Voting Process and Rules
Following the nomination process, Concacaf will continue its football-first philosophy with a voting process that ensures players, coaches, media, and fans determine the winners.
To be eligible to be shortlisted for these exciting Concacaf awards, all players must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Have played for a Concacaf Member Association's senior Men's or Women's national team (in eligible Concacaf and FIFA competitions and matches).
- Played for a club (in the relevant season) in a Concacaf and FIFA-sanctioned top division Men’s or Women’s professional league in the Concacaf region.
VOTING PROCESS
The voting process for each award will work as follows:
2024/25 Concacaf Men’s Player of the Year (100 votes total)
- 41 votes: one vote for each Concacaf Member Association’s Men's National Team Head Coach.
- 41 votes: one vote for each Concacaf Member Association’s Men's National Team Captain.
- 9 votes: one vote each for nine representative members of the media from the Concacaf region.
- 9 votes: fan voting through www.concacaf.com/awards. The player with the most fan votes will receive 4 votes in the overall voting process, second place will receive 3 votes, and third place will receive 2 votes (regardless of the number of votes cast online).
2024/25 Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year (100 votes total)
A total of 100 votes will be divided as follows:
- 41 votes: one vote for each Concacaf Member Association’s Women's National Team Head Coach
- 41 votes: one vote for each Concacaf Member Association’s Women's Captain
- 9 votes: one vote each for nine representative members of the media from the Concacaf region
- 9 votes: fan voting through www.concacaf.com/awards. The player with the most fan votes will receive 4 votes in the overall voting process, second place will receive 3 votes, and third place will receive 2 votes (regardless of the number of votes cast online).
The player in each category with the most votes out of the 100 available will be named 2024/25 Concacaf Men’s Player of the Year and 2024/25 Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year.
