The Best FIFA Football Coach is an association football award given annually to the men's and women's football coaches who are considered to have performed the best in the previous 12 months.
History The selection criteria for the coaches of the year is: performance and general behaviour of their teams on and off the pitch.
The votes are decided by media representatives, national team coaches, and national team captains. In October 2016, it was announced that the general public would also be allowed to vote. Each group gets 25% of the overall vote.
The Best FIFA Men's Coach Award winners
YearRankCoachTeam(s) managedVotes2016 1st Claudio Ranieri Leicester City22.06% 2nd Zinedine Zidane16.56% 3rd Fernando Santos16.24%2017 1st Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid46.22% 2nd Antonio Conte Chelsea11.62% 3rd Massimiliano Allegri Juventus8.78%2018 1st Didier Deschamps30.52% 2nd Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid25.74% 3rd Zlatko Dalić11.81%2019 1st Jürgen Klopp Liverpool48 2nd Pep Guardiola Manchester City38 3rd Mauricio Pochettino Tottenham Hotspur272020 1st Jürgen Klopp Liverpool24won due to more votes from national team coaches 2nd Hansi Flick Bayern Munich24 3rd Marcelo Bielsa Leeds United112021 1st Thomas Tuchel28 2nd Roberto Mancini15 3rd Pep Guardiola Manchester City142022 1st 28 2nd Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid 17 3rd Pep Guardiola Manchester City 122023 1st Manchester City 28 2nd Luciano Spalletti 18 3rd Simone Inzaghi Inter Milan 112024 1st Real Madrid 26 2nd Xabi Alonso Bayer Leverkusen 22 3rd Pep Guardiola Manchester City 102025 1st Luis Enrique Paris Saint-Germain28 2nd Hansi Flick Barcelona20 3rd Arne Slot Liverpool10
Overall total Rank Coach First place Second place Third place Team(s) managed1 Jürgen Klopp200 Liverpool2 Zinedine Zidane1203 Pep Guardiola113 Manchester City4 Carlo Ancelotti110 Real Madrid5 Lionel Scaloni100 Luis Enrique100 Paris Saint-Germain Didier Deschamps100 Claudio Ranieri100 Leicester City Thomas Tuchel10010 Hansi Flick020 Bayern Munich Barcelona11 Xabi Alonso010 Bayer Leverkusen Antonio Conte010 Chelsea Roberto Mancini010 Luciano Spalletti01015 Fernando Santos001 Massimiliano Allegri001 Juventus Zlatko Dalić001 Mauricio Pochettino001 Tottenham Hotspur Marcelo Bielsa001 Leeds United Simone Inzaghi001 Inter Milan Arne Slot001 Liverpool
The Best FIFA Women's Coach Award winners
YearRankCoachTeam(s) managedVotes2016 1st Silvia Neid29.99% 2nd Jill Ellis16.68% 3rd Pia Sundhage16.47%2017 1st Sarina Wiegman36.24% 2nd Nils Nielsen12.64% 3rd Gerard Precheur Lyon9.37%2018 1st Reynald Pedros Lyon23.15% 2nd Sarina Wiegman15.31% 3rd Asako Takakura12.80%2019 1st Jill Ellis48 2nd Sarina Wiegman40 3rd Phil Neville312020 1st Sarina Wiegman26 2nd Jean-Luc Vasseur Lyon20 3rd Emma Hayes Chelsea122021 1st Emma Hayes Chelsea22 2nd Lluís Cortés19 3rd Sarina Wiegman142022 1st Sarina Wiegman28 2nd Sonia Bompastor Lyon18 3rd Pia Sundhage102023 1st Sarina Wiegman28 2nd Emma Hayes Chelsea18 3rd Jonatan Giraldez Barcelona142024 1st Emma Hayes23 2nd Jonatan Giráldez20 3rd Arthur Elias132025 1st Sarina Wiegman26 2nd Sonia Bompastor Chelsea22 3rd Renée Slegers Arsenal11
Overall total Rank Coach First place Second place Third place Team(s) managed1 Sarina Wiegman5212 Emma Hayes2113 Jill Ellis1104 Silvia Neid100 Reynald Pedros100 Lyon6 Jonatan Giráldez0117 Sonia Bompastor020 Lyon Chelsea8 Lluís Cortés010 Nils Nielsen010 Jean-Luc Vasseur010 Lyon11 Pia Sundhage00212 Gerard Precheur001 Lyon Asako Takakura001 Phil Neville001 Arthur Elias001 Renée Slegers001 Arsenal
See also
List of sports awards honoring women The Best FIFA Football Awards FIFA World Coach of the Year (2010–2015)
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