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2004 FIFA World Player of the Year
Association football award
Association football award
The 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Brazilian Ronaldinho for the first time; Thierry Henry finished second for the second year in succession. It was the award's 14th edition. The award ceremony took place on the evening of December 20, 2004, and was held at the Zurich Opera House in Zurich, Switzerland. There were 157 coaches and 145 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 302 votes.
Birgit Prinz won the women's award for the second time, for the second year in succession. The 2-time award winner Mia Hamm also finished second for the second year in succession. For the women's side, there were 114 coaches and 109 captains selected for the voting process, totaling 223 votes.
Results
Men
| Rank | Player | Points | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil Ronaldinho | 620 | Spain Barcelona |
| 2 | France Thierry Henry | 552 | England Arsenal |
| 3 | Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko | 253 | Italy Milan |
| 4 | Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd | 178 | Italy Juventus |
| 5 | France Zinedine Zidane | 150 | Spain Real Madrid |
| 6 | Brazil Adriano | 98 | Italy Internazionale |
| 7= | Portugal Deco | 96 | Spain Barcelona |
| Portugal Porto | |||
| 7= | Brazil Ronaldo | 96 | Spain Real Madrid |
| 9 | Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy | 67 | England Manchester United |
| 10= | Brazil Kaká | 64 | Italy Milan |
| 10= | England Wayne Rooney | 64 | England Everton |
| England Manchester United | |||
| 12 | Ivory Coast Didier Drogba | 46 | France Marseille |
| England Chelsea | |||
| 13 | Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | 45 | England Manchester United |
| 14 | Cameroon Samuel Eto'o | 42 | Spain Mallorca |
| Spain Barcelona | |||
| 15= | Portugal Luís Figo | 35 | Spain Real Madrid |
| 15= | England David Beckham | 35 | Spain Real Madrid |
| 17= | Spain Raúl | 25 | Spain Real Madrid |
| 17= | Greece Theodoros Zagorakis | 25 | Greece AEK Athens |
| Italy Bologna | |||
| 19 | Argentina Roberto Ayala | 24 | Spain Valencia |
| 20 | England Michael Owen | 22 | England Liverpool |
| Spain Real Madrid | |||
| 21= | Brazil Roberto Carlos | 19 | Spain Real Madrid |
| 21= | Italy Paolo Maldini | 19 | Italy Milan |
| 21= | Italy Gianluigi Buffon | 19 | Italy Juventus |
| 24 | Netherlands Roy Makaay | 17 | Germany Bayern Munich |
| 25 | France Robert Pires | 15 | England Arsenal |
| 26 | England Frank Lampard | 13 | England Chelsea |
| 27 | Brazil Cafu | 10 | Italy Milan |
| 28= | Germany Michael Ballack | 9 | Germany Bayern Munich |
| 28= | Czech Republic Milan Baroš | 9 | England Liverpool |
| 30= | SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović | 7 | Ajax |
| ITA Juventus | |||
| 30= | SWE Henrik Larsson | 7 | Celtic |
| Barcelona | |||
| 32= | Wales Ryan Giggs | 6 | Manchester United |
| 32= | Italy Alessandro Nesta | 6 | Italy Milan |
| 34 | England Steven Gerrard | 5 | England Liverpool |
| 35 | Germany Oliver Kahn | 4 | Germany Bayern Munich |
Women
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GER Birgit Prinz | GER FFC Frankfurt | 376 |
| 2 | USA Mia Hamm | 286 | |
| 3 | BRA Marta | BRA Santa Cruz | |
| SWE Umeå IK | 281 | ||
| 4 | USA Abby Wambach | 126 | |
| 5 | USA Kristine Lilly | USA Boston Breakers | 109 |
| 5 | SWE Hanna Ljungberg | SWE Umeå IK | 109 |
| 7 | USA Shannon Boxx | 102 | |
| 8 | GER Renate Lingor | GER FFC Frankfurt | 89 |
| 8 | SWE Victoria Svensson | SWE Djurgårdens IF | 89 |
| 10 | BRA Cristiane | BRA Juventus-SP | 80 |
| 11 | BRA Pretinha | 68 | |
| 12 | BRA Formiga | SWE Malmö FF | 54 |
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