FIFA Puskás Award
The FIFA Puskás Award [ˈpuʃkaːʃ] is an award established on 20 October 2009 by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), at the behest of former president Sepp Blatter, in order to award the player, male or female, judged to have scored the most aesthetically significant, or "most beautiful", goal of the year.
The award is in honor of Ferenc Puskás, the striker of Real Madrid at the late 1950s and the 1960s, and central member of the highly successful Hungarian side of the same era. Puskás is widely considered by many to be the most powerful and prolific forward European football produced in first division football, and scored a once world record of 84 goals in 85 internationals. He is one of the top scorers of the 20th century with 512 goals in 528 matches.
"It is important to preserve the memory of those footballing greats who have left their mark on our history. Ferenc Puskás was not only a player with immense talent who won many honours, but also a remarkable man. FIFA is therefore delighted to pay tribute to him by dedicating this award to his memory," said Blatter at the inauguration of the award in Budapest.
The time-frame for the first award was July 2008 to July 2009. The annual award was presented for the first time during the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year Gala on 21 December in Switzerland, with the Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo being the first prize winner.
Criteria
- It should be a beautiful goal (subjective — the spread of goals should include long-range shots, team goals, overhead kicks, individual plays, etc.).
- It should be awarded "without distinction of championship, gender or nationality".[1]
- It should not be the result of luck, mistakes or a deflection by another player.
- It should support fair play, i.e. the player should not have behaved badly in the game or have been charged with doping, for example.
Winners and Nominees
- Scores and results list the player's club goal tally first.
2009
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage |
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1–0 | 2008–09 UEFA Champions League | 17.68% |
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1–1 | 2008–09 UEFA Champions League | 15.64% |
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5–1 | 2008–09 Bundesliga | 13.39% |
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1–1 | 2008–09 Israeli Premier League | 13.36% |
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4–0 | 2008–09 Premier League | 9.44% |
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1–0 | 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 8.71% |
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1–1 | 2008–09 UEFA Champions League | 7.89% |
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1–1 | Liga MX Clausura 2009 | 7.30% |
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1–1 | 2008–09 UEFA Champions League | 4.04% |
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3–2 | 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup | 2.59% |
2010
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage |
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2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier | 40.55% |
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2–0 | 2010 Superettan | 13.23% |
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1–0 | 2010–11 IFA Premiership | 10.61% |
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1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | N/A |
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3–0 | 2009–10 La Liga | ||
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5–0 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League | ||
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2–1 | 2010 Campeonato Paulista | ||
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1–0 | 2009–10 DFB-Pokal | ||
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1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | ||
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2–1 | 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | ||
2011
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage |
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4–5 | 2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | N/A |
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3–1 | 2010–11 UEFA Champions League | |
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2–1 | 2010–11 Premier League | ||
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1–2 | 2011–12 Belgian Pro League | ||
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4–2 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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3–2 | 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||
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1–1 | 2010–11 Serie A | ||
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2–2 | Argentine Primera División Apertura 2011 | ||
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3–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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2–5 | 2010–11 UEFA Champions League |
2012
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage[2] |
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6–1 | 2011–12 Süper Lig | 78% |
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2–1 | Friendly | 15% |
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3–1 | 2012 Copa Libertadores | 7% |
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1–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations | N/A |
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2–1 | 2011–12 FA Cup | ||
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1–1 | 2012 Canadian Championship | ||
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2–0 | 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | ||
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2–2 | 2011–12 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano | ||
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4–3 | Friendly | ||
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2–2 | 2011–12 Süper Lig |
2013
The following list includes the nominees for the 2013 award. Voting was possible through the FIFA.com website until 9 December 2013, after a second voting round was held between the top three goals from the first round. The award to the winning goal from the second round was presented on 13 January 2014.
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage[3] |
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4–2 | Friendly | 48.7% |
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2–2 | 2012–13 Primeira Liga | 30.8% |
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3–0 | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup | 20.5% |
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5–1 | 2013–14 Superliga | N/A |
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5–1 | 2013 National Women's Soccer League | ||
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3–1 | 2012–13 Serie A | ||
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2–3 | 2012–13 Serie A | ||
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5–0 | 2012–13 Division 1 Féminine | ||
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2–1 | Liga MX Apertura 2013 | ||
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2–0 | 2013 Copa Sudamericana |
2014
The nominees for 2014 were announced on 12 November.[4]
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage[5] |
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2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | 42% |
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2–0 | 2013–14 Irish Women's National League | 33% |
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5–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | 11% |
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2–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | N/A |
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7–0 | 2013–14 La Liga | ||
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1–0 | Liga MX clausura 2014 | ||
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4–0 | 2013–14 Ligue 1 | ||
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4–1 | 2013–14 Premier League | ||
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2–2 | 2013 MLS | ||
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2–1 | 2014 J. League Division 1 | ||
2015
FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees in 12 November 2015.[6]
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage[7] |
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2–1 | 2015 Campeonato Goiano | 46.7% |
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3–1 | 2014–15 Copa del Rey | 33.3% |
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1–1 | 2015–16 UEFA Champions League | 7.1% |
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2–2 | 2014–15 League One | N/A |
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1–1 | 2014–15 La Liga | ||
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5–2 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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1–0 | 2015 International Champions Cup[note 1] | ||
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4–1 | Friendly | ||
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3–2 | 2014-15 FPD Invierno | ||
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7–0 | 2014–15 Serie A | ||
2016
FIFA announced the list of 10 nominees in 21 November 2016.[8]
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Vote percentage |
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4–1 | 2016 Malaysia Super League | TBA |
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3–0 | 2016 Copa Libertadores | ||
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1–0 | 2016 South American U-17 Women's Championship | ||
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1–0 | Friendly | N/A |
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2–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier | ||
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2–0 | Copa América Centenario | ||
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3–0 | 2015–16 La Liga | ||
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2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 | ||
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1–0 | 2015–16 UEFA Champions League | ||
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1–0 | 2015 Allsvenskan | ||
Most Nominations Received
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See also
Notes
References
- ↑ "Rules Of Allocation" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "FIFA Puskás Award 2012 – Results" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ "FIFA Puskás Award 2013 – Results" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ "FIFA Puskás Award: Ten best goals of the year announced". FIFA.com. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ "FIFA Puskás award 2014 – results" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "FIFA Puskás Award 2015 Nominees". FIFA.com. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ "FIFA Puskás award 2015 – results" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "FIFA Puskás Award 2016 Nominees". FIFA.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- 1 2 "FC Barcelona's Neymar Jr and Leo Messi, up for the 2016 Puskas Award | FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 21 November 2016.