The 1957 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 Alfredo Di Stéfano on 17 December 1957.[1]

1957 Ballon d'Or
1957 Ballon d'Or winner Alfredo Di Stéfano
Date17 December 1957
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
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Won bySpain Alfredo Di Stéfano (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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Rankings

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Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Alfredo Di Stéfano   Real Madrid   Spain[a] 72
2 Billy Wright   Wolverhampton Wanderers   England 19
3 Duncan Edwards   Manchester United   England 16
Raymond Kopa   Real Madrid   France
5 László Kubala   Barcelona   Hungary 15
6 John Charles   Leeds United
  Juventus
  Wales 14
7 Eduard Streltsov   Torpedo Moscow   Soviet Union 12
8 Tommy Taylor   Manchester United   England 10
9 József Bozsik   Budapest Honvéd   Hungary 9
Igor Netto   Spartak Moscow   Soviet Union
11 Lev Yashin   Dynamo Moscow   Soviet Union 8
12 Paco Gento   Real Madrid   Spain 7
Gyula Grosics   Budapest Honvéd
  Tatabánya
  Hungary
14 Danny Blanchflower   Tottenham Hotspur   Northern Ireland 4
Miloš Milutinović   Partizan   Yugoslavia
Juan Alberto Schiaffino   Milan   Italy
17 Gerhard Hanappi   Rapid Wien   Austria 3
Johnny Haynes   Fulham   England
Stanley Matthews   Blackpool   England
20 Sándor Kocsis   Young Fellows Zürich   Hungary 2
Horst Szymaniak   Wuppertaler SV   West Germany
22 Kurt Hamrin   Padova   Sweden 1
Ladislav Novák   Dukla Prague   Czechoslovakia

Notes

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  1. ^ Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and went on to play for the Spain national team.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pierrend, José (18 April 2007). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1957". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano". UEFA. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
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