Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or (French pronunciation: [balɔ̃ dɔʁ], "Gowden Baw") an eften referred tae as the European Futbawer o the Year awaird, wis an annual association fitbaw awaird. It wis presentit tae the player who haed been votit tae hae performed the best ower the previous saison. The awaird wis conceived bi France Football's chief magazine writer Gabriel Hanot, who asked his colleagues tae vote for the player o the year in Europe in 1956. The inaugural winner was Stanley Matthews o Blackpool.[1][2][3]
Winners
Year | Rank | Player | Team | Points |
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1956 | 1st | Stanley Matthews | Blackpool | 47 |
2nt | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | 44 | |
3rd | Raymond Kopa | Real Madrid | 33 | |
1957 | 1st | Alfredo Di Stéfano[note 1] | Real Madrid | 72 |
2nt | Billy Wright | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | |
3rd | Duncan Edwards | Manchester United | 16 | |
Raymond Kopa | Real Madrid | |||
1958 | 1st | Raymond Kopa | Real Madrid | 71 |
2nt | Helmut Rahn | Rot-Weiss Essen | 40 | |
3rd | Just Fontaine | Stade de Reims | 23 | |
1959 | 1st | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | 80 |
2nt | Raymond Kopa | Real Madrid | 42 | |
3rd | John Charles | Juventus | 24 | |
1960 | 1st | Luis Suárez | Barcelona | 54 |
2nt | Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | 37 | |
3rd | Uwe Seeler | Hamburg | 33 | |
1961 | 1st | Omar Sívori[note 2] | Juventus | 46 |
2nt | Luis Suárez | Internazionale | 40 | |
3rd | Johnny Haynes | Fulham | 22 | |
1962 | 1st | Josef Masopust | Dukla Prague | 65 |
2nt | Eusébio | Benfica | 53 | |
3rd | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | Köln | 33 | |
1963 | 1st | Lev Yashin | Dynamo Moscow | 73 |
2nt | Gianni Rivera | Milan | 53 | |
3rd | Jimmy Greaves | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 | |
1964 | 1st | Denis Law | Manchester United | 61 |
2nt | Luis Suárez | Internazionale | 43 | |
3rd | Amancio | Real Madrid | 38 | |
1965 | 1st | Eusébio | Benfica | 67 |
2nt | Giacinto Facchetti | Internazionale | 59 | |
3rd | Luis Suárez | Internazionale | 45 | |
1966 | 1st | Bobby Charlton | Manchester United | 81 |
2nt | Eusébio | Benfica | 80 | |
3rd | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | 59 | |
1967 | 1st | Flórián Albert | Ferencváros | 68 |
2nt | Bobby Charlton | Manchester United | 40 | |
3rd | Jimmy Johnstone | Celtic | 39 | |
1968 | 1st | George Best | Manchester United | 61 |
2nt | Bobby Charlton | Manchester United | 53 | |
3rd | Dragan Džajić | Red Star Belgrade | 46 | |
1969 | 1st | Gianni Rivera | Milan | 83 |
2nt | Luigi Riva | Cagliari | 79 | |
3rd | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | 38 | |
1970 | 1st | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | 77 |
2nt | Bobby Moore | West Ham United | 70 | |
3rd | Luigi Riva | Cagliari | 65 | |
1971 | 1st | Johan Cruyff | Ajax | 116 |
2nt | Sandro Mazzola | Internazionale | 57 | |
3rd | George Best | Manchester United | 56 | |
1972 | 1st | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | 81 |
2nt | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | 79 | |
Günter Netzer | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |||
1973 | 1st | Johan Cruyff[note 3] | Barcelona | 96 |
2nt | Dino Zoff | Juventus | 47 | |
3rd | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | 44 | |
1974 | 1st | Johan Cruyff | Barcelona | 116 |
2nt | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | 105 | |
3rd | Kazimierz Deyna | Legia Warsaw | 35 | |
1975 | 1st | Oleg Blokhin | Dynamo Kyiv | 122 |
2nt | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | 42 | |
3rd | Johan Cruyff | Barcelona | 27 | |
1976 | 1st | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | 91 |
2nt | Rob Rensenbrink | Anderlecht | 75 | |
3rd | Ivo Viktor | Dukla Prague | 52 | |
1977 | 1st | Allan Simonsen | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 74 |
2nt | Kevin Keegan[note 4] | Hamburg | 71 | |
3rd | Michel Platini | Nancy | 70 | |
1978 | 1st | Kevin Keegan | Hamburg | 87 |
2nt | Hans Krankl | Barcelona | 81 | |
3rd | Rob Rensenbrink | Anderlecht | 50 | |
1979 | 1st | Kevin Keegan | Hamburg | 118 |
2nt | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Bayern Munich | 52 | |
3rd | Ruud Krol | Ajax | 41 | |
1980 | 1st | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Bayern Munich | 122 |
2nt | Bernd Schuster | Barcelona | 34 | |
3rd | Michel Platini | Saint-Étienne | 33 | |
1981 | 1st | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Bayern Munich | 106 |
2nt | Paul Breitner | Bayern Munich | 64 | |
3rd | Bernd Schuster | Barcelona | 39 | |
1982 | 1st | Paolo Rossi | Juventus | 115 |
2nt | Alain Giresse | Bordeaux | 64 | |
3rd | Zbigniew Boniek | Juventus | 39 | |
1983 | 1st | Michel Platini | Juventus | 110 |
2nt | Kenny Dalglish | Liverpool | 26 | |
3rd | Allan Simonsen | Vejle | 25 | |
1984 | 1st | Michel Platini | Juventus | 110 |
2nt | Jean Tigana | Bordeaux | 57 | |
3rd | Preben Elkjær | Hellas Verona | 48 | |
1985 | 1st | Michel Platini | Juventus | 127 |
2nt | Preben Elkjær | Hellas Verona | 71 | |
3rd | Bernd Schuster | Barcelona | 46 | |
1986 | 1st | Igor Belanov | Dynamo Kyiv | 84 |
2nt | Gary Lineker[note 5] | Barcelona | 62 | |
3rd | Emilio Butragueño | Real Madrid | 59 | |
1987 | 1st | Ruud Gullit[note 6] | Milan | 106 |
2nt | Paulo Futre[note 7] | Atlético Madrid | 91 | |
3rd | Emilio Butragueño | Real Madrid | 61 | |
1988 | 1st | Marco van Basten | Milan | 129 |
2nt | Ruud Gullit | Milan | 88 | |
3rd | Frank Rijkaard[note 8] | Milan | 45 | |
1989 | 1st | Marco van Basten | Milan | 129 |
2nt | Franco Baresi | Milan | 80 | |
3rd | Frank Rijkaard | Milan | 43 | |
1990 | 1st | Lothar Matthäus | Internazionale | 137 |
2nt | Salvatore Schillaci | Juventus | 84 | |
3rd | Andreas Brehme | Internazionale | 68 | |
1991 | 1st | Jean-Pierre Papin | Marseille | 141 |
2nt | Dejan Savićević | Red Star Belgrade | 42 | |
Darko Pančev | Red Star Belgrade | |||
Lothar Matthäus | Internazionale | |||
1992 | 1st | Marco van Basten | Milan | 98 |
2nt | Hristo Stoichkov | Barcelona | 80 | |
3rd | Dennis Bergkamp | Ajax | 53 | |
1993 | 1st | Roberto Baggio | Juventus | 142 |
2nt | Dennis Bergkamp | Internazionale | 83 | |
3rd | Eric Cantona | Manchester United | 34 | |
1994 | 1st | Hristo Stoichkov | Barcelona | 210 |
2nt | Roberto Baggio | Juventus | 136 | |
3rd | Paolo Maldini | Milan | 109 | |
1995 | 1st | George Weah[note 9] | Milan | 144 |
2nt | Jürgen Klinsmann | Bayern Munich | 108 | |
3rd | Jari Litmanen | Ajax | 67 | |
1996 | 1st | Matthias Sammer | Borussia Dortmund | 144 |
2nt | Ronaldo[note 10] | Barcelona | 143 | |
3rd | Alan Shearer | Newcastle United | 107 | |
1997 | 1st | Ronaldo[note 11] | Internazionale | 222 |
2nt | Predrag Mijatović | Real Madrid | 68 | |
3rd | Zinedine Zidane | Juventus | 63 | |
1998 | 1st | Zinedine Zidane | Juventus | 244 |
2nt | Davor Šuker | Real Madrid | 68 | |
3rd | Ronaldo | Internazionale | 66 | |
1999 | 1st | Rivaldo | Barcelona | 219 |
2nt | David Beckham | Manchester United | 154 | |
3rd | Andriy Shevchenko | Milan | 64 | |
2000 | 1st | Luís Figo[note 12] | Real Madrid | 197 |
2nt | Zinedine Zidane | Juventus | 181 | |
3rd | Andriy Shevchenko | Milan | 85 | |
2001 | 1st | Michael Owen | Liverpool | 176 |
2nt | Raúl | Real Madrid | 140 | |
3rd | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich | 114 | |
2002 | 1st | Ronaldo[note 13] | Real Madrid | 169 |
2nt | Roberto Carlos | Real Madrid | 145 | |
3rd | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich | 110 | |
2003 | 1st | Pavel Nedvěd | Juventus | 190 |
2nt | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 128 | |
3rd | Paolo Maldini | Milan | 123 | |
2004 | 1st | Andriy Shevchenko | Milan | 175 |
2nt | Deco[note 14] | Barcelona | 139 | |
3rd | Ronaldinho | Barcelona | 133 | |
2005 | 1st | Ronaldinho | Barcelona | 225 |
2nt | Frank Lampard | Chelsea | 148 | |
3rd | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | 142 | |
2006 | 1st | Fabio Cannavaro[note 15] | Real Madrid | 173 |
2nt | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | 124 | |
3rd | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 121 | |
2007 | 1st | Kaká | Milan | 444 |
2nt | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 277 | |
3rd | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 255 | |
2008 | 1st | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 446 |
2nt | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 281 | |
3rd | Fernando Torres | Liverpool | 179 | |
2009 | 1st | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 473 |
2nt | Cristiano Ronaldo[note 16] | Real Madrid | 233 | |
3rd | Xavi | Barcelona | 170 | |
Merged wi FIFA Warld Player o the Year awaird tae create the FIFA Ballon d'Or | ||||
2016 | 1st | |||
2nt | ||||
3rd |
Wins by player
Player | 1st | 2nt | 3rd |
---|---|---|---|
Michel Platini | 3 (1983, 1984, 1985) | — | 2 (1977, 1980) |
Johan Cruyff | 3 (1971, 1973, 1974) | — | 1 (1975) |
Marco van Basten | 3 (1988, 1989, 1992) | — | — |
Franz Beckenbauer | 2 (1972, 1976) | 2 (1974, 1975) | 1 (1966) |
Ronaldo | 2 (1997, 2002) | 1 (1996) | 1 (1998) |
Alfredo Di Stéfano | 2 (1957, 1959) | 1 (1956) | — |
Kevin Keegan | 2 (1978, 1979) | 1 (1977) | — |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 2 (1980, 1981) | 1 (1979) | — |
Luis Suárez | 1 (1960) | 2 (1961, 1964) | 1 (1965) |
Eusébio | 1 (1965) | 2 (1962, 1966) | — |
Bobby Charlton | 1 (1966) | 2 (1967, 1968) | — |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 1 (2008) | 2 (2007, 2009) | — |
Raymond Kopa | 1 (1958) | 1 (1959) | 2 (1956, 1957) |
Gerd Müller | 1 (1970) | 1 (1972) | 2 (1969, 1973) |
Zinedine Zidane | 1 (1998) | 1 (2000) | 1 (1997) |
Lionel Messi | 1 (2009) | 1 (2008) | 1 (2007) |
George Best | 1 (1968) | 1 (1971) | — |
Gianni Rivera | 1 (1969) | 1 (1963) | — |
Ruud Gullit | 1 (1987) | 1 (1988) | — |
Lothar Matthäus | 1 (1990) | 1 (1991) | — |
Roberto Baggio | 1 (1993) | 1 (1994) | — |
Hristo Stoichkov | 1 (1994) | 1 (1992) | — |
Andriy Shevchenko | 1 (2004) | — | 2 (1999, 2000) |
Allan Simonsen | 1 (1977) | — | 1 (1983) |
Ronaldinho | 1 (2005) | — | 1 (2004) |
Matthias Sammer | 1 (1996) | — | — |
Wins by country
Country | Players | Total |
---|---|---|
Germany | 5 | 7 |
Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
Fraunce | 4 | 6 |
Italy | 5 | 5 |
Brazil | 4 | 5 |
Ingland | 4 | 5 |
Portugal | 3 | 3 |
Soviet Union | 3 | 3 |
Spain | 2 | 3 |
Czech Republic | 2 | 2 |
Argentinae | 1 | 1 |
Bulgarie | 1 | 1 |
Denmark | 1 | 1 |
Hungary | 1 | 1 |
Liberie | 1 | 1 |
Northren Ireland | 1 | 1 |
Scotland | 1 | 1 |
Ukraine | 1 | 1 |
Wins by club
Club | Players | Total |
---|---|---|
Juventus | 6 | 8 |
Milan | 6 | 8 |
Barcelona | 6 | 7 |
Real Madrid | 5 | 6 |
Bayern Munich | 3 | 5 |
Manchester United | 4 | 4 |
Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | 2 |
Internazionale | 2 | 2 |
Hamburg | 1 | 2 |
Ajax | 1 | 1 |
Benfica | 1 | 1 |
Blackpool | 1 | 1 |
Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 | 1 |
Dukla Prague | 1 | 1 |
Dynamo Moscow | 1 | 1 |
Ferencváros | 1 | 1 |
Liverpool | 1 | 1 |
Marseille | 1 | 1 |
Notes
- ↑ Born in Argentinae, Di Stéfano acquired Spaingie ceetizenship in 1956 an went on to play for the Spaingie naitional fitbaw team.
- ↑ Born in Argentinae, Sívori acquired Italian ceetizenship in 1961 an went on tae play for the Italian naitional fitbaw team.
- ↑ Cruyff wis signed bi Barcelona frae Ajax midway throu 1973.
- ↑ Keegan wis signed bi Hamburg frae Liverpool midway throu 1977.
- ↑ Lineker wis signed bi Barcelona frae Everton midway throu 1986.
- ↑ Gullit wis signed bi Milan frae PSV Eindhoven midway throu 1987.
- ↑ Futre wis signed bi Atlético Madrid frae Porto midway throu 1987.
- ↑ Rijkaard wis signed bi Milan frae Real Zaragoza midway throu 1988.
- ↑ Weah wis signed bi Milan frae Paris Saint-Germain midway throu 1995.
- ↑ Ronaldo wis signed bi Barcelona frae PSV Eindhoven midway throu 1996.
- ↑ Ronaldo wis signed bi Internazionale frae Barcelona midway throu 1997.
- ↑ Figo wis signed bi Real Madrid frae Barcelona midway throu 2000.
- ↑ Ronaldo wis signed bi Real Madrid frae Internazionale midway throu 2002.
- ↑ Deco wis signed bi Barcelona frae Porto midway throu 2004.
- ↑ Cannavaro wis signed bi Real Madrid frae Juventus midway throu 2006.
- ↑ Cristiano Ronaldo wis signed bi Real Madrid frae Manchester United midway throu 2009.
References
- ↑ "Ronaldo joins legendary list". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
- ↑ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/abs/messi-ronaldo-and-the-politics-of-celebrity-elections-voting-for-the-best-soccer-player-in-the-world/36CB5CB44D4C06866305408163A49290
- ↑ https://www.sportbible.com/football/ballon-dor-votes-lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-665271-20230302?source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3LI1jGmPSn6t7ceIM-ql4o5eV5meCTB5dcbvPMeTArHAGJnDHlIuzPR_Y