Top 5 clubs with most Ballon d’Or winners
The Ballon d’Or is the most enviable award in the world of football since it was first awarded in 1956, with prestigious clubs producing players that have gone on to claim the prize.
In football history, two clubs have dominated the scene: Barcelona and Real Madrid going on to have a combined 24 gongs between them.
Here are the top five clubs with the most Ballon d’Or winners since its first edition.
Real Madrid (Eight winners)
Total wins: 12
Cristiano Ronaldo (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)
Alfredo Di Stefano (1957, 1959)
Raymond Kopa (1958)
Luis Figo (2000)
Ronaldo (2002)
Fabio Cannavaro (2006)
Luka Modric (2018)
Karim Benzema (2022)
Barcelona (Six winners)
Total wins: 12
Lionel Messi (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019)
Johan Cruyff (1971, 1973, 1974)
Luis Suarez (1960)
Hristo Stoichkov (1994)
Rivaldo (1999)
Ronaldinho (2005)
Juventus (Six winners)
Total wins: Eight
Michel Platini (1983, 1984, 1985)
Omar Sívori (1960)
Paolo Rossi (1982)
Roberto Baggio (1993)
Zinedine Zidane (1998)
Pavel Nedvěd (2003)
AC Milan (Six winners)
Total wins: Eight
Marco van Basten (1988, 1989, 1992)
Gianni Rivera (1969)
Ruud Gullit (1987)
George Weah (1995)
Andriy Shevchenko (2004)
Kaka (2007)
Manchester United (Four winners)
Total wins: Four
Denis Law (1964)
Bobby Charlton (1966)
George Best (1968)
Cristiano Ronaldo (2008)
