Ballon d'Or (1956–2009)

Michel Platini, pictured with the 1985 Ballon d'Or, won the award three times in succession.

The Ballon d'Or (French pronunciation: ​[balɔ̃ dɔʁ]; "Golden Ball"), often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award, was an annual association football award presented by France Football between 1956 and 2009. Conceived by chief magazine writer Gabriel Hanot, the award honoured the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous year, based on a voting by Europe-based journalists. Originally, only European players were in contention for the Ballon d'Or, but from 1995, all players at European clubs were eligible.^[1][2]

Stanley Matthews of Blackpool was the inaugural winner of the Ballon d'Or.^[3] Milan's George Weah, the only African recipient, became the first non-European to win the award in the year the rules of eligibility were changed.^[2] Ronaldo of Inter Milan became the first South American winner two years later.^[2] The final recipient of the Ballon d'Or was Barcelona's Lionel Messi.^[4] Three players won the award three times each: Johan Cruyff of Ajax and Barcelona, Michel Platini of Juventus and Marco van Basten of Milan. With seven awards each, Dutch and German players won the most Ballons d'Or. Italian clubs Juventus and Milan had the most winners respectively; six players won eight awards while playing for each club.^[5]

In 2007, the Ballon d'Or changed in scope from an honour bestowed on Europe-based players by Europe-based journalists to one open to all players and voted on by journalists from around the world.^[6] It was subsequently merged with a similar award, the FIFA World Player of the Year award, to create the FIFA Ballon d'Or, which has been awarded to the world's best male player since 2010.^[7] UEFA created the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award to maintain the prestige of the original Ballon d'Or.^[8]

Winners

Year	1st	Club	Pts	2nd	Club	Pts	3rd	Club	Pts
1956	Matthews, StanleyStanley Matthews (ENG)	Blackpool	47	Di Stefano, AlfredoAlfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)	Real Madrid	44	Kopa, RaymondRaymond Kopa (FRA)	Real Madrid	33
1957	Di Stefano, AlfredoAlfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)[note 1]	Real Madrid	72	Wright, BillyBilly Wright (ENG)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	Edwards, DuncanDuncan Edwards (ENG)  Kopa, RaymondRaymond Kopa (FRA)	Manchester United Real Madrid	16
1958	Kopa, RaymondRaymond Kopa (FRA)	Real Madrid	71	Rahn, HelmutHelmut Rahn (FRG)	Rot-Weiss Essen	40	Fontaine, JustJust Fontaine (FRA)	Stade de Reims	23
1959	Di Stefano, AlfredoAlfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)	Real Madrid	80	Kopa, RaymondRaymond Kopa (FRA)	Real Madrid	42	Charles, JohnJohn Charles (WAL)	Juventus	24
1960	Suarez, LuisLuis Suárez (ESP)	Barcelona	54	Puskas, FerencFerenc Puskás (HUN)	Real Madrid	37	Seeler, UweUwe Seeler (FRG)	Hamburg	33
1961	Sivori, OmarOmar Sívori (ITA)[note 2]	Juventus	46	Suarez, LuisLuis Suárez (ESP)	Inter Milan	40	Haynes, JohnnyJohnny Haynes (ENG)	Fulham	22
1962	Masopust, JosefJosef Masopust (TCH)	Dukla Prague	65	Eusébio (POR)	Benfica	53	Schnellinger, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Schnellinger (FRG)	Köln	33
1963	Yashin, LevLev Yashin (URS)	Dynamo Moscow	73	Rivera, GianniGianni Rivera (ITA)	Milan	53	Greaves, JimmyJimmy Greaves (ENG)	Tottenham Hotspur	33
1964	Law, DenisDenis Law (SCO)	Manchester United	61	Suarez, LuisLuis Suárez (ESP)	Inter Milan	43	Amancio (ESP)	Real Madrid	38
1965	Eusébio (POR)	Benfica	67	Facchetti, GiacintoGiacinto Facchetti (ITA)	Inter Milan	59	Suarez, LuisLuis Suárez (ESP)	Inter Milan	45
1966	Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton (ENG)	Manchester United	81	Eusébio (POR)	Benfica	80	Beckenbauer, FranzFranz Beckenbauer (FRG)	Bayern Munich	59
1967	Albert, FlorianFlórián Albert (HUN)	Ferencváros	68	Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton (ENG)	Manchester United	40	Johnstone, JimmyJimmy Johnstone (SCO)	Celtic	39
1968	Best, GeorgeGeorge Best (NIR)	Manchester United	61	Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton (ENG)	Manchester United	53	Dzajic, DraganDragan Džajić (YUG)	Red Star Belgrade	46
1969	Rivera, GianniGianni Rivera (ITA)	Milan	83	Riva, LuigiLuigi Riva (ITA)	Cagliari	79	Muller, GerdGerd Müller (FRG)	Bayern Munich	38
1970	Muller, GerdGerd Müller (FRG)	Bayern Munich	77	Moore, BobbyBobby Moore (ENG)	West Ham United	70	Riva, LuigiLuigi Riva (ITA)	Cagliari	65
1971	Cruyff, JohanJohan Cruyff (NED)	Ajax	116	Mazzola, SandroSandro Mazzola (ITA)	Inter Milan	57	Best, GeorgeGeorge Best (NIR)	Manchester United	56
1972	Beckenbauer, FranzFranz Beckenbauer (FRG)	Bayern Munich	81	Muller, GerdGerd Müller (FRG)  Netzer, GunterGünter Netzer (FRG)	Bayern Munich Borussia Mönchengladbach	79	& —	& —	& —
1973	Cruyff, JohanJohan Cruyff (NED)[note 3]	Barcelona	96	Zoff, DinoDino Zoff (ITA)	Juventus	47	Muller, GerdGerd Müller (FRG)	Bayern Munich	44
1974	Cruyff, JohanJohan Cruyff (NED)	Barcelona	116	Beckenbauer, FranzFranz Beckenbauer (FRG)	Bayern Munich	105	Deyna, KazimierzKazimierz Deyna (POL)	Legia Warsaw	35
1975	Blokhin, OlegOleg Blokhin (URS)	Dynamo Kyiv	122	Beckenbauer, FranzFranz Beckenbauer (FRG)	Bayern Munich	42	Cruyff, JohanJohan Cruyff (NED)	Barcelona	27
1976	Beckenbauer, FranzFranz Beckenbauer (FRG)	Bayern Munich	91	Rensenbrink, RobRob Rensenbrink (NED)	Anderlecht	75	Viktor, IvoIvo Viktor (TCH)	Dukla Prague	52
1977	Simonsen, AllanAllan Simonsen (DEN)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	74	Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan (ENG)[note 4]	Hamburg	71	Platini, MichelMichel Platini (FRA)	Nancy	70
1978	Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan (ENG)	Hamburg	87	Krankl, HansHans Krankl (AUT)	Barcelona	81	Rensenbrink, RobRob Rensenbrink (NED)	Anderlecht	50
1979	Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan (ENG)	Hamburg	118	Rummenigge, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)	Bayern Munich	52	Krol, RuudRuud Krol (NED)	Ajax	41
1980	Rummenigge, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)	Bayern Munich	122	Schuster, BerndBernd Schuster (FRG)	Barcelona	34	Platini, MichelMichel Platini (FRA)	Saint-Étienne	33
1981	Rummenigge, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)	Bayern Munich	106	Breitner, PaulPaul Breitner (FRG)	Bayern Munich	64	Schuster, BerndBernd Schuster (FRG)	Barcelona	39
1982	Rossi, PaoloPaolo Rossi (ITA)	Juventus	115	Giresse, AlainAlain Giresse (FRA)	Bordeaux	64	Boniek, ZbigniewZbigniew Boniek (POL)	Juventus	53
1983	Platini, MichelMichel Platini (FRA)	Juventus	110	Dalglish, KennyKenny Dalglish (SCO)	Liverpool	26	Simonsen, AllanAllan Simonsen (DEN)	Vejle	25
1984	Platini, MichelMichel Platini (FRA)	Juventus	110	Tigana, JeanJean Tigana (FRA)	Bordeaux	57	Elkjaer, PrebenPreben Elkjær (DEN)	Hellas Verona	48
1985	Platini, MichelMichel Platini (FRA)	Juventus	127	Elkjaer, PrebenPreben Elkjær (DEN)	Hellas Verona	71	Schuster, BerndBernd Schuster (FRG)	Barcelona	46
1986	Belanov, IgorIgor Belanov (URS)	Dynamo Kyiv	84	Lineker, GaryGary Lineker (ENG)[note 5]	Barcelona	62	Butragueno, EmilioEmilio Butragueño (ESP)	Real Madrid	59
1987	Gullit, RuudRuud Gullit (NED)[note 6]	Milan	106	Futre, PauloPaulo Futre (POR)[note 7]	Atlético Madrid	91	Butragueno, EmilioEmilio Butragueño (ESP)	Real Madrid	61
1988	Basten, Marco vanMarco van Basten (NED)	Milan	129	Gullit, RuudRuud Gullit (NED)	Milan	88	Rijkaard, FrankFrank Rijkaard (NED)[note 8]	Milan	45
1989	Basten, Marco vanMarco van Basten (NED)	Milan	129	Baresi, FrancoFranco Baresi (ITA)	Milan	80	Rijkaard, FrankFrank Rijkaard (NED)	Milan	43
1990	Matthaus, LotharLothar Matthäus (GER)	Inter Milan	137	Schillaci, SalvatoreSalvatore Schillaci (ITA)	Juventus	84	Brehme, AndreasAndreas Brehme (GER)	Inter Milan	68
1991	Papin, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Papin (FRA)	Marseille	141	Savicevic, DejanDejan Savićević (YUG)  Pancev, DarkoDarko Pančev (YUG)  Matthaus, LotharLothar Matthäus (GER)	Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade Inter Milan	42	& —	& —	& —
1992	Basten, Marco vanMarco van Basten (NED)	Milan	98	Stoichkov, HristoHristo Stoichkov (BUL)	Barcelona	80	Bergkamp, DennisDennis Bergkamp (NED)	Ajax	53
1993	Baggio, RobertoRoberto Baggio (ITA)	Juventus	142	Bergkamp, DennisDennis Bergkamp (NED)	Inter Milan	83	Cantona, EricEric Cantona (FRA)	Manchester United	34
1994	Stoichkov, HristoHristo Stoichkov (BUL)	Barcelona	210	Baggio, RobertoRoberto Baggio (ITA)	Juventus	136	Maldini, PaoloPaolo Maldini (ITA)	Milan	109
1995	Weah, GeorgeGeorge Weah (LBR)[note 9]	Milan	144	Klinsmann, JurgenJürgen Klinsmann (GER)	Bayern Munich	108	Litmanen, JariJari Litmanen (FIN)	Ajax	67
1996	Sammer, MatthiasMatthias Sammer (GER)	Borussia Dortmund	144	Ronaldo (BRA)[note 10]	Barcelona	143	Shearer, AlanAlan Shearer (ENG)	Newcastle United	107
1997	Ronaldo (BRA)[note 11]	Inter Milan	222	Mijatovic, PredragPredrag Mijatović (FRY)	Real Madrid	68	Zidane, ZinedineZinedine Zidane (FRA)	Juventus	63
1998	Zidane, ZinedineZinedine Zidane (FRA)	Juventus	244	Suker, DavorDavor Šuker (CRO)	Real Madrid	68	Ronaldo (BRA)	Inter Milan	66
1999	Rivaldo (BRA)	Barcelona	219	Beckham, DavidDavid Beckham (ENG)	Manchester United	154	Shevchenko, AndriyAndriy Shevchenko (UKR)	Milan	64
2000	Figo, LuisLuís Figo (POR)[note 12]	Real Madrid	197	Zidane, ZinedineZinedine Zidane (FRA)	Juventus	181	Shevchenko, AndriyAndriy Shevchenko (UKR)	Milan	85
2001	Owen, MichaelMichael Owen (ENG)	Liverpool	176	Raúl (ESP)	Real Madrid	140	Kahn, OliverOliver Kahn (GER)	Bayern Munich	114
2002	Ronaldo (BRA)[note 13]	Real Madrid	169	Roberto Carlos (BRA)	Real Madrid	145	Kahn, OliverOliver Kahn (GER)	Bayern Munich	110
2003	Nedved, PavelPavel Nedvěd (CZE)	Juventus	190	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry (FRA)	Arsenal	128	Maldini, PaoloPaolo Maldini (ITA)	Milan	123
2004	Shevchenko, AndriyAndriy Shevchenko (UKR)	Milan	175	Deco (POR)[note 14]	Barcelona	139	Ronaldinho (BRA)	Barcelona	133
2005	Ronaldinho (BRA)	Barcelona	225	Lampard, FrankFrank Lampard (ENG)	Chelsea	148	Gerrard, StevenSteven Gerrard (ENG)	Liverpool	142
2006	Cannavaro, FabioFabio Cannavaro (ITA)[note 15]	Real Madrid	173	Buffon, GianluigiGianluigi Buffon (ITA)	Juventus	124	Henry, ThierryThierry Henry (FRA)	Arsenal	121
2007	Kaká (BRA)	Milan	444	Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo (POR)	Manchester United	277	Messi, LionelLionel Messi (ARG)	Barcelona	255
2008	Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo (POR)	Manchester United	446	Messi, LionelLionel Messi (ARG)	Barcelona	281	Torres, FernandoFernando Torres (ESP)	Liverpool	179
2009	Messi, LionelLionel Messi (ARG)	Barcelona	473	Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo (POR)[note 16]	Real Madrid	233	Xavi (ESP)	Barcelona	170
Merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year award to create the FIFA Ballon d'Or

Wins by player

Johan Cruyff with the Ballon d'Or in 1971

Player	1st	2nd	3rd
Platini, MichelMichel Platini (FRA)	3 (1983, 1984, 1985)	—	2 (1977, 1980)
Cruyff, JohanJohan Cruyff (NED)	3 (1971, 1973, 1974)	—	1 (1975)
Basten, Marco vanMarco van Basten (NED)	3 (1988, 1989, 1992)	—	—
Beckenbauer, FranzFranz Beckenbauer (FRG)	2 (1972, 1976)	2 (1974, 1975)	1 (1966)
Ronaldo (BRA)	2 (1997, 2002)	1 (1996)	1 (1998)
Di Stefano, AlfredoAlfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)	2 (1957, 1959)	1 (1956)	—
Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan (ENG)	2 (1978, 1979)	1 (1977)	—
Rummenigge, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Rummenigge (FRG)	2 (1980, 1981)	1 (1979)	—
Suarez, LuisLuis Suárez (ESP)	1 (1960)	2 (1961, 1964)	1 (1965)
Eusébio (POR)	1 (1965)	2 (1962, 1966)	—
Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton (ENG)	1 (1966)	2 (1967, 1968)	—
Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo (POR)[note 17]	1 (2008)	2 (2007, 2009)	—
Kopa, RaymondRaymond Kopa (FRA)	1 (1958)	1 (1959)	2 (1956, 1957)
Muller, GerdGerd Müller (FRG)	1 (1970)	1 (1972)	2 (1969, 1973)
Zidane, ZinedineZinedine Zidane (FRA)	1 (1998)	1 (2000)	1 (1997)
Messi, LionelLionel Messi (ARG)[note 18]	1 (2009)	1 (2008)	1 (2007)
Best, GeorgeGeorge Best (NIR)	1 (1968)	1 (1971)	—
Rivera, GianniGianni Rivera (ITA)	1 (1969)	1 (1963)	—
Gullit, RuudRuud Gullit (NED)	1 (1987)	1 (1988)	—
Matthaus, LotharLothar Matthäus (GER)	1 (1990)	1 (1991)	—
Baggio, RobertoRoberto Baggio (ITA)	1 (1993)	1 (1994)	—
Stoichkov, HristoHristo Stoichkov (BUL)	1 (1994)	1 (1992)	—
Shevchenko, AndriyAndriy Shevchenko (UKR)	1 (2004)	—	2 (1999, 2000)
Simonsen, AllanAllan Simonsen (DEN)	1 (1977)	—	1 (1983)
Ronaldinho (BRA)	1 (2005)	—	1 (2004)

Wins by country

Country	Players	Total
Germany	5	7
Netherlands	3	7
France	4	6
Italy	5	5
Brazil	4	5
England	4	5
Portugal	3	3
Soviet Union	3	3
Spain	2	3
Czech Republic	2	2
Argentina	1	1
Bulgaria	1	1
Denmark	1	1
Hungary	1	1
Liberia	1	1
Northern 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
Inter Milan	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

Additional awards

A special Ballon d'Or, 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.^[20] 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.^[21]

Football Player of the Century

Player	Pts	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Pelé (BRA)	122	17	5	4	2	1
Diego Maradona (ARG)	65	3	6	5	5	1
Johan Cruyff (NED)	62	1	4	7	9	2
Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)	44	4	3	3	1	1
Michel Platini (FRA)	40	1	5	1	3	6

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.^[22] Maradona and Pelé received honorary Ballons d'Or for their services to football in 1996 and 2013, respectively.^[23][24]

Le nouveau palmarès (the new winners)

Year	Original	New
1958	Raymond Kopa (FRA)	Pelé (BRA)
1959	Alfredo Di Stéfano (ESP)	Pelé (BRA)
1960	Luis Suárez (ESP)	Pelé (BRA)
1961	Omar Sívori (ITA)	Pelé (BRA)
1962	Josef Masopust (TCH)	Garrincha (BRA)
1963	Lev Yashin (URS)	Pelé (BRA)
1964	Denis Law (SCO)	Pelé (BRA)
1970	Gerd Müller (FRG)	Pelé (BRA)
1978	Kevin Keegan (ENG)	Mario Kempes (ARG)
1986	Igor Belanov (URS)	Diego Maradona (ARG)
1990	Lothar Matthäus (GER)	Diego Maradona (ARG)
1994	Hristo Stoichkov (BUL)	Romário (BRA)

See also

• UEFA Best Player in Europe
• UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
• European Golden Shoe
• World Soccer Player of the Year
• FIFPro World Player of the Year
• Castrol Rankings

Notes

1. Born in Argentina, Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956 and went on to play for the Spanish national football team.^[9]
2. Born in Argentina, Sívori acquired Italian citizenship in 1961 and went on to play for the Italian national football team.^[10]
3. Cruyff was signed by Barcelona from Ajax midway through 1973.
4. Keegan was signed by Hamburg from Liverpool midway through 1977.
5. Lineker was signed by Barcelona from Everton midway through 1986.
6. Gullit was signed by Milan from PSV Eindhoven midway through 1987.^[11]
7. Futre was signed by Atlético Madrid from Porto midway through 1987.
8. Rijkaard was signed by Milan from Real Zaragoza midway through 1988.
9. Weah was signed by Milan from Paris Saint-Germain midway through 1995.^[12]
10. Ronaldo was signed by Barcelona from PSV Eindhoven midway through 1996.
11. Ronaldo was signed by Inter Milan from Barcelona midway through 1997.^[13]
12. Figo was signed by Real Madrid from Barcelona midway through 2000.^[14]
13. Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from Inter Milan midway through 2002.^[15]
14. Deco was signed by Barcelona from Porto midway through 2004.
15. Cannavaro was signed by Real Madrid from Juventus midway through 2006.^[16]
16. Cristiano Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from Manchester United midway through 2009.^[17]
17. Cristiano Ronaldo additionally won two FIFA Ballons d'Or (2013, 2014) and thrice finished in second place (2011, 2012, 2015).^[18][19]
18. Messi additionally won four FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010, 2011, 2012, 2015) and twice finished in second place (2013, 2014).^[18][19]

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External links

• "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
• "La liste complête des lauréats du Ballon d'or, de 1956 à nos jours". France Football. Retrieved 24 March 2015.