The nominees for January’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 Mark Torcaso will look to earn Coach of the Month honours for the third month in succession; he’s nominated alongside Western Sydney Wanderers’ Kat Smith, Sydney FC head coach Ante Juric and Melbourne City’s Dario Vidosic.
In the Isuzu UTE A-League, Central Coast Mariners head coach Nick Montgomery will look to go back-to-back after collecting the award for December, but faces stiff competition from Melbourne City’s Rado Vidosic, Wellington Phoenix boss Ufuk Talay and Perth Glory head coach Ruben Zadkovich.
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 JANUARY COACH OF THE MONTH: THE NOMINEES
Mark Torcaso – Western United
January record
- Games played: 6
- Games won: 5
- Games lost: 1
- Goals for: 14
- Goals agains: 4
Kat Smith – Western Sydney Wanderers
January record
- Games played: 6
- Games won: 3
- Games lost: 1
- Games drawn: 2
- Goals for: 6
- Goals against: 3
Dario Vidosic – Melbourne City
January record
- Games played: 5
- Games won: 3
- Games lost: 1
- Games drawn: 1
- Goals for: 6
- Goals against: 3
Ante Juric – Sydney FC
January record
- Games played: 3
- Games won: 2
- Games lost: 1
- Goals for: 10
- Goals against: 7
ISUZU UTE A-LEAGUE JANUARY COACH OF THE MONTH: THE NOMINEES
Nick Montgomery – Central Coast Mariners
January record
- Games played: 4
- Games won: 2
- Games drawn: 1
- Games lost: 1
- Goals for: 9
- Goals against: 5
Ruben Zadkovich – Perth Glory
January record
- Games played: 6
- Games won: 3
- Games lost: 1
- Games drawn: 2
- Goals for: 10
- Goals against: 8
Ufuk Talay – Wellington Phoenix
January record
- Games played: 5
- Games won: 3
- Games lost: 1
- Games drawn: 1
- Goals for: 7
- Goals against: 6
Rado Vidosic – Melbourne City
January record
- Games played: 5
- Games won: 2
- Games drawn: 3
- Games lost: 0
- Goals for: 11
- Goals against: 5
