The Hong Kong Top Footballers Awards (), 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.
2025–26 PositionPlayerTeamGK Paulo CésarEastern DistrictDF Gabriel Cividini (4)Tai PoDF WevertonTai PoDF Dostonbek TursunovLee ManDF Kam Chi KinKitcheeMF Asier IllarramendiKitcheeMF Tan Chun LokKitcheeMF Yumemi Kanda KitcheeFW Everton Camargo (5)Lee ManFW Igor Sartori (2)Tai PoFW Yu OkuboEastern
Footballer of the Year YearPlayerTeam1978 Leung Nang YanSouth China1979 Wu Kwok HungSeiko1980 Wu Kwok Hung (2)Seiko1981 Wu Kwok Hung (3)Seiko1982 Wu Kwok Hung (4)Seiko1983 Leung Sui WingHappy Valley1984 Chan Wan NgokBulova1985 Lau Wing YipHappy Valley1986 Leung Sui Wing (2)Happy Valley1987 Ku Kam FaiSouth China1988 Chan Fat ChiSouth China1989 Chan Fat Chi (2)South China1990 Leslie SantosSouth China1991 Leslie Santos (2)South China1992 Chan Ping OnSouth China1993 Lee Kin WoEastern1994 Lee Kin Wo (2)Eastern1995 Tam Siu WaiRangers1996 Cheng Siu ChungSouth China1997 Au Wai LunSouth China1998 Dimitre KalkanovInstant-Dict1999 Yau Kin WaiSouth China2000 Tomy Adriano GiacomeliHappy Valley2001 Cristiano CordeiroSouth China2002 Gary McKeownSun Hei2003 Lee Kin Wo (3)South China2004 Fan Chun YipHappy Valley2005 Cristiano Cordeiro (2)Sun Hei2006 Au Wai Lun (2)South China2007 Li HaiqiangSouth China2008 Li Haiqiang (2)South China2009 Lee Wai LimTai Po2010 Chan Siu KiSouth China2011 Roberto LosadaKitchee2012 Lo Kwan YeeKitchee2013 Huang YangKitchee2014 Fernando RecioKitchee2015 Giovane da SilvaEastern2016 Yapp Hung FaiEastern2017 FernandoKitchee2018 Krisztián VadóczKitchee2019 Igor SartoriTai Po2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong2021 Dejan DamjanovićKitchee2022Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong2023 Ruslan MingazovKitchee2024 Chan Siu KwanTai Po2025 Noah BaffoeEastern2026 Asier IllarramendiKitchee
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 YearPlayerPlayerNameTeamNameTeam1984 Chan Shu MingTung Sing–1985 Chan Chi YinEastern–1986 Chan Kwok FaiSea Bee Chan Chi KwongTsuen Wan1987 Lee Kin WoEastern Lee Fuk WingSea Bee1988 Leslie SantosSouth China Chiu Chung ManMay Ching1989 Chiu Chung ManSouth China Choi Chi PingSing Tao1990 Tam Siu WaiEastern Ng Kam HungHappy Valley1991 Tam Siu Wai (2)Eastern Wong Chi KeungKui Tan1992 Tam Siu Wai (3)Eastern Yau Kin WaiRangers1993 Chung Ho YinEastern Lo Kai WahEastern1994 Yau Kin Wai (2)Kitchee Yeung Hei ChiKitchee1995 Ng Chun ChungFrankwell Kwok Yue HungHappy Valley1996 Chan Chi HongSouth China Wai Kwan LungSing Tao1997 Wai Kwan Lung (2)Sing Tao Yiu Hok ManRangers1998 Leung Chi WingRangers Kwok Man TikHappy Valley1999 Poon Yiu CheukHappy Valley Chan Ka KiYee Hope2000 Chan Ka Ki (2)Orient & Yee Hope Union Kwok Man Tik (2)Happy Valley2001 Ng Wai ChiuInstant-Dict Chan Ho ManOrient & Yee Hope Union2002 Chan Ho Man (2)South China Goldbert Chi ChiuBuler Rangers2003 Goldbert Chi Chiu (2)Rangers–2004 Chan Siu KiKitchee Sham Kwok KeungHappy Valley2005 Chan Siu Ki (2)Kitchee Tse Tak HimCitizen2006 Cheung Kin FungKitchee Tse Tak Him (2)Citizen2007 Leung Chun PongCitizen Chan Siu Ki (3)Kitchee2008 Lo Chun KitEastern Kwok Kin PongSouth China2009 Au Yeung Yiu ChungSouth China Li Hon HoTai Po2010 Yapp Hung FaiPegasus Kwok Kin Pong (2)South China2011 James HaHKFC To Hon ToTai Po2012 Lau Cheuk HinSham Shui Po Lam Hok HeiRangers2013 Yapp Hung Fai (2)South China Lam Hok Hei (2)Rangers2014 Chuck Yiu KwokRangers Wong WaiYokohama FC Hong Kong2015 Chan Siu KwanSouth China Leung Kwun ChungYFCMD2016 Li Ngai HoiKitchee Tan Chun LokPegasus2017 Tan Chun LokTai Po Wong Tsz HoEastern2018 Cheng Chin LungKitchee Lam Hin TingDreams FC2019 Wu Chun MingPegasus Cheng Siu KwanLee Man2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong2021 Ho Chun TingKitchee Sun Ming HimPegasus2022Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong2023 Sun Ming Him (2)Eastern Wong Ho ChunEastern2024 Yu Joy YinEastern Ma Hei WaiEastern2025 Ng Wai HimSouthern Sohgo IchikawaSouthern2026 Kam Chi KinKitchee Lee Lok HimTai Po
Coach of the Year YearCoach nameTeam1999 Wong Yiu ShunYee Hope2000 Casemiro MiorSouth China2001 Kwok Ka MingInstant-Dict2002 Casemiro Mior (2)South China2003 Koo Luam KhenSun Hei2004 Chan Hung PingHappy Valley2005 Koo Luam KhenSun Hei2006 Dejan AntonićKitchee2007 Casemiro Mior (3)South China2008 Liu Chun FaiCitizen2009 Leslie SantosSun Hei2010 Kim Pan-GonSouth China2011 Josep GombauKitchee2012 Josep Gombau (2)Kitchee2013 Fung Hoi ManSouthern2014 Chan Chi HongPegasus2015 Lee Chi KinYFCMD2016 Chan Yuen TingEastern2017 Chu Chi KwongKitchee2018 Chu Chi Kwong (2)Kitchee2019 Lee Chi Kin (2)Tai Po2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong2021 Chu Chi Kwong (3)Kitchee2022Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong2023 Roberto LosadaEastern2024 Roberto Losada (2)Eastern2025 Roberto Losada (3)Eastern2026 Iñigo CalderónKitchee
Fan's Favourite Player YearNameTeam2004 Fan Chun YipHappy Valley2005 Fan Chun Yip (2)Happy Valley2006 Au Wai LunSouth China2007 Cristiano CordeiroSun Hei2008 Lee Chi HoSouth China2009 Lee Kin WoEastern2010Not awarded2011 Roberto LosadaKitchee2012 Aender Naves MesquitaSham Shui Po2013 Chan Wai HoSouth China2014 Admir RaščićPegasus2015 Bojan MališićSouth China2016 Kenji FukudaDreams Metro Gallery2017 FernandoKitchee2018 Krisztián VadóczKitchee2019 Igor SartoriTai Po2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong2021 Dani CancelaKitchee2022Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong2023 Freddie ToomerHKFC2024 Chan Siu KwanTai Po2025 Chan Siu Kwan (2)Tai Po2026 Gabriel CividiniTai Po
Players' Player YearNameTeam2016 Diego EliEastern2017 FernandoKitchee2018 Krisztián VadóczKitchee2019 Igor SartoriTai Po2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong2021 Charlie ScottHappy Valley2022Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong2023 Chan Siu KwanResources Capital2024 Noah BaffoeEastern2025 Everton CamargoLee Man2026 Samuel GranadaNorth District
Best Hong Kong Representative Team Player YearNameTeam2024Chan Siu Kwan Tai Po2025Everton Camargo Lee Man2026Shinichi Chan Shanghai Shenhua
Women’s Footballer of the Year YearNameTeam2019 Wong Shuk FanHappy Valley2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong202120222023 Cheung Wai KiKitchee2024 Cheung Wai Ki (2)Kitchee
Defunct awards Best Foreign Player YearNameTeam1992 Iain HesfordEastern1993 Anto GraboSouth China1994 Dale TempestEastern1995 Wu QunliSouth China
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