The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017

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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017
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Cristiano Ronaldo, The Best FIFA Men's Player 2017
Date23 October 2017 (2017-10-23)
Location London Palladium, London, United Kingdom
Presented by FIFA
Hosted by Idris Elba and Layla Anna-Lee
Highlights
The Best FIFA PlayerMen's:
Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo
Women's:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lieke Martens
The Best FIFA CoachMen's:
Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane
Women's:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sarina Wiegman
The Best FIFA Goalkeeper Flag of Italy.svg Gianluigi Buffon
FIFA Puskás Award Flag of France.svg Olivier Giroud
Website fifa.com
  2016  · The Best FIFA Football Awards ·  2018  

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017 were held on 23 October 2017 in London, United Kingdom. [1] The ceremony was held at the London Palladium and was hosted by Idris Elba [2] [3] and Layla Anna-Lee. [4] Cristiano Ronaldo, Lieke Martens, Gianluigi Buffon, Zinedine Zidane and Sarina Wiegman were among the award-winners.

Contents

Winners and nominees

The Best FIFA Men's Player

A panel of experts on men's football representing various FIFA and external football stakeholders compiled a shortlist of 24 male players for The Best FIFA Men's Player. The 24 candidates were announced on 17 August. [5] The three finalists were announced on 22 September 2017. [6]

Cristiano Ronaldo won the award with over 43% of the vote. [7] [8] [9]

The selection criteria for the men's players of the year were: sporting performance, as well as general conduct on and off the pitch from 20 November 2016 to 2 July 2017.

RankPlayerClub(s) played forNational teamPercent
The finalists
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 43.16%
2 Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 19.25%
3 Neymar Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6.97%
Other candidates
4 Gianluigi Buffon Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6.82%
5 Sergio Ramos Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3.34%
6 Luka Modrić Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3.33%
7 Toni Kroos Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2.70%
8 Marcelo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2.09%
9 N'Golo Kanté Flag of England.svg Chelsea Flag of France.svg  France 1.35%
10 Luis Suárez Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1.19%
11 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1.10%
12 Paulo Dybala Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1.07%
13 Eden Hazard Flag of England.svg Chelsea Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1.03%
14 Zlatan Ibrahimović Flag of England.svg Manchester United Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.82%
15 Andrés Iniesta Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.82%
16 Robert Lewandowski Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.77%
17 Antoine Griezmann Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Flag of France.svg  France 0.67%
18 Dani Carvajal Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.62%
19 Manuel Neuer Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.58%
20 Keylor Navas Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0.56%
21 Arturo Vidal Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0.51%
22 Leonardo Bonucci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0.47%
23 Alexis Sánchez Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0.45%
24 Harry Kane Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Flag of England.svg  England 0.33%

The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

A panel of experts on football representing various FIFA and external football stakeholders compiled a shortlist of three goalkeepers for The Best FIFA Goalkeeper.

Gianluigi Buffon won the award with over 42% of the vote. [7] [10]

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Gianluigi Buffon

The selection criteria for the men's football coaches of the year were: the best goalkeeper, regardless of championship or nationality, for his achievements during the period from 20 November 2016 to 2 July 2017 inclusive. [11]

RankPlayerClub(s) played forNational teamPercent
The finalists
1 Gianluigi Buffon Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 42.42%
2 Manuel Neuer Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 32.32%
3 Keylor Navas Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 10.10%
Other candidates
4 Thibaut Courtois Flag of England.svg Chelsea Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 9.09%
5 Hugo Lloris Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Flag of France.svg  France 3.03%
6 Jan Oblak Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2.02%
7 Marc-André ter Stegen Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1.01%
8 Alisson Flag of Italy.svg Roma Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.01%
9 Alireza Beiranvand Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0.0%
Alfonso Blanco Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Claudio Bravo Flag of England.svg Manchester City Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Gianluigi Donnarumma Flag of Italy.svg Milan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Ederson Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
Flag of England.svg Manchester City
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Fabrice Ondoa Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla Atlético Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Danijel Subašić Flag of France.svg Monaco Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

A panel of experts on men's football representing various FIFA and external football stakeholders compiled a shortlist of twelve men's football coaches for The Best FIFA Men's Coach. The twelve candidates were announced on 17 August. [12] The three finalists were announced on 22 September 2017. [6]

Zinedine Zidane won the award with over 46% of the vote. [7] [8]

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Zinedine Zidane

The selection criteria for the men's football coaches of the year were: performance and general behaviour of their teams on and off the pitch from 20 November 2016 to 2 July 2017.

RankCoachTeams(s) managedPercent
The finalists
1 Flag of France.svg Zinedine Zidane Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 46.22%
2 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Conte Flag of England.svg Chelsea 11.62%
3 Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Allegri Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 8.78%
Other candidates
4 Flag of Germany.svg Joachim Löw Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7.40%
5 Flag of Portugal.svg José Mourinho Flag of England.svg Manchester United 5.28%
6 Flag of Portugal.svg Leonardo Jardim Flag of France.svg Monaco 4.84%
7 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Ancelotti Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 3.62%
8 Flag of Spain.svg Pep Guardiola Flag of England.svg Manchester City 2.88%
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Tite Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2.87%
10 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Simeone Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 2.77%
11 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Enrique Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 2.00%
12 Flag of Argentina.svg Mauricio Pochettino Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 1.72%

The Best FIFA Women's Player

A panel of experts on women's football representing each of the six confederations selected a shortlist of ten female players for The Best FIFA Women's Player. The 10 candidates were announced on 17 August. [13] The three finalists were announced on 22 September 2017. [6]

Lieke Martens won the award with nearly 22% of the vote. [7] [8]

The selection criteria for the women's players of the year were: sporting performance, as well as general conduct on and off the pitch from 20 November 2016 to 6 August 2017.

RankPlayerClub(s) played forNational teamPercent
The finalists
1 Lieke Martens Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 21.72%
2 Carli Lloyd Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.28%
3 Deyna Castellanos Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 11.69%
Other candidates
4 Dzsenifer Marozsán Flag of France.svg Lyon Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.47%
5 Pernille Harder Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11.06%
6 Vivianne Miedema Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6.28%
7 Wendie Renard Flag of France.svg Lyon Flag of France.svg  France 5.79%
8 Jodie Taylor Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of England.svg  England 5.79%
9 Lucy Bronze Flag of England.svg Manchester City Flag of England.svg  England 5.04%
10 Samantha Kerr Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4.88%

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

A panel of experts on women's football representing each of the six confederations selected a shortlist of ten women's football coaches for The Best FIFA Women's Coach. The 10 candidates were announced on 17 August. [14] The three finalists were announced on 22 September 2017. [6]

Sarina Wiegman won the award with over 36% of the vote. [7] [8]

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Sarina Wiegman

The selection criteria for the women's football coaches of the year were: performance and general behaviour of their teams on and off the pitch from 20 November 2016 to 6 August 2017.

RankCoachTeams(s) managedPercent
The finalists
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sarina Wiegman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 36.24%
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Nils Nielsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 12.64%
3 Flag of France.svg Gérard Prêcheur Flag of France.svg Lyon 9.37%
Other candidates
4 Flag of England.svg Emma Hayes Flag of England.svg Chelsea 8.63%
5 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Kellermann Flag of Germany.svg VfL Wolfsburg 6.94%
6 Flag of Nigeria.svg Florence Omagbemi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6.77%
7 Flag of France.svg Olivier Echouafni Flag of France.svg  France 5.21%
8 Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Thalhammer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5.20%
9 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi Llorens Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 4.74%
10 Flag of North Korea.svg Hwang Yong-Bong 4.26%

FIFA Fair Play Award

The award is bestowed on a player, a coach, a team, a match official, an individual fan or a fan group in recognition of exemplary fair play either on the pitch or in relation to an official football match during November 2016 to August 2017. The award was given to the most outstanding ”fair-play” gesture/behaviour of the year (an act of fair play either on the pitch or in relation to an official football match — which could also include any amateur league).

WinnerReason
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Francis Koné Saved the life of an opponent by administering on-pitch first aid after a collision.

FIFA Puskás Award

The shortlist was announced on 22 September 2017. [6] The three finalists were announced on 9 October 2017. [15]

Olivier Giroud won the award with over 36% of the vote. [7]

RankPlayerMatchCompetitionDatePercent
The finalists
1 Flag of France.svg Olivier Giroud Arsenal Crystal Palace 2016–17 Premier League 1 January 201736.17%
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Oscarine Masuluke Baroka Orlando Pirates 2016–17 South African Premier Division 30 November 201627.48%
3 Flag of Venezuela.svg Deyna Castellanos Venezuela Cameroon 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 24 October 201620.47%
Other candidates
Flag of Ghana.svg Kevin-Prince Boateng Villarreal Las Palmas 2016–17 La Liga 23 October 201615.88%
Flag of Argentina.svg Alejandro Camargo Universidad de Concepción O'Higgins 2016 Apertura Chilean Primera División 4 December 2016
Flag of France.svg Moussa Dembélé St Johnstone Celtic 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 5 February 2017
Flag of Colombia.svg Avilés Hurtado Atlas Tijuana 2017 Clausura Liga MX 1 March 2017
Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Mandžukić Juventus Real Madrid 2016–17 UEFA Champions League 3 June 2017
Flag of Serbia.svg Nemanja Matić Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur 2016–17 FA Cup 23 April 2017
Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Mboula Barcelona Borussia Dortmund 2016–17 UEFA Youth League 22 February 2017

FIFA Fan Award

The award celebrates the best fan moment of November 2016 to August 2017, regardless of championship, gender or nationality.

The three nominees were announced on 22 September 2017. [6]

Celtic supporters won the award with nearly 56% of the vote. [7]

RankFansMatchCompetitionDatePercent
1 Celtic supporters CelticHeart of Midlothian 2016–17 Scottish Premiership 21 May 201755.92%
2 Borussia Dortmund supporters Borussia DortmundMonaco 2016–17 UEFA Champions League 11–12 April 201736.20%
3 Copenhagen supporters CopenhagenBrøndby 2016–17 Danish Cup 25 May 20177.88%

FIFA FIFPRO World11

The 55–player men's shortlist was announced on 20 September 2017. [16]

The players chosen included Gianluigi Buffon as goalkeeper, Dani Alves, Leonardo Bonucci, Sergio Ramos, and Marcelo as defenders, Luka Modrić, Toni Kroos, and Andrés Iniesta as midfielders, and Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Neymar as forwards. [17]

PlayerClub(s)
Goalkeeper
Flag of Italy.svg Gianluigi Buffon Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Defenders
Flag of Brazil.svg Dani Alves
Flag of Italy.svg Leonardo Bonucci
Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Ramos Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Midfielders
Flag of Croatia.svg Luka Modrić Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Germany.svg Toni Kroos Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Spain.svg Andrés Iniesta Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Forwards
Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Messi Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Brazil.svg Neymar
Second Team [18]
PlayerClub(s)
Goalkeeper
Flag of Germany.svg Manuel Neuer Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Defenders
Flag of Spain.svg Dani Carvajal Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Chiellini Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Piqué Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Silva Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Midfielders
Flag of Spain.svg Isco Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of France.svg N'Golo Kanté Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Flag of France.svg Paul Pogba Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Forwards
Flag of Argentina.svg Paulo Dybala Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Lewandowski Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of Uruguay.svg Luis Suárez Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Third Team [18]
PlayerClub(s)
Goalkeeper
Flag of Spain.svg David de Gea Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Defenders
Flag of Germany.svg Jérôme Boateng Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of Germany.svg Mats Hummels Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of Brazil.svg David Luiz Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Flag of France.svg Raphaël Varane Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Midfielders
Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Busquets Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Brazil.svg Casemiro Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Verratti Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Forwards
Flag of France.svg Karim Benzema Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Sweden.svg Zlatan Ibrahimović Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Flag of France.svg Kylian Mbappé
Fourth Team [18]
PlayerClub(s)
Goalkeeper
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Keylor Navas Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Defenders
Flag of Austria.svg David Alaba Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Alba Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Godín Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Lahm Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Midfielders
Flag of Brazil.svg Philippe Coutinho Flag of England.svg Liverpool
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eden Hazard Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Flag of Chile.svg Arturo Vidal Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Forwards
Flag of France.svg Antoine Griezmann Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Romelu Lukaku
Flag of Chile.svg Alexis Sánchez Flag of England.svg Arsenal
Fifth Team [18]
PlayerClub(s)
Goalkeeper
Flag of Slovenia.svg Jan Oblak Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid
Defenders
Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Mascherano Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Portugal.svg Pepe
Flag of France.svg Samuel Umtiti Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Ecuador.svg Antonio Valencia Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Midfielders
Flag of Spain.svg Thiago Alcântara Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of Serbia.svg Nemanja Matić
Flag of Germany.svg Mesut Özil Flag of England.svg Arsenal
Forwards
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gareth Bale Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
Flag of Uruguay.svg Edinson Cavani Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Flag of England.svg Harry Kane Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur

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