2005 FIFA World Player of the Year

Association football award November 2024 The 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year prize was awarded to the Brazilian Ronaldinho for the second year in succession,https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html FIFA Awards, World Player of the Year Top 10 rsssf live https://web.archive.org/web/20160112042845/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html 12 January 2016 also claiming the highest point total ever, surpassing Rivaldo. He finished ahead of Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and his Barcelona teammate Samuel Eto'o in the final round of voting. It was the award's 15th edition. The award ceremony took place on the evening of December 19, 2005, and was held at the Zurich Opera House in Zurich, Switzerland.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/20/content_504887.htm Ronaldinho named World Player of the Year again China Daily 20 December 2005 3 November 2024 There were 156 coaches and 145 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 301 votes. Birgit Prinz won the women's award for the third time in a row. For the women's side, there were 134 coaches and 127 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 261 votes. Results Men RankWayback Machine http://www.fifa.com:80/documents/fifa/events/FWPG05_results_by_player_men_E.xls https://web.archive.org/web/20060111061811/http://www.fifa.com:80/documents/fifa/events/FWPG05_results_by_player_men_E.xls 2006-01-11 2025-12-19 www.fifa.comWayback Machine http://www.fifa.com:80/documents/fifa/events/FWPG05_Short_List_Men_30_final_E.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20060101070107/http://www.fifa.com:80/documents/fifa/events/FWPG05_Short_List_Men_30_final_E.pdf 2006-01-01 2025-12-19 www.fifa.comNameTeamCountryPoints1RonaldinhoESP BarcelonaBRA Brazil9562Frank LampardENG ChelseaENG England3063Samuel Eto'oESP BarcelonaCameroon Cameroon1904Thierry HenryENG ArsenalFRA France1725AdrianoITA Inter MilanBRA Brazil1706Andriy ShevchenkoITA MilanUkraine Ukraine1537Steven GerrardENG Liverpool F.C.ENG England1318KakáITA MilanBRA Brazil1019Paolo MaldiniITA MilanITA Italy7610Didier DrogbaENG ChelseaCIV Ivory Coast5611Michael BallackGER Bayern MunichGER Germany6412RonaldoESP Real MadridBRA Brazil6313Zinedine ZidaneESP Real MadridFRA France5514Zlatan IbrahimovićITA JuventusSWE Sweden3615DecoESP BarcelonaPortugal Portugal2416Juan Román RiquelmeESP VillarrealArgentina Argentina2017RobinhoBRA SantosESP Real MadridBRA Brazil1918David BeckhamESP Real MadridENG England1718=Wayne RooneyENG Manchester UnitedENG England1720Cristiano RonaldoENG Manchester UnitedPortugal Portugal1321Ruud van NistelrooyENG Manchester UnitedNED Netherlands1121=Michael EssienFRA LyonENG ChelseaGhana Ghana1123RaúlESP Real MadridESP Spain823=Pavel NedvědITA JuventusCzech Republic Czech Republic825Arjen RobbenENG ChelseaNED Netherlands526CafuITA MilanBRA Brazil326=Jay-Jay OkochaENG Bolton WanderersNGA Nigeria326=Roberto CarlosESP Real MadridBRA Brazil326=Alessandro NestaITA MilanITA Italy330Gianluigi BuffonITA JuventusITA Italy1 Women Rank Player Club Points 1 GER Birgit Prinz GER FFC Frankfurt 513 2 BRA Marta SWE Umeå IK 429 3 USA Shannon Boxx USA Ajax Los Angeles 235 4 SWE Hanna Ljungberg SWE Umeå IK 206 5 GER Renate Lingor GER FFC Frankfurt 170 6 MEX Maribel Domínguez USA Atlanta BeatESP FC Barcelona 115 7 NOR Solveig Gulbrandsen NOR Kolbotn 97 7 GER Sandra Minnert GER SC Bad Neuenahr 97 9 USA Christie Welsh FRA LyonUSA New Jersey Wildcats 78 10 ENG Kelly Smith ENG Arsenal L.F.C. 60 11 SWE Malin Moström SWE Umeå IK N/A 12 FRA Laura Georges FRA Lyon N/A 13 NGR Perpetua Nkwocha SWE Sunnanå SK N/A References FIFA World Player of the Year Category:FIFA World Player of the Year winners