2001 Ballon d'Or

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2001 Ballon d'Or
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2001 Ballon d'Or winner Michael Owen in 2007
Date18 December 2001
Presented by France Football
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Won by Flag of England.svg Michael Owen (1st award)
Website francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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The 2001 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 Michael Owen on 18 December 2001. [1] On 12 November 2001, the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts from France Football was announced. [2]

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Owen was the fourth English national to win the award after Stanley Matthews (1956), Bobby Charlton (1966) and Kevin Keegan (1978, 1979).

Rankings

Rank [3] PlayerClub(s)NationalityPoints
1 Michael Owen Flag of England.svg Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 176
2 Raúl Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 140
3 Oliver Kahn Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 114
4 David Beckham Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 102
5 Francesco Totti Flag of Italy.svg Roma Flag of Italy.svg Italy 57
6 Luís Figo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 56
7 Rivaldo Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 20
8 Andriy Shevchenko Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 18
9 Thierry Henry Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of France.svg France 14
Zinedine Zidane Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of France.svg France 14
11 Bixente Lizarazu Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of France.svg France 10
12 David Trezeguet Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of France.svg France 7
13 Stefan Effenberg Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg Germany 6
14 Henrik Larsson Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 4
Alessandro Nesta Flag of Italy.svg Lazio Flag of Italy.svg Italy 4
16 Juan Sebastián Verón Flag of Italy.svg Lazio
Flag of England.svg Manchester United 		Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3
Hernán Crespo Flag of Italy.svg Lazio Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3
18 Giovane Élber Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 2
Gaizka Mendieta Flag of Spain.svg Valencia
Flag of Italy.svg Lazio 		Flag of Spain.svg Spain 2
Roberto Carlos Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 2
Damiano Tommasi Flag of Italy.svg Roma Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2
Sami Hyypiä Flag of England.svg Liverpool Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2
Emmanuel Olisadebe Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos Flag of Poland.svg Poland 2
Ebbe Sand Flag of Germany.svg Schalke 04 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 2
25 Roberto Baggio Flag of Italy.svg Brescia Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1
Steven Gerrard Flag of England.svg Liverpool Flag of England.svg England 1
Rui Costa Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 1
28 Sonny Anderson Flag of France.svg Lyon Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 0
Fabien Barthez Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of France.svg France 0
Gabriel Batistuta Flag of Italy.svg Roma Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 0
Gianluigi Buffon Flag of Italy.svg Parma
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 		Flag of Italy.svg Italy 0
Cafu Flag of Italy.svg Roma Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 0
Vincent Candela Flag of Italy.svg Roma Flag of France.svg France 0
Alessandro Del Piero Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg Italy 0
Marcel Desailly Flag of England.svg Chelsea Flag of France.svg France 0
Rio Ferdinand Flag of England.svg Leeds United Flag of England.svg England 0
Ryan Giggs Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 0
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Flag of England.svg Chelsea Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 0
Iván Helguera Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Spain 0
Harry Kewell Flag of England.svg Leeds United Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 0
Patrick Kluivert Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 0
Samuel Kuffour Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 0
Hidetoshi Nakata Flag of Italy.svg Roma
Flag of Italy.svg Parma 		Flag of Japan.svg Japan 0
Pavel Nedvěd Flag of Italy.svg Lazio
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 0
Pauleta Flag of France.svg Bordeaux Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 0
Robert Pires Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of France.svg France 0
Paul Scholes Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of England.svg England 0
Lilian Thuram Flag of Italy.svg Parma
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 		Flag of France.svg France 0
Patrick Vieira Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of France.svg France 0
Eric Carrière Flag of France.svg Nantes Flag of France.svg France 0

References

  1. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (26 March 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2001". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Slechts twee Nederlanders bij besten". vi.nl (in Dutch). 2001-11-12. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  3. ↑ "France Football". www.francefootball.fr. Archived from the original on 2005-11-27. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
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