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, Switzerland on 11 January 2016.
Lionel Messi won the award 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.[1]
The ceremony was hosted by Kate Abdo and James Nesbitt.[2]
In late October 2015, FIFA revealed shortlist 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:[3]
The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:[4]
The winner of the FIFA Puskás Award was:
The other nominees were:[5]
The results for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year were:[5]
The following seven players were also named to the shortlist for the award:[7]
The following were the final three nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:[5]
The following seven managers were also named to the shortlist for the award:[4]
The following were the final three nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:[5]
The following seven managers were also named to the shortlist for the award:[7]