The nominees for March’s Liberty A-League and Isuzu UTE A-League Coach of the Month are in – and now it’s to the fans to pick the monthly winners from both leagues.
In the Liberty A-League, Western United’s Marc Torcaso will look for a fifth consecutive nomination; he’s nominated alongside premiership winning coach at Sydney FC Ante Juric, Canberra United’s Njegosh Popovich and Perth Glory boss Alex Epakis.
Meanwhile in the Isuzu UTE A-League, Adelaide United boss Carl Veart is nominated after going unbeaten in March, alongside Western United’s John Aloisi, Western Sydney Wanderers coach Marko Rudan and Wellington Phoenix’s Ufuk Talay.
This season, Australian Professional Leagues (APL) have partnered with Football Coaches Australia (FCA) to produce four monthly nominees for fans of the Isuzu UTE A-League Men and Liberty A-League Women to pick from as Coach of the Month.
The four nominated coaches in each league for January were selected by the FCA panel, consisting of:
- Sarah West: Vice President, FCA
- Catherine Cannuli: Executive Committee Member, FCA
- Phil Moss: President, FCA
- Gary Cole: Executive Committee Member, FCA
- John Kosmina: Socceroos Team of the Century, former A-League/NSL head coach
Each member of the FCA panel votes for four coaches each month, granting four votes to their pick for Coach of the Month, three for their second-choice, two for their third and one for their fourth choice.
The fan vote will decide the Coach of the Month, and will then be a factor of the APL’s end-of-season process to determine Coach of the Year.
LIBERTY A-LEAGUE MARCH COACH OF THE MONTH: THE NOMINEES
Mark Torcaso – Western United
March record
- Games played: 3
- Games won: 1 (awarded due to overturned result vs Brisbane Roar)
- Games lost: 2
- Goals for: 3
- Goals against: 6
Ante Juric – Sydney FC
March record
- Games played: 5
- Games won: 3
- Games drawn: 1
- Games lost: 1
- Goals for: 11
- Goals against: 4
Njegosh Popovich – Canberra United
March record
- Games played: 4
- Games won: 2
- Games drawn: 2
- Goals for: 9
- Goals against: 4
Alex Epakis – Perth Glory
March record
- Games played: 5
- Games won: 2
- Games drawn: 1
- Games lost: 2
- Goals for: 9
- Goals against: 10
ISUZU UTE A-LEAGUE MARCH COACH OF THE MONTH: THE NOMINEES
Carl Veart – Adelaide United
March record
- Games played: 4
- Games won: 4
- Goals for: 16
- Goals against: 7
John Aloisi – Western United
March record
- Games played: 3
- Games won: 2
- Games lost: 1
- Goals for: 4
- Goals against: 3
Marko Rudan – Western Sydney Wanderers
March record
- Games played: 4
- Games won: 2
- Games lost: 2
- Goals for: 8
- Goals against: 4
Ufuk Talay – Wellington Phoenix
March record
- Games played: 4
- Games won: 2
- Games lost: 2
- Goals for: 5
- Goals against: 8
