Year Rank Player Team Points

Ballon d'Or (1956–2009)

1st Stanley Matthews Blackpool 47

1956 2nd Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 44

3rd Raymond Kopa[note 1] Real Madrid 33

1st Alfredo Di Stéfano[note 2] Real Madrid 72

2nd Billy Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers 19

1957
Duncan Edwards Manchester United
3rd 16
Raymond Kopa Real Madrid

1st Raymond Kopa Real Madrid 71

1958 2nd Helmut Rahn Rot-Weiss Essen 40

3rd Just Fontaine Reims 23

1st Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 80

1959 2nd Raymond Kopa[note 3] Reims 42

3rd John Charles Juventus 24

1st Luis Suárez Barcelona 54

1960 2nd Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid 37

3rd Uwe Seeler Hamburger SV 33

1st Omar Sívori[note 4] Juventus 46

1961 2nd Luis Suárez[note 5] Inter Milan 40

3rd Johnny Haynes Fulham 22

1st Josef Masopust Dukla Prague 65

1962 2nd Eusébio Benfica 53

3rd Karl-Heinz Schnellinger 1. FC Köln 33

 1st Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow 73

1963 2nd Gianni Rivera AC Milan 55

3rd Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur 50

1st Denis Law Manchester United 61

1964 2nd Luis Suárez Inter Milan 43

3rd Amancio Real Madrid 38

1st Eusébio Benfica 67

1965 2nd Giacinto Facchetti Inter Milan 59

3rd Luis Suárez Inter Milan 45

1st Bobby Charlton Manchester United 81

1966 2nd Eusébio Benfica 80

3rd Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich 59

1st Flórián Albert Ferencváros 68

1967 2nd Bobby Charlton Manchester United 40

3rd Jimmy Johnstone Celtic 39

1st George Best Manchester United 61

1968 2nd Bobby Charlton Manchester United 53

3rd Dragan Džajić Red Star Belgrade 46

1st Gianni Rivera AC Milan 83

1969 2nd Gigi Riva Cagliari 79

3rd Gerd Müller Bayern Munich 38

1st Gerd Müller Bayern Munich 77

1970 2nd Bobby Moore West Ham United 70

3rd Gigi Riva Cagliari 65

 1st Johan Cruyff Ajax 116

1971 2nd Sandro Mazzola Inter Milan 57

3rd George Best Manchester United 56

1st Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich 81

1972 Gerd Müller Bayern Munich

2nd 79
Günter Netzer Borussia Mönchengladbach

1st Johan Cruyff[note 6] Barcelona 96

1973 2nd Dino Zoff Juventus 47

3rd Gerd Müller Bayern Munich 44

1st Johan Cruyff Barcelona 116

1974 2nd Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich 105

3rd Kazimierz Deyna Legia Warsaw 35

1st Oleg Blokhin Dynamo Kyiv 122

1975 2nd Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich 42

3rd Johan Cruyff Barcelona 27

1st Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich 91

1976 2nd Rob Rensenbrink Anderlecht 75

3rd Ivo Viktor Dukla Prague 52

1st Allan Simonsen Borussia Mönchengladbach 74

1977 2nd Kevin Keegan[note 7] Hamburger SV 71

3rd Michel Platini Nancy 70

1st Kevin Keegan Hamburger SV 87

1978 2nd Hans Krankl[note 8] Barcelona 81

3rd Rob Rensenbrink Anderlecht 50

 1st Kevin Keegan Hamburger SV 118

1979 2nd Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Bayern Munich 52

3rd Ruud Krol Ajax 41

1st Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Bayern Munich 122

1980 2nd Bernd Schuster[note 9] Barcelona 34

3rd Michel Platini Saint-Étienne 33

1st Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Bayern Munich 106

1981 2nd Paul Breitner Bayern Munich 64

3rd Bernd Schuster Barcelona 39

1st Paolo Rossi Juventus 115

1982 2nd Alain Giresse Girondins de Bordeaux 64

3rd Zbigniew Boniek[note 10] Juventus 39

1st Michel Platini Juventus 110

1983 2nd Kenny Dalglish Liverpool 26

3rd Allan Simonsen[note 11] Vejle BK 25

1st Michel Platini Juventus 110

1984 2nd Jean Tigana Girondins de Bordeaux 57

3rd Preben Elkjær[note 12] Hellas Verona 48

1st Michel Platini Juventus 127

1985 2nd Preben Elkjær Hellas Verona 71

3rd Bernd Schuster Barcelona 46

1st Igor Belanov Dynamo Kyiv 84

1986 2nd Gary Lineker[note 13] Barcelona 62

3rd Emilio Butragueño Real Madrid 59

 1st Ruud Gullit[note 14] AC Milan 106

1987 2nd Paulo Futre[note 15] Atlético Madrid 91

3rd Emilio Butragueño Real Madrid 61

1st Marco van Basten AC Milan 129

1988 2nd Ruud Gullit AC Milan 88

3rd Frank Rijkaard[note 16] AC Milan 45

1st Marco van Basten AC Milan 129

1989 2nd Franco Baresi AC Milan 80

3rd Frank Rijkaard AC Milan 43

1st Lothar Matthäus Inter Milan 137

1990 2nd Salvatore Schillaci Juventus 84

3rd Andreas Brehme Inter Milan 68

1st Jean-Pierre Papin Marseille 141

Dejan Savićević Red Star Belgrade

1991
2nd Darko Pančev Red Star Belgrade 42

Lothar Matthäus Inter Milan

1st Marco van Basten AC Milan 98

1992 2nd Hristo Stoichkov Barcelona 80

3rd Dennis Bergkamp Ajax 53

1st Roberto Baggio Juventus 142

1993 2nd Dennis Bergkamp[note 17] Inter Milan 83

3rd Eric Cantona Manchester United 34

1st Hristo Stoichkov Barcelona 210

1994 2nd Roberto Baggio Juventus 136

3rd Paolo Maldini AC Milan 109

 [note 18]
1st George Weah AC Milan 144

1995 2nd Jürgen Klinsmann[note 19] Bayern Munich 108

3rd Jari Litmanen Ajax 67

1st Matthias Sammer Borussia Dortmund 144

1996 2nd Ronaldo[note 20] Barcelona 143

3rd Alan Shearer[note 21] Newcastle United 107

[note 22]
1st Ronaldo Inter Milan 222

1997 2nd Predrag Mijatović Real Madrid 68

3rd Zinedine Zidane Juventus 63

1st Zinedine Zidane Juventus 244

1998 2nd Davor Šuker Real Madrid 68

3rd Ronaldo Inter Milan 66

1st Rivaldo Barcelona 219

1999 2nd David Beckham Manchester United 154

3rd Andriy Shevchenko[note 23] AC Milan 64

1st Luís Figo[note 24] Real Madrid 197

2000 2nd Zinedine Zidane Juventus 181

3rd Andriy Shevchenko AC Milan 85

1st Michael Owen Liverpool 176

2001 2nd Raúl Real Madrid 140

3rd Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 114

[note 25]
1st Ronaldo Real Madrid 169

2002 2nd Roberto Carlos Real Madrid 145

3rd Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 110

 1st Pavel Nedvěd Juventus 190

2003 2nd Thierry Henry Arsenal 128

3rd Paolo Maldini AC Milan 123

1st Andriy Shevchenko AC Milan 175

2004 2nd Deco[note 26] Barcelona 139

3rd Ronaldinho Barcelona 133

1st Ronaldinho Barcelona 225

2005 2nd Frank Lampard Chelsea 148

3rd Steven Gerrard Liverpool 142

[note 27]
1st Fabio Cannavaro Real Madrid 173

2006 2nd Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 124

3rd Thierry Henry Arsenal 121

1st Kaká AC Milan 444

2007 2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 277

3rd Lionel Messi Barcelona 255

1st Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 446

2008 2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona 281

3rd Fernando Torres Liverpool 179

1st Lionel Messi Barcelona 473

2009 2nd Cristiano Ronaldo[note 28] Real Madrid 233

3rd Xavi Barcelona 170

FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015)

1st Lionel Messi Barcelona 22.65%

2010 2nd Andrés Iniesta Barcelona 17.36%

3rd Xavi Barcelona 16.48%

 1st Lionel Messi Barcelona 47.88%

2011 2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 21.60%

3rd Xavi Barcelona 9.23%

1st Lionel Messi Barcelona 41.60%

2012 2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 23.68%

3rd Andrés Iniesta Barcelona 10.91%

1st Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 27.99%

2013 2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona 24.72%

3rd Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich 23.36%

1st Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 37.66%

2014 2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona 15.76%

3rd Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich 15.72%

1st Lionel Messi Barcelona 41.33%

2015 2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 27.76%

3rd Neymar Barcelona 7.86%

Ballon d'Or (2016–present)

1st Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 745

2016 2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona 316

3rd Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid 198

1st Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 946

2017 2nd Lionel Messi Barcelona 670

3rd Neymar[note 29] Paris Saint-Germain 361

1st Luka Modrić Real Madrid 753

2018 2nd Cristiano Ronaldo[note 30] Juventus 476

3rd Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid 414

 1st Lionel Messi Barcelona 686

2019 2nd Virgil van Dijk Liverpool 679

3rd Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus 476

2020 Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic[15]

1st Lionel Messi[note 31] Paris Saint-Germain 613

2021 2nd Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 580

3rd Jorginho Chelsea 460

1st Karim Benzema Real Madrid 549

2022 2nd Sadio Mané Liverpool 193

3rd Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City 175

Wins by player

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi won the award respectively five and seven times
Michel Platini won three years running (1983–85).

Ronaldo Nazario is the youngest player to win first Ballon d OR and second the youngest (after Messi) who won that
second time
Johan Cruyff (left) and Marco van Basten, both of the Netherlands, each won three times.
 Third
Player Winner Second place
place

Lionel 7 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 5 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016,

1 (2007)
Messi[note 32] 2015, 2019, 2021) 2017)

Cristiano 5 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 6 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012,

[note 33]
1 (2019)
Ronaldo 2017) 2015, 2018)

2 (1977,
Michel Platini 3 (1983, 1984, 1985) —
1980)

Johan Cruyff 3 (1971, 1973, 1974) — 1 (1975)

Marco van Basten 3 (1988, 1989, 1992) — —

Franz
2 (1972, 1976) 2 (1974, 1975) 1 (1966)
Beckenbauer

Ronaldo 2 (1997, 2002) 1 (1996) 1 (1998)

Alfredo Di Stéfano 2 (1957, 1959) 1 (1956) —

Kevin Keegan 2 (1978, 1979) 1 (1977) —

Karl-Heinz
2 (1980, 1981) 1 (1979) —
Rummenigge

Luis Suárez 1 (1960) 2 (1961, 1964) 1 (1965)

Eusébio 1 (1965) 2 (1962, 1966) —

Bobby Charlton 1 (1966) 2 (1967, 1968) —

2 (1956,
Raymond Kopa 1 (1958) 1 (1959)
1957)

2 (1969,
Gerd Müller 1 (1970) 1 (1972)
1973)

Zinedine Zidane 1 (1998) 1 (2000) 1 (1997)

Gianni Rivera 1 (1969) 1 (1963) —

Ruud Gullit 1 (1987) 1 (1988) —

Lothar Matthäus 1 (1990) 1 (1991) —

Roberto Baggio 1 (1993) 1 (1994) —

Hristo Stoichkov 1 (1994) 1 (1992) —

 Third
Player Winner Second place
place

Andriy 2 (1999,
1 (2004) —
Shevchenko 2000)

George Best 1 (1968) — 1 (1971)

Allan Simonsen 1 (1977) — 1 (1983)

Ronaldinho 1 (2005) — 1 (2004)

Flórián Albert 1 (1967) — —

Jean-Pierre Papin 1 (1991) — —

George Weah 1 (1995) — —

Matthias Sammer 1 (1996) — —

Rivaldo 1 (1999) — —

Luís Figo 1 (2000) — —

Michael Owen 1 (2001) — —

Pavel Nedvěd 1 (2003) — —

Fabio Cannavaro 1 (2006) — —

Kaká 1 (2007) — —

Luka Modrić 1 (2018) — —

Karim Benzema 1 (2022) — —

Wins by country

Three Ukrainian players have won the Ballon d'Or: Andriy Shevchenko, Oleg Blokhin, and Igor Belanov.

Marco van Basten (left) and Ruud Gullitt, teammates for AC Milan and the Netherlands, won in consecutive years from
1987 to 1989.
Country Players Wins

France 5 7

Germany 5 7

Netherlands 3 7

Portugal 3 7

Argentina 1 7

Italy 5 5

Brazil 4 5

England 4 5

Soviet Union 3 3

Spain 2 3

Bulgaria 1 1

Croatia 1 1

Czech Republic 1 1

Czechoslovakia 1 1

Denmark 1 1

Hungary 1 1

Liberia 1 1

Northern Ireland 1 1

Scotland 1 1

Ukraine 1 1
Wins by club
Club Players Wins

Real Madrid 8 12

Barcelona 6 12

Juventus 6 8

AC Milan 6 8

Bayern Munich 3 5

Manchester United 4 4

Dynamo Kyiv 2 2

Inter Milan 2 2

Hamburger SV 1 2

Ajax 1 1

Benfica 1 1

Blackpool 1 1

Borussia Dortmund 1 1

Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 1

Dukla Prague 1 1

Dynamo Moscow 1 1

Ferencváros 1 1

Liverpool 1 1

Marseille 1 1

Paris Saint-Germain 1 1