Swiss Footballer of the Year explained

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

Swiss Super League Player of the Year

Awarded annually to the best player in the Swiss Super League.

YearPlayerNationalityClub
1998Stefan Rehn SwedenLausanne-Sport
1999Alexandre Rey SwitzerlandServette
2000Charles Amoah GhanaSt. Gallen
2001Stéphane Chapuisat SwitzerlandGrasshoppers
2002Murat Yakin SwitzerlandBasel[4]
2003Hakan Yakin SwitzerlandBasel[5]
2004Stéphane Chapuisat (2) SwitzerlandYoung Boys
2005Ricardo Cabanas SwitzerlandGrasshoppers
2006Matías Delgado ArgentinaBasel[6]
2007Mladen PetrićBasel[7] [8]
2008Hakan Yakin (2) SwitzerlandYoung Boys
2009Seydou DoumbiaYoung Boys[9]
2010Seydou Doumbia (2)Young Boys
2011Alexander Frei SwitzerlandBasel[10]
2012Alexander Frei (2) SwitzerlandBasel[11]
2013Mohamed SalahBasel[12]
2014Shkëlzen Gashi AlbaniaGrasshoppers[13]
2015Breel Embolo SwitzerlandBasel[14]
2016Guillaume Hoarau FranceYoung Boys[15]
2017Michael Lang SwitzerlandBasel[16]
2018Kevin Mbabu SwitzerlandYoung Boys[17]
2019Jean-Pierre Nsame CameroonYoung Boys[18]
2020Jean-Pierre Nsame (2) CameroonYoung Boys
2021Arthur Cabral BrazilBasel[19]
2022Fabian Rieder SwitzerlandYoung Boys[20]
2023Meschak EliaYoung Boys[21]

Swiss Player of the Year

Awarded to the best player of the Swiss national team.

!Year!Player!Club!
1998 Werder Bremen[22]
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[23]
2010 Basel[24]
2011 Basel[25]
2012 (2) Basel[26]
2013 (2) VfL Wolfsburg[27]
2014Ricardo Rodríguez VfL Wolfsburg[28]
2015 Juventus[29]
2016 Borussia Mönchengladbach[30]
2017 Arsenal[31]
2018 (2) Borussia Mönchengladbach
2019 Benfica[32]
2020Not awarded
2021 (3) Borussia Mönchengladbach[33]
2022 (2) Arsenal[34]
2023 (3) Bayer Leverkusen

By player

RankPlayerWins
13
42

Sport Nationalliga A awards

Nationalliga A Foreigner of the Year
Sport:Association football
League:Nationalliga A
Awardedfor:best performing foreign player over the course of a season in the Nationalliga A.
Presenter:Sport
Number:24
Firstwinner: Ilija Katić
Mostwins: Jurica Jerković (3 wins)
Mostrecent: Shabani Nonda

1975−1998: Foreigner of the Year

Previously awarded annually to the best foreign player in the Nationalliga A.[35]

SeasonPlayerNationalityClub
1975Ilija KatićZürich
1976Ilija Katić (2)Zürich
1977Eigil NielsenBasel
1978Martin ChiversServette
1979Jurica JerkovićZürich
1980Piet HambergServette
1981Robert KokLausanne Sports
1982Jurica Jerković (2)Zürich
1983Jurica Jerković (3)Zürich
1984Raúl NoguésLa Chaux-de-Fonds
1985Charly HerberthFC Aarau
1986Lars LundeYoung Boys Bern
1987Robert PrytzYoung Boys Bern
1988John EriksenServette
1989Karl-Heinz RummeniggeServette
1990Ivan ZamoranoFC St. Gallen
1991Edwin GorterFC Lugano
1992Igor DobrovolskiServette
1993Sonny AndersonServette
1994Giovane ÉlberGrasshoppers
1995Petar AleksandrovNeuchâtel Xamax
1996Viorel MoldovanNeuchâtel Xamax
1997Viorel Moldovan (2)Grasshoppers
1998Shabani NondaZürich
Nationalliga A Swiss Footballer of the Year
Sport:Association football
League:Nationalliga A
Awardedfor:best performing Swiss player over the course of a season in the Nationalliga A.
Presenter:Sport
Number:25
Firstwinner:Karl Odermatt
Mostwins:Heinz Hermann (5 wins)
Mostrecent:Kubilay Türkyilmaz

1973−1998: Swiss Footballer of the Year

Previously awarded to the best Swiss player playing in the Swiss Super League.

SeasonPlayerClub
1973Karl OdermattBasel
1974Not awarded
1975Umberto BarberisGrasshoppers
1976Köbi KuhnZürich
1977Hansjörg PfisterServette
1978Rudolf ElsenerGrasshoppers
1979Umberto Barberis (2)Grasshoppers
1980Umberto Barberis (3)Grasshoppers
1981Heinz LüdiZürich
1982Claudio SulserGrasshoppers
1983Lucien FavreServette
1984Heinz HermannGrasshoppers
1985Heinz Hermann (2)Grasshoppers
Rolf OsterwalderAarau
1986Heinz Hermann (3)Neuchâtel Xamax
1987Heinz Hermann (4)Neuchâtel Xamax
1988Heinz Hermann (5)Neuchâtel Xamax
1989Peter NadigLuzern
1990Andy EgliGrasshoppers
1991Adrian KnupLuzern
1992Jean-Paul BriggerSion
1993Ciriaco SforzaGrasshoppers
1994Thomas BickelGrasshoppers
1995Nestor SubiatGrasshoppers
1996Kubilay TürkyilmazGrasshoppers
1997Kubilay Türkyilmaz (2)Grasshoppers
1998Kubilay Türkyilmaz (3)Grasshoppers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player of the year » Switzerland. World Football. 28 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Sommer and Dickenmann: Switzerland's best footballers . Credit Suisse . 29 July 2019.
  3. Web site: FUSSBALLER DES JAHRES IN DER SCHWEIZ . Swiss Football League . German . 20 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Murat Yakin . Football Database . 28 July 2019.
  5. Web site: World Cup Profile: Hakan Yakin – Switzerland . Goal . 28 July 2019.
  6. Web site: 6 August 2017 . MATIAS DELGADO, El Capitano: Super League will be poorer, a look back at his Basel career! . Leading Sport . 28 July 2019.
  7. News: 18 August 2008 . Goal.com Profile: Mladen Petric . Goal . 28 July 2019.
  8. Web site: 30 May 2007 . Swiss skipper Frei nets football award . Swiss Info . 29 July 2019.
  9. Web site: 25 May 2010 . Huggel named Footballer of the Year . Swiss Info . 28 July 2019.
  10. Web site: 7 November 2013 . Frei: Anything is possible . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190729035148/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/wednesday-alexander-frei-itw-2219186 . 29 July 2019 . FIFA . 28 July 2019.
  11. Web site: 25 May 2012 . Season review: Switzerland . UEFA . 28 July 2019.
  12. Web site: 27 January 2014 . Mohamed Salah Takes Three . Tages-Anzeiger . 17 September 2018.
  13. Web site: 1 February 2016 . Colorado Rapids sign Albanian international Shkëlzen Gashi from Swiss club FC Basel . MLS . 28 July 2019.
  14. Web site: 21 September 2015 . Lichtsteiner and Embolo: Switzerland's Best Footballers . Credit Suisse . 28 July 2019.
  15. Web site: Young Boys' Guillaume Hoarau: I turned down Lyon move for my music . ESPN . 12 December 2018.
  16. Web site: 29 June 2018 . BORUSSIA SIGN MICHAEL LANG FROM FC BASEL . Borussia Mönchengladbach . 28 July 2019.
  17. News: Kevin Mbabu: Who is Wolfsburg's Switzerland international defender? . Bundesliga . 27 July 2019.
  18. News: Lesley . Angu . 22 January 2021 . Swiss Super League: Nsame wins player of the year Award . Kick442 . 10 September 2022.
  19. Web site: Winners - 2021 . Swiss Super League . 2 February 2023.
  20. Web site: Winners - 2022 . Swiss Super League . 2 February 2023.
  21. News: Die Siegerinnen und Sieger der Swiss Football Night stehen fest . Swiss Football Night . de . 15 January 2024 . 15 January 2024.
  22. Web site: BESTER SPIELER DER NATIONALMANNSCHAFT . Swiss Football League . German . 30 July 2019.
  23. Web site: 11 August 2009 . Benaglio and Doumbia win football awards . Swiss Info . 29 July 2019.
  24. Web site: 24 May 2010 . Das sind die Schweizer Fussballer 2010 . Berner Zeitung . German . 29 July 2019.
  25. Web site: 4 January 2015 . Xherdan Shaqiri Can Be the Signing to Inspire Liverpool Comeback in 2015 . This is Anfield . 29 July 2019.
  26. Web site: 28 May 2012 . Shaqiri ist Credit Suisse Player of the Year . Blick . German . 29 July 2019.
  27. Web site: 11 August 2013 . SWISS FOOTBALL AWARDS: Awards für Benaglio und Forte in Luzern . . German . 29 July 2019.
  28. Web site: 1 September 2014 . Ricardo Rodriguez ist der Schweizer Nationalspieler des Jahres . Swiss Info . German . 29 July 2019.
  29. Web site: 21 September 2015 . Lichtsteiner and Embolo: Switzerland's Best Footballers . Credit Suisse . 29 July 2019.
  30. Web site: Sommer and Dickenmann Are Credit Suisse Players of the Year . Credit Suisse . 29 July 2019.
  31. Web site: Xhaka and Dickenmann: Switzerland's Best Footballers . Credit Suisse . 29 July 2019.
  32. News: Pilar . Patrícia . 8 October 2019 . Seferovic distinguished in Switzerland: Player of the year . portugalinews . 10 October 2019.
  33. News: 29 January 2022 . Yann Sommer – Swiss Footballer of the Year for 2021 . . 10 September 2022.
  34. News: Rai . Aniket . 24 January 2023 . "It really means a lot" - Arsenal star reacts to winning his nation's Footballer of the Year award . Sportskeeda . 24 January 2023.
  35. Web site: Garin . Erik . 20 June 2007 . Switzerland - Footballer of the Year . 27 August 2022 . RSSSF.

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