The 1971 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 Johan Cruyff on 28 December 1971.[1]

1971 Ballon d'Or
1971 Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff
Date28 December 1971
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
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Won byNetherlands Johan Cruyff (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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Cruyff was the first Dutch national to win the award, and also the first Ajax player to win the trophy.[2]

Rankings

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Rank Player Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Johan Cruyff   Ajax   Netherlands 116
2 Sandro Mazzola   Internazionale   Italy 57
3 George Best   Manchester United   Northern Ireland 56
4 Günter Netzer   Borussia Mönchengladbach   West Germany 30
5 Franz Beckenbauer   Bayern Munich   West Germany 27
6 Gerd Müller   Bayern Munich   West Germany 18
Josip Skoblar   Marseille   Yugoslavia
8 Martin Chivers[notes 1]   Tottenham Hotspur   England 12
9 Piet Keizer   Ajax   Netherlands 9
10 Bobby Moore   West Ham United   England 7
Ferenc Bene   Újpest   Hungary
12 Yevhen Rudakov   Dynamo Kyiv   Soviet Union 6
13 Giacinto Facchetti   Internazionale   Italy 4
Mimis Domazos   Panathinaikos   Greece
15 Pirri   Real Madrid   Spain 3
Dragan Džajić   Red Star Belgrade   Yugoslavia
Berti Vogts   Borussia Mönchengladbach   West Germany
18 Terry Cooper   Leeds United   England 2
Francis Lee   Manchester City   England
Wolfgang Overath   1. FC Köln   West Germany
Wilfried Van Moer   Standard Liège   Belgium
22 Bobby Charlton   Manchester United   England 1
Albert Shesternyov   CSKA Moscow   Soviet Union

Notes

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  1. ^ France Football reports Chivers with 13 points.

References

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  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (7 Apr 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1971". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  2. ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
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