2005 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year prize was awarded to the Brazilian Ronaldinho for the second year in succession, also claiming the highest point total ever, surpassing Rivaldo. He finished ahead of Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and his Barcelona teammate Samuel Eto'o in the final round of voting.

Results

Men

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Rank	Name	Team	Country	Points
1	Ronaldinho	Barcelona	Brazil	956
2	Frank Lampard	Chelsea	England	306
3	Samuel Eto'o	Barcelona	Cameroon	190
4	Thierry Henry	Arsenal	France	172
5	Adriano	Inter Milan	Brazil	170
6	Andriy Shevchenko	Milan	Ukraine	153
7	Gerrard	Liverpool F.C.	England	131
8	Kaká	Milan	Brazil	101
9	Paolo Maldini	Milan	Italy	76
10	Didier Drogba	Chelsea	Ivory Coast	56

Women

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Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	Birgit Prinz	FFC Frankfurt	513
2	Marta	Umeå IK	429
3	Shannon Boxx	Ajax Los Angeles	235
4	Hanna Ljungberg	Umeå IK	206
5	Renate Lingor	FFC Frankfurt	170
6	Maribel Domínguez	Atlanta Beat FC Barcelona	115
7	Solveig Gulbrandsen	Kolbotn	97
7	Sandra Minnert	SC Bad Neuenahr	97
9	Christie Welsh	Lyon New Jersey Wildcats	78
10	Kelly Smith	Arsenal L.F.C.	60

References

↑ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
↑ "FIFA Awards – Women Player of the Year - Top 12". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

FIFA World Player of the Year

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International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

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