APA footballer election
The "APA" -Fußballerwahl is one of the Austria Press Agency launched and organized election, in which the player of the year by Austria are elected. Only the coaches / sports directors of the Austrian Bundesliga clubs who nominate three players are allowed to vote . The player who receives the most points as a result will receive this award at the end of the season. The first election of this kind was held in 1984, with Herbert Prohaska winning . Since then, the APA footballer poll has been held annually.
The election of the footballer of the year has been carried out with the coaches of the ÖFB Women's Bundesliga since 2018 .
The record holder of the title is David Alaba with eight titles, followed by Ivica Vastić with four and Herbert Prohaska with three. At the clubs, FK Austria Wien and SK Rapid Wien lead the standings with eight winners ahead of FC Bayern Munich , for whom Alaba played in seven of its victories.
soccer player of the year
Until 2018, a total of 23 different players were awarded the title of “Footballer of the Year”.
Footballer of the year
The soccer player of the year award has been presented since 2018.
| year | player | nationality | society | league |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sarah Zadrazil |
 Austria
|
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam |
 German women's Bundesliga
|
| 2019 | Nicole Billa |
Austria
|
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
German women's Bundesliga
|
| 2020 | Manuela Zinsberger |
Austria
|
Arsenal Women FC |
 Women's Super League
|
| 2021 | Nicole Billa |
Austria
|
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
German women's Bundesliga
|
Individual evidence
- ↑ Award: Alaba again footballer of the year. In: ORF.at . December 22, 2021, accessed December 22, 2021 .
- ↑ orf.at: Choice of athletes: Zadrazil elected player of the year . Article dated December 19, 2018, accessed December 19, 2018.
- ↑ Manuela Zinsberger is soccer player of the year on weltfussball.de
- ↑ Goal scorer Billa Footballer of the Year. In: ORF.at . December 21, 2021, accessed December 21, 2021 .