The FIFA Women’s Football Coach of the Year 2011 award will go to the best manager in women’s football at the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2011 Gala.
Date: 9 January 2012
Venue: Kongresshaus, Zurich, Switzerland
Shortlist date: 25 October 2011
FIFA Women’s Football Coach of the Year 2011 shortlist: Bruno Bini, Leonardo Cuellar, Thomas Dennerby, Patrice Lair, Maren Meinert, Hope Powell, Norio Sasaki, Tom Sermanni, Pia Sundhage, Jorge Vilda.
Final Three: Bruno Bini, Norio Sasaki, Pia Sundhage
Voting procedure: Coaches, national football teams’ captains and journalists will vote for their top coach, with behaviors being among the values taken into consideration during the voting process
In the long run, the FIFA Women’s Football Coach of the Year 2011 award winner will be the one with the highest amount of votes.
Additional note: Although the award taking place at the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala combines efforts made by the contestants in the year 2011, some refer to it as the FIFA Women’s Football Coach of the Year 2012.