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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 were held on 9 January 2017 in Zürich, Switzerland.[1] The Best FIFA Football Awards are the annual recognitions awarded by FIFA to several individuals across different categories, including: best eleven players of the year, known as FIFA FIFPro World XI (awards goalkeeper, best defenders l, midfielders, attackers), FIFA World Coach of the Year for men's and for women's football, best female player of the year, 2nd best male player of the year, and best goal of the year (known as FIFA Puskás Award). The FIFA Fair Play Award is the only award that usually goes to groups or entities instead of individuals.

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016
Cristiano Ronaldo, The Best FIFA Men's Player 2016
Date9 January 2017 (2017-01-09)
LocationZürich, Switzerland
Presented byFIFA
Hosted byEva Longoria and Marco Schreyl
Highlights
The Best FIFA PlayerMen's:
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
Women's:
United States Carli Lloyd
The Best FIFA CoachMen's:
Italy Claudio Ranieri
Women's:
Germany Silvia Neid
FIFA Puskás AwardMalaysia Mohd Faiz Subri
Websitefifa.com
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The selection criteria for the (men's and women's) players of the year were: sporting performance, as well as general conduct on and off the pitch from 20 November 2015 to 22 November 2016. The selection criteria for the coaches of the year were: performance and general behaviour of their teams on and off the pitch from 20 November 2015 to 22 November 2016.

The votes were decided by media representatives, national team coaches, and national team captains. In October 2016, it was announced that the general public would also be allowed to vote.[2] Each group contributed 25% of the overall vote.

The ceremony was hosted by Eva Longoria and Marco Schreyl.[3][4]

Winners and nominees

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The Best FIFA Men's Player

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See also: The Best FIFA Men's Player

The Football Committee compiled a shortlist of 23 male players for The Best FIFA Men's Player.[1]

The 23 candidates were announced on 4 November.[5] The three finalists were announced on 1 December 2016.[6]

Cristiano Ronaldo won the award with nearly 35% of the vote.[7]

 
Lionel Messi
 
Antoine Griezmann
Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Percent
The finalists
1 Cristiano Ronaldo   Real Madrid   Portugal 34.54%
2 Lionel Messi   Barcelona   Argentina 26.42%
3 Antoine Griezmann   Atlético Madrid   France 7.53%
Other candidates
4 Neymar   Barcelona   Brazil 6.23%
5 Luis Suárez   Barcelona   Uruguay 5.11%
6 Gareth Bale   Real Madrid   Wales 4.62%
7 Riyad Mahrez   Leicester City   Algeria 2.20%
8 Gianluigi Buffon   Juventus   Italy 1.85%
9 Andrés Iniesta   Barcelona   Spain 1.69%
10 Toni Kroos   Real Madrid   Germany 1.25%
11 Alexis Sánchez   Arsenal   Chile 1.19%
12 Robert Lewandowski   Bayern Munich   Poland 0.93%
13 Luka Modrić   Real Madrid   Croatia 0.89%
14 Mesut Özil   Arsenal   Germany 0.86%
15 Jamie Vardy   Leicester City   England 0.81%
16 Manuel Neuer   Bayern Munich   Germany 0.80%
17 Sergio Ramos   Real Madrid   Spain 0.70%
18 Zlatan Ibrahimović
  Sweden 0.50%
19 Paul Pogba
  France 0.47%
20 Kevin De Bruyne   Manchester City   Belgium 0.46%
21 N'Golo Kanté
  France 0.40%
22 Sergio Agüero   Manchester City   Argentina 0.38%
23 Dimitri Payet   West Ham United   France 0.17%

The Best FIFA Women's Player

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Carli Lloyd
 
Marta
 
Melanie Behringer

The Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup compiled a shortlist of 10 female players for The Best FIFA Women's Player.[1]

The 10 candidates were announced on 3 November.[8] The three finalists were announced on 2 December.[9]

Carli Lloyd won the award with nearly 21% of the vote.[7]

Rank Player Club(s) played for National team Percent
The finalists
1 Carli Lloyd   Houston Dash   United States 20.68%
2 Marta   FC Rosengård   Brazil 16.60%
3 Melanie Behringer   Bayern Munich   Germany 12.34%
Other candidates
4 Dzsenifer Marozsán
  Germany 11.68%
5 Sara Däbritz   Bayern Munich   Germany 8.19%
6 Saki Kumagai   Lyon   Japan 6.94%
7 Lotta Schelin   Lyon   Sweden 6.58%
8 Christine Sinclair   Portland Thorns   Canada 5.99%
9 Amandine Henry   Portland Thorns   France 5.96%
10 Camille Abily   Lyon   France 5.04%

The Best FIFA Men's Coach

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The Football Committee compiled a shortlist of 10 men's football coaches for The Best FIFA Men's Coach.[1]

The 10 candidates were announced on 2 November.[10] The three finalists were announced in December 2016.[11]

 
Claudio Ranieri

Claudio Ranieri won the award with over 22% of the vote.[7]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Percent
The finalists
1   Claudio Ranieri   Leicester City 22.06%
2   Zinedine Zidane   Real Madrid 16.56%
3   Fernando Santos   Portugal 16.24%
Other candidates
4   Diego Simeone   Atlético Madrid 12.98%
5   Pep Guardiola
11.13%
6   Luis Enrique   Barcelona 8.32%
7   Jürgen Klopp   Liverpool 7.71%
8   Didier Deschamps   France 1.97%
9   Chris Coleman   Wales 1.82%
10   Mauricio Pochettino   Tottenham Hotspur 1.21%

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

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The Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup compiled a shortlist of 10 women's football coaches for The Best FIFA Women's Coach.[1]

The 10 candidates were announced on 1 November.[12] The three finalists were announced on 2 December 2016.[13]

 
Silvia Neid

Silvia Neid won the award with nearly 30% of the vote.[7]

Rank Coach Team(s) managed Percent
The finalists
1   Silvia Neid   Germany 29.99%
2   Jill Ellis   United States 16.68%
3   Pia Sundhage   Sweden 16.47%
Other candidates
4   John Herdman   Canada 7.85%
5   Gérard Prêcheur   Lyon 7.26%
6   Vadão   Brazil 6.00%
7   Martina Voss-Tecklenburg   Switzerland 4.07%
8   Vera Pauw   South Africa 3.99%
9   Thomas Wörle   Bayern Munich 3.96%
10   Philippe Bergeroo   France 3.73%

FIFA Fair Play Award

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Colombian club Atlético Nacional won the award due to their gesture of asking CONMEBOL to award the 2016 Copa Sudamericana title to Brazilian club Chapecoense following the LaMia Flight 2933 disaster, which resulted in the deaths of 19 players and 23 staff members of the Brazilian club.[14]

Winner Reason
  Atlético Nacional Requested CONMEBOL to award Chapecoense with the 2016 Copa Sudamericana title following LaMia Flight 2933 crash

FIFA Award for an Outstanding Career

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Brazilian futsal player Falcão won the award for his 27 years of contribution to the sport.[15]

Player Reason
  Falcão As a result of his remarkable contribution to the sport

FIFA Puskás Award

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See also: FIFA Puskás Award
External videos
  Mohd Faiz Subri (MAS) - FIFA PUSKAS AWARD 2016 WINNER! on YouTube
  THE FIFA PUSKAS AWARD 2016 - Mohd Faiz Subri WINNER on YouTube

The shortlist was announced on 21 November 2016.[16] The three finalists were announced on 2 December 2016.[17]

Mohd Faiz Subri won the award with over 59% of the vote.[18]

Rank Player Match Competition Date Percent
The finalists
1   Mohd Faiz Subri Penang – Pahang 2016 Malaysia Super League 16 February 2016 59.46%
2   Marlone Corinthians – Cobresal 2016 Copa Libertadores 21 April 2016 22.86%
3   Daniuska Rodríguez Venezuela – Colombia 2016 South American U-17 Women's Championship 14 March 2016 10.01%
Other candidates
  Mario Gaspar Spain – England International friendly 13 November 2015 7.68%
  Hlompho Kekana Cameroon – South Africa 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 26 March 2016
  Lionel Messi United States – Argentina Copa América Centenario 21 June 2016
  Neymar Barcelona – Villarreal 2015–16 La Liga 8 November 2015
  Hal Robson-Kanu Wales – Belgium UEFA Euro 2016 1 July 2016
  Saúl Atlético Madrid – Bayern Munich 2015–16 UEFA Champions League 27 April 2016
  Simon Skrabb Gefle IF – Åtvidabergs FF 2015 Allsvenskan 31 October 2015

FIFA Fan Award

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The three nominees were announced on 9 December 2016.[19] It was the first time that this award was given.

Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool supporters won the award with nearly 46% of the vote.[20]

Rank Fans Match Competition Date Percent
1 Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool supporters Liverpool – Borussia Dortmund 2015–16 UEFA Europa League 14 April 2016 45.92%
2 Iceland supporters France – Iceland UEFA Euro 2016 3 July 2016 31.37%
3 ADO Den Haag supporters Feyenoord – ADO Den Haag 2016–17 Eredivisie 11 September 2016 22.71%

FIFA FIFPRO World11

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The 55–player men's shortlist was announced on 1 December 2016.[21]

The players chosen included Manuel Neuer as goalkeeper, Dani Alves, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Ramos, and Marcelo as defenders, Luka Modrić, Toni Kroos, and Andrés Iniesta as midfielders, and Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, and Cristiano Ronaldo as forwards.[22]

9 out of the 11 players played in La Liga.

FIFA FIFPRO World11 2016
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
  Manuel Neuer   Bayern Munich
Defenders
  Dani Alves
  Gerard Piqué   Barcelona
  Sergio Ramos   Real Madrid
  Marcelo   Real Madrid
Midfielders
  Luka Modrić   Real Madrid
  Toni Kroos   Real Madrid
  Andrés Iniesta   Barcelona
Forwards
  Lionel Messi   Barcelona
  Luis Suárez   Barcelona
  Cristiano Ronaldo   Real Madrid
Second Team[23]
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
  Gianluigi Buffon   Juventus
Defenders
  David Alaba   Bayern Munich
  Pepe   Real Madrid
  Thiago Silva   Paris Saint-Germain
  Jérôme Boateng   Bayern Munich
Midfielders
  Mesut Özil   Arsenal
  Sergio Busquets   Barcelona
  Paul Pogba
Forwards
  Neymar   Barcelona
  Zlatan Ibrahimović
  Antoine Griezmann   Atlético Madrid
Third Team[23]
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
  David de Gea   Manchester United
Defenders
  Jordi Alba   Barcelona
  Dani Carvajal   Real Madrid
  Diego Godín   Atlético Madrid
  Philipp Lahm   Bayern Munich
Midfielders
  Kevin De Bruyne   Manchester City
  N'Golo Kanté
  Arturo Vidal   Bayern Munich
Forwards
  Sergio Agüero   Manchester City
  Gareth Bale   Real Madrid
  Robert Lewandowski   Bayern Munich
Fourth Team[23]
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
  Keylor Navas   Real Madrid
Defenders
  Raphaël Varane   Real Madrid
  Mats Hummels
  Leonardo Bonucci   Juventus
  David Luiz
Midfielders
  Eden Hazard   Chelsea
  Marco Verratti   Paris Saint-Germain
  Ivan Rakitić   Barcelona
Forwards
  Karim Benzema   Real Madrid
  Gonzalo Higuaín
  Alexis Sánchez   Arsenal
Fifth Team[23]
Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper
  Claudio Bravo
Defenders
  Serge Aurier   Paris Saint-Germain
  Javier Mascherano   Barcelona
  Giorgio Chiellini   Juventus
  Héctor Bellerín   Arsenal
Midfielders
  Dimitri Payet   West Ham United
  Xabi Alonso   Bayern Munich
  David Silva   Manchester City
Forwards
  Paulo Dybala   Juventus
  Jamie Vardy   Leicester City
  Thomas Müller   Bayern Munich

See also

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References

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