International Federation of Football History & Statistics Formation 1984 Headquarters Zürich , SwitzerlandOfficial language 
English, French, Spanish, German President
Saleh Irfan Bahwini[ 1]  Website iffhs.com  
The International Federation of Football History & Statistics  (IFFHS ) is an organisation that chronicles the history and records of association football .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Leipzig .[ 2] Abu Dhabi  for some time but, in 2010, relocated to Bonn , Germany, and then in 2014 to Zürich .[ 5] 
From its early stages to 2002, the IFFHS concentrated on publishing the quarterly magazines Fußball-Weltzeitschrift , Libero spezial deutsch  and Libero international .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] 
In 2008, Karl Lennartz, a sports historian and professor at the University of Cologne , Germany, called the organisation "obscure", describing it as a one-man show of its founder Alfredo Pöge.[ 13] Deutsche Presse-Agentur , refuse to publish them.[ 13] die Tageszeitung [ 13] Bild [ 14] Deutsche Welle ,[ 15] Kicker-Sportmagazin [ 16] German Football Association  (DFB),[ 17] German : Verbandes Westdeutscher Sportjournalisten  — VWS) Heribert Faßbender  have referenced IFFHS.[ 18] 
Since 1991, the entity has produced a monthly Club World Ranking.
Real Madrid  and Barcelona , ten-time winners of the world's Best Club award.The ranking takes into consideration the results of twelve months of continental and intercontinental competitions, national league matches (including play-offs) and the most important national cup (excluding points won before the round of 16).
All countries are rated at four levels based upon the national league performance—clubs in the highest level leagues receive 4 points for each match won, 2 for a draw and 0 for a defeat. Level 2 is assigned 3 pts. (win), 1.5 (draw) and 0 (lost), and so on with the next lower levels.
In continental competitions, all clubs receive the same number of points at all stages regardless of the performance level of their leagues. However, the UEFA Champions League  and the Copa Libertadores  yield more points  than UEFA Europa League  and Copa Sudamericana , respectively. The point assignment system is still lower for the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF  and OFC  continental tournaments. Competitions between two continents are evaluated depending upon their importance. Competitions not organised by a continental confederation, or any intercontinental events not recognized by FIFA , are not taken into consideration.
Winners (1991–present)[ 19]  
Club
 
Wins
 
Years
  
Real Madrid 
5
 
2000, 2002, 2014, 2017, 2024
  
Barcelona 
1997, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015
  
Liverpool 
3
 
2001, 2005, 2019
  
Juventus 
2
 
1993, 1996
  
Milan 
1995, 2003
  
Sevilla 
2006, 2007
  
Manchester United 
1999, 2008
  
Inter Milan 
1998, 2010
  
Bayern Munich 
2013, 2020
  
Roma 
1
 
1991
  
Ajax 
1
 
1992
  
Paris Saint-Germain 
1
 
1994
  
Atlético Nacional 
1
 
2016
  
Atlético Madrid 
1
 
2018
  
Palmeiras 
1
 
2021
  
Flamengo 
1
 
2022
  
Manchester City 
1
 
2023
  
Real Madrid , European club of the 20th century.Boca Juniors , South American team of the decade (2001–2010).In 2009, the IFFHS released the results of a statistical study series which determined the best continental  clubs of the 20th century.[ 20] worldwide club competitions  or those submitted in the IFFHS Club World Ranking, available since 1991.[ 21] 
Based on this study, which assigned a weighted score criteria  applied for each competition analysed, the below six clubs were named as "continental clubs of the century" by the IFFHS between 10 September and 13 October 2009. These clubs were awarded with a golden trophy and a certificate during the World Football Gala  celebrated at Fulham , London, on 11 May 2010.[ 22] [ 23] [ 24] 
In 2012, the IFFHS recognised Barcelona as the World's Best Club Team of the Decade  for the first decade of the 21st century (2001–2010).[ 25] 
Multiple winners (2012–present)[ 39]  
Club
 
Wins
 
Years
  
Lyon 
7
 
2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  
Barcelona 
4
 
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  
VfL Wolfsburg 
2
 
2013, 2014
  
Lyon , seven-time winner of the Women's World's Best Club award.
Premier League , Strongest National League of the Decade (2001–2010).
Multiple winners (1991–present)
 
League
 
Wins
 
Years
  
Spain 
13[ 40]  
2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012,[ 41] [ 42] [ 43] [ 44] [ 45] [ 46] [ 47]   
Italy 
13
 
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2020,[ 48] [ 49] [ 50]   
England 
5
 
2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2019[ 51]   
Brazil 
2
 
2021,[ 52] [ 53]   
The Strongest National League of the Decade 
Robert Lewandowski  won the Best Player award in 2020 and 2021.
From 1991  until 2009 , FIFA  continued this distinction named "FIFA World Player of the Year "; this award was later replaced by the FIFA Ballon d'Or  in 2010 , and The Best FIFA Men's Player  in 2016 . The award was reinstated in 2020. 
Alexia Putellas  won the Best Player award in 2021 and 2022.
Pelé , Male Player of the Century (1901–2000).
Mia Hamm , Female Player of the Century (1901–2000).IFFHS gave out an award decided by votes which was conducted with the participation of journalists and former players (no further details given).[ 75] 
In November 2021 IFFHS announced the Dream Team of the XIX Century and the top 3 players.
 Gilbert Oswald Smith , Male Player of the 19th Century.
In May 2025 IFFHS announced the top 10 players of all time, based on performance stats, with Lionel Messi  being the winner surpassing Pele , the IFFHS Player of the 20th Century.
Jude Bellingham  won the Best Youth (U20) Player award twiceThe award was introduced in 2021.
Lionel Messi has won a record five IFFHS best playmaker awards.[ 87]  Xavi  won the award a record four consecutive years.The IFFHS World's Best Playmaker is a footballing award which, since 2006, is given annually to the best playmaker  of the year, as chosen by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).[ 88] 
The award is awarded at the end of the year at the World Football Gala : the winning playmaker is awarded a gold trophy. Argentina's Lionel Messi  has won the award a record five times. Spain's Xavi  won the award four times, all consecutively, while Belgian Kevin De Bruyne  won the award three times. Barcelona  is the club with the most wins, with ten in total.
Lionel Messi  was named the Best Playmaker since 2006 and the Best Playmaker of the Decade 2011–2020.[ 89] [ 90] 
Multiple winners (2006–present)
 
Player
 
Wins
 
Years
  
Lionel Messi 
5
 
2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022
  
Xavi 
4
 
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  
Kevin De Bruyne 
3
 
2020, 2021, 2023
  
Andrés Iniesta 
2
 
2012, 2013
  
Source:
  
Aitana Bonmatí  was named Best Playmaker in 2023 and 2024.Dzsenifer Marozsán  was named the Best Playmaker since 2006 and the Best Playmaker of the Decade 2011–2020.[ 95] [ 96] 
Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas  is tied with Gianluigi Buffon  and Manuel Neuer  (5), with a record five consecutive wins between 2008 and 2012. 
Multiple winners (1987–present)[ 110]  
Player
 
Wins
 
Years
  
Iker Casillas 
5
 
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
  
Gianluigi Buffon 
2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2017
  
Manuel Neuer 
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020
  
Walter Zenga 
3
 
1989, 1990, 1991
  
José Luis Chilavert 
1995, 1997, 1998
  
Oliver Kahn 
1999, 2001, 2002
  
Peter Schmeichel 
2
 
1992, 1993
  
Thibaut Courtois 
2018, 2022
  
Cristiano Ronaldo  has been the Top Goal Scorer of the Year a record five times. He is also the Best Goal Scorer in History.This award is given annually since 2020, and retroactively from 2011 to 2019, to the world's top goalscorer in the calendar year.
Romário  ranks 4th in the All-time World's Best Goal Scorer ranking with 756 goals.As of 30 May 2025 [ 114] [ 115] Bold  indicates players currently active.Jenni Hermoso  scored 48 goals in 2021.
The women's award was introduced in 2021.
This award is given annually since 1991 to the world's top international goalscorer in the calendar year.
Sam Kerr  scored 12 goals for her country in 2022.
The women's award was introduced in 2021.
Lionel Messi  has won the award a record four times.[ 87] This award is given annually since 1997 to the player who scores the most goals in a league season (in a calendar year since 2020) in any of the top 60 leagues in the world (as ranked by IFFHS for that given year).
Ferenc Puskás As of 30 May 2025 [ 130] [ 131] [ 132] [ 133] Bold  indicates players currently active.
The final list includes the 18 players who scored 150 or more goals in top-tier national leagues in the period of time from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2010.
The results were posted on the IFFHS' official website on 25 September 2022.[ 134] 
The final list includes the 36 players who scored 150 or more goals in top-tier national leagues in the period of time from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2020.
The results were posted on the IFFHS' official website on 6 January 2021.[ 135] 
Lucie Martínková  was the top women's goal scorer for club in 2021.
The women's award was introduced in 2021.
Masashi Nakayama  is the only Japanese player to win the award.This award was given annually from 1997 to 2004 to the player with the best goal ratio (goals/matches played) in a league season in any of the top 60 leagues in the world (as ranked by IFFHS for that given year).
The World Team 
Sergio Ramos  made four appearances in the World Team since 2017.
In 2017, IFFHS  started to nominate a world team of the year.[ 148] 
Multiple appearances (2017–present)[ 149]  
Player
 
Apps
 
Years
  
Lionel Messi 
7
 
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  
Kevin De Bruyne 
6
 
2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  
Cristiano Ronaldo 
5
 
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  
Alphonso Davies 
5
 
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  
Sergio Ramos 
4
 
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  
Kylian Mbappé 
4
 
2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
  
Luka Modrić 
3
 
2017, 2018, 2022
  
Rúben Dias 
3
 
2021, 2023, 2024
  
Erling Haaland 
3
 
2022, 2023, 2024
  
Marcelo 
2
 
2017, 2018
  
Trent Alexander-Arnold 
2
 
2019, 2020
  
Virgil van Dijk 
2
 
2019, 2020
  
Leonardo Bonucci 
2
 
2017, 2021
  
Robert Lewandowski 
2
 
2020, 2021
  
Thibaut Courtois 
2
 
2018, 2022
  
Achraf Hakimi 
2
 
2021, 2022
  
Toni Kroos 
2
 
2017, 2024
  
Rodri 
2
 
2023, 2024
  
Jude Bellingham 
2
 
2023, 2024
  
The XI covers the 1863–1900 period.
Steve Bloomer  was selected as right inside forward for the All-time Men's Dream Team of the XIX Century.
The XIs cover the 1901–2000 period.
Bobby Moore  was selected as one of the three defenders in the XX Century World XI.
The XIs published by IFFHS cover the 1901–2020 period.
Lev Yashin  was selected as the goalkeeper for the All-time Men's Dream Team as well as the Men Team of the Century, both times for the World's and Europe's first team.The Argentine Diego Maradona  was part of the World and South America  team. Dzsenifer Marozsán  shares the third place for most appearances in the Women World Team (4) with Alex Morgan , behind Lucy Bronze  (5) and Wendie Renard  (7).
In 2017, IFFHS  started to nominate a world team of the year.[ 165] 
Multiple appearances (2017–present)[ 166]  
Player
 
Apps
 
Years
  
Wendie Renard 
7
 
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  
Lucy Bronze 
5
 
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
  
Dzsenifer Marozsán 
4
 
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  
Alex Morgan 
2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
  
Aitana Bonmatí 
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  
Sarah Bouhaddi 
3
 
2017, 2018, 2020
  
Pernille Harder 
2017, 2018, 2020
  
Sam Kerr 
2017, 2021, 2023
  
Christiane Endler 
2
 
2021, 2022
  
Ada Hegerberg 
2018, 2019
  
Amandine Henry 
2018, 2019
  
Jennifer Hermoso 
2021, 2023
  
Saki Kumagai 
2018, 2020
  
Lieke Martens 
2017, 2021
  
Lena Oberdorf 
2022, 2023
  
Alexandra Popp 
2020, 2022
  
Alexia Putellas 
2021, 2022
  
Caroline Graham Hansen 
2021, 2024
  
Salma Paralluelo 
2023, 2024
  
Hope Solo  was selected in the World and CONCACAF All-time Women's Dream Team.Homare Sawa  was selected in the World and Asia All-time Women's Dream Team.
Eduardo Camavinga  is one of only three players to have appeared three times in the Men's World Youth (U20) Team, the others are Jamal Musiala  and Jude Bellingham .The award was introduced in 2020.
Multiple appearances (2020–present)[ 174] [ 175] [ 176] [ 177] [ 178]  
Player
 
Apps
 
Years
  
Eduardo Camavinga 
3
 
2020, 2021, 2022
  
Jude Bellingham 
2021, 2022, 2023
  
Jamal Musiala 
2021, 2022, 2023
  
Rodrygo 
2
 
2020, 2021
  
Ansu Fati 
2020, 2022
  
Pedri 
2021, 2022
  
Nuno Mendes 
2021, 2022
  
Gavi 
2022, 2023
  
Warren Zaïre-Emery 
2023, 2024
  
Alejandro Garnacho 
2023, 2024
  
Linda Caicedo  is the only player to have appeared four times in the Women's World Youth (U20) Team.
Multiple appearances (2020–present)[ 179] [ 180] [ 181] [ 182] [ 183]  
Player
 
Apps
 
Years
  
Linda Caicedo 
4
 
2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
  
Melchie Dumornay 
3
 
2021, 2022, 2023
  
Vicky López 
2022, 2023, 2024
  
Cata Coll 
2
 
2020, 2021
  
Lena Oberdorf 
2020, 2021
  
Mary Fowler 
2021, 2023
  
Meritxell Font 
2022, 2023
  
Andrea Medina 
2022, 2023
  
Salma Paralluelo 
2022, 2023
  
Tarciane 
2022, 2023
  
José Mourinho , World's Best Club Coach with three different clubs (Porto , Chelsea  and Real Madrid ).
Multiple winners (1996–present)[ 184]  
Coach
 
Wins
 
Years
  
José Mourinho 
4
 
2004, 2005, 2010, 2012
  
Carlo Ancelotti 
2007, 2014, 2022, 2024
  
Pep Guardiola 
3
 
2009, 2011, 2023
  
Marcello Lippi 
2
 
1996, 1998
  
Ottmar Hitzfeld 
1997, 2001
  
Carlos Bianchi 
2000, 2003
  
Alex Ferguson 
1999, 2008
  
Zinedine Zidane 
2017, 2018
  
Sonia Bompastor , first person to win the UEFA Women's Champions League  as both a player and a manager.
Joachim Löw , World's Best National Coach with Germany  in 2014 and 2017.
Sarina Wiegman , World's Best National Coach for Netherlands  and England .
Felix Brych , World's Best Referee in 2017 and 2021.
Felix Brych  was awarded the prize for Men's Referee of the Decade 2011–20.
Multiple winners (1987–present)[ 196] [ 197] [ 198]  
Referee
 
Wins
 
Years
  
Pierluigi Collina 
6
 
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
  
Sándor Puhl 
4
 
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  
Markus Merk 
3
 
2004, 2005, 2007
  
Michel Vautrot 
2
 
1988, 1989
  
Peter Mikkelsen 
1991, 1993
  
Howard Webb 
2010, 2013
  
Nicola Rizzoli 
2014, 2015
  
Felix Brych 
2017, 2021
  
Szymon Marciniak 
2022, 2023
  
Stéphanie Frappart , World's Best Referee for five years in a row.
Bibiana Steinhaus  was awarded the prize for Women's Referee of the Decade 2011–20. 
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