A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER COULD WIN IN ITALY.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Scorer in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - It is not clear who organised this award,
probably it was a newspaper/journal or the main sponsors
of the award - ERG S.p.a. (Edoardo Raffinerie Garrone)
and Chevron Corporation, for whom it was named.
Participating Players - All football Players who have
played and scored in the Serie A the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - This award was initial called 'Chevron Award' after the sponsors 'Chevron Corporation' and in the 1980's the name was changed to ERG-Sportsman dell'Anno with the change of the sponsor 'ERG Edoardo Raffinerie Garrone'. The award was assigned to the player that finished with the best goal-per-match ratio (the goals scored divided by the matches effectively played plus the number of rounds in which the player was suspended) in the previous Serie A season. This award was also given to the Serie B player with the best goal-per-match ratio. It was discontinued for football scorers after the 1993 season, although it is still sometimes awarded to athlets coming from different sports disciplines other than football.
First Edition - 1959/60
Last Edition - 1992/93
Total Editions - 34
History - A total of twenty five different players won this award: three times Riva (1966/67, 1968/69, 1969/70 Cagliari), Pulici (1972/73, 1974/75, 1975/76 Torino), Pruzzo (1980/81, 1981/82, 1985/86 Roma); two times Sivori (1959/60, 1960/61 Juventus), Boninsegna (1970/71, 1971/72 Inter), Platini (France - 1982/83, 1984/85 Juventus), Van Basten (Netherlands - 1989/90, 1991/92 Milan); one time Altafini (1961/62 Milan), Manfredini P.W. (Argentina - 1962/63 Roma), Nielsen H. (Denmark - 1963/64 Bologna), Orlando A. (1964/65 Fiorentina), Vinicio (Brazil - 1965/66 Vicenza), Prati (1967/68 Milan), Chinaglia (1973/74 Lazio), Graziani (1976/77 Torino), Rossi P (1977/78 Vicenza), Giordano (1978/79 Lazio), Bettega
Omar E.
SIVORI
(Juventus)
1959/60
1960/61
WINNERS (1st Place) - CHEVRON AWARD /
ERG SPORTSMAN DELL'ANNO
THE TROPHY
No particular trophy is awarded for this award.
Jose
ALTAFINI
(Milan)
1961/62
Alberto
ORLANDO
(Fiorentina)
1964/65
Luigi
RIVA
(Cagliari)
1966/67
1968/69
1969/70
Pierino
PRATI
(Milan)
1967/68
Roberto
BONINSEGNA
(Inter)
1970/71
1971/72
Paolino
PULICI
(Torino)
1972/73
1974/75
1975/76
Giorgio
CHINAGLIA
(Lazio)
1973/74
Francesco
GRAZIANI
(Torino)
1976/77
Paolo
ROSSI
(Vicenza)
1977/78
Bruno
GIORDANO
(Lazio)
1978/79
Roberto
BETTEGA
(Juventus)
1979/80
Roberto
PRUZZO
(Roma)
1980/81
1981/82
1985/86
Aldo
SERENA
(Inter)
1988/89
Gianluca
VIALLI
(Sampdoria)
1990/91
Giuseppe
SIGNORI
(Lazio)
1992/93
Non-Azzurro Italian
Pietro Paolo
VIRDIS
(Milan)
1986/87
CAPOCANNONIERE - SERIE A TOP SCORER
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A SCORER CAN WIN IN ITALY.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Scorer in Italy for the past season.
THE TROPHY
Name - Chevron Award.
Material - Gold Corinthian coloumn with a gold roundel at the top composed of two palms shielding the 'Chevron Corporation' Logo, sponsors of the award. All on a light brown marble square base with a gold name plate.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - In the 1970's until the mid 1980's when the sponsor was changed. Each winner kept the trophy for ever. It is not known what kind of trophy was awarded when ERG S.p.a. became the new sposnors.
WINNERS (1st Place) - CAPOCANNONIERE
SERIE A TOP SCORER
Mario
MAGNOZZI
(Livorno)
1924/25
Giuseppe
MEAZZA
(Inter)
1928/29
1929/30
1935/36
1937/38
RUNNER-UP (2nd Place) - SERIE A TOP SCORER
VICE-CAPOCANNONIERE
Fulvio
BERNARDINI
(Lazio)
1923/24
THIRD PLACE - CAPOCANNONIERE
SERIE A TOP SCORER
Felice P.
BOREL
(Juventus)
1932/33
1933/34
Silvio
PIOLA
(Lazio)
1936/37
1942/43
Dino
DA COSTA
(Roma)
1956/57
Angelo
SCHIAVIO
(Bologna)
1925/26
1932/33
Adolfo
BALONCIERI
(Torino)
1927/28
Julio
LIBONATTI
(Torino)
1926/27
Gino
ROSSETTI
(Torino)
1928/29
Giuseppe
MEAZZA
(Inter)
1930/31
Silvio
PIOLA
(Lazio)
1934/35
1941/42 Joint
Guglielmo
GABETTO
(Juventus)
1935/36
1936/37
Guglielmo
TREVISAN
(Triestina & Genoa)
1937/38
1942/43
Julio
LIBONATTI
(Torino)
1927/28
Angelo
SCHIAVIO
(Bologna)
1931/32 Joint
Enrique
GUAITA
(Roma)
1934/35
Ettore
PURICELLI
(Bologna)
1938/39 Joint
1940/41
Aldo
BOFFI
(Milan)
1938/39 Joint
1939/40
1941/42
Guglielmo
GABETTO
(Torino)
1945/46
Valentino
MAZZOLA
(Torino)
1946/47
Giampiero
BONIPERTI
(Juventus)
1947/48
Gino
PIVATELLI
(Bologna)
1955/56
Aurelio
MILANI
(Fiorentina)
1961/62 Joint
Antonio V.
ANGELILLO
(Inter)
1958/59
Omar E.
SIVORI
(Juventus)
1959/60
Sergio
BRIGHENTI
(Sampdoria)
1960/61
Jose
ALTAFINI
(Milan)
1961/62 Joint
Roberto
BONINSEGNA
(Inter)
1970/71
1971/72
Alessandro
MAZZOLA
(Inter)
1964/65 Joint
Alberto
ORLANDO
(Fiorentina)
1964/65 Joint
Luigi
RIVA
(Cagliari)
1966/67
1968/69
1969/70
Pierino
PRATI
(Milan)
1967/68
Francesco
GRAZIANI
(Torino)
1976/77
Giuseppe
SAVOLDI
(Bologna)
1972/73 Joint
Paolino
PULICI
(Torino)
1972/73 Joint
1974/75
1975/76
Gianni
RIVERA
(Milan)
1972/73 Joint
Giorgio
CHINAGLIA
(Lazio)
1973/74
Aldo
SERENA
(Inter)
1988/89
Paolo
ROSSI
(Vicenza)
1977/78
Bruno
GIORDANO
(Lazio)
1978/79
Roberto
BETTEGA
(Juventus)
1979/80
Roberto
PRUZZO
(Roma)
1980/81
1981/82
1985/86
Cristiano
LUCARELLI
(Livorno)
2004/05
Gianluca
VIALLI
(Sampdoria)
1990/91
Giuseppe
SIGNORI
(Lazio)
1992/93
1993/94
1995/96 Joint
Filippo
INZAGHI
(Atalanta)
1996/97
Christian
VIERI
(Inter)
2002/03
Luca
TONI
(Fiorentina & Verona)
2005/06
2014/15 Joint
Francesco
TOTTI
(Roma)
2006/07
Alessandro
DEL PIERO
(Juventus)
2007/08
Antonio
DI NATALE
(Udinese)
2009/10
2010/11
Non-Azzurri Italians
Pietro Paolo
VIRDIS
(Milan)
1986/87
Rodolfo
VOLK
(Roma)
1930/31
Dario
HUBNER
(Piacenza)
2001/02 Joint
Igor
PROTTI
(Bari)
1995/96 Joint
Ettore
PURICELLI
(Bologna & Milan)
1939/40 Joint
1946/47
Amedeo
AMADEI
(Roma & Inter)
1940/41 Joint
1941/42 Joint
1948/49
Romeo
MENTI
(Fiorentina)
1940/41 Joint
Renato
GEI
(Fiorentina)
1941/42 Joint
Giuseppe
BALDINI
(Andrea Doria)
1945/46 Joint
Valentino
MAZZOLA
(Torino)
1947/48
Edwing
FIRMANI
(Sampdoria)
1957/58
Jose
ALTAFINI
(Milan)
1958/59
1967/68 Joint
Omar E.
SIVORI
(Juventus)
1960/61
Angelo B.
SORMANI
(Milan)
1965/66
Alessandro
MAZZOLA
(Inter)
1966/67
Luigi
RIVA
(Cagliari)
1967/68 Joint
1971/72
Pierino
PRATI
(Milan)
1970/71
Gianni
RIVERA
(Milan)
1972/73 Joint
Paolino
PULICI
(Torino)
1972/73 Joint
Roberto
BONINSEGNA
(Inter)
1973/74
Giuseppe
SAVOLDI
(Bologna & Napoli)
1974/75
1977/78
Roberto
BETTEGA
(Juventus)
1975/76 Joint
Francesco
GRAZIANI
(Torino)
1975/76 Joint
Roberto
PRUZZO
(Genoa)
1976/77
Paolo
ROSSI
(Vicenza)
1978/79
Alessandro
ALTOBELLI
(Inter)
1979/80
1982/83 Joint
1984/85
Gianluca
VIALLI
(Sampdoria)
1986/87
Roberto
BAGGIO
(Fiorentina & Juventus)
1989/90
1991/92
1992/93 Joint
Gianfranco
ZOLA
(Parma)
1993/94
Vincenzo
MONTELLA
(Sampdoria)
1996/97
Alberto
GILARDINO
(Parma)
2003/04
2004/05
Cristiano
LUCARELLI
(Livorno)
2006/07
Marco
DI VAIO
(Bologna)
2008/09 Joint
Giovanni
BUSONI
(Livorno)
1933/34
Non-Azzurri Italians
Rodolfo
VOLK
(Roma)
1929/30
Umberto
GUARNIERI
(Inter)
1939/40 Joint
Romano
PENZO
(Inter)
1945/46 Joint
Lorenzo
BETTINI
(Udinese)
1954/55
Giuseppe
SECCHI
(Udinese)
1956/57 Joint
Gianni A.
BUI
(Verona)
1968/69
Alessandro
VITALI
(Vicenza)
1969/70
Massimo
PALANCA
(Catanzaro)
1980/81
Edi
BIVI
(Catanzaro)
1981/82
Domenico
PENZO
(Verona)
1982/83 Joint
Fulvio
BERNARDINI
(Lazio)
1924/25 Joint
Angelo
SCHIAVIO
(Bologna)
1924/25 Joint
1927/28
1928/29
Pietro
PASTORE
(Juventus)
1925/26
Gino
ROSSETTI
(Torino)
1926/27
Giovanni
FERRARI
(Alessandria)
1929/30 Joint
Antonio
VOJAK
(Napoli)
1929/30 Joint
1930/31
1932/33
1933/34 Joint
Giuseppe
MEAZZA
(Inter)
1931/32 Joint
1933/34 Joint
1934/35
Raimundo
ORSI
(Juventus)
1931/32 Joint
Silvio
PIOLA
(Lazio)
1935/36
Pietro
BUSCAGLIA
(Torino)
1936/37
Aldo
BOFFI
(Milan)
1937/38 Joint
Riccardo
CARAPELLESE
(Milan)
1946/47
Guglielmo
GABETTO
(Torino)
1947/48
Adriano
BASSETTO
(Atalanta)
1953/54 Joint
Eduardo
RICAGNI
(Juventus)
1953/54 Joint
Gino
PIVATELLI
(Bologna)
1954/55
Giuseppe
VIRGILI
(Fiorentina)
1955/56
Omar E.
SIVORI
(Juventus)
1957/58
1962/63
Jose
ALTAFINI
(Milan & Napoli)
1960/61
1966/67 Joint
Angelo B.
SORMANI
(Mantova)
1961/62 Joint
Alessandro
MAZZOLA
(Inter)
1965/55
Pietro
ANASTASI
(Juventus)
1968/69 Joint
1969/70
1973/74
Pierino
PRATI
(Milan)
1968/69 Joint
1974/75 Joint
Giuseppe
SAVOLDI
(Bologna)
1970/71
Alberto
BIGON
(Milan)
1971/72
1978/79
Giorgio
CHINAGLIA
(Lazio)
1974/75 Joint
Roberto
BETTEGA
(Juventus)
1976/77
Paolino
PULICI
(Torino)
1977/78 Joint
Bruno
GIORDANO
(Lazio)
1977/78 Joint
Paolo
ROSSI
(Perugia)
1979/80
Alessandro
ALTOBELLI
(Inter)
1980/81
1986/87
Giuseppe
GIANNINI
(Roma)
1987/88 Joint
Francesco
BAIANO
(Foggia)
1991/92
Roberto
BAGGIO
(Juventus & Bologna)
1993/94 Joint
1997/98
Andrea
SILENZI
(Torino)
1993/94 Joint
Gianfranco
ZOLA
(Parma)
1994/95 Joint
Ruggiero
RIZZITELLI
(Torino)
1994/95 Joint
Enrico
CHIESA
(Sampdoria & Fiorentina)
1995/96
2000/01
Christian
VIERI
(Inter)
2001/02
Filippo
INZAGHI
(Milan)
2002/03
Francesco
TOTTI
(Roma)
2003/04
Vincenzo
MONTELLA
(Roma)
2004/05
Marco
BORRIELLO
(Genoa)
2007/08
Fabrizio
MICCOLI
(Palermo)
2009/10 Joint
Giampaolo
PAZZINI
(Sampdoria)
2009/10 Joint
Giulio
BOBBIO
(Savoia)
1923/24
Non-Azzurri Italians
Bruno
MAINI
(Bologna)
1929/30 Joint
1931/32 Joint
Danilo
MICHELINI
(Roma)
1937/38 Joint
Vittorio
SENTIMENTI
(Juventus)
1942/43
Giancarlo
BACCI
(Bologna)
1952/53 Joint
Mario
MARASCHI
(Fiorentina)
1968/69 Joint
Claudio
PELLEGRINI
(Napoli)
1981/82
Maurizio
IORIO
(Verona)
1983/84
Christian
RIGANO
(Messina)
2006/07
Pietro Paolo
VIRDIS
(Milan)
1987/88 Joint
Libero
MARCHINA
(Alessandria)
1931/32 Joint
Alfredo
LAZZARETTI
(Genoa)
1938/39
Organisers - The institution that organised the
main football league in Italy changed through
the years: 1898-1926 FIGC (Federazione Italiana
Giuoco Calcio - Italian Football Federation), 1926
Since 2010 Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A (Lega Serie A).
Participating Players - All players playing in the Italian main football league of each season. There are no clear records on who was the Capocannoniere in each Italian league prior to the 1923/24 season, thus this list covers all the top scorers since that year.
Award Objective and Structure - The main football league in Italy changed its name through the years as follows: 1898-1921 Prima Categoria (First Category), 1922-1926 Prima Divisione (First Division), 1927-1929 Divizione Nazionale (National Division) and since 1929 Serie A (A Series). The player who scores most goals during a whole season is declared the Capocannoniere - Top Scorer.
First Edition - Clear records only held since 1923/24
Editions until Today - 93
History - Seventy-four different players won this award: Five times Nordahl G. (Sweden - 1949/50, 1950/51, 1952/53, 1953/54, 1954/55 Milan); Four times Meazza (1928/29, 1929/30, 1935/36, 1937/38 Inter); Three times Boffi (1938/39, 1939/40, 1941/42 Milan), Riva (1966/67, 1968/69, 1969/70 Cagliari), Pulici (1972/73, 1974/75, 1975/76 Torino), Pruzzo (1980/81, 1981/82, 1985/86 Roma), Platini (France - 1982/83, 1983/84, 1984/85 Juventus), Signori (1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96 Lazio); Two times Borel F. (1932/33, 1933/34 Juventus), Piola (1936/37, 1942/43 Lazio), Puricelli (1938/39, 1940/41 Bologna), Nielsen H. (Denmark - 1962/63, 1963/64 Bologna), Boninsegna (1970/71, 1971/72 Inter), Van Basten (Netherlands - 1989/90, 1991/92 Milan), Shevchenko (Ukraine - 1999/2000, 2003/04 Milan), Di Natale (2009/10, 2010/11 Udinese), Ibrahimovic (Sweden - 2008/09 Inter, 2011/12 Milan), Toni (2005/06 Fiorentina, 2014/15 Verona), Immobile (2013/14 Torino, 2017/18 Lazio), Icardi M. (Argentina - 2014/15, 2017/18 Inter); One time Schonfeld (Austria - 1923/24 Torino), Magnozzi (1924/25 Livorno), Hirzer (Hungary - 1925/26 Juventus), Powolny (Austria - 1926/27 Inter), Libonatti (1927/28 Torino), Volk (1930/31 Roma), Schiavio (1931/32 Bologna), Petrone (Uruguay - 1931/32 Fiorentina), Guaita (1934/35 Roma), Gabetto (1945/46 Torino), Mazzola V. (1946/47 Torino), Boniperti (1947/48 Juventus), Nyers (Hungary - 1948/49 Inter), Hansen J. (Denmark - 1951/52 Juventus), Pivatelli (1955/56 Bologna), Da Costa (1956/57 Roma), Charles J. (Wales - 1957/58 Juventus), Angelillo (1958/59 Inter), Sivori (1959/60 Juventus), Brighenti (1960/61 Sampdoria), Altafini (1961/62 Milan), Milani A. (1961/62 Fiorentina), Manfredini P. (Argentina - 1962/63 Roma), Mazzola A. (1964/65 Inter), Orlando A. (1964/65 Fiorentina), Vinicio (Brazil - 1965/66 Vicenza), Prati (1967/68 Milan), Savoldi (1972/73 Bologna), Rivera (1972/73 Milan), Chinaglia (1973/74 Lazio), Graziani (1976/77 Torino), Rossi P. (1977/78 Vicenza), Giordano (1978/79 Lazio), Bettega (1979/80 Juventus), Virdis (1986/87 Milan), Maradona (Argentina - 1987/88 Napoli), Serena A. (1988/89 Inter), Vialli (1990/91 Sampdoria), Batistuta (Argentina - 1994/95 Fiorentina), Protti (1995/96 Bari), Inzaghi F. (1996/97 Atalanta), Bierhoff (Germany - 1997/98 Udinese), Amoroso M. (Brazil - 1998/99 Udinese), Crespo (Argentina - 2000/01 Lazio), Trezeguet (France - 2001/02 Juventus), Hubner (2001/02 Piacenza), Vieri C. (2002/03 Inter), Lucarelli (2004/05 Livorno), Totti (2006/07 Roma), Del Piero (2007/08 Juventus), Cavani (Uruguay - 2012/13 Napoli), Higuain (Argentina - 2015/16 Napoli), Dzeko (Bosnia Herzegovina - 2016/17 Roma), Quagliarella (2018/19 Sampdoria).
won by Azzurri players and officials throughout the years
Since the Italian National Team is among the very few National Teams who almost won all the major competitions and trophies that football can offer, both World and European, it is logically that the azzurri players and officials who achieved this success are bestowed with the major individual awards and honours. The ninth page of Individual Honours also concentrates on the Italian domestic awards, and continues on the awards organsied by the AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian Footballers Association), the Gran Gala Del Calcio: Best Coach, Best Young Player, Best Goal, Best Referee, Career Award, Fidelity and Critics Award and the Special Award; together with the defunct Calciatore D'Oro and Calciatore D'Oro ad Honorem. the Cappocannoniere - Serie A Top Scorer award, Premio AIC, Chevron / ERG - Sportsman dell'Anno award, Pallone Azzurro and the Premio Nazionale 'Enzo Bearzot'.
PREMIO AIC
THE HIGHEST HONOUR A PLAYER SCORER COULD WIN IN ITALY.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Scorer in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori)
in collaboration with the sponsor of the award -
Brusco Gioiellerie di Roma.
Participating Players - All football Players who
have played and scored in the Serie A the
previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Premio AIC' award is assigned to the player who finishes the top scorer of the Serie A in the previous season. This award is also given to the player who finishes Top Scoerer in the Serie B and 'Lega Pro' (former Serie C1). The award is linked with a restructuring project of sports complexis in the perifery of large Italian cities. The award is given to the winner at the start of the next Sereie A championship.
First Edition - 2010/11
Edition until Today - 8
History - Eight players won this award: Two times Immobile (2013/14 Torino, 2017/18 Lazio), Icardi M. (Argentina - 2014/15, 2017/18 Inter); One time Di Natale (2010/11 Udinese), Ibrahimovic (Sweden - 2011/12 Milan), Cavani (Uruguay - 2012/13 Napoli), Toni (2014/15 Verona), Higuain (Argentina - 2015/16 Napoli), Dzeko (Bosnia Herzegovina - 2016/17 Roma).
WINNERS (1st Place) - PREMIO AIC
Antonio
DI NATALE
(Udinese)
2010/11
THE PLAQUE
Name - Premio AIC.
Material - A gold plaque with the logo of the AIC embedded with the same number of precious stones as the goals scored by the winner. The plaque also includes the engraved name of the winner, his club, number of goals and the season.
Size - circa 30 x 40 cm
Manufacturer - Brusco Gioiellerie di Roma.
Used - Five editions (2010/11 - 2014/15). The winner keeps the plaque forever. A similar plaque but with different details is awarded to the Top Scorers of the Serie B and 'Lega Pro' and Female Football League.
Antonio
DI NATALE
(Udinese)
2011/12 Joint
Antonio
DI NATALE
(Udinese)
2012/13
Stephan
EL SHAARAWY
(Milan)
2012/13 Joint
Pablo Daniel
OSVALDO
(Roma)
2012/13 Joint
Ciro
IMMOBILE
(Torino & Lazio)
2013/14
2017/18 Joint
Luca
TONI
(Verona)
2013/14
Ciro
IMMOBILE
(Torino & Lazio)
2013/14
2017/18 Joint
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PREMIO NAZIONALE "ENZO BEARZOT"
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR AN ITALIAN COACH CAN WIN.
Winner -Regarded as one of the most examplor Italian Coaches.
Organisers - Unione Sportiva delle Associazioni Cristiane Lavoratori Italiani - USACLI (Sport Union of Italian Christian Workers Associations) under the patronage of the FIGC (Italian Football Federation).
WINNERS (1st Place) - PREMIO NAZIONALE
'ENZO BEARZOT'
Non-Azzurro Italian Coaches
Participating Players - All Italian football
coaches who coaches both in Italy and abroad.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Premio Nazionale 'Enzo Bearzot' (National Award 'Enzo Bearzot') is dedicated to the late azzurro National Coach Enzo Bearzot, 1982 World Champion and the Azzuro National Coach who led the Azzurri most in history - 104 games, who died in 2010. The award is presented to those Italian coaches who, like Bearzot, have distinguished themselves for their examplary careers, although achiving a lot, and helped to educate and help through the game of football those who are less fortunate and social outcasts. The award winner is selected by a selection committee setup annualy by USACLI, composed of top officials from the FIGC and various sports journalists from the print, TV and Radio sectors.
First Awarded - 2011
Editions Until Today - 9
History - A total of nine coaches won this award: Prandelli (2011 - Italian National Team), Mazzarri (2012 - Napoli), Montella (2013 - Fiorentina), Ancelotti (2014 - Real Madrid, Spain), Allegri (2015 - Juventus), Ranieri (2016 - Leicester City, England), Sarri (2017 - Napoli), Di Francesco E. (2018 - Roma), Mancini R. (2019 - Italian National Team).
THE PLAQUE
Name - Premio Nazionale 'Enzo Bearzot' (National Award 'Enzo Bearzot').
Material - Bronze plaque with with a football pitch background with the supporters stands changing into a wind trail trailing a brown football towards a brown pipe. On the side the words 'Aspettando un Gol (Waiting for a goal)'. Placed inside a blue presentation box with a small horizontal name label at the bottom.
Height - circa 40 cm
Width - circa 50 cm
Used - Since 2011. Each winner keeps the plaque for ever.
Cesare
PRANDELLI
(Italia)
2011
Carlo
ANCELOTTI
(Real Madrid)
2014
Walter
MAZZARRI
(Napoli)
2012
Vincenzo
MONTELLA
(Fiorentina)
2013
Massimiliano
ALLEGRI
(Juventus)
2015
Luca
TONI
(Verona)
2014/15 Joint
Claudio
RANIERI
(Leicester City)
2016
Andrea
BELOTTI
(Torino)
2016/17
PALLONE AZZURRO
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR FOR THE AZZURRI PLAYERS.
Winner -Regarded as the best player in the Italian National Team that year.
Organisers - The FIGC (Italian Football
Federation) through its official Azzurri Fan
Club 'Vivo Azzurro'.
Participating Coaches - All Italian football
players who played with the Italian National
team that year.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Pallone Azzurro award is presented to the Italian player who is voted the best Azzurro who played with the Italian National team that year. The candidates are the winners of each 'Migliori Azzurri in Campo (Best Azzurri in the ground)' web poll done after each official match played that year. The 'Vivo Azzurro' staff can also include their own candidate from the players who were not selected with the on-line polls. The winner is selecte in december each year by on-line voting on the 'Vivo Azzurro' web site. The same award is also presented to the Azzurri of the Italian Female Football National Team, Futsal 5-A-Side National Team and Beach Soccer National Team.
First Awarded - 2012
Editions Until Today - 5
History - A total of four players won this award: Two times Buffon G. (Juventus 2013, 2016); One time Pirlo (Juventus 2012), Darmian (Torino 2014), Verratti (Paris Saint Germain 2015).
WINNERS (1st Place) - PALLONE AZZURRO
THE TROPHY
Name - Paallone Azzurro.
Material - Blue leather ball with the logo of the FIGC on the front held by a double clear square acrylic base with a gold engraved name plate. All in a black presentation box.
Height - circa 35 cm
Width - circa 25 cm
Used - Since 2012. Each winner keeps the trophy for ever.
Note - This trophy is used for the winners of the Pallone Azzurro awards for the 'Female Football National Team', 'Futsal 5-A-Side National Team' and 'Beach Soccer National Team'.
Andrea
PIRLO
(Juventus)
2012
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
2013, 2016
Matteo
DARMIAN
(Torino)
2014
Marco
VERRATTI
(Paris St Germain)
2015
RUNNER-UP (2nd Place) - PALLONE AZZURRO
Stephan
EL SHARAAWY
(Milan)
2012
Andrea
PIRLO
(Juventus)
2013
Graziano
PELLE
(Southampton)
2014
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
2015
Andrea
BELOTTI
(Torino)
2016
THIRD PLACE - PALLONE AZZURRO
Daniel
DE ROSSI
(Roma)
2012
Mario
BALOTELLI
(Manchester City / Milan)
2013
Andrea
PIRLO
(Juventus)
2014
Antonio
CANDREVA
(Lazio)
2015
Leonardo
BONUCCI
(Juventus)
2016
PALLONE AZZURRO - OTHER AZZURRI POSITIONS
Gianluigi
BUFFON
(Juventus)
2012 - 4th Place
Mario
BALOTELLI
(Manchester City)
2012 - 5th Place
Pablo D.
OSVALDO
(Roma)
2012 - 7th Place
2013 - 9th Place
Antonio
CANDREVA
(Lazio)
2013 - 6th Place
Claudio
MARCHISIO
(Juventus)
2012 - 6th Place
Daniel
DE ROSSI
(Roma)
2013 - 4th Place
Emanuele
GIACCHERINI
(Juventus / Sunderland)
2013 - 5th Place
Giorgio
CHIELLINI
(Juventus)
2013 - 8th Place
Lorenzo
INSIGNE
(Napoli)
2013 - 7h Place
Alessandro
FLORENZI
(Roma)
2015 - 4h Place
Graziano
PELLE
(Southampton)
2015 - 5th Place
Ciro
IMMOBILE
(Torino / Lazio)
2016 - 5th Place
Andrea
BARZAGLI
(Juventus)
2016 - 4h Place
Maurizio
SARRI
(Napoli)
2017
Eusebio
DI FRANCESCO
(Roma)
2018
THE PLAQUE
Name - Premio AIC.
Material - A gold roundel with the logo of the AIC embedded with the same number of precious stones as the goals scored by the winner. The plaque also includes the engraved name of the winner, his club, number of goals and the season. All placed on an engraved round glass in the shape of a football.
Size - circa 40 cm high
Manufacturer - Brusco Gioiellerie di Roma.
Used - Three editions, since 2015/16. The winner keeps the plaque forever. A similar plaque but with different details is awarded to the Top Scorers of the Serie B and 'Lega Pro' and Female Football League.
GRAN GALA DEL CALCIO - BEST COACH
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A COACH CAN WIN IN ITALY THROUGH THE VOTE OF THE PLAYERS.
Winner -Regarded by the Italian players as the Best Coach in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Coaches - All football coaches who have led a team
in the Serie A the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Gran Gala del Calcio - Best
Coach' award is given to those coaches who have stood out in the
previous Serie A season. The winner is selected by the vote of all
the Italian players members of the AIC and a selection of coaches, referees and sports journalists. This award replaced the defunct 'Oscar del Calcio - Best Coach' (Migliore Allenatore) award.
First Edition - 2011
Editions until Today - 9
History - Only four coaches won this award until now: Four times Allegri (2011 Milan, 2015, 2016, 2018 Juventus); Three times Conte (2012, 2013, 2014 Juventus); One time Sarri (2017 Napoli), Gasperini (2019 Atalanta).
WINNERS (1st Place) - GRAN GALA DEL
CALCIO, BEST COACH
Massimiliano
ALLEGRI
(Milan & Juventus)
2011, 2015
2016,2018
GRAN GALA DEL CALCIO - BEST REFEREE
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A REFEREE CAN WIN IN ITALY THROUGH THE VOTE OF THE PLAYERS.
Winner -Regarded by the Italian players as the Best Referee in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Referees - All football Referees who have controlled
a Serie A football game the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Gran Gala del Calcio - Best
Referee' award is given to those Referees who have stood out in
the previous Serie A season from among his Referee collegues. The winner is selected by the vote of all the Italian players members of the AIC and a selection of coaches, referees and sports journalists. This award replaced the defunct 'Oscar del Calcio - Best Referee' (Migliore Arbitro) award.
First Edition - 2011
Editions until Today - 9
History - Only two Referees won this award until now: Seven times Rizzoli (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017); Two times Rocchi (2018, 2019).
WINNERS (1st Place) - GRAN GALA DEL
CALCIO, BEST REFEREE
THE TROPHY
Name - Gran Gala del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold throphy in the shape of the AIC logo with the letters 'AIC' engraved on the lower part, all placed on a base made of a block of natural wood.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All editions since 2011.
Note - This trophy is also awarded to the winners of the other Gran Gala del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, all players forming part of the Best Team of the Year, Best Young Player, Best Referee, Best Club, Best Serie B Player, Best Young Serie B Player, Best Female Player, Gran Gala del Calcio Career Award, Fidelity and Critics Award and Special Award.
THE TROPHY
Name - Gran Gala del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold throphy in the shape of the AIC logo with the letters 'AIC' engraved on the lower part, all placed on a base made of a block of natural wood.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - All editions since 2011.
Note - This trophy is also awarded to the winners of the other Gran Gala del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, all players forming part of the Best Team of the Year, Best Coach, Best Young Player, Best Club, Best Serie B Player, Best Young Serie B Player, Best Female Player, Gran Gala del Calcio Career Award, Fidelity and Critics Award and Special Award.
GRAN GALA DEL CALCIO - CAREER AWARD
THE PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN IN ITALY AT THE END OF HIS CAREER.
Winner -Regarded by the Italian players as one of the best Italian players ever.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Players - All football players who have played top
football in Italy and who are nearing the end of their playing career.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Gran Gala del Calcio - Career
Award' (Premio alla Carriera) is given to those players who are
nearing the end of their playing career and who have stood out throught the years for their technical skills and behaviour in the pitch and outside. The winners are selected by a special committee of the AIC.
First Edition - 2011
Editions until Today - 3
History - Four different players won this award: Del Piero (2011), Inzaghi F. (2012), Totti (2018), Pirlo (2018).
WINNERS (1st Place) - GRAN GALA DEL
CALCIO CAREER AWARD
THE TROPHY
Name - Gran Gala del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold throphy in the shape of the AIC logo with the letters 'AIC' engraved on the lower part, all placed on a base made of a block of natural wood.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - 3 editions.
Note - This trophy is also awarded to the winners of the other Gran Gala del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, all players forming part of the Best Team of the Year, Best Coach, Best Young Player, Best Referee, Best Club, Best Serie B Player, Best Young Serie B Player, Best Female Player, Gran Gala del Calcio Fidelity and Critics Award and Special Award.
Alessandro
DEL PIERO
2011
GRAN GALA DEL CALCIO - FIDELITY AND CRITICS AWARD
THE PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A FOOTBALL PERSONALITY CAN WIN IN ITALY.
Winner -Regarded by the Italian football critics as one of the best Italian football personalities.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori -
Italian Footballers Association) and the TV station
'Sportitalia'.
Participating Personalities - All football Italian
football personalities, active both in Italy and
abroad.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Gran Gala del Calcio - Fidelity and Critics Award' (Premio Fedelta e della Critica) is given to those football personalities who have achived great things in the football world and thus put Italian football in the highest positions. The winners are selected by a special committee of 'Sportitalia'. It has not been awarded since 2011.
First Edition - 2011
Editions until Today - 2
History - Only two personalities won this award until now: Capello F. (2011), Zanetti J. (Argentina - 2012).
WINNERS (1st Place) - GRAN GALA DEL
CALCIO CRITICS AWARD
THE TROPHY
Name - Gran Gala del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold throphy in the shape of the AIC logo with the letters 'AIC' engraved on the lower part, all placed on a base made of a block of natural wood.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - 2 editions.
Note - This trophy is also awarded to all the winners of the other Gran Gala del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, all players forming part of the Best Team of theYear, Best Coach, Best Young Player, Best Referee, Best Club, Best Serie B Player, Best Young Serie B Player, Best Female Player, Gran Gala del Calcio Career Award and Special Award.
GRAN GALA DEL CALCIO - SPECIAL AWARD
THE PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A FOOTBALL PERSONALITY CAN WIN IN ITALY.
Winner -Regarded by the Italian players as a great achiever towards others.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian Footballers Association).
Participating Personalities - All football Italian football personalities,
active both in Italy and abroad.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Gran Gala del Calcio - Special
Award' is given to those football personalities who have achived
something extrordinary and out of their normal football life. The winners are selected by a special committee of AIC. This award is not given every year but only when a deed is regarded extraordinary, in fact it has not been awarded since 2011.
First Edition - 2011
Editions until Today - 1
History - Only one personality won this award until now: Gattuso (Charity Work - 2011 Milan).
WINNERS (1st Place) - GRAN GALA DEL
CALCIO SPECIAL AWARD
Gennaro Ivan
GATTUSO
(Milan)
2011
THE TROPHY
Name - Gran Gala del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold throphy in the shape of the AIC logo with the letters 'AIC' engraved on the lower part, all placed on a base made of a block of natural wood.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - 1 edition.
Note - This trophy is also awarded to all the winners of the other Gran Gala del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, all players forming part of the Best Team of theYear, Best Coach, Best Young Player, Best Referee, Best Club, Best Serie B Player, Best Young Serie B Player, Best Female Player, Gran Gala del Calcio Career Award and Fidelity and Critics Award.
Filippo
INZAGHI
2012
GRAN GALA DEL CALCIO - BEST YOUNG PLAYER
THE HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A YOUNG PLAYER CAN WIN IN ITALY THROUGH THE VOTE OF THE PLAYERS.
Winner -Regarded by the Italian players as the Best Young Revelation Player in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Coaches - All football young players who have played
in the Serie A the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Gran Gala del Calcio - Best
Young Player' (Giovani Rivelazione) award is given to those players
who have stood out in the previous Serie A season even though they are still young, thus regarded as a revelation. The winner is selected by the vote of all the Italian players members of the AIC and a selection of coaches, referees and sports journalists. This award replaced the defunct 'Oscar del Calcio - Best Young Player' (Migliore Calciatore Giovanne) award. After 2012 this award was amalgamated with the 'Best Serie B Player' to create the 'Best Young Player of the Serie B'
First Edition - 2012
Last Edition - 2012
Total Editions - 1
History - Only two players won this award: El Shaarawy (2012 Milan), Muriel (Colombia - 2012 Udinese).
WINNERS (1st Place) - GRAN GALA DEL
CALCIO, BEST YOUNG PLAYER
Stephan
EL SHAARAWY
(Milan)
2012
THE TROPHY
Name - Gran Gala del Calcio Trophy.
Material - Gold throphy in the shape of the AIC logo with the letters 'AIC' engraved on the lower part, all placed on a base made of a block of natural wood.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - 1 edition.
Note - This trophy was also awarded to the winners of the other Gran Gala del Calcio catagories: Best Overall Player, all players forming part of the Best Team of the Year, Best Coach, Best Referee, Best Club, Best Serie B Player, Best Young Serie B Player, Best Female Player, Gran Gala del Calcio Career Award, Fidelity and Critics Award and Special Award.
Antonio
CONTE
(Juventus)
2012
2013
2014
Nicola
RIZZOLI
2011, 2012, 2013
2014, 2015, 2016
2017
CALCIATORE D'ORO
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A YOUNG PLAYER COULD WIN IN ITALY.
Winner -Regarded as the Best Young player in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - The private association 'Noi del Calciatore D'Oro' (Us of the Golden Player).
Participating Players - All Italian football players under the age of 24 years who have played in the Serie A the previous season.
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Calciatore D'Oro' (Golden Player) award was presented to the best Under 24 Italian player of the Serie A who has stood out during the previous season for his playing style, hard work and sportsmanship. The award was not awarded for the 1967/68 and 1993/94 season. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the award, the 'Targa D'Argento' (Silver Shield) award was launched in 1974/75 for the best Under 22 Italian player of the Serie B. Both awards were discontinued after the 1994/95 season.
First Edition - 1963/64
Last Edition - 1994/95
Total Editions - 30
History - A total of thirty different players won this award: Mazzola A. (1963/64 Inter), Facchetti (1964/65 Inter), Juliano (1965/66 Napoli), Cappellini (1966/67 Inter), Prati (1968/69 Milan), Ferrante (1969/70 Fiorentina), Causio (1970/71 Juventus), Gori (1971/72 Cagliari), Pulici (1972/73 Torino), D'Amico (1973/74 Lazio), Rocca F. (1974/75 Roma), Graziani (1975/76 Torino), Tardelli (1976/77 Juventus), Rossi P. (1977/78 Vicenza), Baresi F. (1978/79 Milan), Baresi G. (1979/80 Inter), Dossena G. (1980/81 Torino), Bergomi (1981/82 Inter), Vierchowod (1982/83 Roma), Zenga (1983/84 Inter), Galderisi (1984/85 Verona), De Napoli (1985/86 Avellino), Vialli (1986/87 Sampdoria), Maldini P. (1987/88
Alessandro
MAZZOLA
(Inter)
1963/64
WINNERS (1st Place) - CALCIATORE D'ORO
Giacinto
FACCHETTI
(Inter)
1964/65
Antonio
JULIANO
(Napoli)
1965/66
Renato
CAPPELLINI
(Inter)
1966/67
Pierino
PRATI
(Milan)
1968/69
Ugo
FERRANTE
(Fiorentina)
1969/70
Paolino
PULICI
(Torino)
1972/73
Franco
CAUSIO
(Juventus)
1970/71
Francesco
GRAZIANI
(Torino)
1975/76
Paolo
ROSSI
(Vicenza)
1977/78
Francesco
ROCCA
(Roma)
1974/75
Marco
TARDELLI
(Juventus)
1976/77
Franco
BARESI
(Milan)
1978/79
Giuseppe
DOSSENA
(Bologna)
1980/81
Gianluca
VIALLI
(Sampdoria)
1986/87
Giuseppe
SIGNORI
(Foggia)
1991/92
Non-Azzurro Italian
Vincenzo
D'Amico
(Lazio)
1973/74
THE TROPHY
Name - Calciatore D'Oro (Golden Player).
Material - Gold nude player shooting a ball on a marble square base with a gold name plate.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - In all editions and each winner kept the trophy for ever. The Trophy was also given to the winners of the "Calciatore D'Oro Ad Honorem'.
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A YOUNG PLAYER COULD WIN IN ITALY.
Winner -Regarded as one of the Best Young players in Italy for the past season.
Organisers - The private association 'Noi del Calciatore D'Oro' (Us of the Golden Player).
Participating Players - All Italian football players who have played in the Serie A and who have never won the 'Calciatore D'Oro' award.
Award Objective and Structure - This award was presented rarely to those players who did not win the 'Calciatore D'Oro' (Golden Player) award beacuse it was awarded to another player and then the age limit disqualified their participation in future seasons. However, in time it was evident that these players deserved such an award for their playing style, hard work and sportsmanship during their career. The Awards were not awarded any more after the 1994/95 season.
First Time Awarded - 1972/73
Last Time Awarded - 1994/95
Total Awards - 4
History - A total of four different players won this award: Bettega (1972/73 Juventus), Rivera (1974 Milan), Cabrini (1983/84 Juventus), Mancini (1994/95 Sampdoria).
Roberto BETTEGA
(Juventus)
1972/73
WINNERS (1st Place) -
CALCIATORE D'ORO AD HONOREM
Gianni
RIVERA
(Milan)
1974
Antonio
CABRINI
(Juventus)
1983/84
Roberto
MANCINI
(Sampdoria)
1994/95
THE TROPHY
Name - Calciatore D'Oro Ad Honorem (Honourary Golden Player).
Material - Gold nude player shooting a ball on a marble square base with a gold name plate.
Height - circa 40 cm
Used - In all editions and each winner kept the trophy for ever. The Trophy was also given to the winners of the "Calciatore D'Oro' award.
Fabio
CAPELLO
2011
Maurizio
SARRI
(Napoli)
2017
Non-Azzurro Italian
Gianluca
ROCCHI
2018
2019
Andrea
PIRLO
2018
Francesco
TOTTI
2018
GRAN GALA DEL CALCIO - BEST GOAL
A PRESTIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL HONOUR A PLAYER CAN WIN IN ITALY THROUGH THE VOTE OF THE PLAYERS.
Winner -Regarded by the Italian Players as the Scorer of the Best Goal in Italy for the past annual year.
Organisers - AIC (Associazione Italiana Calciatori - Italian
Footballers Association).
Participating Coaches - All football Players who have played and
scored in the Serie A the previous year..
Award Objective and Structure - The 'Gran Gala del Calcio - Best
Goal' award is given to those players is given to those players who
have scored what is regarded the best and / or most beautiful goal in the previous season. The winner is selected by the vote of the supporters online from a list of selected nominated goals, shortlisted at the end of the process to just five. This award replaced the defunct 'Oscar del Calcio - Best Goal' award.
First Edition - 2018
Editions until today - 2
History - Only two players won this award until now: Icardi M. (Argentina - 2018 Inter), Quagliarella (2019 Sampdoria).
GRAN GALA DEL CALCIO, BEST GOAL
NOMINATED AZZURRI PLAYERS
Non-Azzurro Italian
Alberto
BRIGNOLI
(Benevento)
2018 - Milan vs Benevento 0-1,
3 Dec 17.
Stephan
EL SHAARAWY
(Roma)
2018 - Roma vs Bologna 1-0,
28 Oct 2017.
2019 - Roma vs Sampdoria 4-1,
11 Nov 18.
Andrea
BELOTTI
(Torino)
2018 - Torino vs Sassuolo 3-0,
27 Aug 17.
2019 - Torino vs Sassuolo 3-2,
12 May 19.
Federico
BERNARDESCHI
(Juventus)
2018 - Juventus vs SPAL 4-1,
25 Oct 17.
Federico
CHIESA
(Fiorentina)
2018 - Fiorentina vs Bologna 2-1,
16 Sep 17.
Fabio
QUAGLIARELLA
(Sampdoria)
2018/19
Roberto
MANCINI
(Italia)
2019
THE TROPHY
Name - Gran Gala del Calcio Best Goal Trophy.
Material - Gold rectangular throphy with a flat silver player shooting a shinning gold ball, all covered by continuas small shinning AIC logos. All placed on a transparent base having a name label with the AIC logo.
