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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019

Summary

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 were held on 23 September 2019 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy.[1] The ceremony was attended by some of the most well known former players and managers such as Marco Van Basten, Marcel Desailly, Gianlucca Zambrotta, Fabio Capello, Christian Karembeu, Nadine Keßler, Carles Puyol, and others. Two awards were given out for the first time ever.

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019
Lionel Messi, The Best FIFA Men's Player 2019
Date23 September 2019 (2019-09-23)
LocationTeatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
Presented byFIFA
Hosted byRuud Gullit and Ilaria D'Amico
Highlights
The Best FIFA PlayerMen's:
Argentina Lionel Messi
Women's:
United States Megan Rapinoe
The Best FIFA CoachMen's:
Germany Jürgen Klopp
Women's:
England Jill Ellis
The Best FIFA GoalkeeperMen's:
Brazil Alisson
Women's:
Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal
FIFA Puskás AwardHungary Dániel Zsóri
Websitefifa.com
← 2018 · The Best FIFA Football Awards · 2020 →

Winners and nominees edit

The Best FIFA Men's Player edit

Ten players were shortlisted on 31 July 2019.[2] The three finalists were revealed on 2 September 2019.[3]

Lionel Messi won the award with 46 rank points.[4][5][6][7]

The selection criteria for the men's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 16 July 2018 to 19 July 2019.

 
Virgil van Dijk
 
Cristiano Ronaldo


Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Lionel Messi   Barcelona   Argentina 46
2 Virgil van Dijk   Liverpool   Netherlands 38
3 Cristiano Ronaldo   Juventus   Portugal 36
Other candidates
4 Mohamed Salah   Liverpool   Egypt 26
5 Sadio Mané   Liverpool   Senegal 23
6 Kylian Mbappé   Paris Saint-Germain   France 17
7 Frenkie de Jong
  Netherlands 16
8 Eden Hazard
  Belgium 16
9 Matthijs de Ligt
  Netherlands 9
10 Harry Kane   Tottenham Hotspur   England 5

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper edit

The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019.[3]

 
Alisson

Alisson won the award.[4][6]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Alisson   Liverpool   Brazil 45
2 Marc-André ter Stegen   Barcelona   Germany 41
3 Ederson   Manchester City   Brazil 24

The Best FIFA Men's Coach edit

Ten coaches were initially shortlisted on 31 July 2019.[8] The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019.[3]

 
Jürgen Klopp

Jürgen Klopp won the award with 48 rank points.[4][5][6][9]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1   Jürgen Klopp   Liverpool 48
2   Pep Guardiola   Manchester City 38
3   Mauricio Pochettino   Tottenham Hotspur 27
Other candidates
4   Erik ten Hag   Ajax 26
5   Djamel Belmadi   Algeria 26
6   Didier Deschamps   France 19
7   Fernando Santos   Portugal 16
8   Tite   Brazil 12
9   Marcelo Gallardo   River Plate 10
10   Ricardo Gareca   Peru 10

The Best FIFA Women's Player edit

Twelve players were shortlisted on 31 July 2019.[10] The three finalists were revealed on 2 September 2019.[3]

Megan Rapinoe won the award with 46 rank points.[4][5][6][11]

The selection criteria for the women's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 25 May 2018 to 7 July 2019.

 
Megan Rapinoe
 
Alex Morgan
 
Lucy Bronze
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Megan Rapinoe   Reign FC   United States 46
2 Alex Morgan   Orlando Pride   United States 42
3 Lucy Bronze   Lyon   England 29
Other candidates
4 Amandine Henry   Lyon   France 23
5 Vivianne Miedema   Arsenal   Netherlands 23
6 Rose Lavelle   Washington Spirit   United States 21
7 Julie Ertz   Chicago Red Stars   United States 18
8 Ada Hegerberg   Lyon   Norway 15
9 Wendie Renard   Lyon   France 9
10 Ellen White
  England 7
11 Sam Kerr
  Australia 0
12 Caroline Graham Hansen
  Norway 0

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper edit

The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019.[3]

 
Sari van Veenendaal

Sari van Veenendaal won the award.[4][6]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Sari van Veenendaal
  Netherlands
2 Christiane Endler   Paris Saint-Germain   Chile
3 Hedvig Lindahl
  Sweden

The Best FIFA Women's Coach edit

Ten coaches were initially shortlisted on 31 July 2019.[12] The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019.[3]

 
Jill Ellis

Jill Ellis won the award with 48 rank points.[4][5][6][13]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1   Jill Ellis   United States 48
2   Sarina Wiegman   Netherlands 40
3   Phil Neville   England 31
Other candidates
4   Reynald Pedros   Lyon 28
5   Peter Gerhardsson   Sweden 23
6   Milena Bertolini   Italy 22
7   Futoshi Ikeda   Japan U-20 13
8   Antonia Is   Spain U-17 12
9   Joe Montemurro   Arsenal 10
10   Paul Riley   North Carolina Courage 5

FIFA Fair Play Award edit

Winner Reason
  Marcelo Bielsa and the Leeds United squad Ordered Leeds United to allow opponents Aston Villa to score after his side scored a goal while an opposition player was injured.

FIFA Puskás Award edit

Dániel Zsóri won the award.[4][6] The ten players shortlisted for the awards were announced on 19 August 2019. The three finalists were announced on 2 September 2019.[3] All goals up for consideration were scored from 16 July 2018 to 19 July 2019. Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 1 September 2019, with the questionnaire being presented on the official website of FIFA. The top three goals from the vote were then voted on by a panel of ten "FIFA experts", who chose the winner.[14]

Rank Player Match Competition Date Percent
The finalists
1   Dániel Zsóri Debrecen – Ferencváros 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 16 February 2019
2   Lionel Messi Real Betis – Barcelona 2018–19 La Liga 17 March 2019
3   Juan Fernando Quintero River Plate – Racing 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 10 February 2019
Other candidates
Unranked   Matheus Cunha Bayer Leverkusen – RB Leipzig 2018–19 Bundesliga 6 April 2019 N/A
  Zlatan Ibrahimović Toronto FC – LA Galaxy 2018 Major League Soccer season 15 September 2018
  Ajara Nchout Cameroon – New Zealand 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup 20 June 2019
  Fabio Quagliarella Sampdoria – Napoli 2018–19 Serie A 2 September 2018
  Amy Rodriguez Utah Royals FC – Sky Blue FC 2019 National Women's Soccer League season 16 June 2019
  Billie Simpson Sion Swifts Ladies – Cliftonville Ladies 2018 Women's NIFL Premiership 9 August 2018
  Andros Townsend Manchester City – Crystal Palace 2018–19 Premier League 22 December 2018

FIFA Fan Award edit

The award celebrates the best fan moments or gestures of September 2018 to September 2019, regardless of championship, gender or nationality. The shortlist was compiled by a panel of FIFA experts, and every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 23 September 2019.

The three nominees were announced on 2 September 2019.[15]

Silvia Grecco won the award with 58% of the vote.[4][16][6]

Rank Fan(s) Match Competition Date Percent
1 Silvia Grecco Various Palmeiras matches Various 58%
2 Justo Sanchez Various Rampla Juniors matches Various 32%
3 Netherlands fans Various 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup June–July 2019 10%

FIFA FIFPro Men's World11 edit

The 55–player men's shortlist was announced on 5 September 2019.[17]

The players chosen were Alisson as goalkeeper, Matthijs de Ligt, Marcelo, Sergio Ramos and Virgil van Dijk as defenders, Frenkie de Jong, Eden Hazard and Luka Modrić as midfielders, and Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi as forwards.[18]

2019 FIFA FIFPro Men's World11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
  Alisson   Liverpool
Defenders
  Matthijs de Ligt
  Marcelo   Real Madrid
  Sergio Ramos   Real Madrid
  Virgil van Dijk   Liverpool
Midfielders
  Frenkie de Jong
  Eden Hazard
  Luka Modrić   Real Madrid
Forwards
  Cristiano Ronaldo   Juventus
  Kylian Mbappé   Paris Saint-Germain
  Lionel Messi   Barcelona
Ranking of other nominees[19]
Rank Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
2   Marc-André ter Stegen   Barcelona
3   David de Gea   Manchester United
4   Ederson   Manchester City
5   Jan Oblak   Atlético Madrid
Defenders
5   Dani Alves
6   Trent Alexander-Arnold   Liverpool
7   Andrew Robertson   Liverpool
8   Jordi Alba   Barcelona
9   Gerard Piqué   Barcelona
10   Thiago Silva   Paris Saint-Germain
11   Kyle Walker   Manchester City
12   Raphaël Varane   Real Madrid
13   Kalidou Koulibaly   Napoli
14   Joshua Kimmich   Bayern Munich
15   Giorgio Chiellini   Juventus
16   Dani Carvajal   Real Madrid
17   Aymeric Laporte   Manchester City
18   Diego Godín
19   João Cancelo
20   Alex Sandro   Juventus
Midfielders
4   N'Golo Kanté   Chelsea
5   Sergio Busquets   Barcelona
6   Bernardo Silva   Manchester City
7   Paul Pogba   Manchester United
8   Kevin De Bruyne   Manchester City
9   Toni Kroos   Real Madrid
10   Ivan Rakitić   Barcelona
11   Arthur   Barcelona
12   Arturo Vidal   Barcelona
13   Casemiro   Real Madrid
14   Christian Eriksen   Tottenham Hotspur
15   Dušan Tadić   Ajax
Forwards
4   Sadio Mané   Liverpool
5   Mohamed Salah   Liverpool
6   Neymar   Paris Saint-Germain
7   Luis Suárez   Barcelona
8   Sergio Agüero   Manchester City
9   Raheem Sterling   Manchester City
10   Harry Kane   Tottenham Hotspur
11   Roberto Firmino   Liverpool
12   Antoine Griezmann
13   Robert Lewandowski   Bayern Munich
14   Son Heung-min   Tottenham Hotspur
15   Karim Benzema   Real Madrid

FIFA FIFPro Women's World11 edit

FIFA and FIFPro announced that they would jointly reveal the Women's World11 for the first time at The Best award ceremony.[20]

The 55–player women's shortlist was announced on 4 September 2019.[21]

The players chosen were Sari van Veenendaal as goalkeeper, Lucy Bronze, Nilla Fischer, Kelley O'Hara and Wendie Renard as defenders, Julie Ertz, Amandine Henry and Rose Lavelle as midfielders, and Marta, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe as forwards.[22]

2019 FIFA FIFPro Women's World11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
  Sari van Veenendaal
Defenders
  Lucy Bronze   Lyon
  Nilla Fischer
  Kelley O'Hara   Utah Royals FC
  Wendie Renard   Lyon
Midfielders
  Julie Ertz   Chicago Red Stars
  Amandine Henry   Lyon
  Rose Lavelle   Washington Spirit
Forwards
  Marta   Orlando Pride
  Alex Morgan   Orlando Pride
  Megan Rapinoe   Reign FC
Ranking of other nominees[23]
Rank Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
2   Christiane Endler   Paris Saint-Germain
3   Hedvig Lindahl
4   Alyssa Naeher   Chicago Red Stars
5   Sarah Bouhaddi   Lyon
Defenders
5   Crystal Dunn   North Carolina Courage
6   Steph Houghton   Manchester City
7   Sara Gama   Juventus
8   Becky Sauerbrunn   Utah Royals FC
9   Amel Majri   Lyon
10   Saki Kumagai   Lyon
11   Griedge Mbock Bathy   Lyon
12   Ali Krieger   Orlando Pride
13   Abby Dahlkemper   North Carolina Courage
14   Millie Bright   Chelsea
15   Maren Mjelde   Chelsea
16   Michelle Romero   Deportivo La Coruña
17   Kadeisha Buchanan   Lyon
18   Stefanie van der Gragt   Barcelona
19   Alex Greenwood
20   Camila Sáez   Rayo Vallecano
Midfielders
4   Dzsenifer Marozsán   Lyon
5   Carli Lloyd   Sky Blue FC
6   Kosovare Asllani
7   Daniëlle van de Donk   Arsenal
8   Andressa Alves
9   Lindsey Horan   Portland Thorns FC
10   Formiga   Paris Saint-Germain
11   Sara Däbritz
12   Jackie Groenen
13   Sherida Spitse   Vålerenga
14   Keira Walsh   Manchester City
15   Sam Mewis   North Carolina Courage
Forwards
4   Ada Hegerberg   Lyon
5   Ellen White
6   Tobin Heath   Portland Thorns FC
7   Lieke Martens   Barcelona
8   Sam Kerr
9   Vivianne Miedema   Arsenal
10   Pernille Harder   VfL Wolfsburg
11   Eugénie Le Sommer   Lyon
12   Caroline Graham Hansen
13   Jennifer Hermoso
14   Oriana Altuve   Rayo Vallecano
15   Nikita Parris

Selection panels edit

Men's selection panel edit

The panel of experts who shortlisted the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 for the men's players and coaches comprised:[24]

Women's selection panel edit

The panel of experts who shortlisted the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 for the women's players and coaches comprised:[25]

Puskás Award panel edit

The panel of experts who decided the winner of the FIFA Puskás Award comprised:[26]

References edit

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