The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020

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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020
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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

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

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 Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo were revealed on 11 December 2020.[3][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
  • Germany Bayern Munich
  • England Liverpool
  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][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][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.[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.[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.[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 is 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 will then be voted on by a panel of ten "FIFA experts", who will choose the winner.[20][4]

Son Heung-min
Rank Player Match Competition Date Points
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

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 is allowed to participate in the final vote until 16 December 2020.

The three nominees were announced on 25 November 2020.[21][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 World11[]

See also: FIFPro § FIFA FIFPro Men's World11

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

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Ramos
Alexander-
Arnold
De Bruyne
Kimmich
Lewandowski
Messi
Ronaldo
2020 FIFA FIFPro Men's World11
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
  • Germany Bayern Munich
  • England Liverpool
Forwards
Poland Robert Lewandowski Germany Bayern Munich
Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Italy Juventus

FIFA FIFPro Women's World11[]

See also: FIFPro § FIFA FIFPro Women's World11

The 55–player women's shortlist was announced on 10 December 2020.[24]

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Heath
Rapinoe
Miedema
Harder
2020 FIFA FIFPro Women's World11
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

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:[25]

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:[26]

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