| 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or | ||||
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.jpg) 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi | ||||
| Date | 6 January 2016 (2016-01-06) | |||
| Location | Zürich, Switzerland | |||
| Country | Switzerland | |||
| Presented by | FIFA | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Won by |  Lionel Messi (5thBallon d'Or) | |||
| Website | www | |||
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The2015FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the sixth year forFIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich, Switzerland on 11 January 2016.
Lionel Messi won the award as the World Player of the Year for the fifth time, extending his own record of five wins.Carli Lloyd was named as the Women's World Player of the Year, whileLuis Enrique received the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football andJill Ellis the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football.[1]
The ceremony was hosted byKate Abdo andJames Nesbitt.[2]
In late October 2015, FIFA revealed shortlist 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 19 October and the men's on 20 October.
The results for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:[3]
| Rank | Player | National team | Club(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Argentina |  Barcelona | 41.33% |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo |  Portugal | Real Madrid | 27.76% |
| 3 | Neymar |  Brazil | Barcelona | 7.86% |
The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:[4]
| Rank | Player | National team | Club(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Robert Lewandowski |  Poland |  Bayern Munich | 4.17% |
| 5 | Luis Suárez |  Uruguay | Barcelona | 3.38% |
| 6 | Thomas Müller | Germany | Bayern Munich | 2.21% |
| 7 | Manuel Neuer | Germany | Bayern Munich | 1.97% |
| 8 | Eden Hazard |  Belgium |  Chelsea | 1.33% |
| 9 | Andrés Iniesta | Spain | Barcelona | 1.24% |
| 10 | Alexis Sánchez |  Chile | Arsenal | 1.18% |
| 11 | Zlatan Ibrahimović |  Sweden |  Paris Saint-Germain | 1.13% |
| 12 | Yaya Touré |  Ivory Coast | Manchester City | 0.89% |
| 13 | Sergio Agüero | Argentina | Manchester City | 0.86% |
| 14 | Javier Mascherano | Argentina | Barcelona | 0.79% |
| 15 | Paul Pogba | France |  Juventus | 0.72% |
| 16 | Gareth Bale |  Wales | Real Madrid | 0.65% |
| 17 | Arturo Vidal | Chile | JuventusBayern Munich | 0.58% |
| 18 | Kevin De Bruyne | Belgium | VfL WolfsburgManchester City | 0.47% |
| 19 | James Rodríguez |  Colombia | Real Madrid | 0.45% |
| 20 | Karim Benzema | France | Real Madrid | 0.40% |
| 21 | Toni Kroos | Germany | Real Madrid | 0.2931% |
| 22 | Arjen Robben |  Netherlands | Bayern Munich | 0.2930% |
| 23 | Ivan Rakitić |  Croatia | Barcelona | 0.05% |
The winner of theFIFA Puskás Award was:
Wendell Lira (Goianésia), 1–2 vsAtlético Goianiense,Estádio Serra Dourada, 11 March 2015The other nominees were:[5]
Lionel Messi (Barcelona),0–1 vsAthletic Bilbao,Camp Nou, 30 May 2015Alessandro Florenzi (Roma),1–1 vsBarcelona,Stadio Olimpico, 16 September 2015The results for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year were:[5]
| Rank | Player | National team | Club(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carli Lloyd |  United States | Houston Dash | 35.28% |
| 2 | Célia Šašić | Germany | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 12.60% |
| 3 | Aya Miyama |  Japan | Okayama Yunogo Belle | 9.88% |
The following seven players were also named to the shortlist for the award:[7]
The following were the final three nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:[5]
| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Enrique | Spain | Barcelona | 31.08% |
| 2 | Pep Guardiola | Spain | Bayern Munich | 22.97% |
| 3 | Jorge Sampaoli | Argentina | Chile | 9.47% |
The following seven managers were also named to the shortlist for the award:[4]
The following were the final three nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:[5]
| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jill Ellis | England | United States | 42.98% |
| 2 | Norio Sasaki | Japan | Japan | 17.79% |
| 3 | Mark Sampson | Wales | England | 10.68% |
The following seven managers were also named to the shortlist for the award:[7]
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