FIFA Fair Play Award
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Not to be confused with the FIFA Fair Play Trophy awarded at FIFA World Cups.
The FIFA Fair Play Award is a FIFA recognition of good or sporting behaviour or other actions by people or bodies involved in association football around the world. First awarded in 1987, it has been presented to individuals (including posthumously), teams, fans, spectators, football associations/federations and even entire footballing communities. One or more awards are presented annually, with there being at least one recipient each year except in 1994, when no award was presented.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winner | Reason | Notes |
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| 1987 |  Fans of Dundee United |
Fans' good behaviour towards winners IFK Göteborg in UEFA Cup Final[1] | |
| 1988 |  Frank Ordenewitz |
Admitted hand-ball in a penalty situation | [b] |
| Spectators of the 1988 Seoul Olympic football tournament | |||
| 1989 |  Spectators of Trinidad and Tobago |
For their sporting behaviour in the face of a home loss to the United States in their final match in the 1989 CONCACAF Championship, when a draw would have seen the "Soca Warriors" through to the 1990 World Cup | |
| 1990 |  Gary Lineker |
For 15 years as a professional football player without a yellow or red card | |
| 1991 |  Royal Spanish Football Federation |
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 Jorginho |
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| 1992 |  Belgian Football Association |
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| 1993 |  Nándor Hidegkuti |
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 The Football Association of Zambia |
In memory of the 18 national team members, plus coaching and support staff, killed in a plane crash in April of that year, and in honour of the efforts of the reconstituted national team, which fell one goal short of qualifying for the 1994 World Cup. | ||
| 1994 | Not awarded | ||
| 1995 |  Jacques Glassmann |
For revealing a bribery attempt | |
| 1996 |  George Weah |
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| 1997 |  Irish supporters |
For their exemplary behaviour, especially during the World Cup preliminary match against Belgium. | [2][l] |
 Jozef Zovinec (Slovak amateur player) |
For 60 years of amateur football without receiving a yellow card | ||
 Julie Foudy |
For her efforts against child labor | ||
| 1998 | The United States Soccer Federation |
For the two countries' good sportsmanship surrounding the World Cup match between their teams, despite their mutual political tensions for nearly 20 years | |
 The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran |
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 The Irish Football Association |
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| 1999 |  New Zealand's football community |
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| 2000 |  Lucas Radebe |
For his work against racism | |
| 2001 |  Paolo Di Canio |
Takes ball out of play with his hands when goalkeeper Paul Gerrard was injured on the ground. | |
| 2002 |   Football communities of Japan and Korea Republic |
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| 2003 | Fans of Celtic |
For their exemplary behaviour in the days surrounding the 2003 UEFA Cup Final, in which Celtic played. | |
| 2004 | Brazilian Football Confederation |
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| 2005 |  Community of Iquitos, Peru |
For their wholehearted support of the organisation of the FIFA U-17 World Championship Peru 2005, their exemplary behaviour to all participating teams, and their amazing contribution to football.[3] | |
| 2006 | Fans of the 2006 World Cup.[4] | ||
| 2007 | Barcelona |
In recognition of the club's support for humanitarian causes and development programs that benefit children all over the world. | [5] |
| 2008 |  The Turkish Football Federation |
for "encouraging dialogue between two countries which otherwise do not have any form of diplomatic relationship."[6] | |
 The Football Federation of Armenia |
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| 2009 | Bobby Robson |
Posthumously awarded for the "gentlemanly qualities he showed throughout his career as a player and coach".[7] | |
| 2010 | Amin Motevaselzadeh |
Kicked the ball out of play instead of scoring an open-net goal when the opponent's goalkeeper went down injured. Motevaselzadeh's team lost the game 2–1 and was subsequently relegated on goal difference. | |
| 2011 | Japan Football Association |
had to endure many hardships following the earthquake which struck their country in March 2011, and during which many people lost their lives. The team showed great courage to make it to the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011. |
[edit] Notes
- b – The Werder Bremen player admitted handball in the penalty area to the referee in a German League match against 1. FC Köln on 7 May 1988. Cologne went on to win the match 2–0.[8] The following year, he moved to Cologne.
- l – Caroline Hanlon accepted on behalf of the supporters.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Low, Dave. "Dundee Utd reach the UEFA Cup Final 1987". BBC Scotland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0048/page02.shtml. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ^ a b "A Night of Records and Premieres". FIFA. 24 February 1998. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid=71540.html. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
- ^ "FIFA Fair Play Award 2005 goes to the football community of Iquitos (Peru)". www.fifa.com. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid=102240.html. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- ^ "FIFA Fair Play award goes to fans". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid=108680.html.
- ^ "Barcelona scoop FIFA Fair Play award". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid=660621.html.
- ^ "Fair Play for Armenia, Turkey". FIFA. 12 January 2009. http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999902008/news/newsid=990948/index.html. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ "Fair Play Award honours Robson" (Press release). FIFA. 21 December 2009. Archived from the original on 29 March 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5xXyOHsd7. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ "International Federations". LA84 Foundation. pp. 100. http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1989/ore257/ore257w.pdf. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
