The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017 were held on 23 October 2017 in London, England.[1] The ceremony was held at the London Palladium and was hosted by Idris Elba[2][3] and Layla Anna-Lee.[4] Cristiano Ronaldo, Lieke Martens, Gianluigi Buffon, Zinedine Zidane and Sarina Wiegman were among the award-winners.

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017
Date23 October 2017 (2017-10-23)
LocationLondon Palladium, London, England
Presented byFIFA
Hosted byIdris Elba and Layla Anna-Lee
Highlights
The Best FIFA PlayerMen's:
Cristiano Ronaldo
Women's:
Lieke Martens
The Best FIFA CoachMen's:
Zinedine Zidane
Women's:
Sarina Wiegman
The Best FIFA Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon
FIFA Puskás Award Olivier Giroud
Websitefifa.com

Winners and nominees

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

A panel of experts on men's football representing various FIFA and external football stakeholders compiled a shortlist of 24 male players for The Best FIFA Men's Player. The 24 candidates were announced on 17 August.[5] The three finalists were announced on 22 September 2017.[6]

Cristiano Ronaldo won the award with over 43% of the vote.[7][8][9]

The selection criteria for the men's players of the year were: sporting performance, as well as general conduct on and off the pitch from 20 November 2016 to 2 July 2017.

Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi
Neymar
Rank Name Club(s) played for National team Percent
The finalists
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid  Portugal 43.16%
2 Lionel Messi Barcelona  Argentina 19.25%
3 Neymar
 Brazil 6.97%
Other candidates
4 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus  Italy 6.82%
5 Sergio Ramos Real Madrid  Spain 3.34%
6 Luka Modrić Real Madrid  Croatia 3.33%
7 Toni Kroos Real Madrid  Germany 2.70%
8 Marcelo Real Madrid  Brazil 2.09%
9 N'Golo Kanté Chelsea  France 1.35%
10 Luis Suárez Barcelona  Uruguay 1.19%
11 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund  Gabon 1.10%
12 Paulo Dybala Juventus  Argentina 1.07%
13 Eden Hazard Chelsea  Belgium 1.03%
14 Zlatan Ibrahimović Manchester United  Sweden 0.82%
15 Andrés Iniesta Barcelona  Spain 0.82%
16 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich  Poland 0.77%
17 Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid  France 0.67%
18 Dani Carvajal Real Madrid  Spain 0.62%
19 Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich  Germany 0.58%
20 Keylor Navas Real Madrid  Costa Rica 0.56%
21 Arturo Vidal Bayern Munich  Chile 0.51%
22 Leonardo Bonucci
 Italy 0.47%
23 Alexis Sánchez Arsenal  Chile 0.45%
24 Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur  England 0.33%

The Best FIFA Goalkeeper
See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

A panel of experts on football representing various FIFA and external football stakeholders compiled a shortlist of three goalkeepers for The Best FIFA Goalkeeper.

Gianluigi Buffon won the award with over 42% of the vote.[7][10]

The selection criteria for the men's football coaches of the year were: the best goalkeeper, regardless of championship or nationality, for his achievements during the period from 20 November 2016 to 2 July 2017 inclusive.[11]

Rank Name Club(s) played for National team Percent
The finalists
1 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus  Italy 42.42%
2 Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich  Germany 32.32%
3 Keylor Navas Real Madrid  Costa Rica 10.10%
Other candidates
4 Thibaut Courtois Chelsea  Belgium 9.09%
5 Hugo Lloris Tottenham Hotspur  France 3.03%
6 Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid  Slovenia 2.02%
7 Marc-André ter Stegen Barcelona  Germany 1.01%
8 Alisson Roma  Brazil 0.01%
9 Alireza Beiranvand Persepolis  Iran 0.0%
Alfonso Blanco Pachuca  Mexico
Claudio Bravo Manchester City  Chile
Gianluigi Donnarumma Milan  Italy
Ederson Benfica
Manchester City		  Brazil
Fabrice Ondoa Sevilla Atlético  Cameroon
Danijel Subašić Monaco  Croatia

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

A panel of experts on men's football representing various FIFA and external football stakeholders compiled a shortlist of twelve men's football coaches for The Best FIFA Men's Coach. The twelve candidates were announced on 17 August.[12] The three finalists were announced on 22 September 2017.[6]

Zinedine Zidane won the award with over 46% of the vote.[7][8]

The selection criteria for the men's football coaches of the year were: performance and general behaviour of their teams on and off the pitch from 20 November 2016 to 2 July 2017.

Rank Name Teams(s) managed Percent
The finalists
1 Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid 46.22%
2 Antonio Conte Chelsea 11.62%
3 Massimiliano Allegri Juventus 8.78%
Other candidates
4 Joachim Löw  Germany 7.40%
5 José Mourinho Manchester United 5.28%
6 Leonardo Jardim Monaco 4.84%
7 Carlo Ancelotti Bayern Munich 3.62%
8 Pep Guardiola Manchester City 2.88%
9 Tite  Brazil 2.87%
10 Diego Simeone Atlético Madrid 2.77%
11 Luis Enrique Barcelona 2.00%
12 Mauricio Pochettino Tottenham Hotspur 1.72%

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

A panel of experts on women's football representing each of the six confederations selected a shortlist of ten female players for The Best FIFA Women's Player. The 10 candidates were announced on 17 August.[13] The three finalists were announced on 22 September 2017.[6]

Lieke Martens won the award with nearly 22% of the vote.[7][8]

The selection criteria for the women's players of the year were: sporting performance, as well as general conduct on and off the pitch from 20 November 2016 to 6 August 2017.

Lieke Martens
Carli Lloyd
Deyna Castellanos
Rank Name Club(s) played for National team Percent
The finalists
1 Lieke Martens
 Netherlands 21.72%
2 Carli Lloyd
 United States 16.28%
3 Deyna Castellanos Santa Clarita Blue Heat  Venezuela 11.69%
Other candidates
4 Dzsenifer Marozsán Lyon  Germany 11.47%
5 Pernille Harder
 Denmark 11.06%
6 Vivianne Miedema
 Netherlands 6.28%
7 Wendie Renard Lyon  France 5.79%
8 Jodie Taylor Arsenal  England 5.79%
9 Lucy Bronze Manchester City  England 5.04%
10 Samantha Kerr
 Australia 4.88%

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

A panel of experts on women's football representing each of the six confederations selected a shortlist of ten women's football coaches for The Best FIFA Women's Coach. The 10 candidates were announced on 17 August.[14] The three finalists were announced on 22 September 2017.[6]

Sarina Wiegman won the award with over 36% of the vote.[7][8]

The selection criteria for the women's football coaches of the year were: performance and general behaviour of their teams on and off the pitch from 20 November 2016 to 6 August 2017.

Rank Name Teams(s) managed Percent
The finalists
1 Sarina Wiegman  Netherlands 36.24%
2 Nils Nielsen  Denmark 12.64%
3 Gérard Prêcheur Lyon 9.37%
Other candidates
4 Emma Hayes Chelsea 8.63%
5 Ralf Kellermann VfL Wolfsburg 6.94%
6 Florence Omagbemi  Nigeria 6.77%
7 Olivier Echouafni  France 5.21%
8 Dominik Thalhammer  Austria 5.20%
9 Xavi Llorens Barcelona 4.74%
10 Hwang Yong-Bong
4.26%

FIFA Fair Play Award
See also: FIFA Fair Play Award

The award is bestowed on a player, a coach, a team, a match official, an individual fan or a fan group in recognition of exemplary fair play either on the pitch or in relation to an official football match during November 2016 to August 2017. The award was given to the most outstanding ”fair-play” gesture/behaviour of the year (an act of fair play either on the pitch or in relation to an official football match — which could also include any amateur league).

Winner Reason
Francis Koné Saved the life of an opponent by administering on-pitch first aid after a collision.

FIFA Puskás Award
See also: FIFA Puskás Award

The shortlist was announced on 22 September 2017.[6] The three finalists were announced on 9 October 2017.[15]

Olivier Giroud won the award with over 36% of the vote.[7]

Rank Player Match Competition Date Percent
The finalists
1 Olivier GiroudArsenal – Crystal Palace2016–17 Premier League1 January 201736.17%
2 Oscarine MasulukeBaroka – Orlando Pirates2016–17 South African Premier Division30 November 201627.48%
3 Deyna CastellanosVenezuela – Cameroon2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup24 October 201620.47%
Other candidates
Kevin-Prince BoatengVillarreal – Las Palmas2016–17 La Liga23 October 2016 15.88%
Alejandro CamargoUniversidad de Concepción – O'Higgins2016 Apertura Chilean Primera División4 December 2016
Moussa DembéléSt Johnstone – Celtic2016–17 Scottish Premiership5 February 2017
Avilés HurtadoAtlas – Tijuana2017 Clausura Liga MX1 March 2017
Mario MandžukićJuventus – Real Madrid2016–17 UEFA Champions League3 June 2017
Nemanja MatićChelsea – Tottenham Hotspur2016–17 FA Cup23 April 2017
Jordi MboulaBarcelona – Borussia Dortmund2016–17 UEFA Youth League22 February 2017

FIFA Fan Award
See also: FIFA Fan Award

The award celebrates the best fan moment of November 2016 to August 2017, regardless of championship, gender or nationality.

The three nominees were announced on 22 September 2017.[6]

Celtic supporters won the award with nearly 56% of the vote.[7]

Rank Fans Match Competition Date Percent
1Celtic supportersCeltic – Heart of Midlothian2016–17 Scottish Premiership21 May 201755.92%
2Borussia Dortmund supportersBorussia Dortmund – Monaco2016–17 UEFA Champions League11–12 April 201736.20%
3Copenhagen supportersCopenhagen – Brøndby2016–17 Danish Cup25 May 20177.88%

FIFA FIFPro World11
See also: FIFA FIFPro World11

The 55–player men's shortlist was announced on 20 September 2017.[16]

The players chosen included Gianluigi Buffon as goalkeeper, Dani Alves, Leonardo Bonucci, Sergio Ramos, and Marcelo as defenders, Luka Modrić, Toni Kroos, and Andrés Iniesta as midfielders, and Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Neymar as forwards.[17]

2017 FIFA FIFPro World11
Name Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffon Juventus
Defenders
Dani Alves
Leonardo Bonucci
Sergio Ramos Real Madrid
Marcelo Real Madrid
Midfielders
Luka Modrić Real Madrid
Toni Kroos Real Madrid
Andrés Iniesta Barcelona
Forwards
Lionel Messi Barcelona
Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid
Neymar
Second Team[18]
Name Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defenders
Dani Carvajal Real Madrid
Giorgio Chiellini Juventus
Gerard Piqué Barcelona
Thiago Silva Paris Saint-Germain
Midfielders
Isco Real Madrid
N'Golo Kanté Chelsea
Paul Pogba Manchester United
Forwards
Paulo Dybala Juventus
Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
Luis Suárez Barcelona
Third Team[18]
Name Club(s)
Goalkeeper
David de Gea Manchester United
Defenders
Jérôme Boateng Bayern Munich
Mats Hummels Bayern Munich
David Luiz Chelsea
Raphaël Varane Real Madrid
Midfielders
Sergio Busquets Barcelona
Casemiro Real Madrid
Marco Verratti Paris Saint-Germain
Forwards
Karim Benzema Real Madrid
Zlatan Ibrahimović Manchester United
Kylian Mbappé
Fourth Team[18]
Name Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Keylor Navas Real Madrid
Defenders
David Alaba Bayern Munich
Jordi Alba Barcelona
Diego Godín Atlético Madrid
Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich
Midfielders
Philippe Coutinho Liverpool
Eden Hazard Chelsea
Arturo Vidal Bayern Munich
Forwards
Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid
Romelu Lukaku
Alexis Sánchez Arsenal
Fifth Team[18]
Name Club(s)
Goalkeeper
Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid
Defenders
Javier Mascherano Barcelona
Pepe
Samuel Umtiti Barcelona
Antonio Valencia Manchester United
Midfielders
Thiago Alcântara Bayern Munich
Nemanja Matić
Mesut Özil Arsenal
Forwards
Gareth Bale Real Madrid
Edinson Cavani Paris Saint-Germain
Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur

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