The 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony, organized by the France Football Council, is just hours away. It will be held at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
As usual, the Ballon d’Or is not limited to the Best Player award; it is divided into multiple awards, including Best Coach, Best Goalkeeper, Best Young Player, and Best Club, in addition to similar women’s football awards.
Spain’s Rodri won the 2024 Ballon d’Or in one of the biggest surprises in history. As was the case last year, the winner doesn’t know they won the award until the announcement is made at the ceremony itself.
In this report, we review everything you need to know about the 2025 Ballon d’Or, including the date, broadcast channels, nominees, and how the winner is chosen.
2025 Ballon d’Or Gala Date
The 2025 Ballon d’Or Gala will be held on Monday, September 22, 2025, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
The 69th edition of the Ballon d’Or ceremony will kick off at 9:00 PM Cairo and Saudi Arabia time.
Channels Broadcasting the 2025 Ballon d’Or
The 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony will be broadcast free of charge in the Arab region on beIN Sports News HD.
You can follow the live broadcast of the ceremony through the channel’s official social media accounts.
2025 Ballon d’Or Nominees
As usual, France Football will announce the 2025 Ballon d’Or rankings for the best player in the world two hours before the ceremony. The final list will be narrowed down to three players, with the winner announced at the end of the ceremony.
2025 Ballon d’Or Nominees
Jude Bellingham (England, Real Madrid)
Ousmane Dembélé (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester City)
Désiré Doue (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands, Inter Milan)
Serhou Guirassy (Guinea, Borussia Dortmund)
Victor Gjokeres (Sweden, Sporting Lisbon/Arsenal)
Erling Haaland (Norway, Manchester City)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain)
Harry Kane (England, Bayern Munich)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia, Napoli/Paris Saint-Germain)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Barcelona)
Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina, Liverpool)
Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter)
Kylian Mbappé (France, Real Madrid)
Scott McTominay (Scotland, Napoli)
Nuno Mendes (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
Michael Olise (France, Bayern Munich)
Cole Palmer (England, Chelsea)
Pedri (Spain, Barcelona)
Rafinha (Brazil, Barcelona)
Declan Rice (England, Arsenal)
Fabián Ruiz (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands, Liverpool)
Vinicius Junior (Brazil, Real Madrid)
Vitinha (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
Florian Wirtz (Germany, Leverkusen/Liverpool)
Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
2025 Raymond Kopa Best Young Player Nominees
Ayoub Bouadi (France, Lille)
Pau Coparsi (Spain, Barcelona)
Désiré Doué (France, Paris Saint-Germain)
Estêvao (Brazil, Palmeiras/Chelsea)
Dean Huissen (Spain, Bournemouth/Real Madrid)
Miles Lewis-Skelly (England, Arsenal)
Rodrigo Moura (Portugal, Porto)
João Neves (Portugal, Paris Saint-Germain)
Lamine Yamal (Spain, Barcelona)
Kenan Yildiz (Turkey, Juventus)
Nominees for the Lev Yashin Goalkeeper of the Year 2025
Alisson Becker (Brazil, Liverpool)
Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al-Hilal)
Lucas Chevalier (France, Lille/Paris Saint-Germain)
Thibaut Courtois (Belgium, Real Madrid)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy, Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester City)
Emiliano Martinez (Argentina, Aston Villa)
Jan Oblak (Slovenia, Atlético Madrid)
David Raya (Spain, Arsenal)
Matz Sels (Belgium, Nottingham Forest)
Yann Sommer (Switzerland, Inter Milan) Milan)
2025 Johan Cruyff Award Nominees
Antonio Conte (Italy, Napoli)
Luis Enrique (Spain, Paris Saint-Germain)
Hansi Flick (Germany, Barcelona)
Enzo Maresca (Italy, Chelsea)
Arne Slot (Netherlands, Liverpool)
2025 Club of the Year Nominees
Barcelona (Spain)
Botafogo (Brazil)
Chelsea (England)
Liverpool (England)
Paris Saint-Germain (France)
How is the Ballon d’Or winner chosen?
The Ballon d’Or for men and women is awarded based on three main criteria:
1) Individual performance, decisive and influential personality
2) Team performance and achievements
3) Class and fair play
The Ballon d’Or is awarded by an international jury of specialized journalists, one representative per country, from the top 100 countries in the latest FIFA rankings (before the lists are published) for men and the top 50 for women.
Each jury member selects ten players in descending order from a list of 30 nominees. The ten selected players are awarded 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, and one point, respectively.
The Ballon d’Or is awarded to the player with the highest number of points. In the event of a tie, the two players are decided by the number of first-place votes. If a tie remains, the two players are decided by the number of second-place votes, then by the number of third-place votes, and so on.
