Back جائزة أفضل لاعب كرة قدم في العالم 2001 Arabic FIFA World Player 2001 Catalan FIFA-Weltfußballer des Jahres 2001 German Jugador Mundial de la FIFA 2001 Spanish FIFA év játékosa 2001 Hungarian Pemain Terbaik Dunia FIFA 2001 ID FIFA World Player of the Year 2001 Italian Wereldvoetballer van het jaar 2001 Dutch Melhor jogador do mundo pela FIFA em 2001 Portuguese 2001 FIFA Dünya'da Yılın Oyuncusu Ödülü Turkish
The 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Luís Figo by the slim margin of 12 points. David Beckham was again in the second place. The gala was hosted at the TV Production Centre in Zürich, on December 17, 2001. 130 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. For the first time the Women's award was given out, won by Mia Hamm.