women's award at the Football Association of Maldives awards on 9 October, the first held in eight years.
Main winners
Best futsal player: Mohamed Imran, captain of the national futsal team
Best coach: Luisma Hernandez of Maziya, who led the club to the Dhivehi Premier League title
Golden Boot: Ali Fasir of New Radiant, 22 goals
Best goalkeeper: Mohamed Faisal
Most promising player: Mohamed Ilan Imran of Maziya
Best club: Maziya; best regional club: Bisburu Sports Club
Best referee: Sinan Hussain
The President's Award went posthumously to three members of the 2008 SAFF Championship-winning team: Mohamed Arif, coach Ihsan Abdul Ghani and goalkeeper Ibrahim Ifrah Areef, with families accepting. The national futsal team, which won this year's South Asia Futsal Championship, and the national football team, South Asian Super Cup winners last year, were also honoured.
