1968 Ballon d'Or Results
The Ballon d'Or award is an annual football award for the best player from the previous year. Up until 1995 it was awarded only to football players from Europe and was generally known as the European Footballer of the Year award.
George Best Below are the nominees in the final order after voting for the 1968 award. The winner was a Northern Ireland footballer George Best who played for Manchester United. He is the only player from Northern Ireland to win the award. See the list of all Ballon d'Or winners.
Final order for the men's 1968 Ballon d'Or
| Order | Player | Club | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Best | Manchester United | Northern Ireland | 61 |
| 2 | Bobby Charlton | Manchester United | England | 53 |
| 3 | Dragan Džajić | Red Star Belgrade | Yugoslavia | 46 |
| 4 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | West Germany | 36 |
| 5 | Giacinto Facchetti | Internazionale | Italy | 30 |
| 6 | Gigi Riva | Cagliari | Italy | 22 |
| 7 | Amancio | Real Madrid | Spain | 21 |
| 8 | Eusébio | Benfica | Portugal | 15 |
| 9 | Gianni Rivera | Milan | Italy | 13 |
| 10 | Jimmy Greaves | Tottenham Hotspur | England | 8 |
| Pirri | Real Madrid | Spain | 8 | |
| 12 | Antal Dunai | Újpest | Hungary | 7 |
| Willi Schulz | Hamburger SV | West Germany | 7 | |
| 14 | Georgi Asparuhov | Levski Sofia | Bulgaria | 6 |
| Albert Shesternyov | CSKA Moscow | Soviet Union | 6 | |
| 16 | Ove Kindvall | Feyenoord | Sweden | 5 |
| 17 | Flórián Albert | Ferencváros | Hungary | 4 |
| Sandro Mazzola | Internazionale | Italy | 4 | |
| Lajos Szűcs | Ferencváros | Hungary | 4 | |
| 20 | Johan Cruyff | Ajax | Netherlands | 3 |
| Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | West Germany | 3 | |
| 22 | Jack Charlton | Leeds United | England | 2 |
| Bobby Moore | West Ham United | England | 2 | |
| 24 | Alan Ball | Everton | England | 1 |
| Ferenc Bene | Újpest | Hungary | 1 | |
| Angelo Domenghini | Internazionale | Italy | 1 | |
| Mirsad Fazlagić | Sarajevo | Yugoslavia | 1 | |
| Tommy Gemmell | Celtic | Scotland | 1 | |
| Jimmy Johnstone | Celtic | Scotland | 1 | |
| Murtaz Khurtsilava | Dinamo Tbilisi | Soviet Union | 1 | |
| Ivica Osim | Željezničar | Yugoslavia | 1 | |
| Louis Pilot | Standard Liège | Luxembourg | 1 |
Related Pages
- Ballon d'Or Home
- Men's Ballon d'Or Winner's List
- Football Awards Lists
- List of the FIFA male player of the year and FIFA female player of the year.
- History of the Ballon d'Or
- The Year in Sport: 1968
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