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

See also
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