AIFF Player of the Year Awards
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The AIFF Player of the Year Awards are the annual football awards presented to the best footballers in India by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).[1] The AIFF first announced the award for Men's Player of the Year in 1992; I. M. Vijayan was the inaugural winner. Sunil Chhetri has won the award a record seven times.[2][3] No winner was announced in 1998 and 1999. It was re-introduced in 2000.[4]
Sport | Association football |
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Country | India |
Presented by | All India Football Federation |
History | |
First award | Men's (M): 1992 Women's (W): 2001 |
First winner | M: I. M. Vijayan W: Bembem Devi |
Most wins | M: Sunil Chhetri (7 awards) W: Bala Devi (3 awards) |
Most recent | M: Lallianzuala Chhangte (2023) W: Manisha Kalyan (2023) |
Website | www |
The AIFF Women's Player of the Year Award was introduced in 2001. Bembem Devi was its first recipient.[5] No winner was given out from 2002 up to 2012. In 2013, the award was re-introduced and Bembem Devi won it for the second time. Other than Bembem Devi, Bala Devi has also won the award thrice, in 2014, 2015 and 2020−21;[6] Manisha Kalyan won the award twice consecutively for 2021−22 and 2021−23. She also won the 2020−21 Women's Emerging Player of the Year Award.[7] Along with the men's and women's awards, the AIFF Emerging Player of the Year Award for men was introduced in 2013,[4] and a similar award for women was introduced in 2015.[8]
Until 2016, the men's awards were selected on the basis of voting by the coaches of the I-League clubs. Since 2017, coaches of both the I-League and the Indian Super League have voted to select the winner.[9][10] The women's awards are selected by the head coach of the women's national team in consultation with the AIFF Technical Director.[11][12]