EUROPEAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
| Year | Player | Club | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Stanley Matthews | Blackpool | England |
| 1957 | Alfredo di Stefano (I) | Real Madrid | Spain |
| 1958 | Raymond Kopa | Real Madrid | France |
| 1959 | Alfredo di Stefano (II) | Real Madrid | Spain |
| 1960 | Luis Suarez | Barcelona | Spain |
| 1961 | Omar Sivori | Juventus | Italy |
| 1962 | Josef Masopust | Dukla Praha | CSSR |
| 1963 | Lew Jaschin | Dinamo Moskva | CCCP |
| 1964 | Dennis Law | Manchester United | Scotland |
| 1965 | Eusebio | Benfica Lisboa | Portugal |
| 1966 | Bobby Charlton | Manchester United | England |
| 1967 | Florian Albert | Ferencvaros Budapest | Hungary |
| 1968 | George Best | Manchester United | Northern Ireland |
| 1969 | Gianni Rivera | Milan | Italy |
| 1970 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1971 | Johan Cruijff (I) | Ajax Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| 1972 | Franz Beckenbauer (I) | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1973 | Johan Cruijff (II) | Barcelona | Netherlands |
| 1974 | Johan Cruijff (III) | Barcelona | Netherlands |
| 1975 | Oleg Blochin | Dinamo Kiev | CCCP |
| 1976 | Franz Beckenbauer (II) | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1977 | Alan Simonsen | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Denmark |
| 1978 | Kevin Keegan (I) | Hamburger SV | England |
| 1979 | Kevin Keegan (II) | Hamburger SV | England |
| 1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (I) | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1981 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (II) | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi | Juventus | Italy |
| 1983 | Michel Platini (I) | Juventus | France |
| 1984 | Michel Platini (II) | Juventus | France |
| 1985 | Michel Platini (III) | Juventus | France |
| 1986 | Igor Belanow | Dinamo Kiev | CCCP |
| 1987 | Ruud Gullit | Milan | Netherlands |
| 1988 | Marco van Basten (I) | Milan | Netherlands |
| 1989 | Marco van Basten (II) | Milan | Netherlands |
| 1990 | Lothar Mathäus | Internazionale | Germany |
| 1991 | Jean-Pierre Papin | Olympique Marseille | France |
| 1992 | Marco van Basten (III) | Milan | Netherlands |
| 1993 | Roberto Baggio | Juventus | Italy |
| 1994 | Christo Stoitchkov | Barcelona | Bulgaria |
| 1995 | George Weah | Milan | Liberia |
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 1997 | Ronaldo (I) | Internazionale | Brazil |
| 1998 | Zinedine Zidane | Juventus | France |
| 1999 | Rivaldo | Barcelona | Brazil |
| 2000 | Luis Figo | Real Madrid | Portugal |
| 2001 | Ronaldo (II) | Real Madrid | Brazil |
| 2002 | Michael Owen | Manchester United | England |
| 2003 | Pavel Nedved | Juventus | Czech Republic |
| 2004 | Andrey Schevchenko | Milan | Ukraine |
| 2005 | Ronaldinho | Barcelona | Brazil |
| 2006 | Fabio Cannavaro | Real Madrid | Italy |
| 2007 | Kaka | Milan | Brazil |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo (I) | Manchester United | Portugal |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi (I) | Barcelona | Argentina |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo (II) | Real Madrid | Portugal |
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo (III) | Real Madrid | Portugal |
| 2018 | Luka Modric | Real Madrid | Croatia |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi (II) | Barcelona | Argentuna |
| 2021 | Lionel Messi (III) | Paris Saint Germain | Argentuna |
| 2022 | Karim Benzemà | Real Madrid | France |
| 2023 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | Norway |