SHANGHAI -- Iran’s football federation has been selected as the best Asian association in the AFC Annual Awards 2008 on Tuesday night in Shanghai, China.

Following Iran’s Under 16 AFC championship held in Uzbekistan in October, the federation stood on the podium.
Meanwhile, Iran’s futsal team was named as the best Asian team following an incredible performance in the 2008 Futsal World Cup held in Brazil.
Iran’s futsal skipper Vahid Shamsaee won the AFC Futsal Player of the Year Award for 2008 for a successive year as well.
AFC Annual Awards 2008 list of winners (in order of presentation):
AFC Diamond of Asia: Ken Naganuma (Japan)
AFC Youth Player of the Year: Ahmed Khalil (UAE)
AFC Futsal Player of the Year: Vahid Shamsaee (Iran)
AFC Coach of the Year: Akira Nishino (Japan)
AFC Assistant Referee of the Year: Tammam Hamdoun (Syria)
AFC Referee of the Year: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
AFC Match Commissioner of the Year: Kamarudin Sakhari (Malaysia)
AFC Fair Play Association of the Year: Japan
AFC Association of the Year: Iran
AFC Futsal Team of the Year: Iran
AFC Club Team of the Year: Gamba Osaka (Japan)
AFC National Team of the Year: Japan
AFC Player of the Year: Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan)