Award
A-League Men Coach of the Year Awarded for The outstanding manager in each given A-League season Country Australia Presented by Football Federation Australia First award 2006 Final award 2025 Coach of the Year Steve Corica Most awards Graham Arnold &Tony Popovic (3)
TheA-League Men Coach of the Year is an annualsoccer award presented tocoaches in Australia. It recognises the most outstanding manager in theA-League Men each season. The recipient is chosen by a vote of all coaches at the conclusion of the regular season.[ 1] The award was established in the first A-League season,2005–06 .
In 2006, the inaugural Coach of the Year award was given toLawrie McKinna , who tookCentral Coast Mariners to the2006 A-League Grand Final . The current holder of the award isSteve Corica .
Three coaches have won the award multiple times,Graham Arnold in 2012, 2017, and 2018,Ernie Merrick in 2007 and 2010, andTony Popovic in 2013, 2019, and 2022.
Awards won by nationality [ edit ] Ernie Merrick is the only foreign coach to have won the award twice. ^ "Awards – About" .Football Federation Australia . Archived fromthe original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved4 October 2016 .^ "Despotovski named best" .The World Game . 14 March 2006. Retrieved4 October 2016 .^ "Merrick receives top honour" .FourFourTwo . 28 February 2007. Retrieved4 October 2016 .^ "Griffiths wins Johnny Warren Medal" .ABC News . 27 February 2008. Retrieved4 October 2016 .^ "Shane Smeltz wins Johnny Warren Medal as A-League player of the year" .Fox Sports . 2 February 2009. Retrieved4 October 2016 .^ "Melbourne Victory's Carlos Hernandez wins Johnny Warren Medal at A-League Awards Night" . Goal.com. 16 February 2010. Retrieved4 October 2016 .^ "Roar score four at A-League awards" .Asian Football Confederation . 7 March 2011. Retrieved4 October 2016 .^ "Ryan, Arnold honoured at Hyundai A-League Awards" .Central Coast Mariners FC . 11 April 2012. Retrieved4 October 2016 .^ "Western Sydney Wanderers coach Tony Popovic named A-League Coach of the Year" .News.com.au . 16 April 2013. Retrieved4 October 2016 .^ Monteverde, Marco (28 April 2014)."Thomas Broich and Mike Mulvey win top gongs as Brisbane Roar scoops A-League awards" .Fox Sports . Retrieved4 October 2016 . ^ Lynch, Michael (11 May 2015)."Muscat takes coach of the year, Burns wins Warren Medal" .Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved4 October 2016 . ^ Migliaccio, Val (27 April 2016)."Reds' head wins A-League coach of the year" .News.com.au . Retrieved4 October 2016 . ^ "Milos Ninkovic wins Johnny Warren Medal" .FOX Sports . 1 May 2017. Retrieved14 December 2022 .^ Smithies, Tom (30 April 2018)."Dolan Warren Awards: Mierzejewski wins Johnny Warren; Kerr, Polkinghorn split the Dolan" .The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved14 December 2022 . ^ "Wellington Phoenix's Roy Krishna adds Johnny Warren Medal to A-League Golden Boot" .Stuff.co.nz . 13 May 2019.^ "Erick Mombaerts named Coach of the Year at Dolan Warren Awards" .Hyundai A-League . 10 September 2020. Retrieved10 September 2020 .^ "Dolan Warren Awards: Patrick Kisnorbo acknowledged as A-League Coach of the Year" .Hyundai A-League . 23 June 2021. Retrieved23 June 2021 .^ Lewis, Samantha (26 May 2022)."Fiona Worts and Jake Brimmer take out A-Leagues' top gongs at 2021/22 Dolan Warren Awards" .ABC News . ^ Monteverde, Marco (1 June 2023)."Adelaide United captain Craig Goodwin secures Johnny Warren Medal after stellar season" .news.com.au . ^ Monteverde, Marco (25 May 2024)."Central Coast Mariners midfielder Josh Nisbet wins Johnny Warren Medal" .news.com.au .Mariners boss Mark Jackson won the coach-of-the-year award after guiding the Mariners to first place on the table ^ Comito, Matt (27 May 2025)."Steve Corica named Coach of the Year after remarkable first season at Auckland FC" .A-Leagues .