The 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or (), 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 National team Club(s) Percent 1 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 37.66% 2 Lionel Messi Barcelona 15.76% 3 Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich 15.72%

The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:

Rank Player National team Club(s) Percent 4 Arjen Robben Bayern Munich 7.17% 5 Thomas Müller Bayern Munich 5.42% 6 Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich 2.90% 7 Neymar Barcelona 2.21% 8 James Rodríguez Monaco Real Madrid 1.47% 9 Toni Kroos Bayern Munich Real Madrid 1.43% 10 Ángel Di María Real Madrid Manchester United 1.29% 11 Diego Costa Atlético Madrid Chelsea 1.02% 12 Gareth Bale Real Madrid 1.00% 13 Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain 1.00% 14 Yaya Touré Manchester City 0.86% 15 Mario Götze Bayern Munich 0.84% 16 Karim Benzema Real Madrid 0.75% 17 Andrés Iniesta Barcelona 0.67% 18 Bastian Schweinsteiger Bayern Munich 0.57% 19 Javier Mascherano Barcelona 0.55% 20 Thibaut Courtois Atlético Madrid Chelsea 0.51% 21 Eden Hazard Chelsea 0.47% 22 Paul Pogba Juventus 0.40% 23 Sergio Ramos Real Madrid 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(s) GK Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich DF Sergio Ramos Real Madrid DF David Luiz Chelsea Paris Saint-Germain DF Thiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain DF Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich MF Andrés Iniesta Barcelona MF Toni Kroos Bayern Munich Real Madrid MF Ángel Di María Real Madrid Manchester United FW Arjen Robben Bayern Munich FW Lionel Messi Barcelona FW Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year The following ten players were named to the shortlist for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award:

Rank Player National team Club(s) Percent 1 Nadine Keßler VfL Wolfsburg 17.52% 2 Marta Tyresö FF FC Rosengård 14.16% 3 Abby Wambach Western New York Flash 13.33% 4 Nadine Angerer Portland Thorns Brisbane Roar 13.16% 5 Aya Miyama Okayama Yunogo Belle 10.48% 6 Louisa Necib Lyon 7.18% 7 Nahomi Kawasumi Seattle Reign INAC Kobe Leonessa 6.51% 8 Verónica Boquete Portland Thorns 1. FFC Frankfurt 6.15% 9 Lotta Schelin Lyon 6.06% 10 Nilla Fischer VfL Wolfsburg 5.45%

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football The following ten managers were named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:

Rank Coach Nationality Team(s) Percent 1 Joachim Löw 36.23% 2 Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid 22.06% 3 Diego Simeone Atlético Madrid 19.02% 4 Pep Guardiola Bayern Munich 8.67% 5 José Mourinho Chelsea 6.16% 6 Louis van Gaal Manchester United 3.15% 7 Alejandro Sabella 2.21% 8 Antonio Conte Juventus 1.12% 9 Jürgen Klinsmann 0.71% 10 Manuel Pellegrini Manchester City 0.67%

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football The following ten managers were named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:

Rank Coach Nationality Team(s) Percent 1 Ralf Kellermann VfL Wolfsburg 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 Seattle Reign 3.98%

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