1956 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
1Stanley Matthews Blackpool England47
2Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid Spain[lower-alpha 1]44
3Raymond Kopa Reims
Real Madrid		 France33
4Ferenc Puskás Budapest Honvéd Hungary32
5Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union19
6József Bozsik Budapest Honvéd Hungary15
7Ernst Ocwirk Austria Wien
Sampdoria		 Austria9
8Sándor Kocsis Budapest Honvéd Hungary6
9Thadée Cisowski RC Paris France4
Ivan Kolev CDNA Sofia Bulgaria
Billy Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers England
12Júlio Botelho Fiorentina Italy[lower-alpha 2]3
13Stefan Bozhkov CDNA Sofia Bulgaria2
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
21Marcelino Campanal Sevilla Spain1
Břetislav Dolejší Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia
Roger Piantoni FC Nancy France
Kees Rijvers Saint-Étienne Netherlands

Notes
  1. Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and would play for the Spanish 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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