In recognition of the best players in the
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competi ...
each year,
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs fo ...
gives out several awards to the most outstanding performers of the
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
an club
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...
season. The awards are presented in August each year at a special gala in
Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
; previously, the ceremony would coincide with the
UEFA Super Cup
The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions; the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The competition's official name was original ...
, but since the Super Cup was moved to early August in 2014, the UEFA awards ceremony has been combined with the UEFA Champions League group stage draw.
Internazionale and
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
are the only teams whose players won all of the available awards in the same season (in the 2009–10 and 2017–18 seasons, respectively).
For the 2010–11 season, the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award was replaced by the
UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, but the positional awards returned in 2016–17. Positional awards for players in the
UEFA Women's Champions League were introduced in 2019–20.
Player(s) of the Year
UEFA Men's Player of the Year
UEFA Women's Player of the Year
UEFA Champions League Player of the Season
By country
By club
UEFA Women's Champions League Player of the Season
By country
By club
Best Goalkeeper
From 1998 to 2009 the
Best European Goalkeeper was awarded to the same goalkeepers that won this award.
Men's award
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year.
By country
By club
Women's award
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year.
By country
By club
Best Defender
Men's award
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year.
By country
By club
Women's award
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year.
By country
By club
Best Midfielder
Men's award
*Bold notes a player who also won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year.
By country
By club
Women's award
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year.
By country
By club
Best Forward
Men's award
*Bold notes a player who won the UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year.
By country
By club
Women's award
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year.
By country
By club
Coach(es) of the Year
European Football Coach of the Season
UEFA Men's Coach of the Year
By country
By club
UEFA Women's Coach of the Year
By country
By club
UEFA Technical Observers Best Goal of the Season
This award is chosen by UEFA Technical Observers as the best goal of the season.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Portugal national team. He is currently a free agent. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pl ...
has won this award twice, more than any other player.
UEFA Fans' Goal of the Tournament
This award is voted by the fans as the best goal of the season.
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi (; born 24 June 1987), also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the g ...
has won this award three times, more than any other player.
By country
By club
See also
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UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
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UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award
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UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award
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UEFA Women's Coach of the Year Award
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UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
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UEFA Team of the Year
References
External links
UEFA Club Football Awards
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Club Football Awards