1997 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 1997 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo, who became the first player to win the award two years in a row.
| Rank | Player | Points | Club |
| 1 |  Ronaldo | 480 |  Barcelona Internazionale |
| 2 | Roberto Carlos | 85 | Real Madrid |
| 3= |  Dennis Bergkamp | 62 |  Arsenal |
| 3= |  Zinedine Zidane | 62 | Juventus |
| 5 |  Raúl | 51 | Real Madrid |
| 6 |  Alessandro Del Piero | 27 | Juventus |
| 7 |  Davor Šuker | 20 | Real Madrid |
| 8= |  Gabriel Batistuta | 16 | Fiorentina |
| 8= |  Alan Shearer | 16 | Newcastle United |
| 10= | Leonardo | 14 | Paris Saint-Germain Milan |
| 10= |  Peter Schmeichel | 14 | Manchester United |