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The 2017 MFA Awards were held on Sunday night at the Mediterranean Conference Centre. Malta midfielder Bjorn Kristensen claimed the most coveted prize, the MFA Footballer of the Year award, to cap a memorable season in which he helped Hibernians win the BOV Premier League title. Kristensen, 24, collected 74 points from the voting panel which comprised journalists who regularly follow the BOV Premier League, the captain, coach and a top official of the 12 top-flight clubs and coaches from the Malta FA Technical Centre, including national coach Pietro Ghedin and his assistant Ray Farrugia. Birkirkara midfielder Gareth Sciberras, who hung up his boots at the end of the league season, finished second with 59 points ahead of Hibernians defender Andrei Agius on 30 points. Joseph Zerafa, the Birkirkara wing-back, was fourth on 23 points while Balzan midfielder Paul Fenech finished fifth on 21 points. Below are the points obtained by the candidates in every category. MFA FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR1. Bjorn Kristensen (Hibernians) 74 points2. Gareth Sciberras (Birkirkara) 59 points3. Andrei Agius (Hibernians) 30 points4. Joseph Zerafa (Birkirkara) 23 points5. Paul Fenech (Balzan) 21 points COACH OF THE YEAR1. Mark Miller (Hibernians) 107 points2. Danilo Doncic (St Andrews) 56 points3. Oliver Spiteri (Balzan) 40 points YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR1. Jurgen Degabriele (Hibernians) 122 points2. Jake Grech (Ħamrun Spartans) 77 points3. Jean Borg (Valletta) 30 points FOREIGN PLAYER OF THE YEAR1. Bojan Kaljevic (Balzan) 76 points2. Jackson Lima (Hibernians) 53 points3. Alan Da Silva Souza (Balzan) 48 points BOV FIRST DIVISION BEST PLAYER1. Juninho Conceicao Cabral (Senglea Athletic) 65 points2. Yuri De Jesus Messias (Naxxar Lions) 61 points3. Erjon Beu (Lija Athletic) 34 points BOV SECOND DIVISION BEST PLAYER1. Giovanni Galea (Qrend) 36 points2. Alan Tabone (Żejtun Corinthians) 11 points3. Tanaka Kumpei (Żejtun Corinthians) 11 points BOV THIRD DIVISION BEST PLAYER1. Ryan Sell (Kalkara) 38 points2. Timothy Thomas (Kalkara) 23 points3. Luke Galea (Dingli Swallows) 16 points BOV WOMEN’S LEAGUE BEST PLAYER1. Stephania Farrugia (Birkirkara) 46 points2. Shona Zammit (Hibernians) 29 points3. Ann Marie Said (Birkirkara) 28 points BEST YOUTH LEAGUE PLAYER1. Jan Busuttil (Pietà Hotspurs) 41 points2. Kurt Shaw (Sliema Wanderers) 14 points3. Neil Frendo (Mosta) 14 points GFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR1. Steve Sultana (Xewkija Tigers) 42 points2. Ferdinando Apap (Għajnsielem) 39 points3. Shaun Attard (Nadur Youngsters) 38 points FUTSAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR1. Jovica Milijic (Valletta) 31 points2. Carl Azzopardi (Luxol) 8 points3. Andrea Farrugia (University of Malta) 7 points GOAL OF THE YEAR1. Ryan Scicluna (Birkirkara) 379 votes2. Jake Grech (Ħamrun Spartans) 157 votes3. Gilmar Ribeiro (Hibernians) 52 votesp.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}