The 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year prize was awarded to the Brazilian Ronaldinho for the second year in succession, also claiming the highest point total ever, surpassing Rivaldo. He finished ahead of Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and his Barcelona teammate Samuel Eto'o in the final round of voting. It was the award's 15th edition. The award ceremony took place on the evening of December 19, 2005, and was held at the Zurich Opera House in Zurich, Switzerland. There were 156 coaches and 145 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 301 votes.
Birgit Prinz won the women's award for the third time in a row. For the women's side, there were 134 coaches and 127 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 261 votes.
Results
Men
RankNameTeamCountryPoints1Ronaldinho Barcelona Brazil9562Frank Lampard Chelsea England3063Samuel Eto'o Barcelona Cameroon1904Thierry Henry Arsenal France1725Adriano Inter Milan Brazil1706Andriy Shevchenko Milan Ukraine1537Steven Gerrard Liverpool F.C. England1318Kaká Milan Brazil1019Paolo Maldini Milan Italy7610Didier Drogba Chelsea Ivory Coast5611Michael Ballack Bayern Munich Germany6412Ronaldo Real Madrid Brazil6313Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid France5514Zlatan Ibrahimović Juventus Sweden3615Deco Barcelona Portugal2416Juan Román Riquelme Villarreal Argentina2017Robinho Santos Real Madrid Brazil1918David Beckham Real Madrid England1718=Wayne Rooney Manchester United England1720Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United Portugal1321Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United Netherlands1121=Michael Essien Lyon Chelsea Ghana1123Raúl Real Madrid Spain823=Pavel Nedvěd Juventus Czech Republic825Arjen Robben Chelsea Netherlands526Cafu Milan Brazil326=Jay-Jay Okocha Bolton Wanderers Nigeria326=Roberto Carlos Real Madrid Brazil326=Alessandro Nesta Milan Italy330Gianluigi Buffon Juventus Italy1
Women Rank Player Club Points 1 Birgit Prinz FFC Frankfurt 513 2 Marta Umeå IK 429 3 Shannon Boxx Ajax Los Angeles 235 4 Hanna Ljungberg Umeå IK 206 5 Renate Lingor FFC Frankfurt 170 6 Maribel Domínguez Atlanta Beat FC Barcelona 115 7 Solveig Gulbrandsen Kolbotn 97 7 Sandra Minnert SC Bad Neuenahr 97 9 Christie Welsh Lyon New Jersey Wildcats 78 10 Kelly Smith Arsenal L.F.C. 60 11 Malin Moström Umeå IK N/A 12 Laura Georges Lyon N/A 13 Perpetua Nkwocha Sunnanå SK N/A
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