The Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão (English: Brasileirão Best Player Award) is an award given by the Brazilian Football Confederation (known as CBF) and TV Globo for the best players, head coaches, and referees of the Série A.[1]
Player of the Year ("Craque do Brasileirão")
editTeam of the Year
editWinners
editPlayers marked bold won the "Best Player award" in that respective year.
Most appearances
edit| Player | Position | Apps | Years | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marcos Rocha |
DF | 5 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022 | Atlético Mineiro, Palmeiras |
| Miranda |
DF | 4 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | São Paulo |
| Hernanes |
MF | 4 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017 | São Paulo |
| Dedé |
DF | 4 | 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 | Vasco da Gama, Cruzeiro |
 Giorgian de Arrascaeta |
MF | 4 | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2025 | Cruzeiro, Flamengo |
| Diego Souza |
MF | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2011 | Palmeiras, Vasco da Gama |
| Neymar |
FW | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | Santos |
| Elias |
MF | 3 | 2010, 2013, 2015 | Corinthians, Flamengo |
| Éverton Ribeiro |
MF | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2019 | Cruzeiro, Flamengo |
| Fagner |
DF | 3 | 2011, 2017, 2020 | Vasco da Gama, Corinthians |
| Gabriel Barbosa |
FW | 3 | 2018, 2019, 2020 | Santos, Flamengo |
| Guilherme Arana |
DF | 3 | 2017, 2020, 2021 | Corinthians, Atlético Mineiro |
| Weverton |
GK | 3 | 2020, 2021, 2022 | Palmeiras |
 Gustavo Gómez |
DF | 3 | 2020, 2021, 2022 | Palmeiras |
| Gerson |
MF | 3 | 2019, 2020, 2024 | Flamengo |
Additional categories
editBest Fan's Player ("Craque da Galera")
editTop goalscorer
edit| Season | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Viola |
Santos | 21 |
| 2005 | Romário |
Vasco da Gama | 22 |
| 2006 | Souza |
Goiás | 17 |
| 2007 | Josiel |
Paraná | 20 |
| 2008 | Keirrison |
Coritiba | 21 |
| Kléber Pereira |
Santos | ||
| Washington |
Fluminense | ||
| 2009 | Adriano |
Flamengo | 19 |
| Diego Tardelli |
Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 2010 | Jonas |
Grêmio | 23 |
| 2011 | Borges |
Santos | 23 |
| 2012 | Fred |
Fluminense | 20 |
| 2013 | Éderson |
Atlético Paranaense | 21 |
| 2014 | Fred |
Fluminense | 18 |
| 2015 | Ricardo Oliveira |
Santos | 20 |
| 2016 | Diego Souza |
Sport Recife | 14 |
| Fred |
Atlético Mineiro | ||
| William Pottker |
Ponte Preta | ||
| 2017 | Henrique Dourado |
Fluminense | 18 |
| Jô |
Corinthians | ||
| 2018 | Gabriel Barbosa |
Santos | 18 |
| 2019 | Gabriel Barbosa |
Flamengo | 25 |
| 2020 | Claudinho |
Red Bull Bragantino | 18 |
| Luciano |
São Paulo | ||
| 2021 | Hulk |
Atlético Mineiro | 19 |
| 2022 |  Germán Cano |
Fluminense | 26 |
| 2023 | Cancelled | ||
| 2024 | Not awarded | ||
| 2025 | Kaio Jorge |
Cruzeiro | 21 |
Best Newcomer
edit| Season | Player | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Fábio Júnior |
Cruzeiro | 21 |
| 2007 | Breno |
São Paulo | 18 |
| 2008 | Keirrison |
Coritiba | 20 |
| 2009 | Fernandinho |
Grêmio Barueri | 24 |
| 2010 | Bruno César |
Corinthians | 22 |
| 2011 | Wellington Nem |
Figueirense | 19 |
| 2012 | Bernard |
Atlético Mineiro | 20 |
| 2013 | Marcelo Cirino |
Atlético Paranaense | 21 |
| 2014 | Erik |
Goiás | 20 |
| 2015 | Gabriel Jesus |
Palmeiras | 18 |
| 2016 | Vitor Bueno |
Santos | 22 |
| 2017 | Arthur |
Grêmio | 21 |
| 2018 | Pedro |
Fluminense | 21 |
| 2019 | Michael |
Goiás | 23 |
| 2020 | Claudinho |
Red Bull Bragantino | 24 |
| 2021 | André |
Fluminense | 20 |
| 2022 | Endrick |
Palmeiras | 16 |
| 2023 | Cancelled | ||
| 2024 | Estêvão |
Palmeiras | 17 |
| 2025 | Rayan |
Vasco da Gama | 19 |
Best Foreign Player
edit| Season | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lucas Pratto |
Atlético Mineiro |
Most Beautiful Goal
edit| Season | Player | Team | Against | Venue | Date | Round | Minute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lucca |
Corinthians | São Paulo | Arena de Itaquera | 22 November 2015 | Round 36 | 61' |
| 2016 | Zé Roberto |
Palmeiras | Santa Cruz | Arruda | 3 October 2016 | Round 28 | 33' |
| 2017 | Hernanes |
São Paulo | Ponte Preta | Morumbi | 9 September 2017 | Round 23 | 34' |
| 2018 | Éverton Ribeiro |
Flamengo | Cruzeiro | Mineirão | 25 November 2018 | Round 37 | 8' |
| 2019 | Giorgian de Arrascaeta |
Flamengo | Ceará | Castelão | 25 August 2019 | Round 16 | 90+6' |
| 2020 | Éverton Ribeiro |
Flamengo | Fortaleza | Maracanã | 5 September 2020 | Round 8 | 5' |
| 2021 | Michael |
Flamengo | Chapecoense | Maracanã | 11 July 2021 | Round 11 | 81' |
| 2022 | Rony |
Palmeiras | Fluminense | Maracanã | 27 August 2022 | Round 24 | 8' |
| 2023 | Cancelled | ||||||
| 2024 | Alerrandro |
Vitória | Cruzeiro | Barradão | 19 August 2024 | Round 23 | 28' |
| 2025 | Pedro |
Flamengo | Vitória | Maracanã | 25 August 2025 | Round 21 | 58' |
Most Beautiful Save
editFair Play award
editMost Supporting Fans
edit| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Flamengo |
| 2008 | Corinthians |
| 2009 | Flamengo |
| 2010 | Bahia |
| 2017 | Sport Recife |
Best Referee
edit| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Sidrack Marinho |
| 2005 | Leonardo Gaciba |
| 2006 | Leonardo Gaciba |
| 2007 | Leonardo Gaciba |
| 2008 | Leonardo Gaciba |
| 2009 | Héber Roberto Lopes |
| 2010 | Sandro Ricci |
| 2011 | Sandro Ricci |
| 2012 | Nielson Nogueira Dias |
| 2013 | Paulo César de Oliveira |
| 2014 | Ricardo Marques |
| 2015 | Anderson Daronco |
| 2016 | Raphael Claus |
| 2017 | Raphael Claus |
| 2018 | Raphael Claus |
| 2019 | Wilton Sampaio |
| 2020 | Leandro Vuaden |
| 2021 | Bruno Arleu |
| 2022–2024 | Not awarded |
| 2025 | Rodrigo Pereira de Lima Bruno Boschilia (assistant) Rafael da Silva Alves (assistant) Caio Max Augusto Vieira (VAR) Déborah Correia Leila Naiara (assistant) Maira Moreira (assistant) Hellen Gonçalves Silva (VAR) Charly Deretti (VAR) Amanda Matias (VAR) |
Coaching awards
editBest Coach
edit
Breakthrough Coach
edit| Season | Coach | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jair Ventura |
Botafogo |
| 2017 | Fábio Carille |
Corinthians |
Tribute
edit| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Zagallo |
| 2006 | Djalma Santos |
| 2007 | Nílton Santos Romário (Vasco da Gama) |
| 2017 | Zagallo |
Hosts
edit| Year | Host |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Theatro Municipal |
| 2006 | Theatro Municipal |
| 2007 | Theatro Municipal |
| 2008 | Vivo Rio |
| 2009 | Vivo Rio |
| 2010 | Theatro Municipal |
| 2011 | Auditório Ibirapuera |
| 2012 | HSBC Brasil, São Paulo |
| 2019 | Píer Mauá, Rio de Janeiro |
| 2020 | CBF headquarters, Rio de Janeiro |
| 2021 | CBF headquarters, Rio de Janeiro |
| 2024 | No awards ceremony, published online |
| 2025 | Roxy Dinner Show, Rio de Janeiro |
Women's football
editFrom the 2021 season onwards, the awards given for the male players by the CBF, were also given for the best players of the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1, using the same criteria as of for male players.
Best player
edit| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bia Zaneratto | Forward | |
Palmeiras |
| 2022 | Duda Sampaio | Attacking midfielder | |
Internacional |
| 2023–2024 | Not awarded | |||
| 2025 | Gabi Zanotti | Attacking midfielder | |
Corinthians |
Team of the year
edit| Season | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | |
| 2021[25] | Luciana (Ferroviária) |
Bruna Calderan (Palmeiras) Agustina Barroso (Palmeiras) Érika (Corinthians) Yasmim (Corinthians) |
Ingryd (Corinthians) Julia Bianchi (Palmeiras) Gabi Zanotti (Corinthians) Tamires (Corinthians) |
Bia Zaneratto (Palmeiras) Adriana (Corinthians) |
| 2022[26] | Lorena (Grêmio) |
Fe Palermo (São Paulo) Sorriso (Internacional) Tarciane (Corinthians) Tamires (Corinthians) |
Diany (Corinthians) Ary Borges (Palmeiras) Duda Sampaio (Internacional) Gabi Zanotti (Corinthians) |
Bia Zaneratto (Palmeiras) Adriana (Corinthians) |
| 2023–2024 | Not awarded | |||
| 2025 | Nicole (Corinthians) |
Isabela Chagas (Cruzeiro) Mariza (Corinthians) Isa Haas (Cruzeiro) Gisseli (Cruzeiro) |
 Lorena Bedoya (Cruzeiro) Brena (Palmeiras) Gabi Zanotti (Corinthians) Duda Sampaio (Corinthians) |
Amanda Gutierres (Palmeiras) Letícia (Cruzeiro) |
Most appearances
edit| Player | Position | Apps | Years | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabi Zanotti |
MF | 3 | 2021, 2022, 2025 | Corinthians |
| Bia Zaneratto |
FW | 2 | 2021, 2022 | Palmeiras |
| Tamires |
DF | 2 | 2021, 2022 | Corinthians |
| Adriana |
FW | 2 | 2021, 2022 | Corinthians |
| Duda Sampaio |
MF | 2 | 2022, 2025 | Internacional, Corinthians |
Additional categories
edit| Season | Category | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Goalscorer | Breakthrough Player | Most Beautiful Goal Author | Best Coach | Best Fan's Player ("Craque da Galera") | ||
| 2021 | Bia Zaneratto (Palmeiras) |
Rafa Levis (Grêmio) |
Jay (Flamengo) |
Arthur Elias (Corinthians) |
Rayanne (Flamengo) | |
| 2022 | Cristiane (Santos) |
Aline Gomes (Ferroviária) |
N/a | Arthur Elias (Corinthians) |
N/a | |
| 2023–2024 | Not awarded | |||||
| 2025 | Amanda Gutierres (Palmeiras) |
Jhonson (Corinthians) |
Érika (Corinthians) |
Jonas Urias (Cruzeiro) |
N/a | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "São Paulo brilha no Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). Jornal Pequeno. December 5, 2006. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ↑ "Em 2005, melhores do Campeonato Brasileiro recebem prêmio Craque do Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. December 6, 2005. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Campeão, São Paulo domina a seleção do Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Terra. December 4, 2006. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ↑ "São Paulo domina premiação da CBF" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. December 3, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ↑ "Hexacampeão, São Paulo domina também o Prêmio Craque Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. December 8, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
- ↑ "Hexacampeão, Flamengo Flamengo recebe troféu de campeão nacional" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. December 8, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ↑ "Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. December 6, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- ↑ "Os eleitos do Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão!" (in Portuguese). Lance!. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Conheça os grandes vencedores do futebol brasileiro" [Meet the big winners of Brazilian football] (in Portuguese). CBF. November 23, 2012. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Seleção do Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2013" [Best eleven of 2013 Brazilian League] (in Portuguese). CBF. December 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ↑ "Éverton Ribeiro leva o bi no Craque do Brasileirão; veja lista de premiados" (in Portuguese). sportv.com. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Vencedores do Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão 2015" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Emocionado, Renato Augusto pede aplauso a Jadson no prêmio de craque". SporTV (in Portuguese). December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Prêmio Brasileirão define seleção do campeonato" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Prêmio Brasileirão 2016: Gabriel Jesus, Palmeiras" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Corinthians domina seleção do Brasileiro e tem quatro jogadores entre os melhores" [Corinthians dominate Brasileiro's Team of the Year and have four players amongst the best] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Palmeiras e Internacional dominam a seleção do Brasileirão 2018; veja os 11 escolhidos" (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Flamengo e Atlético Paranaense dominam a seleção do Brasileirão 2019; veja os 11 escolhidos" (in Portuguese). CBF. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Prêmio Brasileirão 2020: confira os eleitos para a seleção do campeonato nesta temporada" (in Portuguese). Globo. February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ↑ "Atlético-MG domina seleção do Brasileirão com cinco jogadores e Cuca; veja time ideal" [Atlético-MG dominate Brasileirão Best XI with five players and Cuca; see best team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Palmeiras domina seleção do Brasileiro e Endrick é eleito a revelação" [Palmeiras dominate the Brasileiro XI and Endrick is chosen as the breakthrough player] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Placar. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Saiba por que o Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão 2023 está quase cancelado". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). April 9, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Seleção do Brasileirão 2024: com domínio do Botafogo, veja premiados". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). December 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Seleção do Brasileirão 2025: Flamengo e Cruzeiro dominam escalação; veja premiados". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). December 8, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Corinthians domina seleção do Brasileirão Feminino; veja nomes" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Corinthians tem cinco eleitas para o time ideal do Brasileirão NeoEnergia 2022" [Corinthians have five players chosen for the best XI of the 2022 Brasileirão NeoEnergia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBF. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.