The Ballon d’Or is the most prestigious award that an individual footballer can be presented with. The award is presented to the player deemed to have performed best in the previous season. Only a handful of players, the cream of the crop among football’s elite, have been bestowed the honour of claiming this trophy.
When will the Ballon d’Or 2025 ceremony take place?
The Ballon d’Or 2025 marks the 69th edition of this prestigious ceremony. There is plenty of excitement brewing in regard to this year’s edition of the award.
The run-in for the 2025 Ballon d’Or shows the competition is closer than it has been for the longest time. The likes of Lamine Yamal, Ousmane Dembélé, Raphinha, and Mohamed Salah are only a few of the names that are rumoured frontrunners for the award.
- The Ballon d’Or 2025 ceremony is set to take place on Monday, 22 September 2025.
- The awards ceremony will take place at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
When are the 2025 Ballon d’Or Nominees Announced?
The nominees for the 2025 Ballon d’Or have already been decided by The Ballon d’Or committee when they met at the Hotel de Crillon in Paris. France Football has this year chosen to reveal the nominees for each award at a particular time (Most Likely)
| Time (CET) | Time (IST) | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 12:30 | 16:00 | Women’s Kopa Trophy |
| 12:45 | 16:15 | Men’s Kopa Trophy |
| 13:00 | 16:30 | Women’s Yashin Trophy |
| 13:15 | 16:45 | Men’s Yashin Trophy |
| 13:30 | 17:00 | Women’s Cruyff Trophy |
| 13:45 | 17:15 | Men’s Cruyff Trophy |
| 14:00 | 17:30 | Best Women’s Club |
| 14:15 | 17:45 | Best Men’s Club |
| 15:00 | 18:30 | Women’s Ballon d’Or |
| 15:15 | 18:45 | Men’s Ballon d’Or |
What are the awards presented at the 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony?
This year’s edition of the Ballon d’Or ceremony has finally seen France Football introduce three new categories for female players: Women’s Kopa Trophy, Women’s Yashin Trophy, and Women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy.
- 1. Ballon d’Or:
- Men’s 2024 Winner: Rodri
- Women’s 2024 Winner: Aitana Bonmatí
- 2. Kopa Trophy: (best young player aged under 21)
- Men’s 2024 Winner: Lamine Yamal
- 3. Yashin Trophy: (best goalkeeper of the previous season.)
- Men’s 2024 Winner: Emiliano Martínez
- 4. Gerd Müller Trophy: (highest-scoring footballer in the previous year)
- Men’s 2024 Winner: Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé
- 5. Johan Cruyff Trophy: ( best Men’s and Women’s coach)
- Men’s 2024 Winner: Carlo Ancelotti
- Women’s 2024 Winner: Emma Hayes
- 6. Club of the Year: (best football club)
- Men’s 2024 Winner: Real Madrid
- Women’s 2024 Winner: FC Barcelona Femeni
- 7. Sócrates Award:
- 2024 Winner: Jenni Hermoso
Conclusion
The Ballon d’Or nominees are set to be declared on August 7, 2025, leaving fans with over a month’s worth of time to debate leading up to football’s biggest award ceremony. The end of Messi and Ronaldo’s era opens the door for several stars to cement their legacies.
Written by: Thillai Ritvik
