2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or

April 2024 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or Cristiano Ronaldo, 2012 2.JPG 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo 2014 01 13 y Zürich, Switzerland Switzerland FIFA ballondor.com Won by POR Cristiano Ronaldo (2nd Ballon d'Or) 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 The 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or (2013 FIFA Golden Ball), was the fourth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich on 13 January 2014.https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/playeroftheyear/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111022033859/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/playeroftheyear/index.html dead 22 October 2011 Ballon d'Or 2013 29 October 2013 FIFA 29 October 2013 The deadline for voting was 15 November 2013 but was extended to 29 November 2013 for the first time in history. Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or award as the World Player of the Year. It was his second Ballon d'Or, after winning the award in 2008, as well as his first FIFA Ballon d'Or. Nadine Angerer was announced as the Women's World Player of the Year recipient, while Jupp Heynckes claimed the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football, and Silvia Neid the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football. The ninety-minute ceremony was hosted by Fernanda Lima along with Ruud Gullit.Brian Homewood Emotional Ronaldo ends Messi run http://in.reuters.com/article/soccer-fifa-awards-ronaldo-idINDEEA0C0FB20140113 Reuters 14 January 2014 13 January 2015 17 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140217070647/http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/01/13/soccer-fifa-awards-ronaldo-idINDEEA0C0FB20140113 dead Voting The deadline for voting was 15 November 2013.Cristiano Ronaldo: Portugal forward praised after fifth hat-trick https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25012556 21 November 2013 BBC 20 November 2013 21 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131121112513/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25012556 liveFIFA extend Ballon d'Or voting deadline http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1621866/fifa-extend-ballon-dor-voting-deadline-%E2%80%93-report?cc=5901 21 November 2013 ESPN FC 20 November 2013 31 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131231213803/http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1621866/fifa-extend-ballon-dor-voting-deadline-%E2%80%93-report?cc=5901 liveDunbar Graham Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA best player award, ends Lionel Messi's four-year reign https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2014/01/13/cristiano_ronaldo_wins_fifa_best_player_award_ends_lionel_messis_fouryear_reign.html 14 January 2014 Toronto Star Associated Press 15 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140115073855/http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2014/01/13/cristiano_ronaldo_wins_fifa_best_player_award_ends_lionel_messis_fouryear_reign.html live However, for the first time ever, on 20 November 2013, FIFA announced that voting was extended to 29 November 2013 after not receiving a response of enough eligible voters before the original deadline.https://tv5.espn.com/football/news/story/_/id/1621866/fifa-extend-ballon-dor-voting-deadline-%E2%80%93-report FIFA extend Ballon d'Or voting deadline 20 November 2013 ESPN.com 3 December 2019 12 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191212233710/https://tv5.espn.com/football/news/story/_/id/1621866/fifa-extend-ballon-dor-voting-deadline-%25E2%2580%2593-report live The winners were announced on 13 January 2014.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25705654 Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to Ballon d'Or 13 January 2014 BBC Sport 14 January 2014 13 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140113203132/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25705654 live https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2260390/index.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_about_fifa https://web.archive.org/web/20140113223142/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2260390/index.html?intcmp=fifacom_hp_module_about_fifa dead 13 January 2014 Cristiano Ronaldo, Angerer, Heynckes and Neid triumph at FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 13 January 2014 FIFA.com 14 January 2014 Winners and nominees FIFA Ballon d'Or A shortlist of 23 male players was compiled by members of FIFA's Football Committee as well as a group of experts from France Football.https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2207371/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131031171854/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2207371/index.html dead 31 October 2013 Men's shortlists for FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 revealed 29 October 2013 FIFA 29 October 2013 It was announced on 29 October 2013. right vertical 165 Cristiano Ronaldo - Croatia vs. Portugal, 10th June 2013 (cropped).jpg thumb Cristiano Ronaldo 165 Suisse vs Argentine - Granit Xhaka & Lionel Messi - b.jpg thumb Lionel Messi 165 Franck Ribéry 2013-01-04.jpg thumb Franck Ribéry There were three voters per FIFA member federation: one journalist and the coaches and captain of the national men's team. The results for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/ballond'or/general/02/26/14/03/votes_percentage_al_awards_neutral.pdf FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 – voting results FIFA Fédération Internationale de Football Association 13 January 2013 6 February 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140712052118/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/ballond%27or/general/02/26/14/03/votes_percentage_al_awards_neutral.pdf 12 July 2014 Rank Player National team Club(s) Percent Votes 1st Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal ESP Real Madrid 27.99% 1365 2nd Lionel Messi Argentina ESP Barcelona 24.72% 1205 3rd Franck Ribéry France GER Bayern Munich 23.36% 1127 The following twenty players were also in contention for the award: Rank Player National team Club(s) Percent Votes 4th Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden FRA Paris Saint-Germain 5.29% 257 5th Neymar Brazil BRA SantosESP Barcelona 3.17% 155 6th Andrés Iniesta Spain ESP Barcelona 2.08% 103 7th Robin van Persie Netherlands ENG Manchester United 1.79% 88 8th Arjen Robben Netherlands GER Bayern Munich 1.77% 85 9th Gareth Bale Wales ENG Tottenham HotspurESP Real Madrid 1.32% 65 10th Andrea Pirlo Italy ITA Juventus 1.11% 70 11th Radamel Falcao Colombia ESP Atlético MadridFRA Monaco 1.08% 53 12th Yaya Touré Ivory Coast ENG Manchester City 0.99% 48 13th Robert Lewandowski Poland GER Borussia Dortmund 0.92% 43 14th Philipp Lahm Germany GER Bayern Munich 0.82% 40 14th Xavi Spain ESP Barcelona 0.82% 40 16th Mesut Özil Germany ESP Real MadridENG Arsenal 0.71% 35 17th Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany GER Bayern Munich 0.43% 21 17th Thomas Müller Germany GER Bayern Munich 0.43% 21 19th Luis Suárez Uruguay ENG Liverpool 0.39% 19 20th Edinson Cavani Uruguay ITA NapoliFRA Paris Saint-Germain 0.36% 12 21st Thiago Silva Brazil FRA Paris Saint-Germain 0.24% 12 22nd Eden Hazard Belgium ENG Chelsea 0.16% 8 23rd Manuel Neuer Germany GER Bayern Munich 0.08% 4 In January 2014, Cristiano Ronaldo released a video on his official Facebook account celebrating his recent winning of the Ballon d'Or, which featured the track Twin Turbo by Portuguese electronic music band Sensible Soccers. Sensible Soccers: "Somos um bocado avessos às ideias grandiosas" / Sensible Soccers: "We are a bit averse to grandiose ideas" Martins Bruno https://www.rimasebatidas.pt/somos-avessos-as-ideias-grandiosas/ 2026-02-10 2016-03-11 rimasebatidas.pt Rimas e Batidas (online magazine) pt The video was watched more than 5.5 million times in 40 hours. The band had previously expressed in an interview that they were "fervent admirers of President Ronaldo." Lopes Diogo Altamont Entrevista / Altamont Interview: Sensible Soccers https://altamont.pt/altamont-entrevista-sensible-soccers/ 2026-03-01 2013-11-28 altamont.pt Altamont (Portuguese music-focused media outlet and magazine) pt FIFA Women's World Player of the Year GER Nadine Angerer (GER 1. FFC Frankfurt / AUS Brisbane Roar) FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football GER Jupp Heynckes (GER Bayern Munich) FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football GER Silvia Neid (GER) FIFA/FIFPro World XI right Neuer Dani Alves Ramos Thiago Silva Lahm Iniesta Xavi Ribéry Messi Ibrahimović Ronaldo FIFA/FIFPro World XI 2013https://www.fifpro.org/en/news/fifpro-unveils-2013-fifa-fifpro-world-xi FIFPRO UNVEILS 2013 FIFA FIFPRO WORLD XI FIFPro.org Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels 13 January 2014 10 July 2016 19 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160319194325/https://fifpro.org/en/news/fifpro-unveils-2013-fifa-fifpro-world-xi live Position Player National team Club(s) GK Manuel Neuer GER GER Bayern Munich DF Philipp Lahm GER GER Bayern Munich DF Sergio Ramos ESP ESP Real Madrid DF Thiago Silva BRA FRA Paris Saint-Germain DF Dani Alves BRA ESP Barcelona MF Andrés Iniesta ESP ESP Barcelona MF Xavi ESP ESP Barcelona MF Franck Ribéry FRA GER Bayern Munich FW Cristiano Ronaldo POR ESP Real Madrid FW Zlatan Ibrahimović SWE FRA Paris Saint-Germain FW Lionel Messi ARG ESP Barcelona FIFA Puskás Award right 20em RDsxKXa0PbA Zlatan Ibrahimović GOAL - FIFA Puskas Award 2013 WINNER hKADOErP5kI Zlatan Ibrahimović: FIFA Puskas Award Reaction SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović, 4–2 vs England, Friends Arena, 14 November 2012 FIFA Presidential Award BEL Jacques Rogge FIFA Fair Play Award AFG 2013 Afghanistan Football Federation FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur BRA Pelé Pelé was given an honorary Ballon d'Or, having won three FIFA World Cups with Brazil but never an individual award from FIFA, as during his playing career only European-based players were eligible to win the original Ballon d'Or.https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2259756/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140116111514/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2259756/ dead 16 January 2014 Pele receives FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur 13 January 2014 FIFA 13 January 2014 Contenders FIFA Women's World Player of the Year On 29 October 2012, a 10-player shortlist was unveiled for the FIFA's Women's Player of the Year, which was chosen by experts from FIFA's Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup and a group of experts from France Football.https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/playeroftheyear/women.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121028004630/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/playeroftheyear/women.html dead 28 October 2012 Women's shortlist for FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 revealed 29 October 2013 FIFA 29 October 2013 It was announced on 29 October 2013. The three finalists for the award, announced on 9 December 2013, are indicated in bold.https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2241740/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131211213148/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/news/newsid=2241740/ dead 11 December 2013 Nominees for the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 awards revealed FIFA 9 December 2013 8 January 2014 Player National team Club Nadine Angerer DEU DEU FrankfurtAUS Brisbane Roar Nilla Fischer SWE SWE LinköpingsGER Wolfsburg Lena Goeßling DEU GER Wolfsburg Saki Kumagai JPN GER FrankfurtFRA Lyon Marta BRA SWE Tyresö Alex Morgan USA USA Portland Thorns Yūki Ōgimi JPN GER Turbine PotsdamENG Chelsea Lotta Schelin SWE FRA Lyon Christine Sinclair CAN USA Portland Thorns Abby Wambach USA USA Western New York Flash FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football This award will be decided by the same voters and system as that of the men's player award.https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/coachoftheyear/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101031001036/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/coachoftheyear/index.html dead 31 October 2010 Men's Coach of the Year 29 October 2013 FIFA 29 October 2013 The shortlist of candidates was announced on 29 October 2013, with the three finalists (indicated in bold type) announced on 9 December 2013. Coach National team Team Carlo Ancelotti Italy FRA Paris Saint-GermainESP Real Madrid Rafael Benítez Spain ENG ChelseaITA Napoli Antonio Conte Italy ITA Juventus Vicente del Bosque Spain Spain Sir Alex Ferguson Scotland ENG Manchester United Jupp Heynckes Germany GER Bayern Munich Jürgen Klopp Germany GER Borussia Dortmund José Mourinho Portugal ESP Real MadridENG Chelsea Luiz Felipe Scolari Brazil Brazil Arsène Wenger France ENG Arsenal FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football This award will be decided by the same voters and system as that of the women's player award.https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/coachoftheyear/women.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121029061116/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/coachoftheyear/women.html dead 29 October 2012 Men's Coach of the Year 29 October 2013 FIFA 29 October 2013 The shortlist was announced on 29 October 2013, and the three finalists (indicated in bold type) were announced on 9 December 2013. Coach National team Team Gilles Eyquem France 19 France Kenneth Heiner-Møller Denmark DEN Ralf Kellermann Germany GER Wolfsburg Shelley Kerr Scotland ENG Arsenal Patrice Lair France FRA Lyon Silvia Neid Germany GER Cindy Parlow Cone United States USA Portland Thorns Even Pellerud Norway NOR Anna Signeul Sweden SCO Pia Sundhage Sweden SWE References 30em External links https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/index.html FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 – voting results Category:2013 in association football Category:FIFA Ballon d'Or 2013 Category:2013 sports awards