1997 Ballon d'Or

The 1997 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Ronaldo on 23 December 1997.[1] The Brazilian became the youngest winner of the award, at 21 years old.[2]

1997 Ballon d'Or
1997 Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo
Date23 December 1997
Presented byFrance Football
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or

Rankings
Rank Player Club(s) Nationality Points
1RonaldoSpain Barcelona
Italy Internazionale		 Brazil222
2Predrag MijatovićSpain Real Madrid FR Yugoslavia68
3Zinedine ZidaneItaly Juventus France63
4Dennis BergkampEngland Arsenal Netherlands53
5Roberto CarlosSpain Real Madrid Brazil47
6Andreas MöllerGermany Borussia Dortmund Germany40
7RaúlSpain Real Madrid Spain35
8Peter SchmeichelEngland Manchester United Denmark19
9Jürgen KohlerGermany Borussia Dortmund Germany17
10Matthias SammerGermany Borussia Dortmund Germany16
Christian VieriSpain Atlético Madrid Italy16
12Youri DjorkaeffItaly Internazionale France15
13Luis EnriqueSpain Barcelona Spain14
14Luís FigoSpain Barcelona Portugal12
15Gianfranco ZolaEngland Chelsea Italy11
Krasimir BalakovGermany VfB Stuttgart Bulgaria11
17Didier DeschampsItaly Juventus France10
Clarence SeedorfSpain Real Madrid Netherlands10
19Alessandro Del PieroItaly Juventus Italy9
Alan ShearerEngland Newcastle United England9
David BeckhamEngland Manchester United England9
22Fernando HierroSpain Real Madrid Spain8
23Gabriel BatistutaItaly Fiorentina Argentina7
24Olaf ThonGermany Schalke 04 Germany6
25JuninhoSpain Atlético Madrid Brazil5
Paulo SousaGermany Borussia Dortmund Portugal5
Lilian ThuramItaly Parma France5
28Ryan GiggsEngland Manchester United Wales4
29Oliver BierhoffItaly Udinese Germany3
Angelo PeruzziItaly Juventus Italy3
RaíFrance Paris Saint-Germain Brazil3
32Victor IkpebaFrance Monaco Nigeria2
33Laurent BlancFrance Marseille France1
Ciro FerraraItaly Juventus Italy1
RivaldoSpain Barcelona Brazil1
Bent SkammelsrudNorway Rosenborg Norway1

Additionally, fourteen players were nominated but received no votes: Sonny Anderson, Enrico Chiesa, Hernán Crespo, Iván de la Peña, Robbie Fowler, Thomas Häßler, Thomas Helmer, Filippo Inzaghi, Gianluca Pagliuca, Robert Pires, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Sergi, Davor Šuker and Ian Wright.

References
  1. Pierrend, José Luis (26 March 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1997". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  2. GiveMeSport (19 October 2022). "Who is the youngest ever Ballon d'Or winner?". OneFootball. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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