Étoile d'Or (Sports Prize)

The Étoile d'Or (German: Goldener Stern ) is an award with which the French specialist magazine France Football honors the best Ligue 1 player at the end of the season .

The award has been awarded since 1956 and is older than the award for France Footballer of the Year , which is also awarded by France Football.

The winner is determined using a grading system. Every game day of the league, the journalists of the magazine rate the players on a scale from 0 to 10 (until a few years ago only 0 to 6) stars. At the end of the season, the player with the highest rating will be awarded the prize.

Up until 1992 the scores were totaled. However, since the award was dominated by goalkeepers , as they are not so prone to injury and were regularly set up, the magazine changed the system. Since then, the mean has been calculated. However, a player must have played at least two thirds of the season's games to be considered. In addition, since the 1992/93 season, a distinction has been made between goalkeepers and field players .

winner

2018/19 : F: Neymar ; T: Walter Benítez 2017/18 : F: Neymar; T: Régis Gurtner 2016/17 : F: Thomas Lemar ; T: Cédric Carrasso 2015/16 : F: Zlatan Ibrahimović ; T: Anthony Lopes 2014/15 : F: Javier Pastore ; T: Anthony Lopes 2013/14 : F: Zlatan Ibrahimović; T: Benoît Costil 2012/13 : F: Clément Grenier ; T: Mickaël Landreau 2011/12 : F: Eden Hazard ; T: Steeve Elana 2010/11 : F: Eden Hazard; T: Hugo Lloris 2009/10 : F: Gervinho ; T: Hugo Lloris 2008/09 : F: André-Pierre Gignac ; T: Cédric Carrasso 2007/08 : F: Karim Benzema ; T: Hugo Lloris 2006/07 : F: Cris ; T: Jérémie Janot 2005/06 : F: Franck Ribéry ; T: Yohann Pelé 2004/05 : F: Cris; T: Stéphane Cassard 2003/04 : F: Vikash Dhorasoo ; T: Petr Čech 2002/03 : F: Ludovic Giuly ; T: Mickaël Landreau 2001/02 : F: Philippe Mexès ; T: Ulrich Ramé 2000/01 : F: Pascal Cygan ; T: Faryd Mondragón 1999/00 : F: Marcelo Gallardo ; T: Bernard Lama 1998/99 : F: Néstor Fabbri ; T: Alexander Vencel Jr.

1997/98 : F: Vikash Dhorasoo; T: Fabien Barthez 1996/97 : F: Ali Benarbia ; T: Christophe Revault 1995/96 : F: Sonny Anderson ; T: Christophe Revault 1994/95 : F: Jean-Guy Wallemme ; T: Christophe Revault 1993/94 : F: Franck Durix ; T: Fabien Piveteau 1992/93 : F: Jean-Pierre Cyprien ; T: Luc Borrelli 1991/92 : Fabien Piveteau 1990/91 : Bruno Martini 1989/90 : Jean-Luc Ettori 1988/89 : Basile Boli 1987/88 : Bernard Pardo 1986/87 : Bruno Martini 1985/86 : Luis Fernández 1984/85 : Ruben Umpiérrez 1983/84 : Pascal Olmeta 1982/83 : Maxime Bossis 1981/82 : Pierrick Hiard 1980/81 : Dominique Dropsy 1979/80 : Pierrick Hiard 1978/79 : André Rey 1977/78 : Maxime Bossis

1976/77 : Raymond Kéruzoré and Daniel Leclercq 1975/76 : Dominique Baratelli 1974/75 : Jean-Marc Guillou and Ignacio Prieto 1973/74 : Jean-Marc Guillou 1972/73 : Henri Michel 1971/72 : Robert Herbin 1970/71 : Pavel Kouba 1969/70 : Bernard Bosquier and Mohamed Salem 1968/69 : Roger Lemerre 1967/68 : Roger Lemerre 1966/67 : Rachid Mekhloufi 1965/66 : Rachid Mekhloufi and Roger Lemerre 1964/65 : Robert Herbin 1963/64 : Rachid Mekhloufi 1962/63 : Daniel Charles-Alfred 1961/62 : André Lerond 1960/61 : Mahi Khennane and Pierre Bernard 1959/60 : Raymond Kopa 1958/59 : Jules Sbroglia 1957/58 : Maurice Lafont 1956/57 : Kees Rijvers

Sources: 1956/57 to 2007/08 rsssf.com; since then the respective France Football edition after the last match day of the Ligue 1 season.

statistics

So far, only four players have received this award three times each: Rachid Mekhloufi (1964, 1966, 1967), Roger Lemerre (1966, 1968, 1969) and - as separately rated goalkeepers - Christophe Revault (1995 to 1997) and Hugo Lloris (2008, 2010, 2011). Two-time winners of the Étoile d'Or were (also in chronological order) Robert Herbin, Jean-Marc Guillou, Pierrick Hiard, Maxime Bossis, Bruno Martini, Fabien Piveteau, Vikash Dhorasoo, Cris, Eden Hazard, Mickaël Landreau, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Cédric Carrasso as well as Neymar.

Web links

• France - Footballer of the Year on rsssf.com, accessed April 25, 2015