2013 Ballon d'Or Results
The Ballon d'Or award is an annual football award for the best international player from the previous year. Between 2010 and 2015 the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA Player of the Year awards were merged to create the FIFA Ballon d'Or.
Below are the nominees in the final order after voting for the 2013 award. The winner was Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo, ahead of Lionel Messi. This was the second of Ronaldo's five Ballon d'Or awards. See the list of all Ballon d'Or winners.
During the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or presentation they announced a new award, called the FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur. The first ever award went to Brazilian legend Pelé, who was also present at the ceremony to present the year's Ballond' Or to Cristiano Ronaldo.
Final order for the men's 2013 Ballon d'Or
| Order | Player | Club | Nationality | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Portugal | 27.99 |
| 2 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentina | 24.72 |
| 3 | Franck Ribéry | Bayern Munich | France | 23.36 |
| 4 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Paris Saint-Germain | Sweden | 5.29 |
| 5 | Neymar | Santos / Barcelona | Brazil | 3.17 |
| 6 | Andrés Iniesta | Barcelona | Spain | 2.08 |
| 7 | Robin van Persie | Manchester United | Netherlands | 1.79 |
| 8 | Arjen Robben | Bayern Munich | Netherlands | 1.77 |
| 9 | Gareth Bale | Tottenham Hotspur / Real Madrid | Wales | 1.32 |
| 10 | Andrea Pirlo | Juventus | Italy | 1.11 |
| 11 | Radamel Falcao | Atlético Madrid / Monaco | Colombia | 1.08 |
| 12 | Yaya Touré | Manchester City | Ivory Coast | 0.99 |
| 13 | Robert Lewandowski | Borussia Dortmund | Poland | 0.92 |
| 14 | Philipp Lahm | Bayern Munich | Germany | 0.82 |
| 15 | Xavi | Barcelona | Spain | 0.82 |
| 16 | Mesut Özil | Real Madrid / Arsenal | Germany | 0.71 |
| 17 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Bayern Munich | Germany | 0.43 |
| 18 | Thomas Müller | Bayern Munich | Germany | 0.43 |
| 19 | Luis Suárez | Liverpool | Uruguay | 0.39 |
| 20 | Edinson Cavani | Napoli / Paris Saint-Germain | Uruguay | 0.36 |
| 21 | Thiago Silva | Paris Saint-Germain | Brazil | 0.24 |
| 22 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea | Belgium | 0.16 |
| 23 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | Germany | 0.08 |
Related Pages
- Ballon d'Or Home
- Men's Ballon d'Or Winner's List
- About the FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur
- 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: 2013
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