The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 were held on 23 September 2019 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. The ceremony was attended by some of the most well known former players and managers such as Marco Van Basten, Marcel Desailly, Gianlucca Zambrotta, Fabio Capello, Christian Karembeu, Nadine Keßler, Carles Puyol, and others. Two awards were given out for the first time ever.
Winners and nominees The Best FIFA Men's Player
Ten players were shortlisted on 31 July 2019. The three finalists were revealed on 2 September 2019.
Lionel Messi won the award with 46 rank points.
The selection criteria for the men's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 16 July 2018 to 19 July 2019.
RankPlayerClub(s) played forNational teamPoints The finalists1Lionel Messi Barcelona462Virgil van Dijk Liverpool383Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus36 Other candidates4Mohamed Salah Liverpool265Sadio Mané Liverpool236Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain177Frenkie de Jong168Eden Hazard169Matthijs de Ligt910Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur5
The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper
The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019.
Alisson won the award.
RankPlayerClub(s) played forNational teamPoints The finalists 1 Alisson Liverpool 45 2 Marc-André ter Stegen Barcelona 41 3 Ederson Manchester City 24
The Best FIFA Men's Coach
Ten coaches were initially shortlisted on 31 July 2019. The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019.
Jürgen Klopp won the award with 48 rank points.
RankCoachTeam(s) managedPoints The finalists1 Jürgen Klopp Liverpool482 Pep Guardiola Manchester City383 Mauricio Pochettino Tottenham Hotspur27 Other candidates4 Erik ten Hag Ajax265 Djamel Belmadi266 Didier Deschamps197 Fernando Santos168 Tite129 Marcelo Gallardo River Plate1010 Ricardo Gareca10
The Best FIFA Women's Player
Twelve players were shortlisted on 31 July 2019. The three finalists were revealed on 2 September 2019.
Megan Rapinoe won the award with 46 rank points.
The selection criteria for the women's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 25 May 2018 to 7 July 2019.
RankPlayerClub(s) played forNational teamPoints The finalists1Megan Rapinoe Reign FC462Alex Morgan Orlando Pride423Lucy Bronze Lyon29 Other candidates4Amandine Henry Lyon235Vivianne Miedema Arsenal236Rose Lavelle Washington Spirit217Julie Ertz Chicago Red Stars188Ada Hegerberg Lyon159Wendie Renard Lyon910Ellen White711Sam Kerr012Caroline Graham Hansen0
The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper
The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019.
Sari van Veenendaal won the award.
RankPlayerClub(s) played forNational teamPoints The finalists 1 Sari van Veenendaal 2 Christiane Endler Paris Saint-Germain 3 Hedvig Lindahl
The Best FIFA Women's Coach
Ten coaches were initially shortlisted on 31 July 2019. The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019.
Jill Ellis won the award with 48 rank points.
RankCoachTeam(s) managedPoints The finalists1 Jill Ellis482 Sarina Wiegman403 Phil Neville31 Other candidates4 Reynald Pedros Lyon285 Peter Gerhardsson236 Milena Bertolini227 Futoshi Ikeda138 Antonia Is129 Joe Montemurro Arsenal1010 Paul Riley North Carolina Courage5
FIFA Fair Play Award
WinnerReason Marcelo Bielsa and the Leeds United squadOrdered Leeds United to allow opponents Aston Villa to score after his side scored a goal while an opposition player was injured.
FIFA Puskás Award
Dániel Zsóri won the award. The ten players shortlisted for the awards were announced on 19 August 2019. The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019. All goals up for consideration were scored from 16 July 2018 to 19 July 2019. Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 1 September 2019, with the questionnaire being presented on the official website of FIFA. The top three goals from the vote were then voted on by a panel of ten "FIFA experts", who chose the winner.
RankPlayerMatchCompetitionDatePercentThe finalists1 Dániel ZsóriDebrecen – Ferencváros2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I16 February 20192 Lionel MessiReal Betis – Barcelona2018–19 La Liga17 March 20193 Juan Fernando QuinteroRiver Plate – Racing2018–19 Argentine Primera División10 February 2019Other candidatesUnranked Matheus CunhaBayer Leverkusen – RB Leipzig2018–19 Bundesliga6 April 2019N/A Zlatan IbrahimovićToronto FC – LA Galaxy2018 Major League Soccer season15 September 2018 Ajara NchoutCameroon – New Zealand2019 FIFA Women's World Cup20 June 2019 Fabio QuagliarellaSampdoria – Napoli2018–19 Serie A2 September 2018 Amy RodriguezUtah Royals FC – Sky Blue FC2019 National Women's Soccer League season16 June 2019 Billie Simpson Sion Swifts Ladies – Cliftonville Ladies2018 Women's NIFL Premiership9 August 2018 Andros TownsendManchester City – Crystal Palace2018–19 Premier League22 December 2018
FIFA Fan Award
The award celebrates the best fan moments or gestures of September 2018 to September 2019, regardless of championship, gender or nationality. The shortlist was compiled by a panel of FIFA experts, and every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 23 September 2019.
The three nominees were announced on 2 September 2019.
Silvia Grecco won the award with 58% of the vote.
RankFan(s)MatchCompetitionDatePercent1Silvia GreccoVariousPalmeiras matchesVarious58%2Justo SanchezVariousRampla Juniors matchesVarious32%3Netherlands fansVarious2019 FIFA Women's World CupJune–July 201910%
FIFA FIFPRO Men's World11
The 55–player men's shortlist was announced on 5 September 2019.
The players chosen were Alisson as goalkeeper, Matthijs de Ligt, Marcelo, Sergio Ramos and Virgil van Dijk as defenders, Frenkie de Jong, Eden Hazard and Luka Modrić as midfielders, and Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi as forwards.
PlayerClub(s) Goalkeeper Alisson Liverpool Defenders Matthijs de Ligt Marcelo Real Madrid Sergio Ramos Real Madrid Virgil van Dijk Liverpool Midfielders Frenkie de Jong Eden Hazard Luka Modrić Real Madrid Forwards Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain Lionel Messi Barcelona
Ranking of other nominees RankPlayerClub(s) Goalkeepers 2 Marc-André ter Stegen Barcelona 3 David de Gea Manchester United 4 Ederson Manchester City 5 Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid Defenders 5 Dani Alves 6 Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool 7 Andy Robertson Liverpool 8 Jordi Alba Barcelona 9 Gerard Piqué Barcelona 10 Thiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain 11 Kyle Walker Manchester City 12 Raphaël Varane Real Madrid 13 Kalidou Koulibaly Napoli 14 Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich 15 Giorgio Chiellini Juventus 16 Dani Carvajal Real Madrid 17 Aymeric Laporte Manchester City 18 Diego Godín 19 João Cancelo 20 Alex Sandro Juventus Midfielders 4 N'Golo Kanté Chelsea 5 Sergio Busquets Barcelona 6 Bernardo Silva Manchester City 7 Paul Pogba Manchester United 8 Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City 9 Toni Kroos Real Madrid 10 Ivan Rakitić Barcelona 11 Arthur Barcelona 12 Arturo Vidal Barcelona 13 Casemiro Real Madrid 14 Christian Eriksen Tottenham Hotspur 15 Dušan Tadić Ajax Forwards 4 Sadio Mané Liverpool 5 Mohamed Salah Liverpool 6 Neymar Paris Saint-Germain 7 Luis Suárez Barcelona 8 Sergio Agüero Manchester City 9 Raheem Sterling Manchester City 10 Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 11 Roberto Firmino Liverpool 12 Antoine Griezmann 13 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 14 Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur 15 Karim Benzema Real Madrid
FIFA FIFPRO Women's World11
FIFA and FIFPRO announced that they would jointly reveal the Women's World11 for the first time at The Best award ceremony.
The 55–player women's shortlist was announced on 4 September 2019.
The players chosen were Sari van Veenendaal as goalkeeper, Lucy Bronze, Nilla Fischer, Kelley O'Hara and Wendie Renard as defenders, Julie Ertz, Amandine Henry and Rose Lavelle as midfielders, and Marta, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe as forwards.
PlayerClub(s) Goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal Defenders Lucy Bronze Lyon Nilla Fischer Kelley O'Hara Utah Royals FC Wendie Renard Lyon Midfielders Julie Ertz Chicago Red Stars Amandine Henry Lyon Rose Lavelle Washington Spirit Forwards Marta Orlando Pride Alex Morgan Orlando Pride Megan Rapinoe Reign FC
Ranking of other nominees RankPlayerClub(s) Goalkeepers 2 Christiane Endler Paris Saint-Germain 3 Hedvig Lindahl 4 Alyssa Naeher Chicago Red Stars 5 Sarah Bouhaddi Lyon Defenders 5 Crystal Dunn North Carolina Courage 6 Steph Houghton Manchester City 7 Sara Gama Juventus 8 Becky Sauerbrunn Utah Royals FC 9 Amel Majri Lyon 10 Saki Kumagai Lyon 11 Griedge Mbock Bathy Lyon 12 Ali Krieger Orlando Pride 13 Abby Dahlkemper North Carolina Courage 14 Millie Bright Chelsea 15 Maren Mjelde Chelsea 16 Michelle Romero Deportivo La Coruña 17 Kadeisha Buchanan Lyon 18 Stefanie van der Gragt Barcelona 19 Alex Greenwood 20 Camila Sáez Rayo Vallecano Midfielders 4 Dzsenifer Marozsán Lyon 5 Carli Lloyd Sky Blue FC 6 Kosovare Asllani 7 Daniëlle van de Donk Arsenal 8 Andressa Alves 9 Lindsey Horan Portland Thorns FC 10 Formiga Paris Saint-Germain 11 Sara Däbritz 12 Jackie Groenen 13 Sherida Spitse Vålerenga 14 Keira Walsh Manchester City 15 Sam Mewis North Carolina Courage Forwards 4 Ada Hegerberg Lyon 5 Ellen White 6 Tobin Heath Portland Thorns FC 7 Lieke Martens Barcelona 8 Sam Kerr 9 Vivianne Miedema Arsenal 10 Pernille Harder VfL Wolfsburg 11 Eugénie Le Sommer Lyon 12 Caroline Graham Hansen 13 Jennifer Hermoso 14 Oriana Altuve Rayo Vallecano 15 Nikita Parris
Selection panels Men's selection panel The panel of experts who shortlisted the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 for the men's players and coaches comprised:
Franco Baresi Cha Bum-kun Fabio Capello Ricki Herbert Kaká Lothar Matthäus Francisco Maturana Hugo Sánchez Juan Sebastián Verón Xavi
Women's selection panel The panel of experts who shortlisted the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 for the women's players and coaches comprised:
Rae Dower Nadine Keßler Kristine Lilly Portia Modise Aline Pellegrino Aya Miyama Thuba Sibanda Kelly Smith Rhian Wilkinson Kirsty Yallop
Puskás Award panel The panel of experts who decided the winner of the FIFA Puskás Award comprised:
Ann Kristin Aarønes Brandi Chastain Han Duan Julie Fleeting Miroslav Klose Michael Owen Patrizia Panico Ronaldo Yaya Touré Christian Vieri
References
External links
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