Custom Football Trophies for Youth Leagues and Teams

Short answer

Football awards are, by nature, a large order: a champion award for every player on a big roster, then individual awards for offense, defense, the line and special teams. We design the whole set from your team logo and colors and build it in acrylic, wood and metal, cut to shape and printed in full color. They are designed awards, not catalog figures. There is no minimum order, and a design proof is sent for approval before anything is produced.

First, second and third place awards on wood bases with printed acrylic faces and cut metal numerals

Designed for a big roster

A football team is the largest roster most leagues deal with, and the banquet is usually run by a booster club or a group of parents with a list of names and a date. The awards have two jobs: something for the whole team, and a short list of awards that mean something because few are given.

We build both from the same artwork. The team award carries the logo, the season and the record or the title. The individual awards use the same design with the award name and the player’s name, so the table at the banquet looks like one set.

A large roster is where semi-custom awards fit: one design on a stock body, repeated for every player. The few top awards can be fully custom awards, cut to the shape of a helmet, a shield or your crest.

Football awards by type

League or bowl champions

A matching piece for every player and coach, with the team name, the title and the season.

Offensive and defensive player

One award for each side of the ball. Many programs add a special teams player of the year.

Lineman of the year

The award for the players who are never in the highlight video. Often split into offensive and defensive line.

Captains and seniors

A plaque for each captain, and a keepsake for every senior at their last home game.

Flag football

Medallions or small awards for a league where every team plays every weekend and the season ends in a one-day tournament.

Coaches and boosters

A plaque for a head coach, and a thank-you for the volunteers who ran the chains, the gate and the snack bar.

A banquet award list you can copy

This is a common list for a youth or high school banquet. A flag football league usually needs only the first two lines and an MVP per division.

Typical award list for a football season
Award	How many	What goes on it
Team award	One per player and coach	Team name, season, title or record
Most valuable player	1	Award name, player name, season
Offensive player of the year	1	As above
Defensive player of the year	1	As above
Lineman of the year	1 or 2	As above; split by offense and defense if you wish
Special teams player	1	As above
Most improved	1	As above
Captains	One per captain	“Team Captain,” name, season
Coach’s award	1	Award name, player name and a short reason

Sports award categories and names has a longer list, including awards for scholarship, leadership and scout team.

Tackle, flag and age groups

A youth organization often runs several teams by age or weight group, each with its own banquet table. Order them together: one design, with the team level changed on each set, keeps the organization looking like one program.

Flag football is a different order. Teams are small, seasons are short and leagues run many divisions at once, including adult and company leagues. The usual set is a champion award or medallion for each player on the winning team in each division, and one MVP.

Northside Youth Football
10U Division Champions
2026 Season

For individual awards, include the position on the piece. “Defensive Player of the Year, Linebacker” tells the story better than the award name alone.

Every player, earned awards and a perpetual

Most youth leagues give every player a team award and keep the individual awards few. Participation awards covers how to do that so the earned awards still stand out.

A program with history can add an award that stays in the fieldhouse and gains a name every year, such as a memorial award or a most valuable player award. See perpetual trophies for plate planning, and end-of-season awards for planning the banquet around them.

Running an office league instead? That is a different page: fantasy football trophies.

What to send us

The team or league name, the logo and the team colors.
The full roster count, including coaches, managers and trainers.
The individual award list, with player names once they are decided.
Whether several age groups or divisions need their own sets.
The banquet date.

We lay the set out on a design proof and you approve it before anything is produced. Request a quote against your banquet date. More team sport pages, including basketball and baseball, are listed in the Recognition Library.

Football Trophies FAQs

What awards are given at a football banquet?

A team award for every player, then individual awards: most valuable player, offensive and defensive player of the year, lineman of the year, special teams player, most improved and a coach’s award. Captains and seniors are often recognized separately.

Do you make trophies for flag football leagues?

Yes. Flag football sets are usually a champion award or medallion for each player on the winning team in each division, plus an MVP.

Are these the gold figure trophies?

No. Each award is designed from your team’s artwork and built in acrylic, wood and metal. The result is specific to your team instead of a stock figure with a plate.

Can one design cover several age groups?

Yes. A single design with the age group or division changed on each set is the usual approach for an organization with several teams.

Can we get the same award again next season?

Yes. A design can be reordered with the season changed, so each year’s awards match the ones before.

Should the position go on an individual award?

It helps. Adding the position under the award name makes the piece more specific to the player and takes one short line.

Racer in a helmet raising both arms as gold confetti falls under stage lights

BANQUET ON THE CALENDAR?

Send the roster count and the award list

Tell us the team, the number of players and coaches, the individual awards and the banquet date. We design the set and send a proof.

If the coaches have not voted on individual awards yet, tell us when the names will be known.

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