On Monday, May 11, 2026, the UNFP Awards ceremony will once again honor the top French footballers from Ligue 1, Ligue 2, and Division 1. Meet the nominees!
The flagship night of French football is fast approaching! The UNFP Trophies Ceremony is back on Monday May 11, 2026 to honour the top players from Ligue 1, Ligue 2 and D1 Arkema (the top division for women) for the 2025-2026 season. The nominees across the various categories of this 34th edition have been unveiled.
Who will succeed Ousmane Dembélé, named the Ligue 1's best player last year? Which young Ligue 1 prodigy will be honored? Who will triumph in Ligue 2 BKT and in Division 1 Arkema? Which coaches and referees will be rewarded? A ceremony to be streamed live on Ligue 1+, starting at 7:45 PM, from the Palais Brongniart.
On the ceremony's website, you can try to guess who this year's winners will be and vote for the Trophy for the Most Beautiful Goal in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2!
Discover the UNFP Trophy nominees
Best Ligue 1 player
- Greenwood (Marseille)
- Dembélé (PSG)
- Mendes (PSG)
- Thauvin (Lens)
- Vitinha (PSG)
Best Ligue 1 coach
- Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)
- Fonseca (Lyon)
- Genesio (Lille OSC)
- Pantaloni (Lorient)
- Sage (Lens)
Best goalkeeper in Ligue 1
- Greif (OL)
- Koffi (Angers)
- Penders (Strasbourg)
- Risser (Lens)
- Samba (Stade Rennais)
Ligue 1’s best young prospect
- Zaïre-Emery (PSG)
- Neves (PSG)
- Barco (Strasbourg)
- Doué (PSG)
- Bouaddi (LOSC)
Best French player playing abroad
- Ekitike, linked with Liverpool
- Olise, linked with Bayern Munich
- Saliba, at Arsenal
- Mbappé, Real Madrid target
- Cherki, Manchester City target
Best Ligue 2 player
- Adeline (Troyes)
- Bardeli (Dunkerque)
- Bentayeb (Troyes)
- Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne)
- Versini (Pau)
Top player in Division 1
- Dumornay (OL)
- Chawinga (OL)
- Leuchter (PSG)
- Karchaoui (PSG)
- Mateo (Paris FC)
