Hong Kong Top Footballers Awards (Chinese: 香港足球明星選舉) was established by the Hong Kong Football Association in 1978, which is for appreciating the top players in Hong Kong First Division League. Some major prizes are Hong Kong Footballer of the Year and the Best Eleven Squad of the Year. The prizes are decided according to the votes from mass media and the general public. The Best Eleven Squad are voted by the public, First Division League coaches and managers and staff from different mass media. The votes from public counts 30% and th remaining 70% are from the professionals. Some other newer prizes include Best Youth Player, Best Foreign Player and Best Coach Award. In 2004, the Most Popular Player Award was established and in the same year, named sponsorship was used. There were some spe