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Swiss Footballer of the Year
Annual sports award
Summary
Annual sports award
The Swiss Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best footballer based in Switzerland and the best Swiss national team player.
From the 1972–73 season until the 1997–98 season, the award was chosen by the now defunct Swiss newspaper Sport. Since the original award could only be won by a Swiss national, there was also a Foreigner of the Year award from 1973–74 until 1997–98.
Since 1998, two Player of the Year trophies have been awarded each year; one to the best player in the Swiss Super League known as the Axpo Swiss Super League Player of the Year and the other to the best national team player known as the Credit Suisse Player of the Year.
Award winners
Swiss Super League Player of the Year
Awarded annually to the best player in the Swiss Super League.
| Year | Player | Nationality | Club | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Stefan Rehn | Sweden | Lausanne-Sport | ||||||||
| 1999 | Alexandre Rey | Switzerland | Servette | ||||||||
| 2000 | Charles Amoah | Ghana | St. Gallen | ||||||||
| 2001 | Stéphane Chapuisat | Switzerland | Grasshoppers | ||||||||
| 2002 | Murat Yakin | Switzerland | Basel | ||||||||
| 2003 | Hakan Yakin | Switzerland | Basel | ||||||||
| 2004 | Stéphane Chapuisat (2) | Switzerland | Young Boys | ||||||||
| 2005 | Ricardo Cabanas | Switzerland | Grasshoppers | ||||||||
| 2006 | Matías Delgado | Argentina | Basel | ||||||||
| 2007 | Mladen Petrić | Basel | |||||||||
| 2008 | Hakan Yakin (2) | Switzerland | Young Boys | ||||||||
| 2009 | Seydou Doumbia | Ivory Coast | Young Boys | date=25 May 2010 | title=Huggel named Footballer of the Year | url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/huggel-named-footballer-of-the-year/8939684 | publisher=Swiss Info | accessdate=28 July 2019}} | |||
| 2010 | Seydou Doumbia (2) | Ivory Coast | Young Boys | ||||||||
| 2011 | Alexander Frei | Switzerland | Basel | date=7 November 2013 | title=Frei: Anything is possible | url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/wednesday-alexander-frei-itw-2219186 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729035148/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/wednesday-alexander-frei-itw-2219186 | archive-date=29 July 2019 | publisher=FIFA | accessdate=28 July 2019}} |
| 2012 | Alexander Frei (2) | Switzerland | Basel | date=25 May 2012 | title=Season review: Switzerland | url=https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1802244.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925032604/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1802244.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=25 September 2015 | publisher=UEFA | accessdate=28 July 2019}} |
| 2013 | Mohamed Salah | Basel | |||||||||
| 2014 | Shkëlzen Gashi | Albania | Grasshoppers | ||||||||
| 2015 | Breel Embolo | Switzerland | Basel | ||||||||
| 2016 | Guillaume Hoarau | France | Young Boys | ||||||||
| 2017 | Michael Lang | Switzerland | Basel | ||||||||
| 2018 | Kevin Mbabu | Switzerland | Young Boys | ||||||||
| 2019 | Jean-Pierre Nsame | Cameroon | Young Boys | last=Lesley | first=Angu | date=22 January 2021 | title=Swiss Super League: Nsame wins player of the year Award | work=Kick442 | url=https://www.kick442.com/swiss-super-league-nsame-wins-player-of-the-year-award/ | access-date=10 September 2022}} | |
| 2020 | Jean-Pierre Nsame (2) | Cameroon | Young Boys | ||||||||
| 2021 | Arthur Cabral | Brazil | Basel | ||||||||
| 2022 | Fabian Rieder | Switzerland | Young Boys | ||||||||
| 2023 | Meschak Elia | DR Congo | Young Boys | title=Die Siegerinnen und Sieger der Swiss Football Night stehen fest | url=https://www.swissfootballnight.ch/news/artikel-highlight/die-siegerinnen-und-sieger-der-swiss-football-night-2024-stehen-fest/ | publisher=Swiss Football Night | language=de | date=15 January 2024 | access-date=15 January 2024}} | ||
| 2024 | Alvyn Sanches | Switzerland | Lausanne-Sport |
Swiss Player of the Year
Awarded to the best player of the Swiss national team.
| Year | Player | Club | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Werder Bremen | title=BESTER SPIELER DER NATIONALMANNSCHAFT | url=http://www.sfl.ch/sfl/sfl-award-night/geschichte/bester-nationalspieler/ | publisher=Swiss Football League | language=German | accessdate=30 July 2019}} | |
| 1999 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||||||
| 2000 | Lecce | ||||||
| 2001 | Liverpool | ||||||
| 2002 | (2) | Liverpool | |||||
| 2003 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||
| 2004 | Rennes | ||||||
| 2005 | (2) | Rennes | |||||
| 2006 | Arsenal | ||||||
| 2007 | (3) | Borussia Dortmund | |||||
| 2008 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||
| 2009 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||||||
| 2010 | Basel | ||||||
| 2011 | Basel | ||||||
| 2012 | (2) | Basel | |||||
| 2013 | (2) | VfL Wolfsburg | |||||
| 2014 | Ricardo Rodríguez | VfL Wolfsburg | |||||
| 2015 | Juventus | ||||||
| 2016 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||
| 2017 | Arsenal | title=Xhaka and Dickenmann: Switzerland's Best Footballers | url=https://www.credit-suisse.com/microsites/nationalteams/en/insights-and-stories/xhaka-und-dickenmann-die-besten-fussballer-der-schweiz.html | publisher=Credit Suisse | accessdate=29 July 2019}} | ||
| 2018 | (2) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |||||
| 2019 | Benfica | ||||||
| 2020 | Not awarded | ||||||
| 2021 | (3) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |||||
| 2022 | (2) | Arsenal | |||||
| 2023 | (3) | Bayer Leverkusen |
By player
| Rank | Player | Wins | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 2 |
''Sport'' Nationalliga A awards
1975−1998: Foreigner of the Year
Previously awarded annually to the best foreign player in the Nationalliga A.
| Season | Player | Nationality | Club | Ilija Katić | Ilija Katić (2) | Eigil Nielsen | Martin Chivers | Jurica Jerković | Piet Hamberg | Robert Kok | Jurica Jerković (2) | Jurica Jerković (3) | Raúl Nogués | Charly Herberth | Lars Lunde | Robert Prytz | John Eriksen | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Ivan Zamorano | Edwin Gorter | Igor Dobrovolski | Sonny Anderson | Giovane Élber | Petar Aleksandrov | Viorel Moldovan | Viorel Moldovan (2) | Shabani Nonda |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Zürich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Zürich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Basel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Servette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Zürich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Servette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Lausanne Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Zürich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Zürich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | FC Aarau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Young Boys Bern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Young Boys Bern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Servette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Servette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | FC St. Gallen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | FC Lugano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Servette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Servette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Grasshoppers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Grasshoppers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Zürich |
1973−1998: Swiss Footballer of the Year
Previously awarded to the best Swiss player playing in the Swiss Super League.
| Season | Player | Club | Karl Odermatt | Umberto Barberis | Köbi Kuhn | Hansjörg Pfister | Rudolf Elsener | Umberto Barberis (2) | Umberto Barberis (3) | Heinz Lüdi | Claudio Sulser | Lucien Favre | Heinz Hermann | Heinz Hermann (2) | Rolf Osterwalder | Heinz Hermann (3) | Heinz Hermann (4) | Heinz Hermann (5) | Peter Nadig | Andy Egli | Adrian Knup | Jean-Paul Brigger | Ciriaco Sforza | Thomas Bickel | Nestor Subiat | Kubilay Türkyilmaz | Kubilay Türkyilmaz (2) | Kubilay Türkyilmaz (3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Basel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Not awarded | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Grasshoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Zürich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Servette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Grasshoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Grasshoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Grasshoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Zürich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Grasshoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Servette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Grasshoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Grasshoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aarau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Neuchâtel Xamax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Neuchâtel Xamax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Neuchâtel Xamax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Luzern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Grasshoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Luzern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Sion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Grasshoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Grasshoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Grasshoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Grasshoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Grasshoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Grasshoppers |
References
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