1956 Ballon d'Or
Annual football award event in France
Award
1956 Ballon d'Or | ||||
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1956 Ballon d'Or winner Stanley Matthews in 1962 | ||||
Date | 18 December 1956 | |||
Location | Paris, France | |||
Presented by | France Football | |||
Highlights | ||||
Won by | Stanley Matthews (1st award) | |||
Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or | |||
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The 1956 Ballon d'Or was the inaugural Ballon d'Or award given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries.[1] Stanley Matthews received the award on 18 December 1956.[2][3]
Rankings
Rank | Name | Club(s) | Nationality | Points |
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1 | Stanley Matthews | Blackpool | England | 47 |
2 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | Spain[a] | 44 |
3 | Raymond Kopa | Reims Real Madrid | France | 33 |
4 | Ferenc Puskás | Budapest Honvéd | Hungary | 32 |
5 | Lev Yashin | Dynamo Moscow | Soviet Union | 19 |
6 | József Bozsik | Budapest Honvéd | Hungary | 15 |
7 | Ernst Ocwirk | Austria Wien Sampdoria | Austria | 9 |
8 | Sándor Kocsis | Budapest Honvéd | Hungary | 6 |
9 | Thadée Cisowski | RC Paris | France | 4 |
Ivan Kolev | CDNA Sofia | Bulgaria | ||
Billy Wright | Wolverhampton Wanderers | England | ||
12 | Júlio Botelho | Fiorentina | Italy[b] | 3 |
13 | Stefan Bozhkov | CDNA Sofia | Bulgaria | 2 |
Duncan Edwards | Manchester United | England | ||
Gerhard Hanappi | Rapid Wien | Austria | ||
Robert Jonquet | Reims | France | ||
Miguel Montuori | Fiorentina | Italy | ||
Pepillo | Sevilla | Spain | ||
Juan Alberto Schiaffino | Milan | Italy | ||
Eduard Streltsov | Torpedo Moscow | Soviet Union | ||
21 | Marcelino Campanal | Sevilla | Spain | 1 |
Břetislav Dolejší | Dukla Prague | Czechoslovakia | ||
Roger Piantoni | FC Nancy | France | ||
Kees Rijvers | Saint-Étienne | Netherlands |
Notes
- ^ Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and would play for the Spain national team.[4]
- ^ Despite being born in Brazil, Júlio Botelho acquired Italian citizenship in 1956.
References
- ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (23 October 2008). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1956". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ^ "50 Ans De Ballon D'Or" (in French). France Football. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ^ "Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano". UEFA. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
External links
- France Football Official Ballon d'Or page
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- France Football magazine award
- 1956: Matthews
- 1957: Di Stéfano
- 1958: Kopa
- 1959: Di Stéfano
- 1960: Suárez
- 1961: Sívori
- 1962: Masopust
- 1963: Yashin
- 1964: Law
- 1965: Eusébio
- 1966: Charlton
- 1967: Albert
- 1968: Best
- 1969: Rivera
- 1970: Müller
- 1971: Cruyff
- 1972: Beckenbauer
- 1973: Cruyff
- 1974: Cruyff
- 1975: Blokhin
- 1976: Beckenbauer
- 1977: Simonsen
- 1978: Keegan
- 1979: Keegan
- 1980: Rummenigge
- 1981: Rummenigge
- 1982: Rossi
- 1983: Platini
- 1984: Platini
- 1985: Platini
- 1986: Belanov
- 1987: Gullit
- 1988: van Basten
- 1989: van Basten
- 1990: Matthäus
- 1991: Papin
- 1992: van Basten
- 1993: Baggio
- 1994: Stoichkov
- 1995: Weah
- 1996: Sammer
- 1997: Ronaldo
- 1998: Zidane
- 1999: Rivaldo
- 2000: Figo
- 2001: Owen
- 2002: Ronaldo
- 2003: Nedvěd
- 2004: Shevchenko
- 2005: Ronaldinho
- 2006: Cannavaro
- 2007: Kaká
- 2008: C. Ronaldo
- 2009: Messi
Ballon d'Or additional awards (Ballon d'Or Féminin, Kopa Trophy, Yashin Trophy, Gerd Müller Trophy, Sócrates Award, Super Ballon d'Or, Ballon d'Or Dream Team)
Related awards (French Player of the Year, FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015), FIFA World Player of the Year (1991–2009), The Best FIFA Men's Player)
Related awards (French Player of the Year, FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015), FIFA World Player of the Year (1991–2009), The Best FIFA Men's Player)