Abel Ferreira up for IFFHS world’s best coach award | OneFootball

The IFFHS (International Federation of Football History & Statistics) released this Friday the list of nominees for the award of best club coach in the world in 2025, and the Portuguese Abel Ferreira, from Palmeiras, once again appears among the top names in the elite of international football.

This season, under his leadership, Palmeiras reached the final of the Libertadores, which will be played on November 29th against Flamengo, led by Filipe Luís — another nominee for the award. Tiago Nunes, from LDU, is also on the IFFHS list.

In charge of Verdão since 2020, Abel has become the most successful coach in Palmeiras’ history, with ten titles won, equaling Oswaldo Brandão. Among his achievements are two Libertadores, two Brazilian Championships, one Copa do Brasil, as well as three Paulista Championships.

Among Abel’s competitors are big names such as Diego Simeone (Atlético de Madrid), Luis Enrique (PSG), Hansi Flick (Barcelona), and Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid).

The IFFHS award takes into account performances from January to December 2025. Voting is carried out by an international jury composed of journalists and experts from 120 countries, and the winners will be announced after December 10th.

Check out the full list of nominees for the 2025 World’s Best Club Coach award:

Antonio Conte (Italy) – Napoli Diego Simeone (Argentina) – Atlético de Madrid Enzo Maresca (Italy) – Chelsea Hansi Flick (Germany) – Barcelona Luis Enrique (Spain) – PSG Mikel Arteta (Spain) – Arsenal Simone Inzaghi (Italy) – Inter Milan and Al Hilal Unai Emery (Spain) – Aston Villa Vincent Kompany (Belgium) – Bayern Munich Xabi Alonso (Spain) – Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid Abel Ferreira (Portugal) – Palmeiras Filipe Luís (Brazil) – Flamengo Gustavo Costas (Argentina) – Racing Tiago Nunes (Brazil) – Universidad Católica and LDU Vicente Sánchez (Uruguay) – Cruz Azul Jesper Sorensen (Denmark) – Vancouver Whitecaps Matthias Jaissle (Germany) – Al-Ahli Saudi Shigetoshi Hasebe (Japan) – Kawasaki Frontale Krunoslav Jurcić (Croatia) – Pyramids Miguel Cardoso (Portugal) – Mamelodi Sundowns

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