2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or

Winners and nominees

FIFA Ballon d'Or

A shortlist of 23 male players was compiled by members of FIFA's Football Committee as well as a group of experts from France Football. It was announced on 29 October 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/playeroftheyear/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022033859/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/playeroftheyear/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 October 2011 There were three voters per FIFA member federation, one journalist and the coaches and captain of the national men's team. Each picked a first (5 points), second (3 points) and third choice (1 point), with their choices made public by FIFA. This was cut to a set of three "finalists" – Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Cristiano Ronaldo – on 29 November 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/nov/29/ballon-dor-finalists-Sergio-aguero

The odds-on favourite Lionel Messi won the award. Messi won all three FIFA Ballons d'Or since its inception in 2010 and also won both predecessor awards (the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year) in 2009.

The results for the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:

The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

On 25 October 2012, a ten-player shortlist was unveiled for the FIFA's Women's Player of the Year, which was chosen by experts from FIFA's Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup and a group of experts from France Football.{{cite web |access-date=19 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029061122/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/media/newsid%3D1797027/index.html |archive-date=29 October 2012 }}

The voting system used was the same as that of the men's award (see above), with coaches and captains of women's national teams and persons from the media making public top-three selections.

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football

This award was decided by the same voters and system as that of the men's player award.

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football

This award was decided by the same voters and system as that of the women's player award.

FIFA/FIFPro World XI

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This was the first occasion that all eleven FIFPro World XI players were players from the same league (La Liga).

FIFA Puskás Award

The Puskás Award for best goal was decided by a public online vote.

FIFA Presidential Award

• GER Franz Beckenbauer

FIFA Fair Play Award

• Uzbekistan Football Federation

References

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