The honor footballer of the year is and was awarded in Austria from several sides:
| Choice by the fans | ||
| Sports radio soccer player vote | 1946-1955 | Sportfunk magazine |
| Krone footballer election | since 1967 | Daily newspaper Kronen Zeitung |
| Choice by the players | ||
| VdF footballer election - "Bruno" | since 1997 | Association of Footballers |
| Choice by the trainer | ||
| APA footballer election | since 1984 | Austria Press Agency |
World footballer: Ballon d'Or (since 2007) | FIFA World Player of the Year (since 1991) | ( FIFA Ballon d'Or , 2010-2015 )
Continental: Africa | Asia | Europe ( Ballon d'Or , 1956-2006 ) | Oceania | North America | South America
National: Argentina | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Australia | Belgium | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Brazil ( Bola de Ouro / Prêmio Craque ) | Bulgaria | Chile | China | Denmark | ( GDR ) | Germany | England | Estonia | Faroe Islands | Finland | France | Georgia | Ghana | Indonesia | Ireland | Israel | Iceland | Italy | Japan | (Yugoslavia ) | Canada | Kazakhstan | Croatia | Latvia | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Malta | Mexico | Moldova | Montenegro | Namibia | Netherlands | Norway ( Kniksenprisen ) | Austria | Paraguay | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | San Marino | Scotland | Sweden | Switzerland | Zimbabwe | Slovakia | Spain | South Korea | Thailand | Czech Republic | ( Czechoslovakia ) | Turkey | ( USSR ) | Ukraine | Hungary | USA | Uzbekistan | Vietnam | Belarus
Former awards are shown in brackets.
