Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards
The Hong Kong Top Footballers Awards (Chinese: 香港足球明星選舉), established by the Hong Kong Football Association in 1978, recognizes the top performers for each season's Hong Kong Premier League. The prizes are decided according to the votes from mass media and the general public. The Best Eleven Squad are voted by the public, Premier League coaches and managers and staff from different mass media. The votes from public counts 30% and the remaining 70% are from the professionals. Some other newer prizes include Best Youth Player, Best Foreign Player and Best Coach Award. In 2004, the Most Popular Player Award was established and in the same year, named sponsorship was used. There were some special prizes given out during the history, which includes the Silver Jubilee Footballer Award for Wu Kwok Hung in 2003 and Hong Kong Broadcasting 75th Anniversary Honour Award for Yiu Cheuk Yin, Tam Kong Pak and Ko Po Keung in 2004.
Different categories of award
Hong Kong Top Footballers
For the full team lists of Hong Kong Top Footballers, please refer to List of Hong Kong Top Footballers.
2022–23
| Position | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Yapp Hung Fai | Eastern |
| DF | Gabriel Cividini | Tai Po |
| DF | Hélio | Kitchee |
| DF | Kim Min-kyu | Rangers |
| DF | Tsui Wang Kit | Lee Man |
| MF | Lam Hin Ting | Rangers |
| MF | Cleiton | Kitchee |
| MF | Mikael | Kitchee |
| FW | Everton Camargo | Lee Man |
| FW | Ruslan Mingazov | Kitchee |
| FW | Sun Ming Him | Eastern |
Footballer of the Year
Multiple-time Footballer of the Year Winners
- 4 – Wu Kwok Hung
- 3 – Lee Kin Wo
- 2 – Leung Sui Wing, Chan Fat Chi, Leslie Santos, Au Wai Lun, Li Haiqiang
Young Players of the Year
Coach of the Year
| Year | Coach name | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Chinese | ||
| 1999 | Wong Yiu Shun | 黃耀信 | Yee Hope |
| 2000 | Casemiro Mior | 米路 | South China |
| 2001 | Kwok Ka Ming | 郭家明 | Instant-Dict |
| 2002 | Casemiro Mior | 米路 | South China |
| 2003 | Koo Luam Khen | 古廉權 | Sun Hei |
| 2004 | Chan Hung Ping | 陳鴻平 | Happy Valley |
| 2005 | Koo Luam Khen | 古廉權 | Sun Hei |
| 2006 | Dejan Antonić | 狄恩 | Kitchee |
| 2007 | Casemiro Mior | 米路 | South China |
| 2008 | Liu Chun Fai | 廖俊輝 | Citizen |
| 2009 | Leslie Santos | 山度士 | Sun Hei |
| 2010 | Kim Pan-Gon | 金判坤 | South China |
| 2011 | Josep Gombau | 甘巴爾 | Kitchee |
| 2012 | Josep Gombau | 甘巴爾 | Kitchee |
| 2013 | Fung Hoi Man | 馮凱文 | Southern |
| 2014 | Chan Chi Hong | 陳志康 | Pegasus |
| 2015 | Lee Chi Kin | 李志堅 | YFCMD |
| 2016 | Chan Yuen Ting | 陳婉婷 | Eastern |
| 2017 | Chu Chi Kwong | 朱志光 | Kitchee |
| 2018 | Chu Chi Kwong | 朱志光 | Kitchee |
| 2019 | Lee Chi Kin | 李志堅 | Tai Po |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong | ||
| 2021 | Chu Chi Kwong | 朱志光 | Kitchee |
| 2022 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong | ||
| 2023 | Roberto Losada | 盧比度 | Eastern |
Most Favourite Player
| Year | Name in English | Name in Chinese | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Fan Chun Yip | 范俊業 | Happy Valley | |
| 2005 | Fan Chun Yip | 范俊業 | Happy Valley | |
| 2006 | Au Wai Lun | 歐偉倫 | South China | |
| 2007 | Cristiano Cordeiro | 高尼路 | Sun Hei | |
| 2008 | Lee Chi Ho | 李志豪 | South China | |
| 2009 | Lee Kin Wo | 李健和 | Eastern | |
| 2010 | Cancelled | |||
| 2011 | Roberto Losada | 盧比度 | Kitchee | |
| 2012 | Aender Naves Mesquita | 比達 | Sham Shui Po | |
| 2013 | Chan Wai Ho | 陳偉豪 | South China | |
| 2014 | Admir Raščić | 拉斯錫 | Pegasus | |
| 2015 | Bojan Mališić | 保贊 | South China | |
| 2016 | Kenji Fukuda | 福田健二 | Dreams Metro Gallery | |
| 2017 | Fernando | 費蘭度 | Kitchee | |
| 2018 | Krisztián Vadócz | 華杜斯 | Kitchee | |
| 2019 | Igor Sartori | 伊高沙托尼 | Tai Po | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong | |||
| 2021 | Dani Cancela | 丹尼 | Kitchee | |
| 2022 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong | |||
| 2023 | Freddie Toomer | 費查 | HKFC | |
Players' Player
| Year | Name in English | Name in Chinese | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Diego Eli | 迪高 | Eastern | |
| 2017 | Fernando | 費蘭度 | Kitchee | |
| 2018 | Krisztián Vadócz | 華杜斯 | Kitchee | |
| 2019 | Igor Sartori | 伊高沙托尼 | Tai Po | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong | |||
| 2021 | Charlie Scott | 查理史葛 | Happy Valley | |
| 2022 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong | |||
| 2023 | Chan Siu Kwan | 陳肇鈞 | Resources Capital | |
Women’s Footballer of the Year
| Year | Name in English | Name in Chinese | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wong Shuk Fan | 王淑芬 | Happy Valley | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong | |||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong | |||
| 2022 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong | |||
| 2023 | Cheung Wai Ki | 張煒琪 | Kitchee | |
Defunct awards
Best Foreign Player
| Year | Name in English | Name in Chinese | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Iain Hesford | 希福特 | Eastern |
| 1993 | Anto Grabo | 基保 | South China |
| 1994 | Dale Tempest | 譚拔士 | Eastern |
| 1995 | Wu Qunli | 吳群立 | South China |