2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or

The 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the fourth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich on 13 January 2014.[1] The deadline for voting was 15 November 2013 but was extended to 29 November 2013 for the first time in history.

Real Madrid and Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or award as the World Player of the Year. It was his second Ballon d'Or, after winning the award in 2008, as well as his first FIFA Ballon d'Or. With the win, he ended Lionel Messi's domination of the award. Nadine Angerer was announced as the Women's World Player of the Year recipient, while Jupp Heynckes claimed the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football, and Silvia Neid the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football. The ninety-minute ceremony was hosted by Fernanda Lima along with Ruud Gullit.[2][3]

Voting

The deadline for voting was 15 November 2013.[4][5][6] However, for the first time ever, on 20 November 2013, FIFA announced that voting was extended to 29 November 2013 for "after receiving a response of less than 50% from eligible voters before the original deadline."[4][5] It was also announced that any vote cast before the first deadline can be changed to "take into account recent performances".[5][6] The winners were announced on 13 January 2014.[7][8]

Winners

FIFA Ballon d'Or

A shortlist of 23 male players was compiled by members of FIFA's Football Committee as well as a group of experts from France Football.[9] It was announced on 29 October 2013.[1]

There were three voters per FIFA member federation: one journalist and the coaches and captain of the national men's team.

The results for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:[10]

RankPlayerNationalityClubVotes
1stCristiano Ronaldo PortugalSpain Real Madrid27.99%
2ndLionel Messi ArgentinaSpain Barcelona24.72%
3rdFranck Ribéry FranceGermany Bayern Munich23.36%

The following 20 men were originally in contention for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or:[10]

RankPlayerNationalityClubVotes
4thZlatan Ibrahimović SwedenFrance Paris Saint-Germain5.29%
5thNeymar BrazilBrazil Santos
Spain Barcelona		3.17%
6thAndrés Iniesta SpainSpain Barcelona2.08%
7thRobin van Persie NetherlandsEngland Manchester United1.79%
8thArjen Robben NetherlandsGermany Bayern Munich1.77%
9thGareth Bale WalesEngland Tottenham Hotspur
Spain Real Madrid		1.32%
10thAndrea Pirlo ItalyItaly Juventus1.11%
11thRadamel Falcao ColombiaFrance Monaco1.08%
12thYaya Touré Ivory CoastEngland Manchester City0.99%
13thRobert Lewandowski PolandGermany Borussia Dortmund0.92%
14thPhilipp Lahm GermanyGermany Bayern Munich0.82%
15thXavi SpainSpain Barcelona0.81%
16thMesut Özil GermanySpain Real Madrid
England Arsenal		0.71%
17thBastian Schweinsteiger GermanyGermany Bayern Munich0.43%
17thThomas Müller GermanyGermany Bayern Munich0.43%
19thLuis Suárez UruguayEngland Liverpool0.39%
20thEdinson Cavani UruguayItaly Napoli
France Paris Saint-Germain		0.36%
21stThiago Silva BrazilFrance Paris Saint-Germain0.24%
22ndEden Hazard BelgiumEngland Chelsea0.16%
23rdManuel Neuer GermanyGermany Bayern Munich0.08%

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football

FIFA/FIFPro World XI

PositionPlayerNational teamClub
GKManuel Neuer GermanyGermany Bayern Munich
DFPhilipp Lahm GermanyGermany Bayern Munich
DFSergio Ramos SpainSpain Real Madrid
DFThiago Silva BrazilFrance Paris Saint-Germain
DFDani Alves BrazilSpain Barcelona
MFAndrés Iniesta SpainSpain Barcelona
MFXavi SpainSpain Barcelona
MFFranck Ribéry FranceGermany Bayern Munich
FWCristiano Ronaldo PortugalSpain Real Madrid
FWZlatan Ibrahimović SwedenFrance Paris Saint-Germain
FWLionel Messi ArgentinaSpain Barcelona

FIFA Puskás Award

External video
Zlatan Ibrahimović GOAL - FIFA Puskas Award 2013 WINNER on YouTube
Zlatan Ibrahimović: FIFA Puskas Award Reaction on YouTube

FIFA Presidential Award

FIFA Fair Play Award

FIFA Ballon d'or Prix d'Honneur

Pelé was given an honorary Ballon d'Or, having won three FIFA World Cups with Brazil but never an individual award from FIFA, as during his playing career only European-based players were eligible to win the original Ballon d'Or.[12]

Contenders

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

On 29 October 2012, a 10-player shortlist was unveiled for the FIFA's Women's Player of the Year, which was chosen by experts from FIFA's Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup and a group of experts from France Football.[13] It was announced on 29 October 2013.[1]

The three finalists for the award, announced on 9 December 2013, are indicated in bold.[14]

PlayerNational teamClub
Nadine Angerer GermanyGermany Frankfurt
Australia Brisbane Roar
Nilla Fischer SwedenSweden Linköpings
Germany Wolfsburg
Lena Goeßling GermanyGermany Wolfsburg
Saki Kumagai JapanGermany Frankfurt
France Lyon
Marta BrazilSweden Tyresö
Alex Morgan United StatesUnited States Portland Thorns
Yūki Ōgimi JapanGermany Turbine Potsdam
England Chelsea
Lotta Schelin SwedenFrance Lyon
Christine Sinclair CanadaUnited States Portland Thorns
Abby Wambach United StatesUnited States Western New York Flash

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football

This award will be decided by the same voters and system as that of the men's player award.[15] The shortlist of candidates was announced on 29 October 2013,[1] with the three finalists (indicated in bold type) announced on 9 December 2013.[14]

CoachNational teamTeam
Carlo Ancelotti ItalyFrance Paris Saint-Germain
Spain Real Madrid
Rafael Benítez SpainEngland Chelsea
Italy Napoli
Antonio Conte ItalyItaly Juventus
Vicente del Bosque Spain Spain
Sir Alex Ferguson ScotlandEngland Manchester United
Jupp Heynckes GermanyGermany Bayern Munich
Jürgen Klopp GermanyGermany Borussia Dortmund
José Mourinho PortugalSpain Real Madrid
England Chelsea
Luiz Felipe Scolari Brazil Brazil
Arsène Wenger FranceEngland Arsenal

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football

This award will be decided by the same voters and system as that of the women's player award.[16] The shortlist was announced on 29 October 2013,[1] and the three finalists (indicated in bold type) were announced on 9 December 2013.[14]

CoachNational teamTeam
Gilles Eyquem France France
Kenneth Heiner-Møller Denmark Denmark
Ralf Kellermann GermanyGermany Wolfsburg
Shelley Kerr ScotlandEngland Arsenal
Patrice Lair FranceFrance Lyon
Silvia Neid Germany Germany
Cindy Parlow Cone United StatesUnited States Portland Thorns
Even Pellerud Norway Norway
Anna Signeul Sweden Scotland
Pia Sundhage Sweden Sweden

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ballon d'Or 2013". FIFA. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Brazilian model Fernanda Lima to host Ballon d'Or ceremony". Sportskeeda. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Homewood, Brian (14 January 2014). "Emotional Ronaldo ends Messi run". Reuters. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Cristiano Ronaldo: Portugal forward praised after fifth hat-trick". BBC. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 "FIFA extend Ballon d'Or voting deadline". ESPN FC. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Dunbar, Graham. "Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA best player award, ends Lionel Messi's four-year reign". Toronto Star. The Associated Press. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to Ballon d'Or". BBC Sport. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo, Angerer, Heynckes and Neid triumph at FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013". FIFA.com. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Men's shortlists for FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 revealed". FIFA. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  10. 1 2 "FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 – voting results" (PDF). FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "FIFPRO UNVEILS 2013 FIFA FIFPRO WORLD XI". FIFPro.org. Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Pele receives FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur". FIFA. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Women's shortlist for FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 revealed". FIFA. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  14. 1 2 3 "Nominees for the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 awards revealed" (Press release). FIFA. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Men's Coach of the Year". FIFA. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  16. ↑ "Men's Coach of the Year". FIFA. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
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