Jump to content

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019
Lionel Messi, The Best FIFA Men's Player 2019
Date23 September 2019 (2019-09-23)
LocationTeatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
Presented byFIFA
Hosted byRuud Gullit and Ilaria D'Amico
Highlights
The Best FIFA PlayerMen's:
Argentina Lionel Messi
Women's:
United States Megan Rapinoe
The Best FIFA CoachMen's:
Germany Jürgen Klopp
Women's:
England Jill Ellis
The Best FIFA GoalkeeperMen's:
Brazil Alisson
Women's:
Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal
FIFA Puskás AwardHungary Dániel Zsóri
Websitefifa.com
← 2018 · The Best FIFA Football Awards · 2020 →

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 were held on 23 September 2019 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy.[1] 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

[edit]

The Best FIFA Men's Player

[edit]
See also: The Best FIFA Men's Player

Ten players were shortlisted on 31 July 2019.[2] The three finalists were revealed on 2 September 2019.[3]

Lionel Messi won the award with 46 rank points.[4][5][6][7]

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.

Virgil van Dijk
Cristiano Ronaldo


Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona  Argentina 46
2 Virgil van Dijk England Liverpool  Netherlands 38
3 Cristiano Ronaldo Italy Juventus  Portugal 36
Other candidates
4 Mohamed Salah England Liverpool  Egypt 26
5 Sadio Mané England Liverpool  Senegal 23
6 Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain  France 17
7 Frenkie de Jong
 Netherlands 16
8 Eden Hazard
 Belgium 16
9 Matthijs de Ligt
 Netherlands 9
10 Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur  England 5

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper

[edit]
See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019.[3]

Alisson

Alisson won the award.[4][6]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Alisson England Liverpool  Brazil 45
2 Marc-André ter Stegen Spain Barcelona  Germany 41
3 Ederson England Manchester City  Brazil 24

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

[edit]
See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach

Ten coaches were initially shortlisted on 31 July 2019.[8] The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019.[3]

Jürgen Klopp

Jürgen Klopp won the award with 48 rank points.[4][5][6][9]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1 Germany Jürgen Klopp England Liverpool 48
2 Spain Pep Guardiola England Manchester City 38
3 Argentina Mauricio Pochettino England Tottenham Hotspur 27
Other candidates
4 Netherlands Erik ten Hag Netherlands Ajax 26
5 Algeria Djamel Belmadi  Algeria 26
6 France Didier Deschamps  France 19
7 Portugal Fernando Santos  Portugal 16
8 Brazil Tite  Brazil 12
9 Argentina Marcelo Gallardo Argentina River Plate 10
10 Argentina Ricardo Gareca  Peru 10

The Best FIFA Women's Player

[edit]
See also: The Best FIFA Women's Player

Twelve players were shortlisted on 31 July 2019.[10] The three finalists were revealed on 2 September 2019.[3]

Megan Rapinoe won the award with 46 rank points.[4][5][6][11]

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.

Megan Rapinoe
Alex Morgan
Lucy Bronze
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Megan Rapinoe United States Reign FC  United States 46
2 Alex Morgan United States Orlando Pride  United States 42
3 Lucy Bronze France Lyon  England 29
Other candidates
4 Amandine Henry France Lyon  France 23
5 Vivianne Miedema England Arsenal  Netherlands 23
6 Rose Lavelle United States Washington Spirit  United States 21
7 Julie Ertz United States Chicago Red Stars  United States 18
8 Ada Hegerberg France Lyon  Norway 15
9 Wendie Renard France Lyon  France 9
10 Ellen White
 England 7
11 Sam Kerr
 Australia 0
12 Caroline Graham Hansen
 Norway 0

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper

[edit]
See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019.[3]

Sari van Veenendaal

Sari van Veenendaal won the award.[4][6]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Sari van Veenendaal
 Netherlands
2 Christiane Endler France Paris Saint-Germain  Chile
3 Hedvig Lindahl
 Sweden

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

[edit]
See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach

Ten coaches were initially shortlisted on 31 July 2019.[12] The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019.[3]

Jill Ellis

Jill Ellis won the award with 48 rank points.[4][5][6][13]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1 England Jill Ellis  United States 48
2 Netherlands Sarina Wiegman  Netherlands 40
3 England Phil Neville  England 31
Other candidates
4 France Reynald Pedros France Lyon 28
5 Sweden Peter Gerhardsson  Sweden 23
6 Italy Milena Bertolini  Italy 22
7 Japan Futoshi Ikeda  Japan U-20 13
8 Spain Antonia Is  Spain U-17 12
9 Australia Joe Montemurro England Arsenal 10
10 England Paul Riley United States North Carolina Courage 5

FIFA Fair Play Award

[edit]
See also: FIFA Fair Play Award
Winner Reason
Argentina Marcelo Bielsa and the Leeds United squad Ordered Leeds United to allow opponents Aston Villa to score after his side scored a goal while an opposition player was injured.

FIFA Puskás Award

[edit]
See also: FIFA Puskás Award

Dániel Zsóri won the award.[4][6] The ten players shortlisted for the awards were announced on 19 August 2019. The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019.[3] 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.[14]

Rank Player Match Competition Date Percent
The finalists
1 Hungary Dániel Zsóri Debrecen – Ferencváros 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 16 February 2019
2 Argentina Lionel Messi Real Betis – Barcelona 2018–19 La Liga 17 March 2019
3 Colombia Juan Fernando Quintero River Plate – Racing 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 10 February 2019
Other candidates
Unranked Brazil Matheus Cunha Bayer Leverkusen – RB Leipzig 2018–19 Bundesliga 6 April 2019 N/A
Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Toronto FC – LA Galaxy 2018 Major League Soccer season 15 September 2018
Cameroon Ajara Nchout Cameroon – New Zealand 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup 20 June 2019
Italy Fabio Quagliarella Sampdoria – Napoli 2018–19 Serie A 2 September 2018
United States Amy Rodriguez Utah Royals FC – Sky Blue FC 2019 National Women's Soccer League season 16 June 2019
Northern Ireland Billie Simpson Sion Swifts Ladies – Cliftonville Ladies 2018 Women's NIFL Premiership 9 August 2018
England Andros Townsend Manchester City – Crystal Palace 2018–19 Premier League 22 December 2018

FIFA Fan Award

[edit]
See also: 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.[15]

Silvia Grecco won the award with 58% of the vote.[4][16][6]

Rank Fan(s) Match Competition Date Percent
1 Silvia Grecco Various Palmeiras matches Various 58%
2 Justo Sanchez Various Rampla Juniors matches Various 32%
3 Netherlands fans Various 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup June–July 2019 10%

FIFA FIFPRO Men's World11

[edit]
See also: FIFA FIFPRO World 11

The 55–player men's shortlist was announced on 5 September 2019.[17]

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.[18]

2019 FIFA FIFPRO Men's World11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Brazil Alisson England Liverpool
Defenders
Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt
Brazil Marcelo Spain Real Madrid
Spain Sergio Ramos Spain Real Madrid
Netherlands Virgil van Dijk England Liverpool
Midfielders
Netherlands Frenkie de Jong
Belgium Eden Hazard
Croatia Luka Modrić Spain Real Madrid
Forwards
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Italy Juventus
France Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain
Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
Ranking of other nominees[19]
Rank Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
2 Germany Marc-André ter Stegen Spain Barcelona
3 Spain David de Gea England Manchester United
4 Brazil Ederson England Manchester City
5 Slovenia Jan Oblak Spain Atlético Madrid
Defenders
5 Brazil Dani Alves
6 England Trent Alexander-Arnold England Liverpool
7 Scotland Andrew Robertson England Liverpool
8 Spain Jordi Alba Spain Barcelona
9 Spain Gerard Piqué Spain Barcelona
10 Brazil Thiago Silva France Paris Saint-Germain
11 England Kyle Walker England Manchester City
12 France Raphaël Varane Spain Real Madrid
13 Senegal Kalidou Koulibaly Italy Napoli
14 Germany Joshua Kimmich Germany Bayern Munich
15 Italy Giorgio Chiellini Italy Juventus
16 Spain Dani Carvajal Spain Real Madrid
17 France Aymeric Laporte England Manchester City
18 Uruguay Diego Godín
19 Portugal João Cancelo
20 Brazil Alex Sandro Italy Juventus
Midfielders
4 France N'Golo Kanté England Chelsea
5 Spain Sergio Busquets Spain Barcelona
6 Portugal Bernardo Silva England Manchester City
7 France Paul Pogba England Manchester United
8 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City
9 Germany Toni Kroos Spain Real Madrid
10 Croatia Ivan Rakitić Spain Barcelona
11 Brazil Arthur Spain Barcelona
12 Chile Arturo Vidal Spain Barcelona
13 Brazil Casemiro Spain Real Madrid
14 Denmark Christian Eriksen England Tottenham Hotspur
15 Serbia Dušan Tadić Netherlands Ajax
Forwards
4 Senegal Sadio Mané England Liverpool
5 Egypt Mohamed Salah England Liverpool
6 Brazil Neymar France Paris Saint-Germain
7 Uruguay Luis Suárez Spain Barcelona
8 Argentina Sergio Agüero England Manchester City
9 England Raheem Sterling England Manchester City
10 England Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur
11 Brazil Roberto Firmino England Liverpool
12 France Antoine Griezmann
13 Poland Robert Lewandowski Germany Bayern Munich
14 South Korea Son Heung-min England Tottenham Hotspur
15 France Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid

FIFA FIFPRO Women's World11

[edit]
See also: FIFA FIFPRO World 11

FIFA and FIFPRO announced that they would jointly reveal the Women's World11 for the first time at The Best award ceremony.[20]

The 55–player women's shortlist was announced on 4 September 2019.[21]

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.[22]

2019 FIFA FIFPRO Women's World11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal
Defenders
England Lucy Bronze France Lyon
Sweden Nilla Fischer
United States Kelley O'Hara United States Utah Royals FC
France Wendie Renard France Lyon
Midfielders
United States Julie Ertz United States Chicago Red Stars
France Amandine Henry France Lyon
United States Rose Lavelle United States Washington Spirit
Forwards
Brazil Marta United States Orlando Pride
United States Alex Morgan United States Orlando Pride
United States Megan Rapinoe United States Reign FC
Ranking of other nominees[23]
Rank Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
2 Chile Christiane Endler France Paris Saint-Germain
3 Sweden Hedvig Lindahl
4 United States Alyssa Naeher United States Chicago Red Stars
5 France Sarah Bouhaddi France Lyon
Defenders
5 United States Crystal Dunn United States North Carolina Courage
6 England Steph Houghton England Manchester City
7 Italy Sara Gama Italy Juventus
8 United States Becky Sauerbrunn United States Utah Royals FC
9 France Amel Majri France Lyon
10 Japan Saki Kumagai France Lyon
11 France Griedge Mbock Bathy France Lyon
12 United States Ali Krieger United States Orlando Pride
13 United States Abby Dahlkemper United States North Carolina Courage
14 England Millie Bright England Chelsea
15 Norway Maren Mjelde England Chelsea
16 Venezuela Michelle Romero Spain Deportivo La Coruña
17 Canada Kadeisha Buchanan France Lyon
18 Netherlands Stefanie van der Gragt Spain Barcelona
19 England Alex Greenwood
20 Chile Camila Sáez Spain Rayo Vallecano
Midfielders
4 Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán France Lyon
5 United States Carli Lloyd United States Sky Blue FC
6 Sweden Kosovare Asllani
7 Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk England Arsenal
8 Brazil Andressa Alves
9 United States Lindsey Horan United States Portland Thorns FC
10 Brazil Formiga France Paris Saint-Germain
11 Germany Sara Däbritz
12 Netherlands Jackie Groenen
13 Netherlands Sherida Spitse Norway Vålerenga
14 England Keira Walsh England Manchester City
15 United States Sam Mewis United States North Carolina Courage
Forwards
4 Norway Ada Hegerberg France Lyon
5 England Ellen White
6 United States Tobin Heath United States Portland Thorns FC
7 Netherlands Lieke Martens Spain Barcelona
8 Australia Sam Kerr
9 Netherlands Vivianne Miedema England Arsenal
10 Denmark Pernille Harder Germany VfL Wolfsburg
11 France Eugénie Le Sommer France Lyon
12 Norway Caroline Graham Hansen
13 Spain Jennifer Hermoso
14 Venezuela Oriana Altuve Spain Rayo Vallecano
15 England Nikita Parris

Selection panels

[edit]

Men's selection panel

[edit]

The panel of experts who shortlisted the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 for the men's players and coaches comprised:[24]

Women's selection panel

[edit]

The panel of experts who shortlisted the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 for the women's players and coaches comprised:[25]

Puskás Award panel

[edit]

The panel of experts who decided the winner of the FIFA Puskás Award comprised:[26]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "The Best FIFA Football Awards™ - News - The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2019 winners to be crowned in Milan on 23 September". www.fifa.com. 8 February 2019. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ FIFA.com. "The Best FIFA Men's Player". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g FIFA.com (2 September 2019). "Finalists Announced For The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2019". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Messi, Rapinoe Crowned The Best in Milan". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Final Ranking: The Best FIFA Men's Player 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "The FIFA Football Awards Voting Results 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Voting Breakdown: The Best FIFA Men's Player 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  8. ^ "The Best FIFA Men's Coach". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Voting Breakdown: The Best FIFA Men's Coach 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  10. ^ FIFA.com. "The Best FIFA Women's Player". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Voting Breakdown: The Best FIFA Women's Player 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  12. ^ "The Best FIFA Women's Coach". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Voting Breakdown: The Best FIFA Women's Coach 2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  14. ^ "FIFA Puskás Award". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  15. ^ "FIFA Fan Award". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Voting Results: FIFA Fan Award" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  17. ^ "PREMIER LEAGUE HAS MOST PLAYERS ON WORLD 11 SHORTLIST". FIFPRO World Players' Union. 5 September 2019.
  18. ^ "VAN DIJK AMONG FOUR DEBUTANTS IN MEN'S WORLD 11". FIFPRO World Players' Union. 23 September 2019.
  19. ^ "RANKINGS: HOW ALL 55 MALE PLAYERS FINISHED". FIFPRO World Players' Union. 23 September 2019.
  20. ^ "The Best FIFA Football Awards™ To Introduce Two New Women's Football Honours". FIFA.com. 6 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  21. ^ "USA AND LYON DOMINATE WOMEN'S LIST OF 55 TOP PLAYERS". FIFPRO World Players' Union. 5 September 2019.
  22. ^ "FIVE AMERICAN PLAYERS IN WOMEN WORLD 11". FIFPRO World Players' Union. 23 September 2019.
  23. ^ "RANKINGS: HOW ALL 55 FEMALE PLAYERS FINISHED". FIFPRO World Players' Union. 23 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Voting Panel: The Best FIFA Men's Player & Coach Awards" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  25. ^ "Voting Panel: The Best FIFA Women's Player & Coach Awards" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  26. ^ "FIFA Puskás Award Panel" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards_2019&oldid=1255250179"