FIFA The Best 2025 Nominee List: Mbappe vs Dembele, Farewell to Yamal?

Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming FIFA The Best Awards, including the nominee list, event schedule, and other notable details.

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 ceremony is one of the most anticipated events on the global football calendar.

This event celebrates the most outstanding achievements of players, coaches, and goalkeepers, along with the most memorable moments of the year. Top stars and fans from around the world will gather to witness the announcement of winners in each prestigious category.

The selection period for nominations covers all achievements from August 11, 2024, to August 2, 2025. This means players who performed exceptionally in last season's Champions League, national leagues, the 2025 Women's EURO finals, as well as the historic first men's Club World Cup, are likely to dominate the nominee list.

Besides the Best Player award, other core categories include Best Goalkeeper and Best Coach of the Year. Additionally, the Puskas Award—highly favored by fans and honoring the best goal scored during the selection period—will also be presented at the ceremony.

When will The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 take place?

Time:

• Date: December 17, 2025

• Hour: 00:00 (Vietnam Time)

Location:

• Fairmont Katara Hall, Doha, Qatar

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 ceremony will be held in the early hours of Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at Fairmont Katara Hall in Doha, Qatar, where the gala and winner announcements will take place.

How to watch The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 live

Fans worldwide can watch the ceremony live for free via FIFA’s official website and the FIFA+ platform, with the broadcast starting exactly on schedule.

Viewers just need to access FIFA’s digital platforms when the ceremony goes live.

The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2025 Nominee List

The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2025 Nominee List

FIFA Puskas Award 2025 Nominee List

FIFA Marta Award 2025 Nominee List (Best Women’s Goal of the Year)

FIFA Best Male Coach 2025 Nominee List

Nominee List FIFA Best Female Coach 2025 Nominee List

Nominee List FIFA Best Male Goalkeeper 2025 Nominee List

Nominee List FIFA Best Female Goalkeeper 2025 Nominee List

How are The Best Awards 2025 decided?

The voting process for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 categories is equally divided among four voting groups:

• Captains of all national teams registered with FIFA

• One coach from each national team participates in voting

• One nominated journalist from each country

• Online fan voting

Each group selects their top three candidates per category, awarding 5 points, 3 points, and 1 point respectively to their choices.

The nominee with the highest total points combined from all four voting groups wins the award.

Additionally, fans also vote for The Best FIFA Men’s 11 and The Best FIFA Women’s 11 lineups.

FIFPRO Men’s World 11 2025 – Final 26 Candidates

Goalkeepers

• Alisson Becker (Liverpool / Brazil)

• Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid / Belgium)

• Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain / Manchester City / Italy)

Defenders

• Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool / Real Madrid / England)

• Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona / Spain)

• Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool / Netherlands)

• Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain / Morocco)

• Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain / Brazil)

• Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain / Portugal)

• William Saliba (Arsenal / France)

Midfielders

• Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid / England)

• Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City / Napoli / Belgium)

• Luka Modrić (Real Madrid / AC Milan / Croatia)

• João Neves (Paris Saint-Germain / Portugal)

• Cole Palmer (Chelsea / England)

• Pedri (Barcelona / Spain)

• Federico Valverde (Real Madrid / Uruguay)

• Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain / Portugal)

Forwards

• Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain / France)

• Erling Haaland (Manchester City / Norway)

• Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid / France)

• Lionel Messi (Inter Miami / Argentina)

• Raphinha (Barcelona / Brazil)

• Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr / Portugal)

• Mohamed Salah (Liverpool / Egypt)

• Lamine Yamal (Barcelona / Spain)

FIFPRO Women’s World 11 2025 – Final 26 Candidates

Goalkeepers

• Ann-Katrin Berger (Gotham FC / Germany)

• Mary Earps (Paris Saint-Germain / England)

• Hannah Hampton (Chelsea / England)

Defenders

• Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash / Nigeria)

• Ona Batlle (Barcelona / Spain)

• Millie Bright (Chelsea / England)

• Lucy Bronze (Chelsea / England)

• Olga Carmona (Real Madrid / Paris Saint-Germain / Spain)

• Ellie Carpenter (OL Lyonnes / Chelsea / Australia)

• Alex Greenwood (Manchester City / England)

• Leah Williamson (Arsenal / England)

Midfielders

• Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona / Spain)

• Ghizlane Chebbak (Badalona / Al Hilal / Morocco)

• Debinha (Kansas City Current / Brazil)

• Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona / Spain)

• Vicky López (Barcelona / Spain)

• Alexia Putellas (Barcelona / Spain)

• Ella Toone (Manchester United / England)

• Keira Walsh (Barcelona / Chelsea / England)

Forwards

• Michelle Agyemang (Arsenal / Brighton & Hove Albion / England)

• Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride / Zambia)

• Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid / Colombia)

• Athenea del Castillo (Real Madrid / Spain)

• Chloe Kelly (Manchester City / Arsenal / England)

• Marta (Orlando Pride / Brazil)

• Alessia Russo (Arsenal / England)