JAKARTA - The PSSI Award will be held in March 2026, with 17 award categories to be contested.
Of all the categories contested at the PSSI Award 2026, nine categories are Performance Awards and eight other categories are Special Recognition Awards.
"For nine performance awards, the nominations are curated by the panel. Some of the panels are Hermansyah legends. There are also Rahmad Darmawan, PSSI Pers, active players, and we have a former coach who we also joined to become a panel."
"This panel issued the nomination. This nomination is based on empirical data from the National Team and I-League data."
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"We will hold the award night in the middle of the FIFA Series in March 2026. We hope that the public will participate in the voting that we will open from January 1, 2026 to the end of February (2026)," said the President Director of PT Garuda Sepak Bola Indonesia (GSI), Marsal Masita, quoted from the PSSI website on Monday, December 8, 2025.
The 17 categories to be contested have changed. Initially, the PSSI Awards will award 15 categories.
From the existing nominations, the players named were those who took part in the national team or club level.
For example, in the Goal of The Year category filled by Rizky Ridho (Persija vs Arema) and Ole Romeny (Australia vs Indonesia).
At this award, one player's name can also be included in the same category twice. For example, Maarten Paes in the Save of the Year category. Rescue of Maarten Paes in the matches Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia and Indonesia vs Australia, both of them are nominated.
Performance Awards Nominations
1. Men's Player of the Year (Rizky Ridho, Calvin Verdok, Jay Idzes, Yakob Sayuri, Kevin Diks)
2. Women's Player of the Year (Viny Silfianus, Safira Ika, Gea Yumanda, Vivi Oktavia, Claudia Scheunemann)
3. Men's Goalkeeper of the Year (Emil Audero Mulyadi, Ernando Ari Sutaryadi, Maarten Paes, Teja Paku Alam, Nadeo Argawinata)
4. Women's Goalkeeper of the Year (Laita Ro'ati, Ghaziza Asnanza, Iris de Rouw, Glorry Margaretha, Alleana Ayu Arumi)
5. Men's Young Player of the Year (Arkhan Fikri, Marselino Ferdinand, Dony Tri Pamungkas, Fajar Fathurrahman, Rayhan Hannan)
6. Women's Young Player of the Year (Claudia Scheunemann, Jazlyn Kayla, Gea Yumanda, Alleana Ayu Arumi, Katarina Stalin)
7. Goal of the Year (Rizky Ridho (Persija vs Arema), Ole Romeny (Australia vs Indonesia), Arkhan Fikri (Arema vs PSS Sleman), Egy Maulana Vikri (Dewa United vs Malut United), Rayhan Hannan (Persija vs Persebaya)
8. Assist of the Year (Yance Sayuri (Persis vs. Malut United), Firman Ramadhan (PSBS vs. Malut United), Fajar Fathurrahman (Borneo FC vs Madura United), Rizky Eka (PSM vs. Dewa United), Agung Mannan (Semen Padang vs Bali United)
9. Save of the Year (Kartika Ajie (Persita vs. Malut United), Maarten Paes (Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia), Emil Audero (Indonesia vs China), Maarten Paes (Indonesia vs Australia), Hilman Syah (Semen Padang vs PSM)
Category Special Recognition Awards
1. Referee of the Year
2. Assistant Referee of the Year
3. Legend of the Year
4. PSSI Provincial Association of the Year
5. Grassroots Development Program of the Year
6. Football Development Program of the Year
7. Supporter of the Year
8. Man Behind the Jersey of the Year
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