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The '''Ballon d'Or''' ({{IPA-fr|balɔ̃ dɔʁ}}; "Golden Ball"), is an annual [[association football]] award presented by ''[[France Football]]''. It has been awarded since 1956, although between 2010 and 2015, an agreement was made with the [[FIFA]] and the award was temporarily merged with the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]], and known as the [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]]. Conceived by sports writer [[Gabriel Hanot]], the Ballon d'Or award honours the male player deemed to have performed the best over the previous year, based on voting by football journalists. Originally, only European players were in contention for the Ballon d'Or: in 1995 the award was expanded to include all players at European clubs<ref name="Auto02-1"/><ref name="Nineties"/> and in 2007 to all players from around the world.<ref name="Auto02-2"/>
== History ==
[[Stanley Matthews]] of [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] was the inaugural winner of the Ballon d'Or.<ref name="one"/> Prior to 1995, the award was often known in English language media as the '''European Footballer of the Year''' award. [[A.C. Milan|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.<ref name="Nineties"/> [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] of [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]] became the first South American winner two years later.<ref name="Nineties"/> Three players have won the award three times each: [[Johan Cruyff]] of [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] and Barcelona, [[Michel Platini]] of [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] and [[Marco van Basten]] of Milan. With seven awards each, Dutch and German players won the most Ballons d'Or. Spanish club Barcelona had the most winners.<ref name="Auto02-3"/>
Between 2010 and 2015 inclusive the award was merged with a similar award, the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] award, to create the [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]], which was awarded to the world's best male player, before FIFA and ''France Football'' broke the merging agreement.<ref name="Auto02-5"/> After 2011, [[UEFA]] created the [[UEFA Best Player in Europe Award]] to maintain the format of the original Ballon d'Or.<ref name="Auto02-6"/>
== Winners ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Key
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#FFE6BD"|{{double-dagger}}
|Indicates player also won the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] (1991–2009) or [[The Best FIFA Men's Player]] (2016-) in the same year
|}
[[File:Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi - Portugal vs Argentina, 9th February 2011.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] (left) and [[Lionel Messi]], won four and five awards respectively.]]
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Rank
!Player
!Team
!{{Tooltip|Points|Points received by the player during the voting phase.}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" colspan=5 |Ballon d'Or (1956–2009)
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1956|1956]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stanley Matthews]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]'''
|align="center"|'''47'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|44
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="4"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1957|1957]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]{{refn|group=note|Born in Argentina, Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956 and went on to play for the [[Spanish national football team]].}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''72'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Wright (footballer born 1924)|Billy Wright]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|align="center"|19
|-
|rowspan="2" scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Duncan Edwards]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|rowspan="2" align="center"|16
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1958|1958]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Raymond Kopa]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''71'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helmut Rahn]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Rot-Weiss Essen]]
|align="center"|40
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Just Fontaine]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stade de Reims]]
|align="center"|23
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1959|1959]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''80'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|42
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|WAL|1953}} [[John Charles]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|24
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1960|1960]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''54'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferenc Puskás]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|37
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Uwe Seeler]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1961|1961]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Omar Sívori]]{{refn|group=note|Born in Argentina, Sívori acquired Italian citizenship in 1961 and went on to play for the [[Italian national football team]].}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''46'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|40
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Johnny Haynes]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|align="center"|22
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1962|1962]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|TCH}} '''[[Josef Masopust]]'''
|{{flagicon|TCH}} '''[[Dukla Prague]]'''
|align="center"|'''65'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Eusébio]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|align="center"|53
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Schnellinger]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[1. FC Köln|Köln]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1963|1963]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[Lev Yashin]]'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]'''
|align="center"|'''73'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Rivera]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|53
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Greaves]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1964|1964]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Denis Law]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''61'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|43
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Amancio Amaro|Amancio]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|38
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1965|1965]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Eusébio]]'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]'''
|align="center"|'''67'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giacinto Facchetti]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|59
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|45
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1966|1966]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Bobby Charlton]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''81'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Eusébio]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|align="center"|80
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|59
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1967|1967]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|HUN}} '''[[Flórián Albert]]'''
|{{flagicon|HUN}} '''[[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]'''
|align="center"|'''68'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|40
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Johnstone]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|align="center"|39
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1968|1968]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NIR}} '''[[George Best]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''61'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|53
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dragan Džajić]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|align="center"|46
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1969|1969]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Gianni Rivera]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''83'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Riva]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|align="center"|79
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|38
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1970|1970]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Gerd Müller]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''77'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Moore]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|align="center"|70
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Riva]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|align="center"|65
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1971|1971]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Johan Cruyff]]'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]'''
|align="center"|'''116'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sandro Mazzola]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|57
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[George Best]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|56
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1972|1972]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Franz Beckenbauer]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''81'''
|-
|rowspan="2" scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|rowspan="2" align="center"|79
|-
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Günter Netzer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1973|1973]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Johan Cruyff]]{{refn|group=note|Cruyff was signed by Barcelona from [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] midway through 1973.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''96'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Dino Zoff]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|47
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|44
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1974|1974]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Johan Cruyff]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''116'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|105
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Kazimierz Deyna]]
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Legia Warsaw]]
|align="center"|35
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1975|1975]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[Oleg Blokhin]]'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]'''
|align="center"|'''122'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|42
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Johan Cruyff]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|27
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1976|1976]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Franz Beckenbauer]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''91'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Rob Rensenbrink]]
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|align="center"|75
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivo Viktor]]
|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Dukla Prague]]
|align="center"|52
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1977|1977]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Allan Simonsen]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]'''
|align="center"|'''74'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Keegan]]{{refn|group=note|Keegan was signed by Hamburg from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] midway through 1977.}}
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|align="center"|71
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Platini]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Nancy|Nancy]]
|align="center"|70
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1978|1978]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Kevin Keegan]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]'''
|align="center"|'''87'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hans Krankl]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|81
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Rob Rensenbrink]]
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|align="center"|50
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1979|1979]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Kevin Keegan]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]'''
|align="center"|'''118'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|52
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Krol]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|align="center"|41
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1980|1980]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''122'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|34
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Platini]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1981|1981]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''106'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Paul Breitner]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|64
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|39
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1982|1982]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Paolo Rossi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''115'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Giresse]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|align="center"|64
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Zbigniew Boniek]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|39
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1983|1983]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Michel Platini]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''110'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Kenny Dalglish]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align="center"|26
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Allan Simonsen]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle]]
|align="center"|25
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1984|1984]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Michel Platini]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''110'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Tigana]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|align="center"|57
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Preben Elkjær]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]
|align="center"|48
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1985|1985]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Michel Platini]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''127'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Preben Elkjær]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]
|align="center"|71
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|46
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1986|1986]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[Igor Belanov]]'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]'''
|align="center"|'''84'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Lineker]]{{refn|group=note|Lineker was signed by Barcelona from [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] midway through 1986.}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|62
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Butragueño]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|59
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1987|1987]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Ruud Gullit]]{{refn|group=note|Gullit was signed by Milan from [[PSV Eindhoven]] midway through 1987.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''106'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Paulo Futre]]{{refn|group=note|Futre was signed by Atlético Madrid from [[FC Porto|Porto]] midway through 1987.}}
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]]
|align="center"|91
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Butragueño]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|61
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1988|1988]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Marco van Basten]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''129'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Gullit]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|88
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Frank Rijkaard]]{{refn|group=note|Rijkaard was signed by Milan from [[Real Zaragoza]] midway through 1988.}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|45
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1989|1989]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Marco van Basten]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''129'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Franco Baresi]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|80
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Frank Rijkaard]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|43
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1990|1990]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Lothar Matthäus]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]'''
|align="center"|'''137'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Salvatore Schillaci]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|84
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Andreas Brehme]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|68
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="4"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1991|1991]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Jean-Pierre Papin]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]'''
|align="center"|'''141'''
|-
|rowspan="3" scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dejan Savićević]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|rowspan="3" align="center"|42
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Darko Pančev]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Lothar Matthäus]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1992|1992]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Marco van Basten]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''98'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Stoichkov]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|80
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Dennis Bergkamp]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|align="center"|53
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1993|1993]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Roberto Baggio]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''142'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Dennis Bergkamp]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|83
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Eric Cantona]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|34
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1994|1994]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|BUL}} '''[[Hristo Stoichkov]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''210'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Baggio]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|136
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Maldini]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|109
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1995|1995]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|LBR}} '''[[George Weah]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{refn|group=note|Weah was signed by Milan from [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] midway through 1995.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''144'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|108
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jari Litmanen]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|align="center"|67
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1996|1996]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Matthias Sammer]]'''
|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Borussia Dortmund]]'''
|align="center"|'''144'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]{{refn|group=note|Ronaldo was signed by Barcelona from [[PSV Eindhoven]] midway through 1996.}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|143
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Shearer]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|align="center"|107
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1997|1997]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{refn|group=note|Ronaldo was signed by Internazionale from [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] midway through 1997.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]'''
|align="center"|'''222'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRY}} [[Predrag Mijatović]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|68
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|63
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1998|1998]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Zinedine Zidane]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''244'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Davor Šuker]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|68
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|66
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1999|1999]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Rivaldo]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''219'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Beckham]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|154
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|64
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2000|2000]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Luís Figo]]{{refn|group=note|Figo was signed by Real Madrid from [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] midway through 2000.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''197'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|181
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|85
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2001|2001]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Michael Owen]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'''
|align="center"|'''176'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Raúl (footballer)|Raúl]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|140
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Kahn]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|114
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2002|2002]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{refn|group=note|Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from Internazionale midway through 2002.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''169'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Carlos]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|145
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Kahn]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|110
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2003|2003]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Pavel Nedvěd]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''190'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Henry]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|align="center"|128
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Maldini]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|123
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2004|2004]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|UKR}} '''[[Andriy Shevchenko]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''175'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Deco]]{{refn|group=note|Deco was signed by Barcelona from [[FC Porto|Porto]] midway through 2004.}}
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]]
|align="center"|139
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldinho]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|133
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2005|2005]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Ronaldinho]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''225'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lampard]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|align="center"|148
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steven Gerrard]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align="center"|142
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2006|2006]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Fabio Cannavaro]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{refn|group=note|Cannavaro was signed by Real Madrid from [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] midway through 2006.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''173'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluigi Buffon]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|124
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Henry]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|align="center"|121
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2007|2007]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Kaká]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''444'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|277
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|255
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2008|2008]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''446'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|281
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Torres]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align="center"|179
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2009|2009]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''473'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]{{refn|group=note|Cristiano Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] midway through 2009.}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|233
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|170
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" colspan=5 |[[FIFA Ballon d'Or]] (2010–2015)
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2010]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''22.65%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Andrés Iniesta]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|17.36%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|16.48%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2011]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''47.88%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|21.60%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|9.23%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2012]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''41.60%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|23.68%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Andrés Iniesta]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|10.91%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2013]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''27.99%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|24.72%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Ribéry]]
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|23.36%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2014]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''37.66%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|15.76%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Manuel Neuer]]
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|15.72%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2015]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''41.33%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|27.76%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Neymar]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|7.86%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" colspan=5 |Ballon d'Or (2016–present)
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2016|2016]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''745'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|316
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Antoine Griezmann]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]]
|align="center"|198
|}
=== Wins by player ===
[[File:Johan Cruijff bij de uitreiking van de Ballon d'Or in 1971.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|[[Johan Cruyff]] with the Ballon d'Or in 1971]]
One-time winners are only included if they have also finished 2nd or 3rd in another year. <!--So players like Kaká shall not be included here.-->
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col style="background-color: gold" | 1st
! scope="col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
! scope="col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]{{refn|group=note|Messi won four [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]] ([[2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2010]], [[2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2011]], [[2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2012]], [[2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2015]]) and twice finished in second place ([[2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2013]], [[2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2014]]).<ref name="FF.com"/><ref name="RSSSF.com"/>}}
| style="text-align: center" | 5 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015)
| style="text-align: center" | 4 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2007)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]{{refn|group=note|Cristiano Ronaldo won two [[FIFA Ballon d'Or|FIFA Ballons d'Or]] ([[2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2013]], [[2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2014]]) and thrice finished in second place ([[2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2011]], [[2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2012]], [[2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2015]]).<ref name="FF.com">{{cite web |title=La liste complête des lauréats du Ballon d'or, de 1956 à nos jours |journal=France Football |url=http://www.francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or/palmares/ |accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="RSSSF.com">{{cite web |title=FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=12 February 2015 |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html#player |accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref>}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016)
| style="text-align: center" | 5 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Platini]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3 (1983, 1984, 1985)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1977, 1980)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Johan Cruyff]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3 (1971, 1973, 1974)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1975)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Marco van Basten]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3 (1988, 1989, 1992)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1972, 1976)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1974, 1975)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1966)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1997, 2002)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1996)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1998)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1957, 1959)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1956)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Keegan]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1978, 1979)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1977)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1980, 1981)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1979)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1960)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1961, 1964)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1965)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Eusébio]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1965)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1962, 1966)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1966)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1967, 1968)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1958)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1959)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1956, 1957)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1970)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1972)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1969, 1973)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1998)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2000)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1997)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Rivera]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1969)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1963)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Gullit]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1987)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1988)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Lothar Matthäus]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1990)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1991)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Baggio]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1993)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1994)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Stoichkov]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1994)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1992)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2004)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1999, 2000)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[George Best]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1968)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1971)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Allan Simonsen]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1977)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1983)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldinho]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2005)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2004)
|}
=== Wins by country ===
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Players
! scope="col" | Total
|-
! scope="row"| {{GER}}
| style="text-align: center" | 5
| style="text-align: center" | 7
|-
! scope="row"| {{NED}}
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 7
|-
! scope="row"| {{FRA}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 6
|-
! scope="row"| {{POR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 6
|-
! scope="row"| {{ITA}}
| style="text-align: center" | 5
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{BRA}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{ENG}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{ARG}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{URS}}
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 3
|-
! scope="row"| {{ESP}}
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 3
|-
! scope="row"| {{CZE}}
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{BUL}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{DEN}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{HUN}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{LBR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{NIR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{SCO}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{UKR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|}
=== Wins by club ===
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Club
! scope="col" | Players
! scope="col" | Total
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 11
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 9
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 8
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 8
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 4
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Dortmund]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Dukla Prague]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=On this day, Di Stéfano won the Super Ballon d'Or |publisher=RealMadrid.com |date=24 December 2015 |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2015/12/on-this-day-di-stefano-won-the-super-ballon-dor |accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Karel |last=Stokkermans |title=France Football's Football Player of the Century |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=23 December 2015 |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html#ff-poc |accessdate=13 January 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130073556/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html |archivedate=30 January 2010 }}</ref>
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|+Football Player of the Century
|-
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points received by the player during the voting phase.}}
! scope="col" | 1st
! scope="col" | 2nd
! scope="col" | 3rd
! scope="col" | 4th
! scope="col" | 5th
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
| 122 || 17 || 5 || 4 || 2 || 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[Diego Maradona]]|ARG}}
| 65 || 3 || 6 || 5 || 5 || 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[Johan Cruyff]]|NED}}
| 62 || 1 || 4 || 7 || 9 || 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]|ESP|1945}}
| 44 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[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.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Thierry |last=Marchand |title=On a refait le palmarès |journal=France Football |date=December 2015 |url=http://www.francefootball.fr/hors-serie/ |accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref> Maradona and Pelé received honorary Ballons d'Or for their services to football in [[Ballon d'Or 1996|1996]] and [[2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2013]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maradona receives honorary award |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 December 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7750904.stm |accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pele receives FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur |website=FIFA.com |date=13 January 2014 |url=http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2259756/index.html |accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref>
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|+Le nouveau palmarès (the new winners)
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Original
! scope="col" | Alternative
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1958|1958]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Raymond Kopa]]|FRA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1959|1959]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]|ESP|1945}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1960|1960]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]|ESP|1945}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1961|1961]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Omar Sívori]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1962|1962]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Josef Masopust]]|TCH}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Garrincha]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1963|1963]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Lev Yashin]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1964|1964]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Denis Law]]|SCO}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1970|1970]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Gerd Müller]]|FRG}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |1978
| {{flagathlete|[[Kevin Keegan]]|ENG}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mario Kempes]]|ARG}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1986|1986]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Igor Belanov]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Diego Maradona]]|ARG}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1990|1990]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Lothar Matthäus]]|GER}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Diego Maradona]]|ARG}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1994|1994]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Hristo Stoichkov]]|BUL}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Romário]]|BRA}}
|}
==See also==
*[[FIFA World Player of the Year]]
*[[FIFA Ballon d'Or]]
*[[The Best FIFA Football Awards]]
*[[FIFPro World XI]]
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== Notes ==
{{Reflist|30em|group=note}}
== References ==
{{reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="one">{{cite news |title=Ronaldo joins legendary list |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7743176.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-1">{{cite news |title=Matthews wins first Golden Ball |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750881.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Nineties">{{cite news |title=The 1990s Ballon d'Or winners |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750898.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-2">{{cite news |title=Kaka wins 2007 award |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750910.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-3">{{cite web |title=Rankings by Wins |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html#wins |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=9 October 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-5">{{cite web |title=The FIFA Ballon d'Or is born |url=http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999902010/news/newsid=1268497/index.html |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=5 July 2010 |accessdate=4 December 2012 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-6">{{cite web |title=How the award came about |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/uefa-best-player-award/season=2011/about/index.html |work=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=9 August 2011 |accessdate=6 November 2011 }}</ref>
}}
== External links ==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=9 October 2008 |accessdate=5 December 2008}}
* {{cite journal|url=http://www.francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or/palmares/ |title=La liste complête des lauréats du Ballon d'or, de 1956 à nos jours |journal=France Football |accessdate=24 March 2015}}
{{Ballon d'Or recipients}}
{{featured list}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2011}}
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The '''Ballon d'Or''' ({{IPA-fr|balɔ̃ dɔʁ}}; "Golden Ball"), is an annual [[association football]] award presented by ''[[France Football]]''. It has been awarded since 1956, although between 2010 and 2015, an agreement was made with the [[FIFA]] and the award was temporarily merged with the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]], and known as the [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]]. Conceived by sports writer [[Gabriel Hanot]], the Ballon d'Or award honours the male player deemed to have performed the best over the previous year, based on voting by football journalists. Originally, only European players were in contention for the Ballon d'Or: in 1995 the award was expanded to include all players at European clubs<ref name="Auto02-1"/><ref name="Nineties"/> and in 2007 to all players from around the world.<ref name="Auto02-2"/>
== History ==
[[Stanley Matthews]] of [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] was the inaugural winner of the Ballon d'Or.<ref name="one"/> Prior to 1995, the award was often known in English language media as the '''European Footballer of the Year''' award. [[A.C. Milan|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.<ref name="Nineties"/> [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] of [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]] became the first South American winner two years later.<ref name="Nineties"/> Three players have won the award three times each: [[Johan Cruyff]] of [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] and Barcelona, [[Michel Platini]] of [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] and [[Marco van Basten]] of Milan. With seven awards each, Dutch and German players won the most Ballons d'Or. Spanish club Barcelona had the most winners.<ref name="Auto02-3"/>
Between 2010 and 2015 inclusive the award was merged with a similar award, the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] award, to create the [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]], which was awarded to the world's best male player, before FIFA and ''France Football'' broke the merging agreement.<ref name="Auto02-5"/> After 2011, [[UEFA]] created the [[UEFA Best Player in Europe Award]] to maintain the format of the original Ballon d'Or.<ref name="Auto02-6"/>
== Winners ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Key
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#FFE6BD"|{{double-dagger}}
|Indicates player also won the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] (1991–2009) or [[The Best FIFA Men's Player]] (2016-) in the same year
|}
[[File:Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi - Portugal vs Argentina, 9th February 2011.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] (left) and [[Lionel Messi]], won four and five awards respectively.]]
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Rank
!Player
!Team
!{{Tooltip|Points|Points received by the player during the voting phase.}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" colspan=5 |Ballon d'Or (1956–2009)
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1956|1956]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stanley Matthews]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]'''
|align="center"|'''47'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|44
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="4"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1957|1957]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]{{refn|group=note|Born in Argentina, Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956 and went on to play for the [[Spanish national football team]].}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''72'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Wright (footballer born 1924)|Billy Wright]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|align="center"|19
|-
|rowspan="2" scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Duncan Edwards]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|rowspan="2" align="center"|16
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1958|1958]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Raymond Kopa]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''71'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helmut Rahn]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Rot-Weiss Essen]]
|align="center"|40
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Just Fontaine]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stade de Reims]]
|align="center"|23
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1959|1959]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''80'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|42
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|WAL|1953}} [[John Charles]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|24
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1960|1960]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''54'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferenc Puskás]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|37
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Uwe Seeler]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1961|1961]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Omar Sívori]]{{refn|group=note|Born in Argentina, Sívori acquired Italian citizenship in 1961 and went on to play for the [[Italian national football team]].}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''46'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|40
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Johnny Haynes]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|align="center"|22
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1962|1962]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|TCH}} '''[[Josef Masopust]]'''
|{{flagicon|TCH}} '''[[Dukla Prague]]'''
|align="center"|'''65'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Eusébio]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|align="center"|53
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Schnellinger]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[1. FC Köln|Köln]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1963|1963]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[Lev Yashin]]'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]'''
|align="center"|'''73'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Rivera]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|53
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Greaves]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1964|1964]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Denis Law]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''61'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|43
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Amancio Amaro|Amancio]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|38
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1965|1965]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Eusébio]]'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]'''
|align="center"|'''67'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giacinto Facchetti]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|59
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|45
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1966|1966]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Bobby Charlton]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''81'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Eusébio]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|align="center"|80
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|59
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1967|1967]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|HUN}} '''[[Flórián Albert]]'''
|{{flagicon|HUN}} '''[[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]'''
|align="center"|'''68'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|40
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Johnstone]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|align="center"|39
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1968|1968]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NIR}} '''[[George Best]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''61'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|53
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dragan Džajić]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|align="center"|46
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1969|1969]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Gianni Rivera]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''83'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Riva]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|align="center"|79
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|38
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1970|1970]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Gerd Müller]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''77'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Moore]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|align="center"|70
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Riva]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|align="center"|65
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1971|1971]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Johan Cruyff]]'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]'''
|align="center"|'''116'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sandro Mazzola]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|57
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[George Best]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|56
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1972|1972]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Franz Beckenbauer]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''81'''
|-
|rowspan="2" scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|rowspan="2" align="center"|79
|-
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Günter Netzer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1973|1973]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Johan Cruyff]]{{refn|group=note|Cruyff was signed by Barcelona from [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] midway through 1973.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''96'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Dino Zoff]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|47
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|44
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1974|1974]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Johan Cruyff]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''116'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|105
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Kazimierz Deyna]]
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Legia Warsaw]]
|align="center"|35
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1975|1975]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[Oleg Blokhin]]'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]'''
|align="center"|'''122'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|42
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Johan Cruyff]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|27
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1976|1976]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Franz Beckenbauer]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''91'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Rob Rensenbrink]]
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|align="center"|75
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivo Viktor]]
|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Dukla Prague]]
|align="center"|52
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1977|1977]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Allan Simonsen]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]'''
|align="center"|'''74'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Keegan]]{{refn|group=note|Keegan was signed by Hamburg from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] midway through 1977.}}
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|align="center"|71
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Platini]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Nancy|Nancy]]
|align="center"|70
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1978|1978]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Kevin Keegan]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]'''
|align="center"|'''87'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hans Krankl]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|81
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Rob Rensenbrink]]
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|align="center"|50
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1979|1979]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Kevin Keegan]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]'''
|align="center"|'''118'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|52
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Krol]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|align="center"|41
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1980|1980]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''122'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|34
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Platini]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1981|1981]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''106'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Paul Breitner]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|64
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|39
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1982|1982]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Paolo Rossi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''115'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Giresse]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|align="center"|64
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Zbigniew Boniek]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|39
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1983|1983]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Michel Platini]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''110'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Kenny Dalglish]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align="center"|26
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Allan Simonsen]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle]]
|align="center"|25
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1984|1984]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Michel Platini]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''110'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Tigana]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|align="center"|57
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Preben Elkjær]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]
|align="center"|48
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1985|1985]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Michel Platini]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''127'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Preben Elkjær]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]
|align="center"|71
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|46
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1986|1986]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[Igor Belanov]]'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]'''
|align="center"|'''84'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Lineker]]{{refn|group=note|Lineker was signed by Barcelona from [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] midway through 1986.}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|62
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Butragueño]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|59
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1987|1987]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Ruud Gullit]]{{refn|group=note|Gullit was signed by Milan from [[PSV Eindhoven]] midway through 1987.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''106'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Paulo Futre]]{{refn|group=note|Futre was signed by Atlético Madrid from [[FC Porto|Porto]] midway through 1987.}}
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]]
|align="center"|91
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Butragueño]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|61
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1988|1988]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Marco van Basten]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''129'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Gullit]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|88
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Frank Rijkaard]]{{refn|group=note|Rijkaard was signed by Milan from [[Real Zaragoza]] midway through 1988.}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|45
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1989|1989]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Marco van Basten]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''129'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Franco Baresi]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|80
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Frank Rijkaard]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|43
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1990|1990]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Lothar Matthäus]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]'''
|align="center"|'''137'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Salvatore Schillaci]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|84
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Andreas Brehme]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|68
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="4"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1991|1991]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Jean-Pierre Papin]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]'''
|align="center"|'''141'''
|-
|rowspan="3" scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dejan Savićević]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|rowspan="3" align="center"|42
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Darko Pančev]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Lothar Matthäus]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1992|1992]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Marco van Basten]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''98'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Stoichkov]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|80
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Dennis Bergkamp]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|align="center"|53
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1993|1993]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Roberto Baggio]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''142'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Dennis Bergkamp]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|83
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Eric Cantona]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|34
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1994|1994]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|BUL}} '''[[Hristo Stoichkov]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''210'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Baggio]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|136
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Maldini]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|109
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1995|1995]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|LBR}} '''[[George Weah]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{refn|group=note|Weah was signed by Milan from [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] midway through 1995.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''144'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|108
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jari Litmanen]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|align="center"|67
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1996|1996]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Matthias Sammer]]'''
|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Borussia Dortmund]]'''
|align="center"|'''144'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]{{refn|group=note|Ronaldo was signed by Barcelona from [[PSV Eindhoven]] midway through 1996.}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|143
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Shearer]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|align="center"|107
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1997|1997]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{refn|group=note|Ronaldo was signed by Internazionale from [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] midway through 1997.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]'''
|align="center"|'''222'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRY}} [[Predrag Mijatović]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|68
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|63
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1998|1998]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Zinedine Zidane]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''244'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Davor Šuker]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|68
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|66
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1999|1999]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Rivaldo]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''219'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Beckham]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|154
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|64
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2000|2000]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Luís Figo]]{{refn|group=note|Figo was signed by Real Madrid from [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] midway through 2000.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''197'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|181
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|85
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2001|2001]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Michael Owen]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'''
|align="center"|'''176'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Raúl (footballer)|Raúl]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|140
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Kahn]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|114
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2002|2002]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{refn|group=note|Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from Internazionale midway through 2002.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''169'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Carlos]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|145
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Kahn]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|110
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2003|2003]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Pavel Nedvěd]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''190'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Henry]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|align="center"|128
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Maldini]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|123
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2004|2004]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|UKR}} '''[[Andriy Shevchenko]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''175'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Deco]]{{refn|group=note|Deco was signed by Barcelona from [[FC Porto|Porto]] midway through 2004.}}
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]]
|align="center"|139
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldinho]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|133
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2005|2005]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Ronaldinho]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''225'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lampard]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|align="center"|148
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steven Gerrard]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align="center"|142
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2006|2006]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Fabio Cannavaro]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{refn|group=note|Cannavaro was signed by Real Madrid from [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] midway through 2006.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''173'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluigi Buffon]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|124
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Henry]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|align="center"|121
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2007|2007]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Kaká]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''444'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|277
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|255
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2008|2008]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''446'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|281
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Torres]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align="center"|179
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2009|2009]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''473'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]{{refn|group=note|Cristiano Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] midway through 2009.}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|233
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|170
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" colspan=5 |[[FIFA Ballon d'Or]] (2010–2015)
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2010]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''22.65%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Andrés Iniesta]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|17.36%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|16.48%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2011]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''47.88%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|21.60%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|9.23%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2012]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''41.60%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|23.68%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Andrés Iniesta]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|10.91%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2013]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''27.99%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|24.72%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Ribéry]]
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|23.36%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2014]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''37.66%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|15.76%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Manuel Neuer]]
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|15.72%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2015]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''41.33%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|27.76%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Neymar]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|7.86%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" colspan=5 |Ballon d'Or (2016–present)
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2016|2016]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''745'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|316
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Antoine Griezmann]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]]
|align="center"|198
|}
=== Wins by player ===
[[File:Johan Cruijff bij de uitreiking van de Ballon d'Or in 1971.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|[[Johan Cruyff]] with the Ballon d'Or in 1971]]
One-time winners are only included if they have also finished 2nd or 3rd in another year. <!--So players like Kaká shall not be included here.-->
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col style="background-color: gold" | 1st
! scope="col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
! scope="col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]{{refn|group=note|Messi won four [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]] ([[2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2010]], [[2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2011]], [[2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2012]], [[2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2015]]) and twice finished in second place ([[2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2013]], [[2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2014]]).<ref name="FF.com"/><ref name="RSSSF.com"/>}}
| style="text-align: center" | 5 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015)
| style="text-align: center" | 4 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2007)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]{{refn|group=note|Cristiano Ronaldo won two [[FIFA Ballon d'Or|FIFA Ballons d'Or]] ([[2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2013]], [[2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2014]]) and thrice finished in second place ([[2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2011]], [[2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2012]], [[2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2015]]).<ref name="FF.com">{{cite web |title=La liste complête des lauréats du Ballon d'or, de 1956 à nos jours |journal=France Football |url=http://www.francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or/palmares/ |accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="RSSSF.com">{{cite web |title=FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=12 February 2015 |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html#player |accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref>}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016)
| style="text-align: center" | 5 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Platini]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3 (1983, 1984, 1985)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1977, 1980)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Johan Cruyff]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3 (1971, 1973, 1974)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1975)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Marco van Basten]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3 (1988, 1989, 1992)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1972, 1976)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1974, 1975)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1966)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1997, 2002)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1996)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1998)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1957, 1959)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1956)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Keegan]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1978, 1979)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1977)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1980, 1981)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1979)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1960)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1961, 1964)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1965)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Eusébio]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1965)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1962, 1966)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1966)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1967, 1968)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1958)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1959)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1956, 1957)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1970)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1972)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1969, 1973)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1998)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2000)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1997)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Rivera]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1969)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1963)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Gullit]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1987)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1988)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Lothar Matthäus]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1990)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1991)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Baggio]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1993)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1994)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Stoichkov]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1994)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1992)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2004)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1999, 2000)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[George Best]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1968)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1971)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Allan Simonsen]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1977)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1983)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldinho]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2005)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2004)
|}
=== Wins by country ===
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Players
! scope="col" | Total
|-
! scope="row"| {{GER}}
| style="text-align: center" | 5
| style="text-align: center" | 7
|-
! scope="row"| {{NED}}
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 7
|-
! scope="row"| {{FRA}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 6
|-
! scope="row"| {{POR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 6
|-
! scope="row"| {{ITA}}
| style="text-align: center" | 5
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{BRA}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{ENG}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{ARG}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{URS}}
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 3
|-
! scope="row"| {{ESP}}
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 3
|-
! scope="row"| {{CZE}}
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{BUL}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{DEN}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{HUN}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{LBR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{NIR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{SCO}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{UKR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|}
=== Wins by club ===
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Club
! scope="col" | Players
! scope="col" | Total
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 11
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 9
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 8
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 8
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 4
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Dortmund]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Dukla Prague]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
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== 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=On this day, Di Stéfano won the Super Ballon d'Or |publisher=RealMadrid.com |date=24 December 2015 |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2015/12/on-this-day-di-stefano-won-the-super-ballon-dor |accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Karel |last=Stokkermans |title=France Football's Football Player of the Century |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=23 December 2015 |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html#ff-poc |accessdate=13 January 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130073556/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html |archivedate=30 January 2010 }}</ref>
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|+Football Player of the Century
|-
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points received by the player during the voting phase.}}
! scope="col" | 1st
! scope="col" | 2nd
! scope="col" | 3rd
! scope="col" | 4th
! scope="col" | 5th
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
| 122 || 17 || 5 || 4 || 2 || 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[Diego Maradona]]|ARG}}
| 65 || 3 || 6 || 5 || 5 || 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[Johan Cruyff]]|NED}}
| 62 || 1 || 4 || 7 || 9 || 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]|ESP|1945}}
| 44 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[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.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Thierry |last=Marchand |title=On a refait le palmarès |journal=France Football |date=December 2015 |url=http://www.francefootball.fr/hors-serie/ |accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref> Maradona and Pelé received honorary Ballons d'Or for their services to football in [[Ballon d'Or 1996|1996]] and [[2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2013]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maradona receives honorary award |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 December 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7750904.stm |accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pele receives FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur |website=FIFA.com |date=13 January 2014 |url=http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2259756/index.html |accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref>
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|+Le nouveau palmarès (the new winners)
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Original
! scope="col" | Alternative
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1958|1958]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Raymond Kopa]]|FRA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1959|1959]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]|ESP|1945}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1960|1960]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]|ESP|1945}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1961|1961]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Omar Sívori]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1962|1962]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Josef Masopust]]|TCH}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Garrincha]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1963|1963]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Lev Yashin]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1964|1964]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Denis Law]]|SCO}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1970|1970]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Gerd Müller]]|FRG}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |1978
| {{flagathlete|[[Kevin Keegan]]|ENG}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mario Kempes]]|ARG}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1986|1986]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Igor Belanov]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Diego Maradona]]|ARG}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1990|1990]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Lothar Matthäus]]|GER}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Diego Maradona]]|ARG}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1994|1994]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Hristo Stoichkov]]|BUL}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Romário]]|BRA}}
|}
==See also==
*[[FIFA World Player of the Year]]
*[[FIFA Ballon d'Or]]
*[[The Best FIFA Football Awards]]
*[[FIFPro World XI]]
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== Notes ==
{{Reflist|30em|group=note}}
== References ==
{{reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="one">{{cite news |title=Ronaldo joins legendary list |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7743176.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-1">{{cite news |title=Matthews wins first Golden Ball |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750881.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Nineties">{{cite news |title=The 1990s Ballon d'Or winners |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750898.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-2">{{cite news |title=Kaka wins 2007 award |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750910.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-3">{{cite web |title=Rankings by Wins |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html#wins |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=9 October 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-5">{{cite web |title=The FIFA Ballon d'Or is born |url=http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999902010/news/newsid=1268497/index.html |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=5 July 2010 |accessdate=4 December 2012 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-6">{{cite web |title=How the award came about |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/uefa-best-player-award/season=2011/about/index.html |work=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=9 August 2011 |accessdate=6 November 2011 }}</ref>
}}
== External links ==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=9 October 2008 |accessdate=5 December 2008}}
* {{cite journal|url=http://www.francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or/palmares/ |title=La liste complête des lauréats du Ballon d'or, de 1956 à nos jours |journal=France Football |accessdate=24 March 2015}}
{{Ballon d'Or recipients}}
{{featured list}}
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The '''Ballon d'Or''' ({{IPA-fr|balɔ̃ dɔʁ}}; "Golden Ball"), is an annual [[association football]] award presented by ''[[France Football]]''. It has been awarded since 1956, although between 2010 and 2015, an agreement was made with the [[FIFA]] and the award was temporarily merged with the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]], and known as the [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]]. Conceived by sports writer [[Gabriel Hanot]], the Ballon d'Or award honours the male player deemed to have performed the best over the previous year, based on voting by football journalists. Originally, only European players were in contention for the Ballon d'Or: in 1995 the award was expanded to include all players at European clubs<ref name="Auto02-1"/><ref name="Nineties"/> and in 2007 to all players from around the world.<ref name="Auto02-2"/>
== History ==
[[Stanley Matthews]] of [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] was the inaugural winner of the Ballon d'Or.<ref name="one"/> Prior to 1995, the award was often known in English language media as the '''European Footballer of the Year''' award. [[A.C. Milan|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.<ref name="Nineties"/> [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] of [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]] became the first South American winner two years later.<ref name="Nineties"/> Three players have won the award three times each: [[Johan Cruyff]] of [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] and Barcelona, [[Michel Platini]] of [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] and [[Marco van Basten]] of Milan. With seven awards each, Dutch and German players won the most Ballons d'Or. Spanish club Barcelona had the most winners.<ref name="Auto02-3"/>
Between 2010 and 2015 inclusive the award was merged with a similar award, the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] award, to create the [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]], which was awarded to the world's best male player, before FIFA and ''France Football'' broke the merging agreement.<ref name="Auto02-5"/> After 2011, [[UEFA]] created the [[UEFA Best Player in Europe Award]] to maintain the format of the original Ballon d'Or.<ref name="Auto02-6"/>
== Winners ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Key
!scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#FFE6BD"|{{double-dagger}}
|Indicates player also won the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] (1991–2009) or [[The Best FIFA Men's Player]] (2016-) in the same year
|}
[[File:Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi - Portugal vs Argentina, 9th February 2011.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] (left) and [[Lionel Messi]], won four and five awards respectively.]]
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Rank
!Player
!Team
!{{Tooltip|Points|Points received by the player during the voting phase.}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" colspan=5 |Ballon d'Or (1956–2009)
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1956|1956]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stanley Matthews]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]'''
|align="center"|'''47'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|44
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="4"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1957|1957]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]{{refn|group=note|Born in Argentina, Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956 and went on to play for the [[Spanish national football team]].}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''72'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Wright (footballer born 1924)|Billy Wright]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|align="center"|19
|-
|rowspan="2" scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Duncan Edwards]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|rowspan="2" align="center"|16
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1958|1958]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Raymond Kopa]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''71'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helmut Rahn]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Rot-Weiss Essen]]
|align="center"|40
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Just Fontaine]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stade de Reims]]
|align="center"|23
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1959|1959]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''80'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|42
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|WAL|1953}} [[John Charles]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|24
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1960|1960]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''54'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferenc Puskás]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|37
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Uwe Seeler]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1961|1961]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Omar Sívori]]{{refn|group=note|Born in Argentina, Sívori acquired Italian citizenship in 1961 and went on to play for the [[Italian national football team]].}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''46'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|40
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Johnny Haynes]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|align="center"|22
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1962|1962]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|TCH}} '''[[Josef Masopust]]'''
|{{flagicon|TCH}} '''[[Dukla Prague]]'''
|align="center"|'''65'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Eusébio]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|align="center"|53
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Schnellinger]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[1. FC Köln|Köln]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1963|1963]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[Lev Yashin]]'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]'''
|align="center"|'''73'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Rivera]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|53
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Greaves]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1964|1964]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Denis Law]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''61'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|43
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Amancio Amaro|Amancio]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|38
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1965|1965]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Eusébio]]'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]'''
|align="center"|'''67'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giacinto Facchetti]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|59
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|45
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1966|1966]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Bobby Charlton]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''81'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Eusébio]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|align="center"|80
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|59
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1967|1967]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|HUN}} '''[[Flórián Albert]]'''
|{{flagicon|HUN}} '''[[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]'''
|align="center"|'''68'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|40
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Johnstone]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|align="center"|39
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1968|1968]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NIR}} '''[[George Best]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''61'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|53
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dragan Džajić]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|align="center"|46
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1969|1969]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Gianni Rivera]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''83'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Riva]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|align="center"|79
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|38
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1970|1970]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Gerd Müller]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''77'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Moore]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|align="center"|70
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Riva]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|align="center"|65
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1971|1971]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Johan Cruyff]]'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]'''
|align="center"|'''116'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sandro Mazzola]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|57
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[George Best]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|56
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1972|1972]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Franz Beckenbauer]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''81'''
|-
|rowspan="2" scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|rowspan="2" align="center"|79
|-
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Günter Netzer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1973|1973]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Johan Cruyff]]{{refn|group=note|Cruyff was signed by Barcelona from [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] midway through 1973.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''96'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Dino Zoff]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|47
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|44
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1974|1974]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Johan Cruyff]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''116'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|105
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Kazimierz Deyna]]
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Legia Warsaw]]
|align="center"|35
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1975|1975]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[Oleg Blokhin]]'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]'''
|align="center"|'''122'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|42
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Johan Cruyff]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|27
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1976|1976]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Franz Beckenbauer]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''91'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Rob Rensenbrink]]
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|align="center"|75
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivo Viktor]]
|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Dukla Prague]]
|align="center"|52
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1977|1977]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Allan Simonsen]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]'''
|align="center"|'''74'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Keegan]]{{refn|group=note|Keegan was signed by Hamburg from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] midway through 1977.}}
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|align="center"|71
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Platini]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Nancy|Nancy]]
|align="center"|70
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1978|1978]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Kevin Keegan]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]'''
|align="center"|'''87'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hans Krankl]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|81
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Rob Rensenbrink]]
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|align="center"|50
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1979|1979]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Kevin Keegan]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]'''
|align="center"|'''118'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|52
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Krol]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|align="center"|41
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1980|1980]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''122'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|34
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Platini]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1981|1981]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''106'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Paul Breitner]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|64
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|39
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1982|1982]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Paolo Rossi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''115'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Giresse]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|align="center"|64
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Zbigniew Boniek]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|39
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1983|1983]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Michel Platini]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''110'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Kenny Dalglish]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align="center"|26
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Allan Simonsen]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle]]
|align="center"|25
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1984|1984]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Michel Platini]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''110'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Tigana]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|align="center"|57
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Preben Elkjær]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]
|align="center"|48
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1985|1985]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Michel Platini]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''127'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Preben Elkjær]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]
|align="center"|71
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|46
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1986|1986]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[Igor Belanov]]'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]'''
|align="center"|'''84'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Lineker]]{{refn|group=note|Lineker was signed by Barcelona from [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] midway through 1986.}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|62
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Butragueño]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|59
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1987|1987]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Ruud Gullit]]{{refn|group=note|Gullit was signed by Milan from [[PSV Eindhoven]] midway through 1987.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''106'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Paulo Futre]]{{refn|group=note|Futre was signed by Atlético Madrid from [[FC Porto|Porto]] midway through 1987.}}
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]]
|align="center"|91
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Butragueño]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|61
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1988|1988]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Marco van Basten]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''129'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Gullit]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|88
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Frank Rijkaard]]{{refn|group=note|Rijkaard was signed by Milan from [[Real Zaragoza]] midway through 1988.}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|45
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1989|1989]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Marco van Basten]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''129'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Franco Baresi]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|80
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Frank Rijkaard]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|43
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1990|1990]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Lothar Matthäus]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]'''
|align="center"|'''137'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Salvatore Schillaci]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|84
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Andreas Brehme]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|68
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="4"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1991|1991]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Jean-Pierre Papin]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]'''
|align="center"|'''141'''
|-
|rowspan="3" scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dejan Savićević]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|rowspan="3" align="center"|42
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Darko Pančev]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Lothar Matthäus]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1992|1992]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Marco van Basten]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''98'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Stoichkov]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|80
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Dennis Bergkamp]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|align="center"|53
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1993|1993]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Roberto Baggio]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''142'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Dennis Bergkamp]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|83
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Eric Cantona]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|34
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1994|1994]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|BUL}} '''[[Hristo Stoichkov]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''210'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Baggio]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|136
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Maldini]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|109
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1995|1995]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|LBR}} '''[[George Weah]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{refn|group=note|Weah was signed by Milan from [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] midway through 1995.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''144'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|108
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jari Litmanen]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|align="center"|67
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1996|1996]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Matthias Sammer]]'''
|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Borussia Dortmund]]'''
|align="center"|'''144'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]{{refn|group=note|Ronaldo was signed by Barcelona from [[PSV Eindhoven]] midway through 1996.}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|143
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Shearer]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|align="center"|107
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1997|1997]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{refn|group=note|Ronaldo was signed by Internazionale from [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] midway through 1997.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]'''
|align="center"|'''222'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRY}} [[Predrag Mijatović]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|68
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|63
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1998|1998]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Zinedine Zidane]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''244'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Davor Šuker]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|68
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|66
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1999|1999]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Rivaldo]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''219'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Beckham]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|154
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|64
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2000|2000]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Luís Figo]]{{refn|group=note|Figo was signed by Real Madrid from [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] midway through 2000.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''197'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|181
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|85
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2001|2001]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Michael Owen]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'''
|align="center"|'''176'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Raúl (footballer)|Raúl]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|140
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Kahn]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|114
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2002|2002]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{refn|group=note|Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from Internazionale midway through 2002.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''169'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Carlos]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|145
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Kahn]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|110
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2003|2003]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Pavel Nedvěd]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''190'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Henry]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|align="center"|128
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Maldini]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|123
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2004|2004]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|UKR}} '''[[Andriy Shevchenko]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''175'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Deco]]{{refn|group=note|Deco was signed by Barcelona from [[FC Porto|Porto]] midway through 2004.}}
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[FC Porto|Porto]]
|align="center"|139
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldinho]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|133
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2005|2005]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Ronaldinho]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''225'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lampard]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|align="center"|148
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steven Gerrard]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align="center"|142
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2006|2006]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Fabio Cannavaro]]{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}{{refn|group=note|Cannavaro was signed by Real Madrid from [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] midway through 2006.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''173'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluigi Buffon]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|124
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Henry]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|align="center"|121
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2007|2007]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Kaká]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''444'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|277
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|255
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2008|2008]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''446'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|281
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Torres]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align="center"|179
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2009|2009]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''473'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]{{refn|group=note|Cristiano Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] midway through 2009.}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|233
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|170
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" colspan=5 |[[FIFA Ballon d'Or]] (2010–2015)
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2010]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''22.65%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Andrés Iniesta]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|17.36%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|16.48%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2011]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''47.88%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|21.60%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|9.23%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2012]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''41.60%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|23.68%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Andrés Iniesta]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|10.91%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2013]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''27.99%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|24.72%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Ribéry]]
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|23.36%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2014]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''37.66%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|15.76%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Manuel Neuer]]
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|15.72%
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2015]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''41.33%'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|27.76%
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Neymar]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|7.86%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" colspan=5 |Ballon d'Or (2016–present)
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2016|2016]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'''{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''745'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|316
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Antoine Griezmann]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]]
|align="center"|198
|}
=== Wins by player ===
[[File:Johan Cruijff bij de uitreiking van de Ballon d'Or in 1971.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|[[Johan Cruyff]] with the Ballon d'Or in 1971]]
One-time winners are only included if they have also finished 2nd or 3rd in another year. <!--So players like Kaká shall not be included here.-->
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col style="background-color: gold" | 1st
! scope="col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd
! scope="col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]{{refn|group=note|Messi won four [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]] ([[2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2010]], [[2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2011]], [[2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2012]], [[2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2015]]) and twice finished in second place ([[2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2013]], [[2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2014]]).<ref name="FF.com"/><ref name="RSSSF.com"/>}}
| style="text-align: center" | 5 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015)
| style="text-align: center" | 4 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2007)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]{{refn|group=note|Cristiano Ronaldo won two [[FIFA Ballon d'Or|FIFA Ballons d'Or]] ([[2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2013]], [[2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2014]]) and thrice finished in second place ([[2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2011]], [[2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2012]], [[2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2015]]).<ref name="FF.com">{{cite web |title=La liste complête des lauréats du Ballon d'or, de 1956 à nos jours |journal=France Football |url=http://www.francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or/palmares/ |accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="RSSSF.com">{{cite web |title=FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=12 February 2015 |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html#player |accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref>}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016)
| style="text-align: center" | 5 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Platini]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3 (1983, 1984, 1985)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1977, 1980)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Johan Cruyff]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3 (1971, 1973, 1974)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1975)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Marco van Basten]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3 (1988, 1989, 1992)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1972, 1976)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1974, 1975)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1966)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1997, 2002)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1996)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1998)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1957, 1959)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1956)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Keegan]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1978, 1979)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1977)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1980, 1981)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1979)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1960)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1961, 1964)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1965)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Eusébio]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1965)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1962, 1966)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1966)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1967, 1968)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1958)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1959)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1956, 1957)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1970)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1972)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1969, 1973)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1998)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2000)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1997)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Rivera]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1969)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1963)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Gullit]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1987)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1988)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Lothar Matthäus]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1990)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1991)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Baggio]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1993)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1994)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Stoichkov]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1994)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1992)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2004)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1999, 2000)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[George Best]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1968)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1971)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Allan Simonsen]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1977)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1983)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldinho]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2005)
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2004)
|}
=== Wins by country ===
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Players
! scope="col" | Total
|-
! scope="row"| {{GER}}
| style="text-align: center" | 5
| style="text-align: center" | 7
|-
! scope="row"| {{NED}}
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 7
|-
! scope="row"| {{FRA}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 6
|-
! scope="row"| {{POR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 6
|-
! scope="row"| {{ITA}}
| style="text-align: center" | 5
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{BRA}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{ENG}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{ARG}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{URS}}
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 3
|-
! scope="row"| {{ESP}}
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 3
|-
! scope="row"| {{CZE}}
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{BUL}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{DEN}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{HUN}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{LBR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{NIR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{SCO}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{UKR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|}
=== Wins by club ===
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Club
! scope="col" | Players
! scope="col" | Total
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 11
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 9
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 8
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 8
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 4
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Dortmund]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Dukla Prague]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=On this day, Di Stéfano won the Super Ballon d'Or |publisher=RealMadrid.com |date=24 December 2015 |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2015/12/on-this-day-di-stefano-won-the-super-ballon-dor |accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Karel |last=Stokkermans |title=France Football's Football Player of the Century |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=23 December 2015 |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html#ff-poc |accessdate=13 January 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130073556/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html |archivedate=30 January 2010 }}</ref>
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|+Football Player of the Century
|-
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points received by the player during the voting phase.}}
! scope="col" | 1st
! scope="col" | 2nd
! scope="col" | 3rd
! scope="col" | 4th
! scope="col" | 5th
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
| 122 || 17 || 5 || 4 || 2 || 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[Diego Maradona]]|ARG}}
| 65 || 3 || 6 || 5 || 5 || 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[Johan Cruyff]]|NED}}
| 62 || 1 || 4 || 7 || 9 || 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]|ESP|1945}}
| 44 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagathlete|[[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.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Thierry |last=Marchand |title=On a refait le palmarès |journal=France Football |date=December 2015 |url=http://www.francefootball.fr/hors-serie/ |accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref> Maradona and Pelé received honorary Ballons d'Or for their services to football in [[Ballon d'Or 1996|1996]] and [[2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2013]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maradona receives honorary award |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 December 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7750904.stm |accessdate=13 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pele receives FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur |website=FIFA.com |date=13 January 2014 |url=http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2259756/index.html |accessdate=14 January 2016}}</ref>
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|+Le nouveau palmarès (the new winners)
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Original
! scope="col" | Alternative
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1958|1958]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Raymond Kopa]]|FRA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1959|1959]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]|ESP|1945}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1960|1960]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]|ESP|1945}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1961|1961]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Omar Sívori]]|ITA}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1962|1962]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Josef Masopust]]|TCH}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Garrincha]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1963|1963]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Lev Yashin]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1964|1964]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Denis Law]]|SCO}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1970|1970]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Gerd Müller]]|FRG}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Pelé]]|BRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |1978
| {{flagathlete|[[Kevin Keegan]]|ENG}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Mario Kempes]]|ARG}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1986|1986]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Igor Belanov]]|URS}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Diego Maradona]]|ARG}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1990|1990]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Lothar Matthäus]]|GER}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Diego Maradona]]|ARG}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Ballon d'Or 1994|1994]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Hristo Stoichkov]]|BUL}}
| {{flagathlete|[[Romário]]|BRA}}
|}
==See also==
*[[FIFA World Player of the Year]]
*[[FIFA Ballon d'Or]]
*[[The Best FIFA Football Awards]]
*[[FIFPro World XI]]
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== Notes ==
{{Reflist|30em|group=note}}
== References ==
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<ref name="one">{{cite news |title=Ronaldo joins legendary list |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7743176.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-1">{{cite news |title=Matthews wins first Golden Ball |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750881.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Nineties">{{cite news |title=The 1990s Ballon d'Or winners |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750898.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-2">{{cite news |title=Kaka wins 2007 award |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7750910.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-3">{{cite web |title=Rankings by Wins |url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html#wins |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=9 October 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-5">{{cite web |title=The FIFA Ballon d'Or is born |url=http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999902010/news/newsid=1268497/index.html |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=5 July 2010 |accessdate=4 December 2012 }}</ref>
<ref name="Auto02-6">{{cite web |title=How the award came about |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/uefa-best-player-award/season=2011/about/index.html |work=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=9 August 2011 |accessdate=6 November 2011 }}</ref>
}}
== External links ==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=9 October 2008 |accessdate=5 December 2008}}
* {{cite journal|url=http://www.francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or/palmares/ |title=La liste complête des lauréats du Ballon d'or, de 1956 à nos jours |journal=France Football |accessdate=24 March 2015}}
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