2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or

The 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the sixth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich, Switzerland on 11 January 2016.

Lionel Messi won the award as the World Player of the Year for the fifth time, extending his own record of five wins. Carli Lloyd was named as the Women's World Player of the Year, while Luis Enrique received the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football and Jill Ellis the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football.

The ceremony was hosted by Kate Abdo and James Nesbitt.

Winners and nominees
In late October 2015, FIFA revealed shortlist for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, FIFA Women's World Player of the Year and FIFA World Coaches of the Year. The shortlists for the women's awards were revealed on 19 October and the men's on 20 October.

FIFA Ballon d'Or
The results for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:

The following twenty players were also in contention for the award:

FIFA Puskás Award
The winner of the FIFA Puskás Award was:
 * 🇧🇷 Wendell Lira ( Goianésia), 1–2 vs Atlético Goianiense, Estádio Serra Dourada, 11 March 2015

The other nominees were:
 * 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi ( Barcelona), 0–1 vs Athletic Bilbao, Camp Nou, 30 May 2015
 * 🇮🇹 Alessandro Florenzi ( Roma), 1–1 vs Barcelona, Stadio Olimpico, 16 September 2015

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year
The results for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year were:

The following seven players were also named to the shortlist for the award:

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football
The following were the final three nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football:

The following seven managers were also named to the shortlist for the award:

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football
The following were the final three nominees for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football:

The following seven managers were also named to the shortlist for the award: