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 forced into second place.

Men

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	Mia Hamm	Washington Freedom	154
2	Tiffeny Milbrett	New York Power	79
3	Sun Wen	Atlanta Beat	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

FIFA World Player of the Year

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International association football

FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup U-20 World Cup U-17 World Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year FIFA Ballon d'Or Geography Teams Debuts Competitions Federations Codes

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also International women's football