2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or
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| Host country | Switzerland |
| City | Zürich |
| Dates | 11 January 2016 |
| Venue(s) | Zürich Kongresshaus |
The 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the sixth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich on 11 January 2016.
Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or as the World Player of the Year for the fifth time, extending his own record of five wins. Carli Lloyd was named as the Women's World Player of the Year, while Luis Enrique received the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football and Jill Ellis the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football.
The ceremony was hosted by Kate Abdo and James Nesbitt.
In late October 2015, FIFA revealed shortlists for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, FIFA Women's World Player of the Year and FIFA World Coaches of the Year. The shortlists for the women's awards were revealed on 19 October and the men's on 20 October.
The results for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:
The following 20 men were originally in contention for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or:
The winner of the FIFA Puskás Award was:
The other nominees were:
The results for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year were:
The following 7 players were also named to the shortlist for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award:
The following are the final 3 nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:
The following 7 managers were also named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:
The following are the final 3 nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:
The following 7 managers were also named to the shortlist for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:
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