Mark Viduka Medal

Mark Viduka Medal
SportAssociation football
CompetitionAustralia Cup
Awarded forbeing the best performing player/s in an Australia Cup final
CountryAustralia
Presented byFootball Australia
History
First award2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Editions10 (as of 2024)
First winnerSpain Sergio Cirio
Most recentPoland Filip Kurto (2024)
Websiteaustraliacup.com.au/mark-viduka-medal

The Mark Viduka Medal is an association football award that recognises the best adjudged player/s from the final of the Australia Cup (formally the FFA Cup) each year. Introduced in the first edition of the competition in 2014, the award is named after Mark Viduka, who captained the Australian national team during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Presented by Football Australia following the final, the recipient/s are determined by a panel of three judges consisting of Viduka, the Australian national team manager and Football Australia's national technical director.[1]

Award recipients

Kosta Barbarouses won the award in 2015 with Melbourne Victory.
Bruno Fornaroli won the award in 2016 with Melbourne City.
Craig Goodwin won the award in 2018 with Adelaide United.
Legend
 †  – Indicates the match went to extra time
 ‡  – Indicates the player was on the losing team
Mark Viduka Medal winners
Final Player Nationality Position Team Opponents Score Ref.
2014 Sergio Cirio  Spain Forward Adelaide United Perth Glory 1–0 [2]
2015 Kosta Barbarouses  New Zealand Midfielder Melbourne Victory Perth Glory 2–0 [3]
2016 Bruno Fornaroli  Uruguay[a] Forward Melbourne City Sydney FC 1–0 [5]
2017 Adrian Mierzejewski  Poland Midfielder Sydney FC Adelaide United † 2–1† [6]
2018 Craig Goodwin  Australia Forward Adelaide United Sydney FC 2–1 [7]
2019 Al Hassan Toure  Australia Forward Adelaide United Melbourne City 4–0 [8]
2020 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [9]
2021 Jake Brimmer  Australia Midfielder Melbourne Victory Central Coast Mariners 2–1 [10]
Kye Rowles‡  Australia Defender Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory
2022 Ulises Dávila  Mexico Midfielder Macarthur FC Sydney United 58 2–0 [11]
2023 Joe Lolley  England Midfielder Sydney FC Brisbane Roar 3–1 [12]
2024 Filip Kurto  Poland Goalkeeper Macarthur FC Melbourne Victory 1–0 [13]
  1. ^ Switched nationality from Uruguay to Australia in 2022[4]

Wins by club

Rank Winner Total wins Years won
1 Adelaide United 3 2014, 2018, 2019
2 Melbourne Victory 2 2015, 2021
Sydney FC 2 2017, 2023
Macarthur FC 2 2022, 2024
5 Melbourne City 1 2016
Central Coast Mariners 1 2021

Wins by nationality

Wins by nationality
Nationality Number of wins
 Australia 4
 Poland 2
 England 1
 Mexico 1
 Spain 1
 Uruguay 1

Wins by playing position

Position Number of wins
Midfielder 5
Forward 4
Defender 1
Goalkeeper 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "FFA Cup final 2014: the Mark Viduka medal to be awarded to final's best player". Fox Sports. 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ^ Migiliaccio, Val (17 December 2014). "Sergio Cirio scores winner as Adelaide United beat Perth Glory to clinch FFA Cup final". Northern Territory News. NewsCorp Australia. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ Lynch, Michael (7 November 2015). "Melbourne Victory get better of Perth Glory to win FFA Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ^ Bossi, Dominic (17 March 2022). "'Great goalscorer': Arnold backs Fornaroli to lead Australia to World Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. ^ Cherny, Daniel (1 December 2016). "Melbourne City captain Bruno Fornaroli lets expletive fly in FFA Cup final speech". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 11 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ^ Kemp, Emma (21 November 2017). "Mierzejewski awarded Mark Viduka Medal". ESPN. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. ^ Dorman, Matt (30 October 2018). "Two-goal Adelaide hero Goodwin 'ecstatic' after fairytale FFA Cup Final 2018". FFA Cup. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Dream comes true for Al Hassan Toure as Adelaide lift FFA Cup again". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 23 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. ^ Harrington, Anna (7 July 2020). "Coronavirus crisis: 2020 FFA Cup called off due to COVID-19". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  10. ^ Harrington, Anna (5 February 2022). "Popovic delights in Victory FFA Cup glory". Seven News. Seven Network. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  11. ^ Rugari, Vince (1 October 2022). "Macarthur FC dedicate Australia Cup trophy to grieving captain Davila". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  12. ^ Clarke, George (7 October 2023). "Sydney FC beat Brisbane Roar 3-1 to win Australia Cup". Australian Associated Press. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  13. ^ Harrington, Anna (29 September 2024). "Bulls put horror off-season behind them with Cup win". Yahoo!. Filip Kurto starred, becoming the first goalkeeper to win the Mark Viduka Medal.