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. The deadline for voting was 15 November 2013 but was extended to 29 November 2013 for the first time in history.
Portuguese 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. 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.

Voting

The deadline for voting was 15 November 2013. However, for the first time ever, on 20 November 2013, FIFA announced that voting was extended to 29 November 2013 after not receiving a response of enough eligible voters before the original deadline. The winners were announced on 13 January 2014.

Winners and nominees

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. It was announced on 29 October 2013.
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:
RankPlayerNational teamClubPercentVotes
1stCristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid27.99%1365
2ndLionel Messi Barcelona24.72%1205
3rdFranck Ribéry Bayern Munich23.36%1127

The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:
RankPlayerNational teamClubPercentVotes
4thZlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain5.29%257
5thNeymar Santos
Barcelona
3.17%155
6thAndrés Iniesta Barcelona2.08%103
7thRobin van Persie Manchester United1.79%88
8thArjen Robben Bayern Munich1.77%85
9thGareth Bale Tottenham Hotspur
Real Madrid
1.32%65
10thAndrea Pirlo Juventus1.11%70
11thRadamel Falcao Atlético Madrid
Monaco
1.08%53
12thYaya Touré Manchester City0.99%48
13thRobert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund0.92%43
14thPhilipp Lahm Bayern Munich0.82%40
14thXavi Barcelona0.82%40
16thMesut Özil Real Madrid
Arsenal
0.71%35
17thBastian Schweinsteiger Bayern Munich0.43%21
17thThomas Müller Bayern Munich0.43%21
19thLuis Suárez Liverpool0.39%19
20thEdinson Cavani Napoli
Paris Saint-Germain
0.36%12
21stThiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain0.24%12
22ndEden Hazard Chelsea0.16%8
23rdManuel Neuer Bayern Munich0.08%4

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 Bayern Munich
DFPhilipp Lahm Bayern Munich
DFSergio Ramos Real Madrid
DFThiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain
DFDani Alves Barcelona
MFAndrés Iniesta Barcelona
MFXavi Barcelona
MFFranck Ribéry Bayern Munich
FWCristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid
FWZlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain
FWLionel Messi Barcelona

[FIFA Puskás Award]

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.

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. It was announced on 29 October 2013.
The three finalists for the award, announced on 9 December 2013, are indicated in bold.
PlayerNational teamClub
Nadine Angerer

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. The shortlist of candidates was announced on 29 October 2013, with the three finalists announced on 9 December 2013.
CoachNational teamTeam
Carlo AncelottiItaly

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. The shortlist was announced on 29 October 2013, and the three finalists were announced on 9 December 2013.
CoachNational teamTeam
Gilles EyquemFrancefbwu|19|France