2001 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Luís Figo by the slim margin of 12 points. David Beckham was again in the second place. The gala was hosted at the TV Production Centre in Zürich, on December 17, 2001. 130 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. For the first time the Women's award was given out, won by Mia Hamm.

Results

Men

[1]

Rank Player 5P 3P 1P Points Club(s)
1 Luís Figo 27 35 10 250 Real Madrid
2 David Beckham 30 23 19 238 Manchester United
3 Raúl 10 12 10 96 Real Madrid
4 Zinedine Zidane 12 9 7 94 Juventus
Real Madrid
5 Rivaldo 11 7 16 92 Barcelona
6 Juan Sebastián Verón 9 6 8 71 Lazio
Manchester United
7 Oliver Kahn 8 5 10 65 Bayern Munich
8 Michael Owen 4 11 8 61 Liverpool
9 Andriy Shevchenko 6 4 4 46 Milan
10 Francesco Totti 5 4 3 40 Roma
11 Thierry Henry 0 3 6 15 Arsenal
12 Manuel Rui Costa 2 1 1 14 Fiorentina

Milan

13 Patrick Vieira 2 1 0 13 Arsenal
14 Henrik Larsson 1 1 1 9 Celtic
15 Roberto Carlos 1 1 0 8 Real Madrid
Gabriel Batistuta 0 2 2 8 Roma
17 Stefan Effenberg 1 0 0 5 Bayern Munich
Alen Bokšić 1 0 0 5 Middlesbrough
19 Hernán Crespo 0 1 1 4 Lazio
Ruud van Nistelrooy 0 1 1 4 PSV

Manchester United

Alessandro Del Piero 0 0 4 4 Juventus
22 Oscar Córdoba 0 1 0 3 Inter
Gaizka Mendieta 0 1 0 3 Valencia

Lazio

Ebbe Sand 0 1 0 3 Schalke 04
Alessandro Nesta 0 0 3 3 Lazio
Javier Saviola 0 0 3 3 River Plate

Barcelona

27 Giovane Élber 0 0 2 2 Bayern Munich
Hidetoshi Nakata 0 0 2 2 Roma

Parma

29 Carlos Alberto Pavón 0 0 1 1 Morelia

Udinese

Ali Daei 0 0 1 1 Hertha Berlino
Luis Enrique 0 0 1 1 Barcelona
Steven Gerrard 0 0 1 1 Liverpool
Roy Keane 0 0 1 1 Manchester United
Emmanuel Olisadebe 0 0 1 1 Polonia Varsavia

Panathīnaïkos

Diego Simeone 0 0 1 1 Lazio
Jon Dahl Tomasson 0 0 1 1 Feyenoord
Sibusiso Zuma 0 0 1 1 Copenaghen

Women

[2]

Rank Player Club Points
1 Mia Hamm Washington Freedom 154
2 Sun Wen Atlanta Beat 79
3 Tiffeny Milbrett New York Power 47
4 Birgit Prinz FFC Frankfurt 40
5 Doris Fitschen FFC Frankfurt
Philadelphia Charge
37
6 Sissi San Jose CyberRays 35
7 Hanna Ljungberg Umeå IK 29
8 Bettina Wiegmann FFC Brauweiler
Boston Breakers
17
9 Hege Riise Carolina Courage 16
10 Dagny Mellgren Boston Breakers 13
11 Brandi Chastain San Jose CyberRays 11
12 Claudia Müller WSV Wendschott 10
13 Charmaine Hooper Atlanta Beat 9
14 Sandra Smisek FCR Duisburg 8
Maren Meinert Boston Breakers 8
Liu Ailing Philadelphia Charge 8
17 Liu Ying China 6
Kelly Smith Philadelphia Charge 6
Steffi Jones 1. FFC Frankfurt 6
20 Anissa Tann NSW Sapphires 5
Nguen Thi Mai Lan Dong Trieu 5
Cindy Parlow Atlanta Beat 5
Malin Moström Umeå IK 5
Kamila Beregszasziova Olympia Košice 5
Kátia San Jose CyberRays 5
26 Kristine Lilly Boston Breakers 4
Joy Fawcett San Diego Spirit 4
Michelle Akers United States 4
29 Gro Espeseth New York Power 3
Julie Foudy San Diego Spirit 3
LaKeysia Beene San Jose CyberRays 3
Bente Nordby Carolina Courage
San Diego Spirit
3
Mônica Angélica de Paula Brazil 3
Jane Tornqvist Älvsjö AIK FF 3
Pretinha Washington Freedom 3
Mar Lar Win China 3
Corinne Diacre Soyaux 3
Briana Scurry Atlanta Beat 3
Zhu Jing China 3
Hatice Bahar Özgüvenç Delta Mobilyaspor
Kuzeyspor
3
Merete Pedersen Odense Boldklub Q 3
Marinette Pichon Saint-Memmie Olympique 3
43 Maribel Dominguez Mexico 2
44 Ann Kristin Aarones New York Power 1
Angela Banks Arsenal W.F.C. 1
Roseli Washington Freedom 1
Carol Bonde Denmark 1
Han Wenxia China 1
So Wing China 1
Mama ama Gyaneua Guyana 1
Julie Murray Bay Area CyberRays 1
Magnolia Perez Comunicaciones 1
Patrizia Panico Lazio 1
Marianne Pettersen Fulham Ladies 1
Wen Lirong Carolina Courage
San Diego Spirit
1
Tania Australia 1
Carola Andersson Tiffin University 1
Mercy Akide San Diego Spirit 1
Cynthia Browaeys Eendracht Alost Ladies 1
Nadezhda Bosikova FC Energy Voronezh 1

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ "FIFA Awards – Women Player of the Year - Top 12". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.