2004 FIFA World Player of the Year

November 2025 Association football award The 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Brazilian Ronaldinho for the first time; Thierry Henry finished second for the second year in succession.FIFA Awards http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160112042845/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html 2016-01-12 2025-11-13 www.rsssf.com It was the award's 14th edition. The award ceremony took place on the evening of December 20, 2004, and was held at the Zurich Opera House in Zurich, Switzerland.CNN.com - Ronaldinho wins world player award - Dec 20, 2004 https://www.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/12/20/fifa.worldplayer/ 2025-11-13 www.cnn.com There were 157 coaches and 145 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 302 votes. Birgit Prinz won the women's award for the second time, for the second year in succession. The 2-time award winner Mia Hamm also finished second for the second year in succession. For the women's side, there were 114 coaches and 109 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 223 votes. Results Men RankWayback Machine http://www.fifa.com/documents/fifa/events/results_by_player_men.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20060508223046/http://www.fifa.com/documents/fifa/events/results_by_player_men.pdf 2006-05-08 2025-12-19 www.fifa.comPlayerPointsClub(s)1Brazil Ronaldinho620Spain Barcelona2France 1974 Thierry Henry552England Arsenal3Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko253Italy Milan4Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd178Italy Juventus5France 1974 Zinedine Zidane150Spain Real Madrid6Brazil Adriano98Italy Internazionale7= Portugal Deco96Spain BarcelonaPortugal Porto7=Brazil Ronaldo96Spain Real Madrid9Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy67England Manchester United10=Brazil Kaká64Italy Milan10=England Wayne Rooney64England EvertonEngland Manchester United12Ivory Coast Didier Drogba46France 1974 MarseilleEngland Chelsea13Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo45England Manchester United14Cameroon Samuel Eto'o42Spain MallorcaSpain Barcelona15=Portugal Luís Figo35Spain Real Madrid15=England David Beckham35Spain Real Madrid17=Spain Raúl25Spain Real Madrid17=Greece Theodoros Zagorakis25Greece AEK AthensItaly Bologna19Argentina Roberto Ayala24Spain Valencia20England Michael Owen22England LiverpoolSpain Real Madrid21=Brazil Roberto Carlos19Spain Real Madrid21=Italy Paolo Maldini19Italy Milan21=Italy Gianluigi Buffon19Italy Juventus24Netherlands Roy Makaay17Germany Bayern Munich25France 1974 Robert Pires15England Arsenal26England Frank Lampard13England Chelsea27Brazil Cafu10Italy Milan28=Germany Michael Ballack9Germany Bayern Munich28=Czech Republic Milan Baroš9England Liverpool30=SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović7NED AjaxITA Juventus30=SWE Henrik Larsson7SCO CelticESP Barcelona32=Wales Ryan Giggs6ENG Manchester United32=Italy Alessandro Nesta6Italy Milan34England Steven Gerrard5England Liverpool35Germany Oliver Kahn4Germany Bayern Munich Women RankPlayerClub(s)Points 1 GER Birgit Prinz GER FFC Frankfurt 376 2 USA Mia Hamm 286 3 BRA Marta BRA Santa CruzSWE Umeå IK 281 4 USA Abby Wambach 126 5 USA Kristine Lilly USA Boston Breakers 109 5 SWE Hanna Ljungberg SWE Umeå IK 109 7 USA Shannon Boxx 102 8 GER Renate Lingor GER FFC Frankfurt 89 8 SWE Victoria Svensson SWE Djurgårdens IF 89 10 BRA Cristiane BRA Juventus-SP 80 11 BRA Pretinha 68 12 BRA Formiga SWE Malmö FF 54 References FIFA World Player of the Year Category:FIFA World Player of the Year winners