1997 Ballon d'Or

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1997 Ballon d'Or
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1997 Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo
Date23 December 1997
Presented by France Football
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Won by Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo (1st award)
Website francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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The 1997 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 Ronaldo on 23 December 1997. [1] The Brazilian became the youngest winner of the award, at 21 years old. [2]

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Rankings

RankPlayerClub(s)NationalityPoints
1 Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 		Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 222
2 Predrag Mijatović Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 68
3 Zinedine Zidane Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of France.svg  France 63
4 Dennis Bergkamp Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 57
5 Roberto Carlos Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 47
6 Andreas Möller Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 40
7 Raúl Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 35
8 Peter Schmeichel Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 19
9 Jürgen Kohler Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 17
10 Matthias Sammer Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 16
Christian Vieri Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16
12 Youri Djorkaeff Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale Flag of France.svg  France 15
13 Luis Enrique Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 14
14 Luís Figo Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 12
15 Gianfranco Zola Flag of England.svg Chelsea Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11
Krasimir Balakov Flag of Germany.svg VfB Stuttgart Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 11
17 Didier Deschamps Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of France.svg  France 10
Clarence Seedorf Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10
19 Alessandro Del Piero Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9
Alan Shearer Flag of England.svg Newcastle United Flag of England.svg  England 9
David Beckham Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of England.svg  England 9
22 Fernando Hierro Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8
23 Gabriel Batistuta Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 7
24 Olaf Thon Flag of Germany.svg Schalke 04 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6
25 Juninho Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5
Paulo Sousa Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5
Lilian Thuram Flag of Italy.svg Parma Flag of France.svg  France 5
28 Ryan Giggs Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4
29 Oliver Bierhoff Flag of Italy.svg Udinese Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3
Angelo Peruzzi Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
Raí Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
32 Victor Ikpeba Flag of France.svg Monaco Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2
33 Laurent Blanc Flag of France.svg Marseille Flag of France.svg  France 1
Ciro Ferrara Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
Rivaldo Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
Bent Skammelsrud Flag of Norway.svg Rosenborg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1

Additionally, fourteen players were nominated but received no votes: Sonny Anderson (Monaco/Barcelona & Brazil), Enrico Chiesa (Parma & Italy), Hernán Crespo (Parma & Argentina), Iván de la Peña (Barcelona & Spain), Robbie Fowler (Liverpool & England), Thomas Häßler (Karlsruher SC & Germany), Thomas Helmer (Bayern Munich & Germany), Filippo Inzaghi (Atalanta/Juventus & Italy), Gianluca Pagliuca (Inter Milan & Italy), Robert Pires (Metz & France), Karl-Heinz Riedle (Borussia Dortmund/Liverpool & Germany), Sergi (Barcelona & Spain), Davor Šuker (Real Madrid & Croatia) and Ian Wright (Arsenal & England).

References

  1. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (26 March 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1997". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  2. ↑ GiveMeSport (19 October 2022). "Who is the youngest ever Ballon d'Or winner?". OneFootball. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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