All About the Ballon d'Or

The Ballon d'Or Award is the world’s most prestigious individual sporting award. The award, created by France Football (owned by the L’Équipe Group), has been awarded since 1956.

the Ballon d'Or trophy

The main awards, presented at an annual gala ceremony are: the men's and women's Ballon d'Or for the best player over the previous seasson; the Kopa Trophy for the best young men's player; Gerd Müller Trophy for the best striker, and the Yashin Trophy for the best male goalkeeper. There is also the Club of the Year Prize and Socrates Award.

List of Awards

• Men's Ballon d'Or Winner's List — for the best male football player.
• Women's Ballon d'Or Winner's List — for the best female football player.
• Kopa Trophy — for the for best young men's player (2018+).
• Yashin Trophy — for best male goalkeeper (2019+).
• Gerd Müller (Striker of the Year) (2021+).
• Club of the Year (2021+).
• Socrates Award — for humanitarian work (2022+).
• Coach of the Year — men's and women's award (2024+).
• Honorary Awards — honorary awards have been given to Pele and Diego Maradona.

Annual Winners

• Ballon d'Or all results Men: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• Ballon d'Or all results Women: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• Predictions: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Other Ballon d'Or Information

• History of the Ballon d'Or
• Ballon History Timeline
• Ballon d'Or Winners (who has won the most times)
• The Super Ballon d'Or
• Ballon d'Or Trophy Design
• Ballon d'Or Trivia
• Ballon d'Or Firsts
• Nationality of Ballon d'Or Winners
• Playing Position of Ballon d'Or Winners
• Ballon d'Or Winners by Club
• Ballon d'Or Le Nouveau Palmarès (new list)
• Ballon d'Or Gala Ceremony
• Ballon d'Or Voting
• Ballon d'Or Quiz

Similar Awards

• FIFA male player of the year
• FIFA female player of the year