The 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Brazilian Ronaldinho for the first time, Thierry Henry finished second for the second year in succession.
| Rank | Player | Points | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronaldinho | 620 | Barcelona |
| 2 | Thierry Henry | 552 | Arsenal |
| 3 | Andriy Shevchenko | 253 | Milan |
| 4 | Pavel Nedved | 178 | Juventus |
| 5 | Zinedine Zidane | 150 | Real Madrid |
| 6 | Adriano | 98 | Internazionale |
| 7 | Deco | 96 | Barcelona Porto |
| Ronaldo | 96 | Real Madrid | |
| 8 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 67 | Manchester United |
| 9 | Kaká | 64 | Milan |
| 10 | Wayne Rooney | 64 | Everton Manchester United |
| 11 | Didier Drogba | 46 | Marseille Chelsea |
| 12 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 45 | Manchester United |
| 13 | Samuel Eto'o | 42 | Mallorca Barcelona |
| 14 | Luís Figo | 35 | Real Madrid |
| 15 | David Beckham | 35 | Real Madrid |
| 17 | Raúl | 25 | Real Madrid |
| 17 | Theodoros Zagorakis | 25 | AEK Athens Bologna |
| 19 | Roberto Ayala | 24 | Valencia |
| 20 | Michael Owen | 22 | Liverpool Real Madrid |
| 21 | Roberto Carlos | 19 | Real Madrid |
| 21 | Paolo Maldini | 19 | Milan |
| 21 | Gianluigi Buffon | 19 | Juventus |
| 24 | Roy Makaay | 17 | Bayern Munich |
| 25 | Robert Pirès | 15 | Arsenal |
| 26 | Frank Lampard | 13 | Chelsea |
| 27 | Cafu | 10 | Milan |
| 28 | Michael Ballack | 9 | Bayern Munich |
| 28 | Milan Baroš | 9 | Liverpool |
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birgit Prinz | 376 |
| 2 | Mia Hamm | 286 |
| 3 | Marta | 281 |
| 4 | Abby Wambach | 126 |
| 5 | Kristine Lilly | 109 |
| 5 | Hanna Ljungberg | 109 |
| 7 | Shannon Boxx | 102 |
| 8 | Renate Lingor | 89 |
| 8 | Victoria Svensson | 89 |
| 10 | Cristiane | 80 |
| 11 | Pretinha | 68 |
| 12 | Formiga | 54 |
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