The 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or (), 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.
This edition concluded the joint collaboration between France Football and FIFA for the presentation of the award.
Winners and nominees In late October 2015, FIFA revealed shortlist 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: Rank Player National team Club(s) Percent 1 Lionel Messi Barcelona 41.33% 2 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 27.76% 3 Neymar Barcelona 7.86%
The following twenty players were also in contention for the award: Rank Player National team Club(s) Percent 4 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 4.17% 5 Luis Suárez Barcelona 3.38% 6 Thomas Müller Bayern Munich 2.21% 7 Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich 1.97% 8 Eden Hazard Chelsea 1.33% 9 Andrés Iniesta Barcelona 1.24% 10 Alexis Sánchez Arsenal 1.18% 11 Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain 1.13% 12 Yaya Touré Manchester City 0.89% 13 Sergio Agüero Manchester City 0.86% 14 Javier Mascherano Barcelona 0.79% 15 Paul Pogba Juventus0.72% 16 Gareth Bale Real Madrid 0.65% 17 Arturo Vidal Juventus Bayern Munich 0.58% 18 Kevin De Bruyne VfL Wolfsburg Manchester City 0.47% 19 James Rodríguez Real Madrid 0.45% 20 Karim Benzema Real Madrid 0.40% 21 Toni Kroos Real Madrid 0.2931% 22 Arjen Robben Bayern Munich 0.2930% 23 Ivan Rakitić Barcelona 0.05%
FIFA Puskás Award The winner of the FIFA Puskás Award was: Wendell Lira ( Goianésia), 1–2 vs Atlético Goianiense, Estádio Serra Dourada, 11 March 2015
The other nominees were: Lionel Messi ( Barcelona), 0–1 vs Athletic Bilbao, Camp Nou, 30 May 2015 Alessandro Florenzi ( Roma), 1–1 vs Barcelona, Stadio Olimpico, 16 September 2015
FIFA/FIFPro World XI
Position Player National team Club(s) GK Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich DF Thiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain DF Marcelo Real Madrid DF Sergio Ramos Real Madrid DF Dani Alves Barcelona MF Andrés Iniesta Barcelona MF Luka Modrić Real Madrid MF Paul Pogba Juventus FW Neymar Barcelona FW Lionel Messi Barcelona FW Cristiano 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: Rank Player National team Club(s) Percent 1 Carli Lloyd Houston Dash 35.28% 2 Célia Šašić 1. FFC Frankfurt 12.60% 3 Aya Miyama Okayama Yunogo Belle 9.88%
The following seven players were also named to the shortlist for the award: Player National team Club(s) 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 three nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football: Rank Coach Nationality Team(s) Percent 1 Luis Enrique Barcelona 31.08% 2 Pep Guardiola Bayern Munich 22.97% 3 Jorge Sampaoli 9.47%
The following seven managers were also named to the shortlist for the award: Coach Nationality Team(s) 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 were the final three nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football: Rank Coach Nationality Team(s) Percent 1 Jill Ellis 42.98% 2 Norio Sasaki 17.79% 3 Mark Sampson 10.68%
The following seven managers were also named to the shortlist for the award: Coach Nationality Team(s) 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
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