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.[1][2][3]
Award winners
editSwiss Super League Player of the Year
editAwarded annually to the best player in the Swiss Super League.
Swiss Player of the Year
editAwarded to the best player of the Swiss national team.
By player
editRank | Player | Wins |
---|---|---|
1 | Alexander Frei | 3 |
Yann Sommer | ||
Granit Xhaka | ||
4 | Diego Benaglio | 2 |
Stéphane Henchoz | ||
Xherdan Shaqiri |
Sport Nationalliga A awards
editSport | Association football |
---|---|
League | Nationalliga A |
Awarded for | best performing foreign player over the course of a season in the Nationalliga A. |
Presented by | Sport |
History | |
First award | 1975 |
Editions | 24 |
Final award | 1998 |
First winner | Ilija Katić |
Most wins | Jurica Jerković (3 wins) |
Most recent | Shabani Nonda |
1975−1998: Foreigner of the Year
editPreviously awarded annually to the best foreign player in the Nationalliga A.[35]
Season | Player | Nationality | Club |
---|---|---|---|
1975 | Ilija Katić | Yugoslavia | Zürich |
1976 | Ilija Katić (2) | Yugoslavia | Zürich |
1977 | Eigil Nielsen | Denmark | Basel |
1978 | Martin Chivers | England | Servette |
1979 | Jurica Jerković | Yugoslavia | Zürich |
1980 | Piet Hamberg | Netherlands | Servette |
1981 | Robert Kok | Netherlands | Lausanne Sports |
1982 | Jurica Jerković (2) | Yugoslavia | Zürich |
1983 | Jurica Jerković (3) | Yugoslavia | Zürich |
1984 | Raúl Nogués | Argentina | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
1985 | Charly Herberth | Germany | FC Aarau |
1986 | Lars Lunde | Denmark | Young Boys Bern |
1987 | Robert Prytz | Sweden | Young Boys Bern |
1988 | John Eriksen | Denmark | Servette |
1989 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Germany | Servette |
1990 | Ivan Zamorano | Chile | FC St. Gallen |
1991 | Edwin Gorter | Netherlands | FC Lugano |
1992 | Igor Dobrovolski | Russia | Servette |
1993 | Sonny Anderson | Brazil | Servette |
1994 | Giovane Élber | Brazil | Grasshoppers |
1995 | Petar Aleksandrov | Bulgaria | Neuchâtel Xamax |
1996 | Viorel Moldovan | Romania | Neuchâtel Xamax |
1997 | Viorel Moldovan (2) | Romania | Grasshoppers |
1998 | Shabani Nonda | DR Congo | Zürich |
Sport | Association football |
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League | Nationalliga A |
Awarded for | best performing Swiss player over the course of a season in the Nationalliga A. |
Presented by | Sport |
History | |
First award | 1973 |
Editions | 25 |
Final award | 1998 |
First winner | Karl Odermatt |
Most wins | Heinz Hermann (5 wins) |
Most recent | Kubilay Türkyilmaz |
1973−1998: Swiss Footballer of the Year
editPreviously awarded to the best Swiss player playing in the Swiss Super League.[35][3]
Season | Player | Club |
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1973 | Karl Odermatt | Basel |
1974 | Not awarded | |
1975 | Umberto Barberis | Grasshoppers |
1976 | Köbi Kuhn | Zürich |
1977 | Hansjörg Pfister | Servette |
1978 | Rudolf Elsener | Grasshoppers |
1979 | Umberto Barberis (2) | Grasshoppers |
1980 | Umberto Barberis (3) | Grasshoppers |
1981 | Heinz Lüdi | Zürich |
1982 | Claudio Sulser | Grasshoppers |
1983 | Lucien Favre | Servette |
1984 | Heinz Hermann | Grasshoppers |
1985 | Heinz Hermann (2) | Grasshoppers |
Rolf Osterwalder | Aarau | |
1986 | Heinz Hermann (3) | Neuchâtel Xamax |
1987 | Heinz Hermann (4) | Neuchâtel Xamax |
1988 | Heinz Hermann (5) | Neuchâtel Xamax |
1989 | Peter Nadig | Luzern |
1990 | Andy Egli | Grasshoppers |
1991 | Adrian Knup | Luzern |
1992 | Jean-Paul Brigger | Sion |
1993 | Ciriaco Sforza | Grasshoppers |
1994 | Thomas Bickel | Grasshoppers |
1995 | Nestor Subiat | Grasshoppers |
1996 | Kubilay Türkyilmaz | Grasshoppers |
1997 | Kubilay Türkyilmaz (2) | Grasshoppers |
1998 | Kubilay Türkyilmaz (3) | Grasshoppers |
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External links
edit- Switzerland - Footballer of the Year on RSSSF