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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 were held on 17 December 2020. The ceremony was held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020
Robert Lewandowski, The Best FIFA Men's Player 2020
Date17 December 2020 (2020-12-17)
Presented byFIFA
Hosted byRuud Gullit and Reshmin Chowdhury
Highlights
The Best FIFA PlayerMen's:
Poland Robert Lewandowski
Women's:
England Lucy Bronze
The Best FIFA CoachMen's:
Germany Jürgen Klopp
Women's:
Netherlands Sarina Wiegman
The Best FIFA GoalkeeperMen's:
Germany Manuel Neuer
Women's:
France Sarah Bouhaddi
FIFA Puskás AwardSouth Korea Son Heung-min
Websitefifa.com
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Winners and nominees edit

The Best FIFA Men's Player edit

See also: The Best FIFA Men's Player

Eleven players were shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[2] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.[3]

Robert Lewandowski won the award with 52 rank points.[4][5][6]

The selection criteria for the men's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 20 July 2019 to 7 October 2020.

 
Cristiano Ronaldo
 
Lionel Messi
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Robert Lewandowski   Bayern Munich   Poland 52
2 Cristiano Ronaldo   Juventus   Portugal 38
3 Lionel Messi   Barcelona   Argentina 35
Other candidates
4 Sadio Mané   Liverpool   Senegal 29
5 Kevin De Bruyne   Manchester City   Belgium 26
6 Mohamed Salah   Liverpool   Egypt 25
7 Kylian Mbappé   Paris Saint-Germain   France 19
8 Thiago
  Spain 17
9 Neymar   Paris Saint-Germain   Brazil 16
10 Virgil van Dijk   Liverpool   Netherlands 13
11 Sergio Ramos   Real Madrid   Spain 7

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper edit

See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

Six players were shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[7] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.[8]

Manuel Neuer won the award with 28 rank points.[4][5][9]

 
Manuel Neuer
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Manuel Neuer   Bayern Munich   Germany 28
2 Alisson   Liverpool   Brazil 20
3 Jan Oblak   Atlético Madrid   Slovenia 12
Other candidates
4 Keylor Navas   Paris Saint-Germain   Costa Rica 5
5 Marc-André ter Stegen   Barcelona   Germany 4
6 Thibaut Courtois   Real Madrid   Belgium 3

The Best FIFA Men's Coach edit

See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach

Five coaches were initially shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[10] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.[11]

Jürgen Klopp won the award with 24 rank points.[4][5][12]

 
Jürgen Klopp
Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1   Jürgen Klopp   Liverpool 24 (won based on more votes from national team coaches)
2   Hansi Flick   Bayern Munich 24
3   Marcelo Bielsa   Leeds United 11
Other candidates
4   Zinedine Zidane   Real Madrid 9
5   Julen Lopetegui   Sevilla 4

The Best FIFA Women's Player edit

See also: The Best FIFA Women's Player

Eleven players were shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[13] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.

Lucy Bronze won the award with 52 rank points.[4][5][14]

The selection criteria for the women's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 8 July 2019 to 7 October 2020.

 
Lucy Bronze
 
Pernille Harder
 
Wendie Renard
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Lucy Bronze
  England 52
2 Pernille Harder
  Denmark 40
3 Wendie Renard   Lyon   France 35
Other candidates
4 Vivianne Miedema   Arsenal   Netherlands 31
5 Delphine Cascarino   Lyon   France 30
6 Dzsenifer Marozsán   Lyon   Germany 25
7 Sam Kerr
  Australia 20
8 Caroline Graham Hansen   Barcelona   Norway 15
9 Jennifer Hermoso   Barcelona   Spain 15
10 Saki Kumagai   Lyon   Japan 7
11 Ji So-yun   Chelsea   South Korea 7

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper edit

See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

Six players were shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[15] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.

Sarah Bouhaddi won the award with 24 rank points.[4][5][16]

 
Sarah Bouhaddi
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Sarah Bouhaddi   Lyon   France 24
2 Christiane Endler   Paris Saint-Germain   Chile 22
3 Alyssa Naeher   Chicago Red Stars   United States 10
Other candidates
4 Ann-Katrin Berger   Chelsea   Germany 6
5 Hedvig Lindahl
  Sweden 5
6 Ellie Roebuck   Manchester City   England 5

The Best FIFA Women's Coach edit

See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach

Seven coaches were initially shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[17] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.

Sarina Wiegman won the award with 26 rank points.[4][5][18]

 
Sarina Wiegman
Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1   Sarina Wiegman   Netherlands 26
2   Jean-Luc Vasseur   Lyon 20
3   Emma Hayes   Chelsea 12
Other candidates
4   Stephan Lerch   VfL Wolfsburg 7
5   Lluís Cortés   Barcelona 6
6   Rita Guarino   Juventus 1
7   Hege Riise   LSK Kvinner 0

FIFA Puskás Award edit

See also: FIFA Puskás Award

The eleven players shortlisted for the awards were announced on 25 November 2020. The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.[19] All goals up for consideration were scored from 20 July 2019 to 7 October 2020. Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 9 December 2020, with the questionnaire being presented on the official website of FIFA. The top three goals from the vote were then voted on by a panel of ten "FIFA experts", who chose the winner.[20]

Son Heung-min won the award with 24 rank points.[4]

 
Son Heung-min
Rank Player Match Competition Date Points
The finalists
1   Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur – Burnley 2019–20 Premier League 7 December 2019 24
2   Giorgian De Arrascaeta Ceará – Flamengo 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 25 August 2019 22
3   Luis Suárez Barcelona – Mallorca 2019–20 La Liga 7 December 2019 20
Other candidates
Unranked   Shirley Cruz Costa Rica – Panama 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship 28 January 2020 N/A
  Jordan Flores Shamrock Rovers – Dundalk 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 28 February 2020
  André-Pierre Gignac UANL – UNAM Liga MX Clausura 2020 1 March 2020
  Sophie Ingle Arsenal – Chelsea 2019–20 FA WSL 19 January 2020
  Zlatko Junuzović Rapid Wien – Red Bull Salzburg 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 24 June 2020
  Hlompho Kekana Mamelodi Sundowns – Cape Town City 2019–20 South African Premier Division 20 August 2019
  Leonel Quiñónez Universidad Católica – Macará 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A 19 August 2019
  Caroline Weir Manchester City – Manchester United 2019–20 FA WSL 7 September 2019

FIFA Fan Award edit

See also: FIFA Fan Award

The award celebrates the best fan moments or gestures of September 2019 to September 2020, regardless of championship, gender or nationality. The shortlist was compiled by a panel of FIFA experts, and every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 16 December 2020.

The three nominees were announced on 25 November 2020.[21] Marivaldo Francisco da Silva won the award with over 130,000 votes.[4]

Rank Fan(s) Match Competition Date Votes
1   Marivaldo Francisco da Silva Various Various Various 138,122
2   Colombia fans N/A N/A Various 116,616
3   James Anderson N/A N/A Various 86,182

FIFA Fair Play Award edit

See also: FIFA Fair Play Award
Winner Team Reason
  Mattia Agnese Ospedaletti Calcio Administered first aid to an opponent who lost consciousness during a match[22]

FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11 edit

See also: FIFPro § FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11

The 55–player men's shortlist was announced on 10 December 2020.[23]

The players chosen were Alisson as goalkeeper, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alphonso Davies, Sergio Ramos and Virgil van Dijk as defenders, Kevin De Bruyne, Joshua Kimmich and Thiago as midfielders, and Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as forwards.[24]

2020 FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
  Alisson   Liverpool
Defenders
  Trent Alexander-Arnold   Liverpool
  Alphonso Davies   Bayern Munich
  Virgil van Dijk   Liverpool
  Sergio Ramos   Real Madrid
Midfielders
  Kevin De Bruyne   Manchester City
  Joshua Kimmich   Bayern Munich
  Thiago
Forwards
  Robert Lewandowski   Bayern Munich
  Lionel Messi   Barcelona
  Cristiano Ronaldo   Juventus
Ranking of other nominees[24]
Rank Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
2   Manuel Neuer   Bayern Munich
3   Jan Oblak   Atlético Madrid
4   Marc-André ter Stegen   Barcelona
5   Thibaut Courtois   Real Madrid
6   David de Gea   Manchester United
7   Keylor Navas   Paris Saint-Germain
8   Ederson   Manchester City
9   Gianluigi Donnarumma   Milan
10   Hugo Lloris   Tottenham Hotspur
Defenders
5   David Alaba   Bayern Munich
6   Jordi Alba   Barcelona
7   Dani Alves   São Paulo
8   Kalidou Koulibaly   Napoli
9   Thiago Silva
10   Andrew Robertson   Liverpool
11   Marcelo   Real Madrid
12   Jérôme Boateng   Bayern Munich
13   Matthijs de Ligt   Juventus
14   Raphaël Varane   Real Madrid
15   Toby Alderweireld   Tottenham Hotspur
Midfielders
4   Bruno Fernandes
5   Luka Modrić   Real Madrid
6   N'Golo Kanté   Chelsea
7   Frenkie de Jong   Barcelona
8   Toni Kroos   Real Madrid
9   Leon Goretzka   Bayern Munich
10   Casemiro   Real Madrid
11   Sergio Busquets   Barcelona
12   Thomas Müller   Bayern Munich
13   Philippe Coutinho
14   Jordan Henderson   Liverpool
15   Dele Alli   Tottenham Hotspur
Forwards
4   Erling Haaland
5   Kylian Mbappé   Paris Saint-Germain
6   Neymar   Paris Saint-Germain
7   Zlatan Ibrahimović
8   Sadio Mané   Liverpool
9   Karim Benzema   Real Madrid
10   Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang   Arsenal
11   Sergio Agüero   Manchester City
12   Mohamed Salah   Liverpool
13   Harry Kane   Tottenham Hotspur
14   Serge Gnabry   Bayern Munich
15   Son Heung-min   Tottenham Hotspur

FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 edit

See also: FIFPro § FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11

The 55–player women's shortlist was announced on 10 December 2020.[25]

The players chosen were Christiane Endler as goalkeeper, Millie Bright, Lucy Bronze and Wendie Renard as defenders, Barbara Bonansea, Verónica Boquete and Delphine Cascarino as midfielders, and Pernille Harder, Tobin Heath, Vivianne Miedema and Megan Rapinoe as forwards.[26]

2020 FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
  Christiane Endler   Paris Saint-Germain
Defenders
  Millie Bright   Chelsea
  Lucy Bronze
  Wendie Renard   Lyon
Midfielders
  Barbara Bonansea   Juventus
  Verónica Boquete
  Delphine Cascarino   Lyon
Forwards
  Pernille Harder
  Tobin Heath
  Vivianne Miedema   Arsenal
  Megan Rapinoe   OL Reign
Ranking of other nominees[26]
Rank Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
2   Sarah Bouhaddi   Lyon
3   Nicole Barnhart   Utah Royals FC
4   Friederike Abt   VfL Wolfsburg
5   Ann-Katrin Berger   Chelsea
6   Sari van Veenendaal   PSV
7   Laura Benkarth   Bayern Munich
8   Sandra Paños   Barcelona
9   Alyssa Naeher   Chicago Red Stars
10   Hedvig Lindahl   Atlético Madrid
Defenders
4   Magdalena Eriksson   Chelsea
5   Kadeisha Buchanan   Lyon
6   Ellie Carpenter   Lyon
7   Crystal Dunn   Portland Thorns
8   Abby Dahlkemper   North Carolina Courage
9   Irene Paredes   Paris Saint-Germain
10   Stefanie van der Gragt
11   Saki Kumagai   Lyon
12   Ali Krieger   Orlando Pride
13   Nilla Fischer   Linköpings FC
14   Sara Gama   Juventus
15   Paulina Dudek   Paris Saint-Germain
Midfielders
4   Carli Lloyd   Sky Blue FC
5   Rose Lavelle
6   Dzsenifer Marozsán   Lyon
7   Julie Ertz   Chicago Red Stars
8   Daniëlle van de Donk   Arsenal
9   Ji So-yun   Chelsea
10   Formiga   Paris Saint-Germain
11   Kelley O'Hara   Utah Royals FC
12   Amandine Henry   Lyon
13   Caroline Graham Hansen   Barcelona
14   Shirley Cruz
15   Erin Cuthbert   Chelsea
Forwards
5   Kosovare Asllani   Real Madrid
6   Ada Hegerberg   Lyon
7   Cristiane   Santos
8   Tabitha Chawinga   Jiangsu Suning
9   Stina Blackstenius   Göteborg FC
10   Lieke Martens   Barcelona
11   Sam Kerr   Chelsea
12   Eugénie Le Sommer   Lyon
13   Jennifer Hermoso   Barcelona
14   Bethany England   Chelsea
15   Christen Press

Selection panels edit

Men's selection panel edit

The panel of experts who shortlisted the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 for the men's players and coaches comprised:[27]

Women's selection panel edit

The panel of experts who shortlisted the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 for the women's players and coaches comprised:[28]

References edit

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