Ilta-Sanomat Player of the Year Award

Ilta-Sanomat Player of the Year Award (Finnish: IS-tähtikisa) is an annual award given by the Finnish evening paper Ilta-Sanomat for the best individual players of Finnish top leagues in ice hockey (SM-liiga), basketball (Korisliiga), volleyball (Mestaruusliiga) and floorball (Salibandyliiga). Due to sponsorship reasons the award has not been given in football Veikkausliiga since 2009.

The award is based on post-match ratings made in every single match by a sport journalist and two local sportpersons or celebrities. Best player of the match is awarded with three points ("stars"), second best with two and third best with one. The player collecting most "stars" during the season wins the award.

Winners

Football

Season Player Club
1983 Finland Mika LipponenTPS Turku
1984 Finland Heikki SuhonenTPS Turku
1985 Finland Jukka IkäläinenKePS Kemi
1986 Finland Ismo LiusFC Kuusysi
1987 Finland Jarmo AlatensiöPPT Pori
1988 Finland Ismo LiusFC Kuusysi
1989 Finland Jari LitmanenReipas Lahti
1990 Finland Jari LitmanenReipas Lahti
1991 Finland Jari LitmanenHJK Helsinki
1992 Russia Vasili KaratayevRoPS Rovaniemi
1993 Brazil PiracaiaFC Jazz
1994 Russia Alexei Eremenko Sr.FF Jaro
1995 Russia Valeri PopovitchFC Haka
1996 Brazil Luiz AntônioFC Jazz
1997 Russia Alexei Eremenko Sr.FF Jaro
1998 Zambia Zeddy SailetiRoPS Rovaniemi
1999 Russia Valeri PopovitchFC Haka
2000 Finland Shefki KuqiFC Jokerit
2001 Finland Antti PohjaTampere United
2002 Finland Jari NiemiTampere United
2003 Russia Valeri PopovitchFC Haka
2004 Finland Fredrik SvanbäckFF Jaro
2005 Russia Valeri PopovitchFC Haka
2006 Algeria Farid GhaziHJK Helsinki
2007 Russia Valeri PopovitchFC Haka
2008 Finland Mikko HyyrynenFF Jaro

See also

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