2003 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane for a record-equalling third time.
Results
Men
| Rank | Player | Club | Country | Points |
| 1 | Zinedine Zidane |  Real Madrid |  France | 264 |
| 2 | Thierry Henry |  Arsenal | France | 200 |
| 3 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid |  Brazil | 176 |
| 4 | Pavel Nedvěd |  Juventus |  Czech Republic | 158 |
| 5 | Roberto Carlos | Real Madrid | Brazil | 105 |
| 6 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United |  Netherlands | 86 |
| 7 | David Beckham | Manchester United Real Madrid | England | 74 |
| 8 | Raúl | Real Madrid | Spain | 39 |
| 9 | Paolo Maldini | Milan | Italy | 37 |
| 10 | Andriy Shevchenko | Milan |  Ukraine | 26 |
Women
| Rank | Player | Club | Points |
| 1 |  Birgit Prinz |  Carolina Courage FFC Frankfurt | 268 |
| 2 | Mia Hamm | Washington Freedom | 133 |
| 3 |  Hanna Ljungberg | Umeå IK | 84 |
| 4 | Victoria Svensson | Djurgårdens IF | 82 |
| 5 | Maren Meinert | Boston Breakers | 69 |
| 6 | Bettina Wiegmann | FFC Brauweiler | 49 |
| 7 | Malin Moström | Umeå IK | 23 |
| 8= | Katia | Levante | 14 |
| 8= | Renate Lingor | FFC Frankfurt | 14 |
| 10= | Marta | Umeå IK | 13 |
| 10= | Silke Rottenberg | FFC Brauweiler FCR Duisburg | 13 |
| 12 | Marinette Pichon | Philadelphia Charge Saint-Memmie Olympique | 11 |
| 13 |  Charmaine Hooper | Atlanta Beat | 10 |