2005 FIFA Awards
The 2005 FIFA World Player Gala (now called the Best FIFA Football Awards) was an international football award ceremony by the sport's governing body FIFA. Seven awards were presented in 2005, 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 2005 winner of the FIFA best male player award was Brazillian player Ronaldinho (same as in 2004). In the same year, Ronaldinh was also the winner of the 2005 Ballon d'Or.
- Best Player Award (women): The 2005 winner of the FIFA female best player award was the German player Birgit Prinz, the same as in 2003 and 2004.
- Fair Play Award: This award recognizes behavior that promotes the spirit of fair play and compassion. The winner in 2005 was Community of Iquitos, Peru, for their support of the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
- 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 2005, 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 2005 was Ghana.
- 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 2005 was referee Anders Frisk.
- FIFA Interactive World Player Award: The winner was Chris Bullard.
Related Pages
- FIFA Awards
- FIFA World Cup Awards
- Best FIFA Men's Player
- FIFA Fair Play Award
- Team & Mover of the Year Awards
- 2005 Ballon d'Or
- 2005 - The Year in Sport
- Football Awards Lists
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