| 2009 | Lionel Messi (Argentina) | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) | Andres Iniesta (Spain) |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) | Lionel Messi (Argentina) | Franck Ribery (France) |
| 2007 | Kaka (Brazil) | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) | Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) |
| 2006 | Thierry Henry (France) | Ronaldinho (Brazil) | Franck Ribery (France) |
| 2005 | Ronaldinho (Brasil) | Steven Gerrard (England) | Thierry Henry (France) |
| 2004 | Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) | Thierry Henry (France) | Ronaldinho (Brazil) |
| 2003 | Thierry Henry (France) | Zinedine Zidane (France) | David Beckham (England) |
| 2002 | Ronaldo (Brazil) | Zinedine Zidane (France) | Ronaldinho (Brazil) |
| 2001 | Zinedine Zidane (France) | Michael Owen (England) | Robert Pires (France) |
| 2000 | Zinedine Zidane (France) | Luis Figo (Portugal) | Thierry Henry (France) |
| 1999 | Rivaldo (Brazil) | David Beckham (England) | Zinedine Zidane (France) |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane (France | Fabien Barthez (France) | Emmanuel Petit (France) |
| 1997 | Ronaldo (Brazil) | Zinedine Zidane (France) | Marco Simone (Italy) |
| 1996 | Eric Cantona (France) | George Weah (Liberia) | Matthias Sammer (Germany) |
| 1995 | George Weah (Liberia) | Roberto Baggio (Italy) | Paolo Maldini (Italy) |
| 1994 | Romario (Brazil) | Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgaria) | Roberto Baggio (Italy) |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio (Italy) | Alen Boksic (Croatia) | Romario (Brazil) |
| 1992 | Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgaria) | Marco van Basten (Holland) | Jean-Pierre Papin (France) |
| 1991 | Jean-Pierre Papin (France) | Chris Waddle (England) | Lothar Matthaus (Germany) |
| 1990 | Lothar Matthaus (Germany) | Salvatore Schillaci (Italy) | Jean-Pierre Papin (France) |
| 1989 | Marco van Basten (Holland) | Ruud Gullit (Holland) | Jean-Pierre Papin (France) |
| 1988 | Marco van Basten (Holland) | Ruud Gullit (Holland) | Diego Maradona (Argentina) |
| 1987 | Diego Maradona (Argentina) | Marco van Basten (Holland) | Jean Tigana (France) |
| 1986 | Diego Maradona (Argentina) | Manuel Amoros (France) | Gary Lineker (England) |
| 1985 | Michel Platini (France) | Preben Elkjaer (Denmark) | Diego Maradona (Argentine) |
| 1984 | Michel Platini (France) | Jean Tigana (France) | Preben Elkjaer (Denmark) |
| 1983 | Michel Platini (France) | Falcao (Brazil) | K.H. Rummenigge (Germany) |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi (Italy) | Alain Giresse (France) | Falcao (Brazil) |
| 1981 | K.H. Rummenigge (Germany) | Paul Breitner (Germany) | Jan Ceulemans (Belgium) |
| 1980 | K.H. Rummenigge (Germany) | Kevin Keegan (England) | Horst Hrubesch (Germany) |
| 1979 | Kevin Keegan (England) | Trevor Francis (England) | Robert Rensenbrink (Holland) |
| 1978 | Mario Kempes (Argentina) | Hans Krankl (Austria) | Robbie Rensenbrink (Holland) |
| 1977 | Kevin Keegan (England) | Michel Platini (France) | Allan Simonsen (Denmark) |
| 1976 | Robbie Rensenbrink (Holland) | Kevin Keegan (England) | Dominique Rocheteau (France) |
Onze Mondial European Footballer of the Year Award (Onze d'Or) 
