A-League Men Coach of the Year

A-League Men Coach of the Year
A brown-haired man with blue jeans and a purple shirt stands on the grass of a football field.
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 awarded2024
Coach of the YearMark Jackson
Most awardsGraham Arnold & Tony Popovic (3)

The A-League Men Coach of the Year is an annual soccer award presented to coaches in Australia. It recognises the most outstanding manager in the A-League Men 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.

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 Mark Jackson.

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, 2019, and 2022.

  1. ^ "Awards – About". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016.