| The Best FIFA Football Coach | |
|---|---|
| First awarded | 2016 |
| Last awarded | 2024 |
| Currently held by | Men's: Carlo Ancelotti(1st award) Women's:  Emma Hayes(2nd award) |
| Most awards | Men's: Jürgen Klopp(2 awards) Women's:  Sarina Wiegman(4 awards) |
| Website | FIFA.com |
The Best FIFA Football Coach is an association football award given annually to the men's and women's football coaches who are considered to have performed the best in the previous 12 months.
History
The selection criteria for the coaches of the year is: performance and general behaviour of their teams on and off the pitch.
The votes are decided by media representatives, national team coaches, and national team captains. In October 2016, it was announced that the general public would also be allowed to vote. Each group gets 25% of the overall vote.
The Best FIFA Men's Coach Award winners
Overall total
| Rank | Coach | First place | Second place | Third place | Team(s) managed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jürgen Klopp
|
2 | 0 | 0 | Liverpool
|
| 2 |  Zinedine Zidane
|
1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Pep Guardiola
|
1 | 1 | 3 | Manchester City
|
| 4 | Carlo Ancelotti
|
1 | 1 | 0 | Real Madrid
|
| 5 |  Lionel Scaloni
|
1 | 0 | 0 | Argentina
|
| Claudio Ranieri
|
1 | 0 | 0 | Leicester City
| |
| Thomas Tuchel
|
1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Didier Deschamps
|
1 | 0 | 0 | France
| |
| 9 | Xabi Alonso
|
0 | 1 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen
|
| Antonio Conte
|
0 | 1 | 0 | Chelsea
| |
| Hansi Flick
|
0 | 1 | 0 | Bayern Munich
| |
| Roberto Mancini
|
0 | 1 | 0 | Italy
| |
| Luciano Spalletti
|
0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  Fernando Santos
|
0 | 0 | 1 | Portugal
|
| Massimiliano Allegri
|
0 | 0 | 1 | Juventus
| |
 Zlatko Dalić
|
0 | 0 | 1 | Croatia
| |
| Mauricio Pochettino
|
0 | 0 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
| |
| Marcelo Bielsa
|
0 | 0 | 1 | Leeds United
| |
| Simone Inzaghi
|
0 | 0 | 1 | Inter Milan
|
The Best FIFA Women's Coach Award winners
| Year | Rank | Coach | Team(s) managed | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1st | Silvia Neid
|
Germany
|
29.99% |
| 2nd | Jill Ellis
|
 United States
|
16.68% | |
| 3rd |  Pia Sundhage
|
Sweden
|
16.47% | |
| 2017 | 1st | Sarina Wiegman
|
Netherlands
|
36.24% |
| 2nd |  Nils Nielsen
|
Denmark
|
12.64% | |
| 3rd | Gerard Precheur
|
Lyon
|
9.37% | |
| 2018 | 1st | Reynald Pedros
|
Lyon
|
23.15% |
| 2nd | Sarina Wiegman
|
Netherlands
|
15.31% | |
| 3rd |  Asako Takakura
|
Japan
|
12.80% | |
| 2019 | 1st | Jill Ellis
|
United States
|
48 |
| 2nd | Sarina Wiegman
|
Netherlands
|
40 | |
| 3rd | Phil Neville
|
England
|
31 | |
| 2020 | 1st | Sarina Wiegman
|
Netherlands
|
26 |
| 2nd | Jean-Luc Vasseur
|
Lyon
|
20 | |
| 3rd | Emma Hayes
|
Chelsea
|
12 | |
| 2021 | 1st | Emma Hayes
|
Chelsea
|
22 |
| 2nd | Lluís Cortés
|
19 | ||
| 3rd | Sarina Wiegman
|
14 | ||
| 2022 | 1st | Sarina Wiegman
|
England
|
28 |
| 2nd | Sonia Bompastor
|
Lyon
|
18 | |
| 3rd | Pia Sundhage
|
 Brazil
|
10 | |
| 2023 | 1st | Sarina Wiegman
|
England
|
28 |
| 2nd | Emma Hayes
|
Chelsea
|
18 | |
| 3rd | Jonatan Giraldez
|
Barcelona
|
14 | |
| 2024 | 1st | Emma Hayes
|
23 | |
| 2nd | Jonatan Giráldez
|
20 | ||
| 3rd | Arthur Elias
|
13 |
Overall total
| Rank | Coach | First place | Second place | Third place | Team(s) managed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarina Wiegman
|
4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | Emma Hayes
|
2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Jill Ellis
|
1 | 1 | 0 | United States
|
| 4 | Silvia Neid
|
1 | 0 | 0 | Germany
|
| Reynald Pedros
|
1 | 0 | 0 | Lyon
| |
| 6 | Jonatan Giráldez
|
0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Lluís Cortés
|
0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nils Nielsen
|
0 | 1 | 0 | Denmark
| |
| Jean-Luc Vasseur
|
0 | 1 | 0 | Lyon
| |
| Sonia Bompastor
|
0 | 1 | 0 | Lyon
| |
| 10 | Pia Sundhage
|
0 | 0 | 2 | Sweden
|
| 11 | Gerard Precheur
|
0 | 0 | 1 | Lyon
|
| Asako Takakura
|
0 | 0 | 1 | Japan
| |
| Phil Neville
|
0 | 0 | 1 | England
| |
| Arthur Elias
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
See also
- List of sports awards honoring women
- The Best FIFA Football Awards
- FIFA World Coach of the Year (2010–2015)
References
- "The fans take centre stage". FIFA.com. 31 October 2016. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
External links
| The Best FIFA Men's Football Coach | |
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| FIFA World Coach of the Year | |
| The Best FIFA Football Coach | |
| The Best FIFA Women's Football Coach | |
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| FIFA World Coach of the Year | |
| The Best FIFA Football Coach | |
| The Best FIFA Football Awards | |
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