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2005 FIFA World Player of the Year

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The 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year prize was awarded to the Brazilian Ronaldinho for the second year in succession,[1] also claiming the highest point total ever, surpassing Rivaldo. He finished ahead of Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and his Barcelona teammate Samuel Eto'o in the final round of voting. It was the award's 15th edition. The award ceremony took place on the evening of December 19, 2005, and was held at the Zurich Opera House in Zurich, Switzerland.[2] There were 156 coaches and 145 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 301 votes.

Birgit Prinz won the women's award for the third time in a row. For the women's side, there were 134 coaches and 127 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 261 votes.[1]

Results

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Men

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Rank[3][4][1]NameTeamCountryPoints
1RonaldinhoSpain BarcelonaBrazil Brazil956
2Frank LampardEngland ChelseaEngland England306
3Samuel Eto'oSpain BarcelonaCameroon Cameroon190
4Thierry HenryEngland ArsenalFrance France172
5AdrianoItaly Inter MilanBrazil Brazil170
6Andriy ShevchenkoItaly MilanUkraine Ukraine153
7Steven GerrardEngland Liverpool F.C.England England131
8KakáItaly MilanBrazil Brazil101
9Paolo MaldiniItaly MilanItaly Italy76
10Didier DrogbaEngland ChelseaIvory Coast Ivory Coast56
11Michael BallackGermany Bayern MunichGermany Germany64
12RonaldoSpain Real MadridBrazil Brazil63
13Zinedine ZidaneSpain Real MadridFrance France55
14Zlatan IbrahimovićItaly JuventusSweden Sweden36
15DecoSpain BarcelonaPortugal Portugal24
16Juan Román RiquelmeSpain VillarrealArgentina Argentina20
17RobinhoBrazil Santos
Spain Real Madrid		Brazil Brazil19
18David BeckhamSpain Real MadridEngland England17
18=Wayne RooneyEngland Manchester UnitedEngland England17
20Cristiano RonaldoEngland Manchester UnitedPortugal Portugal13
21Ruud van NistelrooyEngland Manchester UnitedNetherlands Netherlands11
21=Michael EssienFrance Lyon
England Chelsea		Ghana Ghana11
23RaúlSpain Real MadridSpain Spain8
23=Pavel NedvědItaly JuventusCzech Republic Czech Republic8
25Arjen RobbenEngland ChelseaNetherlands Netherlands5
26CafuItaly MilanBrazil Brazil3
26=Jay-Jay OkochaEngland Bolton WanderersNigeria Nigeria3
26=Roberto CarlosSpain Real MadridBrazil Brazil3
26=Alessandro NestaItaly MilanItaly Italy3
30Gianluigi BuffonItaly JuventusItaly Italy1

Women

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Rank[1]PlayerClubPoints
1Germany Birgit PrinzGermany FFC Frankfurt513
2Brazil MartaSweden Umeå IK429
3United States Shannon BoxxUnited States Ajax Los Angeles235
4Sweden Hanna LjungbergSweden Umeå IK206
5Germany Renate LingorGermany FFC Frankfurt170
6Mexico Maribel DomínguezUnited States Atlanta Beat
Spain FC Barcelona		115
7Norway Solveig GulbrandsenNorway Kolbotn97
7Germany Sandra MinnertGermany SC Bad Neuenahr97
9United States Christie WelshFrance Lyon
United States New Jersey Wildcats		78
10England Kelly SmithEngland Arsenal L.F.C.60
11Sweden Malin MoströmSweden Umeå IKN/A
12France Laura GeorgesFrance LyonN/A
13Nigeria Perpetua NkwochaSweden Sunnanå SKN/A

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "FIFA Awards, World Player of the Year Top 10". rsssf. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ronaldinho named World Player of the Year again". China Daily. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Wayback Machine". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 2006-01-11. Retrieved 2025-12-19. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  4. ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.fifa.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-01-01. Retrieved 2025-12-19. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
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