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"significant contribution to the development of association football"
Status
Active
Grades
1
Statistics
First induction
1984
Last induction
2012
Total inductees
121
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 does not 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.
Pelé was named Athlete of Century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999Johan Cruyff received the award for his contributions as both footballer and a coach
The 6th President of FIFA Stanley Rous was also serving is the international refereeSantiago Bernabeu is generally considered the one to whom much of the credit can be given for transforming Real Madrid C.F. into the most successful football club in Spain and in EuropeMiljan Miljanić became the recipient of the award posthumously for his contributions as a coach and the President of the Football Federation of Yugoslavia/SerbiaJules Rimet is FIFA's longest-serving president and the initiator of the first FIFA World Cup
The FIFA Order of Merit
Uruguay
England
Spain
Germany
Brazil
Serbia
Ukraine
Myanmar
Poland
Georgia
Netherlands
Jamaica
Soviet Union
Scotland
Syria
Mexico
Philippines
Fiji
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Switzerland
United States
France
South Africa
Ghana
Thailand
Mali
Japan
South Korea
