The Archive
Every Ballon d'Or ever awarded — 68 editions, 1956 to 2024, one year cancelled. ● marks a file open for reading — all 46 are.
| Year | Winner | Nat. | Era |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Stanley Matthews | ENG | Classic● |
| 1957 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | ESP | Classic● |
| 1958 | Raymond Kopa | FRA | Classic● |
| 1959 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | ESP | Classic● |
| 1960 | Luis Suárez | ESP | Classic● |
| 1961 | Omar Sívori | ITA | Classic● |
| 1962 | Josef Masopust | TCH | Classic● |
| 1963 | Lev Yashin | URS | Classic● |
| 1964 | Denis Law | SCO | Classic● |
| 1965 | Eusébio | POR | Classic● |
| 1966 | Bobby Charlton | ENG | Classic● |
| 1967 | Flórián Albert | HUN | Classic● |
| 1968 | George Best | NIR | Classic● |
| 1969 | Luigi Riva | ITA | Classic● |
| 1970 | Gerd Müller | FRG | Classic● |
| 1971 | Johan Cruyff | NED | Classic● |
| 1972 | Franz Beckenbauer | FRG | Classic● |
| 1973 | Johan Cruyff | NED | Classic● |
| 1974 | Johan Cruyff | NED | Classic● |
| 1975 | Oleh Blokhin | URS | Classic● |
| 1976 | Franz Beckenbauer | FRG | Classic● |
| 1977 | Allan Simonsen | DEN | Classic● |
| 1978 | Kevin Keegan | ENG | Classic● |
| 1979 | Kevin Keegan | ENG | Classic● |
| 1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | FRG | Classic● |
| 1981 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | FRG | Classic● |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi | ITA | Classic● |
| 1983 | Michel Platini | FRA | Classic● |
| 1984 | Michel Platini | FRA | Classic● |
| 1985 | Michel Platini | FRA | Classic● |
| 1986 | Ihor Belanov | URS | Classic● |
| 1987 | Ruud Gullit | NED | Classic● |
| 1988 | Marco van Basten | NED | Classic● |
| 1989 | Marco van Basten | NED | Classic● |
| 1990 | Lothar Matthäus | GER | Classic● |
| 1991 | Jean-Pierre Papin | FRA | Classic● |
| 1992 | Marco van Basten | NED | Classic● |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio | ITA | Classic● |
| 1994 | Hristo Stoichkov | BUL | Classic● |
| 1995 | George Weah | LBR | Modern● |
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer | GER | Modern● |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | BRA | Modern● |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane | FRA | Modern● |
| 1999 | Rivaldo | BRA | Modern● |
| 2000 | Luís Figo | POR | Modern● |
| 2001 | Michael Owen | ENG | Modern● |
| 2002 | Ronaldo | BRA | Modern● |
| 2003 | Pavel Nedvěd | CZE | Modern● |
| 2004 | Andriy Shevchenko | UKR | Modern● |
| 2005 | Ronaldinho | BRA | Modern● |
| 2006 | Fabio Cannavaro | ITA | Modern● |
| 2007 | Kaká | BRA | Modern● |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | POR | Modern● |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi | ARG | Modern● |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi | ARG | Modern● |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi | ARG | Modern● |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi | ARG | Modern● |
| 2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo | POR | Modern● |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo | POR | Modern● |
| 2015 | Lionel Messi | ARG | Modern● |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo | POR | Modern● |
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo | POR | Modern● |
| 2018 | Luka Modrić | CRO | Modern● |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi | ARG | Modern● |
| 2020 | Not awarded — the pandemic year | — | — |
| 2021 | Lionel Messi | ARG | Modern● |
| 2022 | Karim Benzema | FRA | Modern● |
| 2023 | Lionel Messi | ARG | Modern● |
| 2024 | Rodri | ESP | Modern● |
39 classic editions·
29 modern editions·
2020 — the year football paused