1956 Ballon d'Or

1956 Ballon d'Or
1956 Ballon d'Or winner Stanley Matthews in 1962
Date18 December 1956
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won byEngland Stanley Matthews (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or

The 1956 Ballon d'Or was the inaugural Ballon d'Or award given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries.[1] Stanley Matthews received the award on 18 December 1956.[2][3]

Rankings

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Stanley Matthews England Blackpool England 47
2 Alfredo Di Stéfano Spain Real Madrid Spain[a] 44
3 Raymond Kopa France Reims
Spain Real Madrid		 France 33
4 Ferenc Puskás Hungary Budapest Honvéd Hungary 32
5 Lev Yashin Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union 19
6 József Bozsik Hungary Budapest Honvéd Hungary 15
7 Ernst Ocwirk Austria Austria Wien
Italy Sampdoria		 Austria 9
8 Sándor Kocsis Hungary Budapest Honvéd Hungary 6
9 Thadée Cisowski France RC Paris France 4
Ivan Kolev Bulgaria CDNA Sofia Bulgaria
Billy Wright England Wolverhampton Wanderers England
12 Júlio Botelho Italy Fiorentina Italy[b] 3
13 Stefan Bozhkov Bulgaria CDNA Sofia Bulgaria 2
Duncan Edwards England Manchester United England
Gerhard Hanappi Austria Rapid Wien Austria
Robert Jonquet France Reims France
Miguel Montuori Italy Fiorentina Italy
Pepillo Spain Sevilla Spain
Juan Alberto Schiaffino Italy Milan Italy
Eduard Streltsov Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union
21 Marcelino Campanal Spain Sevilla Spain 1
Břetislav Dolejší Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia
Roger Piantoni France FC Nancy France
Kees Rijvers France Saint-Étienne Netherlands

Notes

  1. ^ Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and would play for the Spain national team.[4]
  2. ^ Despite being born in Brazil, Júlio Botelho acquired Italian citizenship in 1956.

References

  1. ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "50 Ans De Ballon D'Or" (in French). France Football. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano". UEFA. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
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