1966 Ballon d'Or Results
The Ballon d'Or award is an annual football award for the best player from the previous year. Up until 1995 it was awarded only to football players from Europe and was generally known as the European Footballer of the Year award.
Below are the nominees in the final order after voting for the 1966 award. The winner was Bobby Charlton. See the list of all Ballon d'Or winners.
Final order for the men's 1966 Ballon d'Or
| Order | Player | Club | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Charlton | Manchester United | England | 81 |
| 2 | Eusébio | Benfica | Portugal | 80 |
| 3 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | West Germany | 59 |
| 4 | Bobby Moore | West Ham United | England | 31 |
| 5 | Flórián Albert | Ferencváros | Hungary | 23 |
| 6 | Ferenc Bene | Újpest | Hungary | 8 |
| 7 | Lev Yashin | Dynamo Moscow | Soviet Union | 6 |
| 8 | Alan Ball | Blackpool / Everton | England | 6 |
| 9 | János Farkas | Vasas | Hungary | 6 |
| 10 | José Torres | Benfica | Portugal | 5 |
| 11 | Mario Corso | Internazionale | Italy | 4 |
| Valery Voronin | Torpedo Moscow | Soviet Union | 4 | |
| 13 | Mário Coluna | Benfica | Portugal | 3 |
| 14 | Georgi Asparuhov | Levski Sofia | Bulgaria | 2 |
| Gordon Banks | Leicester City | England | 2 | |
| Geoff Hurst | West Ham United | England | 2 | |
| Sandro Mazzola | Internazionale | Italy | 2 | |
| 18 | Igor Chislenko | Dynamo Moscow | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Tony Dunne | Manchester United | Ireland | 1 | |
| Helmut Haller | Bologna | West Germany | 1 | |
| Denis Law | Manchester United | Scotland | 1 | |
| Willi Schulz | Hamburger SV | West Germany | 1 | |
| Paul Van Himst | Anderlecht | Belgium | 1 |
Related Pages
- Ballon d'Or Home
- Men's Ballon d'Or Winner's List
- Football Awards Lists
- List of the FIFA male player of the year and FIFA female player of the year.
- History of the Ballon d'Or
- The Year in Sport: 1966
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