# 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Luís Figo by the slim margin of 12 points. David Beckham was again in the second place. The gala was hosted at the TV Production Centre in Zürich, on December 17, 2001. 130 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. For the first time the Women's award was given out, won by Mia Hamm.

## Results
### Men

| Rank | Player | 5P | 3P | 1P | Points | Club(s) |
| 1 | Luís Figo | 27 | 35 | 10 | 250 | Real Madrid |
| 2 | David Beckham | 30 | 23 | 19 | 238 | Manchester United |
| 3 | Raúl | 10 | 12 | 10 | 96 | Real Madrid |
| 4 | Zinedine Zidane | 12 | 9 | 7 | 94 | Juventus Real Madrid |
| 5 | Rivaldo | 11 | 7 | 16 | 92 | Barcelona |
| 6 | Juan Sebastián Verón | 9 | 6 | 8 | 71 | Lazio Manchester United |
| 7 | Oliver Kahn | 8 | 5 | 10 | 65 | Bayern Munich |
| 8 | Michael Owen | 4 | 11 | 8 | 61 | Liverpool |
| 9 | Andriy Shevchenko | 6 | 4 | 4 | 46 | Milan |
| 10 | Francesco Totti | 5 | 4 | 3 | 40 | Roma |
| 11 | Thierry Henry | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | Arsenal |
| 12 | Manuel Rui Costa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Fiorentina Milan |
| 13 | Patrick Vieira | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Arsenal |
| 14 | Henrik Larsson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Celtic |
| 15 | Roberto Carlos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | Real Madrid |
| | Gabriel Batistuta | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Roma |
| 17 | Stefan Effenberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Bayern Munich |
| | Alen Bokšić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Middlesbrough |
| 19 | Hernán Crespo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Lazio |
| | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | PSV Manchester United |
| | Alessandro Del Piero | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Juventus |
| 22 | Oscar Córdoba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Inter |
| | Gaizka Mendieta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Valencia Lazio |
| | Ebbe Sand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Schalke 04 |
| | Alessandro Nesta | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Lazio |
| | Javier Saviola | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | River Plate Barcelona |
| 27 | Giovane Élber | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Bayern Munich |
| | Hidetoshi Nakata | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Roma Parma |
| 29 | Carlos Alberto Pavón | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Morelia Udinese |
| | Ali Daei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Hertha Berlino |
| | Luis Enrique | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Barcelona |
| | Steven Gerrard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Liverpool |
| | Roy Keane | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Manchester United |
| | Emmanuel Olisadebe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Polonia Varsavia Panathīnaïkos |
| | Diego Simeone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Lazio |
| | Jon Dahl Tomasson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Feyenoord |
| | Sibusiso Zuma | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Copenaghen |

### Women

| Rank | Player | Club | Points |
| 1 | Mia Hamm | Washington Freedom | 154 |
| 2 | Sun Wen | Atlanta Beat | 79 |
| 3 | Tiffeny Milbrett | New York Power | 47 |
| 4 | Birgit Prinz | FFC Frankfurt | 40 |
| 5 | Doris Fitschen | FFC Frankfurt Philadelphia Charge | 37 |
| 6 | Sissi | San Jose CyberRays | 35 |
| 7 | Hanna Ljungberg | Umeå IK | 29 |
| 8 | Bettina Wiegmann | FFC Brauweiler Boston Breakers | 17 |
| 9 | Hege Riise | Carolina Courage | 16 |
| 10 | Dagny Mellgren | Boston Breakers | 13 |
| 11 | Brandi Chastain | San Jose CyberRays | 11 |
| 12 | Claudia Müller | WSV Wendschott | 10 |
| 13 | Charmaine Hooper | Atlanta Beat | 9 |
| 14 | Sandra Smisek | FCR Duisburg | 8 |
| | Maren Meinert | Boston Breakers | 8 |
| | Liu Ailing | Philadelphia Charge | 8 |
| 17 | Liu Ying | China | 6 |
| | Kelly Smith | Philadelphia Charge | 6 |
| | Steffi Jones | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 6 |
| 20 | Anissa Tann | NSW Sapphires | 5 |
| | Nguen Thi Mai Lan | Dong Trieu | 5 |
| | Cindy Parlow | Atlanta Beat | 5 |
| | Malin Moström | Umeå IK | 5 |
| | Kamila Beregszasziova | Olympia Košice | 5 |
| | Kátia | San Jose CyberRays | 5 |
| 26 | Kristine Lilly | Boston Breakers | 4 |
| | Joy Fawcett | San Diego Spirit | 4 |
| | Michelle Akers | United States | 4 |
| 29 | Gro Espeseth | New York Power | 3 |
| | Julie Foudy | San Diego Spirit | 3 |
| | LaKeysia Beene | San Jose CyberRays | 3 |
| | Bente Nordby | Carolina Courage San Diego Spirit | 3 |
| | Mônica Angélica de Paula | Brazil | 3 |
| | Jane Tornqvist | Älvsjö AIK FF | 3 |
| | Pretinha | Washington Freedom | 3 |
| | Mar Lar Win | China | 3 |
| | Corinne Diacre | Soyaux | 3 |
| | Briana Scurry | Atlanta Beat | 3 |
| | Zhu Jing | China | 3 |
| | Hatice Bahar Özgüvenç | Delta Mobilyaspor Kuzeyspor | 3 |
| | Merete Pedersen | Odense Boldklub Q | 3 |
| | Marinette Pichon | Saint-Memmie Olympique | 3 |
| 43 | Maribel Dominguez | Mexico | 2 |
| 44 | Ann Kristin Aarones | New York Power | 1 |
| | Angela Banks | Arsenal W.F.C. | 1 |
| | Roseli | Washington Freedom | 1 |
| | Carol Bonde | Denmark | 1 |
| | Han Wenxia | China | 1 |
| | So Wing | China | 1 |
| | Mama ama Gyaneua | Guyana | 1 |
| | Julie Murray | Bay Area CyberRays | 1 |
| | Magnolia Perez | Comunicaciones | 1 |
| | Patrizia Panico | Lazio | 1 |
| | Marianne Pettersen | Fulham Ladies | 1 |
| | Wen Lirong | Carolina Courage San Diego Spirit | 1 |
| | Tania | Australia | 1 |
| | Carola Andersson | Tiffin University | 1 |
| | Mercy Akide | San Diego Spirit | 1 |
| | Cynthia Browaeys | Eendracht Alost Ladies | 1 |
| | Nadezhda Bosikova | FC Energy Voronezh | 1 |