2003 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane for a record-equalling third time. It was the award's 13th edition. The gala was hosted at the Messe in Basel, on December 15, 2003. 142 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote for the men's edition and 100 for the women's. The ceremony's theme was the Match Against Poverty, which was played the previous day between Ronaldo Nazario and Zinedine Zidane (3-4) at the St. Jakob-Park in Basel in front of 30,000 spectators.
Birgit Prinz won the women's award for the first time.
Results
[edit]Men
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Women
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birgit Prinz |  Carolina Courage FFC Frankfurt | 268 |
| 2 | Mia Hamm | Washington Freedom | 133 |
| 3 |  Hanna Ljungberg | Umeå IK | 84 |
| 4 | Victoria Svensson | Djurgårdens IF | 82 |
| 5 | Maren Meinert | Boston Breakers | 69 |
| 6 | Bettina Wiegmann | FFC Brauweiler | 49 |
| 7 | Malin Moström | Umeå IK | 23 |
| 8= |  Katia |  Levante | 14 |
| 8= | Renate Lingor | FFC Frankfurt | 14 |
| 10= | Marta | Umeå IK | 13 |
| 10= | Silke Rottenberg | FFC Brauweiler FCR Duisburg | 13 |
| 12 |  Marinette Pichon | Philadelphia Charge Saint-Memmie Olympique | 11 |
| 13 |  Charmaine Hooper | Atlanta Beat | 10 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). images.fifa.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-12-29. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ↑ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "FIFA Awards – Women Player of the Year - Top 12". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
| FIFA Women's World Player of the Year | |
|---|---|
| The Best FIFA Women's Player | |
