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
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Rankings

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Rank Player Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Ronaldo   Barcelona
  Internazionale
  Brazil 222
2 Predrag Mijatović   Real Madrid   FR Yugoslavia 68
3 Zinedine Zidane   Juventus   France 63
4 Dennis Bergkamp   Arsenal   Netherlands 57
5 Roberto Carlos   Real Madrid   Brazil 47
6 Andreas Möller   Borussia Dortmund   Germany 40
7 Raúl   Real Madrid   Spain 35
8 Peter Schmeichel   Manchester United   Denmark 19
9 Jürgen Kohler   Borussia Dortmund   Germany 17
10 Matthias Sammer   Borussia Dortmund   Germany 16
Christian Vieri   Atlético Madrid   Italy 16
12 Youri Djorkaeff   Internazionale   France 15
13 Luis Enrique   Barcelona   Spain 14
14 Luís Figo   Barcelona   Portugal 12
15 Gianfranco Zola   Chelsea   Italy 11
Krasimir Balakov   VfB Stuttgart   Bulgaria 11
17 Didier Deschamps   Juventus   France 10
Clarence Seedorf   Real Madrid   Netherlands 10
19 Alessandro Del Piero   Juventus   Italy 9
Alan Shearer   Newcastle United   England 9
David Beckham   Manchester United   England 9
22 Fernando Hierro   Real Madrid   Spain 8
23 Gabriel Batistuta   Fiorentina   Argentina 7
24 Olaf Thon   Schalke 04   Germany 6
25 Juninho   Atlético Madrid   Brazil 5
Paulo Sousa   Borussia Dortmund   Portugal 5
Lilian Thuram   Parma   France 5
28 Ryan Giggs   Manchester United   Wales 4
29 Oliver Bierhoff   Udinese   Germany 3
Angelo Peruzzi   Juventus   Italy 3
Raí   Paris Saint-Germain   Brazil 3
32 Victor Ikpeba   Monaco   Nigeria 2
33 Laurent Blanc   Marseille   France 1
Ciro Ferrara   Juventus   Italy 1
Rivaldo   Barcelona   Brazil 1
Bent Skammelsrud   Rosenborg   Norway 1

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

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  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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