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Indian Super League Hero of the League
The Indian Super League Player of the Season, officially known as Indian Super League Hero of the League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, is an annual association football award presented to the best player in the Indian Super League each season.
Indian Super League Hero of the League | |
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Awarded for | Best player of a given Indian Super League season |
Sponsored by | Hero MotoCorp |
Country | India |
Presented by | Indian Super League |
First awarded | 2014 |
Currently held by | Lallianzuala Chhangte (1st title) |
The Indian Super League was founded in 2013, eight teams competed in the 2014 inaugural season. It became the joint top-tier of Indian football league system by 2017–18 season and is the top-tier since 2022–23 season. The first Hero of the League was awarded to Kerala Blasters striker Iain Hume in 2014. Sunil Chhetri is the first Indian player to have won the award in 2017–18 season.
Winners edit
Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
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† | Denotes the club were Indian Super League premiers or champions in the same season |
Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Club | Ref(s) |
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2014 | Iain Hume | Forward | Canada | Kerala Blasters | [1] |
2015 | Stiven Mendoza | Forward | Colombia | Chennaiyin† | [2] |
2016 | Florent Malouda | Midfielder | France | Odisha | [3] |
2017–18 | Sunil Chhetri | Forward | India | Bengaluru | [4] |
2018–19 | Coro | Forward | Spain | Goa | [5] |
2019–20 | Hugo Boumous | Midfielder | France | Goa† | [6] |
2020–21 | Roy Krishna | Forward | Fiji | Mohun Bagan SG | [7] |
2021–22 | Greg Stewart | Forward | Scotland | Jamshedpur† | [8] |
2022–23 | Lallianzuala Chhangte | Forward | India | Mumbai City† |
Awards won by nationality edit
Awards won by club edit
Club | Total |
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Goa | 2 |
Mohun Bagan SG | 1 |
Bengaluru | 1 |
Chennaiyin | 1 |
Jamshedpur | 1 |
Kerala Blasters | 1 |
Odisha | 1 |
Mumbai City | 1 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Aprameya (20 December 2014). "ISL 2014: Full list of award winners". oneindia.com. OneIndia. from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Last-minute Mendoza blitz gives Chennai the title". thehindu.com. 20 December 2015. from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Marcelinho wins Golden Boot, Florent Malouda Hero of the League". Hindustan Times. 19 December 2016. from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Sunil Chhetri named 'Hero' of Indian Super League, Ferran Corominas wins Golden Boot". hindustantimes.com. 18 March 2018. from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Creme de la creme: Hero ISL 2018-19 Season Award winners and their contributions". indiansuperleague.com. 18 March 2019. from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Creme de la creme: Hero ISL 2019-20 Season Award winners and their contributions". indiansuperleague.com. 14 March 2020. from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Top-notch performers: Hero ISL 2020-21 season award winners". indiansuperleague.com. 13 March 2021. from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Standout performers: Hero ISL 2021–22 season awards". indiansuperleague.com. 21 March 2022. from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
External links edit
- Indian Super League website