FIFA Order of Merit
The FIFA Order of Merit is the highest honour awarded by FIFA. The award is presented at the annual FIFA congress. It is normally awarded to people who are considered to have made a significant contribution to association football.
At FIFA's centennial congress they made one award for every decade of their existence. These awards were also handed out to fans, organisations, clubs, and one to African Football. These were referred to as the FIFA Centennial Order of Merit.
The winner doesn't have to be directly involved with football to receive it. One such notable non-footballing personality was Nelson Mandela who won it for bringing South Africa back to international football.
Recipients
Football associations
| Recipient | Year | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol | 2004 |  Uruguay | Centennial Award in 2004 |
| African Football | 2004 | Centennial Award in 2004 | |
| International Football Association Board | 2004 | Centennial Award in 2004 |
Footballers
| Recipient | Year | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Beckenbauer | 1984, 2004 |  Germany | Centennial Award in 2004 |
| Bobby Charlton | 1984 |  England | |
| Pele | 1984, 2004 |  Brazil | Centennial Award in 2004 |
| Stanley Rous | 1984 | England | |
| Dino Zoff | 1984 |  Italy | |
| Lev Yashin | 1988 |  Soviet Union[1] | |
| Antonio Carbajal | 1992 |  Mexico | |
| Stanley Matthews | 1992 | England | |
| Francisco Varallo | 1994 |  Argentina | |
| Alfredo Di Stefano | 1994 | Argentina/ Spain | |
| Fritz Walter | 1994 | Germany | |
| Ferenc Puskás | 1994 |  Hungary | |
| Eusébio | 1994 |  Portugal | |
| Just Fontaine | 1994 |  France | |
| Gunn Nyborg | 1994 |  Norway | |
| Obdulio Varela | 1994 | Uruguay | |
| Zico | 1996 | Brazil | |
| Bobby Moore | 1996 | England | |
| Salif Keita | 1996 |  Mali | |
| Michelle Akers | 1998 |  United States | |
| Larbi Benbarek | 1998 |  Morocco | |
| Gilmar | 1998 | Brazil | |
| Gerd Müller | 1998 | Germany | |
| David Kipiani | 2002 |  Georgia | |
| Pradip Kumar Banerjee | 2004 |  India | Centennial Award in 2004 |
| Lee Ramoon | 2004 |  Cayman Islands | |
| Johnny Warren | 2004 |  Australia | |
| Paolo Maldini | 2008 | Italy | |
| Bobby Robson | 2009 | England | |
| Johan Cruijff | 2010 |  Netherlands | |
| Steve Sumner | 2010 |  New Zealand | Centennial Award in 2004 |
| Alcides Ghiggia | 2010 | Uruguay |
Football referees
| Recipient | Year | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolay Latyshev | 1987 | Soviet Union | |
| Thomas Wharton | 1992 |  Scotland | |
| Farouk Bouzo | 1996 |  Syria | |
| Javier Arriaga Muñiz | 1996 | Mexico | |
| Hari Raj Naicker | 2012 |  Fiji |
Football officials
| Recipient | Year | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helmut Schön | 1984 | Germany | |
| Mário Zagallo | 1992 | Brazil | |
| Karl Heinz Weigang | 1998 | Germany | |
| Nikita Simonyan | 2000 |  Russia | |
| Ivan Toplak | 2000 |  Slovenia | |
| Miljan Miljanić | 2002 |  Serbia | |
| René Hüssy | 2002 |  Switzerland | |
| Valeriy Lobanovskyi | 2003 |  Ukraine | |
| Sein Hlaing | 2004 |  Myanmar | |
| Kazimierz Górski | 2006 |  Poland | |
| Aleksei Paramonov | 2006 | Russia | |
| Holger Obermann | 2010 | Germany | |
| Winston Chung-Fah | 2012 |  Jamaica | |
| Óscar Tabárez | 2012 | Jamaica |
Football administrators
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Other individuals
| Recipient | Year | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Marinho | 1987 | Brazil | |
| Everwijn van Steeden | 1987 | England | |
| Emilio Azcárraga Milmo | 1987 | Mexico | |
| Diego Lucero | 1987 | Uruguay | |
| Pedro Ramírez Vázquez | 1988 | Mexico | |
| Karl-Heinz Heimann | 1992 | Germany | |
| Walter Lutz | 1992 | Switzerland | |
| Henry Kissinger | 1996 | United States | |
| Douglas Ivester | 1996 | United States | |
| Udo Jürgens | 1996 | Germany | |
| Fernand Sastre | 1998 | France | |
| Nelson Mandela | 1998 |  South Africa | |
| Erwin Himmelseher | 2000 | Germany | |
| Kofi Annnan | 2002 |  Ghana | |
| Thaksin Shinawatra | 2004 |  Thailand | |
| Fernando G. Álvarez | 2005 | United States Philippines | |
| Robert Louis-Dreyfus | 2006 | France | |
| Otto Schily | 2006 | Germany | |
| Rudi Michel | 2006 | Germany | |
| Mohammed Yusuf | 2008 | Fiji | |
| Alpha Oumar Konaré | 2008 | Mali | |
| Thabo Mbeki | 2010 | South Africa |
Clubs
| Recipient | Year | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 2004 | Spain | Centennial Award in 2004 |
| Sheffield F.C. | 2004 | England | Centennial Award in 2004 |
Clubs
| Recipient | Year | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas | 2004 | Germany | Centennial Award in 2004 |
| Coca-Cola | 2004 | United States | Centennial Award in 2004 |
| Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive | 2004 | France | Centennial Award in 2004 |
Other
| Recipient | Year | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fans of Japan | 2004 |  Japan | Centennial Award in 2004 |
| Fans of Korea | 2004 |  South Korea | Centennial Award in 2004 |
| Television | 2004 | Centennial Award in 2004 | |
| The City of Sheffield | 2004 | England | Centennial Award in 2004 |
References
External links
- FIFA Fact Sheet: FIFA Order of Merit holders, FIFA, 2010.
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