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UEFA Team of the Year
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | UEFA Fan's Team of the Year |
| subheader | |
| image_size | |
| year | 2001 |
| presenter | UEFA |
| most_wins | POR Cristiano Ronaldo |
| (15 appearances) | |
| website |
(15 appearances) The UEFA Fan's Team of the Year is a football award given by UEFA through a poll on its official website. This award started in 2001{{Citation | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212155451/http://www.uefa.com/Fanzone/TeamOfTheYear/news/newsId=486321.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 12, 2006 | access-date = 2007-12-13}} and allows users of the organization's website to choose their own eleven players and a coach based on their overall performances in European club football and international competitions.
Selection process
Until 2011, the writers at the website had constructed a short-list of sixty footballers and coaches who have performed well in European club competitions, domestic competitions and international tournaments for that particular year. Users then cast their vote of a line-up consisting of eleven players (including a goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielders, and two forwards) and a coach based on who they believed excelled in European football. After the selection is made, the user also has to select one of the players to be the captain of their team.
The format of the vote was changed in 2012 – now users first choose their preferred formation (4–4–2, 3–5–2, 3–4–3, 4–3–3 or 5–3–2), and then choose the relevant number of players for each position. The voters have a choice between 4 goalkeepers, 12 defenders, 12 midfielders and 12 forwards. The voting for best coach was discontinued.
After the votes are cast, they are tallied and the final team is announced on the UEFA website.
Appearance records
The player with the most appearances in the team is Cristiano Ronaldo, having appeared fifteen times. Second is Lionel Messi, having appeared twelve times. Sergio Ramos has the third-most appearances with nine, which is also the record for a defender. The most consecutive appearances in the team is fourteen for Cristiano Ronaldo (2007–2020), followed by Sergio Ramos (2012–2018) and Lionel Messi (2014–2020) with seven each, and Iker Casillas (2007–2012) with six.
The teams with the most player appearances (not including manager appearances) are Real Madrid and Barcelona with 49, followed by Bayern Munich (21) and Juventus (20). Barcelona is the team with the most players selected in a single season, with six players in both 2009 and 2010. The only other teams with more than three players in one season are Bayern Munich (four in 2013 and five in both 2014 and 2020), Liverpool (five in 2019), and Real Madrid (five in both 2017 and 2018 and four in 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016).
The manager with the most appearances is José Mourinho, with four appearances (one with Internazionale, two with Porto and one with Chelsea). He is followed by Alex Ferguson, who has two appearances.
Team of the Year 2001
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Spain Santiago Cañizares | Spain Valencia | 1st |
| Romania Cosmin Contra | Spain Alavés | |
| Italy Milan | 1st | |
| Finland Sami Hyypiä | England Liverpool | 1st |
| Sweden Patrik Andersson | Germany Bayern Munich | |
| Spain Barcelona | 1st | |
| France Bixente Lizarazu | Germany Bayern Munich | 1st |
| England David Beckham | England Manchester United | 1st |
| France Patrick Vieira | England Arsenal | 1st |
| France Zinedine Zidane | Italy Juventus | |
| Spain Real Madrid | 1st | |
| Argentina Kily González | Spain Valencia | 1st |
| France Thierry Henry | England Arsenal | 1st |
| France David Trezeguet | Italy Juventus | 1st |
Coach: France Gérard Houllier: England Liverpool
Source:
Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Team of the Year 2002
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey Rüştü Reçber | Turkey Fenerbahçe | 1st |
| Spain Carles Puyol | Spain Barcelona | 1st |
| Italy Alessandro Nesta | Italy Lazio | |
| Italy Milan | 1st | |
| Romania Cristian Chivu | Netherlands Ajax | 1st |
| Brazil Roberto Carlos | Spain Real Madrid | 1st |
| Netherlands Clarence Seedorf | Italy Internazionale | |
| Italy Milan | 1st | |
| Germany Michael Ballack | Germany Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Germany Bayern Munich | 1st | |
| France Zinedine Zidane | Spain Real Madrid | 2nd |
| Ireland Damien Duff | England Blackburn Rovers | 1st |
| France Thierry Henry | England Arsenal | 2nd |
| Brazil Ronaldo | Italy Internazionale | |
| Spain Real Madrid | 1st |
Coach: Turkey Şenol Güneş: Turkey Turkey
Source:
Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Team of the Year 2003
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy Gianluigi Buffon | Italy Juventus | 1st | |
| Portugal Paulo Ferreira | Portugal Porto | 1st | |
| Italy Alessandro Nesta | Italy Milan | 2nd | |
| Italy Paolo Maldini | Italy Milan | 1st | |
| Brazil Roberto Carlos | Spain Real Madrid | 2nd | |
| Portugal Luís Figo | Spain Real Madrid | 1st | |
| England David Beckham | England Manchester United | ||
| Spain Real Madrid | 2nd | ||
| France Zinedine Zidane | Spain Real Madrid | 3rd | |
| Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd | Italy Juventus | 1st | |
| France Thierry Henry | England Arsenal | 3rd | |
| Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy | England Manchester United | 1st |
Coach: Portugal José Mourinho: Portugal Porto
Source:
Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Team of the Year 2004
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Italy Gianluigi Buffon | Italy Juventus | 2nd |
| Brazil Cafu | Italy Milan | 1st |
| Portugal Ricardo Carvalho | Portugal Porto | |
| England Chelsea | 1st | |
| Italy Alessandro Nesta | Italy Milan | 3rd |
| England Ashley Cole | England Arsenal | 1st |
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | England Manchester United | 1st |
| Portugal Maniche | Portugal Porto | 1st |
| Brazil Ronaldinho | Spain Barcelona | 1st |
| Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd | Italy Juventus | 2nd |
| France Thierry Henry | England Arsenal | 4th |
| Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko | Italy Milan | 1st |
Coach: Portugal José Mourinho: Portugal Porto / England Chelsea
Source:
Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Team of the Year 2005
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic Petr Čech | England Chelsea | 1st | |
| Brazil Cafu | Italy Milan | 2nd | |
| England John Terry | England Chelsea | 1st | |
| Spain Carles Puyol | Spain Barcelona | 2nd | |
| Italy Paolo Maldini | Italy Milan | 2nd | |
| Spain Luis García | England Liverpool | 1st | |
| England Steven Gerrard | England Liverpool | 1st | |
| Brazil Ronaldinho | Spain Barcelona | 2nd | |
| Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd | Italy Juventus | 3rd | |
| Cameroon Samuel Eto'o | Spain Barcelona | 1st | |
| Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko | Italy Milan | 2nd |
Coach: Portugal José Mourinho: England Chelsea
Source:
Team of the Year 2006
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy Gianluigi Buffon | Italy Juventus | 3rd | |
| Italy Gianluca Zambrotta | Italy Juventus | ||
| Spain Barcelona | 1st | ||
| Italy Fabio Cannavaro | Italy Juventus | ||
| Spain Real Madrid | 1st | ||
| Spain Carles Puyol | Spain Barcelona | 3rd | |
| Germany Philipp Lahm | Germany Bayern Munich | 1st | |
| England Steven Gerrard | England Liverpool | 2nd | |
| Spain Cesc Fàbregas | England Arsenal | 1st | |
| Brazil Kaká | Italy Milan | 1st | |
| Brazil Ronaldinho | Spain Barcelona | 3rd | |
| France Thierry Henry | England Arsenal | 5th | |
| Cameroon Samuel Eto'o | Spain Barcelona | 2nd |
Coach: Netherlands Frank Rijkaard: Spain Barcelona
Source:
Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Team of the Year 2007
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Iker Casillas | Spain Real Madrid | 1st | |
| Brazil Dani Alves | Spain Sevilla | 1st | |
| Italy Alessandro Nesta | Italy Milan | 4th | |
| England John Terry | England Chelsea | 2nd | |
| France Eric Abidal | France Lyon | ||
| Spain Barcelona | 1st | ||
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | England Manchester United | 2nd | |
| England Steven Gerrard | England Liverpool | 3rd | |
| Brazil Kaká | Italy Milan | 2nd | |
| Netherlands Clarence Seedorf | Italy Milan | 2nd | |
| Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović | Italy Internazionale | 1st | |
| Ivory Coast Didier Drogba | England Chelsea | 1st |
Coach: Scotland Alex Ferguson: England Manchester United
Source:
Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Team of the Year 2008
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Iker Casillas | Spain Real Madrid | 2nd | |
| Spain Sergio Ramos | Spain Real Madrid | 1st | |
| England John Terry | England Chelsea | 3rd | |
| Spain Carles Puyol | Spain Barcelona | 4th | |
| Germany Philipp Lahm | Germany Bayern Munich | 2nd | |
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | England Manchester United | 3rd | |
| Spain Xavi | Spain Barcelona | 1st | |
| Spain Cesc Fàbregas | England Arsenal | 2nd | |
| France Franck Ribéry | Germany Bayern Munich | 1st | |
| Argentina Lionel Messi | Spain Barcelona | 1st | |
| Spain Fernando Torres | England Liverpool | 1st |
Coach: Scotland Alex Ferguson: England Manchester United
Source:
Team of the Year 2009
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Iker Casillas | Spain Real Madrid | 3rd | |
| Brazil Dani Alves | Spain Barcelona | 2nd | |
| England John Terry | England Chelsea | 4th | |
| Spain Carles Puyol | Spain Barcelona | 5th | |
| France Patrice Evra | England Manchester United | 1st | |
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | England Manchester United | ||
| Spain Real Madrid | 4th | ||
| Spain Xavi | Spain Barcelona | 2nd | |
| Brazil Kaká | Italy Milan | ||
| Spain Real Madrid | 3rd | ||
| Spain Andrés Iniesta | Spain Barcelona | 1st | |
| Argentina Lionel Messi | Spain Barcelona | 2nd | |
| Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović | Italy Internazionale | ||
| Spain Barcelona | 2nd |
Coach: Spain Pep Guardiola: Spain Barcelona
Source:
Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Team of the Year 2010
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Iker Casillas | Spain Real Madrid | 4th | |
| Brazil Maicon | Italy Internazionale | 1st | |
| Spain Gerard Piqué | Spain Barcelona | 1st | |
| Spain Carles Puyol | Spain Barcelona | 6th | |
| England Ashley Cole | England Chelsea | 2nd | |
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | Spain Real Madrid | 5th | |
| Spain Xavi | Spain Barcelona | 3rd | |
| Netherlands Wesley Sneijder | Italy Internazionale | 1st | |
| Spain Andrés Iniesta | Spain Barcelona | 2nd | |
| Argentina Lionel Messi | Spain Barcelona | 3rd | |
| Spain David Villa | Spain Valencia | ||
| Spain Barcelona | 1st |
Coach: Portugal José Mourinho: Italy Internazionale / Spain Real Madrid
Source:
Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Team of the Year 2011
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Iker Casillas | Spain Real Madrid | 5th | |
| Brazil Dani Alves | Spain Barcelona | 3rd | |
| Spain Gerard Piqué | Spain Barcelona | 2nd | |
| Brazil Thiago Silva | Italy Milan | 1st | |
| Brazil Marcelo | Spain Real Madrid | 1st | |
| Netherlands Arjen Robben | Germany Bayern Munich | 1st | |
| Spain Xavi | Spain Barcelona | 4th | |
| Spain Andrés Iniesta | Spain Barcelona | 3rd | |
| Wales Gareth Bale | England Tottenham Hotspur | 1st | |
| Argentina Lionel Messi | Spain Barcelona | 4th | |
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | Spain Real Madrid | 6th |
Source:
Voting for a coach ended this year.
Team of the Year 2012
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain Iker Casillas | Spain Real Madrid | 6th | |
| Spain Sergio Ramos | Spain Real Madrid | 2nd | |
| Spain Gerard Piqué | Spain Barcelona | 3rd | |
| Brazil Thiago Silva | Italy Milan | ||
| France Paris Saint-Germain | 2nd | ||
| Germany Philipp Lahm | Germany Bayern Munich | 3rd | |
| Spain Andrés Iniesta | Spain Barcelona | 4th | |
| Spain Xavi | Spain Barcelona | 5th | |
| Italy Andrea Pirlo | Italy Juventus | 1st | |
| Germany Mesut Özil | Spain Real Madrid | 1st | |
| Argentina Lionel Messi | Spain Barcelona | 5th | |
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | Spain Real Madrid | 7th |
Source:
Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Team of the Year 2013
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Germany Manuel Neuer | Germany Bayern Munich | 1st |
| Germany Philipp Lahm | Germany Bayern Munich | 4th |
| Brazil Thiago Silva | France Paris Saint-Germain | 3rd |
| Spain Sergio Ramos | Spain Real Madrid | 3rd |
| Austria David Alaba | Germany Bayern Munich | 1st |
| Wales Gareth Bale | England Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Spain Real Madrid | 2nd | |
| Germany Marco Reus | Germany Borussia Dortmund | 1st |
| Germany Mesut Özil | Spain Real Madrid | |
| England Arsenal | 2nd | |
| France Franck Ribéry | Germany Bayern Munich | 2nd |
| Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović | France Paris Saint-Germain | 3rd |
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | Spain Real Madrid | 8th |
Source:
Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Team of the Year 2014
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Germany Manuel Neuer | Germany Bayern Munich | 2nd |
| Germany Philipp Lahm | Germany Bayern Munich | 5th |
| Spain Sergio Ramos | Spain Real Madrid | 4th |
| Uruguay Diego Godín | Spain Atlético Madrid | 1st |
| Austria David Alaba | Germany Bayern Munich | 2nd |
| Netherlands Arjen Robben | Germany Bayern Munich | 2nd |
| Germany Toni Kroos | Germany Bayern Munich | |
| Spain Real Madrid | 1st | |
| Argentina Ángel Di María | Spain Real Madrid | |
| England Manchester United | 1st | |
| Argentina Lionel Messi | Spain Barcelona | 6th |
| Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović | France Paris Saint-Germain | 4th |
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | Spain Real Madrid | 9th |
Source:
Players who played for two teams during the voting year have the club they transferred to during a transfer window listed second.
Team of the Year 2015
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Germany Manuel Neuer | Germany Bayern Munich | 3rd |
| Brazil Dani Alves | Spain Barcelona | 4th |
| Spain Sergio Ramos | Spain Real Madrid | 5th |
| Spain Gerard Piqué | Spain Barcelona | 4th |
| Austria David Alaba | Germany Bayern Munich | 3rd |
| France Paul Pogba | Italy Juventus | 1st |
| Spain Andrés Iniesta | Spain Barcelona | 5th |
| Colombia James Rodríguez | Spain Real Madrid | 1st |
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | Spain Real Madrid | 10th |
| Argentina Lionel Messi | Spain Barcelona | 7th |
| Brazil Neymar | Spain Barcelona | 1st |
Source:
Team of the Year 2016
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Italy Gianluigi Buffon | Italy Juventus | 4th |
| Germany Jérôme Boateng | Germany Bayern Munich | 1st |
| Spain Sergio Ramos | Spain Real Madrid | 6th |
| Spain Gerard Piqué | Spain Barcelona | 5th |
| Italy Leonardo Bonucci | Italy Juventus | 1st |
| Croatia Luka Modrić | Spain Real Madrid | 1st |
| Germany Toni Kroos | Spain Real Madrid | 2nd |
| Spain Andrés Iniesta | Spain Barcelona | 6th |
| Argentina Lionel Messi | Spain Barcelona | 8th |
| France Antoine Griezmann | Spain Atlético Madrid | 1st |
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | Spain Real Madrid | 11th |
Source:
Team of the Year 2017
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Italy Gianluigi Buffon | Italy Juventus | 5th |
| Brazil Dani Alves | Italy Juventus | |
| France Paris Saint-Germain | 5th | |
| Spain Sergio Ramos | Spain Real Madrid | 7th |
| Italy Giorgio Chiellini | Italy Juventus | 1st |
| Brazil Marcelo | Spain Real Madrid | 2nd |
| Croatia Luka Modrić | Spain Real Madrid | 2nd |
| Germany Toni Kroos | Spain Real Madrid | 3rd |
| Belgium Kevin De Bruyne | England Manchester City | 1st |
| Belgium Eden Hazard | England Chelsea | 1st |
| Argentina Lionel Messi | Spain Barcelona | 9th |
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | Spain Real Madrid | 12th |
Source:
Team of the Year 2018
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Germany Marc-André ter Stegen | Spain Barcelona | 1st |
| Spain Sergio Ramos | Spain Real Madrid | 8th |
| Netherlands Virgil van Dijk | England Liverpool | 1st |
| France Raphaël Varane | Spain Real Madrid | 1st |
| Brazil Marcelo | Spain Real Madrid | 3rd |
| Croatia Luka Modrić | Spain Real Madrid | 3rd |
| France N'Golo Kanté | England Chelsea | 1st |
| Belgium Eden Hazard | England Chelsea | 2nd |
| France Kylian Mbappé | France Paris Saint-Germain | 1st |
| Argentina Lionel Messi | Spain Barcelona | 10th |
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | Spain Real Madrid | |
| Italy Juventus | 13th |
Source:
Team of the Year 2019
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil Alisson | England Liverpool | 1st |
| England Trent Alexander-Arnold | England Liverpool | 1st |
| Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt | Netherlands Ajax | |
| Italy Juventus | 1st | |
| Netherlands Virgil van Dijk | England Liverpool | 2nd |
| Scotland Andy Robertson | England Liverpool | 1st |
| Netherlands Frenkie de Jong | Netherlands Ajax | |
| Spain Barcelona | 1st | |
| Belgium Kevin De Bruyne | England Manchester City | 2nd |
| Argentina Lionel Messi | Spain Barcelona | 11th |
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | Italy Juventus | 14th |
| Poland Robert Lewandowski | Germany Bayern Munich | 1st |
| Senegal Sadio Mané | England Liverpool | 1st |
Source:
Team of the Year 2020
| Player | Team(s) | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Germany Manuel Neuer | Germany Bayern Munich | 4th |
| Germany Joshua Kimmich | Germany Bayern Munich | 1st |
| Spain Sergio Ramos | Spain Real Madrid | 9th |
| Netherlands Virgil van Dijk | England Liverpool | 3rd |
| Canada Alphonso Davies | Germany Bayern Munich | 1st |
| Spain Thiago | Germany Bayern Munich | |
| England Liverpool | 1st | |
| Belgium Kevin De Bruyne | England Manchester City | 3rd |
| Argentina Lionel Messi | Spain Barcelona | 12th |
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | Italy Juventus | 15th |
| Poland Robert Lewandowski | Germany Bayern Munich | 2nd |
| Brazil Neymar | France Paris Saint-Germain | 2nd |
Source:
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Most appearances
By player
| Player | Appearances |
|---|---|
| Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo | 15 |
| Argentina Lionel Messi | 12 |
| Spain Sergio Ramos | 9 |
| Spain Iker Casillas | 6 |
| Spain Carles Puyol | |
| Spain Andrés Iniesta | |
| Italy Gianluigi Buffon | 5 |
| Brazil Dani Alves | |
| France Thierry Henry | |
| Germany Philipp Lahm | |
| Spain Gerard Piqué | |
| Spain Xavi | |
| Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović | 4 |
| Italy Alessandro Nesta | |
| Germany Manuel Neuer | |
| England John Terry | |
| Austria David Alaba | 3 |
| Belgium Kevin De Bruyne | |
| England Steven Gerrard | |
| Brazil Kaká | |
| Germany Toni Kroos | |
| Brazil Marcelo | |
| Croatia Luka Modrić | |
| Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd | |
| Brazil Ronaldinho | |
| Brazil Thiago Silva | |
| Netherlands Virgil van Dijk | |
| France Zinedine Zidane | |
| Wales Gareth Bale | 2 |
| England David Beckham | |
| Brazil Cafu | |
| England Ashley Cole | |
| Cameroon Samuel Eto'o | |
| Spain Cesc Fàbregas | |
| Belgium Eden Hazard | |
| Poland Robert Lewandowski | |
| Italy Paolo Maldini | |
| Brazil Neymar | |
| Germany Mesut Özil | |
| France Franck Ribéry | |
| Netherlands Arjen Robben | |
| Brazil Roberto Carlos | |
| Netherlands Clarence Seedorf | |
| Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko | |
| 56 players | 1 |
By coach
| Manager | Appearances |
|---|---|
| Portugal José Mourinho | 4 |
| Scotland Alex Ferguson | 2 |
| France Gérard Houllier | 1 |
| Turkey Şenol Güneş | |
| Netherlands Frank Rijkaard | |
| Spain Pep Guardiola |
By club
| Club | Players |
|---|---|
| Spain Real Madrid | 40 |
| Spain Barcelona | |
| Germany Bayern Munich | 26 |
| Italy Juventus | 21 |
| England Liverpool | 19 |
| Italy Milan | 18 |
| England Chelsea | 11 |
| England Arsenal | 10 |
| England Manchester United | 9 |
| Italy Internazionale | 6 |
| France Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Netherlands Ajax | 5 |
| England Manchester City | 4 |
| Portugal Porto | 3 |
| Spain Valencia | |
| Spain Atlético Madrid | 2 |
| England Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Spain Alavés | 1 |
| Germany Bayer Leverkusen | |
| England Blackburn Rovers | |
| Germany Borussia Dortmund | |
| Turkey Fenerbahçe | |
| Italy Lazio | |
| France Lyon | |
| Spain Sevilla |
By country
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
| Spain Spain | 44 |
| Brazil Brazil | 26 |
| France France | 20 |
| Germany Germany | 19 |
| Portugal Portugal | 19 |
| Italy Italy | 16 |
| Argentina Argentina | 13 |
| England England | 11 |
| Netherlands Netherlands | 8 |
| Sweden Sweden | 5 |
| Belgium Belgium | 4 |
| Czech Republic Czech Republic | |
| Austria Austria | 3 |
| Croatia Croatia | |
| Cameroon Cameroon | 2 |
| Romania Romania | |
| Ukraine Ukraine | |
| Poland Poland | |
| Wales Wales | |
| Canada Canada | 1 |
| Colombia Colombia | |
| Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Finland Finland | |
| Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland | |
| Scotland Scotland | |
| Turkey Turkey | |
| Uruguay Uruguay | |
| Senegal Senegal |
UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year
In November 2015, UEFA published their Ultimate Team of the Year, composed of the 18 players (11 starters and 7 substitutes) with the all-time most appearances in the UEFA Team of the Year, since its inception in 2001.
| All-time XI | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP Iker Casillas (Real Madrid/Porto) | GER Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich) | |||
| ESP Carles Puyol (Barcelona) | ||||
| ITA Alessandro Nesta (Lazio/Milan) | ||||
| ESP Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) | ||||
| ESP Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) | ||||
| ENG Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) | ||||
| ESP Xavi (Barcelona) | POR Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United/Real Madrid) | |||
| FRA Thierry Henry (Arsenal) | ||||
| ARG Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |
| Substitutes | Appearances (as of 2015) | |
|---|---|---|
| England John Terry | 4 | |
| Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović | 4 | |
| Italy Gianluigi Buffon | 3 | |
| Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd | 3 | |
| France Zinedine Zidane | 3 | |
| Brazil Ronaldinho | 3 | |
| Brazil Kaká | 3 |
In November 2017, UEFA published an UEFA all-time XI of the century so far, their second Ultimate Team of the Year, composed of the 11 players with the all-time most appearances in the UEFA Team of the Year, since its inception in 2001.
| All-time XI | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) | GER Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich) | |||
| ESP Carles Puyol (Barcelona) | ||||
| ESP Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) | ||||
| ESP Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) | ||||
| ESP Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) | ||||
| ENG Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) | ||||
| ESP Xavi (Barcelona) | POR Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United/Real Madrid) | |||
| FRA Thierry Henry (Arsenal) | ||||
| ARG Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |
References
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