2012_FIFA_Ballon_d'Or
2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or
Third year for FIFA's awards
The 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the third year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich on 7 January 2013,[1] with Lionel Messi winning a record fourth consecutive Ballon d'Or.
| 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or Winner, Lionel Messi | ||||
| Date | 7 January 2013 (2013-01-07) | |||
| Location | Zürich, Switzerland | |||
| Country | Switzerland | |||
| Presented by | FIFA | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Won by |  Lionel Messi (4th Ballon d'Or) | |||
| Website | www | |||
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The gala ceremony was hosted by former Ballon d'Or winner Ruud Gullit and broadcast journalist Kay Murray of Real Madrid TV and Fox Soccer.[2]
FIFA Ballon d'Or
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A shortlist of 23 male players was compiled by members of FIFA's Football Committee as well as a group of experts from France Football.[3] It was announced on 29 October 2012.[4][5] There were three voters per FIFA member federation, one journalist and the coaches and captain of the national men's team. Each picked a first (5 points), second (3 points) and third choice (1 point), with their choices made public by FIFA.[6] This was cut to a set of three "finalists" – Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Cristiano Ronaldo – on 29 November 2012.[7][8]
The odds-on[9] favourite Lionel Messi won the award.[10] Messi won all three FIFA Ballons d'Or since its inception in 2010 and also won both predecessor awards (the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year) in 2009.
The results for the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:
| Rank | Player[11] | National team | Club(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lionel Messi | Argentina |  Barcelona | 41.60% |
| 2nd | Cristiano Ronaldo |  Portugal | Real Madrid | 23.68% |
| 3rd | Andrés Iniesta | Spain | Barcelona | 10.91% |
The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:
| Rank | Player[11] | National team | Club(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Xavi | Spain | Barcelona | 4.08% |
| 5th | Radamel Falcao |  Colombia | Atlético Madrid | 3.67% |
| 6th | Iker Casillas | Spain | Real Madrid | 3.18% |
| 7th | Andrea Pirlo |  Italy | Juventus | 2.66% |
| 8th | Didier Drogba |  Ivory Coast |  Chelsea Shanghai Shenhua | 2.60% |
| 9th | Robin van Persie |  Netherlands | Arsenal Manchester United | 1.45% |
| 10th | Zlatan Ibrahimović |  Sweden | Milan Paris Saint-Germain | 1.24% |
| 11th | Xabi Alonso | Spain | Real Madrid | 1.09% |
| 12th | Yaya Touré | Ivory Coast | Manchester City | 0.76% |
| 13th | Neymar |  Brazil | Santos | 0.61% |
| 14th | Mesut Özil |  Germany | Real Madrid | 0.41% |
| 15th | Wayne Rooney | England | Manchester United | 0.39% |
| 16th | Gianluigi Buffon | Italy | Juventus | 0.35% |
| 17th | Sergio Agüero | Argentina | Manchester City | 0.30% |
| 18th | Sergio Ramos | Spain | Real Madrid | 0.22% |
| 19th | Manuel Neuer | Germany | Bayern Munich | 0.21% |
| 20th | Sergio Busquets | Spain | Barcelona | 0.20% |
| 21st | Gerard Piqué[12] | Spain | Barcelona | 0.11% |
| 22nd | Karim Benzema | France | Real Madrid | 0.11% |
| 23rd | Mario Balotelli | Italy | Manchester City | 0.07% |
FIFA Women's World Player of the Year
On 25 October 2012, a ten-player shortlist was unveiled for the FIFA's Women's Player of the Year, which was chosen by experts from FIFA's Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup and a group of experts from France Football.[13]
The voting system used was the same as that of the men's award (see above), with coaches and captains of women's national teams and persons from the media making public top-three selections.[14]
| Rank | Player[15] | National team | Club(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Abby Wambach |  United States | w/o club | 20.67% |
| 2nd | Marta | Brazil | Tyresö FF | 13.50% |
| 3rd | Alex Morgan | United States | Seattle Sounders | 10.87% |
| Rank | Player[11] | National team | Club(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Homare Sawa |  Japan | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 10.85% |
| 5th | Christine Sinclair |  Canada | Western New York Flash | 10.33% |
| 6th | Carli Lloyd | United States | w/o club | 7.99% |
| 7th | Camille Abily | France | Lyon | 7.70% |
| 8th | Aya Miyama | Japan | Yunogo Belle | 7.51% |
| 9th | Miho Fukumoto | Japan | Yunogo Belle | 7.32% |
| 10th | Megan Rapinoe | United States | Seattle Sounders | 2.89% |
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football
This award was decided by the same voters and system as that of the men's player award.[16]
| Rank | Coach[15] | Nationality | Team(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vicente del Bosque | Spain | Spain | 34.51% |
| 2nd | José Mourinho | Portugal | Real Madrid | 20.49% |
| 3rd | Pep Guardiola | Spain | Barcelona | 12.91% |
| Rank | Coach[11] | Nationality | Team(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Roberto Di Matteo | Italy | Chelsea | 12.02% |
| 5th | Alex Ferguson |  Scotland | Manchester United | 5.82% |
| 6th | Jürgen Klopp | Germany | Borussia Dortmund | 4.78% |
| 7th | Cesare Prandelli | Italy | Italy | 3.34% |
| 8th | Roberto Mancini | Italy | Manchester City | 3.10% |
| 9th | Joachim Löw | Germany | Germany | 1.15% |
| 10th | Jupp Heynckes | Germany | Bayern Munich | 1.00% |
FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football
This award was decided by the same voters and system as that of the women's player award.[17]
| Rank | Coach[15] | Nationality | Team(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pia Sundhage | Sweden | United States | 28.59% |
| 2nd | Norio Sasaki | Japan | Japan | 23.83% |
| 3rd | Bruno Bini | France | France | 9.02% |
| Rank | Coach[11] | Nationality | Team(s) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | Patrice Lair | France | Lyon | 7.64% |
| 5th | Silvia Neid | Germany | Germany | 6.48% |
| 6th | John Herdman | England | Canada | 6.31% |
| 7th | Hiroshi Yoshida | Japan | Japan U17 Japan U20 | 5.75% |
| 8th | Steve Swanson | United States | United States U20 | 5.02% |
| 9th | Maren Meinert | Germany | Germany U20 | 3.70% |
| 10th | Hope Powell | England | England  Great Britain Olympic | 3.29% |
FIFA/FIFPro World XI
This was the first occasion that all eleven FIFPro World XI players were players from the same league (La Liga).[19]
FIFA Puskás Award
The Puskás Award for best goal was decided by a public online vote.[20]
| Rank | Player[15] | Nationality | Team | Percent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Miroslav Stoch |  Slovakia |  Fenerbahçe | 78% | Volley into top corner of net, 3 March 2012, Turkish Süper Lig match against Gençlerbirliği[21] |
| 2nd | Radamel Falcao | Colombia | Atlético Madrid | 15% | |
| 3rd | Neymar | Brazil | Santos | 7% |
FIFA Presidential Award
FIFA Fair Play Award
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Over 50,000 FIFPro professional players have voted and elected the following FIFA/FIFPro World XI for 2012: IKER CASILLAS, DANI ALVES, MARCELO, GERARD PIQUÉ, SERGIO RAMOS, ANDRÉS INIESTA, XABI ALONSO, XAVI HERNANDEZ, CRISTIANO RONALDO, RADAMEL FALCAO, LIONEL MESSI.
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