The Best FIFA Football Coach
International football award
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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.
First award2016
Currently held byMen's:
Luis Enrique
(1st award)
Women's:
Sarina Wiegman
(5th award)
Luis Enrique(1st award)
Women's:
Sarina Wiegman(5th award)
Most winsMen's:
Jürgen Klopp
(2 awards)
Women's:
Sarina Wiegman
(5 awards)
Jürgen Klopp(2 awards)
Women's:
Sarina Wiegman(5 awards)
WebsiteFIFA.com
| The Best FIFA Football Coach | |
|---|---|
| Current: The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 | |
| First award | 2016 |
| Currently held by | Men's: Luis Enrique (1st award) Women's: Sarina Wiegman(5th award) |
| Most wins | Men's: Jürgen Klopp (2 awards) Women's: Sarina Wiegman(5 awards) |
| Website | FIFA.com |
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.[1] 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 |
| Luis Enrique |
1 | 0 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| Didier Deschamps |
1 | 0 | 0 | France | |
| Claudio Ranieri |
1 | 0 | 0 | Leicester City | |
| Thomas Tuchel |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Hansi Flick |
0 | 2 | 0 | Bayern Munich Barcelona |
| 11 | Xabi Alonso |
0 | 1 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Antonio Conte |
0 | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | |
| Roberto Mancini |
0 | 1 | 0 | Italy | |
| Luciano Spalletti |
0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 15 |  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 | |
| Arne Slot |
0 | 0 | 1 | Liverpool |
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 | ||
| 2025 | 1st | Sarina Wiegman |
England |
26 |
| 2nd | Sonia Bompastor |
Chelsea |
22 | |
| 3rd | Renée Slegers |
Arsenal |
11 |
Overall total
| Rank | Coach | First place | Second place | Third place | Team(s) managed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarina Wiegman |
5 | 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 | Sonia Bompastor |
0 | 2 | 0 | Lyon Chelsea |
| 8 | Lluís Cortés |
0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nils Nielsen |
0 | 1 | 0 | Denmark | |
| Jean-Luc Vasseur |
0 | 1 | 0 | Lyon | |
| 11 | Pia Sundhage |
0 | 0 | 2 | Sweden |
| 12 | Gerard Precheur |
0 | 0 | 1 | Lyon |
| Asako Takakura |
0 | 0 | 1 | Japan | |
| Phil Neville |
0 | 0 | 1 | England | |
| Arthur Elias |
0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Renée Slegers |
0 | 0 | 1 | Arsenal |
