2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or


The 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the fifth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich on 12 January 2015.
Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d'Or as the World Player of the Year for a second consecutive time, having won it previously last year. This was his third Ballon d'Or win overall, placing him second to only Lionel Messi for the most wins in the history of the award. Nadine Keßler was named as the Women's World Player of the Year, while Joachim Löw received the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football and Ralf Kellermann the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football. The ceremony was hosted by Kate Abdo.

Winners and nominees

In late October 2014, the FIFA revealed shortlists for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, and FIFA World Coaches of the Year. The shortlists for the women's awards were revealed on 24 October, and the men's shortlists were revealed on 28 October.

FIFA Ballon d'Or

The results for the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:
RankPlayerNationalityClubVotes
1Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid37.66%
2Lionel Messi Barcelona15.76%
3Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich15.72%

The following 20 men were originally in contention for the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or:
RankPlayerNationalityClubVotes
4Arjen Robben Bayern Munich7.17%
5Thomas Müller Bayern Munich5.42%
6Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich2.90%
7Neymar Barcelona2.21%
8James Rodríguez Monaco
Real Madrid
1.47%
9Toni Kroos Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
1.43%
10Ángel Di María Real Madrid
Manchester United
1.29%
11Diego Costa Atlético Madrid
Chelsea
1.02%
12Gareth Bale Real Madrid1.00%
13Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris Saint-Germain1.00%
14Yaya Touré Manchester City0.86%
15Mario Götze Bayern Munich0.84%
16Karim Benzema Real Madrid0.75%
17Andrés Iniesta Barcelona0.67%
18Bastian Schweinsteiger Bayern Munich0.57%
19Javier Mascherano Barcelona0.55%
20Thibaut Courtois Atlético Madrid
Chelsea
0.51%
21David Luiz Chelsea0.47%
22Paul Pogba Juventus0.40%
23Sergio Ramos Real Madrid0.33%

FIFA Puskás Award

PositionPlayerNational teamClub
GKManuel Neuer Bayern Munich
DFSergio Ramos Real Madrid
DFDavid Luiz Chelsea
Paris Saint-Germain
DFThiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain
DFPhilipp Lahm Bayern Munich
MFAndrés Iniesta Barcelona
MFToni Kroos Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
MFÁngel Di María Real Madrid
Manchester United
FWArjen Robben Bayern Munich
FWLionel Messi Barcelona
FWCristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

The following 10 players were named to the shortlist for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award:
RankPlayerNationalityClubVotes
1Nadine Keßler VfL Wolfsburg17.52%
2Marta Tyresö FF
FC Rosengård
14.16%
3Abby Wambach Western New York Flash13.33%
4Nadine Angerer Portland Thorns
Brisbane Roar
13.16%
5Aya Miyama Okayama Yunogo Belle10.48%
6Louisa Necib Lyon7.18%
7Nahomi Kawasumi Seattle Reign
INAC Kobe Leonessa
6.51%
8Verónica Boquete Portland Thorns
1. FFC Frankfurt
6.15%
9Lotta Schelin Lyon6.06%
10Nilla Fischer VfL Wolfsburg5.45%

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football

The following 10 managers were named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:
RankCoachNationalityTeamVotes
1Joachim Löw''36.23%
2Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid22.06%
3Diego Simeone Atlético Madrid19.02%
4Pep Guardiola Bayern Munich8.67%
5José Mourinho Chelsea6.16%
6Louis van Gaal
Manchester United
3.15%
7Alejandro Sabella2.21%
8Antonio Conte Juventus
1.12%
9Jürgen Klinsmann0.71%
10Manuel Pellegrini Manchester City0.67%

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football

The following 10 managers were named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:
RankCoachNationalityTeamVotes
1Ralf Kellermann VfL Wolfsburg17.06%
2Maren Meinert13.16%
3Norio Sasaki13.06%
4Pia Sundhage11.22%
5Philippe Bergeroo9.81%
6Peter Dedevbo9.62%
7Martina Voss-Tecklenburg9.45%
8Asako Takemoto8.47%
9Jorge Vilda
4.17%
10Laura Harvey Seattle Reign3.98%