1963 Ballon d'Or
Annual football award event in France
Award
1963 Ballon d'Or | ||||
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![]() 1963 Ballon d'Or winner Lev Yashin in 1965 | ||||
Date | 17 December 1963 | |||
Location | Paris, France | |||
Presented by | France Football | |||
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Won by | ![]() | |||
Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or | |||
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The 1963 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Lev Yashin on 17 December 1963.[1] He was the first, and as of 2024, the only goalkeeper to win this award. He also became the first Soviet and Russian national to win the award.[2][3]
Rankings
Rank | Name | Club(s) | Nationality | Points |
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1 | Lev Yashin | ![]() | ![]() | 73 |
2 | Gianni Rivera | ![]() | ![]() | 55 |
3 | Jimmy Greaves | ![]() | ![]() | 50 |
4 | Denis Law | ![]() | ![]() | 45 |
5 | Eusébio | ![]() | ![]() | 19 |
6 | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | 16 |
7 | Uwe Seeler | ![]() | ![]() | 9 |
8 | Bobby Charlton | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
Luis Suárez | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Giovanni Trapattoni | ![]() | ![]() | ||
11 | José Altafini | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
Paul Van Himst | ![]() | ![]() | ||
13 | Flórián Albert | ![]() | ![]() | 3 |
Harry Bild | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Josef Masopust | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Omar Sívori | ![]() | ![]() | ||
17 | Robert Herbin | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
Jef Jurion | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Cesare Maldini | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Károly Sándor | ![]() | ![]() | ||
21 | Mário Coluna | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
Ake Johansson | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Manfred Kaiser | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Metin Oktay | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Svatopluk Pluskal | ![]() | ![]() |
References
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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)