Swiss Footballer of the Year

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 one to the best national team player known as the Credit Suisse Player of the Year.[1][2][3]

Axpo Super League Player of the Year

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

Season Player Club
1998[1][3] Stefan Rehn FC Lausanne-Sport
1999[1][3] Alexandre Rey Servette FC
2000[1][3] Charles Amoah FC St. Gallen
2001[1][3] Stéphane Chapuisat Grasshoppers
2002[4] Murat Yakin Basel
2003[5] Hakan Yakin Basel
2004[1][3] Stéphane Chapuisat BSC Young Boys
2005[1][3] Ricardo Cabanas Grasshoppers
2006[6] Matías Delgado Basel
2007[7][8] Mladen Petrić Basel
2008[1][3] Hakan Yakin BSC Young Boys
2009[9] Seydou Doumbia BSC Young Boys
2010[9] Seydou Doumbia BSC Young Boys
2011[10] Alexander Frei Basel
2012[10][11] Alexander Frei Basel
2013[12] Mohamed Salah Basel
2014[13] Shkëlzen Gashi Grasshoppers
2015[14] Breel Embolo Basel
2016[15] Guillaume Hoarau BSC Young Boys
2017[16] Michael Lang Basel
2018[17] Kevin Mbabu BSC Young Boys

Credit Suisse Player of the Year

Awarded to the best player of the Swiss National Team.

Year Player Club
1998[18]Wicky, RaphaëlRaphaël Wicky Werder Bremen
1999[18]Sforza, CiriacoCiriaco Sforza 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2000[18]Sesa, DavidDavid Sesa US Lecce
2001[18]Henchoz, StéphaneStéphane Henchoz Liverpool
2002[18]Henchoz, StéphaneStéphane Henchoz Liverpool
2003[18]Stiel, JörgJörg Stiel Borussia Mönchengladbach
2004[18]Frei, AlexanderAlexander Frei Stade Rennais
2005[18]Frei, AlexanderAlexander Frei Stade Rennais
2006[18]Senderos, PhilippePhilippe Senderos Arsenal
2007[8]Frei, AlexanderAlexander Frei Borussia Dortmund
2008[18]Barnetta, TranquilloTranquillo Barnetta Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2009[19]Benaglio, DiegoDiego Benaglio VfL Wolfsburg
2010[20]Huggel, BenjaminBenjamin Huggel Basel
2011[21]Shaqiri, XherdanXherdan Shaqiri Basel
2012[22]Shaqiri, XherdanXherdan Shaqiri Basel
2013[23]Benaglio, DiegoDiego Benaglio VfL Wolfsburg
2014[24]Ricardo Rodríguez VfL Wolfsburg
2015[25]Lichtsteiner, StephanStephan Lichtsteiner Juventus
2016[26]Sommer, YannYann Sommer Borussia Mönchengladbach
2017[27]Xhaka, GranitGranit Xhaka Arsenal
2018[2]Sommer, YannYann Sommer Borussia Mönchengladbach
2019Seferović, HarisHaris Seferović Benfica

Swiss Footballer of the Year
Season Player Club
1973[3] Karl Odermatt Basel
1974[3] Not held
1975[3] Umberto Barberis Grasshoppers
1976[3] Köbi Kuhn Zürich
1977[3] Hansjörg Pfister Servette
1978[3] Rudolf Elsener Grasshoppers
1979[3] Umberto Barberis Grasshoppers
1980[3] Umberto Barberis Grasshoppers
1981[3] Heinz Lüdi Zürich
1982[3] Claudio Sulser Grasshoppers
1983[3] Lucien Favre Servette
1984[3] Heinz Hermann Grasshoppers
1985[3] Heinz Hermann
Rolf Osterwalder		 Grasshoppers
FC Aarau
1986[3] Heinz Hermann Neuchâtel Xamax
1987[3] Heinz Hermann Neuchâtel Xamax
1988[3] Heinz Hermann Neuchâtel Xamax
1989[3] Peter Nadig FC Luzern
1990[3] Andy Egli Grasshoppers
1991[3] Adrian Knup FC Luzern
1992[3] Jean-Paul Brigger FC Sion
1993[3] Ciriaco Sforza Grasshoppers
1994[3] Thomas Bickel Grasshoppers
1995[3] Nestor Subiat Grasshoppers
1996[3] Kubilay Türkyilmaz Grasshoppers
1997[3] Kubilay Türkyilmaz Grasshoppers
1998[3] Kubilay Türkyilmaz Grasshoppers

Foreigner of the Year
Season Player Club
1974–75 Ilija Katić Zürich
1975-76 Ilija Katić Zürich
1976–77 Eigil Nielsen Basel
1977–78 Martin Chivers Servette
1978–79 Jurica Jerković Zürich
1979–80 Piet Hamberg Servette
1980–81 Robert Kok Lausanne Sports
1981–82 Jurica Jerković Zürich
1982–83 Jurica Jerković Zürich
1983–84 Raúl Nogués La Chaux-de-Fonds
1984–85 Charly Herberth FC Aarau
1985–86 Lars Lunde Young Boys Bern
1986–87 Robert Prytz Young Boys Bern
1987–88 John Eriksen Servette
1988–89 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Servette
1989–90 Ivan Zamorano FC St. Gallen
1990–91 Edwin Gorter FC Lugano
1991–92 Igor Dobrovolski Servette
1992–93 Sonny Anderson Servette
1993–94 Giovane Élber Grasshoppers
1994–95 Petar Aleksandrov Neuchâtel Xamax
1995–96 Viorel Moldovan Neuchâtel Xamax
1996–97 Viorel Moldovan Grasshoppers
1997–98 Shabani Nonda Zürich

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