| 1963 Ballon d'Or | |
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| 1963 Ballon d'Or winner Lev Yashin in 1965 | |
| Date | 17 December 1963 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Presented by | France Football |
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| Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or |
The 1963 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Lev Yashin on 17 December 1963. [1] He was the first, and as of 2024, the only goalkeeper to win this award. He also became the first Soviet and Russian national to win the award. [2] [3]