2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or


The 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the sixth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich, Switzerland on 11 January 2016.
Lionel Messi won the award as the World Player of the Year for the fifth time, extending his own record of five wins. Carli Lloyd was named as the Women's World Player of the Year, while Luis Enrique received the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football and Jill Ellis the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football.
The ceremony was hosted by Kate Abdo and James Nesbitt.

Winners and nominees

In late October 2015, FIFA revealed shortlist for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, FIFA Women's World Player of the Year and FIFA World Coaches of the Year. The shortlists for the women's awards were revealed on 19 October and the men's on 20 October.

FIFA Ballon d'Or

The results for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:
RankPlayerNational teamClubPercent
1Lionel Messi Barcelona41.33%
2Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid27.76%
3Neymar Barcelona7.86%

The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:
RankPlayerNational teamClubPercent
4Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich4.17%
5Luis Suárez Barcelona3.38%
6Thomas Müller Bayern Munich2.21%
7Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich1.97%
8Eden Hazard Chelsea1.33%
9Andrés Iniesta Barcelona1.24%
10Alexis Sánchez Arsenal1.18%
11Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain1.13%
12Yaya Touré Manchester City0.89%
13Sergio Agüero Manchester City0.86%
14Javier Mascherano Barcelona0.79%
15Paul Pogba Juventus0.72%
16Gareth Bale Real Madrid0.65%
17Arturo Vidal Juventus
Bayern Munich
0.58%
18Kevin De Bruyne VfL Wolfsburg
Manchester City
0.47%
19James Rodríguez Real Madrid0.45%
20Karim Benzema Real Madrid0.40%
21Toni Kroos Real Madrid0.2931%
22Arjen Robben Bayern Munich0.2930%
23Ivan Rakitić Barcelona0.05%

FIFA Puskás Award

The winner of the FIFA Puskás Award was:
The other nominees were:

FIFA/FIFPro World XI

PositionPlayerNational teamClub
GKManuel Neuer Bayern Munich
DFThiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain
DFMarcelo Real Madrid
DFSergio Ramos Real Madrid
DFDani Alves Barcelona
MFAndrés Iniesta Barcelona
MFLuka Modrić Real Madrid
MFPaul Pogba Juventus
FWNeymar Barcelona
FWLionel Messi Barcelona
FWCristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

The results for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year were:
RankPlayerNational teamClubPercent
1Carli Lloyd Houston Dash35.28%
2Célia Šašić 1. FFC Frankfurt12.60%
3Aya Miyama Okayama Yunogo Belle9.88%

The following seven players were also named to the shortlist for the award:
PlayerNational teamClub
Nadine Angerer Brisbane Roar
Portland Thorns
Ramona Bachmann FC Rosengård
Kadeisha Buchanan West Virginia Mountaineers
Amandine Henry Lyon
Eugénie Le Sommer Lyon
Megan Rapinoe Seattle Reign
Hope Solo Seattle Reign

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football

The following were the final three nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:
RankCoachNationalityTeamPercent
1Luis EnriqueSpainfbaicon|ESP

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football

The following were the final three nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:
RankCoachNationalityTeamPercent
1Jill EllisEnglandfbw|USA