Pallone di Cristallo (Italian for Crystal Ball) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in Sanmarinese football.
The winner is chosen by a technical commission, directed by Italian journalist Giorgio Betti. [1]
The award has been assigned since 1997/98 season and is usually presented during a SM TV summer special, Calcio Estate.
The full list of past winners: [2] [3]
Year | Player | Nationality | Club |
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1998 | Simone Bianchi | San Marino | Folgore Falciano |
1999 | Enea Zucchi | San Marino | Domagnano |
2000 | Evert Zavoli | San Marino | Virtus |
2001 | Alex Giaquinto | Italy | Tre Penne |
2002 | Nicola Bacciocchi | San Marino | Domagnano |
2003 | Giacomo Fambri | Italy | Domagnano |
2004 | Federico Gasperoni | San Marino | Urbino |
2005 | Marco Casadei | San Marino | Domagnano |
2006 | Damiano Vannucci | San Marino | Libertas |
2007 | Massimo Agostini | Italy | Murata |
2008 | Nicola Chiaruzzi | San Marino | La Fiorita |
2009 | Simone Montanari | Italy | Juvenes Dogana |
2010 | Mirko Palazzi | San Marino | Tre Penne |
2011 | Paolo Montagna | San Marino | Cosmos |
2012 | Enrico Cibelli | San Marino | Tre Penne |
2013 | Aldo Simoncini | San Marino | Libertas |
2014 | Francesco Perrotta | Italy | Folgore Falciano |
2015 | Adolfo Hirsch | San Marino | Folgore Falciano |
2016 | Nicola Gai | Italy | Tre Penne |
2017 | Danilo Rinaldi | San Marino | La Fiorita |
2018 | Nicolò Angelini | San Marino | Domagnano |
2019 | Luca Ceccaroli | San Marino | Tre Penne |
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