1970 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 1970 award. The winner was Gerd Müller. See the list of all Ballon d'Or winners.
Final order for the men's 1970 Ballon d'Or
| Order | Player | Club | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | West Germany | 77 |
| 2 | Bobby Moore | West Ham United | England | 70 |
| 3 | Gigi Riva | Cagliari | Italy | 65 |
| 4 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | West Germany | 32 |
| 5 | Wolfgang Overath | 1. FC Köln | West Germany | 29 |
| 6 | Dragan Džajić | Red Star Belgrade | Yugoslavia | 24 |
| 7 | Johan Cruyff | Ajax | Netherlands | 13 |
| 8 | Gordon Banks | Stoke City | England | 8 |
| Sandro Mazzola | Internazionale | Italy | 8 | |
| 10 | Rinus Israël | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 7 |
| Gianni Rivera | Milan | Italy | 7 | |
| Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV | West Germany | 7 | |
| Albert Shesternyov | CSKA Moscow | Soviet Union | 7 | |
| 14 | Angelo Domenghini | Cagliari | Italy | 4 |
| Ove Kindvall | Feyenoord | Sweden | 4 | |
| Francis Lee | Manchester City | England | 4 | |
| Willem van Hanegem | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 4 | |
| 18 | Alan Ball | Everton | England | 3 |
| Terry Cooper | Leeds United | England | 3 | |
| Giacinto Facchetti | Internazionale | Italy | 3 | |
| Geoff Hurst | West Ham United | England | 3 | |
| 22 | Eusébio | Benfica | Portugal | 2 |
| Josip Skoblar | Marseille | Yugoslavia | 2 | |
| 24 | Cornel Dinu | Dinamo București | Romania | 1 |
| Jean Djorkaeff | Paris Saint-Germain | France | 1 | |
| Florea Dumitrache | Dinamo București | Romania | 1 | |
| Franz Hasil | Feyenoord | Austria | 1 | |
| Hans-Jürgen Kreische | Dynamo Dresden | East Germany | 1 | |
| Carles Rexach | Barcelona | Spain | 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: 1970
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