2001 FIFA World Player of the Year

Template:Short description The 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Luís Figo by the slim margin of 12 points. David Beckham was again in the second place. The gala was hosted at the TV Production Centre in Zürich, on December 17, 2001. 130 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. For the first time the Women's award was given out, won by Mia Hamm.

Results

Men

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Rank	Player	5P	3P	1P	Points	Club(s)
1	Template:Flagicon Luís Figo	27	35	10	250	Template:Flagicon Real Madrid
2	Template:Flagicon David Beckham	30	23	19	238	Template:Flagicon Manchester United
3	Template:Flagicon Raúl	10	12	10	96	Template:Flagicon Real Madrid
4	Template:Flagicon Zinedine Zidane	12	9	7	94	Template:Flagicon Juventus Template:Flagicon Real Madrid
5	Template:Flagicon Rivaldo	11	7	16	92	Template:Flagicon Barcelona
6	Template:Flagicon Juan Sebastián Verón	9	6	8	71	Template:Flagicon Lazio Template:Flagicon Manchester United
7	Template:Flagicon Oliver Kahn	8	5	10	65	Template:Flagicon Bayern Munich
8	Template:Flagicon Michael Owen	4	11	8	61	Template:Flagicon Liverpool
9	Template:Flagicon Andriy Shevchenko	6	4	4	46	Template:Flagicon Milan
10	Template:Flagicon Francesco Totti	5	4	3	40	Template:Flagicon Roma
11	Template:Flagicon Thierry Henry	0	3	6	15	Template:Flagicon Arsenal
12	Template:Flagicon Manuel Rui Costa	2	1	1	14	Template:Flagicon Fiorentina Template:Flagicon Milan
13	Template:Flagicon Patrick Vieira	2	1	0	13	Template:Flagicon Arsenal
14	Template:Flagicon Henrik Larsson	1	1	1	9	Template:Flagicon Celtic
15	Template:Flagicon Roberto Carlos	1	1	0	8	Template:Flagicon Real Madrid
	Template:Flagicon Gabriel Batistuta	0	2	2	8	Template:Flagicon Roma
17	Template:Flagicon Stefan Effenberg	1	0	0	5	Template:Flagicon Bayern Munich
	Template:Flagicon Alen Bokšić	1	0	0	5	Template:Flagicon Middlesbrough
19	Template:Flagicon Hernán Crespo	0	1	1	4	Template:Flagicon Lazio
	Template:Flagicon Ruud van Nistelrooy	0	1	1	4	Template:Flagicon PSV Template:Flagicon Manchester United
	Template:Flagicon Alessandro Del Piero	0	0	4	4	Template:Flagicon Juventus
22	Template:Flagicon Oscar Córdoba	0	1	0	3	Template:Flagicon Inter
	Template:Flagicon Gaizka Mendieta	0	1	0	3	Template:Flagicon Valencia Template:Flagicon Lazio
	Template:Flagicon Ebbe Sand	0	1	0	3	Template:Flagicon Schalke 04
	Template:Flagicon Alessandro Nesta	0	0	3	3	Template:Flagicon Lazio
	Template:Flagicon Javier Saviola	0	0	3	3	Template:Flagicon River Plate Template:Flagicon Barcelona
27	Template:Flagicon Giovane Élber	0	0	2	2	Template:Flagicon Bayern Munich
	Template:Flagicon Hidetoshi Nakata	0	0	2	2	Template:Flagicon Roma Template:Flagicon Parma
29	Template:Flagicon Carlos Alberto Pavón	0	0	1	1	Template:Flagicon Morelia Template:Flagicon Udinese
	Template:Flagicon Ali Daei	0	0	1	1	Template:Flagicon Hertha Berlin
	Template:Flagicon Luis Enrique	0	0	1	1	Template:Flagicon Barcelona
	Template:Flagicon Steven Gerrard	0	0	1	1	Template:Flagicon Liverpool
	Template:Flagicon Roy Keane	0	0	1	1	Template:Flagicon Manchester United
	Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Olisadebe	0	0	1	1	Template:Flagicon Polonia Warsaw Template:Flagicon Panathinaikos
	Template:Flagicon Diego Simeone	0	0	1	1	Template:Flagicon Lazio
	Template:Flagicon Jon Dahl Tomasson	0	0	1	1	Template:Flagicon Feyenoord
	Template:Flagicon Sibusiso Zuma	0	0	1	1	Template:Flagicon F.C. Copenhagen

Women

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Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Mia Hamm	Template:Flagicon Washington Freedom	154
2	Template:Flagicon Sun Wen	Template:Flagicon Atlanta Beat	79
3	Template:Flagicon Tiffeny Milbrett	Template:Flagicon New York Power	47
4	Template:Flagicon Birgit Prinz	Template:Flagicon FFC Frankfurt	40
5	Template:Flagicon Doris Fitschen	Template:Flagicon FFC Frankfurt Template:Flagicon Philadelphia Charge	37
6	Template:Flagicon Sissi	Template:Flagicon San Jose CyberRays	35
7	Template:Flagicon Hanna Ljungberg	Template:Flagicon Umeå IK	29
8	Template:Flagicon Bettina Wiegmann	Template:Flagicon FFC Brauweiler Template:Flagicon Boston Breakers	17
9	Template:Flagicon Hege Riise	Template:Flagicon Carolina Courage	16
10	Template:Flagicon Dagny Mellgren	Template:Flagicon Boston Breakers	13
11	Template:Flagicon Brandi Chastain	Template:Flagicon San Jose CyberRays	11
12	Template:Flagicon Claudia Müller	Template:Flagicon WSV Wendschott	10
13	Template:Flagicon Charmaine Hooper	Template:Flagicon Atlanta Beat	9
14	Template:Flagicon Sandra Smisek	Template:Flagicon FCR Duisburg	8
	Template:Flagicon Maren Meinert	Template:Flagicon Boston Breakers	8
	Template:Flagicon Liu Ailing	Template:Flagicon Philadelphia Charge	8
17	Template:Flagicon Liu Ying	Template:Flagicon China	6
	Template:Flagicon Kelly Smith	Template:Flagicon Philadelphia Charge	6
	Template:Flagicon Steffi Jones	Template:Flagicon 1. FFC Frankfurt	6
20	Template:Flagicon Anissa Tann	Template:Flagicon NSW Sapphires	5
	Template:Flagicon Nguen Thi Mai Lan	Template:Flagicon Dong Trieu	5
	Template:Flagicon Cindy Parlow	Template:Flagicon Atlanta Beat	5
	Template:Flagicon Malin Moström	Template:Flagicon Umeå IK	5
	Template:Flagicon Kamila Beregszasziova	Template:Flagicon Olympia Košice	5
	Template:Flagicon Kátia	Template:Flagicon San Jose CyberRays	5
26	Template:Flagicon Kristine Lilly	Template:Flagicon Boston Breakers	4
	Template:Flagicon Joy Fawcett	Template:Flagicon San Diego Spirit	4
	Template:Flagicon Michelle Akers	Template:Flagicon United States	4
29	Template:Flagicon Gro Espeseth	Template:Flagicon New York Power	3
	Template:Flagicon Julie Foudy	Template:Flagicon San Diego Spirit	3
	Template:Flagicon LaKeysia Beene	Template:Flagicon San Jose CyberRays	3
	Template:Flagicon Bente Nordby	Template:Flagicon Carolina Courage Template:Flagicon San Diego Spirit	3
	Template:Flagicon Mônica Angélica de Paula	Template:Flagicon Brazil	3
	Template:Flagicon Jane Tornqvist	Template:Flagicon Älvsjö AIK FF	3
	Template:Flagicon Pretinha	Template:Flagicon Washington Freedom	3
	Template:Flagicon Mar Lar Win	Template:Flagicon China	3
	Template:Flagicon Corinne Diacre	Template:Flagicon Soyaux	3
	Template:Flagicon Briana Scurry	Template:Flagicon Atlanta Beat	3
	Template:Flagicon Zhu Jing	Template:Flagicon China	3
	Template:Flagicon Hatice Bahar Özgüvenç	Template:Flagicon Delta Mobilyaspor Template:Flagicon Kuzeyspor	3
	Template:Flagicon Merete Pedersen	Template:Flagicon Odense Boldklub Q	3
	Template:Flagicon Marinette Pichon	Template:Flagicon Saint-Memmie Olympique	3
43	Template:Flagicon Maribel Dominguez	Template:Flagicon Mexico	2
44	Template:Flagicon Ann Kristin Aarones	Template:Flagicon New York Power	1
	Template:Flagicon Angela Banks	Template:Flagicon Arsenal W.F.C.	1
	Template:Flagicon Roseli	Template:Flagicon Washington Freedom	1
	Template:Flagicon Carol Bonde	Template:Flagicon Denmark	1
	Template:Flagicon Han Wenxia	Template:Flagicon China	1
	Template:Flagicon So Wing	Template:Flagicon China	1
	Template:Flagicon Mama ama Gyaneua	Template:Flagicon Guyana	1
	Template:Flagicon Julie Murray	Template:Flagicon Bay Area CyberRays	1
	Template:Flagicon Magnolia Perez	Template:Flagicon Comunicaciones	1
	Template:Flagicon Patrizia Panico	Template:Flagicon Lazio	1
	Template:Flagicon Marianne Pettersen	Template:Flagicon Fulham Ladies	1
	Template:Flagicon Wen Lirong	Template:Flagicon Carolina Courage Template:Flagicon San Diego Spirit	1
	Template:Flagicon Tania	Template:Flagicon Australia	1
	Template:Flagicon Carola Andersson	Template:Flagicon Tiffin University	1
	Template:Flagicon Mercy Akide	Template:Flagicon San Diego Spirit	1
	Template:Flagicon Cynthia Browaeys	Template:Flagicon Eendracht Alost Ladies	1
	Template:Flagicon Nadezhda Bosikova	Template:Flagicon FC Energy Voronezh	1

External links

• FIFA World Player 2001 (pdf)
• FIFA Women's World Player 2001 (pdf)