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| UEFA Fan's Team of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | UEFA |
| First award | 2001 |
| Most wins |  Cristiano Ronaldo(15 appearances) |
| Website | www |
TheUEFA Fan's Team of the Year is a football award given byUEFA through a poll on its official website. This award started in 2001[1] and allows users[2] of the organization's website to choose their own eleven players and a coach based on their overall performances in European club football and international competitions.
Until 2011, the writers at the website had constructed a short-list of sixty footballers and coaches[1] who have performed well in European club competitions, domestic competitions and international tournaments for that particular year. Users then cast their vote of a line-up consisting of eleven players (including a goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielders, and two forwards) and a coach based on who they believed excelled in European football. After the selection is made, the user also has to select one of the players to be the captain of their team.
The format of the vote was changed in 2012 – now users first choose their preferred formation (4–4–2, 3–5–2, 3–4–3, 4–3–3 or 5–3–2), and then choose the relevant number of players for each position. The voters have a choice between 4 goalkeepers, 12 defenders, 12 midfielders and 12 forwards. The voting for best coach was discontinued.
After the votes are cast, they are tallied and the final team is announced on the UEFA website.
The player with the most appearances in the team isCristiano Ronaldo, having appeared fifteen times. Second isLionel Messi, having appeared twelve times.Sergio Ramos has the third-most appearances with nine, which is also the record for a defender. The most consecutive appearances in the team is fourteen for Cristiano Ronaldo (2007–2020), followed by Sergio Ramos (2012–2018) and Lionel Messi (2014–2020) with seven each, andIker Casillas (2007–2012) with six.
The teams with the most player appearances (not including manager appearances) areReal Madrid andBarcelona with 49, followed byBayern Munich (21) andJuventus (20). Barcelona is the team with the most players selected in a single season, with six players in both 2009 and 2010. The only other teams with more than three players in one season are Bayern Munich (four in 2013 and five in both 2014 and 2020), Liverpool (five in 2019), and Real Madrid (five in both 2017 and 2018 and four in 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016).[citation needed]
The manager with the most appearances isJosé Mourinho, with four appearances (one withInternazionale, two withPorto and one withChelsea). He is followed byAlex Ferguson, who has two appearances.
Coach:
Gérard Houllier:
Liverpool
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Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Coach:
Şenol Güneş:Turkey
Source:[4]
Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Coach:José Mourinho:Porto
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Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Coach:José Mourinho:Porto /Chelsea
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Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
 Petr Čech | Chelsea | 1st |
 Cafu |  Milan | 2nd |
| John Terry | Chelsea | 1st |
 Carles Puyol | Barcelona | 2nd |
| Paolo Maldini | Milan | 2nd |
| Luis García | Liverpool | 1st |
| Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | 1st |
| Ronaldinho | Barcelona | 2nd |
| Pavel Nedvěd | Juventus | 3rd |
 Samuel Eto'o | Barcelona | 1st |
 Andriy Shevchenko | Milan | 2nd |
Coach:José Mourinho:Chelsea
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Coach:
Frank Rijkaard:Barcelona
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Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Coach:
Alex Ferguson:Manchester United
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Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Coach:Alex Ferguson:Manchester United
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Coach:Pep Guardiola:Barcelona
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Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Coach:José Mourinho:Internazionale /Real Madrid
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Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
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Voting for a coach ended this year.
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Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
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Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
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Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
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| Manager | Appearances |
|---|---|
| José Mourinho | 4 |
| Alex Ferguson | 2 |
| Gérard Houllier | 1 |
| Şenol Güneş | |
| Frank Rijkaard | |
| Pep Guardiola |
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
| Spain | 44 |
| Brazil | 26 |
| France | 20 |
 Germany | 19 |
| Portugal | 19 |
| Italy | 16 |
 Argentina | 13 |
| England | 11 |
| Netherlands | 8 |
 Sweden | 5 |
 Belgium | 4 |
| Czech Republic | |
 Austria | 3 |
 Croatia | |
| Cameroon | 2 |
 Romania | |
| Ukraine | |
 Poland | |
 Wales | |
 Canada | 1 |
 Colombia | |
 Côte d'Ivoire | |
 Finland | |
 Republic of Ireland | |
| Scotland | |
| Turkey | |
 Uruguay | |
 Senegal |
In November 2015, UEFA published their Ultimate Team of the Year, composed of the 18 players (11 starters and 7 substitutes) with the all-time most appearances in the UEFA Team of the Year, since its inception in 2001.
| All-time XI | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iker Casillas(Real Madrid/Porto) | Philipp Lahm(Bayern Munich)Carles Puyol(Barcelona)Alessandro Nesta(Lazio/Milan)Sergio Ramos(Real Madrid) | Andrés Iniesta(Barcelona)Steven Gerrard(Liverpool)Xavi(Barcelona) | Cristiano Ronaldo(Manchester United/Real Madrid)Thierry Henry(Arsenal)Lionel Messi(Barcelona) |
| Substitutes | Appearances (as of 2015) |
|---|---|
| John Terry | 4 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimović | 4 |
| Gianluigi Buffon | 3 |
| Pavel Nedvěd | 3 |
| Zinedine Zidane | 3 |
| Ronaldinho | 3 |
| Kaká | 3 |
In November 2017, UEFA published an UEFA all-time XI of the century so far, their second Ultimate Team of the Year, composed of the 11 players with the all-time most appearances in the UEFA Team of the Year, since its inception in 2001.[23]
| All-time XI | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iker Casillas(Real Madrid) | Philipp Lahm(Bayern Munich)Carles Puyol(Barcelona)Gerard Piqué(Barcelona)Sergio Ramos(Real Madrid) | Andrés Iniesta(Barcelona)Steven Gerrard(Liverpool)Xavi(Barcelona) | Cristiano Ronaldo(Manchester United/Real Madrid)Thierry Henry(Arsenal)Lionel Messi(Barcelona) |