| The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 | |
| Presenter: | FIFA |
| Host: | Ruud Gullit and Reshmin Chowdhury |
| Award1 Type: | The Best FIFA Player |
| Award1 Winner: | Men's: Robert LewandowskiWomen's: Lucy Bronze |
| Award2 Type: | The Best FIFA Coach |
| Award2 Winner: | Men's: Jürgen Klopp Women's: Sarina Wiegman |
| Award3 Type: | The Best FIFA Goalkeeper |
| Award3 Winner: | Men's: Manuel Neuer Women's:  Sarah Bouhaddi |
| Award4 Type: | FIFA Puskás Award |
| Award4 Winner: |  Son Heung-min |
| Previous: | 2019 |
| Main: | The Best FIFA Football Awards |
| Next: | 2021 |
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 were held on 17 December 2020. The ceremony was held virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
See also: The Best FIFA Men's Player. Eleven players were shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[2] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.[3]
Robert Lewandowski won the award with 52 rank points.[4] [5] [6]
The selection criteria for the men's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 20 July 2019 to 7 October 2020.
| Rank | Player | Club(s) played for | National team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The finalists | |||||
| 1 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 52 | ||
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus | 38 | ||
| 3 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 35 | ||
| Other candidates | |||||
| 4 | Sadio Mané | Liverpool | 29 | ||
| 5 | Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | 26 | ||
| 6 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 25 | ||
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé | Paris Saint-Germain | 19 | ||
| 8 | Thiago | 17 | |||
| 9 | Neymar | Paris Saint-Germain | 16 | ||
| 10 | Virgil van Dijk | Liverpool | 13 | ||
| 11 | Sergio Ramos | Real Madrid | 7 | ||
See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper. Six players were shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[7] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.[8]
Manuel Neuer won the award with 28 rank points.[4] [5] [9]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) played for | National team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The finalists | |||||
| 1 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 28 | ||
| 2 | Alisson | Liverpool | 20 | ||
| 3 | Jan Oblak | Atlético Madrid | 12 | ||
| Other candidates | |||||
| 4 | Keylor Navas | Paris Saint-Germain | 5 | ||
| 5 | Marc-André ter Stegen | Barcelona | 4 | ||
| 6 | Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid | 3 | ||
See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach.
Five coaches were initially shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[10] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.[11]
Jürgen Klopp won the award with 24 rank points.[4] [5] [12]
| Rank | Coach | Team(s) managed | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The finalists | ||||
| 1 | Jürgen Klopp | Liverpool | 24 (won based on more votes from national team coaches) | |
| 2 | Hansi Flick | Bayern Munich | 24 | |
| 3 |  Marcelo Bielsa | Leeds United | 11 | |
| Other candidates | ||||
| 4 | Zinedine Zidane | Real Madrid | 9 | |
| 5 |  Julen Lopetegui | Sevilla | 4 | |
See also: The Best FIFA Women's Player. Eleven players were shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[13] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.
Lucy Bronze won the award with 52 rank points.[4] [5] [14]
The selection criteria for the women's players of the year was: respective achievements during the period from 8 July 2019 to 7 October 2020.
| Rank | Player | Club(s) played for | National team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The finalists | |||||
| 1 | Lucy Bronze | 52 | |||
| 2 | Pernille Harder | 40 | |||
| 3 | Wendie Renard | Lyon | 35 | ||
| Other candidates | |||||
| 4 | Vivianne Miedema | Arsenal | 31 | ||
| 5 | Delphine Cascarino | Lyon | 30 | ||
| 6 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | Lyon | 25 | ||
| 7 | Sam Kerr | 20 | |||
| 8 | Caroline Graham Hansen | Barcelona | 15 | ||
| 9 | Jennifer Hermoso | Barcelona | 15 | ||
| 10 | Saki Kumagai | Lyon | 7 | ||
| 11 | Ji So-yun | Chelsea | 7 | ||
See also: The Best FIFA Goalkeeper. Six players were shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[15] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.
Sarah Bouhaddi won the award with 24 rank points.[4] [5] [16]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) played for | National team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The finalists | |||||
| 1 | Sarah Bouhaddi | Lyon | 24 | ||
| 2 | Christiane Endler | Paris Saint-Germain | 22 | ||
| 3 | Alyssa Naeher | Chicago Red Stars | 10 | ||
| Other candidates | |||||
| 4 | Ann-Katrin Berger | Chelsea | 6 | ||
| 5 | Hedvig Lindahl | 5 | |||
| 6 | Ellie Roebuck | Manchester City | 5 | ||
See also: The Best FIFA Football Coach.
Seven coaches were initially shortlisted on 25 November 2020.[17] The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.
Sarina Wiegman won the award with 26 rank points.[4] [5] [18]
| Rank | Coach | Team(s) managed | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The finalists | ||||
| 1 | Sarina Wiegman | 26 | ||
| 2 | Jean-Luc Vasseur | Lyon | 20 | |
| 3 | Emma Hayes | Chelsea | 12 | |
| Other candidates | ||||
| 4 | Stephan Lerch | VfL Wolfsburg | 7 | |
| 5 | Lluís Cortés | Barcelona | 6 | |
| 6 |  Rita Guarino | Juventus | 1 | |
| 7 |  Hege Riise | LSK Kvinner | 0 | |
See also: FIFA Puskás Award. The eleven players shortlisted for the awards were announced on 25 November 2020. The three finalists were revealed on 11 December 2020.[19] All goals up for consideration were scored from 20 July 2019 to 7 October 2020. Every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 9 December 2020, with the questionnaire being presented on the official website of FIFA. The top three goals from the vote were then voted on by a panel of ten "FIFA experts", who chose the winner.[20]
Son Heung-min won the award with 24 rank points.[4]
| Rank | Player | Match | Competition | Date | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The finalists | ||||||
| 1 | Son Heung-min | Tottenham Hotspur – Burnley | 2019–20 Premier League | 7 December 2019 | 24 | |
| 2 | Giorgian De Arrascaeta | Ceará – Flamengo | 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 25 August 2019 | 22 | |
| 3 | Luis Suárez | Barcelona – Mallorca | 2019–20 La Liga | 7 December 2019 | 20 | |
| Other candidates | ||||||
| Unranked | Shirley Cruz | Costa Rica – Panama | 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship | 28 January 2020 | N/A | |
| Jordan Flores | Shamrock Rovers – Dundalk | 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division | 28 February 2020 | |||
| André-Pierre Gignac | UANL – UNAM | Liga MX Clausura 2020 | 1 March 2020 | |||
| Sophie Ingle | Arsenal – Chelsea | 2019–20 FA WSL | 19 January 2020 | |||
 Zlatko Junuzović | Rapid Wien – Red Bull Salzburg | 2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga | 24 June 2020 | |||
| Hlompho Kekana | Mamelodi Sundowns – Cape Town City | 2019–20 South African Premier Division | 20 August 2019 | |||
 Leonel Quiñónez | Universidad Católica – Macará | 2019 Ecuadorian Serie A | 19 August 2019 | |||
| Caroline Weir | Manchester City – Manchester United | 2019–20 FA WSL | 7 September 2019 | |||
The award celebrates the best fan moments or gestures of September 2019 to September 2020, regardless of championship, gender or nationality. The shortlist was compiled by a panel of FIFA experts, and every registered FIFA.com user was allowed to participate in the final vote until 16 December 2020.
The three nominees were announced on 25 November 2020.[21] Marivaldo Francisco da Silva won the award with over 130,000 votes.[4]
| Rank | Fan(s) | Match | Competition | Date | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marivaldo Francisco da Silva | Various | Various | Various | 138,122 | |
| 2 |  Colombia fans | N/A | N/A | Various | 116,616 | |
| 3 | James Anderson | N/A | N/A | Various | 86,182 |
See also: FIFA Fair Play Award.
The 55–player men's shortlist was announced on 10 December 2020.[23]
The players chosen were Alisson as goalkeeper, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alphonso Davies, Sergio Ramos and Virgil van Dijk as defenders, Kevin De Bruyne, Joshua Kimmich and Thiago as midfielders, and Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as forwards.
| Player | Club(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||
| Alisson | Liverpool | |
| Defenders | ||
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool | |
 Alphonso Davies | Bayern Munich | |
| Virgil van Dijk | Liverpool | |
| Sergio Ramos | Real Madrid | |
| Midfielders | ||
 Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | |
| Joshua Kimmich | Bayern Munich | |
| Thiago | ||
| Forwards | ||
| Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus | |
The 55–player women's shortlist was announced on 10 December 2020.[25]
The players chosen were Christiane Endler as goalkeeper, Millie Bright, Lucy Bronze and Wendie Renard as defenders, Barbara Bonansea, Verónica Boquete and Delphine Cascarino as midfielders, and Pernille Harder, Tobin Heath, Vivianne Miedema and Megan Rapinoe as forwards.
| Player | Club(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||
| Christiane Endler | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Defenders | ||
| Millie Bright | Chelsea | |
| Lucy Bronze | ||
| Wendie Renard | Lyon | |
| Midfielders | ||
| Barbara Bonansea | Juventus | |
| Verónica Boquete | ||
| Delphine Cascarino | Lyon | |
| Forwards | ||
| Pernille Harder | ||
 Tobin Heath | ||
| Vivianne Miedema | Arsenal | |
| Megan Rapinoe | OL Reign | |
The panel of experts who shortlisted the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 for the men's players and coaches comprised:[27]
Cafu
Essam El Hadary Faryd Mondragón Park Ji-sung
Yaya Touré David VillaThe panel of experts who shortlisted the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 for the women's players and coaches comprised:[28]
Han Duan Rosana Gómez
Amber Hearn
Lotta Schelin
Jacqui Shipanga Melissa Tancredi
