The 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Luís Figo by the slim margin of 12 points. David Beckham was again in the second place. The gala was hosted at the TV Production Centre in Zürich, on December 17, 2001. 130 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. For the first time the Women's award was given out, won by Mia Hamm.
Results
Men
RankPlayer5P3P1PPointsClub(s)1 Luís Figo273510250 Real Madrid2 David Beckham302319238 Manchester United3 Raúl10121096 Real Madrid4 Zinedine Zidane129794 Juventus Real Madrid5 Rivaldo1171692 Barcelona6 Juan Sebastián Verón96871 Lazio Manchester United7 Oliver Kahn851065 Bayern Munich8 Michael Owen411861 Liverpool9 Andriy Shevchenko64446 Milan10 Francesco Totti54340 Roma11 Thierry Henry03615 Arsenal12 Manuel Rui Costa21114 Fiorentina Milan13 Patrick Vieira21013 Arsenal14 Henrik Larsson1119 Celtic15 Roberto Carlos1108 Real Madrid Gabriel Batistuta0228 Roma17 Stefan Effenberg1005 Bayern Munich Alen Bokšić1005 Middlesbrough19 Hernán Crespo0114 Lazio Ruud van Nistelrooy0114 PSV Manchester United Alessandro Del Piero0044 Juventus22 Oscar Córdoba0103 Boca Juniors Gaizka Mendieta0103 Valencia Lazio Ebbe Sand0103 Schalke 04 Alessandro Nesta0033 Lazio Javier Saviola0033 River Plate Barcelona 27 Giovane Élber0022 Bayern Munich Hidetoshi Nakata0022 Roma Parma 29Carlos Alberto0011 Ali Daei0011 Hertha Berlin Luis Enrique0011 Barcelona Steven Gerrard0011 Liverpool Roy Keane0011 Manchester United Emmanuel Olisadebe0011 Polonia Warsaw Panathinaikos Diego Simeone0011 Lazio Jon Dahl Tomasson0011 Feyenoord Sibusiso Zuma0011 F.C. Copenhagen
Women
Rank Player Club Points 1 Mia Hamm Washington Freedom 154 2 Sun Wen Atlanta Beat 79 3 Tiffeny Milbrett New York Power 47 4 Birgit Prinz FFC Frankfurt 40 5 Doris Fitschen FFC Frankfurt Philadelphia Charge 37 6 Sissi San Jose CyberRays 35 7 Hanna Ljungberg Umeå IK 29 8 Bettina Wiegmann FFC Brauweiler Boston Breakers 17 9 Hege Riise Carolina Courage 16 10 Dagny Mellgren Boston Breakers 13 11 Brandi Chastain San Jose CyberRays 11 12 Claudia Müller WSV Wendschott 10 13 Charmaine Hooper Atlanta Beat 9 14 Sandra Smisek FCR Duisburg 8 Maren Meinert Boston Breakers 8 Liu Ailing Philadelphia Charge 8 17 Liu Ying China 6 Kelly Smith Philadelphia Charge 6 Steffi Jones 1. FFC Frankfurt 6 20 Anissa Tann NSW Sapphires 5 Nguen Thi Mai Lan Dong Trieu 5 Cindy Parlow Atlanta Beat 5 Malin Moström Umeå IK 5 Kamila Beregszasziova Olympia Košice 5 Kátia San Jose CyberRays 5 26 Kristine Lilly Boston Breakers 4 Joy Fawcett San Diego Spirit 4 Michelle Akers United States 4 29 Gro Espeseth New York Power 3 Julie Foudy San Diego Spirit 3 LaKeysia Beene San Jose CyberRays 3 Bente Nordby Carolina Courage San Diego Spirit 3 Mônica Angélica de Paula Brazil 3 Jane Tornqvist Älvsjö AIK FF 3 Pretinha Washington Freedom 3 Mar Lar Win China 3 Corinne Diacre Soyaux 3 Briana Scurry Atlanta Beat 3 Zhu Jing China 3 Hatice Bahar Özgüvenç Delta Mobilyaspor Kuzeyspor 3 Merete Pedersen Odense Boldklub Q 3 Marinette Pichon Saint-Memmie Olympique 3 43 Maribel Dominguez Mexico 2 44 Ann Kristin Aarones New York Power 1 Angela Banks Arsenal W.F.C. 1 Roseli Washington Freedom 1 Carol Bonde Denmark 1 Han Wenxia China 1 So Wing China 1 Bai Jie Washington Freedom 1 Mama ama Gyaneua Guyana 1 Julie Murray Bay Area CyberRays 1 Magnolia Perez Comunicaciones 1 Patrizia Panico Lazio 1 Marianne Pettersen Fulham Ladies 1 Wen Lirong Carolina Courage San Diego Spirit 1 Tania AA. Santa Izabel Grêmio 1 Carola Andersson Tiffin University 1 Mercy Akide San Diego Spirit 1 Cynthia Browaeys Eendracht Alost Ladies 1 Nadezhda Bosikova FC Energy Voronezh 1
References
External links FIFA World Player 2001 (pdf) FIFA Women's World Player 2001 (pdf)