1959 Ballon d'Or

{{Short description|Annual football award event in France}}

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| name = 1959 Ballon d'Or

| image = File:Di Stefano 1959.jpg

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| caption = 1959 Ballon d'Or winner Alfredo Di Stéfano

| date = 15 December 1959

| location =Paris, France

| presenter = France Football

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| website = {{URL|https://www.francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or/|2=francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or}}

| award1_type = Won by

| award1_winner ={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Alfredo Di Stéfano (2nd award)

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| previous = 1958

| main = Ballon d'Or

| next = 1960

}}

The 1959 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Alfredo Di Stéfano on 15 December 1959.{{cite web|last=Pierrend|first=José|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy59.html|title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1959|date=15 December 2006|work=RSSSF}} It was the second time that Di Stéfano won the award.