2003 FIFA World Player of the Year

Association football award The 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane for a record-equalling third time. It was the award's 13th edition. The gala was hosted at the Messe in Basel, on December 15, 2003. 142 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote for the men's edition and 100 for the women's. The ceremony's theme was the Match Against Poverty, which was played the previous day between Ronaldo Nazario and Zinedine Zidane (3-4) at the St. Jakob-Park in Basel in front of 30,000 spectators. Birgit Prinz won the women's award for the first time. Results Men Wayback Machine http://images.fifa.com/events/playergala/2003/results/results_by_player_m.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20041229074357/http://images.fifa.com/events/playergala/2003/results/results_by_player_m.pdf 2004-12-29 2025-12-19 images.fifa.comhttps://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10 31 March 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20160112000000/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html 12 January 2016 RankPlayerClub(s)CountryPoints1Zinedine ZidaneESP Real MadridFRA France2642Thierry HenryENG ArsenalFRA France1863RonaldoESP Real MadridBRA Brazil1764Pavel NedvědITA JuventusCzech Republic Czech Republic1585Roberto CarlosESP Real MadridBRA Brazil1056Ruud van NistelrooyENG Manchester UnitedNED Netherlands867David BeckhamENG Manchester UnitedESP Real MadridENG England748RaúlESP Real MadridESP Spain399Paolo MaldiniITA MilanITA Italy3710Andrei ShevchenkoITA MilanUkraine Ukraine2611Luís FigoESP Real MadridPOR Portugal1712Michael BallackGER Bayern MunichGER Germany1513Oliver KahnGER Bayern MunichGER Germany1314Pablo AimarESP ValenciaArgentina915Gianluigi BuffonITA JuventusItaly816=Filippo InzaghiITA MilanItaly616=Michael OwenENG LiverpoolEngland618=Alessandro NestaITA MilanItaly518=Fernando MorientesESP Real MadridFRA MonacoESP Spain520=CafuITA MilanBrazil320=Dado PršoFRA MonacoCroatia320=Fabio CannavaroITA InternazionaleItaly320=Henrik LarssonSCO CelticSweden320=Paul FreierGER VfL BochumGER Germany320=RivaldoITA MilanBrazil320=Robert PiresENG ArsenalFrance320=RonaldinhoFRA Paris Saint-GermainESP BarcelonaBrazil328=Paul ScholesENG Manchester UnitedEngland228=Samuel Eto'oESP MallorcaCameroon2 Women https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html FIFA Awards – Women Player of the Year - Top 12 31 March 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20160112000000/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html 12 January 2016 RankPlayerClub(s)Points 1 GER Birgit Prinz USA Carolina CourageGER FFC Frankfurt 268 2 USA Mia Hamm USA Washington Freedom 133 3 SWE Hanna Ljungberg SWE Umeå IK 84 4 SWE Victoria Svensson SWE Djurgårdens IF 82 5 GER Maren Meinert USA Boston Breakers 69 6 GER Bettina Wiegmann GER FFC Brauweiler 49 7 SWE Malin Moström SWE Umeå IK 23 8= BRA Katia ESP Levante 14 8= GER Renate Lingor GER FFC Frankfurt 14 10= BRA Marta SWE Umeå IK 13 10= GER Silke Rottenberg GER FFC BrauweilerGER FCR Duisburg 13 12 FRA Marinette Pichon USA Philadelphia ChargeFRA Saint-Memmie Olympique 11 13 CAN Charmaine Hooper USA Atlanta Beat 10 References FIFA World Player of the Year Category:FIFA World Player of the Year