The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 were held on 17 December 2020. The ceremony was held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020
Date17 December 2020 (2020-12-17)
Presented byFIFA
Hosted byRuud Gullit and Reshmin Chowdhury
Highlights
The Best FIFA PlayerMen's:
Poland Robert Lewandowski
Women's:
England Lucy Bronze
The Best FIFA CoachMen's:
Germany Jürgen Klopp
Women's:
Netherlands Sarina Wiegman
The Best FIFA GoalkeeperMen's:
Germany Manuel Neuer
Women's:
France Sarah Bouhaddi
FIFA Puskás AwardSouth Korea Son Heung-min
Websitefifa.com

Winners and nominees

The Best FIFA Men's Player
See also: The Best FIFA Men's Player

Eleven players were shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[2] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.[3]

Robert Lewandowski won the award with 52 rank points.[4][5][6]

The selection criteria for the men's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 20 July 2019 to 7 October 2020.

Robert Lewandowski
Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Robert Lewandowski Germany Bayern Munich  Poland 52
2 Cristiano Ronaldo Italy Juventus  Portugal 38
3 Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona  Argentina 35
Other candidates
4 Sadio Mané England Liverpool  Senegal 29
5 Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City  Belgium 26
6 Mohamed Salah England Liverpool  Egypt 25
7 Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain  France 19
8 Thiago
 Spain 17
9 Neymar France Paris Saint-Germain  Brazil 16
10 Virgil van Dijk England Liverpool  Netherlands 13
11 Sergio Ramos Spain Real Madrid  Spain 7

The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper
See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

Six players were shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[7] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.[8]

Manuel Neuer won the award with 28 rank points.[4][5][9]

Manuel Neuer
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Manuel Neuer Germany Bayern Munich  Germany 28
2 Alisson England Liverpool  Brazil 20
3 Jan Oblak Spain Atlético Madrid  Slovenia 12
Other candidates
4 Keylor Navas France Paris Saint-Germain  Costa Rica 5
5 Marc-André ter Stegen Spain Barcelona  Germany 4
6 Thibaut Courtois Spain Real Madrid  Belgium 3

The Best FIFA Men's Coach
See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach

Five coaches were initially shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[10] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.[11]

Jürgen Klopp won the award with 24 rank points.[4][5][12]

Jürgen Klopp
Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1 Germany Jürgen Klopp England Liverpool 24 (won based on more votes from national team coaches)
2 Germany Hansi Flick Germany Bayern Munich 24
3 Argentina Marcelo Bielsa England Leeds United 11
Other candidates
4 France Zinedine Zidane Spain Real Madrid 9
5 Spain Julen Lopetegui Spain Sevilla 4

The Best FIFA Women's Player
See also: The Best FIFA Women's Player

Eleven players were shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[13] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.

Lucy Bronze won the award with 52 rank points.[4][5][14]

The selection criteria for the women's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 8 July 2019 to 7 October 2020.

Lucy Bronze
Pernille Harder
Wendie Renard
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Lucy Bronze
 England 52
2 Pernille Harder
 Denmark 40
3 Wendie Renard France Lyon  France 35
Other candidates
4 Vivianne Miedema England Arsenal  Netherlands 31
5 Delphine Cascarino France Lyon  France 30
6 Dzsenifer Marozsán France Lyon  Germany 25
7 Sam Kerr
 Australia 20
8 Caroline Graham Hansen Spain Barcelona  Norway 15
9 Jennifer Hermoso Spain Barcelona  Spain 15
10 Saki Kumagai France Lyon  Japan 7
11 Ji So-yun England Chelsea  South Korea 7

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper
See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

Six players were shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[15] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.

Sarah Bouhaddi won the award with 24 rank points.[4][5][16]

Sarah Bouhaddi
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Points
The finalists
1 Sarah Bouhaddi France Lyon  France 24
2 Christiane Endler France Paris Saint-Germain  Chile 22
3 Alyssa Naeher United States Chicago Red Stars  United States 10
Other candidates
4 Ann-Katrin Berger England Chelsea  Germany 6
5 Hedvig Lindahl
 Sweden 5
6 Ellie Roebuck England Manchester City  England 5

The Best FIFA Women's Coach
See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach

Seven coaches were initially shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[17] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.

Sarina Wiegman won the award with 26 rank points.[4][5][18]

Sarina Wiegman
Rank Coach Team(s) managed Points
The finalists
1 Netherlands Sarina Wiegman  Netherlands 26
2 France Jean-Luc Vasseur France Lyon 20
3 England Emma Hayes England Chelsea 12
Other candidates
4 Germany Stephan Lerch Germany VfL Wolfsburg 7
5 Spain Lluís Cortés Spain Barcelona 6
6 Italy Rita Guarino Italy Juventus 1
7 Norway Hege Riise Norway LSK Kvinner 0

FIFA Puskás Award
See also: FIFA Puskás Award

The eleven players shortlisted for the awards were announced on 25 November 2020. The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.[19] All goals up for consideration were scored from 20 July 2019 to 7 October 2020. Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 9 December 2020, with the questionnaire being presented on the official website of FIFA. The top three goals from the vote were then voted on by a panel of ten "FIFA experts", who chose the winner.[20]

Son Heung-min won the award with 24 rank points.[4]

Son Heung-min
Rank Player Match Competition Date Points
The finalists
1 South Korea Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur – Burnley 2019–20 Premier League 7 December 2019 24
2 Uruguay Giorgian De Arrascaeta Ceará – Flamengo 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 25 August 2019 22
3 Uruguay Luis Suárez Barcelona – Mallorca 2019–20 La Liga 7 December 2019 20
Other candidates
Unranked Costa Rica Shirley CruzCosta Rica – Panama2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship28 January 2020N/A
England Jordan FloresShamrock Rovers – Dundalk2020 League of Ireland Premier Division28 February 2020
France André-Pierre GignacUANL – UNAMLiga MX Clausura 20201 March 2020
Wales Sophie IngleArsenal – Chelsea2019–20 FA WSL19 January 2020
Austria Zlatko JunuzovićRapid Wien – Red Bull Salzburg2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga24 June 2020
South Africa Hlompho KekanaMamelodi Sundowns – Cape Town City2019–20 South African Premier Division20 August 2019
Ecuador Leonel QuiñónezUniversidad Católica – Macará2019 Ecuadorian Serie A19 August 2019
Scotland Caroline WeirManchester City – Manchester United2019–20 FA WSL7 September 2019

FIFA Fan Award
See also: FIFA Fan Award

The award celebrates the best fan moments or gestures of September 2019 to September 2020, regardless of championship, gender or nationality. The shortlist was compiled by a panel of FIFA experts, and every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 16 December 2020.

The three nominees were announced on 25 November 2020.[21] Marivaldo Francisco da Silva won the award with over 130,000 votes.[4]

Rank Fan(s) Match Competition Date Votes
1 Brazil Marivaldo Francisco da Silva Various Various Various 138,122
2 Colombia Colombia fans N/A N/A Various 116,616
3 Scotland James Anderson N/A N/A Various 86,182

FIFA Fair Play Award
See also: FIFA Fair Play Award
Winner Team Reason
Italy Mattia Agnese Ospedaletti Calcio Administered first aid to an opponent who lost consciousness during a match[22]

FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11
See also: FIFPro § FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11

The 55–player men's shortlist was announced on 10 December 2020.[23]

The players chosen were Alisson as goalkeeper, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alphonso Davies, Sergio Ramos and Virgil van Dijk as defenders, Kevin De Bruyne, Joshua Kimmich and Thiago as midfielders, and Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as forwards.[24]

2020 FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Brazil Alisson England Liverpool
Defenders
England Trent Alexander-Arnold England Liverpool
Canada Alphonso Davies Germany Bayern Munich
Netherlands Virgil van Dijk England Liverpool
Spain Sergio Ramos Spain Real Madrid
Midfielders
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City
Germany Joshua Kimmich Germany Bayern Munich
Spain Thiago
Forwards
Poland Robert Lewandowski Germany Bayern Munich
Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Italy Juventus
Ranking of other nominees[24]
Rank Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
2 Germany Manuel Neuer Germany Bayern Munich
3 Slovenia Jan Oblak Spain Atlético Madrid
4 Germany Marc-André ter Stegen Spain Barcelona
5 Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Real Madrid
6 Spain David de Gea England Manchester United
7 Costa Rica Keylor Navas France Paris Saint-Germain
8 Brazil Ederson England Manchester City
9 Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma Italy Milan
10 France Hugo Lloris England Tottenham Hotspur
Defenders
5 Austria David Alaba Germany Bayern Munich
6 Spain Jordi Alba Spain Barcelona
7 Brazil Dani Alves Brazil São Paulo
8 Senegal Kalidou Koulibaly Italy Napoli
9 Brazil Thiago Silva
10 Scotland Andrew Robertson England Liverpool
11 Brazil Marcelo Spain Real Madrid
12 Germany Jérôme Boateng Germany Bayern Munich
13 Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt Italy Juventus
14 France Raphaël Varane Spain Real Madrid
15 Belgium Toby Alderweireld England Tottenham Hotspur
Midfielders
4 Portugal Bruno Fernandes
5 Croatia Luka Modrić Spain Real Madrid
6 France N'Golo Kanté England Chelsea
7 Netherlands Frenkie de Jong Spain Barcelona
8 Germany Toni Kroos Spain Real Madrid
9 Germany Leon Goretzka Germany Bayern Munich
10 Brazil Casemiro Spain Real Madrid
11 Spain Sergio Busquets Spain Barcelona
12 Germany Thomas Müller Germany Bayern Munich
13 Brazil Philippe Coutinho
14 England Jordan Henderson England Liverpool
15 England Dele Alli England Tottenham Hotspur
Forwards
4 Norway Erling Haaland
5 France Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain
6 Brazil Neymar France Paris Saint-Germain
7 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović
8 Senegal Sadio Mané England Liverpool
9 France Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid
10 Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang England Arsenal
11 Argentina Sergio Agüero England Manchester City
12 Egypt Mohamed Salah England Liverpool
13 England Harry Kane England Tottenham Hotspur
14 Germany Serge Gnabry Germany Bayern Munich
15 South Korea Son Heung-min England Tottenham Hotspur

FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11
See also: FIFPro § FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11

The 55–player women's shortlist was announced on 10 December 2020.[25]

The players chosen were Christiane Endler as goalkeeper, Millie Bright, Lucy Bronze and Wendie Renard as defenders, Barbara Bonansea, Verónica Boquete and Delphine Cascarino as midfielders, and Pernille Harder, Tobin Heath, Vivianne Miedema and Megan Rapinoe as forwards.[26]

2020 FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Chile Christiane Endler France Paris Saint-Germain
Defenders
England Millie Bright England Chelsea
England Lucy Bronze
France Wendie Renard France Lyon
Midfielders
Italy Barbara Bonansea Italy Juventus
Spain Verónica Boquete
France Delphine Cascarino France Lyon
Forwards
Denmark Pernille Harder
United States Tobin Heath
Netherlands Vivianne Miedema England Arsenal
United States Megan Rapinoe United States OL Reign
Ranking of other nominees[26]
Rank Player Club(s)
Goalkeepers
2 France Sarah Bouhaddi France Lyon
3 United States Nicole Barnhart United States Utah Royals FC
4 Germany Friederike Abt Germany VfL Wolfsburg
5 Germany Ann-Katrin Berger England Chelsea
6 Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal Netherlands PSV
7 Germany Laura Benkarth Germany Bayern Munich
8 Spain Sandra Paños Spain Barcelona
9 United States Alyssa Naeher United States Chicago Red Stars
10 Sweden Hedvig Lindahl Spain Atlético Madrid
Defenders
4 Sweden Magdalena Eriksson England Chelsea
5 Canada Kadeisha Buchanan France Lyon
6 Australia Ellie Carpenter France Lyon
7 United States Crystal Dunn United States Portland Thorns
8 United States Abby Dahlkemper United States North Carolina Courage
9 Spain Irene Paredes France Paris Saint-Germain
10 Netherlands Stefanie van der Gragt
11 Japan Saki Kumagai France Lyon
12 United States Ali Krieger United States Orlando Pride
13 Sweden Nilla Fischer Sweden Linköpings FC
14 Italy Sara Gama Italy Juventus
15 Poland Paulina Dudek France Paris Saint-Germain
Midfielders
4 United States Carli Lloyd United States Sky Blue FC
5 United States Rose Lavelle
6 Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán France Lyon
7 United States Julie Ertz United States Chicago Red Stars
8 Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk England Arsenal
9 South Korea Ji So-yun England Chelsea
10 Brazil Formiga France Paris Saint-Germain
11 United States Kelley O'Hara United States Utah Royals FC
12 France Amandine Henry France Lyon
13 Norway Caroline Graham Hansen Spain Barcelona
14 Costa Rica Shirley Cruz
15 Scotland Erin Cuthbert England Chelsea
Forwards
5 Sweden Kosovare Asllani Spain Real Madrid
6 Norway Ada Hegerberg France Lyon
7 Brazil Cristiane Brazil Santos
8 Malawi Tabitha Chawinga China Jiangsu Suning
9 Sweden Stina Blackstenius Sweden Göteborg FC
10 Netherlands Lieke Martens Spain Barcelona
11 Australia Sam Kerr England Chelsea
12 France Eugénie Le Sommer France Lyon
13 Spain Jennifer Hermoso Spain Barcelona
14 England Bethany England England Chelsea
15 United States Christen Press

Selection panels

Men's selection panel

The panel of experts who shortlisted the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 for the men's players and coaches comprised:[27]

Women's selection panel

The panel of experts who shortlisted the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 for the women's players and coaches comprised:[28]

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