1968 Ballon d'Or

The 1968 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to George Best on 24 December 1968.

Best was the first Northern Irish national to win the award. He was the third Manchester United player to win the trophy after Denis Law (1964) and Bobby Charlton (1966).

Rankings

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 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

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