IFFHS

International Federation of Football History & Statistics
Formation1984
HeadquartersZürich, Switzerland
Official language
English, French, Spanish, German
President
Saleh Irfan Bahwini[1]
Websiteiffhs.com

The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) is an organisation that chronicles the history and records of association football.[2][3][4] It was founded in 1984 by Alfredo Pöge in Leipzig.[2] The IFFHS was based in Abu Dhabi for some time but, in 2010, relocated to Bonn, Germany, and then in 2014 to Zürich.[5]

From its early stages to 2002, the IFFHS concentrated on publishing the quarterly magazines Fußball-Weltzeitschrift, Libero spezial deutsch and Libero international.[6] When these had to be discontinued for reasons which were not officially told, the organisation published its material in a series of multi-lingual books in co-operation with sponsors.[7] The statistical organisation has now confined its publishing activities to its website. IFFHS has no affiliation with FIFA,[8] but FIFA has cited awards and records conducted by IFFHS on their website.[9][10][11][12]

In 2008, Karl Lennartz, a sports historian and professor at the University of Cologne, Germany, called the organisation "obscure", describing it as a one-man show of its founder Alfredo Pöge.[13] IFFHS rankings and their significance have been a matter of criticism and the largest German news agency, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, refuse to publish them.[13] Furthermore, German die Tageszeitung stated that the IFFHS rankings serves merely for publicity,[13] although Bild,[14] Deutsche Welle,[15] Kicker-Sportmagazin,[16] German Football Association (DFB),[17] and former president of the Association of West German Sports Journalists (German: Verbandes Westdeutscher Sportjournalisten — VWS) Heribert Faßbender have referenced IFFHS.[18]

The World's Best Club

Since 1991, the entity has produced a monthly Club World Ranking.

The ranking takes into consideration the results of twelve months of continental and intercontinental competitions, national league matches (including play-offs) and the most important national cup (excluding points won before the round of 16).

All countries are rated at four levels based upon the national league performance—clubs in the highest level leagues receive 4 points for each match won, 2 for a draw and 0 for a defeat. Level 2 is assigned 3 pts. (win), 1.5 (draw) and 0 (lost), and so on with the next lower levels.

In continental competitions, all clubs receive the same number of points at all stages regardless of the performance level of their leagues. However, the UEFA Champions League and the Copa Libertadores yield more points than UEFA Europa League and Copa Sudamericana, respectively. The point assignment system is still lower for the AFC, CAF, CONCACAF and OFC continental tournaments. Competitions between two continents are evaluated depending upon their importance. Competitions not organised by a continental confederation, or any intercontinental events not recognized by FIFA, are not taken into consideration.

Men's winners

Winners (1991–present)[19]
Club Wins Years
Real Madrid 5 2000, 2002, 2014, 2017, 2024
Barcelona 1997, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015
Liverpool 3 2001, 2005, 2019
Juventus 2 1993, 1996
Milan 1995, 2003
Sevilla 2006, 2007
Manchester United 1999, 2008
Inter Milan 1998, 2010
Bayern Munich 2013, 2020
Roma 1 1991
Ajax 1 1992
Paris Saint-Germain 1 1994
Atlético Nacional 1 2016
Atlético Madrid 1 2018
Palmeiras 1 2021
Flamengo 1 2022
Manchester City 1 2023


Continental Men's Clubs of the Century (1901–2000)

In 2009, the IFFHS released the results of a statistical study series which determined the best continental clubs of the 20th century.[20] The ranking did not consider the performance of the teams in national football tournaments (except in the Oceania's club ranking due to limited editions held under OFC club competitions), the performance in the intercontinental or worldwide club competitions or those submitted in the IFFHS Club World Ranking, available since 1991.[21]

Based on this study, which assigned a weighted score criteria applied for each competition analysed, the below six clubs were named as "continental clubs of the century" by the IFFHS between 10 September and 13 October 2009. These clubs were awarded with a golden trophy and a certificate during the World Football Gala celebrated at Fulham, London, on 11 May 2010.[22][23][24]

Continent Club
Europe Real Madrid
South America Peñarol
Africa Asante Kotoko
Asia Al-Hilal
CONCACAF Saprissa
Oceania South Melbourne

The Best Men's Club of the Decade

In 2012, the IFFHS recognised Barcelona as the World's Best Club Team of the Decade for the first decade of the 21st century (2001–2010).[25] In 2021, Barcelona were recognised as the world's best club also for the second decade (2011–2020).

Decade World Europe South America CONCACAF Africa Asia Oceania
2001–2010 Barcelona[25] Barcelona[26] Boca Juniors[27] América[28] Al Ahly[29] Al-Hilal[30] Auckland City[31]
2011–2020 Barcelona[32] Barcelona[33] Grêmio[34] UANL[35] Espérance de Tunis[36] Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors[37] Auckland City[38]

Women's winners

Multiple winners (2012–present)[39]
Club Wins Years
Lyon 7 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Barcelona 4 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
VfL Wolfsburg 2 2013, 2014

The World's Strongest National League

Men's league

Multiple winners (1991–present)
League Wins Years
Spain 13[40] 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012,[41] 2013,[42] 2014,[43] 2015,[44] 2016,[45] 2017,[46] 2018[47]
Italy 13 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2020,[48] 2023,[49] 2024[50]
England 5 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2019[51]
Brazil 2 2021,[52] 2022[53]

The Strongest National League of the Decade

Decade World Europe South America CONCACAF Africa Asia Oceania
2001–2010 England[54] England[54] Brazil[54] Mexico[54] Egypt[54] Japan[54] New Zealand[54]
2011–2020 Spain[55] Spain[56] Brazil[56] Mexico[56] Tunisia[56] South Korea[56] New Zealand[56]

Women's league

Year League
2020 England[57]
2021 France[58]
2022 Spain[59]
2023 Spain[60]

The World's Best Player

Men's winners

From 1991 until 2009, FIFA continued this distinction named "FIFA World Player of the Year"; this award was later replaced by the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010, and The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2016. The award was reinstated in 2020.

Winners (1988–1990,
2020–present)
Player Wins Years
Marco van Basten 2 1988,[61] 1989[62]
Robert Lewandowski 2020,[63] 2021[64]
Lothar Matthäus 1 1990[65]
Lionel Messi 2022[66]
Erling Haaland 2023[67]
Rodri 2024[68]

Women's winners

Winners (2020–present)
Player Wins Years
Alexia Putellas 2 2021,[69] 2022[70]
Aitana Bonmatí 2023,[71] 2024[72]
Pernille Harder 1 2020[73]

The World's Best Man Player of the Century (1901–2000)

Top 10 players[74]
Rank Player Nationality Points
1 Pelé  Brazil 1705
2 Johan Cruyff  Netherlands 1303
3 Franz Beckenbauer  West Germany 1228
4 Alfredo Di Stéfano  Argentina 1215
5 Diego Maradona  Argentina 1214
6 Ferenc Puskás  Hungary 810
7 Michel Platini  France 722
8 Garrincha  Brazil 624
9 Eusébio  Portugal 544
10 Bobby Charlton  England 508

The World's Best Woman Player of the Century (1901–2000)

IFFHS gave out an award decided by votes which was conducted with the participation of journalists and former players (no further details given).[75]

Top 10 players[76]
Rank Player Nationality Points
1 Mia Hamm  United States 442
2 Michelle Akers  United States 411
3 Heidi Mohr  Germany 250
4 Carolina Morace  Italy 230
5 Sissi  Brazil 212
6 Linda Medalen  Norway 181
7 Liu Ailing  China 165
8 Kristine Lilly  United States 160
9 Heidi Støre  Norway 141
10 Pia Sundhage  Sweden 129

The World's Best Man Player of the 19th Century (until 1900)

In November 2021 IFFHS announced the Dream Team of the XIX Century and the top 3 players.

Top 3 players[77]
Rank Player Nationality
1 Gilbert Oswald Smith  England
2 John Goodall  England
3 Steve Bloomer  England

Top 10 players of all-time (2025)

In May 2025 IFFHS announced the top 10 players of all time, based on performance stats, with Lionel Messi being the winner surpassing Pele, the IFFHS Player of the 20th Century.

Top 10 players[78]
Rank Player Nationality
1 Lionel Messi  Argentina
2 Pele  Brazil
3 Diego Maradona  Argentina
4 Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal
5 Johan Cruyff  Netherlands
6 Ronaldo  Brazil
7 Zinedine Zidane  France
8 Franz Beckenbauer  Germany
9 Alfredo Di Stefano  Argentina
10 Ronaldinho  Brazil

The World's Best Youth (U20) Player

The award was introduced in 2021.

Men's winners

Year Winner Club(s)
2021 Pedri[79] Barcelona
2022 Jude Bellingham[80] Borussia Dortmund
2023 Jude Bellingham[81] Borussia Dortmund
Real Madrid
2024 Lamine Yamal[82] Barcelona

Women's winners

Year Winner Club(s)
2021 Hanna Bennison[83] FC Rosengård
Everton
2022 Linda Caicedo[84] Deportivo Cali
2023 Salma Paralluelo[85] Barcelona
2024 Vicky López[86] Barcelona

The World's Best Playmaker

Men's winners

The IFFHS World's Best Playmaker is a footballing award which, since 2006, is given annually to the best playmaker of the year, as chosen by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).[88]

The award is awarded at the end of the year at the World Football Gala: the winning playmaker is awarded a gold trophy. Argentina's Lionel Messi has won the award a record five times. Spain's Xavi won the award four times, all consecutively, while Belgian Kevin De Bruyne won the award three times.Barcelona is the club with the most wins, with ten in total.

Lionel Messi was named the Best Playmaker since 2006 and the Best Playmaker of the Decade 2011–2020.[89][90]

Year Winner Club(s)
2006 Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid
2007 Kaká Milan
2008 Xavi Barcelona
2009 Xavi Barcelona
2010 Xavi Barcelona
2011 Xavi Barcelona
2012 Andrés Iniesta Barcelona
2013 Andrés Iniesta Barcelona
2014 Toni Kroos Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
2015 Lionel Messi Barcelona
2016 Lionel Messi Barcelona
2017 Lionel Messi Barcelona
2018 Luka Modrić Real Madrid
2019 Lionel Messi Barcelona
2020 Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City
2021 Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City
2022 Lionel Messi[91] Paris Saint-Germain
2023 Kevin De Bruyne[92] Manchester City
2024 Jude Bellingham[93] Real Madrid
Source:[94]
Multiple winners (2006–present)
Player Wins Years
Lionel Messi 5 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022
Xavi 4 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Kevin De Bruyne 3 2020, 2021, 2023
Andrés Iniesta 2 2012, 2013
Source:[94]

Women's winners

Dzsenifer Marozsán was named the Best Playmaker since 2006 and the Best Playmaker of the Decade 2011–2020.[95][96]

Year Winner Club(s)
2012 Marta[97] Tyresö FF
2013 Lena Goeßling[98] VfL Wolfsburg
2014 Nadine Keßler[99] VfL Wolfsburg
2015 Carli Lloyd[100] Houston Dash
2016 Dzsenifer Marozsán[101] Lyon
2017 Lieke Martens[102] FC Rosengård
Barcelona
2018 Dzsenifer Marozsán[103] Lyon
2019 Megan Rapinoe[104] Reign FC
2020 Dzsenifer Marozsán[105] Lyon
2021 Alexia Putellas[106] Barcelona
2022 Alexia Putellas[107] Barcelona
2023 Aitana Bonmatí[108] Barcelona
2024 Aitana Bonmatí[109] Barcelona

The World's Best Goalkeeper

Men's winners

Multiple winners (1987–present)[110]
Player Wins Years
Iker Casillas 5 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Gianluigi Buffon 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2017
Manuel Neuer 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020
Walter Zenga 3 1989, 1990, 1991
José Luis Chilavert 1995, 1997, 1998
Oliver Kahn 1999, 2001, 2002
Peter Schmeichel 2 1992, 1993
Thibaut Courtois 2018, 2022

Women's winners

Multiple winners (2012–present)[111]
Player Wins Years
Hope Solo 4 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Sarah Bouhaddi 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
Christiane Endler 2 2021, 2022

The World's Best Top Goal Scorer

This award is given annually since 2020, and retroactively from 2011 to 2019, to the world's top goalscorer in the calendar year.

Men's winners

Multiple winners (2010*–present)[112][113]
Player Wins Years
Cristiano Ronaldo 5 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023
Lionel Messi 2 2012, 2016
Robert Lewandowski 2020, 2021

All-time World's Best Goal Scorer ranking

As of 30 May 2025[114][115]
Bold indicates players currently active.
Top 10 goal scorers of all-time
Rank Player Goals
1 Cristiano Ronaldo 936
2 Lionel Messi 865
3 Pelé 762
4 Romário 756
5 Ferenc Puskás 725
6 Josef Bican 722
7 Robert Lewandowski 673
8 Jimmy Jones 639
9 Gerd Müller 634
10 Joe Bambrick 626

Women's winners

The women's award was introduced in 2021.

Year Winner Club Goals
2021 Jennifer Hermoso[116] Barcelona 48
2022 Fenna Kalma[117] Twente 45
2023 Temwa Chawinga[118] Wuhan Jianghan 63
2024 Charlyn Corral[119] Pachuca 44

The World's Best International Goal Scorer

This award is given annually since 1991 to the world's top international goalscorer in the calendar year.

Men's winners

Multiple winners (1991–present)[120]
Player Wins Years
Cristiano Ronaldo 5 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
Lionel Messi 3 2011, 2012, 2022
Ali Daei 2 1996, 2004
Robert Lewandowski 2015, 2021
Romelu Lukaku 2020, 2023

Women's winners

The women's award was introduced in 2021.

Year Winner Club Goals
2021 Ellen White[121] Manchester City 21
2022 Sam Kerr[122] Chelsea 17
2023 Barbra Banda[123] Shanghai Shengli 15
2024 Lea Schüller[124] Bayern Munich 14

The World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer

This award is given annually since 1997 to the player who scores the most goals in a league season (in a calendar year since 2020) in any of the top 60 leagues in the world (as ranked by IFFHS for that given year).

Men's winners

Year Winner Club(s) Goals
1997 Hakan Şükür Galatasaray 38
1998 Iván Kaviedes Emelec 43
1999 Mário Jardel Porto 36
2000 Mário Jardel Porto 38
2001 José Alfredo Castillo Oriente Petrolero 42
2002 Joaquín Botero Bolívar 49
2003 José Cardozo Toluca 58
2004 Patricio Galaz Cobreloa 42
2005 Clemerson Araújo Gamba Osaka 33
2006 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax 35
2007 Afonso Alves Heerenveen 34
2008 Lucas Barrios Colo-Colo 37
2009 Marc Janko RB Salzburg 39
2010 Luis Suárez Ajax 35
2011 Aleksandrs Čekulajevs Narva Trans 46
2012 Lionel Messi Barcelona 50
2013 Lionel Messi Barcelona 46
2014 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 31
Luis Suárez Liverpool
2015 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 48
2016 Luis Suárez Barcelona 40
2017 Lionel Messi Barcelona 37
2018 Lionel Messi Barcelona 34
Jonas Benfica
2019 Baghdad Bounedjah Al Sadd 39
Calendar year
2020 Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus 33
2021 Robert Lewandowski[125] Bayern Munich 43
2022 Germán Cano[126] Fluminense 33
2023 Harry Kane[127] Tottenham Hotspur
Bayern Munich
38
2024 Viktor Gyökeres[128] Sporting 36
Source:[129]
Multiple winners (1997–present)
Player Wins Years
Lionel Messi 4 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 (shared)
Luis Suárez 3 2010, 2014 (shared), 2016
Cristiano Ronaldo 2014 (shared), 2015, 2020
Mário Jardel 2 1999, 2000

All-time World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer ranking

As of 30 May 2025[130][131][132][133]
Bold indicates players currently active.
Top 10 top division goal scorers of all-time
Rank Player Goals
1 Cristiano Ronaldo 572
2 Lionel Messi 528
3 Josef Bican 515
Ferenc Puskás
5 Imre Schlosser 417
6 Gyula Zsengellér 416
7 Robert Lewandowski 413
8 Jimmy McGrory 409
9 Luis Suárez 407
10 Gerd Müller 405

The World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer of the First Decade (2001–2010)

The final list includes the 18 players who scored 150 or more goals in top-tier national leagues in the period of time from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2010.

The results were posted on the IFFHS' official website on 25 September 2022.[134]

Players with at least 180 goals
Rank Player Nation Goals Club(s)
1 Aleksandar Đurić  Singapore 246 Geylang United (2001–04)
Singapore Armed Forces FC (2005–09)
Tampines Rovers (2010)
2 Marc Lloyd Williams  Wales 236 Bangor City (2001–02; 2003; 2006-07)
Southport (2002–03)
Aberystwyth Town (2003–04)
The New Saints (2004–06)
Newtown (2007–08)
Rhyl (2008)
Porthmadog (2008–09)
Airbus UK Broughton (2009–10)
3 Washington  Brazil 214 Ponte Preta (2001–02)
Fenerbahçe (2002–03)
Athletico Paranaense (2004)
Tokyo Verdy (2005)
Urawa Red Diamonds (2006-07)
Fluminense (2008; 2010)
São Paulo (2009-10)
4 Rhys Griffiths  Wales 198 Cwmbrân Town (2001–02)
Haverfordwest County (2002–04)
Carmarthen Town (2004)
Port Talbot Town (2004–06)
Llanelli Town (2006–10)
5 Thierry Henry  France 182 Arsenal (2001–07)
Barcelona (2007–10)
6 Magno Alves  Brazil 182 Fluminense (2001–02)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (2003)
Oita Trinita (2004-05)
Gamba Osaka (2006–07)
Ittihad Club (2007-08)
Umm Salal (2008-10)
7 Maksim Gruznov  Estonia 180 Narva Trans (2001–08)
Sillamäe Kalev (2009-10)

The World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer of the Second Decade (2011–2020)

The final list includes the 36 players who scored 150 or more goals in top-tier national leagues in the period of time from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2020.

The results were posted on the IFFHS' official website on 6 January 2021.[135]

Players with at least 200 goals
Rank Player Nation Goals Club(s)
1 Lionel Messi  Argentina 346 Barcelona (2011–20)
2 Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal 332 Real Madrid (2011–18)
Juventus (2018–20)
3 Robert Lewandowski  Poland 248 Borussia Dortmund (2011–14)
Bayern Munich (2014–20)
4 Zlatan Ibrahimović  Sweden 236 Milan (2011–12; 2019–20)
Paris Saint-Germain (2012–16)
Manchester United (2016–18)
LA Galaxy (2018–19)
5 Luis Suárez  Uruguay 224 Liverpool (2011–14)
Barcelona (2014–20)
Atlético Madrid (2020)
6 Carlos Saucedo  Bolivia 213 San José (2012–13; 2017–19)
Saprissa (2014)
Oriente Petrolero (2015)
Blooming (2015–16)
Real Potosí (2016)
Guabirá (2017)
Royal Pari (2020)
7 Edinson Cavani  Uruguay 209 Napoli (2011–13)
Paris Saint-Germain (2013–20)
Manchester United (2020)

Women's winners

The women's award was introduced in 2021.

Year Winner Club Goals
2021 Lucie Martínková[136] Sparta Prague 38
2022 Mia Fishel[137] UANL 33
2023 Charlyn Corral[138] Pachuca 34
2024 Charlyn Corral[139] Pachuca 42

The World's Most Effective Top Division Goal Scorer

This award was given annually from 1997 to 2004 to the player with the best goal ratio (goals/matches played) in a league season in any of the top 60 leagues in the world (as ranked by IFFHS for that given year).

Men's winners

Year Winner Club Ratio
1997 Hakan Şükür[140] Galatasaray 1.188
1998 Masashi Nakayama[141] Júbilo Iwata 1.276
1999 Mário Jardel[142] Porto 1.125
2000 Hamzah Idris[143] Al Ittihad 1.320
2001 Romário[144] Vasco da Gama 1.167
2002 Mário Jardel[145] Sporting CP 1.400
2003 José Cardozo[146] Toluca 1.381
2004 Shuhrat Mirkholdirshoev[147] Navbahor Namangan 1.192

The World Team

Men's winners

In 2017, IFFHS started to nominate a world team of the year.[148]

Multiple appearances (2017–present)[149]
Player Apps Years
Lionel Messi 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Kevin De Bruyne 6 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo 5 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Alphonso Davies 5 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Sergio Ramos 4 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Kylian Mbappé 4 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
Luka Modrić 3 2017, 2018, 2022
Rúben Dias 3 2021, 2023, 2024
Erling Haaland 3 2022, 2023, 2024
Marcelo 2 2017, 2018
Trent Alexander-Arnold 2 2019, 2020
Virgil van Dijk 2 2019, 2020
Leonardo Bonucci 2 2017, 2021
Robert Lewandowski 2 2020, 2021
Thibaut Courtois 2 2018, 2022
Achraf Hakimi 2 2021, 2022
Toni Kroos 2 2017, 2024
Rodri 2 2023, 2024
Jude Bellingham 2 2023, 2024

19th Century Men's Dream Team (2021)

The XI covers the 1863-1900 period.

Continent Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
World[150] James Trainer Robert Holmes
Walter Arnott
Neilly Gibson
James Cowan
Ernest Needham
Steve Bloomer
John Goodall
William Bassett
Gilbert Oswald Smith
John Bell

20th Century Men's Dream Team (2000)

The XIs cover the 1901-2000 period.

Continent Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
World[151] Lev Yashin Bobby Moore
Franz Beckenbauer
Franco Baresi
Lothar Matthaus
Michel Platini
Diego Maradona
Johan Cruyff
Ferenc Puskas
Pelé
Alfredo Di Stefano
Europe[152] Lev Yashin Bobby Moore
Franz Beckenbauer
Franco Baresi
Bobby Charlton
Michel Platini
Johan Cruyff
Lothar Matthaus
Ferenc Puskas
Gerd Müller
Eusebio
South America[153] Amadeo Carrizo Carlos Alberto Torres
Elías Figueroa
Daniel Passarella
Nilton Santos
Didi
Diego Maradona
Zico
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Pelé
Garrincha
CONCACAF[154] Antonio Carbajal Ramon Ramirez
Gustavo Pena
Marcelo Balboa
Claudio Suarez
Thomas Dooley
Bryan Ruiz
Raúl Cárdenas
Julio Dely Valdés
Hugo Sánchez
Carlos Hermosillo
Africa[155] Thomas N'Kono Samuel Kuffour
Hany Ramzy
Noureddine Naybet
Taribo West
Lakhdar Belloumi
Finidi George
Abedi Pele
Roger Milla
George Weah
Rabah Madjer
Asia[156] Mohamed Al-Deayea Yasuhiko Okudera
Hong Myung-bo
Yasuhiko Okudera
Kazuyoshi Miura
Ali Parvin
Kim Joo-sung
Saeed Al-Owairan
Majed Abdullah
Ali Daei
Cha Bum-kun
Oceania[157] Mark Bosnich Joe Marston
Milan Ivanovic
Antoine Kombouare
Alan Davidson
Ned Zelic
Paul Okon
Robert Slater
John Kosmina
Frank Farina
Wynton Rufer

All-time Men's Dream Team (2021)

The XIs published by IFFHS cover the 1901-2020 period.

Continent Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
World[158] Lev Yashin Cafu
Franz Beckenbauer
Franco Baresi
Paolo Maldini
Xavi
Diego Maradona
Johan Cruyff
Cristiano Ronaldo
Pelé
Lionel Messi
World B[158] Gianluigi Buffon Carlos Alberto Torres
Bobby Moore
Daniel Passarella
Roberto Carlos
Lothar Matthäus
Zinedine Zidane
Michel Platini
Ronaldo
Gerd Müller
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Europe[159] Lev Yashin Philipp Lahm
Franz Beckenbauer
Franco Baresi
Paolo Maldini
Xavi
Zinedine Zidane
Michel Platini
Johan Cruyff
Gerd Müller
Cristiano Ronaldo
South America[160] Amadeo Carrizo Cafu
Elías Figueroa
Daniel Passarella
Roberto Carlos
Didi
Diego Maradona
Zico
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Pelé
Lionel Messi
CONCACAF[161] Antonio Carbajal Carlos Salcedo
Claudio Suárez
Rafael Márquez
Andrés Guardado
Bryan Ruiz
Raúl Cárdenas
Luis de la Fuente
Julio Dely Valdés
Hugo Sánchez
Clint Dempsey
Africa[162] Thomas N'Kono Samuel Kuffour
Rigobert Song
Noureddine Naybet
Yaya Touré
Nwankwo Kanu
Jay-Jay Okocha
Abedi Pele
Samuel Eto'o
George Weah
Didier Drogba
Asia[163] Mohamed Al-Deayea Mehdi Mahdavikia
Hong Myung-bo
Yasuhiko Okudera
Wu Lei
Shinji Kagawa
Mile Jedinak
Park Ji-sung
Son Heung-min
Majed Abdullah
Cha Bum-kun
Oceania[164] Stefan Marinovic Ryan Nelsen
Tommy Smith
Winston Reid
Ryan Thomas
Steve Sumner
Marco Rojas
Roy Krishna
Rory Fallon
Chris Wood
Wynton Rufer

Women's winners

In 2017, IFFHS started to nominate a world team of the year.[165]

Multiple appearances (2017–present)[166]
Player Apps Years
Wendie Renard 7 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Lucy Bronze 5 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Dzsenifer Marozsán 4 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Alex Morgan 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Aitana Bonmatí 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Sarah Bouhaddi 3 2017, 2018, 2020
Pernille Harder 2017, 2018, 2020
Sam Kerr 2017, 2021, 2023
Christiane Endler 2 2021, 2022
Ada Hegerberg 2018, 2019
Amandine Henry 2018, 2019
Jennifer Hermoso 2021, 2023
Saki Kumagai 2018, 2020
Lieke Martens 2017, 2021
Lena Oberdorf 2022, 2023
Alexandra Popp 2020, 2022
Alexia Putellas 2021, 2022
Caroline Graham Hansen 2021, 2024
Salma Paralluelo 2023, 2024

All-time Women's Dream Team (2021)

Continent Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
World[167] Hope Solo Lucy Bronze
Wendie Renard
Christie Pearce
Joy Fawcett
Dzsenifer Marozsán
Homare Sawa
Marta
Megan Rapinoe
Ada Hegerberg
Alex Morgan
World B[167] Nadine Angerer Ariane Hingst
Nilla Fischer
Saki Kumagai
Hege Riise
Michelle Akers
Kristine Lilly
Formiga
Abby Wambach
Carli Lloyd
Birgit Prinz
Europe[168] Nadine Angerer Lucy Bronze
Wendie Renard
Nilla Fischer
Linda Medalen
Nadine Keßler
Dzsenifer Marozsán
Camille Abily
Lotta Schelin
Ada Hegerberg
Birgit Prinz
South America[169] Christiane Endler Fabiana
Aline
Elane
Tamires
Formiga
Sissi
Roseli
Pretinha
Cristiane
Marta
CONCACAF[170] Hope Solo Kelley O'Hara
Joy Fawcett
Christie Pearce
Ali Krieger
Shirley Cruz
Carli Lloyd
Megan Rapinoe
Abby Wambach
Mia Hamm
Alex Morgan
Africa[171] Annette Ngo Ndom Onome Ebi
Janine van Wyk
Florence Omagbeni
Ngozi Ezeocha
Perpetua Nkwocha
Mercy Akide
Gabrielle Onguéné
Gaëlle Enganamouit
Asisat Oshoala
Tabitha Chawinga
Asia[172] Lydia Williams Ellie Carpenter
Cheryl Salisbury
Saki Kumagai
Fan Yunjie
Homare Sawa
Ji So-yun
Aya Miyama
Liu Ailing
Samantha Kerr
Sun Wen
Oceania[173] Erin Nayler Rebekah Stott
Rebecca Smith
Abby Erceg
Ria Percival
Hayley Bowden
Katie Duncan
Betsy Hassett
Ali Riley
Amber Hearn
Sarah Gregorius

The World Youth (U20) Team

The award was introduced in 2020.

Men's winners

Multiple appearances (2020–present)[174][175][176][177][178]
Player Apps Years
Eduardo Camavinga 3 2020, 2021, 2022
Jude Bellingham 2021, 2022, 2023
Jamal Musiala 2021, 2022, 2023
Rodrygo 2 2020, 2021
Ansu Fati 2020, 2022
Pedri 2021, 2022
Nuno Mendes 2021, 2022
Gavi 2022, 2023
Warren Zaïre-Emery 2023, 2024
Alejandro Garnacho 2023, 2024

Women's winners

Multiple appearances (2020–present)[179][180][181][182][183]
Player Apps Years
Linda Caicedo 4 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Melchie Dumornay 3 2021, 2022, 2023
Vicky López 2022, 2023, 2024
Cata Coll 2 2020, 2021
Lena Oberdorf 2020, 2021
Mary Fowler 2021, 2023
Meritxell Font 2022, 2023
Andrea Medina 2022, 2023
Salma Paralluelo 2022, 2023
Tarciane 2022, 2023

The World's Best Club Coach

Men's winners

Multiple winners (1996–present)[184]
Coach Wins Years
José Mourinho 4 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012
Carlo Ancelotti 2007, 2014, 2022, 2024
Pep Guardiola 3 2009, 2011, 2023
Marcello Lippi 2 1996, 1998
Ottmar Hitzfeld 1997, 2001
Carlos Bianchi 2000, 2003
Alex Ferguson 1999, 2008
Zinedine Zidane 2017, 2018

Women's winners

Year Winner Club
2020 Jean-Luc Vasseur[185] Lyon
2021 Lluís Cortés[186] Barcelona
2022 Sonia Bompastor[187] Lyon
2023 Jonatan Giráldez[188] Barcelona
2024 Jonatan Giráldez[189] Barcelona

The World's Best National Coach

Men's winners

Multiple winners (1996–present)[190]
Coach Wins Years
Vicente del Bosque 4 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
Joachim Löw 2 2014, 2017
Fernando Santos 2016, 2019
Didier Deschamps 2018, 2020
Lionel Scaloni 2022, 2023

Women's winners

Year Winner National team
2020 Sarina Wiegman[191]  Netherlands
2021 Bev Priestman[192]  Canada
2022 Sarina Wiegman[193]  England
2023 Sarina Wiegman[194]  England
2024 Emma Hayes[195]  United States

The World's Best Referee

Men's winners

Felix Brych was awarded the prize for Men's Referee of the Decade 2011–20.

Year Winner
1987 Romualdo Filho[196]
1988 Michel Vautrot[196]
1989 Michel Vautrot[196]
1990 José Roberto Wright[196]
1991 Peter Mikkelsen[196]
1992 Aron Schmidhuber[196]
1993 Peter Mikkelsen[196]
1994 Sándor Puhl[196]
1995 Sándor Puhl[196]
1996 Sándor Puhl[196]
1997 Sándor Puhl[196]
1998 Pierluigi Collina[196]
1999 Pierluigi Collina[196]
2000 Pierluigi Collina[196]
2001 Pierluigi Collina[196]
2002 Pierluigi Collina[196]
2003 Pierluigi Collina[196]
2004 Markus Merk[196]
2005 Markus Merk[196]
2006 Horacio Elizondo[196]
2007 Markus Merk[196]
2008 Roberto Rosetti[196]
2009 Massimo Busacca[196]
2010 Howard Webb[196]
2011 Viktor Kassai[196]
2012 Pedro Proença[196]
2013 Howard Webb[196]
2014 Nicola Rizzoli[196]
2015 Nicola Rizzoli[196]
2016 Mark Clattenburg[196]
2017 Felix Brych[196]
2018 Néstor Pitana[196]
2019 Damir Skomina[196]
2020 Daniele Orsato[196]
2021 Felix Brych[196]
2022 Szymon Marciniak[197]
2023 Szymon Marciniak[198]
2024 François Letexier[199]
Multiple winners (1987–present)[196][197][198]
Referee Wins Years
Pierluigi Collina 6 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Sándor Puhl 4 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Markus Merk 3 2004, 2005, 2007
Michel Vautrot 2 1988, 1989
Peter Mikkelsen 1991, 1993
Howard Webb 2010, 2013
Nicola Rizzoli 2014, 2015
Felix Brych 2017, 2021
Szymon Marciniak 2022, 2023

Women's winners

Bibiana Steinhaus was awarded the prize for Women's Referee of the Decade 2011–20.

Year Winner
2012 Jenny Palmqvist[200]
2013 Bibiana Steinhaus[200]
2014 Bibiana Steinhaus[200]
2015 Kateryna Monzul[200]
2016 Katalin Kulcsar[200]
2017 Bibiana Steinhaus[200]
2018 Bibiana Steinhaus[200]
2019 Stéphanie Frappart[200]
2020 Stéphanie Frappart[200]
2021 Stéphanie Frappart[200]
2022 Stéphanie Frappart[201]
2023 Stéphanie Frappart[202]
2024 Rebecca Welch[203]
Multiple winners (2012–present)[200][201][202]
Referee Wins Years
Stéphanie Frappart 5 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Bibiana Steinhaus 4 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018

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