Ganadores del Balon de Oro
| AÑO | JUGADOR | PAIS | CLUB |
| 1956 | Stanley Matthews | Inglaterra | Blackpool F.C. |
| Alfredo di Stefano | Argentina | Real Madrid | |
| Raymond Kopa | Francia | Real Madrid | |
| 1957 | Alfredo di Stefano | Argentina | Real Madrid |
| Billy Wright | Inglaterra | Wolverhampton F.C. | |
| 3)Raymond Kopa | Francia | Real Madrid | |
| 3)Duncan Edwards | Inglaterra | M.United | |
| 1958 | Raymond Kopa | Francia | Real Madrid |
| Helmut Rahn | Alemania | Rot-Weiss Essen | |
| Just Fontaine | Francia | Stade de Reims | |
| 1959 | Alfredo di Stefano | Argentina | Real Madrid |
| Raymond Kopa | Francia | Stade de Reims | |
| John Charles | Gales | Juventus FC | |
| 1960 | Luis Suarez | España | Barcelona |
| Ferenk Puskas | Hungria | Real Madrid | |
| Uwe Seeler | Alemania | Hamburgo | |
| 1961 | Omar Sivori | Italia | Juventus FC |
| Luis Suarez | España | Inter Milan | |
| Johnny Haynes | Inglaterra | Fulham FC | |
| 1962 | Josef Mosopust | Checoslovaquia | Dukla Praga |
| Eusebio | Portugal | Benfica | |
| Karl Heinz Schnellinger | Alemania | Colonia | |
| 1963 | Lev Yashin | URSS | Dinamo Moscu |
| Gianni Rivera | Italia | AC Milan | |
| Jimmy Greaves | Inglaterra | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1964 | Denis Law | Escocia | M. United |
| Luis Suarez | España | Inter | |
| Amancio | España | Real Madrid | |
| 1965 | Eusebio | Portugal | Benfica |
| Giacinto Facchetti | Italia | Inter | |
| Luis Suarez | España | Inter | |
| 1966 | Bobby Charlon | Inglaterra | M. United |
| Eusebio | Portugal | Benfica | |
| Franz Beckenbauer | Alemania | Bayern Munich | |
| 1967 | Florian Albert | Hungria | Ferencvaros TC |
| Bobby Charlton | Inglaterra | M. United | |
| Jimmy Johnstone | Escocia | Celtic FC | |
| 1968 | George Best | Irlanda N. | M. United |
| Bobby Charlton | Inglaterra | M. United | |
| Dragan Dzajic | Yugoslavia | Estrella Roja | |
| 1969 | Gianni Rivera | Italia | AC Milan |
| Luigi Riva | Italia | Cagliari | |
| Gerd Muller | Alemania | Bayern Munich | |
| 1970 | Gerd Muller | Alemania | Bayern Munich |
| Bobby Moore | Inglaterra | West Ham United | |
| LuigI Riva | Italia | Cagliari | |
| 1971 | Johan Cruyff | Holanda | Ajax |
| Sandro Mazzola | Italia | Inter | |
| George Best | Irlanda N | M. United | |
| 1972 | Franz Beckenbauer | Alemania | Bayern Munich |
| Gerd Muller | Alemania | Bayern Munich | |
| Gunter Netzer | Alemania | Borussia Monchengladbach | |
| 1973 | Johan Cruyff | Holanda | Barcelona |
| Dino Zoff | Italia | Juventus | |
| Gerd Muller | Alemania | Bayern Munich | |
| 1974 | Johan Cruyff | Holanda | Barcelona |
| Franz Beckenbauer | Alemania | Bayern Munich | |
| Kazimierz Deyna | Polonia | Legia de Varsovia | |
| 1975 | Oleg Blojin | URSS | Dinamo Kiev |
| Franz Beckenbauer | Alemania | Bayern Munich | |
| Johan Cruyff | Holanda | Barcelona | |
| 1976 | Franz Beckenbauer | Alemania | Bayern Munich |
| Rob Resembrink | Holanda | Anderlecht | |
| Ivo Viktor | Checoslovaquia | Dukla Praga | |
| 1977 | Allan Simonsen | Dinamarca | Borussia Monchengladbach |
| Kevin Keegan | Inglaterra | Hamburgo | |
| Michel Platini | Francia | Nancy-Lorraine | |
| 1978 | Kevin Keegan | Inglaterra | Hamburgo |
| Hans Krankl | Austria | Barcelona | |
| Rob Resenbrink | Holanda | Anderlecht | |
| 1979 | Kevin Keegan | Inglaterra | Hamburgo |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Alemania | Bayern Munich | |
| Ruud Krol | Holanda | Ajax | |
| 1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Alemania | Bayern Munich |
| Bernd Schuster | Alemania | Barcelona | |
| Michel Platini | Francia | Saint-Etienne | |
| 1981 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Alemania | Bayern Munich |
| Paul Breitner | Alemania | Bayern Munich | |
| Bernd Schuster | Alemania | Barcelona | |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi | Italia | Juventus |
| Alain Giresse | Francia | Girondis Burdeos | |
| Zbigniew Boniek | Polonia | Juventus | |
| 1983 | Michel Platini | Francia | Juventus |
| Kenny Dalglish | Escocia | Liverpool | |
| Allen Simonsen | Dinamarca | Vejle | |
| 1984 | Michel Platini | Francia | Juventus |
| Jean Tigana | Francia | Girondis de Burdeos | |
| Preben Elkjaer | Dinamarca | Hellas de Verona | |
| 1985 | Michel Platini | Francia | Juventus |
| Preben Elkjaer | Dinamarca | Hellas Verona | |
| Bernd Schuster | Alemania | Barcelona | |
| 1986 | Igor Belanov | URSS | Dinamo Kiev |
| Gary Lineker | Inglaterra | Barcelona | |
| Emilio Butragueño | España | Real Madrid | |
| 1987 | Ruud Gullit | Holanda | AC Milan |
| Paolo Futre | Portugal | Ateltico Madrid | |
| Emilio Butragueño | España | Real Madrid | |
| 1988 | Marco Van Basten | Holanda | AC Milan |
| Ruud Gullit | Holanda | AC Milan | |
| Frank Rijkard | Holanda | AC Milan | |
| 1989 | Marco Van Basten | Holanda | AC Milan |
| Franco Baresi | Italia | AC Milan | |
| Frank Reijkard | Holanda | AC Milan | |
| 1990 | Lothar Matthaus | Alemania | Inter |
| Salvatore Schillaci | Italia | Juventus | |
| Andreas Brehme | Alemania | Inter | |
| 1991 | Jean-PierrePapin | Francia | Oliympique de Marsella |
| 2)Dejan Savicevic | Yugoslavia | Estrella Roja Belgrado | |
| 2)Darkop Pancev | Yugoslavia | Estrella Roja Belgrado | |
| Lotthar Mathaus | Alemania | Inter | |
| 1992 | Marco Van Basten | Holanda | AC Milan |
| Hristo Stoichkov | Bulgaria | Barcelona | |
| Dennis Bergkamp | Holanda | Ajax | |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio | Italia | Juventus |
| Dennis Bergkamp | Holanda | Inter | |
| Eric Cantona | Francia | M. United | |
| 1994 | Hristo Stoichkov | Bulgaria | Barcelona |
| Roberto Baggio | Italia | Juventus | |
| Paolo Maldini | Italia | AC Milan | |
| 1995 | George Weah | Liberia | AC Milan |
| Jurgen Klinsmann | Alemania | Bayern Munich | |
| Jari Litmanen | Finlandia | Ajax | |
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer | Alemania | Borussia Dortmund |
| Ronaldo | Brasil | Barcelona | |
| Alan Shearer | Inglaterra | Newcastle United | |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Brasil | Barcelona |
| Predrag Mijatovic | Yugoslavia | Real Madrid | |
| Zidenide Zidane | Francia | Juventus | |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane | Francia | Juventus |
| Davor Zuker | Croacia | Real Madrid | |
| Ronaldo | Brasil | Inter | |
| 1999 | Rivaldo | Brasil | Barcelona |
| David Beckham | Inglaterra | M. United | |
| Andriy Shevchenko | Ucrania | AC Milan | |
| 2000 | Luis Figo | Portugal | Real Madrid |
| Zinedine Zidane | Francia | Juventus | |
| Andriy Shevchenko | Ucrania | AC Milan | |
| 2001 | Michael Owen | Inglaterra | Liverpool |
| Raul | España | Real Madrid | |
| Oliver Kahn | Alemania | Bayern Munich | |
| 2002 | Ronaldo | Brasil | Real Madrid |
| Roberto Carlos | Brasil | Real Madrid | |
| Oliver Kahn | Alemania | Bayern Munich | |
| 2003 | Pavel Nedved | Republica Checa | Juventus |
| Thierry Henry | Francia | Arsenal | |
| Paolo Maldini | Italia | AC Milan | |
| 2004 | Andriy Shevchenko | Ucrania | AC. Milan |
| Deco | Portugal | Barcelona | |
| Ronaldinho | Brasil | Barcelona | |
| 2005 | Ronaldinho | Brasil | Barcelona |
| Frank Lampard | Inglaterra | Chelsea | |
| Steven Gerrard | Inglaterra | Liverpool | |
| 2006 | Fabio Cannavaro | Italia | Real Madrid |
| Gianluigi Buffon | Italia | Juventus | |
| Thierry Henry | Francia | Arsenal | |
| 2007 | Kaka | Brasil | AC Milan |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | M. United | |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | M. United |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | |
| Fernando Torres | España | Liverpool | |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid | |
| Xavi Hernandez | España | Barcelona | |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| Andres Iniesta | España | Barcelona | |
| Xavi Hernandez | España | Barcelona | |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| Cristiano Ronlado | Portugal | Real Madrid | |
| Xavi Hernandez | Espana | Barcelona | |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid | |
| Andres Iniesta | Espana | Barcelona | |
| 2013 | Christiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | |
| Franck Ribery | Francia | Bayern Munich | |
| 2014 | Christiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | |
| Manuel Neuer | Alemania | Bayern Munich | |
| 2015 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona |
| Christiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid | |
| Neymar | Brasil | Barcelona | |
| 2016 | Christiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | |
| Antoine Griezmann | Francia | Atletico de Madrid | |
| 2017 | Christiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Real Madrid |
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | |
| Neymar | Brasil | PSG | |
| 2018 | Luka Modric | Croacia | Real Madrid |
| Christiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Juventus | |
| Antoine Griezman | Francia | Atl. Madrid | |
