Serbian Footballer of the Year

The Football Association of Serbia Golden Ball (Serbian: Златна лопта Фудбалског савеза Србије / Zlatna lopta Fudbalskog saveza Srbije) is an annual award given to players and coaches who are adjudged to have been the best of the year in Serbian football. The award has been presented since 2005.

Winners

Footballer of the Year

Year	Footballer of the Year	Club
2005^[1]	Nemanja Vidić	Spartak Moscow
2006^[2]	Dejan Stanković	Internazionale
2007^[3]	Nikola Žigić	Valencia
2008^[4]	Nemanja Vidić (2)	Manchester United
2009^[5]	Miloš Krasić	CSKA Moscow
2010^[6]	Dejan Stanković (2)	Internazionale (2)
2011^[7]	Aleksandar Kolarov	Manchester City
2012^[8]	Branislav Ivanović	Chelsea
2013^[9]	Branislav Ivanović (2)	Chelsea (2)
2014^[10]	Nemanja Matić	Chelsea (3)
2015^[11]	Nemanja Matić (2)	Chelsea (4)
2016^[12]	Dušan Tadić	Southampton
2017^[13]	Vladimir Stojković	Partizan
2018^[14]	Aleksandar Mitrović	Fulham
2019^[15]	Dušan Tadić (2)	Ajax
2020	Not awarded
2021^[16]	Dušan Tadić (3)	Ajax (2)
2022^[17]	Aleksandar Mitrović (2)	Fulham (2)
2023^[18]	Aleksandar Mitrović (3)	Al Hilal
2024^[19]	Dušan Vlahović	Juventus

Trivia

No.	Players	Years
3	Dušan Tadić	2016, 2019, 2021
3	Aleksandar Mitrović	2018, 2022, 2023
2	Nemanja Vidić	2005, 2008
	Dejan Stanković	2006, 2010
	Branislav Ivanović	2012, 2013
	Nemanja Matić	2014, 2015
1	Nikola Žigić	2007
	Miloš Krasić	2009
	Aleksandar Kolarov	2011
	Vladimir Stojković	2017
	Dušan Vlahović	2024

No.	Clubs	Years
4	Chelsea	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
2	Internazionale	2006, 2010
	Fulham	2018, 2022
	Ajax	2019, 2021
1	Spartak Moscow	2005
	Valencia	2007
	Manchester United	2008
	CSKA Moscow	2009
	Manchester City	2011
	Southampton	2016
	Partizan	2017
	Al Hilal	2023
	Juventus	2024

No.	Leagues	Years
9	Premier League	2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022
3	Serie A	2006, 2010, 2024
2	Russian Premier League	2005, 2009
2	Eredivisie	2019, 2021
1	La Liga	2007
	Serbian SuperLiga	2017
	Saudi Pro League	2023

Female Footballer of the Year

Year	Footballer of the Year	Club
2019^[15]	Violeta Slović	Spartak Subotica
2020	Not awarded
2021^[16]	Jelena Čanković	Rosengård
2022^[17]	Jovana Damnjanović	Bayern Munich
2023^[18]	Violeta Slović (2)	Spartak Subotica (2)
2024^[19]	Nina Matejić	Red Star Belgrade

Trivia

No.	Players	Years
2	Violeta Slović	2019, 2023
1	Jelena Čanković	2021
	Jovana Damnjanović	2022
	Nina Matejić	2024

No.	Clubs	Years
2	Spartak Subotica	2019, 2023
1	Rosengård	2021
	Bayern Munich	2022
	Red Star Belgrade	2024

No.	Leagues	Years
3	Serbian SuperLiga	2019, 2023, 2024
1	Damallsvenskan	2021
1	Frauen-Bundesliga	2022

Coach of the Year

On the same occasion is also given an award for Serbian Football Coach of the Year.

Year	Coach of the Year	Club / Nation
2005^[1]	Ilija Petković	Serbia and Montenegro national football team
2006^[2]	Ljubiša Tumbaković	Shandong Luneng
2007^[3]	Miroslav Đukić	Partizan Serbia national football team
2008^[4]	Slaviša Jokanović	Partizan (2)
2009^[5]	Radomir Antić	Serbia national football team (2)
2010^[6]	Milovan Rajevac	Ghana national football team
2011^[7]	Ivan Jovanović	APOEL
2012^[8]	Dragan Okuka	Jiangsu Sainty
2013^[9]	Ljubinko Drulović	Serbia national under-19 football team
2014^[10]	Radovan Ćurčić	Serbia national under-21 football team
2015^[11]	Veljko Paunović	Serbia national under-20 football team
2016^[12]	Dragan Stojković	Guangzhou R&F
2017^[13]	Vladan Milojević	Red Star Belgrade
2018^[14]	Vladan Milojević (2)	Red Star Belgrade (2)
2019^[20]	Siniša Mihajlović	Bologna
2020	Not awarded
2021^[16]	Dragan Stojković (2)	Serbia national football team (3)
2022^[17]	Dragan Stojković (3)	Serbia national football team (4)
2023^[18]	Dragan Stojković (4)	Serbia national football team (5)
2024^[19]	Vladan Milojević (3)	Red Star Belgrade (3)

References

^ ^a ^b "FSS: Nagrade za Vidića i Petkovića" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 27 December 2005.
^ ^a ^b "FSS: Stanković igrač godine" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 15 December 2006.
^ ^a ^b "FSS: Žigić i Đukić najbolji u 2007" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Fudbalska organizacija dobro radila" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
^ ^a ^b "'Zlatne lopte' za Antića i Krasića" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Rajevcu i Stankoviću 'Zlatna lopta'" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Zlatne lopte Kolarovu i Jovanoviću" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b "FSS: Ivanović, Okuka najbolji u '12". B92.Net (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b "FSS: Ivanović i Drulović najbolji" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b "FSS: Nemanja Matić najbolji u 2014" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b "FSS: Matić najbolji igrač, Paunović trener" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "FSS: Tadiću i Stojkoviću uručene 'Zlatne lopte'" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Vladimir Stojković najbolji igrač Srbije u 2017" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Milojević i Mitrović dobili Zlatne lopte za najbolje u 2018. godini" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "НАЈБОЉА И НАЈБОЉИ ЗЛАТНА ЛОПТА 2019. ВИОЛЕТИ СЛОВИЋ И ДУШАНУ ТАДИЋУ" (in Serbian). FSS. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "ОДРЖАНА СЕДНИЦА ИЗВРШНОГ ОДБОРА" (in Serbian). FSS. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "ОДРЖАНА СЕДНИЦА ИЗВРШНОГ ОДБОРА ФСС" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "ЗЛАТНА ЛОПТА 2023. | ЛАУРЕАТИ ДРАГАН СТОЈКОВИЋ, АЛЕКСАНДАР МИТРОВИЋ И ВИОЛЕТА СЛОВИЋ" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Serbia's best footballer and coach revealed: Vlahović wins, Milojević claims third award". en.nogomania.com. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
^ "НАЈБОЉИ ТРЕНЕР ЗЛАТНА ЛОПТА 2019. СИНИШИ МИХАЈЛОВИЋУ" (in Serbian). FSS. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

[Y2005-1] "FSS: Nagrade za Vidića i Petkovića" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 27 December 2005.

[Y2006-2] "FSS: Stanković igrač godine" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 15 December 2006.

[Y2007-3] "FSS: Žigić i Đukić najbolji u 2007" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 18 December 2007.

[Y2008-4] "Fudbalska organizacija dobro radila" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 16 March 2009.

[Y2009-5] "'Zlatne lopte' za Antića i Krasića" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 16 December 2009.

[Y2010-6] "Rajevcu i Stankoviću 'Zlatna lopta'" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 28 December 2010.

[Y2011-7] "Zlatne lopte Kolarovu i Jovanoviću" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 27 December 2011.

[Y2012-8] "FSS: Ivanović, Okuka najbolji u '12". B92.Net (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 18 December 2012.

[Y2013-9] "FSS: Ivanović i Drulović najbolji" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 17 December 2013.

[Y2014-10] "FSS: Nemanja Matić najbolji u 2014" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

[Y2015-11] "FSS: Matić najbolji igrač, Paunović trener" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[Y2016-12] "FSS: Tadiću i Stojkoviću uručene 'Zlatne lopte'" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

[Y2017-13] "Vladimir Stojković najbolji igrač Srbije u 2017" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

[Y2018-14] "Milojević i Mitrović dobili Zlatne lopte za najbolje u 2018. godini" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 17 December 2018.

[Y2019-15] "НАЈБОЉА И НАЈБОЉИ ЗЛАТНА ЛОПТА 2019. ВИОЛЕТИ СЛОВИЋ И ДУШАНУ ТАДИЋУ" (in Serbian). FSS. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

[Y2021-16] "ОДРЖАНА СЕДНИЦА ИЗВРШНОГ ОДБОРА" (in Serbian). FSS. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[Y2022-17] "ОДРЖАНА СЕДНИЦА ИЗВРШНОГ ОДБОРА ФСС" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

[Y2023-18] "ЗЛАТНА ЛОПТА 2023. | ЛАУРЕАТИ ДРАГАН СТОЈКОВИЋ, АЛЕКСАНДАР МИТРОВИЋ И ВИОЛЕТА СЛОВИЋ" (in Serbian). Football Association of Serbia. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[Y2024-19] "Serbia's best footballer and coach revealed: Vlahović wins, Milojević claims third award". en.nogomania.com. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[20] "НАЈБОЉИ ТРЕНЕР ЗЛАТНА ЛОПТА 2019. СИНИШИ МИХАЈЛОВИЋУ" (in Serbian). FSS. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

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