1956 Ballon d'Or

The 1956 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Stanley Matthews on 18 December 1956.[1][2]

Matthews was the inaugural winner of the Ballon d'Or.[3]

Rankings

Rank	Name	Club	Nationality	Points
1	Stanley Matthews	Blackpool	England	47
2	Alfredo Di Stéfano[lower-alpha 1]	Real Madrid	Spain	44
3	Raymond Kopa	Stade Reims / Real Madrid	France	33
4	Ferenc Puskás	Budapest Honvéd	Hungary	32
5	Lev Yashin	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet Union	19
6	József Bozsik	Budapest Honvéd	Hungary	15
7	Ernst Ocwirk	Austria Vienna / Sampdoria	Austria	9
8	Sándor Kocsis	Budapest Honvéd	Hungary	6
9	Thadée Cisowski	Racing Club Paris	France	4
	Ivan Kolev	CDNA Sofia	Bulgaria	4
	Billy Wright	Wolverhampton Wanderers	England	4
12	Júlio Botelho[lower-alpha 2]	Fiorentina	Italy	3
13	Stefan Bozhkov	CDNA Sofia	Bulgaria	2
	Duncan Edwards	Manchester United	England	2
	Gerhard Hanappi	Rapid Wien	Austria	2
	Robert Jonquet	Stade Reims	France	2
	Miguel Montuori	Fiorentina	Italy	2
	Pepillo	Sevilla	Spain	2
	Juan Alberto Schiaffino	Milan	Italy	2
	Eduard Streltsov	Torpedo Moscow	Soviet Union	2
21	Campanal II	Sevilla	Spain	1
	Břetislav Dolejší	Dukla Prague	Czechoslovakia	1
	Roger Piantoni	Nancy	France	1
	Kees Rijvers	Saint-Étienne	Netherlands	1

Notes

Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stefano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and went on to play for the Spanish national football team.[4]
Despite being born in Brazil, Júlio Botelho acquired Italian citizenship in 1956.

References

Pierrend, José Luis (23 October 2008). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1956". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
"50 Ans De Ballon D'Or" (in French). France Football. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
"European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
"Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano". UEFA. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

External links

France Football Official Ballon d'Or page

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[5] Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stefano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and went on to play for the Spanish national football team.[4]

[6] Despite being born in Brazil, Júlio Botelho acquired Italian citizenship in 1956.

[1] Pierrend, José Luis (23 October 2008). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1956". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2008.

[2] "50 Ans De Ballon D'Or" (in French). France Football. Retrieved 19 December 2008.

[3] "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.

[4] "Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano". UEFA. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

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