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1963 Ballon d'Or
Annual football award event in France
Annual football award event in France
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1963 Ballon d'Or |
| image | Lev Yashin.jpg |
| caption | 1963 Ballon d'Or winner Lev Yashin in 1965 |
| date | 17 December 1963 |
| location | Paris, France |
| presenter | *France Football* |
| website | |
| award1_type | Won by |
| award1_winner | SOV Lev Yashin (1st award) |
| previous | [1962](1962-ballon-d-or) |
| main | Ballon d'Or |
| next | [1964](1964-ballon-d-or) |
The 1963 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Lev Yashin on 17 December 1963. He was the first, and as of 2025, the only goalkeeper to win this award. He also became the first Soviet and Russian national to win the award.
Rankings
| Rank | Name | Club(s) | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lev Yashin | Dynamo Moscow | Soviet Union | 73 |
| 2 | Gianni Rivera | Milan | Italy | 55 |
| 3 | Jimmy Greaves | Tottenham Hotspur | England | 50 |
| 4 | Denis Law | Manchester United | Scotland | 45 |
| 5 | Eusébio | Benfica | Portugal | 19 |
| 6 | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | [1. FC Köln](1-fc-koln) | ||
| Mantova | West Germany | 16 | ||
| 7 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV | West Germany | 9 |
| 8 | Bobby Charlton | Manchester United | England | 5 |
| Luis Suárez | Inter Milan | Spain | ||
| Giovanni Trapattoni | Milan | Italy | ||
| 11 | José Altafini | Milan | Brazil | 4 |
| Paul Van Himst | Anderlecht | Belgium | ||
| 13 | Flórián Albert | Ferencváros | Hungary | 3 |
| Harry Bild | IFK Norrköping | Sweden | ||
| Josef Masopust | Dukla Prague | Czechoslovakia | ||
| Omar Sívori | Juventus | Argentina | ||
| 17 | Robert Herbin | Saint-Étienne | France | 2 |
| Jef Jurion | Anderlecht | Belgium | ||
| Cesare Maldini | Milan | Italy | ||
| Károly Sándor | MTK Budapest | Hungary | ||
| 21 | Mário Coluna | Benfica | Portugal | 1 |
| Ake Johansson | IFK Norrköping | Sweden | ||
| Manfred Kaiser | Wismut Aue | East Germany | ||
| Metin Oktay | Galatasaray | Turkey | ||
| Svatopluk Pluskal | Dukla Prague | Czechoslovakia |
References
References
- Pierrend, José. (1 February 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1963".
- Reno, Bill (May 12, 2015) [https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/05/why-a-goalkeeper-will-never-win-another-ballon-dor.html Why a Goalkeeper Will Never Win Another Ballon d'Or]. ''Paster Magazine''.
- [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy63.html European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1963]. rsssf.org
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