The 2004 FIFA World Player Gala (now called the Best FIFA Football Awards) was an international football award ceremony held by the sport's governing body, FIFA. Seven awards were presented in 2004, the Best FIFA Men's Player, Best FIFA Women's Player, the FIFA Fair Play Award, the Top Team and Mover of the Year Awards, the FIFA Presidential award, and the FIFA Interactive World Player.
- Best Player Award (men): The 2004 winner of the FIFA best male player award was the Brazilian Ronaldinho. In the same year, the winner of the 2004 Ballon d'Or was Andriy Shevchenko.
- Best Player Award (women): The 2004 winner of the FIFA female best player award was the German Birgit Prinz, the same as in 2003.
- Fair Play Award: This award recognizes behavior that promotes the spirit of fair play and compassion. The winner in 2004 was the Brazilian Football Confederation in recognition of the "Match for Peace" where tickets were offered in exchange for guns.
- Team of the Year: The team of the year award is given to the men's national team that finishes on top of the FIFA World Rankings. In 2004, the winner was Brazil. Brazil was the top-ranked team for the years from 1994 until 2006 (except in 2001).
- Best Mover of the Year: This award is for the men's team who made the best progress up the FIFA world rankings over the course of the year. The winner in 2004 was China.
- FIFA Presidential award: This award was presented by Sepp Blatter to individuals or groups who distinguish themselves in the world of football. The winner in 2004 was Haiti.
- FIFA Interactive World Player Award: The winner was Thiago Carrico de Azevedo.
Related Pages
- FIFA Awards
- FIFA World Cup Awards
- Best FIFA Men's Player
- FIFA Fair Play Award
- Team & Mover of the Year Awards
- 2004 Ballon d'Or
- 2004 - The Year in Sport
- Football Awards Lists
