The Golden Ball ( cs, Zlatý míč) is awarded in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

by a poll of Czech sport journalists from the Club of Sport Journalists (''Klub sportovních novinářů, KSN''). Eligible are Czech players in the Czech Republic and abroad. Awards for young player and coach of the year are also awarded. The award for the Coach of the Year, is named after

Rudolf Vytlačil Rudolf Vytlačil (; german: Rudolf "Rudi" Vytlacil) (9 February 1912, Schwechat – 1 June 1977) was an Czechoslovak football player and manager. Born in Schwechat on outskirts of Vienna, Vytlačil started his career at the local club Phönix ...

, successful Czechoslovak coach. Petr Čech won his eighth Zlatý míč in nine years in 2013. The other football award in the Czech Republic is the

Czech Footballer of the Year The Czech Footballer of the Year ( cs, Fotbalista roku) is awarded in the Czech Republic by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FA ČR). Eligibility extends to Czech players in the Czech Republic and abroad. Awards for young player, coa ...

awarded by the

Football Association of the Czech Republic The Football Association of the Czech Republic ( cs, Fotbalová asociace České republiky; FAČR) or colloquially the ''Czech Football Association'' is the governing body of association football in the Czech Republic based in Prague. It organiz ...

(FAČR).

Winners

References

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Vítězem ankety Zlatý míč ČR se stal popáté Petr Čech
at Eurofotbal.cz {{National Footballer of the Year Football in the Czech Republic Czech Z Awards established in 1997 Czech sports trophies and awards 1997 establishments in the Czech Republic Annual events in the Czech Republic