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 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 19 October and the men's on 20 October.

FIFA Ballon d'Or

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

The following 20 men were originally in contention for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or:
RankPlayerNationalityClubVotes
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 City 0.86%
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:
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:
RankPlayerNationalityClubVotes
1Carli Lloyd Houston Dash35.28%
2Célia Šašić 1. FFC Frankfurt12.60%
3Aya Miyama Okayama Yunogo Belle9.88%

The following 7 players were also named to the shortlist for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award:
PlayerNationalityClub
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 3 nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:
RankCoachNationalityTeamVotes
1Luis Enrique Barcelona31.08%
2Pep Guardiola Bayern Munich22.97%
3Jorge Sampaoli9.47%

The following 7 managers were also named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:
CoachNationalityTeam
Massimiliano Allegri Juventus
Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid
Laurent Blanc Paris Saint-Germain
Unai Emery Sevilla
José Mourinho Chelsea
Diego Simeone Atlético Madrid
Arsène Wenger Arsenal

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football

The following are the final 3 nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:
RankCoachNationalityTeamVotes
1Jill Ellis42.98%
2Norio Sasaki17.79%
3Mark Sampson10.68%

The following 7 managers were also named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:
CoachNationalityTeam
Calle Barrling
Colin Bell 1. FFC Frankfurt
Farid Benstiti Paris Saint-Germain
Laura Harvey Seattle Reign
John Herdman
Gérard Prêcheur Lyon
Thomas Wörle Bayern Munich