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List of Ballon D'Or Winners - 1956 to 2016

Edited By: Arnab Sen

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Last Updated: December 13, 2016, 13:06 IST

Cristiano Ronaldo. (Getty Images)

Cristiano Ronaldo. (Getty Images)

List of Ballon d'Or winners since the award's inception in 1956 after Cristiano Ronaldo was named 2016 winner on Monday

List of Ballon d'Or winners since the award's inception in 1956 after Cristiano Ronaldo was named 2016 winner on Monday:

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) Ronaldo: A Splendid Career at a Glance

1962 - Josef Masopust (Czechoslovakia) 1963 - Lev Yashin (Soviet Union)

1964 - Denis Law (Scotland) 1965 - Eusebio (Portugal)

1966 - Bobby Charlton (England) 1967 - Florian Albert (Hungary)

1968 - George Best (Northern Ireland) 1969 - Gianni Rivera (Italy) Five Moments That Won Cristiano Ronaldo the Ballon d'Or

1970 - Gerd Mueller (West Germany) 1971 - Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)

1972 - Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) 1973 - Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)

1974 - Johan Cruyff (Netherlands) 1975 - Oleg Blokhin (Soviet Union)

1976 - Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany) 1977 - Allan Simonsen (Denmark)

1978 - Kevin Keegan (England) 1979 - Kevin Keegan (England)

1980 - Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany) 1981 - Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany)

1982 - Paolo Rossi (Italy) 1983 - Michel Platini (France)

1984 - Michel Platini (France) 1985 - Michel Platini (France)

1986 - Igor Belanov (Soviet Union) 1987 - Ruud Gullit (Netherlands)

1988 - Marco van Basten (Netherlands) 1989 - Marco van Basten (Netherlands)

1990 - Lothar Matthaeus (Germany) 1991 - Jean-Pierre Papin (France)

1992 - Marco van Basten (Netherlands) 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)

2002 - Ronaldo (Brazil) 2003 - Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic)

2004 - Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine) 2005 - Ronaldinho (Brazil)

2006 - Fabio Cannavaro (Italy) 2007 - Kaka (Brazil)

2008 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 2009 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)

2010 - Lionel Messi (Argentina) 2011 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)

2012 - Lionel Messi (Argentina) 2013 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

2014 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 2015 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)

2016 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

* From 2010-2015 the Ballon d'Or was merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year to create the FIFA Ballon d'Or award.

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first published:December 13, 2016, 04:10 IST
last updated:December 13, 2016, 13:06 IST