Trophées UNFP du football

The Trophées UNFP du football are a number of awards given annually by the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) to players playing in France's Ligue 1, Ligue 2, and Division 1 Féminine, as well as to managers and referees. The most prestigious award is the Ligue 1 Player of the Year. Created in 1988 under the name Oscars du football, they were renamed in 2004 after a complaint by the Academy Awards committee. The ceremony has been broadcast live on Canal+ since 1994.[1]

Ligue 1[edit]

Player of the Year[edit]

[2]

David Ginola was the first recipient of the Player of the Year award.
Kylian Mbappé won the Player of the Year award a record four times.
Year Nat. Player Club
1994 France David Ginola Paris SG
1995 France Vincent Guérin Paris SG
1996 France Zinedine Zidane Bordeaux
1997 Brazil Sonny Anderson Monaco
1998 Italy Marco Simone Paris SG
1999 Algeria Ali Benarbia Bordeaux
2000 Argentina Marcelo Gallardo Monaco
2001 France Eric Carrière Nantes
2002 Portugal Pauleta Bordeaux
2003 Portugal Pauleta Bordeaux
2004 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Marseille
2005 Ghana Michael Essien Lyon
2006 Brazil Juninho Lyon
2007 France Florent Malouda Lyon
2008 France Karim Benzema Lyon
2009 France Yoann Gourcuff Bordeaux
2010 Argentina Lisandro López Lyon
2011 Belgium Eden Hazard Lille
2012 Belgium Eden Hazard Lille
2013 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris SG
2014 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris SG
2015 France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon
2016 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris SG
2017 Uruguay Edinson Cavani Paris SG
2018 Brazil Neymar Paris SG
2019 France Kylian Mbappé Paris SG
2020 Not awarded
2021 France Kylian Mbappé Paris SG
2022 France Kylian Mbappé Paris SG
2023 France Kylian Mbappé Paris SG

Young Player of the Year[edit]

[3]

Zinedine Zidane was named Young Player of the Year in 1994 and Player of the Year two years later.
Year Nat. Player Club
1994 France Zinedine Zidane Bordeaux
1995 France Florian Maurice Lyon
1996 France Robert Pires Metz
1997 France Thierry Henry Monaco
1998 France David Trezeguet Monaco
1999 France Olivier Monterrubio Nantes
2000 France Philippe Christanval Monaco
2001 France Sidney Govou Lyon
2002 France Djibril Cissé Auxerre
2003 France Lionel Mathis Auxerre
2004 France Patrice Evra Monaco
2005 France Jérémy Toulalan Nantes
2006 France Franck Ribéry Marseille
2007 France Samir Nasri Marseille
2008 France Hatem Ben Arfa Lyon
2009 Belgium Eden Hazard Lille
2010 Belgium Eden Hazard Lille
2011 France Mamadou Sakho Paris SG
2012 Morocco Younès Belhanda Montpellier
2013 France Florian Thauvin Bastia
2014 Italy Marco Verratti Paris SG
2015 France Nabil Fekir Lyon
2016 France Ousmane Dembélé Rennes
2017 France Kylian Mbappé Monaco
2018 France Kylian Mbappé Paris SG
2019 France Kylian Mbappé Paris SG
2020 Not awarded
2021 France Aurélien Tchouaméni Monaco
2022 France William Saliba Marseille
2023 Portugal Nuno Mendes Paris SG

Goalkeeper of the Year[edit]

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Grégory Coupet won the award four times in a row between 2003 and 2006.
Steve Mandanda won the Goalkeeper of the Year award a record four times.
Year Nat. Player Club
2002 France Ulrich Ramé Bordeaux
2003 France Grégory Coupet Lyon
2004 France Grégory Coupet Lyon
2005 France Grégory Coupet Lyon
2006 France Grégory Coupet Lyon
2007 France Teddy Richert Sochaux
2008 France Steve Mandanda Marseille
2009 France Hugo Lloris Lyon
2010 France Hugo Lloris Lyon
2011 France Steve Mandanda Marseille
2012 France Hugo Lloris Lyon
2013 Italy Salvatore Sirigu Paris SG
2014 Italy Salvatore Sirigu Paris SG
2015 France Steve Mandanda Marseille
2016 France Steve Mandanda Marseille
2017 Croatia Danijel Subašić Monaco
2018 France Steve Mandanda Marseille
2019 France Mike Maignan Lille
2020 Not awarded
2021 Costa Rica Keylor Navas Paris SG
2022 Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma Paris SG
2023 France Brice Samba Lens

Manager of the Year[edit]

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Guy Roux was named Manager of the Year after leading Auxerre to their first double in 1996.
Year Nat. Manager Club
1994 France Luis Fernández Cannes
1995 France Francis Smerecki Guingamp
1996 France Guy Roux Auxerre
1997 France Jean Tigana Monaco
1998 France Daniel Leclercq Lens
1999 France Élie Baup Bordeaux
2000 France Claude Puel Monaco
2001 France Raynald Denoueix Nantes
2002 France Joël Müller Lens
2003 France Guy Lacombe Sochaux
2004 France Didier Deschamps Monaco
2005 France Paul Le Guen Lyon
2006 France Claude Puel Lille
2007 France Gérard Houllier Lyon
2008 France Laurent Blanc Bordeaux
2009 Belgium Eric Gerets Marseille
2010 France Jean Fernandez Auxerre
2011 France Rudi Garcia Lille
2012 France René Girard Montpellier
2013 Italy
France
Carlo Ancelotti
Christophe Galtier
Paris SG
Saint-Étienne
2014 France René Girard Lille
2015 France Laurent Blanc Paris SG
2016 France Laurent Blanc Paris SG
2017 Portugal Leonardo Jardim Monaco
2018 Spain Unai Emery Paris SG
2019 France Christophe Galtier Lille
2020 Not awarded
2021 France Christophe Galtier Lille
2022 France Bruno Génésio Rennes
2023 France Franck Haise Lens

Goal of the Year[edit]

Dutch Memphis Depay scored the best goal of the 2016–17 season with Lyon.

Unlike the other awards, the best goal of the year is chosen by the public.[6]

Year Nat. Player Club Goal scored
2002 France Antoine Sibierski Lens On 18 December 2001 against Nantes (3–0)
2003 Brazil Ronaldinho Paris SG On 22 February 2003 against Guingamp (3–2)
2004 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Marseille On 4 February 2004 against Montpellier (1–0)
2005 France Laurent Batlles Marseille On 29 January 2005 against Toulouse (3–1)
2006 France Franck Ribéry Marseille On 19 November 2005 against Nantes (2–1)
2007 Brazil Ilan Saint-Étienne On 24 February 2007 against Paris SG (2–0)
2008 France Mathieu Valbuena Marseille On 26 January 2008 against Caen (6–1)
2009 France Yoann Gourcuff Bordeaux On 11 January 2009 against Paris SG (4–0)
2010 Senegal Mamadou Niang Marseille On 19 September 2009 against Montpellier (4–2)
2011 N/A
2012 Morocco Younès Belhanda Montpellier On 11 April 2012 against Marseille (1–3)
2013 Tunisia Saber Khelifa Evian On 12 May 2013 against Nice (4–0)
2014 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris SG On 19 October 2013 against Bastia (4–0)
2015 France Julian Palmieri Bastia On 10 January 2015 against Paris SG (4–2)
2016 France Pierrick Capelle Angers On 27 February 2016 against Guingamp (2–2)
2017 Netherlands Memphis Depay Lyon On 12 March 2017 against Toulouse (4–0)
2018 Brazil Malcom Bordeaux On 1 December 2017 against Dijon (2–3)
2019 France Loïc Rémy Lille On 12 May 2019 against Bordeaux (1–0)
2020 Not awarded
2021 Turkey Burak Yılmaz Lille On 7 May 2021 against Lens (3–0)
2022 Senegal Bamba Dieng Marseille On 12 December 2021 against Strasbourg (1–0)
2023 France Elye Wahi Montpellier On 22 October 2022 against Lyon (1–1)

Best French Player Playing Abroad[edit]

Year Player Club
2016 Antoine Griezmann Spain Atlético Madrid
2017 N'Golo Kanté England Chelsea
2018
2019 Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid
2021
2022
2023

Team of the Year[edit]

Highlighted players had at least one prior appearance in Ligue 1's team of the year since 2003.[7]

2002–03[edit]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Grégory Coupet Lyon
RB France Johan Radet Auxerre
CB Belgium Daniel Van Buyten Marseille
CB France Philippe Mexès Auxerre
LB France Manuel dos Santos Marseille
DM Ghana Michael Essien Bastia
RM France Benoît Pedretti Sochaux
LM France Jérôme Rothen Monaco
AM France Ludovic Giuly Monaco
CF Democratic Republic of the Congo Shabani Nonda Monaco
CF Portugal Pauleta Bordeaux

2003–04[edit]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Grégory Coupet Lyon
RB France Bernard Mendy Paris SG
CB Colombia Mario Yepes Nantes
CB France Sébastien Squillaci Monaco
LB France Patrice Evra Monaco
DM Argentina Lucas Bernardi Monaco
RM France Ludovic Giuly Monaco
LM France Benoît Pedretti Sochaux
AM Brazil Juninho Lyon
FW Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Marseille
FW Spain Fernando Morientes Monaco

2004–05[edit]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Grégory Coupet Lyon
RB Senegal Habib Beye Marseille
CB Brazil Cris Lyon
CB France Gaël Givet Monaco
LB France Eric Abidal Lyon
DM Ghana Michael Essien Lyon
RM Ivory Coast Bonaventure Kalou Auxerre
LM France Florent Malouda Lyon
AM Brazil Juninho Lyon
FW France Sylvain Wiltord Lyon
FW Switzerland Alexander Frei Rennes

2005–06[edit]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Grégory Coupet Lyon
RB Tunisia David Jemmali Bordeaux
CB Brazil Cris Lyon
CB Colombia Mario Yepes Paris SG
LB France Eric Abidal Lyon
DM Mali Mahamadou Diarra Lyon
RM France Franck Ribéry Marseille
LM France Florent Malouda Lyon
AM Brazil Juninho Lyon
FW France Sylvain Wiltord Lyon
FW Portugal Pauleta Paris SG

2006–07[edit]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Teddy Richert Sochaux
RB France Bacary Sagna Auxerre
CB Brazil Cris Lyon
CB Brazil Hilton Lens
LB France Eric Abidal Lyon
DM Mali Seydou Keita Lens
RM Ivory Coast Kader Keïta Lille
LM France Florent Malouda Lyon
AM France Samir Nasri Marseille
FW France Steve Savidan Valenciennes
FW Sweden Johan Elmander Toulouse

2007–08[edit]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Steve Mandanda Marseille
RB France Laurent Bonnart Marseille
CB France Sébastien Puygrenier Nancy
CB Brazil Hilton Lens
LB Nigeria Taye Taiwo Marseille
DM France Jérémy Toulalan Lyon
DM France Benoît Cheyrou Marseille
RM France Mathieu Valbuena Marseille
LM Brazil Wendel Bordeaux
FW Senegal Mamadou Niang Marseille
FW France Karim Benzema Lyon

2008–09[edit]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Hugo Lloris Lyon
RB France Rod Fanni Rennes
CB Senegal Souleymane Diawara Bordeaux
CB Brazil Hilton Marseille
LB Nigeria Taye Taiwo Marseille
DM France Benoît Cheyrou Marseille
RM Benin Stéphane Sessègnon Paris SG
LM Brazil Michel Bastos Lille
AM France Yoann Gourcuff Bordeaux
FW France Guillaume Hoarau Paris SG
FW France André-Pierre Gignac Toulouse

2009–10[edit]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Hugo Lloris Lyon
RB France Rod Fanni Rennes
CB Senegal Souleymane Diawara Marseille
CB France Michaël Ciani Bordeaux
LB France Benoît Trémoulinas Bordeaux
DM France Benoît Cheyrou Marseille
AM France Yoann Gourcuff Bordeaux
AM Belgium Eden Hazard Lille
FW Argentina Lisandro López Lyon
FW Senegal Mamadou Niang Marseille
FW Morocco Marouane Chamakh Bordeaux

2010–11[edit]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Steve Mandanda Marseille
RB France Anthony Réveillère Lyon
CB France Adil Rami Lille
CB France Mamadou Sakho Paris SG
LB Nigeria Taye Taiwo Marseille
DM France Yann M'Vila Rennes
RM Ivory Coast Gervinho Lille
AM Belgium Eden Hazard Lille
LM Brazil Nenê Paris SG
FW France Kévin Gameiro Lorient
FW Senegal Moussa Sow Lille

2011–12[edit]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Hugo Lloris Lyon
RB France Mathieu Debuchy Lille
CB Brazil Hilton Montpellier
CB Cameroon Nicolas N'Koulou Marseille
LB Cameroon Henri Bedimo Montpellier
DM France Rio Mavuba Lille
DM France Étienne Capoue Toulouse
RM Morocco Younès Belhanda Montpellier
LM Belgium Eden Hazard Lille
FW France Olivier Giroud Montpellier
FW Brazil Nenê Paris SG

2012–13[edit]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK Italy Salvatore Sirigu Paris SG
RB France Christophe Jallet Paris SG
CB Brazil Thiago Silva Paris SG
CB Cameroon Nicolas N'Koulou Marseille
LB Brazil Maxwell Paris SG
DM Italy Marco Verratti Paris SG
DM France Blaise Matuidi Paris SG
RM France Dimitri Payet Lille
LM France Mathieu Valbuena Marseille
FW Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Saint-Étienne
FW Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris SG

2013–14[edit]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK Italy Salvatore Sirigu Paris SG
RB Ivory Coast Serge Aurier Toulouse
CB Brazil Thiago Silva Paris SG
CB France Loïc Perrin Saint-Étienne
LB France Layvin Kurzawa Monaco
DM Italy Marco Verratti Paris SG
DM Italy Thiago Motta Paris SG
RM France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon
LM Colombia James Rodríguez Monaco
FW Uruguay Edinson Cavani Paris SG
FW Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris SG

2014–15[edit]

[8]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Steve Mandanda Marseille
RB France Christophe Jallet Lyon
CB Brazil Thiago Silva Paris SG
CB Brazil David Luiz Paris SG
LB Brazil Maxwell Paris SG
MF Italy Marco Verratti Paris SG
MF France Dimitri Payet Marseille
MF Argentina Javier Pastore Paris SG
FW France Nabil Fekir Lyon
FW Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris SG
FW France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon

2015–16[edit]

[8]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Steve Mandanda Marseille
RB Ivory Coast Serge Aurier Paris SG
CB Brazil Thiago Silva Paris SG
CB Brazil David Luiz Paris SG
LB Brazil Maxwell Paris SG
MF France Lassana Diarra Marseille
MF Italy Marco Verratti Paris SG
MF France Blaise Matuidi Paris SG
FW France Hatem Ben Arfa Nice
FW Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris SG
FW Argentina Ángel Di María Paris SG

2016–17[edit]

[8]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK Croatia Danijel Subašić Monaco
RB France Djibril Sidibé Monaco
CB Poland Kamil Glik Monaco
CB Brazil Thiago Silva Paris SG
LB France Benjamin Mendy Monaco
MF Italy Marco Verratti Paris SG
MF Portugal Bernardo Silva Monaco
MF Ivory Coast Jean Michaël Seri Nice
FW France Alexandre Lacazette Lyon
FW Uruguay Edinson Cavani Paris SG
FW France Kylian Mbappé Monaco

2017–18[edit]

[9]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Steve Mandanda Marseille
RB Brazil Dani Alves Paris SG
CB Brazil Marquinhos Paris SG
CB Brazil Thiago Silva Paris SG
LB France Ferland Mendy Lyon
MF Brazil Luiz Gustavo Marseille
MF Italy Marco Verratti Paris SG
MF France Nabil Fekir Lyon
FW Brazil Neymar Paris SG
FW Uruguay Edinson Cavani Paris SG
FW France Kylian Mbappé Paris SG

2018–19[edit]

[10]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Mike Maignan Lille
RB France Kenny Lala Strasbourg
CB Brazil Marquinhos Paris SG
CB Brazil Thiago Silva Paris SG
LB France Ferland Mendy Lyon
MF Argentina Ángel Di María Paris SG
MF France Tanguy Ndombele Lyon
MF Italy Marco Verratti Paris SG
FW Ivory Coast Nicolas Pépé Lille
FW France Kylian Mbappé Paris SG
FW Brazil Neymar Paris SG

2020–21[edit]

[11]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK Costa Rica Keylor Navas Paris SG
RB France Jonathan Clauss Lens
CB Brazil Marquinhos Paris SG
CB France Presnel Kimpembe Paris SG
LB Mozambique Reinildo Mandava Lille
MF France Aurélien Tchouaméni Monaco
MF Brazil Lucas Paquetá Lyon
MF France Benjamin André Lille
FW Netherlands Memphis Depay Lyon
FW Brazil Neymar Paris SG
FW France Kylian Mbappé Paris SG

2021–22[edit]

[12]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma Paris SG
RB France Jonathan Clauss Lens
CB Brazil Marquinhos Paris SG
CB France William Saliba Marseille
LB Portugal Nuno Mendes Paris SG
MF France Dimitri Payet Marseille
MF France Aurélien Tchouaméni Monaco
MF Ivory Coast Seko Fofana Lens
FW France Martin Terrier Rennes
FW France Wissam Ben Yedder Monaco
FW France Kylian Mbappé Paris SG

2022–23[edit]

[13]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Brice Samba Lens
RB Morocco Achraf Hakimi Paris SG
CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Chancel Mbemba Marseille
CB Austria Kevin Danso Lens
LB Portugal Nuno Mendes Paris SG
MF France Khéphren Thuram Nice
MF France Valentin Rongier Marseille
MF Ivory Coast Seko Fofana Lens
FW Argentina Lionel Messi Paris SG
FW Belgium Loïs Openda Lens
FW France Kylian Mbappé Paris SG

Ligue 2[edit]

Player of the Year[edit]

[14]

French international Olivier Giroud won the Ligue 2 Player of the Year award in 2010.
Year Nat. Player Club
1994 France Jocelyn Gourvennec Rennes
1995 France Tony Vairelles Nancy
1996 France Marcel Dib Marseille
1997 France Thierry Moreau Toulouse
1998 France Stéphane Pédron Lorient
1999 Algeria Kader Ferhaoui Saint-Étienne
2000 France Mickaël Pagis Nîmes
2001 Brazil Santos Sochaux
2002 France Alain Caveglia Le Havre
2003 France Cédric Fauré Toulouse
2004 France Xavier Gravelaine Istres
2005 Ivory Coast Bakari Koné Lorient
2006 Algeria Karim Ziani Lorient
2007 France Yoan Gouffran Caen
2008 France Guillaume Hoarau Le Havre
2009 Cameroon Paul Alo'o Angers
2010 France Olivier Giroud Tours
2011 Uruguay Sebastián Ribas Dijon
2012 France Jérôme Rothen Bastia
2013 France Giannelli Imbula Guingamp
2014 Senegal Diafra Sakho Metz
2015 France Jonathan Kodjia Angers
2016 Senegal Famara Diedhiou Clermont
2017 Trinidad and Tobago John Bostock Lens
2018 Brazil Diego Reims
2019 France Gaëtan Charbonnier Brest
2020 Not awarded
2021 France Amine Adli Toulouse
2022 Netherlands Branco van den Boomen Toulouse
2023 Georgia (country) Georges Mikautadze Metz

Goalkeeper of the Year[edit]

[15]

Year Nat. Player Club
2002 France Stéphane Trévisan Ajaccio
2003 France Christophe Revault Toulouse
2004 France Jérémie Janot Saint-Étienne
2005 France Gennaro Bracigliano Nancy
2006 France Fabien Audard Lorient
2007 France Stéphane Cassard Strasbourg
2008 France Christophe Revault Le Havre
2009 Croatia Vedran Runje Lens
2010 France Steeve Elana Brest
2011 France Benoît Costil Sedan
2012 Brazil Macedo Novaes Bastia
2013 France Zacharie Boucher Le Havre
2014 France Alphonse Areola Lens
2015 Serbia Denis Petrić Troyes
2016 France Baptiste Reynet Dijon
2017 France Nicolas Douchez Lens
2018 France Paul Bernardoni Clermont
2019 France Vincent Demarconnay Paris FC
2020 Not awarded
2021 France Gauthier Gallon Troyes
2022 France Benjamin Leroy Ajaccio
2023 France Arthur Desmas Le Havre

Manager of the Year[edit]

[16]

Vahid Halilhodžić was named Ligue 2 Manager of the Year in 2000, the year the award was introduced.
Year Nat. Manager Club
2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić Lille
2001 France Jean Fernandez Sochaux
2002 France Jacky Bonnevay Beauvais
2003 France Erick Mombaerts Toulouse
2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mehmed Baždarević Istres
2005 France Jean-Marc Furlan Troyes
2006 France Antoine Kombouaré Valenciennes
2007 France Francis De Taddeo Metz
2008 France Jean-Marc Nobilo Le Havre
2009 France Philippe Montanier Boulogne
2010 France Alex Dupont Brest
2011 France Bernard Casoni Evian
2012 France Frédéric Hantz Bastia
2013 France Jocelyn Gourvennec Guingamp
2014 France Albert Cartier Metz
2015 France Jean-Marc Furlan Troyes
2016 France Olivier Dall'Oglio Dijon
2017 France Bernard Blaquart Nîmes
2018 France David Guion Reims
2019 France Pascal Gastien Clermont
2020 Not awarded
2021 France Pascal Gastien Clermont
2022 France Philippe Montanier Toulouse
2023 Slovenia Luka Elsner Le Havre

Team of the Year[edit]

Highlighted players had at least one prior appearance in Ligue 2's team of the year since 2003.

2002–03[edit]

Position Nat. Player Club
GK France Christophe Revault Toulouse
RB France Alexandre Dujeux Châteauroux
CB France Stéphane Lièvre Toulouse
CB France William Prunier Toulouse
LB France Franck Signorino Metz
DM France Grégory Proment Metz
RM Cameroon Achille Emana Toulouse
LM France Philippe Celdran Le Mans
FW Gabon Daniel Cousin Le Mans
FW Togo Emmanuel Adebayor Metz
FW