European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1972


The results of this voting were published on France Football # 1395 (26 December 1972).

There were 25 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.

The columns are:
   Position
   Name of Player
   Name of Club
   Nationality
   Total Number of Points
   1P = First Places
   2P = Second Places
   3P = Third Places
   4P = Fourth Places
   5P = Fifth Places
   Votes = Number of Voters who nominated this player

Pos  Player                            Country            Club                Total    1P 2P 3P 4P 5P Votes
===========================================================================================================
  1. Franz Beckenbauer                 West Germany       Bayern Munich          81    10  4  1  6  -    21
  2. Gerd Müller                       West Germany       Bayern Munich          79     7  4  6  5  -    22
     Gunter Netzer                     West Germany       Borussia M’Gladbach    79     5  7  6  4  -    22
  4. Johan Cruyff                      Netherlands        Ajax                   73     3  9  4  5  -    21
  5. Piet Keizer                       Netherlands        Ajax                   13     -  1  1  -  6     8
  6. Kazimierz Deyna                   Poland             Legia Warszawa          6     -  -  1  1  1     3
  7. Gordon Banks                      England            Stoke City              4     -  -  1  -  1     2
     Barry Hulshoff                    Netherlands        Ajax                    4     -  -  1  -  1     2
     Wlodzimierz Lubanski              Poland             Gornik Zabrze           4     -  -  1  -  1     2
     Bobby Moore                       England            West Ham United         4     -  -  1  -  1     2
 11. Hristo Bonev                      Bulgaria           CSKA Sofia              3     -  -  1  -  -     1
     Gerry Muhren                      Netherlands        Ajax                    3     -  -  1  -  -     1
     Murtaz Khurtsilava                Soviet Union       Dinamo Tbilissi         3     -  -  -  1  1     2
     Paul Van Himst                    Belgium            Anderlecht              3     -  -  -  1  1     2
 15. Antal Dunai                       Hungary            Újpest Dózsa            2     -  -  -  1  -     1
     Eusébio da Silva Ferreira         Portugal           Benfica                 2     -  -  -  1  -     1
     Alessandro Mazzola                Italy              Internazionale          2     -  -  -  -  2     2
 18. Amancio Amaro                     Spain              Real Madrid             1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Paul Breitner                     West Germany       Bayern Munich           1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Giorgio Chinaglia                 Italy              Lazio                   1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Dragan Dzajic                     Yugoslavia         Crvena Zvezda           1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Johnny Giles                      Eire               Leeds United            1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     John Greig                        Scotland           Glasgow Rangers         1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Johan Neeskens                    Netherlands        Ajax                    1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Gianni Rivera                     Italy              Milan AC                1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Yevgueni Rudakov                  Soviet Union       Dinamo Kiev             1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Marius Trésor                     France             Olympique Marseille     1     -  -  -  -  1     1     [see note]
 
 
Note: By reviewing the printed magazine we found that apparently the Luxemburg jury voted in 5th place for Luigi Riva (who
      was not classified by France-Football) and also chose a 6th place, in this case Marius Trésor who indeed was 
      classified by France-Football.
 



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