The 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane for a record-equalling third time. It was the award's 13th edition. The gala was hosted at the Messe in Basel, on December 15, 2003. 142 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote for the men's edition and 100 for the women's. The ceremony's theme was the Match Against Poverty, which was played the previous day between Ronaldo Nazario and Zinedine Zidane (3-4) at the St. Jakob-Park in Basel in front of 30,000 spectators.
Birgit Prinz won the women's award for the first time.
Results
Men
RankPlayerClub(s)CountryPoints1Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid France2642Thierry Henry Arsenal France1863Ronaldo Real Madrid Brazil1764Pavel Nedvěd Juventus Czech Republic1585Roberto Carlos Real Madrid Brazil1056Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United Netherlands867David Beckham Manchester United Real Madrid England748Raúl Real Madrid Spain399Paolo Maldini Milan Italy3710Andrei Shevchenko Milan Ukraine2611Luís Figo Real Madrid Portugal1712Michael Ballack Bayern Munich Germany1513Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich Germany1314Pablo Aimar Valencia915Gianluigi Buffon Juventus816=Filippo Inzaghi Milan616=Michael Owen Liverpool618=Alessandro Nesta Milan518=Fernando Morientes Real Madrid Monaco Spain520=Cafu Milan320=Dado Pršo Monaco320=Fabio Cannavaro Internazionale320=Henrik Larsson Celtic320=Paul Freier VfL Bochum Germany320=Rivaldo Milan320=Robert Pires Arsenal320=Ronaldinho Paris Saint-Germain Barcelona328=Paul Scholes Manchester United228=Samuel Eto'o Mallorca2
Women
RankPlayerClub(s)Points 1 Birgit Prinz Carolina Courage FFC Frankfurt 268 2 Mia Hamm Washington Freedom 133 3 Hanna Ljungberg Umeå IK 84 4 Victoria Svensson Djurgårdens IF 82 5 Maren Meinert Boston Breakers 69 6 Bettina Wiegmann FFC Brauweiler 49 7 Malin Moström Umeå IK 23 8= Katia Levante 14 8= Renate Lingor FFC Frankfurt 14 10= Marta Umeå IK 13 10= Silke Rottenberg FFC Brauweiler FCR Duisburg 13 12 Marinette Pichon Philadelphia Charge Saint-Memmie Olympique 11 13 Charmaine Hooper Atlanta Beat 10
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