The 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or (), was the fourth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich on 13 January 2014. The deadline for voting was 15 November 2013 but was extended to 29 November 2013 for the first time in history.
Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or award as the World Player of the Year. It was his second Ballon d'Or, after winning the award in 2008, as well as his first FIFA Ballon d'Or. Nadine Angerer was announced as the Women's World Player of the Year recipient, while Jupp Heynckes claimed the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football, and Silvia Neid the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football. The ninety-minute ceremony was hosted by Fernanda Lima along with Ruud Gullit.
Voting The deadline for voting was 15 November 2013. However, for the first time ever, on 20 November 2013, FIFA announced that voting was extended to 29 November 2013 after not receiving a response of enough eligible voters before the original deadline. The winners were announced on 13 January 2014.
Winners and nominees
FIFA Ballon d'Or A shortlist of 23 male players was compiled by members of FIFA's Football Committee as well as a group of experts from France Football. It was announced on 29 October 2013.
There were three voters per FIFA member federation: one journalist and the coaches and captain of the national men's team.
The results for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or were: Rank Player National team Club(s) Percent Votes 1st Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 27.99% 1365 2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona 24.72% 1205 3rd Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich 23.36% 1127
The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:
Rank Player National team Club(s) Percent Votes 4th Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain 5.29% 257 5th Neymar Santos Barcelona 3.17% 155 6th Andrés Iniesta Barcelona 2.08% 103 7th Robin van Persie Manchester United 1.79% 88 8th Arjen Robben Bayern Munich 1.77% 85 9th Gareth Bale Tottenham Hotspur Real Madrid 1.32% 65 10th Andrea Pirlo Juventus 1.11% 70 11th Radamel Falcao Atlético Madrid Monaco 1.08% 53 12th Yaya Touré Manchester City 0.99% 48 13th Robert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund 0.92% 43 14th Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich 0.82% 40 14th Xavi Barcelona 0.82% 40 16th Mesut Özil Real Madrid Arsenal 0.71% 35 17th Bastian Schweinsteiger Bayern Munich 0.43% 21 17th Thomas Müller Bayern Munich 0.43% 21 19th Luis Suárez Liverpool 0.39% 19 20th Edinson Cavani Napoli Paris Saint-Germain 0.36% 12 21st Thiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain 0.24% 12 22nd Eden Hazard Chelsea 0.16% 8 23rd Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich 0.08% 4
In January 2014, Cristiano Ronaldo released a video on his official Facebook account celebrating his recent winning of the Ballon d'Or, which featured the track Twin Turbo by Portuguese electronic music band Sensible Soccers. The video was watched more than 5.5 million times in 40 hours. The band had previously expressed in an interview that they were "fervent admirers of President Ronaldo."
FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Nadine Angerer ( 1. FFC Frankfurt / Brisbane Roar)
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football Jupp Heynckes ( Bayern Munich)
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football Silvia Neid ()
FIFA/FIFPro World XI
Position Player National team Club(s) GK Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich DF Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich DF Sergio Ramos Real Madrid DF Thiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain DF Dani Alves Barcelona MF Andrés Iniesta Barcelona MF Xavi Barcelona MF Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich FW Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid FW Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain FW Lionel Messi Barcelona
FIFA Puskás Award
Zlatan Ibrahimović, 4–2 vs , Friends Arena, 14 November 2012
FIFA Presidential Award Jacques Rogge
FIFA Fair Play Award Afghanistan Football Federation
FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur Pelé Pelé was given an honorary Ballon d'Or, having won three FIFA World Cups with Brazil but never an individual award from FIFA, as during his playing career only European-based players were eligible to win the original Ballon d'Or.
Contenders
FIFA Women's World Player of the Year On 29 October 2012, a 10-player shortlist was unveiled for the FIFA's Women's Player of the Year, which was chosen by experts from FIFA's Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup and a group of experts from France Football. It was announced on 29 October 2013.
The three finalists for the award, announced on 9 December 2013, are indicated in bold.
Player National team Club Nadine Angerer Frankfurt Brisbane Roar Nilla Fischer Linköpings Wolfsburg Lena Goeßling Wolfsburg Saki Kumagai Frankfurt Lyon Marta Tyresö Alex Morgan Portland Thorns Yūki Ōgimi Turbine Potsdam Chelsea Lotta Schelin Lyon Christine Sinclair Portland Thorns Abby Wambach Western New York Flash
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football This award will be decided by the same voters and system as that of the men's player award. The shortlist of candidates was announced on 29 October 2013, with the three finalists (indicated in bold type) announced on 9 December 2013.
Coach National team Team Carlo Ancelotti Paris Saint-Germain Real Madrid Rafael Benítez Chelsea Napoli Antonio Conte Juventus Vicente del Bosque Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United Jupp Heynckes Bayern Munich Jürgen Klopp Borussia Dortmund José Mourinho Real Madrid Chelsea Luiz Felipe Scolari Arsène Wenger Arsenal
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football This award will be decided by the same voters and system as that of the women's player award. The shortlist was announced on 29 October 2013, and the three finalists (indicated in bold type) were announced on 9 December 2013.
Coach National team Team Gilles Eyquem Kenneth Heiner-Møller Ralf Kellermann Wolfsburg Shelley Kerr Arsenal Patrice Lair Lyon Silvia Neid Cindy Parlow Cone Portland Thorns Even Pellerud Anna Signeul Pia Sundhage
References
External links
FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 – voting results