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.
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.

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 for "after receiving a response of less than 50% from eligible voters before the original deadline." The winners were announced on 13 January 2014.

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. 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:
RankPlayerNationalityClubVotesVotes
1stCristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid27.99%1365
2ndLionel Messi Barcelona24.72%1205
3rdFranck Ribéry Bayern Munich23.36%1127

The following 20 men were originally in contention for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or:
RankPlayerNationalityClubVotesVotes
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
10thGareth Bale Tottenham Hotspur
Real Madrid
1.32%65
9thAndrea Pirlo Juventus1.11%70
11thRadamel Falcao Monaco1.08%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

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

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 Frankfurt
Brisbane Roar
Nilla Fischer Linköpings
Wolfsburg
Lena Goeßling Wolfsburg
Saki Kumagai Frankfurt
Lyon
Marta Tyresö
Alex Morgan Portland Thorns
Yūki Ōgimi Turbine Potsdam
Chelsea
Lotta Schelin Lyon
Christine Sinclair Portland Thorns
Abby Wambach 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. The shortlist of candidates was announced on 29 October 2013, with the three finalists announced on 9 December 2013.
CoachNational teamTeam
Carlo Ancelotti Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid
Rafael Benítez Chelsea
Napoli
Antonio Conte Juventus
Vicente del Bosque
Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United
Jupp Heynckes Bayern Munich
Jürgen Klopp Borussia Dortmund
José Mourinho Real Madrid
Chelsea
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Arsène Wenger 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. The shortlist was announced on 29 October 2013, and the three finalists were announced on 9 December 2013.
CoachNational teamTeam
Gilles Eyquem
Kenneth Heiner-Møller
Ralf Kellermann Wolfsburg
Shelley Kerr Arsenal
Patrice Lair Lyon
Silvia Neid
Cindy Parlow Cone Portland Thorns
Even Pellerud
Anna Signeul
Pia Sundhage