Ballon d'Or 2025: Date and Venue of the Award Ceremony Announced

The Ballon d'Or award ceremony, organized by France Football magazine and presented to the best footballer of the year, will take place on September 22, 2025, in Paris. This was announced on the official page of the award on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

The list of nominees will be announced in the first half of August.

Additionally, for the first time in the 2025 ceremony, women’s football will include awards for Best Goalkeeper, Best Young Player, and Best Striker. With this, both men’s and women’s football will have an equal number of awards — six each.

The Ballon d'Or was established in 1956 by France Football as an award for the best footballer in Europe. In 2010, FIFA and France Football announced the merger of the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year awards. However, in September 2016, France Football ended its partnership with FIFA. Since 2024, the magazine has been cooperating with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).