Diamantbollen, Swedish for the Diamond Ball, an annual award for Sweden's best female football player. The award is currently awarded by the Swedish Football Association and Sydsvenskans newspaper, in conjunction with its male equivalent, Guldbollen.

Diamantbollen
Lotta Schelin receiving the Diamantbollen Award of 2006
Awarded forassociation football award
CountrySweden
Presented bySwedish Football Association, Sydsvenskan
History
First award1990
Most winsLotta Schelin (5)
Most recentElin Rubensson
(1st award)
WebsiteSvenskFotboll.se

Diamantbollen was first awarded in 1990 in cooperation between the Swedish Football Association and the newspaper Arbetet until 2000. Since 2001, the awards has been awarded by the Swedish Football Association and Sydsvenskan.[1] The precursor of this award, "Årets fotbollstjej" ("Soccer Girl of the Year"), was awarded by the Swedish Football Association and Dagens Nyheter from 1980 to 1989.[2]

Since 2002, the recipient of the award has received a blown crystal structure designed by Melanie Rydoff. The award is in the shape of a kernel with smooth concave top. At the top of the award, there is a silver leaf. The logo and player name are made by calligrapher Gun Larson.[3]

Winners

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Årets fotbollstjej award

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Year Player Club(s)
1980
Anna Svenjeby   Kronängs IF
1981
Pia Sundhage   Jitex BK
1982
Anette Börjesson   Jitex BK
1983
Elisabeth Leidinge   Jitex BK
1984
Lena Videkull   Trollhättans IF
1985
Eva Andersson   GIF Sundsvall
1986
Gunilla Axén   Gideonsbergs IF
1987
Eleonor Hultin   GAIS
1988
Lena Videkull (2)   Öxabäcks IF
1989
Eleonor Hultin (2)   Jitex BK

Diamantbollen

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Year Player Club(s)
1990
Eva Zeikfalvy   Malmö FF
1991
Elisabeth Leidinge (2)   Jitex BK
1992
Anneli Andelén   Öxabäck/Mark IF
1993
Lena Videkull (3)   Malmö FF
1994
Kristin Bengtsson   Hammarby IF
1995
Malin Andersson   Älvsjö AIK
1996
Malin Swedberg   Älvsjö AIK
1997
Ulrika Karlsson   Bälinge IF
1998
Victoria Svensson   Älvsjö AIK
1999
Cecilia Sandell   Älvsjö AIK
2000
Tina Nordlund   Umeå IK
2001
Malin Moström   Umeå IK
2002
Hanna Ljungberg   Umeå IK
2003
Victoria Svensson (2)   Djurgården/Älvsjö
2004
Kristin Bengtsson (2)   Djurgården/Älvsjö
2005
Hanna Marklund   Sunnanå SK
2006
Lotta Schelin   Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
2007
Therese Sjögran   LdB FC Malmö
2008
Frida Östberg   Umeå IK
2009
Caroline Seger   Linköping FC
2010
Therese Sjögran (2)   LdB FC Malmö
2011
Lotta Schelin (2)   Olympique Lyonnais
2012
Lotta Schelin (3)   Olympique Lyonnais
2013
Lotta Schelin (4)   Olympique Lyonnais
2014
Lotta Schelin (5)   Olympique Lyonnais
2015
Hedvig Lindahl   Chelsea
2016
Hedvig Lindahl (2)   Chelsea
2017
Kosovare Asllani   Manchester City
  Linköpings FC
2018
Nilla Fischer   VfL Wolfsburg
2019
Caroline Seger (2)   Rosengård
2020
Magdalena Eriksson   Chelsea
2021
Fridolina Rolfö   Barcelona
2022
Fridolina Rolfö (2)   Barcelona
2023
Elin Rubensson[4]   BK Häcken FF

Source:[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Diamantbollen". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 December 2011. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Diamantbollen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Diamantbollen" (in Swedish). Melanierydoff.se. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Diamantbollen till Rubenssons" [The Diamond ball to Rubensson]. Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ Diamantbollen SvenskFotboll.se (in Swedish)