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 edit
Men edit
| Rank | Player | 5P | 3P | 1P | Points | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luís Figo
|
27 | 35 | 10 | 250 |  Real Madrid
|
| 2 |  David Beckham
|
30 | 23 | 19 | 238 | Manchester United
|
| 3 | Raúl
|
10 | 12 | 10 | 96 | Real Madrid
|
| 4 |  Zinedine Zidane
|
12 | 9 | 7 | 94 |  Juventus Real Madrid
|
| 5 |  Rivaldo
|
11 | 7 | 16 | 92 | Barcelona
|
| 6 |  Juan Sebastián Verón
|
9 | 6 | 8 | 71 | Lazio Manchester United
|
| 7 |  Oliver Kahn
|
8 | 5 | 10 | 65 | Bayern Munich
|
| 8 | Michael Owen
|
4 | 11 | 8 | 61 | Liverpool
|
| 9 |  Andriy Shevchenko
|
6 | 4 | 4 | 46 | Milan
|
| 10 | Francesco Totti
|
5 | 4 | 3 | 40 | Roma
|
Women edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mia Hamm |
Washington Freedom |
154 |
| 2 |  Sun Wen |
Atlanta Beat |
79 |
| 3 | Tiffeny Milbrett |
New York Power |
47 |
| 4 | Birgit Prinz |
FFC Frankfurt |
40 |
| 5 | Doris Fitschen |
FFC Frankfurt Philadelphia Charge |
37 |
| 6 | Sissi |
San Jose CyberRays |
35 |
| 7 |  Hanna Ljungberg |
Umeå IK |
29 |
| 8 | Bettina Wiegmann |
FFC Brauweiler Boston Breakers |
17 |
| 9 |  Hege Riise |
Carolina Courage |
16 |
| 10 | Dagny Mellgren |
Boston Breakers |
13 |
| 11 | Brandi Chastain |
San Jose CyberRays |
11 |
| 12 | Claudia Müller |
WSV Wendschott |
10 |
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "FIFA Awards – Women Player of the Year - Top 12". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
External links edit
- FIFA World Player 2001 (pdf)