The title Footballer of the Year of Israel has been bestowed annually since 1960 by the Israeli newspaper Maariv at the end of each season. In the years 1963, 1966 and 1991 two players have been honoured. Mordechai Spiegler, who is considered the foremost player in Israeli football history, has between 1964 and 1971, been given the accolade a record four times.
| Year | Player | Club | ||||
| 2023 | Omer Atzili (T) | Maccabi Haifa | ||||
| 2022 | Omer Atzili (T) | Maccabi Haifa | ||||
| 2021 | Josh Cohen (GK) | Maccabi Haifa | ||||
| 2020 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||
| 2019 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||
| 2018 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |||||
| 2017 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |||||
| 2016 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |||||
| 2015 | Eran Zahavi (T) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||
| 2014 | Eran Zahavi (T) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||
| 2013 | Eliran Atar (T) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||
| 2012 | Achmad Saba'a (T) | Maccabi Netanya | ||||
| 2011 | Maccabi Haifa | |||||
| 2010 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||||
| 2009 | Vincent Enyeama (GK) | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||
| 2008 | Beitar Jerusalem | |||||
| 2007 | Beitar Jerusalem | |||||
| 2006 | Maccabi Haifa | |||||
| 2005 | Maccabi Haifa | |||||
| 2004 | Nir Davidovich (GK) | Maccabi Haifa | ||||
| 2003 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||
| 2002 | Maccabi Haifa | |||||
| 2001 | Maccabi Haifa | |||||
| 2000 | Shavit Elimeleh (GK) | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||
| 1999 | Hapoel Haifa | |||||
| 1998 | Beitar Jerusalem | |||||
| 1997 | Beitar Jerusalem | |||||
| 1996 | Haim Revivo (T) | Maccabi Haifa | ||||
| 1995 | Haim Revivo (T) | Maccabi Haifa | ||||
| 1994 | Maccabi Haifa | |||||
| 1993 | Beitar Jerusalem | |||||
| 1992 | Avi Cohen II | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||
| 1991 | Hapoel Petah Tikva Maccabi Haifa | |||||
| 1990 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | |||||
| 1989 | Maccabi Haifa | |||||
| 1988 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||||
| 1987 | Beitar Jerusalem | |||||
| 1986 | Avi Ran (GK) | Maccabi Haifa | ||||
| 1985 | Maccabi Haifa | |||||
| 1984 | Beitar Jerusalem | |||||
| 1983 | Oded Mahnes (T) | Maccabi Netanya | ||||
| 1982 | Oded Mahnes (T) | Maccabi Netanya | ||||
| 1981 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||||
| 1980 | Itzhak Vissoker (GK) | Maccabi Netanya | ||||
| 1979 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||
| 1978 | Maccabi Netanya | |||||
| 1977 | Beitar Tel Aviv | |||||
| 1976 | Beitar Jerusalem | |||||
| 1975 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |||||
| 1974 | Hapoel Jerusalem | |||||
| 1973 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||
| 1972 | ||||||
| 1971 | Maccabi Netanya | |||||
| 1970 | Maccabi Netanya | |||||
| 1969 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | |||||
| 1968 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva (season started in 1966) | |||||
| 1966 | Shmuel Rosenthal Mordechai Spiegler (T) | Hapoel Petah Tikva Maccabi Netanya | ||||
| 1965 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||
| 1964 | Maccabi Netanya | |||||
| 1963 | Gideon Tish Ya'akov Hodorov (GK) | Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Ramat Gan | ||||
| 1962 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||
| 1961 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||||
| 1960 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | T = also top scorer of the season GK = Goalkeeper |