Swiss Golden Player Awards
The Swiss Golden Player Award was established in 2006 by the two players’ organisations in Swiss professional football (SAFP) and ice hockey (SAIP).[1]
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.[2]
Categories
- Best Player (Swiss Golden Player)
- Best Goalkeeper
- Best Defender
- Best Midfielder
- Best Forward
- Best Young Player
- Best Challenge League Player (depending on season)
SAFP Golden 11 2025-2026
| Golden 11 Super League[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Golden Player | FC Thun | |
| GK | FC Sion | |
| DF | FC Basel 1893 | |
| DF | FC Lugano | |
| DF | FC St. Gallen 1879 | |
| MF | FC Thun | |
| MF | FC Luzern | |
| MF | FC Lugano | |
| MF | BSC Young Boys | |
| FW | BSC Young Boys | |
| FW | FC Thun | |
| FW | FC St. Gallen 1879 | |
| Golden 11 Challenge League [4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Golden Player | FC Aarau | |
| GK | FC Stade Nyonnais | |
| DF | FC Vaduz | |
| DF | FC Aarau | |
| DF | Yverdon Sport FC | |
| MF | FC Vaduz | |
| MF | FC Aarau | |
| MF | FC Vaduz | |
| MF | FC Aarau | |
| FW | FC Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy | |
| FW | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | |
| FW | FC Aarau | |
SAFP Golden 11 2024-2025
| Golden 11 Super League | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Golden Player | FC Lausanne-Sport | |
| GK | BSC Young Boys | |
| DF | FC Lugano | |
| DF | Servette FC | |
| DF | BSC Young Boys | |
| MF | FC Basel | |
| MF | BSC Young Boys | |
| MF | Servette FC | |
| MF | FC Lausanne-Sport | |
| FW | Servette FC | |
| FW | FC Basel / Yverdon Sport FC | |
| FW | Servette FC | |
| Golden 11 Challenge League | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Golden Player | FC Aarau | |
| GK | FC Aarau | |
| DF | FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | |
| DF | FC Thun | |
| DF | Étoile Carouge FC | |
| MF | Étoile Carouge FC | |
| MF | FC Aarau | |
| MF | FC Wil 1900 | |
| MF | FC Aarau | |
| FW | Étoile Carouge FC | |
| FW | FC Stade Nyonnais | |
| FW | FC Vaduz | |
SAFP Golden 11 2023-2024
| Golden 11 Super League[5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Golden Player | BSC Young Boys | |
| GK | BSC Young Boys | |
| DF | Servette FC | |
| DF | Servette FC | |
| DF | BSC Young Boys | |
| DF | BSC Young Boys | |
| MF | BSC Young Boys | |
| MF | FC Luzern | |
| MF | Servette FC | |
| FW | Servette FC | |
| FW | FC Lugano | |
| FW | FC Lugano | |
| Golden 11 Challenge League[6] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Golden Player | FC Aarau | |
| GK | FC Thun | |
| DF | FC Sion | |
| DF | FC Sion | |
| DF | FC Vaduz | |
| DF | FC Sion | |
| MF | FC Thun | |
| MF | FC Sion | |
| MF | FC Sion | |
| FW | FC Wil | |
| FW | FC Thun | |
| FW | FC Aarau | |
SAFP Golden 11 2022-2023
| Golden 11 Super League [7] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Golden Player | FC Basel | |
| GK | FC St. Gallen | |
| DF | BSC Young Boys | |
| DF | BSC Young Boys | |
| DF | FC St. Gallen | |
| DF | BSC Young Boys | |
| MF | FC Basel | |
| MF | FC Lugano | |
| MF | BSC Young Boys | |
| MF | Servette FC | |
| FW | FC Basel | |
| FW | BSC Young Boys | |
| Golden 11 Challenge League[8] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Golden Player | ||
| GK | FC Thun | |
| DF | FC Lausanne-Sport | |
| DF | FC Lausanne-Sport | |
| DF | Yverdon Sport FC | |
| DF | FC Wil | |
| MF | FC Lausanne-Sport | |
| MF | FC Aarau | |
| MF | FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | |
| MF | FC Lausanne-Sport | |
| FW | FC Lausanne-Sport | |
| FW | FC Aarau | |
SAFP Golden 11 2021
| Golden 11 Super League[9] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| GK | FC Basel | |
| DF | BSC Young Boys | |
| DF | Servette FC | |
| DF | FC Zürich | |
| DF | BSC Young Boys | |
| MF | Servette FC | |
| MF | BSC Young Boys | |
| MF | BSC Young Boys | |
| MF | FC Zürich | |
| FW | BSC Young Boys | |
| FW | FC Basel | |
| Golden 11 Challenge League[10] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| GK | Grasshopper Club Zürich | |
| DF | Grasshopper Club Zürich | |
| DF | Neuchâtel Xamax | |
| DF | FC Thun | |
| DF | FC Winterthur | |
| MF | FC Vaduz | |
| MF | Grasshopper Club Zürich | |
| MF | Grasshopper Club Zürich | |
| MF | FC Aarau | |
| FW | FC Aarau | |
| FW | FC Winterthur | |
SAFP Golden 11 2020
| SAFP Golden 11 2020[11][12] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Goalkeeper | BSC Young Boys | |
| Defender | BSC Young Boys | |
| Defender | BSC Young Boys | |
| Defender | FC Basel | |
| Defender | FC Basel | |
| Midfielder | FC Zürich | |
| Midfielder | BSC Young Boys | |
| Midfielder | FC St. Gallen | |
| Midfielder | BSC Young Boys | |
| Forward | FC Basel | |
| Forward | BSC Young Boys | |
SAFP Golden 11 2019
| SAFP Golden 11 2019[13] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Goalkeeper | FC Basel | |
| Defender | FC Basel | |
| Defender | FC Basel | |
| Defender | BSC Young Boys | |
| Defender | FC Basel | |
| Midfielder | BSC Young Boys | |
| Midfielder | BSC Young Boys | |
| Midfielder | BSC Young Boys | |
| Midfielder | FC St. Gallen | |
| Forward | FC St. Gallen | |
| Forward | BSC Young Boys | |
SAFP Golden11 2017
| Golden 11 Super League [14] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winner | Club |
| Goalkeeper | FC Basel | |
| Defender | BSC Young Boys | |
| Defender | FC Basel | |
| Defender | FC Basel | |
| Defender | BSC Young Boys | |
| Midfielder | FC Basel | |
| Midfielder | FC Basel | |
| Midfielder | BSC Young Boys | |
| Midfielder | BSC Young Boys | |
| Forward | BSC Young Boys | |
| Forward | FC Thun | |
| Golden 11 Challenge League | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Goalkeeper | FC Schaffhausen | |
| Defender | Servette FC | |
| Defender | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | |
| Defender | Servette FC | |
| Defender | Servette FC | |
| Midfielder | Servette FC | |
| Midfielder | FC Wohlen / FC Schaffhausen | |
| Midfielder | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | |
| Midfielder | Servette FC | |
| Forward | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | |
| Forward | FC Schaffhausen | |
| SAFP Award 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Award | Winner | Club |
| Super League Best Player 2017 | FC Basel 1893 | |
| Challenge League Best Player 2017 | Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | |
| Swiss Football League Best Youngster 2017 | FC Basel 1893 | |
| Swiss Football League Best Coach 2017 | FC Schaffhausen / Grasshopper Club Zürich | |
| «Mein Spieler 2017» (Publikumsliebling) | FC Basel 1893 | |
| Swiss Football League Best Goal 2017 | BSC Young Boys | |
SAFP Golden11 2016
| SAFP Golden11 2016[15] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winner | Club |
| Goalkeeper | FC Basel | |
| Defender | BSC Young Boys | |
| Defender | FC Sion | |
| Defender | FC Basel | |
| Defender | FC Basel | |
| Midfielder | FC Sion | |
| Midfielder | FC Basel | |
| Midfielder | BSC Young Boys | |
| Midfielder | FC Lugano | |
| Forward | BSC Young Boys | |
| Forward | FC Luzern | |
Golden Player 2015
| Golden Player 2015[16] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winner | Club |
| SAFP Golden Player | FC Basel | |
| Best Challenge League Player | FC Lugano | |
| Best Goalkeeper | FC Basel | |
| Best Defender | FC Basel | |
| Best Midfielder | FC Basel | |
| Best Forward | Grasshopper Club Zürich | |
| Best Young Player | FC Basel | |
| Best Super League Coach | FC Basel | |
| Best Challenge League Coach | FC Wil | |
Golden Player 2014
| Golden Player 2014[17] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winner | Club |
| SAFP Golden Player | FC Basel | |
| Best Challenge League Player | FC Winterthur | |
| Best Goalkeeper | FC Basel | |
| Best Defender | FC Basel | |
| Best Midfielder | FC Zürich | |
| Best Forward | FC Basel | |
| Best Young Player | FC Basel | |
| Best Super League Coach | FC Basel | |
| Best Challenge League Coach | FC Vaduz | |
Golden Player 2013
| Golden Player 2013[18] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winner | Club |
| SAFP Golden Player | FC Basel | |
| Best Challenge League Player | FC St. Gallen | |
| Best Goalkeeper | FC Basel | |
| Best Defender | FC Basel | |
| Best Midfielder | Grasshopper Club Zürich | |
| Best Forward | FC Basel | |
| Best Young Player | FC Basel | |
| Best Super League Coach | FC Zürich | |
| Best Challenge League Coach | FC Schaffhausen | |
Golden Player 2012
| Golden Player 2012[19] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winner | Club |
| SAFP Golden Player | FC Basel | |
| Best Challenge League Player | FC Thun | |
| Best Goalkeeper | FC Basel | |
| Best Defender | FC Basel | |
| Best Midfielder | FC Basel | |
| Best Forward | FC Basel | |
| Best Young Player | FC Basel | |
Golden Player 2011
| Golden Player 2011[20] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winner | Club |
| SAFP Golden Player | FC Basel | |
| Best Goalkeeper | FC Sion | |
| Best Defender | FC Basel | |
| Best Midfielder | FC Basel | |
| Best Forward | FC Basel | |
| Best Young Player | FC Basel | |
| Best Challenge League Player | Silvio | Unknown |
Golden Player 2010
| Golden Player 2010[21] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winner | Club |
| Swiss Golden Player | CSKA Moscow / BSC Young Boys | |
| Goalkeeper | FC Basel | |
| Defender | BSC Young Boys | |
| Midfielder | FC Basel | |
| Forward | CSKA Moscow / BSC Young Boys | |
| Young Player | FC Basel | |
| Challenge League Player | FC Thun | |
Golden Player 2009
| Golden Player 2009[22] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winner | Club |
| Swiss Golden Player | FC Zürich | |
| Goalkeeper | FC Basel | |
| Defender | FC Zürich | |
| Midfielder | FC Zürich | |
| Forward | FC Zürich | |
| Young Player | BSC Young Boys | |
| Challenge League Player | AC Lugano | |
Golden Player 2008
| Golden Player 2008[23] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winner | Club |
| Swiss Golden Player | BSC Young Boys | |
| Goalkeeper | FC Basel | |
| Defender | FC Basel | |
| Midfielder | BSC Young Boys | |
| Forward | Grasshopper Club Zürich | |
| Young Player | FC Basel | |
Golden Player 2007
| Golden Player 2007[24] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winner | Club |
| Swiss Golden Player | FC Basel | |
| Goalkeeper | FC Sion | |
| Defender | FC Zürich | |
| Midfielder | FC Zürich | |
| Forward | FC Basel | |
| Young Player | FC 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 League[25] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Golden Player | Servette FC Chênois Féminin | |
| GK | Servette FC Chênois Féminin | |
| DF | Servette FC Chênois Féminin | |
| DF | GC Frauenfussball | |
| DF | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| MF | GC Frauenfussball | |
| MF | BSC YB Frauen | |
| MF | Servette FC Chênois Féminin | |
| MF | Servette FC Chênois Féminin | |
| FW | FC Rapperswil-Jona | |
| FW | GC Frauenfussball | |
| FW | Servette FC Chênois Féminin | |
SAFP Women Golden 11 2024-2025
| Golden 11 Super League | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Golden Player | BSC YB Frauen | |
| GK | FC Zürich | |
| DF | FC St. Gallen 1879 | |
| DF | FC St. Gallen 1879 | |
| DF | FC Basel 1893 | |
| DF | FC Aarau Frauen | |
| MF | FC Basel 1893 | |
| MF | BSC YB Frauen | |
| MF | GC Frauenfussball | |
| FW | BSC YB Frauen | |
| FW | BSC YB Frauen | |
| FW | Servette FC Chênois Féminin | |
SAFP Women Golden 11 2023-2024
| Golden 11 Super League[26] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Best Player | FC Basel | |
| GK | FC Aarau | |
| DF | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| DF | Servette FC Chênois | |
| DF | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| DF | Grasshopper Club Zürich Frauen | |
| MF | BSC YB Frauen | |
| MF | Servette FC Chênois | |
| MF | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| FW | FC Basel | |
| FW | FC Basel | |
| FW | BSC YB Frauen | |
SAFP Women Golden 11 2022-2023
| Golden 11 Super League[27] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| Best Player | Grasshopper Club Zürich Frauen | |
| GK | Servette FC Chênois | |
| DF | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| DF | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| DF | Grasshopper Club Zürich Frauen | |
| DF | Grasshopper Club Zürich Frauen | |
| MF | BSC YB Frauen | |
| MF | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| MF | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| MF | Grasshopper Club Zürich Frauen | |
| FW | FC St. Gallen Frauen | |
| FW | Servette FC Chênois | |
SAFP Women Golden 11 2021
| Golden 11 Super League[28] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Club |
| GK | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| DF | Servette FC Chênois Féminin | |
| DF | Servette FC Chênois Féminin | |
| DF | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| DF | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| MF | FC St. Gallen-Staad | |
| MF | Servette FC Chênois Féminin | |
| MF | SC Freiburg / FC Basel | |
| MF | BSC YB Frauen | |
| FW | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| FW | FC Luzern | |
SAFP Women Golden 11 2018-2019
| Golden 11 Super League[29] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winner | Club |
| Best Goalkeeper | Lugano Femminile | |
| Best Defender | FC Basel 1893 Frauen | |
| Best Defender | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| Best Defender | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| Best Defender | Lugano Femminile | |
| Best Midfielder | FC Luzern | |
| Best Midfielder | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| Best Midfielder | FC Zürich Frauen | |
| Best Midfielder | Lugano Femminile | |
| Best Forward | FC Luzern | |
| Best Forward | BSC Young Boys | |
SAFP Women Golden Player 2017
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Award | Winner | Club |
| SAFP Golden Player (Women) 2017 | FC Luzern Frauen | |
| Coach of the Year 2017 | FC Yverdon Féminin | |
| SAFP Golden XI (Women) 2017[30] | |
|---|---|
| Player | Club |
| FC Zürich Frauen | |
| FC Basel 1893 Frauen | |
| FC Zürich Frauen | |
| FC Zürich Frauen | |
| FC Basel 1893 Frauen | |
| FC Zürich Frauen | |
| FC Zürich Frauen | |
| BSC YB-Frauen | |
| BSC YB-Frauen | |
| FC Luzern Frauen | |
| BSC YB-Frauen | |
SAFP Women’s Golden Player Awards 2016
| [31] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winner | Club |
| SAFP Golden Player | FFC Turbine Potsdam | |
| Coach of the Year | FC Zürich | |
| Golden XI | FC Zürich | |
| Golden XI | FC Zürich | |
| Golden XI | Grasshopper Club Zürich | |
| Golden XI | FC Zürich | |
| Golden XI | FC Neuenkirch | |
| Golden XI | BSC Young Boys | |
| Golden XI | FC Neuenkirch | |
| Golden XI | FC Zürich | |
| Golden XI | FC Zürich | |
| Golden XI | FC Zürich | |
| Golden XI | FFC Turbine Potsdam | |
SAFP Women’s Golden Player Awards 2015
| Category | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| SAFP Golden Player | — | |
| Golden XI | — | |
| Golden XI | — | |
| Golden XI | — | |
| Golden XI | — | |
| Golden XI | — | |
| Golden XI | — | |
| Golden XI | — | |
| Golden XI | — | |
| Golden XI | — | |
| Golden XI | — | |
| Golden XI | — |
SAFP Women’s Golden Player 2014
| Category | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| SAFP Golden Player | FC Zürich Frauen |
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