OCEANIAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
This award is chosen by journalists, originating in 1998 and can be given to any player originating from the Oceania region. This includes French international, Christian Karembeu who came from New Caledonia. The results in 1999 are:
| RANK | NAME | NATIONALITY |
| 1 | Harry Kewell | Australia |
| 2 | Mark Viduka | Australia |
| 3 | Ned Zelic | Australia |
| 4 | Christian Karembeu | France |
| 5 | Tony Vidmar | Australia |
| 6 | Mark Bosnich | Australia |
Harry Kewell has been in outstanding form for Leeds showing that he has the potential to be a great player. Mark Viduka has also played well for Celtic, scoring consistently after initial problems settling in at the club. Australia's foreign players dominated the higher places. Previous winners of the award are:
| YEAR | NAME | NATIONALITY |
| 1988 | Frank Farina | Australia |
| 1989 | Wynton Rufer | New Zealand |
| 1990 | Wynton Rufer | New Zealand |
| 1991 | Robbie Slater | Australia |
| 1992 | Wynton Rufer | New Zealand |
| 1993 | Robbie Slater | Australia |
| 1994 | Aurelio Vidmar | Australia |
| 1995 | Christian Karembeu | France |
| 1996 | Paul Okon | Australia |
| 1997 | Mark Bosnich | Australia |
| 1998 | Christian Karembeu | France |
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