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The '''Ballon d'Or''' ({{IPA-fr|balɔ̃ dɔʁ}}, "Gowden Baw") an eften referred tae as the '''European Futbawer o the Year''' awaird, wis an annual [[association fitbaw]] awaird. It wis presentit tae the player who haed been votit tae hae performed the best ower the previous saison. The awaird wis conceived bi ''[[France Football]]'s'' chief magazine writer [[Gabriel Hanot]], who asked his colleagues tae vote for the player o the year in Europe in 1956. The inaugural winner was [[Stanley Matthews]] o [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]].<ref name="one">{{cite news |title=Ronaldo joins legendary list |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7743176.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=4 December 2008 }}</ref><ref>https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/abs/messi-ronaldo-and-the-politics-of-celebrity-elections-voting-for-the-best-soccer-player-in-the-world/36CB5CB44D4C06866305408163A49290</ref><ref>https://www.sportbible.com/football/ballon-dor-votes-lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-665271-20230302?source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3LI1jGmPSn6t7ceIM-ql4o5eV5meCTB5dcbvPMeTArHAGJnDHlIuzPR_Y</ref>

== Winners ==

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Rank
!Player
!Team
!{{Tooltip|Points|Pynts received bi the player during the votin phase.}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1956|1956]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stanley Matthews]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]'''
|align="center"|'''47'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|44
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="4"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1957|1957]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]{{refn|group=note|Born in Argentinae, Di Stéfano acquired Spaingie ceetizenship in 1956 an went on to play for the [[Spaingie naitional fitbaw team]].}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''72'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Billy Wright (fitbawer born 1924)|Billy Wright]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|align="center"|19
|-
|rowspan="2" scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Duncan Edwards]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|rowspan="2" align="center"|16
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1958|1958]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Raymond Kopa]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''71'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helmut Rahn]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Rot-Weiss Essen]]
|align="center"|40
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Just Fontaine]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stade de Reims]]
|align="center"|23
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1959|1959]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''80'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|42
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[John Charles]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|24
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1960|1960]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Luis Suárez (fitbawer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''54'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferenc Puskás]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|37
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Uwe Seeler]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1961|1961]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Omar Sívori]]{{refn|group=note|Born in Argentinae, Sívori acquired Italian ceetizenship in 1961 an went on tae play for the [[Italian naitional fitbaw team]].}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''46'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (fitbawer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|40
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Johnny Haynes]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|align="center"|22
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1962|1962]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|TCH}} '''[[Josef Masopust]]'''
|{{flagicon|TCH}} '''[[Dukla Prague]]'''
|align="center"|'''65'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Eusébio]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|align="center"|53
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Schnellinger]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[1. FC Köln|Köln]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1963|1963]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[Lev Yashin]]'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]'''
|align="center"|'''73'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Rivera]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|53
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Greaves]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1964|1964]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Denis Law]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''61'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (fitbawer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|43
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Amancio Amaro|Amancio]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|38
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1965|1965]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Eusébio]]'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]'''
|align="center"|'''67'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giacinto Facchetti]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|59
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (fitbawer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|45
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1966|1966]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Bobby Charlton]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''81'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Eusébio]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|align="center"|80
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|59
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1967|1967]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|HUN}} '''[[Flórián Albert]]'''
|{{flagicon|HUN}} '''[[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]'''
|align="center"|'''68'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|40
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Johnstone]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|align="center"|39
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1968|1968]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NIR}} '''[[George Best]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''61'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|53
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dragan Džajić]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|align="center"|46
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1969|1969]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Gianni Rivera]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''83'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Riva]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|align="center"|79
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|38
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1970|1970]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Gerd Müller]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''77'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Moore]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|align="center"|70
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Riva]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]
|align="center"|65
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1971|1971]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Johan Cruyff]]'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]'''
|align="center"|'''116'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sandro Mazzola]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|57
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[George Best]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|56
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1972|1972]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Franz Beckenbauer]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''81'''
|-
|rowspan="2" scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|rowspan="2" align="center"|79
|-
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Günter Netzer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1973|1973]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Johan Cruyff]]{{refn|group=note|Cruyff wis signed bi Barcelona frae [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] midway throu 1973.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''96'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Dino Zoff]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|47
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|44
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1974|1974]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Johan Cruyff]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''116'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|105
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Kazimierz Deyna]]
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Legia Warsaw]]
|align="center"|35
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1975|1975]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[Oleg Blokhin]]'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]'''
|align="center"|'''122'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|42
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Johan Cruyff]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|27
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''1976'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Franz Beckenbauer]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''91'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Rob Rensenbrink]]
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|align="center"|75
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivo Viktor]]
|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Dukla Prague]]
|align="center"|52
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''1977'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|DEN}} '''[[Allan Simonsen]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]'''
|align="center"|'''74'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Keegan]]{{refn|group=note|Keegan wis signed bi Hamburg frae [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] midway throu 1977.}}
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
|align="center"|71
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Platini]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Nancy|Nancy]]
|align="center"|70
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''1978'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Kevin Keegan]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]'''
|align="center"|'''87'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hans Krankl]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|81
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Rob Rensenbrink]]
|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|align="center"|50
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''1979'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Kevin Keegan]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]'''
|align="center"|'''118'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|52
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Krol]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|align="center"|41
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''1980'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''122'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|34
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Platini]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
|align="center"|33
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''1981'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''
|align="center"|'''106'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Paul Breitner]]
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|64
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|39
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1982|1982]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Paolo Rossi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''115'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Giresse]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|align="center"|64
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Zbigniew Boniek]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|39
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''1983'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Michel Platini]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''110'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Kenny Dalglish]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align="center"|26
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Allan Simonsen]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle]]
|align="center"|25
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''1984'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Michel Platini]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''110'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Tigana]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|align="center"|57
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Preben Elkjær]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]
|align="center"|48
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''1985'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Michel Platini]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''127'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Preben Elkjær]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]
|align="center"|71
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Bernd Schuster]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|46
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1986|1986]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[Igor Belanov]]'''
|{{flagicon|USSR}} '''[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]'''
|align="center"|'''84'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Lineker]]{{refn|group=note|Lineker wis signed bi Barcelona frae [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] midway throu 1986.}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|62
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Butragueño]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|59
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1987|1987]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Ruud Gullit]]{{refn|group=note|Gullit wis signed bi Milan frae [[PSV Eindhoven]] midway throu 1987.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''106'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Paulo Futre]]{{refn|group=note|Futre wis signed bi Atlético Madrid frae [[FC Porto|Porto]] midway throu 1987.}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]]
|align="center"|91
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Butragueño]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|61
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1988|1988]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Marco van Basten]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''129'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Gullit]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|88
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Frank Rijkaard]]{{refn|group=note|Rijkaard wis signed bi Milan frae [[Real Zaragoza]] midway throu 1988.}}
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|45
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1989|1989]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Marco van Basten]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''129'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Franco Baresi]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|80
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Frank Rijkaard]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|43
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1990|1990]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Lothar Matthäus]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]'''
|align="center"|'''137'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Salvatore Schillaci]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|84
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Andreas Brehme]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|68
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="5"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1991|1991]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Jean-Pierre Papin]]'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]'''
|align="center"|'''141'''
|-
|rowspan="3" scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dejan Savićević]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|rowspan="3" align="center"|42
|-
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Darko Pančev]]
|{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Red Star Belgrade]]
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Lothar Matthäus]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1992|1992]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Marco van Basten]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''98'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Stoichkov]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|80
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Dennis Bergkamp]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|align="center"|53
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1993|1993]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Roberto Baggio]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''142'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Dennis Bergkamp]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|83
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Eric Cantona]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|34
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1994|1994]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|BUL}} '''[[Hristo Stoichkov]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''210'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Baggio]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|136
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Maldini]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|109
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1995|1995]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|LBR}} '''[[George Weah]]{{refn|group=note|Weah wis signed bi Milan frae [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] midway throu 1995.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''144'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jürgen Klinsmann]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|108
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jari Litmanen]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|align="center"|67
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1996|1996]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Matthias Sammer]]'''
|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Borussia Dortmund]]'''
|align="center"|'''144'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo]]{{refn|group=note|Ronaldo wis signed bi Barcelona frae [[PSV Eindhoven]] midway throu 1996.}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|143
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Shearer]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|align="center"|107
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1997|1997]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Ronaldo]]{{refn|group=note|Ronaldo wis signed bi Internazionale frae [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] midway throu 1997.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]'''
|align="center"|'''222'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|FRY}} [[Predrag Mijatović]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|68
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|63
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1998|1998]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Zinedine Zidane]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''244'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Davor Šuker]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|68
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
|align="center"|66
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 1999|1999]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Rivaldo]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''219'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Beckham]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|154
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|64
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2000|2000]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Luís Figo]]{{refn|group=note|Figo wis signed bi Real Madrid frae [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] midway throu 2000.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''197'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|181
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|85
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2001|2001]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Michael Owen]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'''
|align="center"|'''176'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Raúl (fitbawer)|Raúl]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|140
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Kahn]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|114
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2002|2002]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Ronaldo]]{{refn|group=note|Ronaldo wis signed bi Real Madrid frae Internazionale midway throu 2002.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''169'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Carlos]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|145
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Kahn]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|align="center"|110
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2003|2003]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Pavel Nedvěd]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|align="center"|'''190'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Henry]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|align="center"|128
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Maldini]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|align="center"|123
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2004|2004]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|UKR}} '''[[Andriy Shevchenko]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''175'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Deco]]{{refn|group=note|Deco wis signed bi Barcelona frae [[FC Porto|Porto]] midway throu 2004.}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|139
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldinho]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|133
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2005|2005]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Ronaldinho]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''225'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Lampard]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|align="center"|148
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steven Gerrard]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align="center"|142
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2006|2006]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Fabio Cannavaro]]{{refn|group=note|Cannavaro wis signed bi Real Madrid frae [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] midway throu 2006.}}'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
|align="center"|'''173'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluigi Buffon]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|align="center"|124
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Henry]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|align="center"|121
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2007|2007]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Kaká]]'''
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]'''
|align="center"|'''444'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|277
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|255
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2008|2008]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Cristiano Ronaldo]]'''
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
|align="center"|'''446'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|281
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Torres]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align="center"|179
|-
!colspan="5"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2009|2009]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|{{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Lionel Messi]]'''
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|align="center"|'''473'''
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]{{refn|group=note|Cristiano Ronaldo wis signed bi Real Madrid frae [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] midway throu 2009.}}
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
|align="center"|233
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xavi]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|align="center"|170
|-
|align="center" colspan="5"| Merged wi [[FIFA Warld Player o the Year]] awaird tae create the [[FIFA Ballon d'Or]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ballon d'Or 2016|2016]]'''
|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | '''1st'''
|
|
|
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
|
|
|
|-
|scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|
|
|
|}

=== Wins by player ===
[[File:Johan Cruijff krijgt in Amstelveen Ballon dor (onderscheiding voor Europees vo, Bestanddeelnr 925-5239.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|[[Johan Cruyff]] with the Ballon d'Or in 1971]]
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col style="background-color: gold" | 1st
! scope="col style="background-color: silver" | 2nt
! scope="col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Platini]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3 (1983, 1984, 1985) 
| style="text-align: center" | — 
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1977, 1980)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Johan Cruyff]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3 (1971, 1973, 1974)  
| style="text-align: center" | — 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1975)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Marco van Basten]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3 (1988, 1989, 1992) 
| style="text-align: center" | — 
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1972, 1976) 
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1974, 1975) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1966)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1997, 2002) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1996) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1998)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1957, 1959) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1956) 
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Keegan]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1978, 1979) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1977) 
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1980, 1981) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1979) 
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Luis Suárez (fitbawer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1960) 
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1961, 1964) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1965)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Eusébio]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1965) 
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1962, 1966) 
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1966) 
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1967, 1968) 
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2008) 
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (2007, 2009) 
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Kopa]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1958) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1959)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1956, 1957)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Gerd Müller]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1970) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1972)
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1969, 1973)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1998) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2000)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1997)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2009) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2008)
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2007)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[George Best]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1968) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1971)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Rivera]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1969) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1963)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Gullit]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1987) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1988)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Lothar Matthäus]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1990) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1991)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Baggio]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1993) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1994)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-

! scope="row"| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Hristo Stoichkov]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1994) 
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1992)
| style="text-align: center" | —
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2004) 
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 2 (1999, 2000)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Allan Simonsen]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1977) 
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1983)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldinho]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2005) 
| style="text-align: center" | —
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (2004)
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Matthias Sammer]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1 (1996) 
| style="text-align: center" | — 
| style="text-align: center" | —
|}

=== Wins by country ===
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Players
! scope="col" | Total
|-
! scope="row"| {{GER}}
| style="text-align: center" | 5
| style="text-align: center" | 7
|-
! scope="row"| {{NED}}
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 7
|-
! scope="row"| {{FRA}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 6
|-
! scope="row"| {{ITA}}
| style="text-align: center" | 5
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{BRA}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{ENG}}
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{POR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 3
|-
! scope="row"| {{URS}}
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 3
|-
! scope="row"| {{ESP}}
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 3
|-
! scope="row"| {{CZE}}
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{ARG}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{BUL}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{DEN}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{HUN}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{LBR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{NIR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{SCO}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{UKR}}
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|}

=== Wins by club ===
{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Club
! scope="col" | Players
! scope="col" | Total
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 8
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 8
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| style="text-align: center" | 6
| style="text-align: center" | 7
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
| style="text-align: center" | 5
| style="text-align: center" | 6
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| style="text-align: center" | 3
| style="text-align: center" | 5
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| style="text-align: center" | 4
| style="text-align: center" | 4
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]]
| style="text-align: center" | 2
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 2
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Dortmund]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Dukla Prague]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|-
! scope="row"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| style="text-align: center" | 1
| style="text-align: center" | 1
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ballon d'Or (1956-2009)}}
[[Category:2009 disestablishments]]
[[Category:1956 establishments]]
[[Category:European fitbaw trophies an awairds]]
[[Category:European Fitbawer o the Year| ]]