High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The CNID Footballer of the Year (often called the Primeira Liga Footballer of the Year) was an annual award given to the player who was adjudged to have been the best best of the year in Primeira Liga. Between 1970 and 2000 this award was given to a Portuguese footballer playing in a foreign country or any player in Portuguese first League. Since 2006 this award only distinguished the best footballers to play in the Portuguese first League, so was called Portuguese League Footballer of the Year, and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the Sports National Press Club (CNID).