LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year

Ricardo Quaresma was the first player to win the award.

The Portuguese League for Professional Football Primeira Liga Player of the Year (often called the LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year, the Primeira Liga Player of the Year or simply the Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the year in Primeira Liga. Between 2006 and 2010 the winner was chosen only by a vote amongst the members of Sports National Press Club (CNID). Since 2011, thanks to new sponsorship agreements, all the awards related to football belong to Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP) and are chosen by a vote amongst their associated.[1][2][3]

The award has been presented officially since the 2005–06 season, when the inaugural winner was Ricardo Quaresma. That trophy was delivered during the celebration of Sports National Press Club (CNID) 40th anniversary.[4][5] Since the 2011–12 season, the award ceremony takes place at Palácio do Freixo, in Porto, Portugal. All Primeira Liga draws are also performed during the same event.[6][7] The first non-Portuguese to win the award was Lisandro López after the 2007–08 season. In 2012, Hulk became the first player to win the award twice, followed by Jonas in 2016 and Bruno Fernandes in 2019.

  1. ^ "Prémio "Fernando Soromenho" Para Antigo Presidente do CNID" ["Fernando Soromenho" Award Delivered To CNID's Former President]. CNID (in Portuguese). 16 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Liga organiza gala no final da temporada" [League performs a gala at the end of the season]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Gala oficial da Liga Portuguesa de Futebol" [Official Portuguese Football League Gala]. LPFP (in Portuguese). 1 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Portuguese Association celebrates 40th birthday with style". AIPS. 19 May 2006. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  5. ^ "CNID entrega prémios anuais" [CNID delivers annual awards]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 May 2006. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Hulk, Moutinho e Lima candidatos a melhor jogador" [Hulk, Moutinho and Lima nominated for best of the year] (in Portuguese). Record. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Liga Portugal lança próxima época com dois eventos" [Portuguese League starts new season with two events] (in Portuguese). LPFP. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2011.