List of sport awards

Last updated November 01, 2025

This list of sport awards is an index to articles about notable medals, prizes, and other awards in the field of sport. It is organized by sport. For a given sport, awards are often given for the best players or teams in each country.

General and miscellaneous

BBC Sports Personality of the Year:
Egebergs Ærespris – to athletes who excel in more than one sport (Norway)
ESPY Awards
Golden Globes (Portugal)
James E. Sullivan Award – to outstanding amateur athletes in the United States (Amateur Athletic Union)
Kids' Choice Sports Awards
Laureus World Sports Awards
NACDA Directors' Cup – to the colleges and universities with the most success in collegiate athletics (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics)
NXT Year-End Awards
Olympic Cup – to an institution or association with a record of merit and integrity in actively developing the Olympic movement (International Olympic Committee)
Slammy Awards
List of sports awards honoring women

American football and Canadian football

Associated Press College Football Player of the Year – to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the United States (Associated Press)
Grey Cup – to the champions of the Canadian Football League
Heisman Trophy – to outstanding college football players whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity (Heisman Trophy Trust)
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Vince Lombardi Trophy – to the winning team of the National Football League's championship game, the Super Bowl

Association football

A–E

Albo Panchina d'Oro – to the best Italian coach of the Serie A
Best European Goalkeeper
Best Male Soccer Player ESPY Award
Best Soccer Player ESPY Award
Bota de Prata – to the top scorer in the Portuguese Primeira Liga
Brian Clough Trophy – to the winners of any league, cup or friendly match between Derby County and Nottingham Forest
CAF Clubs of the 20th Century – a ranking of the most successful clubs of the 20th century in Africa
CNID Awards – to players and coaches in the Portuguese Primeira Liga and to Portuguese players and coaches in other countries
Coach of the Year (Romania)
Copa Libertadores – to the winners of the Copa Libertadores
Copa Sudamericana – to the winners of the Copa Sudamericana
CSL Golden Boot – to the top goalscorer in the Canadian Soccer League
Det Gyldne Bur – to the best goalkeeper in Danish football
DZFoot d'Or – to the Algerian player considered to have performed the best over the previous year
European Champion Clubs' Cup – to the winners of the UEFA Champions League
European Golden Shoe – to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of every European national league

F

FA Cup – to the winners of the FA Cup
FAM Football Awards (Malaysia)
FIFA Ballon d'Or – given annually to the player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season
FIFA Clubs of the 20th Century – a ranking of the most successful clubs of the 20th century
FIFA Development Award – for the development of football in countries judged to need it most
FIFA Fair Play Award – for exemplary civil or sporting behavior
FIFA Order of Merit – for significant contributions to football
FIFA Player of the Century – to the greatest player of the 20th century
FIFA Presidential Award
FIFA Puskás Award – to the player judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant and "most beautiful" goal of the year
FIFA World Cup awards
FIFA World Cup Dream Team – an all-star squad published in 2002 and composed of some of the best players of all time
FIFA World Cup – to the winners of the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Player of the Year – to the players who were thought to be the best in the world; replaced by the FIFA Ballon d'Or
Footballer of the Year (Argentina)
Footballer of the Year (Austria)
Footballer of the Year (Azerbaijan)
Footballer of the Year (Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States)
Footballer of the Year (Belgium)
Footballer of the Year (Bulgaria)
Footballer of the Year (Chile)
Footballer of the Year (Croatia)
Footballer of the Year (Czech Republic)
Footballer of the Year (Czechoslovakia)
Footballer of the Year (Denmark)
Footballer of the Year (Estonia)
Footballer of the Year (Finland)
Footballer of the Year (Georgia)
Footballer of the Year (Germany)
Footballer of the Year (Ireland, Republic of)
Footballer of the Year (Israel)
Footballer of the Year (Kazakhstan)
Footballer of the Year (Latvia)
Footballer of the Year (Liechtenstein)
Footballer of the Year (Lithuania)
Footballer of the Year (Luxembourg)
Footballer of the Year (Macedonia)
Footballer of the Year (Moldova)
Footballer of the Year (Netherlands)
Footballer of the Year (Norway)
Footballer of the Year (Paraguay)
Footballer of the Year (Portugal)
Footballer of the Year (Romania)
Footballer of the Year – given by Futbol (Russia)
Footballer of the Year – given by Sport-Express (Russia)
Footballer of the Year (Serbia)
Footballer of the Year (Slovakia)
Footballer of the Year (Soviet Union)
Footballer of the Year (Sweden)
Footballer of the Year (Switzerland)
Foreign Footballer of the Year (Romania)
Football Manager of the Year (Germany)

G–M

Goal of the Month (Germany)
Goal of the Year (Germany)
Golden Ball (Czech Republic)
Golden Ball (Portugal)
Golden Foot – to players who stand out for their athletic achievements and personality
Guerin d'Oro – to the player in the Italian Serie A with at least 19 games played who has obtained the best average media rating
Heart of Hajduk Award – to Croatian club HNK Hajduk Split's best player
Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper
Iran football awards
Lennart Johanssons Pokal – to the winners of the Swedish Allsvenskan
MLS Golden Boot – to Major League Soccer's regular season leading scorer

N–Z

Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch – to players who reach 25 caps for the Norwegian national team
NTF football awards – to players and coaches in Norwegian football
Oscar del Calcio – to players and coaches in Italian football
Pallone d'Argento – to the Serie A player deemed to have displayed the best civil and sporting behavior over the previous season
Piłka Nożna plebiscite awards – to players and coaches in Polish football
Premier League Golden Boot – to the top goalscorer at the end of the Premier League season
Prva HNL Player of the Year – to the best player in Croatian football
PSAP Awards (Greece):
PSL Awards (South Africa):
Rinus Michels Awards (Netherlands)
Silver Ball – for the best goal scored for the Estonian national team
Sportske Novosti award – to the best player in the world (Croatia)
Sportske novosti Yellow Shirt award – to the best player in the Croatian Prva HNL
Ubaldo Fillol Award – to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio in the Argentine Primera División
UEFA Best Player in Europe
UEFA Cup – to the winners of the UEFA Europa League
Women's Professional Soccer awards
World Team of the 20th Century – an all-star squad published in 1998 and composed of some of the best players of all time
Young Player of the Year (Ireland, Republic of)

Australian rules football

AFL Army Award – to players who produce significant acts of bravery or selflessness to promote the cause of their team during a game
AFL Rising Star – to a standout young player in the Australian Football League
AFL Players Association awards – a group of awards given annually to players in the Australian Football League, voted for by all AFL players
All-Australian team – an all-star team of Australian rules footballers selected by a panel at the end of each season
Brownlow Medal – to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game
Coleman Medal – to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year
Goal of the Year – for the best goal of the season
Herald Sun Player of the Year – a media award for the Australian Football League given by Melbourne newspaper the Herald Sun
Jock McHale Medal – to the coach of the winning premiership team in the Australian Football League
Leigh Matthews Trophy – to the most valuable player in the Australian Football League
Lou Richards Medal – to the best player in the Australian Football League as voted on by the Sunday Footy Show panel
Mark of the Year – for the best mark of the season. A mark is the action of a player cleanly catching a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres (49 ft) without the ball hitting the ground
Michael Tuck Medal – to the "fairest and best" player in the AFL Pre-season Cup Final
Norm Smith Medal – given in the AFL Grand Final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match

Auto racing

Astor Cup – originally awarded to Astor Challenge Cup winners (1915–1916), now awarded to the IndyCar Series champion.
Borg-Warner Trophy – to the champion of the Indianapolis 500
Gordon Bennett Cup – a defunct trophy to be raced for annually by the automobile clubs of various countries
Harley J. Earl Trophy – to the champion of the Daytona 500
Sprint Cup – to the championship winner of the Sprint Cup Series of NASCAR
The Wally – to the winners of a national event of the National Hot Rod Association
Vanderbilt Cup – the first major trophy in American auto racing

Badminton

BWF Awards

Baseball

Baseball Hall of Fame (disambiguation)
Commissioner's Trophy – to the Major League Baseball team that wins the World Series
Cy Young Award – to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball
Gold Glove Award – to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position
Manager of the Year Award – to the best managers in Major League Baseball
Most Valuable Player Award – to the regular-season most valuable players in Major League Baseball
Olympic medalists
Rookie of the Year Award – to Major League Baseball's best regular-season rookies

Beach soccer

Beach Soccer Stars

Boxing

Cricket

Allan Border Medal
Cricket World Cup – to the winners of the Cricket World Cup
ICC Awards (International Cricket Council)
The Ashes – the oldest prize in international cricket, played since 1882
Wisden Cricketers of the Year ( Wisden Cricketers' Almanack )

Cycling

UCI Women's Road World Cup

Figure skating

Golf

Horse racing

Ascot Gold Cup (UK)
Auckland Cup (New Zealand)
Ayr Gold Cup (UK)
Caulfield Cup (Australia)
Cheltenham Gold Cup (UK)
Cox Plate (Australia)
Geraldton Gold Cup (Australia)
Hollywood Gold Cup (USA)
Melbourne Cup (Australia)
Queen's Plate (Canada)

Lacrosse

The Minto Cup

Olympic medalists

Paralympic medalists

Rugby league

1989 League Legends Cup – awarded to the winner of the annual match between National Rugby League clubs the Canberra Raiders and the Wests Tigers
Albert Goldthorpe Medal – award to the Super League player of the year by Rugby Leaguer & League Express magazine
Auckland Rugby League club trophies – prizes, medals, and awards won by clubs of the Auckland Rugby League
Clive Churchill Medal – awarded to the annual National Rugby League Grand final's man-of-the-match
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Honours – prizes, medals, and awards of the National Rugby League team Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Dally M Awards – the National Rugby League's official annual awards ceremony
- Dally M Medal – player of the season
- List of Dally M Awards winners
Foley Shield – awarded to the winners of the annual inter-city competition of North Queensland
Harry Sunderland Trophy – awarded to the annual Super League Grand final's man-of-the-match
The Immortals – the top six players in Australian history according to Rugby League Week
J. J. Giltinan Shield – awarded annually to the National Rugby League season's minor premiers
Jack Gibson Cup – awarded to the winner of the annual match between National Rugby League clubs the Parramatta Eels and Sydney Roosters clubs
Johnny Mannah Cup – awarded to the winner of the annual match between National Rugby League clubs the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Sydney Roosters clubs
Lance Todd Trophy – awarded to the annual Challenge Cup Final's man-of-the-match
League Leader's Shield – awarded annually to Super League's leaders at the end of the regular season
Mal Meninga Medal – awarded to the Canberra Raiders player of the year
Man of Steel Awards – awarded annually to the Super League player of the year
RLIF Awards – the Rugby League International Federation's annual awards ceremony
Ron Coote Cup – awarded to the winner of the annual match between National Rugby League clubs the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Sydney Roosters clubs
Rothmans Medal – awarded annually to the best and fairest player of the New South Wales Rugby League and the Brisbane Rugby League
Royal Agricultural Society Shield – awarded to the annual winners of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in its early years
Charity Shield (NRL) – awarded to the winner of an annual pre-season match between National Rugby League clubs the South Sydney Rabbitohs and St George Illawarra Dragons
Rugby League World Golden Boot Award – awarded annually to the player of the year according to Rugby League World magazine
South Sydney Rabbitohs competition honours – prizes, medals, and awards of the National Rugby League team South Sydney Rabbitohs
Super League Dream Team
Thacker Shield – awarded annually to the winner of a match between the champion clubs of the Canterbury Rugby League and West Coast Rugby League
Wally Lewis Medal – awarded annually to the player of the State of Origin series

Rugby union

The Webb Ellis Cup

Domestic trophies

European:
- European Rugby Champions Cup – a competition involving leading club, regional, and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales
- European Challenge Cup – the second-tier competition to the European Rugby Champions Cup
- European Shield – a defunct repechage tournament for teams knocked out in the first round of the European Challenge Cup (no longer awarded)
- Heineken Cup (no longer awarded)
France:
- Bouclier de Brennus – to the champions of the Top 14 league
Great Britain and Ireland:
- Anglo-Welsh Cup – (aka LV Cup, a cup competition for English and Welsh top-level club teams)
- British and Irish Cup – a cup competition for British and Irish semi-pro club teams
New Zealand:
- ITM Cup – New Zealand's annual professional domestic competition
- Meads Cup – a cup played for between provincial teams during the Heartland Championship, the second-tier domestic league
- Lochore Cup – the secondary trophy in the Heartland Championship
- Ranfurly Shield – a trophy between provincial teams
South Africa:
- Currie Cup – South Africa's premier domestic competition
Southern Hemisphere:
- Super Rugby Trophy – to the winners of the Super Rugby competition

International two-team challenge trophies

Contested in the Six Nations:
- Calcutta Cup – England and Scotland
- Centenary Quaich – Ireland and Scotland
- Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy – France and Italy
- Millennium Trophy – England and Ireland
Contested in the Tri Nations:
- Bledisloe Cup – Australia and New Zealand, also contested once a year outside the Tri Nations
- Freedom Cup – New Zealand and South Africa
- Mandela Challenge Plate – Australia and South Africa
Other trophies:
- Antim Cup – Georgia and Romania
- Ella–Mobbs Trophy – Australia and England
- Dave Gallaher Trophy – France and New Zealand
- Elgon Cup – Kenya and Uganda
- Hillary Shield – England and New Zealand
- Hopetoun Cup – Australia and Scotland
- James Bevan Trophy – Australia and Wales
- Lansdowne Cup – Australia and Ireland
- Prince William Cup – South Africa and Wales
- Puma Trophy – Argentina and Australia
- Tom Richards Trophy – Australia and the British and Irish Lions
- Trophée des Bicentenaires – Australia and France

IRB Awards

IRB Awards (includes two awards given by the International Rugby Players' Association as part of the awards program):

IRB Development Award
IRB International Coach of the Year
IRB International Player of the Year
IRB International Sevens Player of the Year
IRB International Team of the Year
IRB International Women's Personality of the Year
IRB Junior Player of the Year
IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service
IRB Spirit of Rugby Award
IRPA Special Merit Award
IRPA Try of the Year
Melrose Cup – to the winners of the Rugby World Cup Sevens
Webb Ellis Cup – to the winners of the Rugby World Cup

Sailing

Awards:
- ISAF World Sailor of the Year
Trophies:
- America's Cup
- Sailing World Cup
- Volvo ocean race

Tennis

Grand Slam trophies:
World championship trophies:

Water polo

Montenegrin Water Polo Cup, national water polo cup played in Montenegro
Greek Water Polo Cup
Croatian Water Polo Cup
Asian Water Polo Cup
Serbian Water Polo Cup
FINA Water Polo World Cup of the Fédération Internationale de Natation

Other sports

Ashburton Shield; rifle shooting (National Rifle Association (United Kingdom))
Biathlon World Championships
Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame
Boston Marathon
Callahan Award
Commonwealth Games
Elcho Shield; rifle shooting (National Rifle Association (United Kingdom))
ESPY Award
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Golden Goggle Awards; swimming
Harmsworth Trophy; powerboating
Leech Cup; long range shooting (National Rifle Association of America)
Mug Cup; river racing
NOGI Awards; underwater diving
Pickleball Hall of Fame
Slammy Award
List of sumo trophies
Waterloo Cup; coursing
Wimbledon Cup; long range shooting (National Rifle Association of America)
World MMA Awards

References

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