FIFA WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
All national coaches are invited to vote for the World Player of the Year. They make their choices, first gets five points, second three points and third one point. It began in 1991 and is awarded in a gala presentation.
| YEAR | NAME | NATIONALITY |
| 1991 | Lothar Matthaus | Germany |
| 1992 | Marco Van Basten | Holland |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio | Italy |
| 1994 | Romario | Brazil |
| 1995 | George Weah | Liberia |
| 1996 | Ronaldo | Brazil |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane | France |
| 1999 | Rivaldo | Brazil |
| 2000 | Zinedine Zidane | Fance |
| 2001 | Luis Figo | Portugal |
EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
This award begun in 1956 by France Football magazine. Before 1995 only
European players playing in Europe were eligible but since then non-European
players have also been declared eligible.
| YEAR | NAME | NATIONALITY |
| 1956 | Stanley Matthews | England |
| 1957 | Alfredo Di Stefano | Spain |
| 1958 | Raymond Kopa | France |
| 1959 | Alfredo Di Stefano | Spain |
| 1960 | Luis Suarez | Spain |
| 1961 | Omar Sivori | Italy |
| 1962 | Josef Masopust | Czechoslovakia |
| 1963 | Lev Yashin | USSR |
| 1964 | Denis Law | Scotland |
| 1965 | Eusebio | Portugal |
| 1966 | Bobby Charlton | England |
| 1967 | Florian Albert | Hungary |
| 1968 | George Best | Northern Ireland |
| 1969 | Gianni Rivera | Italy |
| 1970 | Gerd Muller | Germany |
| 1971 | Johan Cruyff | Holland |
| 1972 | Franz Beckenbauer | Germany |
| 1973 | Johan Cruyff | Holland |
| 1974 | Johan Cruyff | Holland |
| 1975 | Oleg Blokhim | USSR |
| 1976 | Franz Beckenbauer | Germany |
| 1977 | Allan Simonsen | Denmark |
| 1978 | Kevin Keegan | England |
| 1979 | Kevin Keegan | England |
| 1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Germany |
| 1981 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Germany |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi | Italy |
| 1983 | Michel Platini | France |
| 1984 | Michel Platini | France |
| 1985 | Michel Platini | France |
| 1986 | Igor Belanov | USSR |
| 1987 | Ruud Gullit | Holland |
| 1988 | Marco Van Basten | Holland |
| 1989 | Marco Van Basten | Holland |
| 1990 | Lothar Matthaus | Germany |
| 1991 | Jean-Pierre Papin | France |
| 1992 | Marco Van Basten | Holland |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio | Italy |
| 1994 | Hristo Stoichkov | Bulgaria |
| 1995 | George Weah | Liberia |
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer | Germany |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brazil |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane | France |
| 1999 | Rivaldo | Brazil |
| 2000 | Luis Figo | Portugal |
| 2001 | Michael Owen | England |
ASIAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
The Asian Football Confederation has awarded this since 1994. Any Asian player can win the award. A list of finalists is announced before the winner is awarded with the prize in a presentation.
| YEAR | NAME | NATIONALITY |
| 1994 | Saeed Al-Owairan | Saudi Arabia |
| 1995 | Masami Ihara | Japan |
| 1996 | Khododad Azizi | Iran |
| 1997 | Hidetoshi Nakata | Japan |
| 1998 | Hidetoshi Nakata | Japan |
| 1999 | Ali Daei | Iran |
AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
Between 1970 and 1994 this award was determined by the France Football magazine. Since then, from 1995, it has been determined by CAF.
| YEAR | NAME | NATIONALITY |
| 1970 | Salif Keita | Mali |
| 1971 | Ibrahim Sunday | Ghana |
| 1972 | Cherif Souleymane | Guinea |
| 1973 | Tshimen Bwanga | Zaire |
| 1974 | Paul Moukila | Congo |
| 1975 | Ahmed Faras | Morocco |
| 1976 | Roger Milla | Cameroon |
| 1977 | Tarak Dhiab | Tunisia |
| 1978 | Karim Abdoul Razak | Ghana |
| 1979 | Thomas N'Kono | Cameroon |
| 1980 | Jean Manga Onguene | Cameroon |
| 1981 | Lakhdar Belloumi | Algeria |
| 1982 | Thomas N'Kono | Camerron |
| 1983 | Mahmoud Al Khatib | Egypt |
| 1984 | Theophile Abega | Cameroon |
| 1985 | Mohamed Timoumi | Morocco |
| 1986 | Badou Zaki | Morocco |
| 1987 | Rabah Madjer | Algeria |
| 1988 | Kalusha Bwalya | Zambia |
| 1989 | George Weah | Liberia |
| 1990 | Roger Milla | Cameroon |
| 1991 | Abedi Pele | Ghana |
| 1992 | Abedi Pele | Ghana |
| 1993 | Abedi Pele | Ghana |
| 1994 (FF) | George Weah | Liberia |
| 1994 (CAF) | Emmanuel Amunike | Nigeria |
| 1995 | George Weah | Liberia |
| 1996 | Nwankwo Kanu | Nigeria |
| 1997 | Victor Ikpeba | Nigeria |
| 1998 | Mustapha Hadji | Morocco |
| 1999 | Nwankwo Kanu | Nigeria |
| 2000 | Patrick Mboma | Cameroon |