Indonesia Masuk Nominasi AFC Awards 2026, PSSI Bersaing dengan Kamboja dan Myanmar

Suara.com - Indonesia mendapat pengakuan di level sepak bola Asia setelah PSSI masuk nominasi AFC Awards 2026. PSSI menjadi salah satu kandidat penerima AFC President's Recognition Award for Grassroots Football kategori Bronze.

Dalam kategori tersebut, Indonesia bersaing dengan Football Federation of Cambodia dari Kamboja dan Myanmar Football Federation dari Myanmar. Penghargaan ini merupakan bagian dari ajang AFC Awards yang tahun ini memasuki edisi ke-30.

Nominasi tersebut menjadi sorotan karena berkaitan dengan pengembangan sepak bola akar rumput atau *grassroots football* di kawasan Asia. Meski demikian, masuknya PSSI dalam daftar kandidat belum memastikan Indonesia akan membawa pulang penghargaan.

AFC President's Recognition Award for Grassroots Football memiliki tiga tingkatan penghargaan, yakni Gold, Silver, dan Bronze. Masing-masing kategori diisi tiga asosiasi sepak bola anggota AFC.

Pada kategori Gold, nominasi diberikan kepada Football Australia, Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran, dan Japan Football Association.

Sementara itu, kategori Silver mempertemukan Bangladesh Football Federation, Guam Football Association, dan All India Football Federation.

Indonesia berada di kategori Bronze bersama Kamboja dan Myanmar. Hasil akhir penghargaan tersebut akan diumumkan dalam penyelenggaraan AFC Awards 2026.

Ajang penghargaan tahunan tersebut dijadwalkan berlangsung di Aksra Theatre King Power, Bangkok, Thailand, pada 19 November 2026 waktu setempat.

Selain penghargaan untuk sepak bola akar rumput, AFC Awards juga memberikan apresiasi kepada pemain, pelatih, dan asosiasi sepak bola di kawasan Asia.

Pada kategori Pemain Terbaik AFC putra, tiga nama yang masuk nominasi adalah Alireza Beiranvand dari Iran, serta Feras Al Brikan dan Salem Al Dawsari dari Arab Saudi.

Sementara itu, kategori Pemain Terbaik AFC putri diisi Holly McNamara dari Australia, Kim Kyong Yong dari Korea Utara, dan Kim Hye-ri dari Korea Selatan.

AFC Awards 2026 juga mencakup kategori Pemain Internasional Terbaik AFC, Pelatih Terbaik AFC, serta Pemain Muda Terbaik AFC.

Selain itu, terdapat penghargaan bagi asosiasi sepak bola anggota dalam kategori Platinum, Diamond, Gold, dan Ruby, serta penghargaan untuk asosiasi regional terbaik.

Adapun penerima AFC Diamond of Asia Award baru akan diumumkan ketika upacara penghargaan berlangsung pada November mendatang.

Berikut Nominasi lengkap AFC Award 2026

AFC Player of the Year

Alireza Beiranvand (Tractor FC [IRN] and IRN)
Feras Al Brikan (Al Ahli Saudi FC [KSA] and KSA)
Salem Al Dawsari (Al Hilal SFC [KSA] and KSA)
 
AFC Women’s Player of the Year

Holly McNamara (Melbourne City FC [AUS]/Everton FC [ENG] and AUS)
Kim Kyong Yong (Naegohyang Women's FC [PRK] and PRK)
Kim Hye-ri (Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC [CHN]/Suwon FC Women [KOR] and KOR)

AFC Asian International Player of the Year (Men)

Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord Rotterdam [NED]/LOSC Lille [FRA] and JPN)
Hwang In-beom (Feyenoord Rotterdam [NED]/FC Porto [POR] and KOR)
Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain FC [FRA]/Atlético de Madrid [ESP] and KOR)
 
AFC Asian International Player of the Year (Women)

Alanna Kennedy (London City Lionesses [ENG] and AUS)
Caitlin Foord (Arsenal Women FC [ENG] and AUS)
Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women FC [ENG] and JPN)
 
AFC Futsal Player of the Year

Hossein Tayebi (Gohar Zamin [IRN] and IRN)
Saeid Ahmad Abbasi (Giti Pasand [IRN] and IRN)
Muhammad Osamanmusa (Jimbee Cartagena [ESP] and THA)
 
AFC Coach of the Year (Men)

Joseph Montemurro (Australia Women and AUS)
Go Kuroda (FC Machida Zelvia [JPN] and JPN)
Sadayoshi Shirai (Japan U17 Women and JPN)
 
AFC Coach of the Year (Women)

Ma Xiaoxu (China PR U17 Women and CHN)
Marziyeh Jafari (Bam Khatoon Women's FC [IRN] and IRN)
Park Youn-jeong (Korea Republic U20 Women and KOR)

AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men)

Maki Kitahara (FC Tokyo [JPN] and JPN)
Rion Ichihara (AZ Alkmaar [NED] and JPN)
Ryunosuke Sato (FC Tokyo [JPN]/Valencia CF [ESP] and JPN)
 
AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women)

Kim Won Sim (Pyongyang International Football School [PRK]/4.25 SC [PRK] and PRK)
Yu Jong Hyang (4.25 SC [PRK] and PRK)
Noa Fukushima (JFA Academy Fukushima [JPN] and JPN)
 
AFC Member Association of the Year (Platinum)

Japan Football Association
Jordan Football Association
Saudi Arabian Football Federation
 
AFC Member Association of the Year (Diamond)

Chinese Football Association
The Football Association of Thailand
Vietnam Football Federation
 
AFC Member Association of the Year (Gold)

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China Limited
All India Football Federation
Football Association of Malaysia
 
AFC Member Association of the Year (Ruby)

Bangladesh Football Federation
Guam Football Association
Lao Football Federation
 
AFC Regional Association of the Year

ASEAN Football Federation
Central Asian Football Association
South Asian Football Federation
 
AFC President's Recognition Award for Grassroots Football (Gold)

Football Australia
Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran
Japan Football Association
 
AFC President's Recognition Award for Grassroots Football (Silver)

Bangladesh Football Federation
Guam Football Association
All India Football Federation
 
AFC President's Recognition Award for Grassroots Football (Bronze)

Football Federation of Cambodia
Football Association of Indonesia
Myanmar Football Federation
 
AFC Women’s Asian Cup Host Appreciation Award

Football Australia
 
AFC Diamond of Asia Award

Recipient to be announced during ceremony