IFFHS RELEASES RANKINGS FOR 2016

The IFFHS has released for 2016 the rankings for football in general and this covers the whole department. After votes made, the points and winners were revealed.

NATIONAL TEAM COACHES

1 – Fernando Santos (Portugal)                                199 points

2 – Lars Lagerbeck (Sweden / coach Iceland)          71 points

3 – Joachim Löw (Germany)                                       62 points

4 – Chris Coleman (Wales)                                          61 points

5 – Didier Deshamps (France)                                    52 points

6 – Antonio Conte (Italy)                                              17 points

7 – Ante Cacic (Croatia)                                                  8 points

8 – Marc Wilmots (Belgium)                                          3 points

8 – Tite (Brasil)                                                                 3 points

10- Bernd Storck (Hungary)                                          1 point

10- Ange Postecoglu (Australia)                                   1 point

10- Adam Nawalka (Poland)                                         1 point


WORLD’S BEST GOALKEEPER 2016

1- Manuel Neuer (Germany/FC Bayern München)                   156 points

2- Gianluigi Buffon (Italy/Juventus Torino FC)                             91 points

3- Rui Patricio (Portugal/Sporting Portugal)                               50 points

4- Claudio Bravo (Chile/FC Barcelona/Manchester City FC)     45 points

5- David De Gea (Spain/Manchester United FC)                        37 points

6- Jan Oblak (Slovenia/Club Atletico de Madrid)                        31 points

7- Hugo Lloris (France/Tottenham Hotspur FC)                         29 points

8- Keylor Navas (Costa Rica/Real Madrid CF)                             18 points

9- Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Chelsea FC)                                  13 points

10-Denis Onyango (Uganda/Mamelodi Sundowns)                    5 points

11-Petr Cech (Cech Republic/Arsenal London FC)                      4 points

12-Samir Handanovic (Slovenia/FC Inter Milano)                        2 points

13-Marc André Ter Stegen (Germany/FC Barcelona)                 1 point


WORLD’S BEST WOMAN GOALKEEPER 2016

1 – Sarah Bouhaddi (France / Olympique Lyon)       111 points

2 – Almuth Schult (Germany/VFL Wolfsburg)             82 points

3 – Hope Solo (USA / Seattle Reign FC)                       77 points

4 – Barbara (Brasil/Kindermann SE)                            38 points

5 – Hedvig Lindhal ( Sweden/Chelsea FC)                   29 points

6 – Karen Bardsley (England/Arsenal FC)                    18 points

7 – Sandra Panos (Spain/FC Barcelona)                      16 points

8 – Michelle Betos (USA/Portland Thorns FC)              9 points

8 – Ashlin Harris (USA/Orlando Pride)                           9 points

10-Desirée Schumann (Germany/1FFC Frankfurt)       8 points

11-Stephanie Labbe (Canada/Washington Spirit)        7 points

12-Erin Nayler (New Zealand/Olympique Lyon)           5 points

12-Lydia Williams (Australia/Houston Dash)                5 points

14-Lina Zhao (China/Shangaï Vinpac FC)                      2 points

14-Erin Mac Leod (Canada/FC Rosengard)                   2 points


WORLD’S BEST REFEREE 2016

1 – Mark Clattenburg (England)            141 points

2 – Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)                            65 points

3 – Viktor Kassaï (Hungary)                     55 points

4 – Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)                   43 points

5 – Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey)                         28 points

5 – Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)             28 points

7 – Felix Brych (Germany)                        26 points

8 – Martin Atkinson (England)                20 points

9 – Damir Skomina (Slovenia)                 19 points

10 – Nestor Pitana (Argentina)                14 points

11 – Sandro Ricci (Brasil)                          12 points

12 – Carlos Vellasco Carballo (Spain)       8 points

13 – Grisha Gheas (Egypt)                          7 points

14 – Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)                5 points

14  – Cesar Ramos (Mexico)                       5 points

16 – Ovidiu Hategan (Romania)                 3 points

17 – Sergei Karasev (Russia)                       2 points

17     Clement Turpin (France)                    2 points

17     Simon Marciniak (Poland)                 2 points

17     William Collum (Scotland)                 2 points

21 –  Ryuji Sato (Japan)                               1 point

21      Milorad Mazic (Serbia)                       1 point


WORLD’S BEST WOMAN REFEREE 2016 

1 – Katalin Kulcsar (Hungary)             58 points

2 – Kataryna Monzul (Ukraine)           53 points

2 –  Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)      53 points

4 – Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)      52 points

5 – Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)             26 points

6 – Teodora Albon (Romania)             24 points

7 – Riem Hussein (Germany)              23 points

8 – Esther Stäubli (Switzerland)         21 points

9 – Stephanie Frappart (France)        20 points

10-Olga Miranda (Paraguay)               11 points

11-Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)                10 points

11  Lucila Venegas (Mexico)                10 points

11  Claudia Umpierrez (Uruguay)       10 points

11  Ok Ri Hyang (Korea DPR)              10 points

11  Carolina Vitulano (Italy)                 10 points

16-Olga Zadinova (Czech Republic)    9 points

17-Kate Jacewicz (Australia)                 8 points

18-Efthalia Mitsi (Greece)                     4 points

19-Rita Gani (Malaysia)                         3 points

20-Anna Maria Keighley (New Zealand) 1 point


WORLD’S BEST CLUB COACH 2016

1 – Diego Simeone (Club Atletico de Madrid)                                           113 points

2 – Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid CF)                                                       108 points

3 – Claudio Ranieri (FC Leicester)                                                                86 points

4 – Josep Guardiola (FC Bayern München/FC Manchester City)              62 points

5 – Unai Emery (FC Sevilla/Paris SG)                                                          38 points

6 – Luis Enrique (FC Barcelona)                                                                  24 points

7 – Jürgen Klopp (FC Liverpool)                                                                   16 points

8 – Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham Hotspur FC)                                    15 points

9 – Massimiliano Allegri (Juventus Torino FC)                                             6 points

10 – Pitso Mosimane (Mamelodi Sundowns)                                              5 points

11 – Arsène Wenger (Arsenal FC)                                                                  4 points

12 – Leonardo Jardim (AS Monaco)                                                              3 points

12 –  Olivier Blanc (Paris SG)         



WORLD’S BEST TOP DIVISION GOAL SCORER 2016

1 – Luis SUAREZ (FC Barcelona)                                     40 goals

2 – Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC (Paris SG)                               38

3 – Gonzalo HIGUAIN (Napoli SSC)                                 36

4 – Cristiano RONALDO (Real Madrid CF)                      35

5 – JONAS (SL Benfica)                                                     32

6 – Eran ZAHAVI (Maccabi Tel Aviv)                                31

7 – Robert LEWANDOWSKI (FC Bayern München)      30

8 – Vincent JANSSEN (AZ Alkmaar)                                27

8 –  Nemanja NIKOLIC ( Legia Varsovie )                        27

10 – Lionel MESSI (FC Barcelona)                                   26

10 – Islam SLIMANI ( Sporting Portugal)                        26

10 – Luuk DE JONG (PSV Eindhoven)                             26

13 – Harry KANE (Tottenham Hotspur FC)                      25

Pierre Emerick AUBAMEYANG (Borussia Dortmund)   25

Mario GOMEZ (Besiktas)                                                    25

16 – NEYMAR (FC Barcelona)                                           24

Jamie VARDY (FC Leicester City)                                     24

Sergio AGUERO (Manchester City FC)                             24

Karim BENZEMA (Real Madrid CF)                                  24



WORLD’S BEST WOMAN CLUB 2016

1 – Olympique Lyon (France)                   241 points

2 – VFL Wolfsburg (Germany)                 101

3 – FC Bayern München (Germany)          34

4 – Portland Thorns FC (USA)                  24

5 – Paris SG (France)                                 10

6 – Chelsea FC (England)                              8

7 – Manchester City FC (England)               6

8 – Melbourne City (Australia)                    2

8 –  Athletic Bilbao (Spain)                          2

10 – FC Barcelona (Spain)                             1

10 – FC Rosengard (Sweden)                        1


WORLD’S BEST WOMAN PLAYMAKER 2016

1 – Dzenifer Marozsan (Germany/FFC Frankfurt/Olympique Lyon)       80 points

2 – Marta (Brasil/FC Rosengard)                                                                 72

3 – Camille Abily (France/Olympique Lyon)                                              61

4 – Lena Goessling (Germany/VFL Wolfsburg)                                         60

5 – Luisa Cadamuro-Necib (France/Olympique Lyon)                               34

6 – Carli Lloyd (USA/Houston Dash)                                                           33

7 – Caroline Seger (Sweden/Paris SG/Olympique Lyon)                           19

8 – Amandine Henry (France/Ol. Lyon/Portland Thorns FC)                     14

9 – Aya Miyama (Japan/Okayama Yunogo Belle)                                         13

10- Kosovare Aslani (Sweden/Manchester City FC)                                  10

10- Tobin Heath (USA/Portland Thorns FC)                                                10

12- Megan Rapinoe (USA/Seattle Reign)                                                     8

13- Shirley Cruz (Costa Rica/Paris SG)                                                        6

14- Katarina Gorry (Australia/Kansas City)                                                  5

15- Jill Scott (England/Manchester City)                                                     2


THE WORLD’S BEST PLAYMAKER 2016

1 – Lionel Messi (Argentina/FC Barcelona)                                                  172 points

2 – Andres Iniesta (Spain/FC Barcelona)                                                         66

3 – Tony Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid CF)                                                   45

4 – Mesut Özil (Germany/Arsenal FC)                                                            39

5 – Riyad Mahrez (Algeria/Leicester City FC)                                               36

5 – Luka Modric (Croatia/Real Madrid CF)                                                    36

7 – Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City FC)                                    31

8 – Paul Pogba (France/Juventus TorinoFC/Manchester United FC)           26

9 – Eden Hazard (Belgium/Chelsea FC)                                                          14

10- Dimitri Payet (France/West Ham United)                                                 8

11-  David Silva (Spain/Manchester City FC)                                                  5

12- Neymar (Brasil/FC Barcelona)                                                                 3

12- Marek Hamsik (Slovakia/Napoli SSC)                                                      3

14-Thiago Alcantara (Spain/FC Bayern München)                                         1

14-Javier Pastore (Argentina/Paris SG)                                                          1