The Ballon d’Or is an annual football award presented by the French weekly magazine France Football. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious individual awards given to football players.
It has been given since 1956, but between 2010 and 2015, an agreement was reached with FIFA, and the award was temporarily amalgamated with the FIFA World Player of the Year (established in 1991) and renamed the FIFA Ballon d’Or.
Nevertheless, the relationship terminated in 2016, and the trophy was renamed the Ballon d’Or, while FIFA established its own distinct annual award, The Best FIFA Men’s Player.
Both award organisations regard the joint FIFA Ballon d’Or winners to be winners.
From 1956 through 2006, the Ballon d’Or award was created by sports writer Gabriel Hanot to honour the male player deemed to have played the best over the preceding year, based on vote by football journalists.
Coaches and captains of national teams were given the right to vote after 2007.
Initially, it was only for European players and was known as the European Footballer of the Year award.
The Ballon d’Or was expanded in 1995 to include all players of any nationality who have played for European clubs.
In 2007, the award became a global honour, with all professional players from across the world eligible.
Ballon d’Or winners by player
- 1956: Stanley Matthews (Blackpool)
- 1957: Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)
- 1958: Raymond Kopa (Real Madrid)
- 1959: Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)
- 1960: Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
- 1961: Omar Sivori (Juventus)
- 1962: Josef Masopust (Dukla Prague)
- 1963: Lev Yashin (Dynamo Moscow)
- 1964: Denis Law (Manchester United)
- 1965: Eusebio (Benfica)
- 1966: Bobby Charlton (Manchester United)
- 1967: Florian Albert (Ferencvaros)
- 1968: George Best (Manchester United)
- 1969: Gianni Rivera (AC Milan)
- 1970: Gerd Muller (Bayern Munich)
- 1971: Johan Cruyff (Ajax)
- 1972: Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich)
- 1973: Johan Cruyff (Barcelona)
- 1974: Johan Cruyff (Barcelona)
- 1975: Oleg Blokhin (Dynamo Kyiv)
- 1976: Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich)
- 1977: Allan Simonsen (Borussia Monchengladbach)
- 1978: Kevin Keegan (Hamburg)
- 1979: Kevin Keegan (Hamburg)
- 1980: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich)
- 1981: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich)
- 1982: Paolo Rossi (Juventus)
- 1983: Michel Platini (Juventus)
- 1984: Michel Platini (Juventus)
- 1985: Michel Platini (Juventus)
- 1986: Igor Belanov (Dynamo Kyiv)
- 1987: Ruud Gullit (AC Milan)
- 1988: Marco van Basten (AC Milan)
- 1989: Marco van Basten (AC Milan)
- 1990: Lothar Matthaus (Internazionale)
- 1991: Jean-Pierre Papin (Marseille)
- 1992: Marco van Basten (AC Milan)
- 1993: Roberto Baggio (Juventus)
- 1994: Hristo Stoichkov (Barcelona)
- 1995: George Weah (AC Milan)
- 1996: Matthias Sammer (Borussia Dortmund)
- 1997: Ronaldo (Internazionale)
- 1998: Zinedine Zidane (Juventus)
- 1999: Rivaldo (Barcelona)
- 2000: Luis Figo (Real Madrid)
- 2001: Michael Owen (Liverpool)
- 2002: Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
- 2003: Pavel Nedved (Juventus)
- 2004: Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan)
- 2005: Ronaldinho (Barcelona)
- 2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid)
- 2007: Kaka (Milan)
- 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
- 2009: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
- 2010: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
- 2011: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
- 2012: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
- 2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
- 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
- 2015: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
- 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
- 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
- 2018: Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
- 2019: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
- 2020: Cancelled because of Covid-19
- 2021: Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)
- 2022: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Year | Rank | Player | Team | Points |
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Ballon d’Or (1956–2009) | ||||
1956 | 1st | ![]() |
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47 |
2nd | ![]() |
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44 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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33 | |
1957 | 1st | ![]() |
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72 |
2nd | ![]() |
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19 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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16 | |
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1958 | 1st | ![]() |
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71 |
2nd | ![]() |
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40 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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23 | |
1959 | 1st | ![]() |
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80 |
2nd | ![]() |
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42 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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24 | |
1960 | 1st | ![]() |
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54 |
2nd | ![]() |
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37 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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33 | |
1961 | 1st | ![]() |
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46 |
2nd | ![]() |
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40 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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22 | |
1962 | 1st | ![]() |
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65 |
2nd | ![]() |
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53 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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33 | |
1963 | 1st | ![]() |
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73 |
2nd | ![]() |
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55 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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50 | |
1964 | 1st | ![]() |
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61 |
2nd | ![]() |
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43 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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38 | |
1965 | 1st | ![]() |
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67 |
2nd | ![]() |
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59 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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45 | |
1966 | 1st | ![]() |
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81 |
2nd | ![]() |
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80 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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59 | |
1967 | 1st | ![]() |
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68 |
2nd | ![]() |
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40 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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39 | |
1968 | 1st | ![]() |
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61 |
2nd | ![]() |
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53 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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46 | |
1969 | 1st | ![]() |
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83 |
2nd | ![]() |
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79 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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38 | |
1970 | 1st | ![]() |
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77 |
2nd | ![]() |
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70 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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65 | |
1971 | 1st | ![]() |
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116 |
2nd | ![]() |
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57 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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56 | |
1972 | 1st | ![]() |
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81 |
2nd | ![]() |
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79 | |
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1973 | 1st | ![]() |
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96 |
2nd | ![]() |
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47 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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44 | |
1974 | 1st | ![]() |
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116 |
2nd | ![]() |
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105 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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35 | |
1975 | 1st | ![]() |
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122 |
2nd | ![]() |
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42 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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27 | |
1976 | 1st | ![]() |
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91 |
2nd | ![]() |
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75 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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52 | |
1977 | 1st | ![]() |
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74 |
2nd | ![]() |
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71 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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70 | |
1978 | 1st | ![]() |
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87 |
2nd | ![]() |
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81 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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50 | |
1979 | 1st | ![]() |
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118 |
2nd | ![]() |
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52 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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41 | |
1980 | 1st | ![]() |
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122 |
2nd | ![]() |
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34 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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33 | |
1981 | 1st | ![]() |
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106 |
2nd | ![]() |
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64 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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39 | |
1982 | 1st | ![]() |
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115 |
2nd | ![]() |
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64 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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39 | |
1983 | 1st | ![]() |
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110 |
2nd | ![]() |
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26 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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25 | |
1984 | 1st | ![]() |
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110 |
2nd | ![]() |
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57 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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48 | |
1985 | 1st | ![]() |
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127 |
2nd | ![]() |
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71 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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46 | |
1986 | 1st | ![]() |
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84 |
2nd | ![]() |
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62 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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59 | |
1987 | 1st | ![]() |
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106 |
2nd | ![]() |
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91 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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61 | |
1988 | 1st | ![]() |
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129 |
2nd | ![]() |
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88 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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45 | |
1989 | 1st | ![]() |
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129 |
2nd | ![]() |
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80 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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43 | |
1990 | 1st | ![]() |
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137 |
2nd | ![]() |
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84 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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68 | |
1991 | 1st | ![]() |
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141 |
2nd | ![]() |
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42 | |
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1992 | 1st | ![]() |
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98 |
2nd | ![]() |
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80 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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53 | |
1993 | 1st | ![]() |
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142 |
2nd | ![]() |
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83 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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34 | |
1994 | 1st | ![]() |
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210 |
2nd | ![]() |
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136 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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109 | |
1995 | 1st | ![]() |
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144 |
2nd | ![]() |
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108 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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67 | |
1996 | 1st | ![]() |
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144 |
2nd | ![]() |
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143 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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107 | |
1997 | 1st | ![]() |
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222 |
2nd | ![]() |
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68 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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63 | |
1998 | 1st | ![]() |
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244 |
2nd | ![]() |
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68 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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66 | |
1999 | 1st | ![]() |
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219 |
2nd | ![]() |
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154 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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64 | |
2000 | 1st | ![]() |
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197 |
2nd | ![]() |
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181 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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85 | |
2001 | 1st | ![]() |
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176 |
2nd | ![]() |
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140 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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114 | |
2002 | 1st | ![]() |
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169 |
2nd | ![]() |
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145 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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110 | |
2003 | 1st | ![]() |
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190 |
2nd | ![]() |
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128 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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123 | |
2004 | 1st | ![]() |
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175 |
2nd | ![]() |
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139 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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133 | |
2005 | 1st | ![]() |
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225 |
2nd | ![]() |
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148 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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142 | |
2006 | 1st | ![]() |
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173 |
2nd | ![]() |
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124 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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121 | |
2007 | 1st | ![]() |
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444 |
2nd | ![]() |
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277 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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255 | |
2008 | 1st | ![]() |
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446 |
2nd | ![]() |
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281 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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179 | |
2009 | 1st | ![]() |
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473 |
2nd | ![]() |
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233 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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170 | |
FIFA Ballon d’Or (2010–2015) | ||||
2010 | 1st | ![]() |
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22.65% |
2nd | ![]() |
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17.36% | |
3rd | ![]() |
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16.48% | |
2011 | 1st | ![]() |
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47.88% |
2nd | ![]() |
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21.60% | |
3rd | ![]() |
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9.23% | |
2012 | 1st | ![]() |
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41.60% |
2nd | ![]() |
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23.68% | |
3rd | ![]() |
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10.91% | |
2013 | 1st | ![]() |
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27.99% |
2nd | ![]() |
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24.72% | |
3rd | ![]() |
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23.36% | |
2014 | 1st | ![]() |
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37.66% |
2nd | ![]() |
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15.76% | |
3rd | ![]() |
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15.72% | |
2015 | 1st | ![]() |
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41.33% |
2nd | ![]() |
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27.76% | |
3rd | ![]() |
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7.86% | |
Ballon d’Or (2016–present) | ||||
2016 | 1st | ![]() |
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745 |
2nd | ![]() |
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316 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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198 | |
2017 | 1st | ![]() |
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946 |
2nd | ![]() |
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670 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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361 | |
2018 | 1st | ![]() |
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753 |
2nd | ![]() |
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476 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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414 | |
2019 | 1st | ![]() |
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686 |
2nd | ![]() |
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679 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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476 | |
2020 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2021 | 1st | ![]() |
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613 |
2nd | ![]() |
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580 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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460 | |
2022 | 1st | ![]() |
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549 |
2nd | ![]() |
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193 | |
3rd | ![]() |
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175 |
Ballon d’Or winners by country
Country | Players | Wins |
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1 | 7 |
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3 | 7 |
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3 | 7 |
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5 | 7 |
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5 | 7 |
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5 | 5 |
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4 | 5 |
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4 | 5 |
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3 | 3 |
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2 | 3 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
Ballon d’Or winners by Clubs
Club | Players | Wins |
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6 | 12 |
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7 | 11 |
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6 | 8 |
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6 | 8 |
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3 | 5 |
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4 | 4 |
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2 | 2 |
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2 | 2 |
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1 | 2 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
Additional awards
An honorary award, under the name Super Ballon d’Or, was awarded to Alfredo Di Stéfano in 1989, after he surpassed Johan Cruyff and Michel Platini in France Football’s voting.
A decade later, France Football elected Pelé the Football Player of the Century after consulting their former Ballon d’Or recipients. Among the 34 previous winners, 30 cast their votes; Stanley Matthews, Omar Sívori and George Best abstained, and Lev Yashin had died. Each voter was allotted five votes worth up to five points; however, Di Stéfano only chose a first place, Platini a first and second place, and George Weah two players for fifth place. Pelé was named the greatest by 17 voters, receiving almost double the number of points earned by the runner-up, Diego Maradona.
To coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Ballon d’Or in 2016, France Football published a reevaluation of the awards presented before 1995, when only European players were eligible to win the award. 12 out of the 39 Ballons d’Or presented during this time period would have been awarded to South American players; in addition to Pelé and Diego Maradona, Garrincha, Mario Kempes, and Romário were retrospectively recognized as worthy winners. The original recipients, however, remain unchanged.
Maradona and Pelé also received honorary Ballons d’Ors for their services to football in 1995 and 2013, respectively.
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