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The Best FIFA Football Awards is a global award ceremony designed to evaluate individual and collective performances, on-field conduct, and fan culture over a single season. This award system, which encompasses both men’s and women’s football, comprehensively addresses not only sporting achievements but also the ethical, social, and cultural dimensions of the sport. The 2025 awards ceremony was held in Doha, Qatar.
The Best FIFA Player Award (AA)
The 2025 The Best FIFA Football Awards are organized and presented under the auspices of FIFA. The award system features a broad range of categories including The Best men’s and women’s player, goalkeeper, and coach, The Best XI for men and women, best goal awards, fan award, and fair play award. The processes for candidate selection, shortlisting, and voting have been conducted in accordance with rules established by FIFA.
Individual player awards and The Best XI for men and women cover sporting activities between 11 August 2024 and 2 August 2025. During this evaluation period, no distinction was made between leagues, tournaments, or nationalities; candidates were assessed solely on their performances in official competitions. The evaluation period for the FIFA Fan Award and the FIFA Fair Play Award is September 2024 to August 2025.
The voting process for The Best FIFA Football Awards is structured in multiple layers. For The Best XI and individual player awards in both men’s and women’s football, votes are cast by football experts designated by FIFA and registered fans on FIFA.com. The votes of experts and fans carry equal weight. Voting has been conducted through online systems defined by FIFA.
The FIFA Fan Award followed a different procedure. Candidates were identified through collaboration between FIFA and football stakeholders, after which a panel of football legends and experts compiled a shortlist of three nominees. The final winner will be determined by a public vote on FIFA.com.
The Best FIFA Men’s 11 and The Best FIFA Women’s 11 awards are determined using a position-based system. FIFA has announced candidates for the positions of goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, and forward. Players receiving the highest votes in each position will be included in The Best XI. A separate scoring method has been applied for goalkeepers, who are evaluated under a distinct system. In the event of a tie, the votes of football experts will be prioritized first, followed by fan votes.
The Best Men’s Player, The Best Men’s Goalkeeper, and The Best Men’s Coach awards have been announced with their respective candidate lists. The nominees for The Best Men’s Player include Ousmane Dembélé, Achraf Hakimi, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé, Cole Palmer, Pedri, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal, and Mohamed Salah. The nominees for coach and goalkeeper have also been determined within their respective categories, and the winners will be announced at the ceremony tomorrow.
Nominees for The Best Men’s Player Award (AA)
A broad pool of candidates has been established for The Best Women’s Player, The Best Women’s Goalkeeper, and The Best Women’s Coach awards. Candidates have been assessed based on their performances at both club and national team levels. The winners of all individual awards in women’s football will be announced during the ceremony.
The FIFA Fan Award is designed to highlight the role of fans in football. Fan moments that occurred between September 2024 and August 2025 and generated global attention were evaluated. Choreographies, chants, and collective fan behaviors fall within the scope of this award. Candidates have been selected, a shortlist has been compiled, and the winner will be revealed at the ceremony tomorrow.
The FIFA Fair Play Award is structured as a category that emphasizes the ethical values of football. Players, coaches, teams, match officials, and fans are eligible for nomination. Criteria for evaluation include adherence to rules, respect, combating discrimination, and exemplary conduct. The winner has been determined by a panel of experts and will be announced during the ceremony.
Goals scored in men’s and women’s football during the season have been evaluated in separate categories. These awards are determined based on technical quality, the circumstances under which the goal was scored, and its impact on public perception. The best goal in men’s football is awarded the FIFA Puskás Award, while the best goal in women’s football is awarded the FIFA Marta Award.
The FIFA Puskás Award is presented to recognize the best goal scored in men’s football during the year. Goals considered for evaluation were selected from official matches played between 11 August 2024 and 2 August 2025. No distinction was made based on the competition, league, or tournament in which the goal was scored.
Candidates were identified by FIFA in collaboration with football stakeholders. The nominated goals were officially published and made accessible to the public. Voting is conducted by registered fans on FIFA.com, who may select one goal from the list of nominees. Voting is carried out through online systems provided by FIFA. The goal receiving the highest number of votes will be awarded the FIFA Puskás Award.
The FIFA Marta Award was established to honor the best goal scored in women’s football during the year. Named after Brazilian footballer Marta, the award aims to increase the visibility of goals scored by women players. The evaluation period covers 11 August 2024 to 2 August 2025.
Goals nominated for this award were selected from official matches played at club and national team levels. FIFA has published the list of nominees, presenting 11 goals for public voting. The voting process is conducted via FIFA.com, allowing registered fans to cast their votes online. The goal receiving the highest number of votes will be awarded the FIFA Marta Award.
2025 FIFA Awards for the Best were presented at a ceremony held in Doha, Qatar. The awards, which recognize individual performances in men’s and women’s football, coaching achievements, goalkeeping excellence, and standout moments of the season, were distributed following established voting procedures. The awards presented during the ceremony were evaluated based on sporting activities carried out within the relevant season period.
The 2025 Best Male Footballer award was given to Ousmane Dembélé. Dembélé received the highest number of votes among the nominees based on his performances for Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. The voting process involved national team head coaches, national team captains, football journalists and fans, with each group’s vote carrying equal weight.
Ousmane Dembélé (AA)
The Best Female Footballer award was given to Aitana Bonmatí. She ranked first among the nominated players based on her performances for Barcelona and the Spain national team. Bonmatí has now won this award for the third consecutive time. The evaluation covered club and national team performances during the designated time period.
Aitana Bonmatí (AA)
The 2025 Best Male Coach award was given to Luis Enrique. He was recognized based on Paris Saint-Germain’s results in domestic and international competitions during the season. The voting process took into account the sporting achievements of the nominated coaches during the relevant period.
Luis Enrique (AA)
The Best Female Coach award was given to Sarina Wiegman. Wiegman was evaluated based on her achievements with the England women’s national team and has now won this award for the fifth time in her career. The voting process included votes from women’s national team head coaches, captains, media representatives and fans.
Sarina Wiegman (AA)
The 2025 Best Male Goalkeeper award was given to Gianluigi Donnarumma. He won the award based on his performances for his club and in international competitions during the season. This is the first time Donnarumma has received this award in his career.
Gianluigi Donnarumma (AA)
The Best Female Goalkeeper award was given to Hannah Hampton. She was selected based on her performances for the England national team and her club during the season.
Hannah Hampton (AA)
The 2025 FIFA Puskás Award was awarded to Santiago Montiel. His goal scored in a match of the Argentine Liga Profesional de Fútbol received the highest number of votes among the nominated goals. The award was determined by a vote from fans and a jury composed of FIFA legends.
Santiago Montiel puskas Contender...!!! (Sport Spectacle)
The FIFA Marta Award, given for the best goal scored in women’s football, was awarded to Lizbeth Ovalle. Her goal scored while playing for Tigres in Liga MX Femenil was selected as the winner after the evaluation process. The voting was conducted by fans and a jury appointed by FIFA.
¡GOLAZO DE OVALLE! | Nació el "Camaroncín" de la Maga (LIGA BBVA MX FEMENIL)
The 2025 FIFA Fair Play Award was awarded to Dr. Andreas Harlass-Neuking, team doctor of SSV Jahn Regensburg. His medical intervention during a match in Germany was recognized by the evaluation committee. This award is granted following a special assessment of fair play behavior both on and off the pitch.
The FIFA Fan Award was given to the supporters of Zakho SC. A fan activity held before a league match in Iraq, which demonstrated social responsibility, was recognized as part of the award criteria.
The 2025 FIFA Awards for the Best in Football are structured as a multi-category award system recognizing individual performances, team representations, coaching activities, goalkeeping performances, goals scored, fan contributions, and fair play conduct during the 2024–2025 season in men’s and women’s football. The awards are organized under the following categories: Best Male Footballer, Best Female Footballer, Best Male Goalkeeper, Best Female Goalkeeper, Best Coach in Men’s Football, Best Coach in Women’s Football, The Best XI, the FIFA Puskás Award and FIFA Marta Award for the Best Goal, the FIFA Fan Award, and the FIFA Fair Play Award. Candidates were selected by FIFA, and the voting process involved participation from football experts and registered fans on FIFA.com.
The 2025 FIFA Awards for the Best in Football were presented at a ceremony held in Doha. Ousmane Dembélé won the Best Male Footballer award, while Aitana Bonmatí won the Best Female Footballer award. In the coaching category, Luis Enrique was honored for men’s football and Sarina Wiegman for women’s football. Gianluigi Donnarumma was named Best Male Goalkeeper and Hannah Hampton Best Female Goalkeeper. The FIFA Puskás Award was given to Santiago Montiel and the FIFA Marta Award to Lizbeth Ovalle. The FIFA Fair Play Award was presented to Dr. Andreas Harlass-Neuking and the FIFA Fan Award to the fans of Zakho SC.
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