2025 Ballon d'Or

Annual association football award event in France

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The 2025 Ballon d'Or was the 69th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, recognising the best footballers in the world in the 2024–25 season. For the fourth time in the history of the award, it was awarded based on the results of the season instead of the calendar year. This was the period from 1 August 2024 to 13 July 2025 (final of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup) for the men's award, and to 2 August 2025 (final of the 2025 Copa América Femenina) for the women's award. The ceremony took place on 22 September 2025, with the nominees having been announced on 7 August 2025.

Ballon d'Or

Club listed is the one which the player represented during the 2024–25 season.

30 players were nominated for the 2025 Men's Ballon d'Or.

Ballon d'Or Féminin

Thirty players were nominated for the 2025 Ballon d'Or Fémenin.

Men's Kopa Trophy

Ten players were nominated for the 2025 Men's Kopa Trophy.

Women's Kopa Trophy

Five players were nominated for the 2025 Women's Kopa Trophy.

Men's Yashin Trophy

Ten goalkeepers were nominated for the 2025 Men's Yashin Trophy.

Women's Yashin Trophy

Five goalkeepers were nominated for the 2025 Women's Yashin Trophy.

Gerd Müller Trophy

The nominees for the award were announced on 7 August 2025. The award is given to player who scored the most goals in a calendar year. It is named after German legend Gerd Müller.

Sócrates Award

The nominees for the award were announced on 7 August 2025. The Sócrates Award is an association football award presented to the best humanitarian work by a footballer worldwide during a joint ceremony with the Ballon d'Or. The award is presented by France Football in collaboration with Peace and Sport and is named after late Brazilian footballer Sócrates, who co-founded the Corinthians Democracy movement, in opposition to the ruling military dictatorship in Brazil during the 1980s.