| Sport | Association football |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best performing men players of the calendar year |
| Presented by | International Federation of Football History & Statistics |
| History | |
| First award | 2017 |
| Editions | 8 |
| Most wins | (7 appearances) |
| Website | www |
The IFFHS World Team is a football award given annually since 2017. The award is given by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).
In 2017, IFFHS started to nominate a world team of the year. [1] Players marked bold won the IFFHS World's Best Player (2020–present)
| Player | Apps | Years |
|---|---|---|
| | 7 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 [12] |
| | 6 | 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| | 5 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| | 5 | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| | 4 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| | 4 | 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2022 |
| | 3 | 2019, 2020, 2022 |
| | 3 | 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
| | 2 | 2019, 2020 |
| | 2 | 2017, 2021 |
| | 2 | 2020, 2021 |
| | 2 | 2018, 2022 |
| | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| | 2 | 2017, 2024 |
| | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Club | Apps | Players |
|---|---|---|
| | 22 | 11 |
| | 16 | 6 |
| | 12 | 6 |
| | 12 | 7 |
| | 9 | 5 |
| | 8 | 5 |
| | 8 | 4 |
| | 3 | 3 |
| | 2 | 2 |
| | 2 | 2 |
| | 2 | 2 |
| | 2 | 2 |
| Nationality | Apps | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 9 | 3 | |
| 8 | 2 | |
| 7 | 6 | |
| 7 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | 4 | |
| 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | |
| 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 |
The XI covers the 1863-1900 period.
| Continent | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World [20] | | | | |
The XIs cover the 1901-2000 period .
| Sport | Association football |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best performing women players of the calendar year |
| Presented by | International Federation of Football History & Statistics |
| History | |
| First award | 2017 |
| Editions | 8 |
| Most wins | (7 appearances) |
| Website | www |
In 2017, IFFHS started to nominate a world team of the year. [35] Players marked bold won the IFFHS World's Best Player (2020–present)
| Player | Apps | Years |
|---|---|---|
| | 7 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 [45] |
| | 5 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
| | 4 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 | |
| | 4 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| | 2017, 2018, 2020 | |
| | 2017, 2018, 2020 | |
| | 2017, 2021, 2023 | |
| | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| | 2018, 2019 | |
| | 2018, 2019 | |
| | 2021, 2023 | |
| | 2018, 2020 | |
| | 2017, 2021 | |
| | 2022, 2023 | |
| | 2020, 2022 | |
| | 2021, 2022 | |
| | 2021, 2024 | |
| | 2023, 2024 |
| Club | Apps | Players |
|---|---|---|
| | 30 | 13 |
| | 15 | 8 |
| | 8 | 4 |
| | 5 | 5 |
| | 5 | 3 |
| | 4 | 3 |
| | 3 | 3 |
| | 3 | 2 |
| | 2 | 2 |
| | 2 | 2 |
| | 2 | 2 |
| | 2 | 2 |
| | 2 | 2 |
| | 2 | 2 |
| | 2 | 2 |
| Nationality | Apps | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 7 | |
| 14 | 11 | |
| 12 | 6 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 9 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 |