Abu Dhabi: The Professional League celebrates the distinguished and best stars in the “ADNOC League” for the past season, whose names will be announced at the end-of-season celebration that will be held at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, in which the best in 15 categories will be honoured for various activities.
Abdullah Al-Junaibi, Vice President of the Football Association and President of the Association Members of the board of directors, a number of sports leaders and representatives of clubs participating in professional competitions.
The awards for the ceremony are divided into three main categories: awards based on statistics, awards based on voting, and an award based on criteria. The Golden Ball is for the best UAE player, the Golden Ball for the best foreign player and the leader for the best coach, the Golden Boy, the Golden Glove, along with the best player of the public’s choice, the most beautiful goal, and the best digital sports platform.
The statistics-based awards include the Golden Boot for the top scorer of the ADNOC Pro League, the Silver Boot for the top scorer in the U-21 League, the highest crowd attendance award, the ADNOC Fantasy League coach award, and the dream team.
As for the award according to the criteria, it is the award for excellence in professionalism & licensing for the club that meets the criteria specified in the club licensing system, in addition to the criteria for quality control, administrative penalties, cooperation and general arrangement in all competitions except for the super match.
Golden Awards
Three players are competing for the Golden Ball for national players: Ismail Matar (Al-Wehda), Bandar Al-Ahbabi (Al-Ain), Ali Saleh (Al-Wasl), while Sufian Rahimi, Laba Kodjo (Al-Ain) and Kaio are competing for the Golden Ball award for the best foreign player. Lucas Sharjah.
Competing for the Golden Boy Award for the Best Emirati Promising Player are: Muhammad Abbas Al-Ain, Hareb Abdullah Suhail Shabab Al-Ahly, Sultan Adel Ittihad Kalba, and the Golden Boy Award for the Best Promising Player, who is a resident or born in the country, Eric Jorgines “Al Ain”, Othman Kamara “Sharjah”», Issam Fayez Ajman.
As for the Golden Glove award for the best goalkeeper, three guards are competing for it: Khaled Issa Al-Ain, Ali Khaseef Al-Jazira, Muhammad Al-Shamsi Al-Wahda, and competing for the Leader’s Award for Best Coach, Sergey Rebrov (Al-Ain), Goran Tevjodeg (Ajman), Orlario Cosmin (Sharjah).
There is an award from the public’s choice, which is the award for the best player of the public’s choice. Ali Mabkhout (Al Jazeera), Sufian Rahimi (Al Ain), Omar Khirbin Al Wahda, and competes for the award for the best goal, Laba Kudjo (Al Ain) in front of Al Wahda, Ali Saleh “Al-Wasl” in front of Al-Ahly youth, Ismail Matar, “Al-Wehda” in front of Al-Uruba.