Club of the Year (France Football)

Club of the Year
Awarded forBest men's and women's football clubs of the European season
CountryFrance
Presented byFrance Football
First award2021
Currently held by Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (men)
Arsenal W.F.C. (women)
Most awards Chelsea F.C.
Manchester City F.C. (men, 2 each)
FC Barcelona Femení (women, 2)

The Club of the Year is an annual association football award presented by France Football. It honours the best men's and women's football clubs of the previous European season.

History

France Football first awarded the Men's Club of the Year in 2021, with Chelsea as the inaugural winner.[1][2] Manchester City won the award in 2022 and 2023,[3] followed by Real Madrid in 2024,[4] and Paris Saint-Germain in 2025.[5]

The Women's Club of the Year was first awarded in 2023, with FC Barcelona Femení winning both the 2023 and 2024 editions,[6] before Arsenal W.F.C. won in 2025.[5]

Winners (men's)

Year Club Country
2021 Chelsea F.C. England
2022 Manchester City F.C. England
2023 Manchester City F.C. England
2024 Real Madrid CF Spain
2025 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. France

Statistics

By club

Club Titles
Manchester City F.C. 2
Chelsea F.C. 1
Real Madrid CF 1
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 1

By country

Country Titles
England 3
Spain 1
France 1

Winners (women's)

Year Club Country
2023 FC Barcelona Femení Spain
2024 FC Barcelona Femení Spain
2025 Arsenal W.F.C. England

Statistics

By club

Club Titles
FC Barcelona Femení 2
Arsenal W.F.C. 1

By country

Country Titles
Spain 2
England 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chelsea sacré club de l'année" [Chelsea crowned club of the year]. L'Équipe (in French). 29 November 2021. ISSN 0153-1069. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. ^ Allen, William; Reidy, Paul (17 October 2022). "Ballon d'Or 2022: Benzema wins, awards, winners and latest updates from the ceremony". Diario AS. ISSN 1888-6671. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Ballon d'Or 2023 : Manchester City de nouveau sacré club de l'année" [Ballon d'Or 2023: Manchester City crowned club of the year again]. L'Equipe (in French). 30 October 2023. ISSN 0153-1069. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Ballon d'or 2024 : le Real Madrid sacré club de l'année au cœur d'une cérémonie qu'il a boycottée" [2024 Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid crowned club of the year at the heart of a ceremony it boycotted]. Le Parisien (in French). 28 October 2024. ISSN 0767-3558. Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b Mallow, Max (22 September 2025). "Ballon d'Or: Full List of Winners, Most Wins of All Time". Sports Illustrated. ISSN 0038-822X. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Spain and Barcelona's Bonmati wins women's Ballon d'Or". BBC Sport. 28 October 2024. Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.