2005 Ballon d'Or
The 2005 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was delivered to the Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho on 28 November 2005.[1] On 24 October 2005, was announced the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts from France Football.[2] There were 52 voters, from Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and Wales. Each picked a first (5pts), second (4pts), third (3pts), fourth (2pts) and fifth choice (1pt).[3]
Ronaldinho was the third Brazilian to win the award after Rivaldo (1999) and Ronaldo. Petr Čech (Czech Republic) was the top ranked goalkeeper in the list, at 14th place. Paolo Maldini (Italy) was the best ranked defender, at sixth, while Thierry Henry (France) was the top-ranked forward, at fourth place.[3]
Rankings[]
Voted players[]
Rank | Player | Nationality | Club(s) | Total | Votes by place | Votes | ||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | ||||||
1st | Ronaldinho | Brazil | Barcelona | 225 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | - | 50 |
2nd | Frank Lampard | England | Chelsea | 148 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 45 |
3rd | Steven Gerrard | England | Liverpool | 142 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 39 |
4th | Thierry Henry | France | Arsenal | 61 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
5th | Andriy Shevchenko | Ukraine | Milan | 33 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
6th | Paolo Maldini | Italy | Milan | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
7th | Adriano | Brazil | Internazionale | 22 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
8th | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden | Juventus | 21 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
9th | Kaká | Brazil | Milan | 19 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 7 |
10th | Samuel Eto'o | Cameroon | Barcelona | 18 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
John Terry | England | Chelsea | 18 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
12th | Juninho | Brazil | Lyon | 15 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
13th | Claude Makélélé | France | Chelsea | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
14th | Juan Román Riquelme | Argentina | Villarreal | 7 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
Petr Čech | Czech Republic | Chelsea | 7 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | Chelsea | 7 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Michael Ballack | Germany | Bayern Munich | 7 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
18th | Zinedine Zidane | France | Real Madrid | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
19th | Gianluigi Buffon | Italy | Juventus | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
20th | Jamie Carragher | England | Liverpool | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Manchester United | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
22nd | Michael Essien | Ghana | Lyon Chelsea |
2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
23rd | Luis García | Spain | Liverpool | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Pavel Nedvěd | Czech Republic | Juventus | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Non-voted players[]
The following 26 men were originally in contention for the 2005 Ballon d’Or, but did not receive any votes:
Player | Nationality | Club(s) |
---|---|---|
David Beckham | England | Real Madrid |
Mauro Camoranesi | Italy | Juventus |
Fabio Cannavaro | Italy | Juventus |
Grégory Coupet | France | Lyon |
Cris | Brazil | Lyon |
Deco | Portugal | Barcelona |
Dida | Brazil | Milan |
Emerson | Brazil | Juventus |
Luís Figo | Portugal | Real Madrid Internazionale |
Diego Forlán | Uruguay | Villarreal |
Roy Makaay | Netherlands | Bayern Munich |
Michael Owen | England | Real Madrid Newcastle United |
Park Ji-sung | South Korea | PSV Eindhoven Manchester United |
Andrea Pirlo | Italy | Milan |
Raúl | Spain | Real Madrid |
Arjen Robben | Netherlands | Chelsea |
Roberto Carlos | Brazil | Real Madrid |
Robinho | Brazil | Real Madrid |
Ronaldo | Brazil | Real Madrid |
Wayne Rooney | England | Manchester United |
Lilian Thuram | France | Barcelona |
David Trezeguet | France | Juventus |
Mark van Bommel | Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven Barcelona |
Ruud van Nistelrooy | Netherlands | Manchester United |
Patrick Vieira | France | Arsenal Juventus |
Xavi | Spain | Barcelona |
References[]
- ^ BBC Sport staff (28 November 2005). "Ronaldinho scoops European award". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ Record staff (24 October 2005). "Deco, Figo e Ronaldo candidatos à Bola de Ouro 2005" [Deco, Figo and Ronaldo nominated for 2005 Golden Ball]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ a b Pierrend, José (29 January 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("the best 2005". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
External links[]
- Ballon d'Or
- 2005–06 in European football