2005 Ballon d'Or

European footballing award January 2023 2005 Ballon d'Or Ronaldinho 11feb2007.jpg 2005 Ballon d’Or winner, Ronaldinho 2005 11 28 y Paris, France France France Football ballondor.com Won by BRA Ronaldinho (1st award) 2004 Ballon d'Or 2006 The 2005 Ballon d'Or (2005 Golden Ball), given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was delivered to the Brazilian Attacking Midfielder Ronaldinho on 28 November 2005. BBC Sport staff http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4475808.stm Ronaldinho scoops European award BBC Sport 28 November 2005 10 January 2014 30 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171130163834/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4475808.stm live Ronaldinho was the third Brazilian to win the award after Rivaldo (1999) and Ronaldo. Paolo Maldini (Italy) was the best ranked defender, at sixth, while Thierry Henry (France) was the top-ranked forward, at fourth place. Rankings On 24 October 2005, was announced the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts from France Football. Record staff http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=251207 Deco, Figo e Ronaldo candidatos à Bola de Ouro 2005 Deco, Figo and Ronaldo nominated for 2005 Golden Ball pt 24 October 2005 Record 10 January 2014 10 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140110152910/http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=251207 live There were 52 voters, from Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Wales. Each picked a first (5pts), second (4pts), third (3pts), fourth (2pts) and fifth choice (1pt). Pierrend José https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy05.html European Footballer of the Year ("the best 2005 29 January 2006 RSSSF 26 December 2008 11 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110511111548/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy05.html live France Football http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/MAG_BALLON_RONNIE.html https://web.archive.org/web/20051130035544/http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/MAG_BALLON_RONNIE.html 2005-11-30 2025-12-19 www.francefootball.frFrance Football http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/JOURNAL_BALLONDOR.html https://web.archive.org/web/20061125004610/http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/JOURNAL_BALLONDOR.html 2006-11-25 2025-12-19 www.francefootball.fr Voted players Rank Player Nationality Club(s) Total Votes by place Votes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th1stRonaldinhoBrazilESP Barcelona225331142 -502ndFrank LampardEnglandENG Chelsea14861315101453rdSteven GerrardEnglandENG Liverpool142818733394thThierry HenryFranceENG Arsenal4121633155thAndriy ShevchenkoUkraineITA Milan33 -3344146thPaolo MaldiniItalyITA Milan2311216117thAdrianoBrazilITA Internazionale22 - -426128thZlatan IbrahimovićSwedenITA Juventus21 -1243109thKakáBrazilITA Milan19 -214 -710thSamuel Eto'oCameroonESP Barcelona18 -12328John TerryEnglandENG Chelsea18 -1 -381212thJuninhoBrazilFRA Lyon15 - -1361013thClaude MakéléléFranceENG Chelsea81 -1 - -214thJuan Román RiquelmeArgentinaESP Villarreal7 - - 1 2 -3Petr ČechCzech RepublicENG Chelsea7 - -1124Didier DrogbaIvory CoastENG Chelsea7 - -1124Michael BallackGermanyGER Bayern Munich7 - - -31418thZinedine ZidaneFranceESP Real Madrid51 - - - -119thGianluigi BuffonItalyITA Juventus4 - - -12320thJamie CarragherEnglandENG Liverpool3 - -1 - -1Cristiano RonaldoPortugalENG Manchester United3 - - -11222ndMichael EssienGhanaFRA LyonENG Chelsea2 - - -1 -123rdLuis GarcíaSpainENG Liverpool1 - - - -11Pavel NedvědCzech RepublicITA Juventus1 - - - -11 Non-voted players The following 26 players were originally in contention for the 2005 Ballon d’Or, but did not receive any votes: Player Nationality Club(s)David BeckhamEnglandESP Real MadridMauro CamoranesiItalyITA JuventusFabio CannavaroItalyITA JuventusGrégory CoupetFranceFRA LyonCrisBrazilFRA LyonDecoPortugalESP BarcelonaDidaBrazilITA MilanEmersonBrazilITA JuventusLuís FigoPortugalESP Real MadridITA InternazionaleDiego ForlánUruguayESP VillarrealRoy MakaayNetherlandsGER Bayern MunichMichael OwenEnglandESP Real MadridENG Newcastle UnitedPark Ji-sungSouth KoreaNED PSV EindhovenENG Manchester UnitedAndrea PirloItalyITA MilanRaúlSpainESP Real MadridArjen RobbenNetherlandsENG ChelseaRoberto CarlosBrazilESP Real MadridRobinhoBrazilESP Real MadridRonaldoBrazilESP Real MadridWayne RooneyEnglandENG Manchester UnitedLilian ThuramFranceITA JuventusDavid TrezeguetFranceITA JuventusMark van BommelNetherlandsNED PSV EindhovenESP BarcelonaRuud van NistelrooyNetherlandsENG Manchester UnitedPatrick VieiraFranceENG ArsenalITA JuventusXaviSpainESP Barcelona References External links France Football Official website Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - "Ballon d'Or" 2005 voting results 2005 Category:2005–06 in European football Category:2005 in Paris Category:2005 sports awards