2003 Ballon d'Or

Annual association football award event in France 2003 Ballon d'Or Pavel Nedvěd.jpg 2003 Ballon d'Or winner, Pavel Nedvěd 22 December 2003 France Football ballondor.com Won by CZE Pavel Nedvěd (1st award) 2002 Ballon d'Or 2004 The 2003 Ballon d'Or (2003 Golden Ball), given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to the Czech midfielder Pavel Nedvěd on 22 December 2003. BBC Sport staff http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/3341645.stm Nedved scoops top award 22 December 2003 BBC Sport Nedvěd was the second Czech player to win the award after Josef Masopust (1962). Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) was the top ranked goalkeeper in the list, in ninth place. Paolo Maldini (Italy) was the best ranked defender in third place, while Thierry Henry (France) was the top forward, in second place. Rankings On 11 November 2003, the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts from France Football was announced.UEFA.com Short list reflects Madrid lustre UEFA Champions League 2003/04 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/025a-0eaad1af0fdc-870e00cd2160-1000--short-list-reflects-madrid-lustre/ https://web.archive.org/web/20251219115227/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/025a-0eaad1af0fdc-870e00cd2160-1000--short-list-reflects-madrid-lustre/ 2025-12-19 2025-12-19 UEFA.com enGolden Ball nominees announced https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2280737/golden-ball-nominees-announced https://web.archive.org/web/20251219115433/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2280737/golden-ball-nominees-announced 2025-12-19 2025-12-19 Sky Sports en-GB Leite Augusto http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Porto/interior.aspx?content_id=178657 Deco na corrida à Bola de Ouro Deco racing for the Ballon D'or pt 11 November 2003 Record August 2026 InternetArchiveBot There were 52 voters, from Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and 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, the 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-poy03.html European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2003 26 March 2005 RSSSF Voted players RankFrance Football http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/ballon_or/bo_2003.html https://web.archive.org/web/20060207171621/http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/ballon_or/bo_2003.html 2006-02-07 2025-12-19 www.francefootball.fr Player Nationality Club(s) Total Votes by place Votes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th1stPavel NedvědCzech RepublicITA Juventus190279261452ndThierry HenryFranceENG Arsenal128891442373rdPaolo MaldiniItalyITA Milan123713747384thAndriy ShevchenkoUkraineITA Milan6738343215thZinedine ZidaneFranceESP Real Madrid6441597266thRuud van NistelrooyNetherlandsENG Manchester United61145113247thRaúlSpainESP Real Madrid3212415138thRoberto CarlosBrazilESP Real Madrid27133 -189thGianluigi BuffonItalyITA Juventus19 -1233910thDavid BeckhamEnglandENG Manchester UnitedESP Real Madrid17 -2122711thRonaldoBrazilESP Real Madrid11 - -124712thHenrik LarssonSwedenSCO Celtic6 - -2 - -213thAlessandro Del PieroItalyITA Juventus4 - -1 -12DidaBrazilITA Milan4 - -1 -12Roy MakaayNetherlandsESP Deportivo La CoruñaGER Bayern Munich4 - -1 -12Alessandro NestaItalyITA Milan4 - - -2 -2DecoPortugalPOR Porto4 - - - -4418thNihat KahveciTurkeyESP Real Sociedad3 - - -112Francesco TottiItalyITA Roma3 - - -11220thMichael BallackGermanyGER Bayern Munich2 - - -1 -1Zlatan IbrahimovićSwedenNED Ajax2 - - -1 -122ndFilippo InzaghiItalyITA Milan1 - - - -11Jan KollerCzech RepublicGER Borussia Dortmund1 - - - -11Adrian MutuRomaniaITA ParmaENG Chelsea1 - - - -11RonaldinhoBrazilFRA Paris Saint-GermainESP Barcelona1 - - - -11Francesco ToldoItalyITA Internazionale1 - - - -11 Non-voted players The following 24 men were originally in contention for the 2003 Ballon d’Or, but did not receive any votes: Player Nationality Club(s)Pablo AimarArgentinaESP ValenciaSol CampbellEnglandENG ArsenalIker CasillasSpainESP Real MadridCristian ChivuRomaniaNED AjaxITA RomaSamuel Eto'oCameroonESP MallorcaLuís FigoPortugalESP Real MadridGiovane ÉlberBrazilGER Bayern MunichFRA LyonLudovic GiulyFranceFRA MonacoOliver KahnGermanyGER Bayern MunichPatrick KluivertNetherlandsESP BarcelonaDarko KovačevićSerbia and MontenegroESP Real SociedadClaude MakéléléFranceESP Real MadridENG ChelseaMichael OwenEnglandENG LiverpoolPauletaPortugalFRA BordeauxFRA Paris Saint-GermainRobert PiresFranceENG ArsenalMíchel SalgadoSpainESP Real MadridPaul ScholesEnglandENG Manchester UnitedLilian ThuramFranceITA JuventusHatem TrabelsiTunisiaNED AjaxDavid TrezeguetFranceITA JuventusPatrick VieiraFranceENG ArsenalChristian VieriItalyITA InternazionaleSylvain WiltordFranceENG ArsenalGianluca ZambrottaItalyITA Juventus References External links France Football Official website Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - "Ballon d'Or" 2003 voting results 2003 Category:2003–04 in European football Category:2003 sports awards