UEFA Club Football Awards
In recognition of the best players in the UEFA Champions League each year, UEFA gives out several awards to the most outstanding performers of the European club football season. The awards are presented in August each year at a special gala in Monaco; previously, the ceremony would coincide with the UEFA Super Cup, but since the Super Cup was moved to early August in 2014, the UEFA awards ceremony has been combined with the UEFA Champions League group stage draw. Internazionale and Real Madrid are the only teams whose players won all of the available awards in the same season (2009–10 and 2017-18 season, respectively).
For the 2010–11 season, the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award was replaced by the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, but the positional awards returned in 2016–17.
Award categories
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
Best Goalkeeper
From 1998–2009 the Best European Goalkeeper was awarded to the same goalkeepers that won this award.
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year.
| Season | Name | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 |  |  | ||
| 1998–99 |  | | ||
| 1999–2000 | | | ||
| 2000–01 | | | ||
| 2001–02 | | | ||
| 2002–03 |  | | ||
| 2003–04 |  | | ||
| 2004–05 |  | | ||
| 2005–06 | | | ||
| 2006–07 | | | ||
| 2007–08 | | | ||
| 2008–09 |  | | ||
| 2009–10 |  | | ||
| 2010–16 | Not awarded | |||
| 2016–17 | | | ||
| 2017–18 |  |  | ||
| 2018–19 | | | ||
By country
| Country | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
|
2 | 5 |
|
1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 |
|
1 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
By club
| Club | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
|
1 | 4 |
|
1 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 |
|
1 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
Best Defender
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year.
| Season | Name | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | | | ||
| 1998-99 | | | ||
| 1999-2000 | | | ||
| 2000-01 |  | | ||
| 2001-02 | | | ||
| 2002-03 | | | ||
| 2003-04 | | | ||
| 2004-05 | | | ||
| 2005-06 | | | ||
| 2006-07 | | | ||
| 2007-08 | | | ||
| 2008-09 | | | ||
| 2009-10 | | | ||
| 2010–16 | Not awarded | |||
| 2016-17 | | | ||
| 2017-18 | | | ||
| 2018-19 | | | ||
By country
| Country | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
|
3 | 4 |
|
2 | 3 |
|
2 | 3 |
|
1 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
By club
| Club | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
|
3 | 5 |
|
1 | 3 |
|
1 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
Best Midfielder
*Bold notes a player who also won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year.
| Season | Name | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 |  | | ||
| 1998–99 | | | ||
| 1999–2000 | | | ||
| 2000–01 | | | ||
| 2001–02 | | | ||
| 2002–03 | | | ||
| 2003–04 | | | ||
| 2004–05 | | | ||
| 2005–06 | | | ||
| 2006–07 | | | ||
| 2007–08 | | | ||
| 2008–09 | | | ||
| 2009–10 | | | ||
| 2010–16 | Not awarded | |||
| 2016–17 |  | | ||
| 2017–18 | | | ||
| 2018–19 | | | ||
By country
| Country | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 |
|
2 | 3 |
|
2 | 2 |
|
1 | 2 |
|
1 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
By club
| Club | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
|
2 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 |
|
1 | 2 |
|
1 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
Best Forward
*Bold notes a player who won the UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year.
| Season | Name | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | | | ||
| 1998–99 |  | | ||
| 1999–2000 | | | ||
| 2000–01 | | | ||
| 2001–02 | | | ||
| 2002–03 | | | ||
| 2003–04 | | | ||
| 2004–05 | | | ||
| 2005–06 |  | | ||
| 2006–07 | | | ||
| 2007–08 | | | ||
| 2008–09 | | | ||
| 2009–10 | | | ||
| 2010–16 | Not awarded | |||
| 2016–17 | | | ||
| 2017–18 | | | ||
| 2018–19 | | | ||
By country
| Country | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
|
2 | 4 |
|
3 | 3 |
|
2 | 3 |
|
1 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
By club
| Club | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
|
2 | 5 |
|
3 | 4 |
|
2 | 2 |
|
2 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
Coach(es) of the Year
| Year | Coach(es) | Club(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98* | | Marcello Lippi | | Juventus |
| 1998–99 |  | Alex Ferguson | | Manchester United |
| 1999–2000 | | Héctor Cúper | | Valencia |
| 2000–01 | | Ottmar Hitzfeld | | Bayern Munich |
| 2001–02 | | Vicente del Bosque | | Real Madrid |
| 2002–03 | | Carlo Ancelotti José Mourinho | | Milan Porto |
| 2003–04 | | José Mourinho Rafael Benítez | | Porto Valencia |
| 2004–05 |  | Rafael Benítez Valery Gazzaev | | Liverpool CSKA Moscow |
| 2005–06* | | Frank Rijkaard Juande Ramos | | Barcelona Sevilla |
*UEFA stopped giving the award for Coach(es) of the Year after the 2005–06 season[1]
By country
| Country | Coaches | Wins |
|---|---|---|
|
3 | 4 |
|
2 | 2 |
|
1 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
By club
| Club | Coaches | Wins |
|---|---|---|
|
2 | 2 |
|
1 | 2 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
Best Goal of the Season
| Season | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | | |
| 2015–16 | | |
| 2016–17 | | |
| 2017–18 | | |
| 2018–19 | | |
By club
| Club | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
|
1 | 3 |
|
1 | 1 |
|
1 | 1 |
References
- "UEFA Awards – Coach of the Year". RSSSF. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- UEFA.com. "Goal of the Season: see the 2014/15 winners". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- Sport (2016-08-25). "Lionel Messi awarded best Champions League goal for 2015/16 season". sport. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- "Mario Mandžukić Wins UEFA Goal of Season!". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- UEFA.com. "Lionel Messi free-kick voted UEFA.com Goal of the Season". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-08-11.