1956 Ballon d'Or

The 1956 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 Stanley Matthews on 18 December 1956.[1][2]

Matthews was the inaugural winner of the Ballon d'Or.[3]

Rankings
Rank Name Club Nationality Points
1Stanley Matthews Blackpool England47
2Alfredo Di Stéfano[lower-alpha 1] Real Madrid Spain44
3Raymond Kopa Stade Reims / Real Madrid France33
4Ferenc Puskás Budapest Honvéd Hungary32
5Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union19
6József Bozsik Budapest Honvéd Hungary15
7Ernst Ocwirk Austria Vienna / Sampdoria Austria9
8Sándor Kocsis Budapest Honvéd Hungary6
9Thadée Cisowski Racing Club Paris France4
Ivan Kolev CDNA Sofia Bulgaria4
Billy Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers England4
12Júlio Botelho[lower-alpha 2] Fiorentina Italy3
13Stefan Bozhkov CDNA Sofia Bulgaria2
Duncan Edwards Manchester United England2
Gerhard Hanappi Rapid Wien Austria2
Robert Jonquet Stade Reims France2
Miguel Montuori Fiorentina Italy2
Pepillo Sevilla Spain2
Juan Alberto Schiaffino Milan Italy2
Eduard Streltsov Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union2
21Campanal II Sevilla Spain1
Břetislav Dolejší Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia1
Roger Piantoni Nancy France1
Kees Rijvers Saint-Étienne Netherlands1

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

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