The 2002 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo for a record-breaking third time. It was the award's 12th edition. Mia Hamm won the women's award. The gala was hosted at the Congress Centre in Madrid, on December 17, 2002. 147 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote for the men's edition and 77 for the women's. The ceremony theme was Real Madrid's Centenary Charity match against the World XI (3-3) that was played at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in front of 55,000 spectators. [1]
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronaldo |  Inter Milan Real Madrid |
 Brazil |
387 |
| 2 | Oliver Kahn |  Bayern Munich |
Germany |
171 |
| 3 | Zinedine Zidane | Real Madrid |
 France |
148 |
| 4 | Roberto Carlos | Real Madrid |
Brazil |
114 |
| 5 | Rivaldo | Barcelona Milan |
Brazil |
92 |
| 6 | Raúl | Real Madrid |
Spain |
90 |
| 7 | Michael Ballack | Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich |
Germany |
82 |
| 8 | David Beckham |  Manchester United |
England |
51 |
| 9 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal |
France |
38 |
| 10 | Michael Owen | Liverpool |
England |
34 |
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mia Hamm |
Washington Freedom |
161 |
| 2 | Birgit Prinz |
FFC Frankfurt Carolina Courage |
96 |
| 3 |  Sun Wen |
Atlanta Beat Shanghai SVA |
58 |
| 4 | Tiffeny Milbrett |
New York Power |
45 |
| 5 | Marinette Pichon |
Saint-Memmie Olympique Philadelphia Charge |
42 |
| 6 |  Christine Sinclair |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
38 |
| 7 | Steffi Jones |
Washington Freedom |
19 |
| 8 |  Hege Riise |
Carolina Courage |
17 |
| 9 | Sissi |
San Jose CyberRays |
14 |
| 10 | Bai Jie |
Washington Freedom |
13 |
| 11 |  Hanna Ljungberg |
Umeå IK |
11 |
| 12= | Kristine Lilly |
Boston Breakers |
10 |
| 12= | Katia |
San Jose CyberRays |
10 |
| FIFA Women's World Player of the Year | |
|---|---|
| The Best FIFA Women's Player | |
