1956 Ballon d'Or
| 1956 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
1956 Ballon d'Or winner Stanley Matthews in 1962 | |
| Date | 18 December 1956 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Presented by | France Football |
| Highlights | |
| Won by | Stanley Matthews (1st award) |
| Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or |
The 1956 Ballon d'Or was the first Ballon d'Or awarded. The award was to the best football player in Europe, and was chosen by a panel of journalists from countries in UEFA.[1] The award was won by Blackpool winger Stanley Matthews.[2][3]
Rankings
| Rank | Name | Club(s) | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Matthews | Blackpool | England | 47 |
| 2 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | Spain[a] | 44 |
| 3 | Raymond Kopa | Reims Real Madrid |
France | 33 |
| 4 | Ferenc Puskás | Budapest Honvéd | Hungary | 32 |
| 5 | Lev Yashin | Dynamo Moscow | Soviet Union | 19 |
| 6 | József Bozsik | Budapest Honvéd | Hungary | 15 |
| 7 | Ernst Ocwirk | Austria Wien Sampdoria |
Austria | 9 |
| 8 | Sándor Kocsis | Budapest Honvéd | Hungary | 6 |
| 9 | Thadée Cisowski | RC Paris | France | 4 |
| Ivan Kolev | CDNA Sofia | Bulgaria | ||
| Billy Wright | Wolverhampton Wanderers | England | ||
| 12 | Júlio Botelho | Fiorentina | Italy[b] | 3 |
| 13 | Stefan Bozhkov | CDNA Sofia | Bulgaria | 2 |
| Duncan Edwards | Manchester United | England | ||
| Gerhard Hanappi | Rapid Wien | Austria | ||
| Robert Jonquet | Reims | France | ||
| Miguel Montuori | Fiorentina | Italy | ||
| Pepillo | Sevilla | Spain | ||
| Juan Alberto Schiaffino | Milan | Italy | ||
| Eduard Streltsov | Torpedo Moscow | Soviet Union | ||
| 21 | Marcelino Campanal | Sevilla | Spain | 1 |
| Břetislav Dolejší | Dukla Prague | Czechoslovakia | ||
| Roger Piantoni | FC Nancy | France | ||
| Kees Rijvers | Saint-Étienne | Netherlands |
Notes
- ↑ Alfredo Di Stéfano was born in Argentina. He gained Spanish citizenship in 1956, and would play for the Spainish national team in 1957.[4]
- ↑ Júlio Botelho was born in Brazil. He gained Italian citizenship in 1956.
References
- ↑ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (23 October 2008). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1956". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ↑ "50 Ans De Ballon D'Or" (in French). France Football. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ↑ "Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano". UEFA. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2014.