FIFA Fair Play Award

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The FIFA Fair Play Award is an award that has been presented annually by FIFA since 1987 . It honors particularly fair and sporty behavior on or next to the football field.

The award was presented from 1991 to 2009 at the annual FIFA World Player Gala . In 2010 the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was launched. The award has been held at The Best FIFA Football Awards since 2016 .

Award winners

year Surname Reason
1987 Dundee United fans For the exemplary behavior during the two UEFA Cup finals against IFK Göteborg
1988 Frank Ordenewitz Ordenewitz had admitted to having played the ball with his hand in the penalty area during the Werder Bremen game against 1. FC Köln , although the referee had not seen it.
0 Spectators at the 1988 Olympic Football Tournament in Seoul Despite the early elimination of the Korean team, the spectators at the 1988 Olympic Games ensured a good and fair atmosphere during the tournament.
1989 Trinidad and Tobago fans For the fair behavior in the lost World Cup qualifier against the USA.
1990 Gary Lineker In 15 years the Englishman has not received a single yellow or red card.
1991 Spanish Football Association For the outstanding commitment to fair play.
0 Jorginho The Brazilian was honored for his unique career and exemplary behavior on and off the pitch.
1992 Belgian Football Association For his long-standing commitment to fairness with the Football in Peace campaign and the Casa Hogar aid project in Mexico.
1993 Nándor Hidegkuti For his exemplary behavior as a player and coach.
0 Zambian Football Association After a tragic plane crash in April 1993, in which half the national team was killed, a new team was formed within a few months.
1994 - -
1995 Jacques Glassmann The Frenchman was honored for his courageous efforts in the Valenciennes / Marseille bribery scandal .
1996 George Weah For his tireless promotion of the idea of ​​fair play.
1997 Irish fans For their exemplary behavior, especially in the World Cup qualifier against Belgium.
1998 Football associations of Iran and the USA Before the game between the two nations at the World Cup, the players exchanged flowers and gifts.
0 Northern Irish Football Association The Northern Irish Football Association was recognized for its ongoing commitment to the reconciliation of Catholics and Protestants.
1999 Soccer family from New Zealand For the decisive part in the great success of the U-17 World Cup.
2000 Lucas Radebe The South African player was honored for his work with children in his home country and for fighting racism.
2001 Paolo Di Canio Instead of uncontested scoring, he took the ball in hand to allow the injured opposing goalkeeper to be treated.
2002 Soccer families from Japan and South Korea For the contagious joy, the great euphoria and hospitality and their fair behavior, they made the 2002 World Cup a great success.
2003 Fans of Celtic Glasgow Despite the defeat in the UEFA Cup final , 35,000 fans who had traveled with them celebrated happily and peacefully in Seville after the game .
2004 Brazilian Football Association For the "game for peace" between Haiti and Brazil.
2005 Football family from Iquitos For the commitment of the residents of the Peruvian city of Iquitos in hosting the U-17 World Cup in 2005.
2006 2006 World Cup fans Fans from all over the world made the tournament in Germany a unique and fair event.
2007 FC Barcelona The Spanish club, which has long rejected jersey advertising, has had the UNICEF logo on its jersey since 2006 .
2008 Association presidents and captains of Turkey and Armenia At the World Cup qualifier between the two nations, the presidents shook hands after almost two decades of diplomatic silence.
2009 Sir Bobby Robson The Englishman, who died in 2009, was always valued for his fairness throughout his career as a player and coach.
2010 Haiti's U-17 women's national team For the successful participation in the U-17 World Cup despite the devastating earthquake in January 2010.
2011 Japanese Football Association Despite the tsunami disaster in March 2011, the country did not let itself be beaten. The best proof is the women's national team , which won the title for the first time at the 2011 World Cup .
2012 Uzbek Football Association For the special fairness of the players, fans and officials towards all other professional football clubs.
2013 Afghan Football Association Despite the effects of the war, it was possible in Afghanistan to develop football from the ground up, to create an infrastructure for the sport so that it can grow and to establish a national league.
2014 Volunteers at the FIFA World Cup All volunteers at the last World Championships were honored for their helpfulness, enthusiasm and warmth.
2015 Refugee workers in world football The award goes to all football organizations and clubs that are involved in helping refugees .
2016 Atlético Nacional Awarded for renouncing the Copa Sudamericana 2016 in favor of the finalist Chapecoense, who was hit by a serious plane crash .
2017 Francis Koné The Togolese center forward has already saved the lives of opponents several times by quickly providing first aid after clashes.
2018 Lennart Thy The German center forward was awarded for not playing a game from VVV-Venlo in favor of a life-saving stem cell donation .
2019 Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds United For conceding a goal in the game against Aston Villa after the team had previously scored a controversial goal after injuring an opposing player.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Francis Koné website from transfermarkt.de . Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ This footballer has already saved the lives of four players website in the world . Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ FIFA.com: The Best FIFA Football Awards ™ - News - Messi, Rapinoe crowned The Best in Milan - FIFA.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020 (UK English).