1968 Ballon d'Or

annual association football award event in France

The 1968 Ballon d'Or was the 13th Ballon d'Or awarded. It was awarded to Manchester United winger George Best.[1]


Rankings change

Rank Name Club(s) 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 Luigi Riva Cagliari   Italy 22
7 Amancio Amaro 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

References change

  1. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1968". RSSSF. 25 June 2005. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.

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