The Swiss Golden Player Award was established in 2006 by the two players’ organisations in Swiss professional football (SAFP) and ice hockey (SAIP).
The concept is unique: professional players vote for the best players in their league. The award recognises not only the best player of a season, but also performance over an entire calendar year. In addition, awards are given by position, including goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, forward, and young player.
The award is considered one of the most important individual honours in Swiss professional sport.
Categories
Best Player (Swiss Golden Player) Best Goalkeeper Best Defender Best Midfielder Best Forward Best Young Player Best Challenge League Player (depending on season)
Winners
SAFP Golden 11 2025-2026 Golden 11 Super LeaguePositionPlayerClubGolden Player Leonardo BertoneFC ThunGK Anthony RacioppiFC SionDF Flavius DaniliucFC Basel 1893DF Antonios PapadopoulosFC LuganoDF Jozo StanićFC St. Gallen 1879MF Leonardo BertoneFC ThunMF Matteo Di GiustoFC LuzernMF Anto GrgićFC LuganoMF Alvyn SanchesBSC Young BoysFW Chris BediaBSC Young BoysFW Elmin RastoderFC ThunFW Alessandro VogtFC St. Gallen 1879 Golden 11 Challenge League PositionPlayerClubGolden Player Valon FazliuFC AarauGK Melvin MastilFC Stade NyonnaisDF Liridon BerishaFC VaduzDF Serge MüllerFC AarauDF Anthony SauthierYverdon Sport FCMF Ronaldo Dantas FernandesFC VaduzMF Valon FazliuFC AarauMF Stephan SeilerFC VaduzMF Nassim ZoukitFC AarauFW Keasse BahFC Stade-Lausanne-OuchyFW Shkelqim DemhasajNeuchâtel Xamax FCSFW Elias FiletFC Aarau
SAFP Golden 11 2024-2025 Golden 11 Super LeaguePositionPlayerClubGolden Player Alvyn SanchesFC Lausanne-SportGK Marvin KellerBSC Young BoysDF Mattia ZanottiFC LuganoDF Steve RouillerServette FCDF Jaouen HadjamBSC Young BoysMF Xherdan ShaqiriFC BaselMF Filip UgrinićBSC Young BoysMF Timothé CognatServette FCMF Alvyn SanchesFC Lausanne-SportFW Dereck KutesaServette FCFW Kevin CarlosFC Basel / Yverdon Sport FCFW Miroslav StevanovićServette FC Golden 11 Challenge LeaguePositionPlayerClubGolden Player Nikola GjorgjevFC AarauGK Marvin HübelFC AarauDF Michael HeuleFC Stade Lausanne-OuchyDF Genís MontolioFC ThunDF Vincent RüfliÉtoile Carouge FCMF Bruno CasleiÉtoile Carouge FCMF Valon FazliuFC AarauMF Nico MaierFC Wil 1900MF Nikola GjorgjevFC AarauFW Oscar CorreiaÉtoile Carouge FCFW Elias PascheFC Stade NyonnaisFW Fabrizio CavegnFC Vaduz
SAFP Golden 11 2023-2024 Golden 11 Super LeaguePositionPlayerClubGolden Player Filip UgrinicBSC Young BoysGK David von BallmoosBSC Young BoysDF Keigo TsunemotoServette FCDF Steve RouillerServette FCDF Aurèle AmendaBSC Young BoysDF Lewin BlumBSC Young BoysMF Filip UgrinicBSC Young BoysMF Ardon JashariFC LuzernMF Timothé CognatServette FCFW Dereck KutesaServette FCFW Zan CelarFC LuganoFW Renato SteffenFC Lugano Golden 11 Challenge LeaguePositionPlayerClubGolden Player Daniel dos SantosFC AarauGK Mateo MaticFC ThunDF Reto ZieglerFC SionDF Joël SchmiedFC SionDF Nicola SutterFC VaduzDF Numa LavanchyFC SionMF Kenan FatkicFC ThunMF Ali KabacalmanFC SionMF Kevin BuaFC SionFW Valon FazliuFC WilFW Dejan SorgicFC ThunFW Daniel dos SantosFC Aarau
SAFP Golden 11 2022-2023 Golden 11 Super League PositionPlayerClubGolden Player Zeki AmdouniFC BaselGK Lawrence Ati ZigiFC St. GallenDF Lewin BlumBSC Young BoysDF Ulisses GarciaBSC Young BoysDF Leonidas StergiouFC St. GallenDF Cédric ZesigerBSC Young BoysMF Andy DioufFC BaselMF Ousmane DoumbiaFC LuganoMF Fabian RiederBSC Young BoysMF Miroslav StevanovicServette FCFW Zeki AmdouniFC BaselFW Cedric IttenBSC Young Boys Golden 11 Challenge LeaguePositionPlayerClubGolden Player Brighton LabeauGK Mateo MaticFC ThunDF Archie BrownFC Lausanne-SportDF Raoul GigerFC Lausanne-SportDF William Le PogamYverdon Sport FCDF Genís MontolioFC WilMF Olivier CustodioFC Lausanne-SportMF Valon FazliuFC AarauMF Teddy OkouFC Stade Lausanne-OuchyMF Alvyn SanchesFC Lausanne-SportFW Brighton LabeauFC Lausanne-SportFW Shkelqim VladiFC Aarau
SAFP Golden 11 2021 Golden 11 Super LeaguePositionPlayerClubGK Heinz LindnerFC BaselDF Ulisses GarciaBSC Young BoysDF Gaël ClichyServette FCDF Becir OmeragicFC ZürichDF Silvan HeftiBSC Young BoysMF Miroslav StevanovićServette FCMF Christian FassnachtBSC Young BoysMF Michel AebischerBSC Young BoysMF Antonio MarchesanoFC ZürichFW Meschak EliaBSC Young BoysFW Arthur CabralFC Basel Golden 11 Challenge LeaguePositionPlayerClubGK Mateo MaticGrasshopper Club ZürichDF Toti GomesGrasshopper Club ZürichDF Liridon BerishaNeuchâtel XamaxDF Nicola SutterFC ThunDF Granit LekajFC WinterthurMF Tunahan ÇiçekFC VaduzMF Dominik SchmidGrasshopper Club ZürichMF Petar PusicGrasshopper Club ZürichMF Liridon BalajFC AarauFW Kevin SpadanudaFC AarauFW Roman BuessFC Winterthur
SAFP Golden 11 2020 SAFP Golden 11 2020PositionPlayerClubGoalkeeper David von BallmoosBSC Young BoysDefender Silvan HeftiBSC Young BoysDefender Fabian LustenbergerBSC Young BoysDefender Eray CömertFC BaselDefender Silvan WidmerFC BaselMidfielder Benjamin KololliFC ZürichMidfielder Michel AebischerBSC Young BoysMidfielder Jordi QuintillàFC St. GallenMidfielder Christian FassnachtBSC Young BoysForward Arthur CabralFC BaselForward Jean-Pierre NsameBSC Young Boys
SAFP Golden 11 2019 SAFP Golden 11 2019PositionPlayerClubGoalkeeper Jonas OmlinFC BaselDefender Omar AldereteFC BaselDefender Eray CömertFC BaselDefender Ulisses GarciaBSC Young BoysDefender Silvan WidmerFC BaselMidfielder Michel AebischerBSC Young BoysMidfielder Christian FassnachtBSC Young BoysMidfielder Nicolas Moumi NgamaleuBSC Young BoysMidfielder Jordi QuintillàFC St. GallenForward Cedric IttenFC St. GallenForward Jean-Pierre NsameBSC Young Boys
SAFP Golden11 2017 Golden 11 Super League CategoryWinnerClubGoalkeeper Tomáš VaclíkFC BaselDefender Kevin MbabuBSC Young BoysDefender Michael LangFC BaselDefender Manuel AkanjiFC BaselDefender Loris BenitoBSC Young BoysMidfielder Renato SteffenFC BaselMidfielder Mohamed ElyounoussiFC BaselMidfielder Leonardo BertoneBSC Young BoysMidfielder Miralem SulejmaniBSC Young BoysForward Roger AssaléBSC Young BoysForward Marco RappFC Thun Golden 11 Challenge League PositionPlayerClubGoalkeeper Marko NikolićFC SchaffhausenDefender Anthony SauthierServette FCDefender Wilfried SejmenovicNeuchâtel Xamax FCSDefender NathanServette FCDefender Le PogamServette FCMidfielder Miroslav StevanovicServette FCMidfielder Joaquin Ardaiz CastromanFC Wohlen / FC SchaffhausenMidfielder Gaëtan DoudinNeuchâtel Xamax FCSMidfielder Kevin LangServette FCForward Raphaël NuzzoloNeuchâtel Xamax FCSForward Mersim CicekFC Schaffhausen SAFP Award 2017AwardWinnerClubSuper League Best Player 2017 Michael LangFC Basel 1893Challenge League Best Player 2017 Raphaël NuzzoloNeuchâtel Xamax FCSSwiss Football League Best Youngster 2017 Dimitri OberlinFC Basel 1893Swiss Football League Best Coach 2017 Murat YakinFC Schaffhausen / Grasshopper Club Zürich«Mein Spieler 2017» (Publikumsliebling) Michael LangFC Basel 1893Swiss Football League Best Goal 2017 Jean-Pierre NsameBSC Young Boys
SAFP Golden11 2016 SAFP Golden11 2016CategoryWinnerClubGoalkeeper Tomáš VaclíkFC BaselDefender Jan LecjaksBSC Young BoysDefender Reto ZieglerFC SionDefender Marek SuchýFC BaselDefender Michael LangFC BaselMidfielder CarlitosFC SionMidfielder Matías DelgadoFC BaselMidfielder Denis ZakariaBSC Young BoysMidfielder Ezgjan AlioskiFC LuganoForward Guillaume HoarauBSC Young BoysForward Marco SchneuwlyFC Luzern
Golden Player 2015 Golden Player 2015CategoryWinnerClubSAFP Golden Player Breel EmboloFC BaselBest Challenge League Player Marko BašićFC LuganoBest Goalkeeper Tomáš VaclíkFC BaselBest Defender Marek SuchýFC BaselBest Midfielder Luca ZuffiFC BaselBest Forward Munas DabburGrasshopper Club ZürichBest Young Player Breel EmboloFC BaselBest Super League Coach Urs FischerFC BaselBest Challenge League Coach Ciriaco SforzaFC Wil
Golden Player 2014 Golden Player 2014CategoryWinnerClubSAFP Golden Player Shkelzen GashiFC BaselBest Challenge League Player Gianluca FrontinoFC WinterthurBest Goalkeeper Yann SommerFC BaselBest Defender Fabian SchärFC BaselBest Midfielder Yassine ChikhaouiFC ZürichBest Forward Shkelzen GashiFC BaselBest Young Player Breel EmboloFC BaselBest Super League Coach Murat YakinFC BaselBest Challenge League Coach Giorgio ContiniFC Vaduz
Golden Player 2013 Golden Player 2013CategoryWinnerClubSAFP Golden Player Mohamed SalahFC BaselBest Challenge League Player Davide CallàFC St. GallenBest Goalkeeper Yann SommerFC BaselBest Defender Fabian SchärFC BaselBest Midfielder Vero SalaticGrasshopper Club ZürichBest Forward Marco StrellerFC BaselBest Young Player Fabian SchärFC BaselBest Super League Coach Uli ForteFC ZürichBest Challenge League Coach Martin AndermattFC Schaffhausen
Golden Player 2012 Golden Player 2012CategoryWinnerClubSAFP Golden Player Xherdan ShaqiriFC BaselBest Challenge League Player Oscar ScarioneFC ThunBest Goalkeeper Yann SommerFC BaselBest Defender Aleksandar DragovićFC BaselBest Midfielder Alexander FarnerudFC BaselBest Forward Alexander FreiFC BaselBest Young Player Xherdan ShaqiriFC Basel
Golden Player 2011 Golden Player 2011CategoryWinnerClubSAFP Golden Player Xherdan ShaqiriFC BaselBest Goalkeeper Andris VaņinsFC SionBest Defender David Angel AbrahamFC BaselBest Midfielder Xherdan ShaqiriFC BaselBest Forward Alexander FreiFC BaselBest Young Player Xherdan ShaqiriFC BaselBest Challenge League PlayerSilvioUnknown
Golden Player 2010 Golden Player 2010CategoryWinnerClubSwiss Golden Player Seydou DoumbiaCSKA Moscow / BSC Young BoysGoalkeeper Yann SommerFC BaselDefender Emiliano DudarBSC Young BoysMidfielder Gilles YapiFC BaselForward Seydou DoumbiaCSKA Moscow / BSC Young BoysYoung Player Xherdan ShaqiriFC BaselChallenge League Player Oscar ScarioneFC Thun
Golden Player 2009 Golden Player 2009CategoryWinnerClubSwiss Golden Player Almen AbdiFC ZürichGoalkeeper Franco CostanzoFC BaselDefender Hannu TihinenFC ZürichMidfielder Almen AbdiFC ZürichForward Eric HassliFC ZürichYoung Player Seydou DoumbiaBSC Young BoysChallenge League Player Vincenzo RenellaAC Lugano
Golden Player 2008 Golden Player 2008CategoryWinnerClubSwiss Golden Player Hakan YakinBSC Young BoysGoalkeeper Franco CostanzoFC BaselDefender Daniel MajstorovićFC BaselMidfielder Hakan YakinBSC Young BoysForward Raul BobadillaGrasshopper Club ZürichYoung Player Valentin StockerFC Basel
Golden Player 2007 Golden Player 2007CategoryWinnerClubSwiss Golden Player Mladen PetrićFC BaselGoalkeeper Germano VailatiFC SionDefender Steve von BergenFC ZürichMidfielder Blerim DžemailiFC ZürichForward Mladen PetrićFC BaselYoung Player Zdravko KuzmanovićFC Basel
SAFP Women’s Golden Player & Golden 11 The SAFP Women’s awards recognise the best female football players in Switzerland, including the Golden Player and the Golden XI selection.
SAFP Women Golden 11 2025-2026 Golden 11 Super LeaguePositionPlayerClubGolden Player Anna Maria Therese SimonssonServette FC Chênois FémininGK Enith Salón MarcuelloServette FC Chênois FémininDF Daïna BourmaServette FC Chênois FémininDF Marta Cazalla GarcíaGC FrauenfussballDF Naomi MégrozFC Zürich FrauenMF Qendresa KrasniqiGC FrauenfussballMF Athena KuehnBSC YB FrauenMF Asun MartínezServette FC Chênois FémininMF Paula SerranoServette FC Chênois FémininFW Paige Bailey-GayleFC Rapperswil-JonaFW Kayla Jay McKennaGC FrauenfussballFW Anna Maria Therese SimonssonServette FC Chênois Féminin
SAFP Women Golden 11 2024-2025
Golden 11 Super LeaguePositionPlayerClubGolden Player Naomi LuyetBSC YB FrauenGK Noemi BenzFC ZürichDF Larina BaumannFC St. Gallen 1879DF Jana BrunnerFC St. Gallen 1879DF Oliwia WosFC Basel 1893DF Vanesa HotiFC Aarau FrauenMF Qendresa KrasniqiFC Basel 1893MF Stephanie WaeberBSC YB FrauenMF Noemi IveljGC FrauenfussballFW Iman BeneyBSC YB FrauenFW Naomi LuyetBSC YB FrauenFW Imane SaoudServette FC Chênois Féminin
SAFP Women Golden 11 2023-2024