2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or#FIFA/FIFPro World XI

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The 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/playeroftheyear/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022033859/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/playeroftheyear/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2011|title=Ballon d'Or 2013|date=29 October 2013 |work=FIFA|access-date=29 October 2013 }} 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.{{cite news |first=Brian |last=Homewood |title=Emotional Ronaldo ends Messi run |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/soccer-fifa-awards-ronaldo-idINDEEA0C0FB20140113 |work=Reuters |date=14 January 2014 |access-date=13 January 2015 |archive-date=17 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217070647/http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/01/13/soccer-fifa-awards-ronaldo-idINDEEA0C0FB20140113 |url-status=dead }}

Voting

The deadline for voting was 15 November 2013.{{cite news|title=Cristiano Ronaldo: Portugal forward praised after fifth hat-trick|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25012556|access-date=21 November 2013|newspaper=BBC|date=20 November 2013|archive-date=21 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121112513/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25012556|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=FIFA extend Ballon d'Or voting deadline|url=http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1621866/fifa-extend-ballon-dor-voting-deadline-%E2%80%93-report?cc=5901|access-date=21 November 2013|newspaper=ESPN FC|date=20 November 2013|archive-date=31 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231213803/http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1621866/fifa-extend-ballon-dor-voting-deadline-%E2%80%93-report?cc=5901|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Dunbar|first=Graham|title=Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA best player award, ends Lionel Messi's four-year reign|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2014/01/13/cristiano_ronaldo_wins_fifa_best_player_award_ends_lionel_messis_fouryear_reign.html|access-date=14 January 2014|newspaper=Toronto Star|agency=Associated Press|archive-date=15 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115073855/http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2014/01/13/cristiano_ronaldo_wins_fifa_best_player_award_ends_lionel_messis_fouryear_reign.html|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://tv5.espn.com/football/news/story/_/id/1621866/fifa-extend-ballon-dor-voting-deadline-%E2%80%93-report|title=FIFA extend Ballon d'Or voting deadline|date=20 November 2013|work=ESPN.com|access-date=3 December 2019|archive-date=12 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212233710/https://tv5.espn.com/football/news/story/_/id/1621866/fifa-extend-ballon-dor-voting-deadline-%25E2%2580%2593-report|url-status=live}} The winners were announced on 13 January 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25705654|title=Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to Ballon d'Or|date=13 January 2014|work=BBC Sport|access-date=14 January 2014|archive-date=13 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113203132/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25705654|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url = https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2260390/index.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_about_fifa|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140113223142/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2260390/index.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_about_fifa|url-status = dead|archive-date = 13 January 2014|title= Cristiano Ronaldo, Angerer, Heynckes and Neid triumph at FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013|date=13 January 2014|work=FIFA.com|access-date=14 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2207371/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031171854/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2207371/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 October 2013|title= Men's shortlists for FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 revealed|date=29 October 2013|work=FIFA|access-date=29 October 2013 }} It was announced on 29 October 2013.

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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:{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/ballond'or/general/02/26/14/03/votes_percentage_al_awards_neutral.pdf |title=FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 – voting results |work=FIFA |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=13 January 2013 |access-date=6 February 2014 |url-status=dead

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class="wikitable" ! Rank !! Player !! National team !! Club(s) !! Percent !! Votes
style="background-color: #FFF68F; font-weight: bold;" \| 1st	Cristiano Ronaldo	{{fb\|Portugal}}	{{fbaicon\|ESP}} Real Madrid	27.99%	1365
2nd	Lionel Messi	{{fb\|Argentina}}	{{fbaicon\|ESP}} Barcelona	24.72%	1205
3rd	Franck Ribéry	{{fb\|France}}	{{fbaicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich	23.36%	1127

The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:

class="wikitable" ! Rank !! Player !! National team !! Club(s) !! Percent !! Votes
4th	Zlatan Ibrahimović	{{fb\|Sweden}}	{{fbaicon\|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain	5.29%	257
5th	Neymar	{{fb\|Brazil}}	{{fbaicon\|BRA}} Santos {{fbaicon\|ESP}} Barcelona	3.17%	155
6th	Andrés Iniesta	{{fb\|Spain}}	{{fbaicon\|ESP}} Barcelona	2.08%	103
7th	Robin van Persie	{{fb\|Netherlands}}	{{fbaicon\|ENG}} Manchester United	1.79%	88
8th	Arjen Robben	{{fb\|Netherlands}}	{{fbaicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich	1.77%	85
9th	Gareth Bale	{{fb\|Wales}}	{{fbaicon\|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur {{fbaicon\|ESP}} Real Madrid	1.32%	65
10th	Andrea Pirlo	{{fb\|Italy}}	{{fbaicon\|ITA}} Juventus	1.11%	70
11th	Radamel Falcao	{{fb\|Colombia}}	{{fbaicon\|ESP}} Atlético Madrid {{fbaicon\|FRA}} Monaco	1.08%	53
12th	Yaya Touré	{{fb\|Ivory Coast}}	{{fbaicon\|ENG}} Manchester City	0.99%	48
13th	Robert Lewandowski	{{fb\|Poland}}	{{fbaicon\|GER}} Borussia Dortmund	0.92%	43
14th	Philipp Lahm	{{fb\|Germany}}	{{fbaicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich	0.82%	40
14th	Xavi	{{fb\|Spain}}	{{fbaicon\|ESP}} Barcelona	0.82%	40
16th	Mesut Özil	{{fb\|Germany}}	{{fbaicon\|ESP}} Real Madrid {{fbaicon\|ENG}} Arsenal	0.71%	35
17th	Bastian Schweinsteiger	{{fb\|Germany}}	{{fbaicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich	0.43%	21
17th	Thomas Müller	{{fb\|Germany}}	{{fbaicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich	0.43%	21
19th	Luis Suárez	{{fb\|Uruguay}}	{{fbaicon\|ENG}} Liverpool	0.39%	19
20th	Edinson Cavani	{{fb\|Uruguay}}	{{fbaicon\|ITA}} Napoli {{fbaicon\|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain	0.36%	12
21st	Thiago Silva	{{fb\|Brazil}}	{{fbaicon\|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain	0.24%	12
22nd	Eden Hazard	{{fb\|Belgium}}	{{fbaicon\|ENG}} Chelsea	0.16%	8
23rd	Manuel Neuer	{{fb\|Germany}}	{{fbaicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich	0.08%	4

=FIFA Women's World Player of the Year=

{{flagicon|GER}} Nadine Angerer ({{fbaicon|GER}} 1. FFC Frankfurt / {{fbaicon|AUS}} Brisbane Roar)

=FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football=

{{flagicon|GER}} Jupp Heynckes ({{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich)

= FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football =

{{flagicon|GER}} Silvia Neid ({{fbw|GER}})

=FIFA/FIFPro World XI=

{{football squad on pitch|align=right

| GK = Neuer

| RB = Dani Alves

| RCB = Ramos

| LCB = Thiago Silva

| LB = Lahm

| RCM = Iniesta

| CM = Xavi

| LCM = Ribéry

| RCF = Messi

| CF = Ibrahimović

| LCF = Ronaldo

| caption = FIFA/FIFPro World XI 2013{{cite news|url=https://www.fifpro.org/en/news/fifpro-unveils-2013-fifa-fifpro-world-xi|title=FIFPRO UNVEILS 2013 FIFA FIFPRO WORLD XI|work=FIFPro.org|publisher=Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels|date=13 January 2014|access-date=10 July 2016|archive-date=19 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319194325/https://fifpro.org/en/news/fifpro-unveils-2013-fifa-fifpro-world-xi|url-status=live}}

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Position	Player	National team	Club(s)
class="wikitable"
GK	Manuel Neuer	{{fb\|GER}}	{{fbaicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich
DF	Philipp Lahm	{{fb\|GER}}	{{fbaicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich
DF	Sergio Ramos	{{fb\|ESP}}	{{fbaicon\|ESP}} Real Madrid
DF	Thiago Silva	{{fb\|BRA}}	{{fbaicon\|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain
DF	Dani Alves	{{fb\|BRA}}	{{fbaicon\|ESP}} Barcelona
MF	Andrés Iniesta	{{fb\|ESP}}	{{fbaicon\|ESP}} Barcelona
MF	Xavi	{{fb\|ESP}}	{{fbaicon\|ESP}} Barcelona
MF	Franck Ribéry	{{fb\|FRA}}	{{fbaicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich
FW	Cristiano Ronaldo	{{fb\|POR}}	{{fbaicon\|ESP}} Real Madrid
FW	Zlatan Ibrahimović	{{fb\|SWE}}	{{fbaicon\|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain
FW	Lionel Messi	{{fb\|ARG}}	{{fbaicon\|ESP}} Barcelona

= [[FIFA Puskás Award]] =

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{{flagicon|SWE}} Zlatan Ibrahimović, 4–2 vs {{fb|England}}, Friends Arena, 14 November 2012

= FIFA Presidential Award =

{{flagicon|BEL}} Jacques Rogge

= FIFA Fair Play Award =

{{fbaicon|AFG|2013}} Afghanistan Football Federation

= FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur =

{{flagicon|BRA}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2259756/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116111514/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2259756/|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 January 2014|title=Pele receives FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur|date=13 January 2014 |work=FIFA|access-date=13 January 2014}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/playeroftheyear/women.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028004630/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/playeroftheyear/women.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 October 2012|title= Women's shortlist for FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 revealed|date=29 October 2013|work=FIFA|access-date=29 October 2013 }} It was announced on 29 October 2013.

The three finalists for the award, announced on 9 December 2013, are indicated in bold.{{cite press release|url=https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2241740/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211213148/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2241740/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 December 2013 |title=Nominees for the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 awards revealed |publisher=FIFA |date=9 December 2013 |access-date=8 January 2014}}

class="wikitable" ! Player !! National team !! Club
Nadine Angerer	{{fbw\|DEU}}	{{flagicon\|DEU}} Frankfurt {{flagicon\|AUS}} Brisbane Roar
Nilla Fischer	{{fbw\|SWE}}	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Linköpings {{flagicon\|GER}} Wolfsburg
Lena Goeßling	{{fbw\|DEU}}	{{flagicon\|GER}} Wolfsburg
Saki Kumagai	{{fbw\|JPN}}	{{flagicon\|GER}} Frankfurt {{flagicon\|FRA}} Lyon
Marta	{{fbw\|BRA}}	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Tyresö
Alex Morgan	{{fbw\|USA}}	{{flagicon\|USA}} Portland Thorns
Yūki Ōgimi	{{fbw\|JPN}}	{{flagicon\|GER}} Turbine Potsdam {{flagicon\|ENG}} Chelsea
Lotta Schelin	{{fbw\|SWE}}	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Lyon
Christine Sinclair	{{fbw\|CAN}}	{{flagicon\|USA}} Portland Thorns
Abby Wambach	{{fbw\|USA}}	{{flagicon\|USA}} Western New York Flash

Nadine Angerer, Euro 2013.jpg|Nadine Angerer

Marta at 2010 WPS Championship 5.JPG|Marta

Abby Wambach.jpg|Abby Wambach

=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/coachoftheyear/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031001036/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/coachoftheyear/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 October 2010 |title=Men's Coach of the Year|date=29 October 2013|work=FIFA|access-date=29 October 2013 }} The shortlist of candidates was announced on 29 October 2013, with the three finalists (indicated in bold type) announced on 9 December 2013.

class="wikitable" ! Coach !! National team !! Team
Carlo Ancelotti	{{flag\|Italy}}	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain {{flagicon\|ESP}} Real Madrid
Rafael Benítez	{{flag\|Spain}}	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Chelsea {{flagicon\|ITA}} Napoli
Antonio Conte	{{flag\|Italy}}	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Juventus
Vicente del Bosque	{{flag\|Spain}}	{{fb\|Spain}}
Sir Alex Ferguson	{{flag\|Scotland}}	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Manchester United
Jupp Heynckes	{{flag\|Germany}}	{{flagicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich
Jürgen Klopp	{{flag\|Germany}}	{{flagicon\|GER}} Borussia Dortmund
José Mourinho	{{flag\|Portugal}}	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Real Madrid {{flagicon\|ENG}} Chelsea
Luiz Felipe Scolari	{{flag\|Brazil}}	{{fb\|Brazil}}
Arsène Wenger	{{flag\|France}}	{{flagicon\|ENG}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/coachoftheyear/women.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029061116/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/coachoftheyear/women.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2012|title=Men's Coach of the Year|date=29 October 2013|work=FIFA|access-date=29 October 2013 }} The shortlist was announced on 29 October 2013, and the three finalists (indicated in bold type) were announced on 9 December 2013.

class="wikitable" ! Coach !! National team !! Team
Gilles Eyquem	{{flag\|France}}	{{fbwu\|19\|France}}
Kenneth Heiner-Møller	{{flag\|Denmark}}	{{fbw\|DEN}}
Ralf Kellermann	{{flag\|Germany}}	{{flagicon\|GER}} Wolfsburg
Shelley Kerr	{{flag\|Scotland}}	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Arsenal
Patrice Lair	{{flag\|France}}	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Lyon
Silvia Neid	{{flag\|Germany}}	{{fbw\|GER}}
Cindy Parlow Cone	{{flag\|United States}}	{{flagicon\|USA}} Portland Thorns
Even Pellerud	{{flag\|Norway}}	{{fbw\|NOR}}
Anna Signeul	{{flag\|Sweden}}	{{fbw\|SCO}}
Pia Sundhage	{{flag\|Sweden}}	{{fbw\|SWE}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/index.html}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20140116094413/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/ballond%27or/general/02/26/14/03/votes_percentage_al_awards_neutral.pdf FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 – voting results]

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class="wikitable" ! Player !! National team !! Club
Nadine Angerer	{{fbw\|DEU}}	{{flagicon\|DEU}} Frankfurt {{flagicon\|AUS}} Brisbane Roar
Nilla Fischer	{{fbw\|SWE}}	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Linköpings {{flagicon\|GER}} Wolfsburg
Lena Goeßling	{{fbw\|DEU}}	{{flagicon\|GER}} Wolfsburg
Saki Kumagai	{{fbw\|JPN}}	{{flagicon\|GER}} Frankfurt {{flagicon\|FRA}} Lyon
Marta	{{fbw\|BRA}}	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Tyresö
Alex Morgan	{{fbw\|USA}}	{{flagicon\|USA}} Portland Thorns
Yūki Ōgimi	{{fbw\|JPN}}	{{flagicon\|GER}} Turbine Potsdam {{flagicon\|ENG}} Chelsea
Lotta Schelin	{{fbw\|SWE}}	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Lyon
Christine Sinclair	{{fbw\|CAN}}	{{flagicon\|USA}} Portland Thorns
Abby Wambach	{{fbw\|USA}}	{{flagicon\|USA}} Western New York Flash

class="wikitable" ! Coach !! National team !! Team
Carlo Ancelotti	{{flag\|Italy}}	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain {{flagicon\|ESP}} Real Madrid
Rafael Benítez	{{flag\|Spain}}	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Chelsea {{flagicon\|ITA}} Napoli
Antonio Conte	{{flag\|Italy}}	{{flagicon\|ITA}} Juventus
Vicente del Bosque	{{flag\|Spain}}	{{fb\|Spain}}
Sir Alex Ferguson	{{flag\|Scotland}}	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Manchester United
Jupp Heynckes	{{flag\|Germany}}	{{flagicon\|GER}} Bayern Munich
Jürgen Klopp	{{flag\|Germany}}	{{flagicon\|GER}} Borussia Dortmund
José Mourinho	{{flag\|Portugal}}	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Real Madrid {{flagicon\|ENG}} Chelsea
Luiz Felipe Scolari	{{flag\|Brazil}}	{{fb\|Brazil}}
Arsène Wenger	{{flag\|France}}	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Arsenal

class="wikitable" ! Coach !! National team !! Team
Gilles Eyquem	{{flag\|France}}	{{fbwu\|19\|France}}
Kenneth Heiner-Møller	{{flag\|Denmark}}	{{fbw\|DEN}}
Ralf Kellermann	{{flag\|Germany}}	{{flagicon\|GER}} Wolfsburg
Shelley Kerr	{{flag\|Scotland}}	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Arsenal
Patrice Lair	{{flag\|France}}	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Lyon
Silvia Neid	{{flag\|Germany}}	{{fbw\|GER}}
Cindy Parlow Cone	{{flag\|United States}}	{{flagicon\|USA}} Portland Thorns
Even Pellerud	{{flag\|Norway}}	{{fbw\|NOR}}
Anna Signeul	{{flag\|Sweden}}	{{fbw\|SCO}}
Pia Sundhage	{{flag\|Sweden}}	{{fbw\|SWE}}