2004 Ballon d'Or

Annual association football award event in France 2004 Ballon d'Or Andriy Shevchenko - 2004 - AC Milan (3).jpg 2004 Ballon d'Or winner, Andriy Shevchenko 13 December 2004 France Football ballondor.com Won by UKR Andriy Shevchenko(1st title) 2003 Ballon d'Or 2005 The 2004 Ballon d'Or (2004 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 Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko on 13 December 2004. The Guardian staff https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/dec/13/newsstory.sport7 Shevchenko wins Ballon d'Or 13 December 2004 The Guardian Andriy Shevchenko was the third Ukrainian to win the award after Oleh Blokhin (1975) and Igor Belanov (1986). Moore Rob https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 21 January 2011 RSSSF He finished top goalscorer in the 2003–04 Serie A, scoring 24 goals in 32 matches, as his team won the league title. The best ranked goalkeeper on the list was Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) with a 17th place (jointly with Traianos Dellas, Fernando Morientes, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba). Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal) was the top ranked defender in the list, at ninth, while Deco (Portugal) was the top ranked midfielder at second place. Rankings On 9 November 2004, was announced the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts from France Football.2004-11-09 Rooney nominated for Euro award http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3997467.stm 2025-12-19 en-GBEdisport :.: Os cinco magníficos - Jornal Record :.: http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=216213 https://web.archive.org/web/20140108095803/http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=216213 2014-01-08 2025-12-19 www.record.xl.pt There were 52 voters, from Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-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, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales and Yugoslavia. Each picked a first (5pts), second (4pts), third (3pts), fourth (2pts) and fifth choice (1pt). Pierrend José https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy04.html European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2004 26 March 2005 RSSSF Voted players RankFrance Football http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/ballon_or/bo_2004.html https://web.archive.org/web/20051029064242/http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/ballon_or/bo_2004.html 2005-10-29 2025-12-19 www.francefootball.fr Player Nationality Club(s) Total Votes by place Votes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th1stAndriy ShevchenkoUkraineITA Milan175275521402ndDecoPortugalPOR PortoESP Barcelona1391013942383rdRonaldinhoBrazilESP Barcelona133913747404thThierry HenryFranceENG Arsenal80366103285thTheodoros ZagorakisGreeceGRE AEK AthensITA Bologna4432336176thAdrianoBrazilITA ParmaITA Internazionale27 -3225127thPavel NedvědCzech RepublicITA Juventus23 - -443118thWayne RooneyEnglandENG Everton22 -1325119thRicardo CarvalhoPortugalPOR PortoENG Chelsea18 -222 -6Ruud van NistelrooyNetherlandsENG Manchester United18 - -422811thAngelos CharisteasGreeceGER Werder Bremen15 -1124812thCristiano RonaldoPortugalENG Manchester United11 -112 -4Milan BarošCzech RepublicENG Liverpool11 -1 -31514thZlatan IbrahimovićSwedenNED AjaxITA Juventus8 - - -32515thSamuel Eto'oCameroonESP MallorcaESP Barcelona7 - 11 - -2KakáBrazilITA Milan7 -1 -11317thTraianos DellasGreeceITA Roma5 -1 - -12Fernando MorientesSpainFRA MonacoESP Real Madrid5 -1 - -12Frank LampardEnglandENG Chelsea5 - -11 -2Didier DrogbaIvory CoastFRA MarseilleENG Chelsea5 - -1 -23Gianluigi BuffonItalyITA Juventus5 - -1 -2322ndLuís FigoPortugalESP Real Madrid4 - - -2 -223rdZinedine ZidaneFranceESP Real Madrid3 - -1 - -124thRubén BarajaSpainESP Valencia2 - - -1 -1Ludovic GiulyFranceFRA MonacoESP Barcelona2 - - -1 -1ManichePortugalPOR Porto2 - - -1 -1Antonios NikopolidisGreeceGRE PanathinaikosGRE Olympiacos2 - - - -2228thPaolo MaldiniItalyITA Milan1 - - - -11VicenteSpainESP Valencia1 - - - -11 Non-voted players The following 21 players were originally in contention for the 2004 Ballon d’Or, but did not receive any votes: Player Nationality Club(s)AíltonBrazilGER Werder BremenGER Schalke 04Roberto AyalaArgentinaESP ValenciaFabien BarthezFranceENG Manchester UnitedFRA MarseilleDavid BeckhamEnglandESP Real MadridPetr ČechCzech RepublicENG ChelseaEmersonBrazilITA RomaITA JuventusJuninhoBrazilFRA LyonMichalis KapsisGreeceGRE AEK AthensFRA BordeauxHenrik LarssonSwedenSCO CelticESP BarcelonaJohan MicoudFranceGER Werder BremenMistaSpainESP ValenciaAlessandro NestaItalyITA MilanAndrea PirloItalyITA MilanJosé Antonio ReyesSpainESP SevillaENG ArsenalRonaldoBrazilESP Real MadridDjibril CisséFranceFRA AuxerreENG LiverpoolPaul ScholesEnglandENG Manchester UnitedClarence SeedorfNetherlandsITA MilanGiourkas SeitaridisGreeceGRE PanathinaikosPOR PortoFrancesco TottiItalyITA RomaPatrick VieiraFranceENG Arsenal References External links France Football Official website Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - "Ballon d'Or" 2004 voting results 2004 Category:2004–05 in European football Category:2004 sports awards