The nominees are IN – and now it’s time to have your say on who takes out Coach of the Month honours for April in the Ninja A-League!
Australian Professional Leagues (APL) have partnered with Football Coaches Australia (FCA) for the third season running, to produce four monthly nominees for fans of the Ninja A-League to pick from as Coach of the Month.
The monthly nominees for the Coach of the Month award are selected by the FCA panel. Each member of the FCA panel votes for three coaches each month, granting three votes to their pick for Coach of the Month, two for their second choice and one for their third choice.
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The April eligibility period included Rounds 21-23 of the Ninja A-League season, with games between March 28 and April 20 considered by the FCA voting panel.
The nominees for April Coach of the Month award have been confirmed:
- Michael Matricciani – Melbourne City
- Antoni Jagarinec – Canberra United
- Adrian Stenta – Adelaide United
- Jeff Hopkins – Melbourne Victory

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The nominees
Adrian Stenta – Adelaide United
April record (March 28 – April 20)
- Games played: 3
- Wins: 2
- Draws: 0
- Defeats: 1
- Adelaide goals scored: 6
- Adelaide goals conceded: 4
Michael Matricciani – Melbourne City
April record (March 28 – April 20)
- Games played: 3
- Wins: 3
- Draws: 0
- Defeats: 0
- City goals scored: 10
- City goals conceded: 2
Jeff Hopkins – Melbourne Victory
April record (March 28 – April 20)
- Games played: 4
- Wins: 4
- Draws: 0
- Defeats: 0
- Victory goals scored: 6
- Victory goals conceded: 1
Antoni Jagarinec – Canberra United
April record (March 28 – April 20)
- Games played: 3
- Wins: 3
- Draws: 0
- Defeats: 0
- Canberra goals scored: 6
- Canberra goals conceded: 2