The 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Brazilian Ronaldinho for the first time; Thierry Henry finished second for the second year in succession. It was the award's 14th edition. The award ceremony took place on the evening of December 20, 2004, and was held at the Zurich Opera House in Zurich, Switzerland. There were 157 coaches and 145 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 302 votes.
Birgit Prinz won the women's award for the second time, for the second year in succession. The 2-time award winner Mia Hamm also finished second for the second year in succession. For the women's side, there were 114 coaches and 109 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 223 votes.
Results Men RankPlayerPointsClub(s)1 Ronaldinho620 Barcelona2 Thierry Henry552 Arsenal3 Andriy Shevchenko253 Milan4 Pavel Nedvěd178 Juventus5 Zinedine Zidane150 Real Madrid6 Adriano98 Internazionale7= Deco96 Barcelona Porto7= Ronaldo96 Real Madrid9 Ruud van Nistelrooy67 Manchester United10= Kaká64 Milan10= Wayne Rooney64 Everton Manchester United12 Didier Drogba46 Marseille Chelsea13 Cristiano Ronaldo45 Manchester United14 Samuel Eto'o42 Mallorca Barcelona15= Luís Figo35 Real Madrid15= David Beckham35 Real Madrid17= Raúl25 Real Madrid17= Theodoros Zagorakis25 AEK Athens Bologna19 Roberto Ayala24 Valencia20 Michael Owen22 Liverpool Real Madrid21= Roberto Carlos19 Real Madrid21= Paolo Maldini19 Milan21= Gianluigi Buffon19 Juventus24 Roy Makaay17 Bayern Munich25 Robert Pires15 Arsenal26 Frank Lampard13 Chelsea27 Cafu10 Milan28= Michael Ballack9 Bayern Munich28= Milan Baroš9 Liverpool30= Zlatan Ibrahimović7 Ajax Juventus30= Henrik Larsson7 Celtic Barcelona32= Ryan Giggs6 Manchester United32= Alessandro Nesta6 Milan34 Steven Gerrard5 Liverpool35 Oliver Kahn4 Bayern Munich
Women RankPlayerClub(s)Points 1 Birgit Prinz FFC Frankfurt 376 2 Mia Hamm 286 3 Marta Santa Cruz Umeå IK 281 4 Abby Wambach 126 5 Kristine Lilly Boston Breakers 109 5 Hanna Ljungberg Umeå IK 109 7 Shannon Boxx 102 8 Renate Lingor FFC Frankfurt 89 8 Victoria Svensson Djurgårdens IF 89 10 Cristiane Juventus-SP 80 11 Pretinha 68 12 Formiga Malmö FF 54
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