1999 FIFA Awards
The 1999 FIFA World Player Gala (now called the Best FIFA Football Awards) was an international football award ceremony by the sport's governing body FIFA. Four awards were presented in 1999, the Best FIFA Men's Player, the FIFA Fair Play Award, and the Top Team and Mover of the Year Awards.
Best Player Award: The 1999 winner of the FIFA best player award was Rivaldo. He was also the winner of the 1999 Ballon d'Or. The women's award for Best FIFA Women's Player was not awarded until 2001.
Fair Play Award: This award recognizes behavior that promotes the spirit of fair play and compassion. The winner in 1999 was New Zealand's football community for successfully holding the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Team of the Year: The team of the year award is given to the men's national team that finishes on top of the FIFA World Rankings. In 1999, the winner was Brazil. Brazil was the top-ranked team for the years from 1994 until 2006 (except in 2001).
Best Mover of the Year: This award is for the men's team who made the best progress up the FIFA world rankings over the course of the year. The winner in 1999 was Slovenia.
Related Pages
- FIFA Awards
- FIFA World Cup Awards
- Best FIFA Men's Player
- FIFA Fair Play Award
- Team & Mover of the Year Awards
- 1999 Ballon d'Or
- 1999 The Year in Sport
- Football Awards Lists
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