The 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane for a record-equalling third time. It was the award's 13th edition. Mia Hamm won the women's award. The gala was hosted at the Messe in Basel, on December 15, 2003. 142 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote for the men's edition and 100 for the women's. The ceremony's theme was the Match Against Poverty that was played the previous day between the Ronaldo and Zidane Xi (3-4) at the St. Jakob-Park in Basel in front of 30,000 spectators. Birgit Prinz won the women's award.
Results
[edit]Men
[edit]Rank | Player | Club(s) | Country | Points |
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1 | Zinedine Zidane | ![]() |
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264 |
2 | Thierry Henry | ![]() |
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200 |
3 | Ronaldo | ![]() |
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176 |
4 | Pavel Nedvěd | ![]() |
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158 |
5 | Roberto Carlos | ![]() |
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105 |
6 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | ![]() |
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86 |
7 | David Beckham | ![]() ![]() |
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74 |
8 | Raúl | ![]() |
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39 |
9 | Paolo Maldini | ![]() |
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37 |
10 | Andrei Shevchenko | ![]() |
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26 |
Women
[edit]Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
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268 |
2 | ![]() |
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133 |
3 | ![]() |
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84 |
4 | ![]() |
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82 |
5 | ![]() |
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69 |
6 | ![]() |
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49 |
7 | ![]() |
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23 |
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14 |
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14 |
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13 |
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13 |
12 | ![]() |
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11 |
13 | ![]() |
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10 |
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "FIFA Awards – Women Player of the Year - Top 12". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.