AIFF Player of the Year

The AIFF Player of the Year is an annual association football award presented to the best footballer in India over the previous year.[1] It has been awarded by All India Football Federation since 1992. I.M. Vijayan was the inaugural winner. The most recent recipient of the award is Sunil Chhetri.[2][3] Twice in 1998 and 1999 the award was not announced and re-introduced from 2000.[4]

AIFF Player of the Year
CountryIndia
Presented byAll India Football Federation
First awarded1992
Current holderSunil Chhetri
(men, 6th award)
Ashalata Devi
(women, 1st award)
Most awardsSunil Chhetri
(6 awards)
Websitewww.the-aiff.com

AIFF Women’s Player of the Year was first introduced in 2001. Oinam Bembem Devi was the first recipient of the award.[5] But since 2001 to 2012 no women's award was announced. Again in 2013, the award was re-introduced with Bembem Devi winning the award for the second time and since being announced every year.[4]

List of AIFF Player of the Year winners

I. M. Vijayan was the first player to receive the award in 1992 and also the first player to retain it consecutively in 1997 and 2000 (no award in 1998 and 1999). He received the award three times.[4] Sunil Chhetri has received the award for a record six times in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017 and most recently for 2018−19 season.[6] Jo Paul Ancheri and Bhaichung Bhutia received the award twice.[7]

List of AIFF Women Player of the Year winners

Oinam Bembem Devi was the first recipient of the award in 2001 and after that there was no awardee between 2002 and 2012 but Bembem Devi retain it when it was again awarded in 2013.[4] Ngangom Bala Devi also won it twice in 2014 and 2015.[8][9]

Year Player Ref.
2001 Oinam Bembem Devi [5]
2002−2012 Not awarded
2013 Oinam Bembem Devi [4]
2014 Ngangom Bala Devi [8]
2015 Ngangom Bala Devi [9]
2016 Sasmita Malik [7]
2017 Yumnam Kamala Devi [3]
2018−19 Loitongbam Ashalata Devi [10]

List of AIFF Emerging Player of the year winners
Year Player Ref.
Men Women
2013 Jeje Lalpekhlua Not awarded [4]
2014 Sandesh Jhingan [8]
2015 Pritam Kotal Pyari Xaxa [9]
2016 Rowllin Borges Sanju Yadav [7]
2017 Anirudh Thapa Elangbam Panthoi Chanu [3]
2018−19 Sahal Abdul Samad Dangmei Grace [10]

See also

References
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  2. "AIFF announce Sunil Chhetri as the Player of the Year". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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  5. "19 YEARS & COUNTING – THE LEGEND OF OINAM BEMBEM DEVI". AIFF. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. "I DRAW INSPIRATION FROM MC MARY KOM, SAYS SUNIL CHHETRI". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 2020-05-05. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  7. "JEJE LALPEKHLUA IS 2016 AIFF PLAYER OF THE YEAR". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  8. "SUNIL CHHETRI VOTED 2014 AIFF PLAYER OF THE YEAR". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  9. "Eugenson Lyngdoh voted '2015 AIFF Player of the Year'". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  10. "Sunil Chhetri and Ashalata Devi bag top honours at AIFF Awards". The Hindu. Sportstar. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-05-05. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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