2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or
The 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the fifth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich on 12 January 2015.
Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d'Or as the World Player of the Year for a second consecutive time, having won it previously last year. This was his third Ballon d'Or win overall, placing him second to only Lionel Messi for the most wins in the history of the award. Nadine Keßler was named as the Women's World Player of the Year, while Joachim Löw received the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football and Ralf Kellermann the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football. The ceremony was hosted by Kate Abdo.
Winners and nominees
In late October 2014, the FIFA revealed shortlists 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 24 October, and the men's shortlists were revealed on 28 October.FIFA Ballon d'Or
The results for the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Votes |
1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | ![]() | 37.66% | |
2 | Lionel Messi | ![]() | 15.76% | |
3 | Manuel Neuer | ![]() | 15.72% |
The following 20 men were originally in contention for the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or:
Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Votes |
4 | Arjen Robben | ![]() | 7.17% | |
5 | Thomas Müller | ![]() | 5.42% | |
6 | Philipp Lahm | ![]() | 2.90% | |
7 | Neymar | ![]() | 2.21% | |
8 | James Rodríguez | ![]() ![]() | 1.47% | |
9 | Toni Kroos | ![]() ![]() | 1.43% | |
10 | Ángel Di María | ![]() ![]() | 1.29% | |
11 | Diego Costa | ![]() ![]() | 1.02% | |
12 | Gareth Bale | ![]() | 1.00% | |
13 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | ![]() | 1.00% | |
14 | Yaya Touré | ![]() | 0.86% | |
15 | Mario Götze | ![]() | 0.84% | |
16 | Karim Benzema | ![]() | 0.75% | |
17 | Andrés Iniesta | ![]() | 0.67% | |
18 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | ![]() | 0.57% | |
19 | Javier Mascherano | ![]() | 0.55% | |
20 | Thibaut Courtois | ![]() ![]() | 0.51% | |
21 | David Luiz | ![]() | 0.47% | |
22 | Paul Pogba | ![]() | 0.40% | |
23 | Sergio Ramos | ![]() | 0.33% |
FIFA Puskás Award
- James Rodríguez, 1–0 vs, Maracanã Stadium, 28 June 2014
FIFA Presidential Award
- Hiroshi Kagawa, former Japanese footballer and current sports journalist.
FIFA Fair Play Award
- 2014 FIFA World Cup volunteers
FIFA/FIFPro World XI
Position | Player | National team | Club |
GK | Manuel Neuer | ![]() | |
DF | Sergio Ramos | ![]() | |
DF | David Luiz | ![]() ![]() | |
DF | Thiago Silva | ![]() | |
DF | Philipp Lahm | ![]() | |
MF | Andrés Iniesta | ![]() | |
MF | Toni Kroos | ![]() ![]() | |
MF | Ángel Di María | ![]() ![]() | |
FW | Arjen Robben | ![]() | |
FW | Lionel Messi | ![]() | |
FW | Cristiano Ronaldo | ![]() |
FIFA Women's World Player of the Year
The following 10 players were named to the shortlist for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award:Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Votes |
1 | Nadine Keßler | ![]() | 17.52% | |
2 | Marta | ![]() ![]() | 14.16% | |
3 | Abby Wambach | ![]() | 13.33% | |
4 | Nadine Angerer | ![]() ![]() | 13.16% | |
5 | Aya Miyama | ![]() | 10.48% | |
6 | Louisa Necib | ![]() | 7.18% | |
7 | Nahomi Kawasumi | ![]() ![]() | 6.51% | |
8 | Verónica Boquete | ![]() ![]() | 6.15% | |
9 | Lotta Schelin | ![]() | 6.06% | |
10 | Nilla Fischer | ![]() | 5.45% |
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football
The following 10 managers were named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team | Votes |
1 | Joachim Löw | ' | ' | 36.23% |
2 | Carlo Ancelotti | ![]() | 22.06% | |
3 | Diego Simeone | ![]() | 19.02% | |
4 | Pep Guardiola | ![]() | 8.67% | |
5 | José Mourinho | ![]() | 6.16% | |
6 | Louis van Gaal | ![]() | 3.15% | |
7 | Alejandro Sabella | 2.21% | ||
8 | Antonio Conte | ![]() | 1.12% | |
9 | Jürgen Klinsmann | 0.71% | ||
10 | Manuel Pellegrini | ![]() | 0.67% |
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football
The following 10 managers were named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team | Votes |
1 | Ralf Kellermann | ![]() | 17.06% | |
2 | Maren Meinert | 13.16% | ||
3 | Norio Sasaki | 13.06% | ||
4 | Pia Sundhage | 11.22% | ||
5 | Philippe Bergeroo | 9.81% | ||
6 | Peter Dedevbo | 9.62% | ||
7 | Martina Voss-Tecklenburg | 9.45% | ||
8 | Asako Takemoto | 8.47% | ||
9 | Jorge Vilda | 4.17% | ||
10 | Laura Harvey | ![]() | 3.98% |