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2001 FIFA World Player of the Year
Association football award
Association football award
The 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Luís Figo by the slim margin of 12 points. David Beckham was again in the second place. The gala was hosted at the TV Production Centre in Zürich, on December 17, 2001. 130 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. For the first time the Women's award was given out, won by Mia Hamm.
Results
Men
| Rank | Player | 5P | 3P | 1P | Points | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POR Luís Figo | 27 | 35 | 10 | 250 | ESP Real Madrid |
| 2 | ENG David Beckham | 30 | 23 | 19 | 238 | ENG Manchester United |
| 3 | ESP Raúl | 10 | 12 | 10 | 96 | ESP Real Madrid |
| 4 | FRA Zinedine Zidane | 12 | 9 | 7 | 94 | ITA Juventus |
| ESP Real Madrid | ||||||
| 5 | BRA Rivaldo | 11 | 7 | 16 | 92 | ESP Barcelona |
| 6 | ARG Juan Sebastián Verón | 9 | 6 | 8 | 71 | ITA Lazio |
| ENG Manchester United | ||||||
| 7 | GER Oliver Kahn | 8 | 5 | 10 | 65 | GER Bayern Munich |
| 8 | ENG Michael Owen | 4 | 11 | 8 | 61 | ENG Liverpool |
| 9 | UKR Andriy Shevchenko | 6 | 4 | 4 | 46 | ITA Milan |
| 10 | ITA Francesco Totti | 5 | 4 | 3 | 40 | ITA Roma |
| 11 | FRA Thierry Henry | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | ENG Arsenal |
| 12 | POR Manuel Rui Costa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ITA Fiorentina |
| 13 | FRA Patrick Vieira | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ENG Arsenal |
| 14 | SWE Henrik Larsson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Scotland Celtic |
| 15 | BR Roberto Carlos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | Spain Real Madrid |
| ARG Gabriel Batistuta | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ITA Roma | |
| 17 | GER Stefan Effenberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | GER Bayern Munich |
| Croatia Alen Bokšić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ENG Middlesbrough | |
| 19 | ARG Hernán Crespo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ITA Lazio |
| Nederland Ruud van Nistelrooy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Nederland PSV | |
| ITA Alessandro Del Piero | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ITA Juventus | |
| 22 | Colombia Oscar Córdoba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ARG Boca Juniors |
| Spain Gaizka Mendieta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Spain Valencia | |
| DEN Ebbe Sand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | GER Schalke 04 | |
| ITA Alessandro Nesta | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ITA Lazio | |
| ARG Javier Saviola | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ARG River Plate | |
| 27 | BR Giovane Élber | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | GER Bayern Munich |
| Japan Hidetoshi Nakata | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ITA Roma | |
| 29 | Carlos Alberto | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Iran Ali Daei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | GER Hertha Berlin | |
| Spain Luis Enrique | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain Barcelona | |
| ENG Steven Gerrard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ENG Liverpool | |
| Ireland Roy Keane | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ENG Manchester United | |
| Poland Emmanuel Olisadebe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Poland Polonia Warsaw | |
| ARG Diego Simeone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ITA Lazio | |
| DEN Jon Dahl Tomasson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nederland Feyenoord | |
| RSA Sibusiso Zuma | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | DEN F.C. Copenhagen |
Women
| Rank | Player | Club | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Mia Hamm | USA Washington Freedom | 154 | |
| 2 | CHN Sun Wen | USA Atlanta Beat | 79 | |
| 3 | USA Tiffeny Milbrett | USA New York Power | 47 | |
| 4 | GER Birgit Prinz | GER [FFC Frankfurt](1-ffc-frankfurt) | 40 | |
| 5 | GER Doris Fitschen | GER [FFC Frankfurt](1-ffc-frankfurt) | ||
| USA Philadelphia Charge | 37 | |||
| 6 | BRA Sissi | USA San Jose CyberRays | 35 | |
| 7 | SWE Hanna Ljungberg | SWE Umeå IK | 29 | |
| 8 | GER Bettina Wiegmann | GER FFC Brauweiler | ||
| USA Boston Breakers | 17 | |||
| 9 | NOR Hege Riise | USA Carolina Courage | 16 | |
| 10 | NOR Dagny Mellgren | USA Boston Breakers | 13 | |
| 11 | USA Brandi Chastain | USA San Jose CyberRays | 11 | |
| 12 | GER Claudia Müller | GER WSV Wendschott | 10 | |
| 13 | CAN Charmaine Hooper | USA Atlanta Beat | 9 | |
| 14 | GER Sandra Smisek | GER FCR Duisburg | 8 | |
| GER Maren Meinert | USA Boston Breakers | 8 | ||
| CHN Liu Ailing | USA Philadelphia Charge | 8 | ||
| 17 | CHN Liu Ying | CHN China | 6 | |
| ENG Kelly Smith | USA Philadelphia Charge | 6 | ||
| GER Steffi Jones | GER [1. FFC Frankfurt ](1-ffc-frankfurt) | 6 | ||
| 20 | AUS Anissa Tann | AUS NSW Sapphires | 5 | |
| Vietnam Nguen Thi Mai Lan | Vietnam Dong Trieu | 5 | ||
| USA Cindy Parlow | USA Atlanta Beat | 5 | ||
| SWE Malin Moström | SWE Umeå IK | 5 | ||
| SVK Kamila Beregszasziova | SVK Olympia Košice | 5 | ||
| BR Kátia | USA San Jose CyberRays | 5 | ||
| 26 | USA Kristine Lilly | USA Boston Breakers | 4 | |
| USA Joy Fawcett | USA San Diego Spirit | 4 | ||
| USA Michelle Akers | USA United States | 4 | ||
| 29 | NOR Gro Espeseth | USA New York Power | 3 | |
| USA Julie Foudy | USA San Diego Spirit | 3 | ||
| USA LaKeysia Beene | USA San Jose CyberRays | 3 | ||
| NOR Bente Nordby | USA Carolina Courage | |||
| USA San Diego Spirit | 3 | |||
| BR Mônica Angélica de Paula | BRA Brazil | 3 | ||
| SWE Jane Tornqvist | SWE Älvsjö AIK FF | 3 | ||
| BR Pretinha | USA Washington Freedom | 3 | ||
| CHN Mar Lar Win | CHN China | 3 | ||
| FRA Corinne Diacre | FRA Soyaux | 3 | ||
| USA Briana Scurry | USA Atlanta Beat | 3 | ||
| CHN Zhu Jing | CHN China | 3 | ||
| TUR Hatice Bahar Özgüvenç | TUR Delta Mobilyaspor | |||
| TUR Kuzeyspor | 3 | |||
| DEN Merete Pedersen | DEN Odense Boldklub Q | 3 | ||
| FRA Marinette Pichon | FRA Saint-Memmie Olympique | 3 | ||
| 43 | MEX Maribel Dominguez | MEX Mexico | 2 | |
| 44 | NOR Ann Kristin Aarones | USA New York Power | 1 | |
| ENG Angela Banks | ENG Arsenal W.F.C. | 1 | ||
| BR Roseli | USA Washington Freedom | 1 | ||
| DEN Carol Bonde | DEN Denmark | 1 | ||
| CHN Han Wenxia | CHN China | 1 | ||
| CHN So Wing | CHN China | 1 | ||
| Guinea Mama ama Gyaneua | Guinea Guyana | 1 | ||
| AUS Julie Murray | USA Bay Area CyberRays | 1 | ||
| Guatemala Magnolia Perez | Guatemala Comunicaciones | 1 | ||
| ITA Patrizia Panico | ITA Lazio | 1 | ||
| NOR Marianne Pettersen | ENG Fulham Ladies | 1 | ||
| CHN Wen Lirong | USA Carolina Courage | |||
| USA San Diego Spirit | 1 | |||
| AUS Tania | AUS Australia | 1 | ||
| USA Carola Andersson | USA Tiffin University | 1 | ||
| Nigeria Mercy Akide | USA San Diego Spirit | 1 | ||
| BEL Cynthia Browaeys | BEL Eendracht Alost Ladies | 1 | ||
| RUS Nadezhda Bosikova | RUS FC Energy Voronezh | 1 |
References
References
- "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10".
- "FIFA Awards – Women Player of the Year - Top 12".
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