1956 Ballon d'Or

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1956 Ballon d'Or
Stanley Matthews 1962 (crop).jpg
1956 Ballon d'Or winner Stanley Matthews in 1962
Date18 December 1956[ citation needed ]
Location Paris, France
Presented by France Football
Highlights
Won by Flag of England.svg Stanley Matthews (1st award)
Website francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
 Established · Ballon d'Or ·  1957  

The 1956 Ballon d'Or was the inaugural Ballon d'Or award given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries. [1] Stanley Matthews received the award on 18 December 1956. [2] [3]

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Rankings

RankNameClub(s)NationalityPoints
1 Stanley Matthews Flag of England.svg Blackpool Flag of England.svg  England 47
2 Alfredo Di Stéfano Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Real Madrid Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain [lower-alpha 1] 44
3 Raymond Kopa Flag of France.svg Reims
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Real Madrid
Flag of France.svg  France 33
4 Ferenc Puskás Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Budapest Honvéd Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 32
5 Lev Yashin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Dynamo Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 19
6 József Bozsik Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Budapest Honvéd Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 15
7 Ernst Ocwirk Flag of Austria.svg Austria Wien
Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 9
8 Sándor Kocsis Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Budapest Honvéd Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 6
9 Thadée Cisowski Flag of France.svg RC Paris Flag of France.svg  France 4
Ivan Kolev Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg CDNA Sofia Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Billy Wright Flag of England.svg Wolverhampton Wanderers Flag of England.svg  England
12 Júlio Botelho Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [lower-alpha 2] 3
13 Stefan Bozhkov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg CDNA Sofia Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 2
Duncan Edwards Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of England.svg  England
Gerhard Hanappi Flag of Austria.svg Rapid Wien Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Robert Jonquet Flag of France.svg Reims Flag of France.svg  France
Miguel Montuori Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Pepillo Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Sevilla Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Juan Alberto Schiaffino Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Eduard Streltsov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Torpedo Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
21 Marcelino Campanal Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Sevilla Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 1
Břetislav Dolejší Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dukla Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Roger Piantoni Flag of France.svg FC Nancy Flag of France.svg  France
Kees Rijvers Flag of France.svg Saint-Étienne Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

Notes

  1. Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and would play for the Spain national team. [4]
  2. Despite being born in Brazil, Júlio Botelho acquired Italian citizenship in 1956.

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