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2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or

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Host country
  
Switzerland

Venue(s)
  
Zürich Kongresshaus

Other ceremonies
  
2015

Location
  
Zürich, Switzerland

Dates
  
11 January 2016

Date
  
11 January 2016

City
  
Zürich

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The 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the sixth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich on 11 January 2016.

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2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or Messi wins the FIFA Ballon d39Or 2015 Ronaldo finished second

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or as the World Player of the Year for the fifth time, extending his own record of five wins. Carli Lloyd was named as the Women's World Player of the Year, while Luis Enrique received the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football and Jill Ellis the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football.

2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or FIFA unveils shortlist of 23 candidates for this year39s Ballon d39Or

The ceremony was hosted by Kate Abdo and James Nesbitt.

Winners and nominees

2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or Stats Records tumble at the 2015 FIFA Ballon d39Or Gala

In late October 2015, FIFA revealed shortlists for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, FIFA Women's World Player of the Year and FIFA World Coaches of the Year. The shortlists for the women's awards were revealed on 19 October and the men's on 20 October.

FIFA Ballon d'Or

The results for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:

The following 20 men were originally in contention for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or:

FIFA Puskás Award

The winner of the FIFA Puskás Award was:

  • Wendell Lira ( Goianésia), 1–2 vs Atlético Goianiense, Estádio Serra Dourada, 11 March 2015

    • The other nominees were:

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  • Lionel Messi ( Barcelona), 1–3 vs Athletic Bilbao, Camp Nou, 30 May 2015
  • Alessandro Florenzi ( Roma), 1–1 vs Barcelona, Stadio Olimpico, 16 September 2015

    • FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

    The results for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year were:

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    The following 7 players were also named to the shortlist for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award:

    FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football

    The following are the final 3 nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:

    2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Ballon d39Or 2014 Cristiano Ronaldo winner

    The following 7 managers were also named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:

    FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football

    The following are the final 3 nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:

    The following 7 managers were also named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:

    References

    2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or Wikipedia
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