What time are The Best Fifa Football Awards and who will win? | OneFootball

The faintly ludicrously named The Best Fifa Football Awards return this evening with stars of the sport set to be honoured in a glitzy ceremony in Qatar.

After splitting from the much more universally-recognised Ballon d’Or in 2016, Fifa has held its own annual award show to try and claim a slice of the ever-increasing fascination with individual personalities and honours in a team sport.

The previous Best Awards in 2024 saw Vinicius Jr named the best men’s player, righting what some saw as a perceived wrong when Rodri was named that year’s Ballon d’Or winner, causing Real Madrid to have a massive tantrum and boycott the ceremony.

Aitana Bonmati won the best women’s player award for the second year running and she is nominated again this year, seeking a hat-trick, with Doha playing host to the ceremony this evening, little more than a week after another big Fifa-led event – the World Cup draw.

When do The Best Fifa Football Awards start?

The Best Fifa Football Awards 2025 are taking place on Tuesday 16 December 2025 at Fairmont Katara Hall in Doha, Qatar. The ceremony is due to start at around 5pm GMT (8pm local).

How can I watch?

The ceremony is available to watch live, for free, via the official Fifa website and Fifa+ platform with coverage set to begin at 5pm GMT. No login or subscription is required, simply visit the website at the start time to begin streaming.

Barcelona and Spain star Aitana Bonmati has won the Best Fifa Women’s Player award for each of the past two years (Getty Images)

How are the winners selected?

Performances between August 11 2024 and August 2 2025 have been taken into consideration so those players who excelled in the 2024-25 season, in tournaments such as the Champions League, domestic leagues, Women’s Euros and Club World Cup will be winning awards.

A total of 12 awards will be presented, with the winners in the women's and men's categories for best player, coach and goalkeeper decided by votes cast by national team captains and coaches, media representatives from each Fifa member association and registered fans. Each of these four groups will carry equal weight, accounting for 25 per cent of the total vote.

The best men’s and women’s XIs will be selected through votes from professional footballers and fans worldwide while the Marta Award and Puskas Award for best goals will see voting equally shared between fans and a panel of Fifa legends.

Best Fifa Men’s Player

Best Fifa Women’s Player

Best Fifa Men’s Goalkeeper

Best Fifa Women’s Goalkeeper

Best Fifa Men’s Coach

Best Fifa Women’s Coach

Fifa Puskas Award (best men’s goal)

Fifa Marta Award (best women’s goal)

Other awards

A best men’s XI and a best women’s XI will be named on the night, while the Fifa Fan Award and the Fifa Fair Play Award will also be handed out in Doha.