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| In a nutshell: |
South America's premier football award, to the best footballer playing for one of the
continent's clubs.
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| Awarded to: |
It's open to South American footballers playing for a South American club.
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| Voted by: |
The vote is conducted by Uruguayan newspaper El Pais, they poll around 500 journalists from 20 countries
across the continent for their choices.
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| When: |
At the end of each calendar year.
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| Worth a mention: |
1. The award was originally created in 1971 by El Mundo (a Venezuelan newspaper) and
they ran it until 1992. However, in 1986 El Pais (the Uruguayan
newspaper) created the Rey del Futbol de America (America's King of Football).
Since then this has been considered the official award.
2. Its only supposed to
be awarded to South American footballers playing for a South American
club. The only exception to this was when El Mundo gave Mario Kempes the
award in 1978, when he played in Spain for Valencia.
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| Year | Player | Country | Team |
| 2007 | Salvador Cabanas | Paraguay | America |
| 2006 | Matias Fernandez | Chile | Colo Colo |
| 2005 | Carlos Tevez | Argentina | Corinthians |
| 2004 | Carlos Tevez | Argentina | Boca Juniors |
| 2003 | Carlos Tevez | Argentina | Boca Juniors |
| 2002 | Jose Cardozo | Paraguay | Club Toluca |
| 2001 | Juan Roman Riquelme | Argentina | Boca Juniors |
| 2000 | Romario | Brazil | Vasco da Gama |
| 1999 | Javier Saviola | Argentina | River Plate |
| 1998 | Martin Palermo | Argentina | Boca Juniors |
| 1997 | Marcelo Salas | Chile | River Plate |
| 1996 | Jose Luis Chilavert | Paraguay | Velez Sarsfield |
| 1995 | Enzo Francescoli | Uruguay | River Plate |
| 1994 | Cafu | Brazil | Sao Paulo |
| 1993 | Carlos Valderrama | Colombia | Atletico Junior |
| 1992 | Rai | Brazil | Sao Paulo |
| 1991 | Oscar Ruggeri | Argentina | Velez Sarsfield |
| 1990 | Raul Vicente Amarilla | Paraguay | Olimpia Asuncion |
| 1989 | Bebeto | Brazil | Vasco da Gama |
| 1988 | Ruben Paz | Uruguay | Racing Club |
| 1987 | Carlos Valderrama | Colombia | Deportivo Cali |
| 1986 | Antonio Alzamendi | Uruguay | River Plate |
| 1985 | Romerito | Paraguay | Fluminense |
| 1984 | Enzo Francescoli | Uruguay | River Plate |
| 1983 | Socrates | Brazil | Corinthians |
| 1982 | Zico | Brazil | Flamengo |
| 1981 | Zico | Brazil | Flamengo |
| 1980 | Diego Maradona | Argentina | Argentinos Juniors |
| 1979 | Diego Maradona | Argentina | Argentinos Juniors |
| 1978 | Mario Kempes | Argentina | Valencia CF |
| 1977 | Zico | Brazil | Flamengo |
| 1976 | Elias Figueroa | Chile | Internacional |
| 1975 | Elias Figueroa | Chile | Internacional |
| 1974 | Elias Figueroa | Chile | Internacional |
| 1973 | Pele | Brazil | Santos |
| 1972 | Teofilo Cubillas | Peru | Alianza Lima |
| 1971 | Tostao | Brazil | Cruzeiro |
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Article Keywords: The South American Footballer of the Year Award -
Best footballer in South America - Top South American Player of the year -
Venezuelan newspaper El Mundo -
Uruguayan newspaper El Pais - Rey del Futbol de America - America's King of Football or Soccer
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South American Footballer of the Year Award (Rey del Futbol de America)