IFFHS#Club World Ranking
{{Short description|Organisation chronicling the history and records of association football}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = International Federation of Football History & Statistics
| image = IFFHS (HD logo).png
| size = 220px
| formation = 1984
| headquarters = Zürich, Switzerland
| membership =
| leader_title = President
| language = English, French, Spanish, German
| website = {{URL|https://iffhs.com/}}
}}
The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) is an organisation that chronicles the history and records of association football.{{cite web|url=http://www.iffhs.de/?b3120fe3016e23617ff3c17f7370eff3702bb1c2bb19|title=The History of IFFHS|publisher=IFFHS|access-date=14 September 2009}}Rafa Jiménez, IFFHS: La calculadora del fútbol. Don Balón (1656), 9/15 julio 2007, p. 50{{cite news|url=http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/gen/20100108/53863553762/noticia/que-es-la-iffhs.html|title=¿Qué es la IFFHS?|work=El Mundo Deportivo|date=8 January 2010|access-date=20 January 2010}} It was founded in 1984 by Alfredo Pöge in Leipzig. The IFFHS was based in Abu Dhabi for some time but, in 2010, relocated to Bonn, Germany, and then in 2014 to Zürich.{{cite web|url=http://www.iffhs.de/?b1c0cfb2917f32a16e33417f7370eff3702bb1c2bb1f|title=International Federation of Football History & Statistics|publisher=IFFHS|access-date=14 September 2009}}
From its early stages to 2002, the IFFHS concentrated on publishing the quarterly magazines Fußball-Weltzeitschrift, Libero spezial deutsch and Libero international.[http://www.fussballbuecher.com/WM-1934.html A couple of former Weltzeitschrift cover pages can be looked up at] When these had to be discontinued for reasons which were not officially told, the organisation published its material in a series of multi-lingual books in co-operation with sponsors.Rafa Jiménez, IFFHS: La calculadora del fútbol. Don Balón (1656), 9/15 July 2007, p. 50 (in Spanish). The statistical organisation has now confined its publishing activities to its website. IFFHS has no affiliation with FIFA,{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=86239.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602002430/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=86239.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 June 2008|title=Does FIFA employ a ranking system for club teams similar to the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for national teams?|publisher=FIFA|date=28 March 2003|access-date=14 September 2009}} but FIFA has cited awards and records conducted by IFFHS on their website.{{Cite news |language=es |first=Joaquín |last=Maroto |url=https://as.com/futbol/articulo/futbol-iffhs-ha-convertido-academia/dasftb/20100122dasdaiftb_26/Tes/|title=La IFFHS se ha convertido en la academia del fútbol|work=AS|date=22 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125143206/https://as.com/futbol/articulo/futbol-iffhs-ha-convertido-academia/dasftb/20100122dasdaiftb_26/Tes/|archive-date=25 January 2010|quote=es: La IFFHS no permite influencias políticas, militares, religiosas, étnicas o nacionales, y en este aspecto cumple con la FIFA, que la tiene reconocida.|trans-quote=IFFHS does not allow political, military, religious, ethnic or national influences, and in this respect complies with FIFA, which has recognised it.}}{{cite news |title=Ashfaq, Maldives' evergreen goalscoring great |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/ashfaq-maldives-evergreen-goalscoring-great |access-date=14 August 2022 |work=FIFA |date=20 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=Luis Fabiano: Brazil should focus on youth development |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/luis-fabiano-brazil-should-focus-on-youth-development-2811714 |website=FIFA |access-date=14 August 2022 |date=12 July 2016}}{{cite web |title=A tribute to Johan Cruyff |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1974germany/news/a-tribute-to-johan-cruyff |website=FIFA |access-date=14 August 2022 |date=24 March 2021}}
In 2008, Karl Lennartz, a sports historian and professor at the University of Cologne, Germany, called the organisation "obscure", describing it as a one-man show of its founder Alfredo Pöge.{{cite news|last=von Eggers|first=Erik|url=http://www.taz.de/Ernennung-zum-Weltschiedsrichter/!10557/|title=Statistisches Phänomen|newspaper=die Tageszeitung|language=de|date=1 September 2008|access-date=19 February 2013}} IFFHS rankings and their significance have been a matter of criticism and the largest German news agency, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, refuse to publish them. Furthermore, German die Tageszeitung stated that the IFFHS rankings serves merely for publicity, although Bild,{{Cite web|language=de|url=http://www.bild.de/suche.bild.html?query=iffhs#|title=IFFHS|work=Bild|access-date=26 September 2015}} Deutsche Welle,{{Cite web|language=de|url=http://www.dw.com/search/de/iffhs/category/9077/?|title=IFFHS|publisher=Deutsche Welle|access-date=26 September 2015}} Kicker-Sportmagazin,{{Cite web|language=de|url=http://www.kicker.de/home/suchergebnisse.html?suchbegriff=iffhs&suchbegriffsent=true|title=IFFHS|work=Kicker-Sportmagazin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222005542/https://www.kicker.de/home/suchergebnisse.html?suchbegriff=iffhs&suchbegriffsent=true|archive-date=22 February 2016}} German Football Association (DFB),{{Cite web|language=de|url=http://search.dfb.de/?q=iffhs&lang=de|title=IFFHS|publisher=Deutscher Fußball-Bund|access-date=26 September 2015}} and former president of the Association of West German Sports Journalists ({{langx|de|Verbandes Westdeutscher Sportjournalisten}} — VWS) Heribert Faßbender have referenced IFFHS.{{Cite book|language=de|first=Peter|last=Gödecke|editor-first=Heribert|editor-last=Fassbender [sic]|title=Die deutsche WM-Geschichte: Fussballweltmeisterschaften 1930 bis heute|year=2006|publisher=Delius Klassing|isbn=37-68-81770-9|page=320}}
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The World's Best Club
{{Main|IFFHS World's Best Club}}Since 1991, the entity has produced a monthly Club World Ranking.
File:Final SuperCopa ESP 2011 (6056383408).jpg and Barcelona, ten-time winners of the world's Best Club award.]]
The ranking takes into consideration the results of twelve months of continental and intercontinental competitions, national league matches (including play-offs) and the most important national cup (excluding points won before the round of 16).
All countries are rated at four levels based upon the national league performance—clubs in the highest level leagues receive 4 points for each match won, 2 for a draw and 0 for a defeat. Level 2 is assigned 3 pts. (win), 1.5 (draw) and 0 (lost), and so on with the next lower levels.
In continental competitions, all clubs receive the same number of points at all stages regardless of the performance level of their leagues. However, the UEFA Champions League and the Copa Libertadores yield more points than UEFA Europa League and Copa Sudamericana, respectively. The point assignment system is still lower for the AFC, CAF, CONCACAF and OFC continental tournaments. Competitions between two continents are evaluated depending upon their importance. Competitions not organised by a continental confederation, or any intercontinental events not recognized by FIFA, are not taken into consideration.
= Men's winners =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Club !Wins !Years |
| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid
| rowspan="2" align="center" |5 |2000, 2002, 2014, 2017, 2024 |
| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona
|1997, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 |
| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool
| align="center" |3 |2001, 2005, 2019 |
| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus
| rowspan="6" align="center" |2 |1993, 1996 |
| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan
|1995, 2003 |
| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Sevilla
|2006, 2007 |
| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United
|1999, 2008 |
| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Inter Milan
|1998, 2010 |
| {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich
|2013, 2020 |
| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Roma
| align="center" |1 |1991 |
| {{fbaicon|HOL}} Ajax
| align="center" |1 |1992 |
| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain
| align="center" |1 |1994 |
| {{fbaicon|COL}} Atlético Nacional
| align="center" |1 |2016 |
| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Atlético Madrid
| align="center" |1 |2018 |
| {{fbaicon|BRA}} Palmeiras
| align="center" |1 |2021 |
| {{fbaicon|BRA}} Flamengo
| align="center" |1 |2022 |
| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City
| align="center" |1 |2023 |
= Continental Men's Clubs of the Century (1901–2000) =
File:Real Madrid jersey 1956.jpg, European club of the 20th century.]]
File:Boca Juniors stadium logo.JPG, South American team of the decade (2001–2010).]]
In 2009, the IFFHS released the results of a statistical study series which determined the best continental clubs of the 20th century.{{cite web|title=The continental Clubs of the Century|url=http://www.iffhs.de/?7d4d443d0a8a3ccdc42ec70a114b4ccc13f8ac378cdc07ccaf10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922020029/http://www.iffhs.de/?7d4d443d0a8a3ccdc42ec70a114b4ccc13f8ac378cdc07ccaf10|archive-date=22 September 2009|access-date=5 October 2019|publisher=IFFHS}} The ranking did not consider the performance of the teams in national football tournaments (except in the Oceania's club ranking due to limited editions held under OFC club competitions), the performance in the intercontinental or worldwide club competitions or those submitted in the IFFHS Club World Ranking, available since 1991.{{cite web|title=Europe's club of the Century|url=http://www.iffhs.de/?a413f0e03790c443e0f40390b41be8b01905fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb883ccb05ff1d|access-date=10 September 2009|publisher=IFFHS}}
Based on this study, which assigned a weighted score criteria applied for each competition analysed, the below six clubs were named as "continental clubs of the century" by the IFFHS between 10 September and 13 October 2009. These clubs were awarded with a golden trophy and a certificate during the World Football Gala celebrated at Fulham, London, on 11 May 2010.{{cite news|title=World Football Gala 2010 in London| publisher=International Federation of Football History & Statistics|url=http://www.iffhs.de/?b3e20e62b0af12b04fb3417f7370eff3702bb1c2bb11|access-date=11 May 2010}}{{cite news|title=Real Madrid, mejor club de Europa del Siglo XX (video de la premiación)|language=es|publisher=Real Madrid CF|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1330005139100/noticia/Noticia/El_Real_Madrid,_Mejor_Club_de_Europa_del_siglo_XX.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=12 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514110157/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1330005139100/noticia/Noticia/El_Real_Madrid,_Mejor_Club_de_Europa_del_siglo_XX.htm|archive-date=14 May 2010}}{{Cite web|title=IFFHS HISTORY : CONTINENTAL CENTURY CLUBS (1900–1999)|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/489|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=IFFHS}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Continent
!Club |
|---|
| Europe
|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| South America
|{{fbaicon|URU}} Peñarol |
| Africa
|{{fbaicon|GHA}} Asante Kotoko |
| Asia
|{{fbaicon|KSA}} Al-Hilal |
| CONCACAF
|{{fbaicon|CRC}} Saprissa |
| Oceania
|{{fbaicon|AUS}} South Melbourne |
= The Best Men's Club of the Decade =
In 2012, the IFFHS recognised Barcelona as the World's Best Club Team of the Decade for the first decade of the 21st century (2001–2010).{{cite web |date=7 May 2012 |title=FC Barcelona named world's best team of the decade by the IFFHS |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2011-2012/fc-barcelona-named-world-s-best-team-of-the-decade-by-the-iffhs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206010003/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2011-2012/fc-barcelona-named-world-s-best-team-of-the-decade-by-the-iffhs |archive-date=6 December 2017 |access-date=5 December 2017 |publisher=FC Barcelona}} In 2021, Barcelona were recognised as the world's best club also for the second decade (2011–2020).
= Women's winners =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Multiple winners (2012–present){{Cite web|title=Football Women Club World Ranking|url=https://iffhs.com/awards/38|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414172027/https://iffhs.com/awards/38|archive-date=14 April 2021|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=IFFHS}} |
| Club
!Wins !Years |
|---|
| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Lyon
| align="center" |7 |2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona
| align="center" |4 |2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| {{fbaicon|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg
| align="center" |2 |2013, 2014 |
File:20141015 - PSG-Lyon - Lyon 01.jpg, seven-time winner of the Women's World's Best Club award.]]
The World's Strongest National League
File:Premier League Trophy at Manchester's National Football Museum (Ank Kumar) 02.jpg, Strongest National League of the Decade (2001–2010).]]
= Men's league =
= The Strongest National League of the Decade =
= Women's league =
The World's Best Player
{{Main|IFFHS World's Best Player}}
File:2019147183134 2019-05-27 Fussball 1.FC Kaiserslautern vs FC Bayern München - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0228 - B70I8527 (cropped).jpg won the Best Player award in 2020 and 2021.|215x215px]]
= Men's winners =
From 1991 until 2009, FIFA continued this distinction named "FIFA World Player of the Year"; this award was later replaced by the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010, and The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2016. The award was reinstated in 2020.
File:Brann - Barça Femení CG3A5851 (cropped).jpg won the Best Player award in 2021 and 2022.]]
= Women's winners =
= The World's Best Man Player of the Century (1901–2000) =
File:Pele by John Mathew Smith.jpg, Male Player of the Century (1901–2000).|350x350px]]
| class="wikitable"
!Rank !Player !Nationality !Points |
| align="center" |1
|Pelé |{{footyflag|Brazil}} | align="center" |1705 |
| align="center" |2
|{{footyflag|Netherlands}} | align="center" |1303 |
| align="center" |3
|{{footyflag|West Germany}} | align="center" |1228 |
| align="center" |4
|{{footyflag|Argentina}} | align="center" |1215 |
| align="center" |5
|{{footyflag|Argentina}} | align="center" |1214 |
| align="center" |6
|{{footyflag|Hungary}} | align="center" |810 |
| align="center" |7
|{{footyflag|France}} | align="center" |722 |
| align="center" |8
|{{footyflag|Brazil}} | align="center" |624 |
| align="center" |9
|{{footyflag|Portugal}} | align="center" |544 |
| align="center" |10
|{{footyflag|England}} | align="center" |508 |
= The World's Best Woman Player of the Century (1901–2000) =
File:Mia Hamm 2010 cropped.jpg, Female Player of the Century (1901–2000).|323x323px]]
IFFHS gave out an award decided by votes which was conducted with the participation of journalists and former players (no further details given).{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html|title=IFFHS' Century Elections: World – Female Player of the Century|author=Karel Stokkermans|date=30 January 2000|website=RSSSF|access-date=9 April 2013}}
| class="wikitable"
!Rank !Player !Nationality !Points |
| align="center" | 1
| |Mia Hamm |{{fbw|USA}} | align="center" | 442 |
| align="center" | 2
|{{fbw|USA}} | align="center" | 411 |
| align="center" | 3
| |Heidi Mohr |{{fbw|GER}} | align="center" | 250 |
| align="center" | 4
|{{fbw|ITA}} | align="center" | 230 |
| align="center" | 5
| Sissi |{{fbw|BRA}} | align="center" | 212 |
| align="center" | 6
|{{fbw|NOR}} | align="center" | 181 |
| align="center" | 7
|{{fbw|CHN}} | align="center" | 165 |
| align="center" | 8
|{{fbw|USA}} | align="center" | 160 |
| align="center" | 9
|{{fbw|NOR}} | align="center" | 141 |
| align="center" | 10
|{{fbw|SWE}} | align="center" | 129 |
= The World's Best Man Player of the 19th Century (until 1900) =
In November 2021 IFFHS announce the Dream Team of the XIX Century and the top 3 players.
File:GOSmith.jpg, Male Player of the 19th Century.|150x300px]]
| class="wikitable"
|+Top 3 players{{Cite web|title=The World's best players of XIX century |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1468|date=17 November 2021|access-date=17 November 2021|publisher=IFFHS}} !Rank !Player !Nationality |
| align="center" |1
|{{footyflag|England}} |
| align="center" |2
|{{footyflag|England}} |
| align="center" |3
|{{footyflag|England}} |
The World's Best Youth (U20) Player
File:25th Laureus World Sports Awards - 240422 205212 (cropped).jpg won the Best Youth (U20) Player award twice]]
The award was introduced in 2021.
= Men's winners =
= Women's winners =
The World's Best Playmaker
= Men's winners =
File:Xavi Hernández - 002.jpg won the award in a record four consecutive years.]]
The IFFHS World's Best Playmaker is a footballing award which, since 2006, is given annually to the best playmaker of the year, as chosen by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).{{cite web|url=http://iffhs.de/former-results/|title=Former Results|publisher=IFFHS|access-date=13 January 2016}}
The award is awarded at the end of the year at the World Football Gala: the winning playmaker is awarded a gold trophy. Argentina's Lionel Messi has won the award a record five times. Spain's Xavi won the award four times, all consecutively, while Belgian Kevin De Bruyne won the award three times.Barcelona is the club with the most wins, with ten in total.
Lionel Messi was named the Best Playmaker since 2006 and the Best Playmaker of the Decade 2011–2020.{{Cite web|title=IFFHS MEN'S ALL TIME WORLD PLAYMAKER RANKING (2006-2022)|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/2595|date=4 March 2023|access-date=31 December 2023|publisher=IFFHS}}{{Cite web|title=IFFHS WORLD'S BEST MAN PLAYMAKER OF THE DECADE 2011–2020 : LIONEL MESSI 🐐|url=https://iffhs.com/index.php/posts/893|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612153956/https://iffhs.com/index.php/posts/893|archive-date=12 June 2021|access-date=7 November 2021|publisher=IFFHS}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Multiple winners (2006–present) !Player !Wins !Years |
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi
| align="center" |5 |2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi
| align="center" |4 |2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Kevin De Bruyne
| align="center" |3 |2020, 2021, 2023 |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Andrés Iniesta
| align="center" |2 |2012, 2013 |
| colspan=4| Source: |
|---|
= Women's winners =
File:2019-05-18 Fußball, Frauen, UEFA Women's Champions League, Olympique Lyonnais - FC Barcelona StP 0032 LR10 by Stepro (cropped).jpg was named Best Playmaker in 2023 and 2024.]]
Dzsenifer Marozsán was named the Best Playmaker since 2006 and the Best Playmaker of the Decade 2011–2020.{{Cite web|title=IFFHS WOMEN'S ALL TIME WORLD BEST PLAYMAKER RANKING (since 2012)|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/2624|date=17 March 2023|access-date=31 December 2023|publisher=IFFHS}}{{Cite web|title=IFFHS WORLD'S BEST WOMAN PLAYMAKER OF THE DECADE 2011–2020 : DZSENIFER MAROZSAN|url=https://iffhs.com/index.php/posts/890|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107104613/https://iffhs.com/index.php/posts/890|archive-date=7 November 2021|access-date=7 November 2021|publisher=IFFHS}}
The World's Best Goalkeeper
{{Main|IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper}}
File:Casillas Spain vs England cropped.jpg is tied with Gianluigi Buffon and Manuel Neuer (5), with a record five consecutive wins between 2008 and 2012.]]
= Men's winners =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Multiple winners (1987–present){{Cite web|title=The World's Best Football Men Goalkeeper|url=https://www.iffhs.com/awards/7|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414073510/https://iffhs.com/awards/7|archive-date=14 April 2021|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=IFFHS}} !Player !Wins !Years |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Iker Casillas
| rowspan="3" align="center" |5 |2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Buffon
|2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2017 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Manuel Neuer
|2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 |
| {{flagicon|ITA|Italy=}} Walter Zenga
| rowspan="3" align="center" |3 |1989, 1990, 1991 |
| {{flagicon|PAR}} José Luis Chilavert
|1995, 1997, 1998 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Oliver Kahn
|1999, 2001, 2002 |
| {{flagicon|DEN}} Peter Schmeichel
| rowspan="2" align="center" |2 |1992, 1993 |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thibaut Courtois
|2018, 2022 |
= Women's winners =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Multiple winners (2012–present){{Cite web|title=The World's Best Football Women Goalkeeper|url=https://www.iffhs.com/awards/8|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414170006/https://iffhs.com/awards/8|archive-date=14 April 2021|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=IFFHS}} !Player !Wins !Years |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Hope Solo
| rowspan="2" align="center" |4 |2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sarah Bouhaddi
|2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 |
| {{flagicon|CHI}} Christiane Endler
|align="center"|2 |2021, 2022 |
The World's Best Top Goal Scorer
{{Main|IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer}}
File:Ronaldo in 2018 (cropped).jpg has been the Top Goal Scorer of the Year a record five times. He is also the Best Goal Scorer in History.]]
This award is given annually since 2020, and retroactively from 2011 to 2019, to the world's top goalscorer in the calendar year.
= Men's winners =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Multiple winners (2010*–present){{Cite web|title=IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorers 2011 to 2020 (year by year)|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/914|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711195508/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/914|archive-date=11 July 2021|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=IFFHS}}{{Cite web|title=The World's Best Football Top Men Global Goal Scorer (National & International Goals)|url=https://www.iffhs.com/awards/33|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414074957/https://iffhs.com/awards/33|archive-date=14 April 2021|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=IFFHS}} !Player !Wins !Years |
| {{fbicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo
| align="center" |5 |2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023 |
| {{fbicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi
| rowspan="2" align="center" |2 |2012, 2016 |
| {{fbicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski
|2020, 2021 |
= All-time World's Best Goal Scorer ranking =
File:Senadores da 57ª Legislatura (52689451805) (cropped).jpg ranks 4th in the All-time World's Best Goal Scorer ranking with 756 goals.]]
{{updated|9 February 2025}}{{cite web |title=IFFHS Statistics – All time goal scorer ranking |url=https://iffhs.com/posts/2670 |publisher=International Federation of Football History & Statistics |access-date=5 November 2023 |date=8 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=THE WORLD'S BEST GOALSCORER OF XXI CENTURY |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1564 |publisher=IFFHS |access-date=7 January 2022 |date=7 January 2022}}
:Bold indicates players currently active.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Top 10 goal scorers of all-time !Rank !Player !Goals |
| 1
| align="left" |{{fbicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |924 |
| 2
| align="left" |{{fbicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |851 |
| 3
| align="left" |{{fbicon|BRA}} Pelé |762 |
| 4
| align="left" |{{fbicon|BRA}} Romário |756 |
| 5
| align="left" |{{fbicon|HUN|1896}} {{fbicon|Spain|1945}} Ferenc Puskás |725 |
| 6
| align="left" |{{fbicon|AUT}} {{fbicon|Czechoslovakia}} Josef Bican |722 |
| 7
| align="left" |{{fbicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski |661 |
| 8
| align="left" |{{fbicon|NIR}} Jimmy Jones |639 |
| 9
| align="left" |{{fbicon|GER}} Gerd Müller |634 |
| 10
| align="left" |{{fbicon|NIR}} Joe Bambrick |626 |
File:Atletico de Madrid Femenino - Reguero (cropped).jpg scored 48 goals in 2021.]]
= Women's winners =
The women's award was introduced in 2021.
The World's Best International Goal Scorer
{{Main|IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer}}This award is given annually since 1991 to the world's top international goalscorer in the calendar year.
File:Sam Kerr, 29 February 2020 (02) (cropped).jpg scored 12 goals for her country in 2022.]]
= Men's winners =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Player !Wins !Years |
| {{fbicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo
| align="center" |5 |2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
| {{fbicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi
| align="center" |3 |2011, 2012, 2022 |
| {{fbicon|IRN}} Ali Daei
| rowspan="3" align="center" |2 |1996, 2004 |
| {{fbicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski
|2015, 2021 |
| {{fbicon|BEL}} Romelu Lukaku
|2020, 2023 |
= Women's winners =
The women's award was introduced in 2021.
The World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer
File:Lionel Messi, Player of FC Barcelona team.JPG has won the award a record four times.]]
This award is given annually since 1997 to the player who scores the most goals in a league season (in a calendar year since 2020) in any of the top 60 leagues in the world (as ranked by IFFHS for that given year).
= Men's winners =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Winner !Club(s) !Goals |
|---|
| align="center" |1997
|{{flagicon|TUR}} Hakan Şükür |{{fbaicon|TUR}} Galatasaray |38 |
| align="center" |1998
|{{flagicon|ECU}} Iván Kaviedes |{{fbaicon|ECU}} Emelec |43 |
| align="center" |1999
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Mário Jardel |{{fbaicon|POR}} Porto |36 |
| align="center" |2000
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Mário Jardel |{{fbaicon|POR}} Porto |38 |
| align="center" |2001
|{{flagicon|BOL}} José Alfredo Castillo |{{fbaicon|BOL}} Oriente Petrolero |42 |
| align="center" |2002
|{{flagicon|BOL}} Joaquín Botero |{{fbaicon|BOL}} Bolívar |49 |
| align="center" |2003
|{{flagicon|PAR}} José Cardozo |{{fbaicon|MEX}} Toluca |58 |
| align="center" |2004
|{{flagicon|CHI}} Patricio Galaz |{{fbaicon|CHI}} Cobreloa |42 |
| align="center" |2005
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Clemerson Araújo |{{fbaicon|JPN}} Gamba Osaka |33 |
| align="center" |2006
|{{flagicon|NED}} Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |{{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax |35 |
| align="center" |2007
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Afonso Alves |{{fbaicon|NED}} Heerenveen |34 |
| align="center" |2008
|{{flagicon|PAR}} Lucas Barrios |{{fbaicon|CHI}} Colo-Colo |37 |
| align="center" |2009
|{{flagicon|AUT}} Marc Janko |{{fbaicon|AUT}} RB Salzburg |39 |
| align="center" |2010
|{{flagicon|URU}} Luis Suárez |{{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax |35 |
| align="center" |2011
|{{flagicon|LAT}} Aleksandrs Čekulajevs |{{fbaicon|EST}} Narva Trans |46 |
| align="center" |2012
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |50 |
| align="center" |2013
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |46 |
| align="center" rowspan=2 |2014
|{{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |rowspan=2|31 |
| {{flagicon|URU}} Luis Suárez
|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| align="center" |2015
|{{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |48 |
| align="center" |2016
|{{flagicon|URU}} Luis Suárez |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |40 |
| align="center" |2017
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |37 |
| align="center" rowspan=2 |2018
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |rowspan=2|34 |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jonas
|{{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica |
| align="center" |2019
|{{flagicon|ALG}} Baghdad Bounedjah |{{fbaicon|QAT}} Al Sadd |39 |
| align="center" colspan=4 |Calendar year |
| align="center" |2020
|{{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |{{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |33 |
| 2021
|{{flagicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski{{Cite web|date=1 January 2022|title=IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST TOP DIVISION GOALSCORER 2021|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/1553|access-date=2 January 2024|publisher=IFFHS}} |{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |43 |
| 2022
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Germán Cano{{Cite web|date=2 January 2023|title=IFFHS AWARDS 2022 - MEN'S WORLD BEST NATIONAL TOP DIVISION GOAL SCORER|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/2446|access-date=2 January 2024|publisher=IFFHS}} |{{fbaicon|BRA}} Fluminense |33 |
| 2023
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Kane{{Cite web|date=1 January 2024|title=IFFHS MEN'S WORLD BEST NATIONAL TOP DIVISION GOAL SCORER 2023|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/3291|access-date=2 January 2024|publisher=IFFHS}} |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |38 |
| 2024
|{{flagicon|SWE}} Viktor Gyökeres{{Cite web|date=3 January 2025|title=IFFHS AWARDS 2024 - VIKTOR GYOKERES, MEN'S WORLD BEST NATIONAL TOP DIVISION GOALSCORER|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/4098|access-date=3 January 2025|publisher=IFFHS}} |{{fbaicon|POR}} Sporting |36 |
| colspan =4| Source:{{Cite web|title=The World's Best Football Men National Goal Scorer (National Goals)|url=https://www.iffhs.com/awards/35|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414175424/https://www.iffhs.com/awards/35|archive-date=14 April 2021|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=IFFHS}} |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Multiple winners (1997–present) !Player !Wins !Years |
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi
| align="center" |4 |2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 (shared) |
| {{flagicon|URU}} Luis Suárez
| rowspan="2" align="center" |3 |2010, 2014 (shared), 2016 |
| {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo
|2014 (shared), 2015, 2020 |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Mário Jardel
| align="center" |2 |1999, 2000 |
= All-time World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer ranking =
{{More citations needed|Updated sources needed, not outdated|date=May 2023}}
{{updated|30 March 2025}}{{cite web |title=Suárez and Lewandowski reached 400 national league goals |url=https://iffhs.com/posts/3956 |publisher=International Federation of Football History & Statistics |access-date=9 February 2025 |date=30 October 2024}}{{cite web |title=CR7, new best ever national leagues' goal-scorer !|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/3001 |publisher=International Federation of Football History & Statistics |access-date=2 November 2024 |date=30 August 2023}}{{cite web |title=TOP DIVISION GOAL SCORERS OF ALL TIME : FERENC PUSKAS LEADS THE RANKING |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/490 |publisher=International Federation of Football History & Statistics |access-date=9 November 2021 |date=12 November 2017}}{{cite web |title=MEN'S WORLD BEST NATIONAL GOAL SCORER OF XXI CENTURY |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2484 |publisher=International Federation of Football History & Statistics |access-date=19 January 2023 |date=19 January 2023}}
:Bold indicates players currently active.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Top 10 top division goal scorers of all-time !Rank !Player !Goals |
| 1
| align="left" |{{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |563 |
| 2
| align="left" |{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |517 |
| rowspan="2" |3
| align="left" |{{fbicon|AUT}} {{fbicon|Czechoslovakia}} Josef Bican |rowspan="2" |515 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN|1896}} {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Ferenc Puskás |
| 5
| align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN|1896}} Imre Schlosser |417 |
| 6
| align="left" |{{flagicon|HUN|1896}} Gyula Zsengellér |416 |
| 7
| align="left" |{{flagicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski | 410 |
| 8
| align="left" |{{flagicon|Scotland}} Jimmy McGrory |409 |
| 9
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} {{Sortname|Gerd|Müller}} | 405 |
| 10
| align="left" |{{flagicon|URU}} Luis Suárez |402 |
= The World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer of the First Decade (2001–2010) =
The final list includes the 18 players who scored 150 or more goals in top-tier national leagues in the period of time from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2010.
The results were posted on the IFFHS' official website on 25 September 2022.{{Cite web|title=IFFHS WORLD'S BEST NATIONAL GOAL SCORER OF THE DECADE 2001-2010 : Aleksandar Đurić|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2185 |access-date=2 November 2024|publisher=IFFHS}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Players with at least 180 goals !Rank !Player !Nation !Goals !Club(s) |
| align="center" |1
|{{fb|Singapore}} | align="center" |246 |{{fbaicon|Singapore}} Geylang United (2001–04) |
| align="center" |2
|{{fb|Wales}} | align="center" |236 |{{fbaicon|Wales}} Bangor City (2001–02; 2003; 2006-07) |
| align="center" |3
|{{fb|Brazil}} | align="center" |214 |{{fbaicon|Brazil}} Ponte Preta (2001–02) |
| align="center" |4
|{{fb|Wales}} | align="center" |198 |{{fbaicon|Wales}} Cwmbrân Town (2001–02) |
| align="center" |5
|{{fb|France}} | align="center" |182 |{{fbaicon|England}} Arsenal (2001–07) |
| align="center" |6
|{{fb|Brazil}} | align="center" |182 |{{fbaicon|Brazil}} Fluminense (2001–02) |
| align="center" |7
|{{fb|Estonia}} | align="center" |180 |{{fbaicon|Estonia}} Narva Trans (2001–08) |
= The World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer of the Second Decade (2011–2020) =
The final list includes the 36 players who scored 150 or more goals in top-tier national leagues in the period of time from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2020.
The results were posted on the IFFHS' official website on 6 January 2021.{{Cite web|title=IFFHS WORLD'S BEST NATIONAL GOAL SCORER OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 : LIONEL MESSI|url=https://iffhs.com/posts/887 |access-date=28 May 2023|publisher=IFFHS}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Players with at least 200 goals !Rank !Player !Nation !Goals !Club(s) |
| align="center" |1
|{{fb|Argentina}} | align="center" |346 |{{fbaicon|Spain}} Barcelona (2011–20) |
| align="center" |2
|{{fb|Portugal}} | align="center" |332 |{{fbaicon|Spain}} Real Madrid (2011–18) |
| align="center" |3
|{{fb|Poland}} | align="center" |248 |{{fbaicon|Germany}} Borussia Dortmund (2011–14) |
| align="center" |4
|{{fb|Sweden}} | align="center" |236 |{{fbaicon|Italy}} Milan (2011–12; 2019–20) |
| align="center" |5
|{{fb|Uruguay}} | align="center" |224 |{{fbaicon|England}} Liverpool (2011–14) |
| align="center" |6
|{{fb|Bolivia}} | align="center" |213 |{{fbaicon|Bolivia}} San José (2012–13; 2017–19) |
| align="center" |7
|{{fb|Uruguay}} | align="center" |209 |{{fbaicon|Italy}} Napoli (2011–13) |
File:Irena Martínková 20190525.jpg was the top women's goal scorer for club in 2021.]]
= Women's winners =
The women's award was introduced in 2021.
The World's Most Effective Top Division Goal Scorer
File:Masashi Nakayama-signature-1994.jpg is the only Japanese player to win the award.]]
This award was given annually from 1997 to 2004 to the player with the best goal ratio (goals/matches played) in a league season in any of the top 60 leagues in the world (as ranked by IFFHS for that given year).
= Men's winners =
The World Team
{{Main|IFFHS World Team}}
File:Sergio Ramos entrenando (cropped).jpg made four appearances in the World Team since 2017.]]
= Men's winners =
In 2017, IFFHS started to nominate a world team of the year.{{cite web|date=12 December 2017|title=THE IFFHS MEN WORLD TEAM 2017|url=http://iffhs.de/the-iffhs-man-world-team-2017/|access-date=12 December 2017|publisher=IFFHS}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Multiple appearances (2017–present){{Cite web|title=Football National Men Team World Ranking (12 Awards)|url=https://iffhs.com/awards/39|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414174352/https://iffhs.com/awards/39|archive-date=14 April 2021|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=IFFHS}} !Player !Apps !Years |
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi
| align="center" |7 |2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Kevin De Bruyne
| align="center" |6 |2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo
| align="center" |5 |2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Alphonso Davies
| align="center" |5 |2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Ramos
| align="center" |4 |2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Kylian Mbappé
| align="center" |4 |2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| {{flagicon|CRO}} Luka Modrić
| align="center" |3 |2017, 2018, 2022 |
| {{flagicon|POR}} Rúben Dias
| align="center" |3 |2021, 2023, 2024 |
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Erling Haaland
| align="center" |3 |2022, 2023, 2024 |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo
| align="center" |2 |2017, 2018 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Trent Alexander-Arnold
| align="center" |2 |2019, 2020 |
| {{flagicon|NED}} Virgil van Dijk
| align="center" |2 |2019, 2020 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Bonucci
| align="center" |2 |2017, 2021 |
| {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski
| align="center" |2 |2020, 2021 |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thibaut Courtois
| align="center" |2 |2018, 2022 |
| {{flagicon|MAR}} Achraf Hakimi
| align="center" |2 |2021, 2022 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Toni Kroos
| align="center" |2 |2017, 2024 |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Rodri
| align="center" |2 |2023, 2024 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jude Bellingham
| align="center" |2 |2023, 2024 |
= 19th Century Men's Dream Team (2021) =
The XI covers the 1863-1900 period.
File:StiveBloomer.jpg was selected as right inside forward for the All-time Men's Dream Team of the XIX Century.]]
| class="wikitable" |
| Continent
!Goalkeeper !Defenders !Midfielders !Forwards |
|---|
| World{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1468|title=IFFHS ALL TIME WORLD MEN'S DREAM TEAM XIX CENTURY|publisher=IFFHS|date=27 May 2021}}
|{{flagicon|WAL}} James Trainer |{{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Holmes |{{flagicon|SCO}} Neilly Gibson |{{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Bloomer |
= 20th Century Men's Dream Team (2000) =
The XIs cover the 1901-2000 period.
File:Bobby Moore 1969.jpg was selected as one of the three defenders in the XX Century World XI.]]
= All-time Men's Dream Team (2021) =
The XIs published by IFFHS cover the 1901-2020 period.
File:LevYashin.JPG was selected as the goalkeeper for the All-time Men's Dream Team as well as the Men Team of the Century, both times for the World's and Europe's first team.]]
File:Maradona 1986 vs italy.jpg was part of the World and South America team.]]
File:2019-05-17 Fußball, Frauen, UEFA Women's Champions League, Olympique Lyonnais - FC Barcelona StP 0641 LR10 by Stepro.jpg shares the third place for most appearances in the Women World Team (4) with Alex Morgan, behind Lucy Bronze (5) and Wendie Renard (7).]]
= Women's winners =
In 2017, IFFHS started to nominate a world team of the year.{{cite web|date=12 December 2017|title=THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2017|url=http://iffhs.de/the-iffhs-woman-world-team-2017/|access-date=12 December 2017|publisher=IFFHS|archive-date=16 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216053908/http://iffhs.de/the-iffhs-woman-world-team-2017/|url-status=dead}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Multiple appearances (2017–present){{Cite web|title=Football National Women Team World Ranking (12 Awards)|url=https://iffhs.com/awards/40|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414174201/https://iffhs.com/awards/40|archive-date=14 April 2021|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=IFFHS}} !Player !Apps !Years |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Wendie Renard
| align="center" |7 |2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Lucy Bronze
| align="center" |5 |2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Dzsenifer Marozsán
| rowspan="3" align="center" |4 |2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Morgan
|2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Aitana Bonmatí
|2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sarah Bouhaddi
| rowspan="3" align="center" |3 |2017, 2018, 2020 |
| {{flagicon|DEN}} Pernille Harder
|2017, 2018, 2020 |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Sam Kerr
|2017, 2021, 2023 |
| {{flagicon|CHI}} Christiane Endler
| rowspan="11" align="center" |2 |2021, 2022 |
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Ada Hegerberg
|2018, 2019 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Amandine Henry
|2018, 2019 |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jennifer Hermoso
|2021, 2023 |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Saki Kumagai
|2018, 2020 |
| {{flagicon|NED}} Lieke Martens
|2017, 2021 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Lena Oberdorf
|2022, 2023 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Alexandra Popp
|2020, 2022 |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alexia Putellas
|2021, 2022 |
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Caroline Graham Hansen
|2021, 2024 |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Salma Paralluelo
|2023, 2024 |
= All-time Women's Dream Team (2021) =
File:Hope in San Jose.jpg was selected in the World and CONCACAF All-time Women's Dream Team.]]
File:Homare Sawa 2015 (cropped).jpg was selected in the World and Asia All-time Women's Dream Team.|325x325px]]
The World Youth (U20) Team
File:Ofrenda de la Liga y la Champions-13-L.Millán (52109790215) (cropped).jpg is one of only three players to have appeared three times in the Men's World Youth (U20) Team, the others are Jamal Musiala and Jude Bellingham.|319x319px]]
The award was introduced in 2020.
= Men's winners =
File:20240124-Linda Caicedo (cropped).jpg is the only player to have appeared four times in the Women's World Youth (U20) Team.]]
= Women's winners =
The World's Best Club Coach
{{Main|IFFHS World's Best Club Coach}}
File:Mourinho in Moscow.jpg, World's Best Club Coach with three different clubs (Porto, Chelsea and Real Madrid).|236x236px]]
= Men's winners =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Multiple winners (1996–present){{Cite web|title=The World's Best Football Men Club Coach|url=https://iffhs.com/awards/3|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414073037/https://iffhs.com/awards/3|archive-date=14 April 2021|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=IFFHS}} !Coach !Wins !Years |
| {{flagicon|POR}} José Mourinho
| rowspan="2" align="center"|4 |2004, 2005, 2010, 2012 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Ancelotti
|2007, 2014, 2022, 2024 |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pep Guardiola
| align="center" |3 |2009, 2011, 2023 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marcello Lippi
| rowspan="5" align="center" |2 |1996, 1998 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Ottmar Hitzfeld
|1997, 2001 |
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Bianchi
|2000, 2003 |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Alex Ferguson
|1999, 2008 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Zinedine Zidane
|2017, 2018 |
File:Sonia Bompastor 2011.jpg, first person to win the UEFA Women's Champions League as both a player and a manager.]]
= Women's winners =
The World's Best National Coach
{{Main|IFFHS World's Best National Coach}}
File:Joachim Löw 2006.jpg, World's Best National Coach with Germany in 2014 and 2017.|170x170px]]
= Men's winners =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Multiple winners (1996–present){{Cite web|title=The World's Best Football Men National Coach|url=https://iffhs.com/awards/5|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414165551/https://iffhs.com/awards/5|archive-date=14 April 2021|access-date=6 November 2021|publisher=IFFHS}} !Coach !Wins !Years |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Vicente del Bosque
|align="center"|4 |2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Joachim Löw
| rowspan="4" align="center" |2 |2014, 2017 |
| {{flagicon|POR}} Fernando Santos
|2016, 2019 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Didier Deschamps
|2018, 2020 |
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Scaloni
|2022, 2023 |
File:Eng Women 0 Czech Rep 0 11 10 2022-258 (52427094508) (cropped).jpg, World's Best National Coach for Netherlands and England.]]
= Women's winners =
The World's Best Referee
File:Felix Brych (cropped).jpg, World's Best Referee in 2017 and 2021.|236x236px]]
= Men's winners =
Felix Brych was awarded the prize for Men's Referee of the Decade 2011–20.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Multiple winners (1987–present) !Referee !Wins !Years |
| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Pierluigi Collina
|align="center"|6 |1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| {{fbaicon|HUN}} Sándor Puhl
|align="center"|4 |1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| {{fbaicon|GER}} Markus Merk
|align="center"|3 |2004, 2005, 2007 |
| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Michel Vautrot
| rowspan="6" align="center" |2 |1988, 1989 |
| {{fbaicon|DEN}} Peter Mikkelsen
|1991, 1993 |
| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Howard Webb
|2010, 2013 |
| {{fbaicon|ITA}} Nicola Rizzoli
|2014, 2015 |
| {{fbaicon|GER}} Felix Brych
|2017, 2021 |
| {{fbaicon|POL}} Szymon Marciniak
|2022, 2023 |
File:2017293155419 2017-10-20 Fussball Frauen Deutschland vs Island - Sven - 1D X MK II - 0017 - B70I0638.jpg, World's Best Referee for five years in a row.]]
= Women's winners =
Bibiana Steinhaus was awarded the prize for Women's Referee of the Decade 2011–20.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Multiple winners (2012–present) !Referee !Wins !Years |
| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Stéphanie Frappart
|align="center"|5 |2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| {{fbaicon|GER}} Bibiana Steinhaus
|align="center"|4 |2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 |
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