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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020

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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
← 2019 · The Best FIFA Football Awards · 2021 →

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]

Winners and nominees

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The Best FIFA Men's Player

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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.

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

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper

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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 Germany Bayern Munich  Germany 28
2 Alisson England Liverpool  Brazil 20
3 Jan Oblak Spain Atlético Madrid  Slovenia 12
Other candidates
4 Keylor Navas France Paris Saint-Germain  Costa Rica 5
5 Marc-André ter Stegen Spain Barcelona  Germany 4
6 Thibaut Courtois Spain Real Madrid  Belgium 3

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

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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 Germany Jürgen Klopp England Liverpool 24 (won based on more votes from national team coaches)
2 Germany Hansi Flick Germany Bayern Munich 24
3 Argentina Marcelo Bielsa England Leeds United 11
Other candidates
4 France Zinedine Zidane Spain Real Madrid 9
5 Spain Julen Lopetegui Spain Sevilla 4

The Best FIFA Women's Player

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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.

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

    The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper

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    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 France Lyon  France 24
    2 Christiane Endler France Paris Saint-Germain  Chile 22
    3 Alyssa Naeher United States Chicago Red Stars  United States 10
    Other candidates
    4 Ann-Katrin Berger England Chelsea  Germany 6
    5 Hedvig Lindahl Germany VfL Wolfsburg
  • Spain Atlético Madrid
  •  Sweden 5
    6 Ellie Roebuck England Manchester City  England 5

    The Best FIFA Women's Coach

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    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 Netherlands Sarina Wiegman  Netherlands 26
    2 France Jean-Luc Vasseur France Lyon 20
    3 England Emma Hayes England Chelsea 12
    Other candidates
    4 Germany Stephan Lerch Germany VfL Wolfsburg 7
    5 Spain Lluís Cortés Spain Barcelona 6
    6 Italy Rita Guarino Italy Juventus 1
    7 Norway Hege Riise Norway LSK Kvinner 0

    FIFA Puskás Award

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    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 South Korea Son Heung-min Tottenham HotspurBurnley 2019–20 Premier League 7 December 2019 24
    2 Uruguay Giorgian De Arrascaeta CearáFlamengo 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 25 August 2019 22
    3 Uruguay Luis Suárez BarcelonaMallorca 2019–20 La Liga 7 December 2019 20
    Other candidates
    Unranked Costa Rica Shirley Cruz Costa RicaPanama 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship 28 January 2020 N/A
    England Jordan Flores Shamrock RoversDundalk 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 28 February 2020
    France André-Pierre Gignac UANLUNAM Liga MX Clausura 2020 1 March 2020
    Wales Sophie Ingle ArsenalChelsea 2019–20 FA WSL 19 January 2020
    Austria Zlatko Junuzović Rapid WienRed Bull Salzburg 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 24 June 2020
    South Africa Hlompho Kekana Mamelodi SundownsCape Town City 2019–20 South African Premier Division 20 August 2019
    Ecuador Leonel Quiñónez Universidad CatólicaMacará 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A 19 August 2019
    Scotland Caroline Weir Manchester CityManchester United 2019–20 FA WSL 7 September 2019

    FIFA Fan Award

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    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 Brazil Marivaldo Francisco da Silva Various Various Various 138,122
    2 Colombia Colombia fans N/A N/A Various 116,616
    3 Scotland James Anderson N/A N/A Various 86,182

    FIFA Fair Play Award

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    Winner Team Reason
    Italy Mattia Agnese Ospedaletti Calcio Administered first aid to an opponent who lost consciousness during a match[22]

    FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11

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    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]

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

    FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11

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    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]

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

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    Men's selection panel

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    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

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    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

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