Teams of the year, Part Thirteen

FF National Team of the Year / ESM team of the season / Golden Shoe

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

France Football’s Team of the Year

Year 1991:

Europe: France

South America: Argentina

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2386, December 31, 1991 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2387, January 7, 1992 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2388, January 14, 1992 / French) 

 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2386, December 31, 1991

(France squad, February 20, 1991, EC Qualifier, France 3-Spain 1)

ESM’s Team of the Year and Golden Shoe

Season 2006/07

Gregory Coupet (France and Olympique Lyonnais)

Dani Alves (Brazil and Sevilla)

Marco Materazzi (Italy and Internazionale Milano)

Nemanja Vidic (Serbia and Manchester United)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal and Manchester United)

Dejan Stankovic (Serbia and Internazionale Milano)

Juninho Pernambucano (Brazil and Olympique Lyonnais)

Frederic Kanoute (Mali and Sevilla)

Francesco Totti (Italy and Roma)

Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden and Internazionale Milano)

 Golden Shoe

1-Francesco Totti (Italy and Roma) (26 goals (Factor: 2), Total points: 52

2-Afonso Alves (Brazil and SC Heerenveen) 34 goals (Factor: 1.5), Total points: 51)

3-Ruud van Nistlerooy (Holland and Real madrid) 25 goals (Factor: 2), Total points: 50)

Photo From: World Soccer, Summer 2007

(ESM Team of the season 2006/07)

FF National Team of the Year / ESM team of the season / Golden Shoe

Teams of the year, Part Twelve

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

France Football’s Team of the Year

Year 1990:

Europe: Germany

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2334, January 1, 1991 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2335, January 8, 1991 / French) 

 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2334, January 1, 1991

(West Germany squad, July 1, 1990, World Cup, West Germany 1-Czechsolovakia 0)

FF National Team of the Year

ESM’s Team of the Year

Season 2005/06

Petr Cech (Czechsolovakia and Chelsea)

Cris (Brazil and Olympique Lyonnais)

Lucio (Brazil and Bayern Munich)

Carles Puyol (Spain and Barcelona)

Ronaldinho (Brazil and Barcelona)

Esteban Cambiasso (Argentina and Internazionale Milano)

Juninho Pernambucano (Brazil and Olympique Lyonnais)

Frank Lampard (England and Chelsea)

Luca Toni (Italy and Fiorentina)

Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon and Barcelona)

Leonel Messi (Argentina and Barcelona)

Photo From: World Soccer, June 2006

(ESM Team of the season 2005/06)

ESM team of the season

Teams of the year, Part Eleven

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

France Football’s Team of the Year

Year 1979:

Europe: Yugoslavia

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1760, January 1, 1980 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1761, January 8, 1980 / French) 

Photo From: World Soccer, June 1995

(Yugoslavia Manager in 1979, Milan Miljanic)

FF National Team of the Year

ESM’s Team of the Year

Season 2004/05

Petr Cech (Czechsolovakia and Chelsea)

Carles Puyol (Spain and Barcelona)

John Terry (England and Chelsea)

Fabio Cannavaro (Italy and Juventus)

Ronaldinho (Brazil and Barcelona)

Deco (Portugal and Barcelona)

Mark van Bommel (Holland and PSV Eindhoven)

Frank Lampard (England and Chelsea)

Andrei Shevchenko (Ukraine and AC Milan)

Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon and Barcelona)

Arjen Robben (Holland and Chelsea)

 ESM team of the season

Teams of the year, Part Ten

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

France Football’s Team of the Year

Year 1989:

Europe: Holland

South America: Brazil

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2282, January 2, 1990 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2283, January 9, 1990 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2284, January 16, 1990 / French) 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2282, January 2, 1990

(Holland squad, April 26, 1989, World Cup Qualifier, Holland 1-West Germany 1)

FF National Team of the Year

ESM’s Team of the Year

Season 2003/04

Timo Hildebrand (Germany and Stuttgart)

Paulo Ferreira (Portugal and Porto)

Roberto Ayala (Argentina and Valencia)

Walter Samuel (Argentina and AS Roma)

Roberto Carlos (Brazil and Real Madrid)

Ludovic Giuly (France and AS Monaco)

Zinedine Zidane (France and Real Madrid)

Francesco Totti (Italy and AS Roma)

Ronaldinho (Brazil and Barcelona)

Thierry Henry (France and Arsenal)

Andrei Shevchenko (Ukraine and AC Milan)

 ESM team of the season

Teams of the year, Part Nine

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

France Football’s Team of the Year

Year 1988:

Europe: Holland

South America: Brazil

Africa: Cameroon

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language :  France Football, Issue 2231, January 10, 1989 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2232, January 17, 1989 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2233, January 24, 1989 / French) 

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Daniel Antonio Escobar Riquelme)

(Holland squad for the 1988 Euros)

FF National Team of the Year

ESM’s Team of the Year

Season 2002/03

Gianluigi Buffon (Italy and Juventus)

Lilian Thuram (Italy and Juventus)

Carles Puyol (Spain and Barcelona)

Daniel van Buyten (Belgium and Olympique Marseille)

Paolo Maldini (Italy and AC Milan)

Roberto Carlos (Brazil and Real Madrid)

Zinedine Zidane (France and Real Madrid)

Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic and Juventus)

Roy Makaay (Holland and Arsenal)

Christian Vieri (Italy and Deportivo La Coruna)

Mateja Kezman (Yugoslavia and PSV Eindhoven)

Photo From: World Soccer, July 2003

(ESM Team of season 2002/03)

ESM team of the season

Teams of the year, Part Eight

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

France Football’s Team of the Year

Year 1986:

Europe: Spain

South America: Argentina

Africa: Morocco

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language :  France Football, Issue 2126, January 6, 1987 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2127, January 13, 1987 / French) 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2126, January 6, 1987

(Spain squad, Top, left to right: Andoni ‘Zubizarreta’ Urreta,Julio ‘Salinas’ Fernandez  , José Miguel ‘Michel’ Martín del Campo, Andoni ‘Goikoetxea’ Olaskoaga, ‘Julio Alberto’ Moreno Casas,  Jose Antonio ‘Camacho’ Alfaro ,  Bottom, left to right:  ‘Emilio Butragueňo’ Santos, ‘Victor’ Munoz Manriquem,  ‘Tomas Renones’ Grego, Ramon Maria Caldere,  Ricardo ‘Gallego’ Redondo , June 18, 1986, World Cup, Spain 5-Denmark 1)

FF National Team of the Year

ESM’s Team of the Year

Season 2001/002

Francesco Toldo (Italy and Internazionale Milano)

Carles Puyol (Spain and Barcelona)

Lucio (Brazil and Bayer Leverkusen)

Walter Samuel (Argentina and AS Roma)

Roberto Carlos (Brazil and Real Madrid)

Ruben Baraja (Spain and Valencia)

Michael Ballack (Germany and Bayer Leverkusen)

Zinedine Zidane (France and Real Madrid)

Frederik Ljungberg (Sweden and Arsenal)

Christian Vieri (Italy and Internazionale Milano)

Ruud van Nistlerooy (Holland and Manchester United)

ESM team of the season

Teams of the year, Part Seven

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

France Football’s Team of the Year

Year 1987:

Europe: England

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2178 , January 5, 1988 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2179 , January 12, 1988 / French) 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2178 , January 5, 1988

(England squad, November 11, 1987, EC Qualifier, Yugoslavia 1-England 4)

FF National Team of the Year

ESM’s Team of the Year

Season 2000/001

Oliver Kahn (Germany and Bayern Munich)

Jocelyn Angloma (France and Valencia)

Alessandro Nesta (Italy and Lazio)

Sami Hyypia (Finland and Liverpool)

Roberto Carlos (Brazil and Real Madrid)

Gaizka Mendieta (Spain and Valencia)

Mehmet Scholl (Germany and Bayern Munich)

Francesco Totti (Italy and AS Roma)

Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic and Lazio)

Hernan Crespo (Argentina and Lazio)

Michael Owen (England and Liverpool)

Photo From: World Soccer, July 2001

(ESM team of the season 2000/01)

ESM team of the season

Teams of the year, Part Six

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

France Football’s Team of the Year

Year 1985:

Europe: USSR

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2073 , December 31, 1985 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2074, January 7, 1986 / French) 

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(USSR squad, Top, left to right: Rinat Fayzrahmanovich Dassayev, Sergei Yevgenyevich Aleinikov, Aleksandr Gavrilovich Chivadze , Aleksandr Viktorovich Bubnov, Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin  , Oleg Valeriyevich Protasov, Alexander Anatolyevich Zavarov,  Gennadi Vladimirovich Morozov , Sergei Anatoliyevich Gotsmanov, Anatoli Vassilievich Demianenko , Fyodor Fedorovich Cherenkov      , October 16, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, USSR 2-Republic of Ireland 0)

FF National Team of the Year

ESM’s Team of the Year

Season 1999/00:

Oliver Kahn (Germany and Bayern Munich)

Jocelyn Angloma (France and Valencia)

Sinisa Mihajlovic (Yugoslavia and Lazio)

Paolo Maldini (Italy and AC Milan)

Roberto Carlos (Brazil and Real Madrid)

Luis Figo (Portugal and Barcelona)

Roy Keane (Re[ublic of Ireland and Manchester United)

Juan Sebastian Veron (Argentina and Lazio)

Rivaldo (Brazil and Barcelona)

Andrei Shevchenko (Ukraine and AC Milan)

Raul (Spain and Real Madrid)

Photo From: World Soccer, July 2000

(ESM team of the season 1999/00)

ESM team of the season

Teams of the year, Part Five

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

France Football’s Team of the Year

Year 1982:

Europe: Italy

Africa: Algeria

South America: Brazil

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1917, January 4, 1983 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1918, January 11, 1983 / French) 

 

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Italy squad, Top, left to right:  Dino Zoff, Francesco Graziani, Bruno Conti, Fulvio Collovati, Gaetano Scirea, Claudio Gentile, Giuseppe Bergomi, Paolo Rossi, Gabriele Oriali, Antonio Cabrini, Marco Tardelli   , July 11, 1982, World Cup, Italy 3-West Germany 1)

FF National Team of the Year

ESM’s Team of the Year

Season 1998/99:

Carlos Roa (Argentina and Real Mallorca)

Lilian Thuram (France and Parma)

Laurent Blanc (France and Olympique Marseille)

Jaap Stam (Holland and Manchester United)

Bixente Lizarazu (France and Bayern Munich)

Sinisa Mihajlovic (Yugoslavia and Lazio)

David Beckham (England and Manchester United)

Stefan Effenberg (Germany and Bayern Munich)

Rivaldo (Brazil and Barcelona)

Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina and Fiorentina)

Raul (Spain and Real Madrid)

Photo From: World Soccer, Summer 1999

(ESM team of the season 1998/99)

ESM team of the season

Teams of the year, Part Four

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

France Football’s Team of the Year

Year 1981:

Europe: West Germany

Africa: Algeria

South America: Brazil

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1865, January 5, 1982 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1866, January 12, 1982 / French) 

 FF National Team of the Year

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1865, January 5, 1982

(West Germany squad, Top, left to right: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge,  Harald Anton ‘Toni’ Schumacher,  Manfred Kaltz,   Hans-Peter Briegel, Wilfried Hannes, Horst Hrubesch, Klaus Fischer,  Paul Breitner, Karlheinz Förster,  Wolfgang Dremmler,  Felix Wolfgang Magath , November 22, 1981, World Cup Qualifier, West Germany 4-Bulgaria 0)

ESM’s Team of the Year

Season 1997/98:

Angelo Peruzzi (Italy and Juventus)

Laurent Blanc (France and Olympique Marseille)

Gary Neville (England and Manchester United)

Fernando Hierro (Spain and Real Madrid)

Roberto Carlos (Brazil and Real Madrid)

Luis Figo (Portugal and Barcelona)

Fernando Redondo (Argentina and Real Madrid)

Zinedine Zidane (France and Juventus)

Alessandro Del Piero (Italy and Juventus)

Christian Vieri (Italy and Atletico Madrid)

Ronaldo (Brazil and Internazionale Milano)


ESM team of the season

Teams of the year, Part Three

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

France Football’s Team of the Year

Year 1980:

Europe: West Germany

Africa: Algeria

South America: Argentina

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1813, January 6, 1981 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1814, January 13, 1981 / French) 

Photo From: Onze, Issue 55, July 1980

(West Germany squad, Top, left to right: Ulrich Stielike, Karlheinz Förster,  Horst Hrubesch,  Hans-Peter Briegel, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bottom, left to right: Klaus Allofs, Manfred Kaltz, Bernard Dietz, Harald Anton ‘Toni’ Schumacher, Bernd Schuster, Hans Peter ‘Hansi’ Muller  , June 14, 1980, European Championships, West Germany 3-Holland 2)

 FF National Team of the Year

ESM’s Team of the Year

Season 1996/97:

Angelo Peruzzi (Italy and Juventus)

Jocelyn Angloma (France and Internazionale Milano)

Ciro Ferrara (Italy and Juventus)

Fernando Hierro (Spain and Real Madrid)

Roberto Carlos (Brazil and Real Madrid)

Luis Enrique (Spain and Barcelona)

Clarence Seedorf (Holland and Real Madrid)

Raul (Spain and Real Madrid)

Alessandro Del Piero (Italy and Juventus)

Davor Suker (Croatia and Real Madrid)

Ronaldo (Brazil and Barcelona)

Photo From: World Soccer, July 1997

(Team of the season 1996/97)

 ESM team of the season

Teams of the year, Part Two

Teams of the year, Part Two

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

France Football’s Team of the Year

Year 1983:

Europe: Denmark

Africa: Ghana

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1969, January 3, 1984 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 1970, January 10, 1984 / French) 

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1969, January 3, 1984

(Denmark squad, Top, left to right: Morten Olsen, Ole Kjær, Michael Laudrup,  Soren Busk, Soren Lerby  , Bottom, left to right: Jens Jorn Bertelesen, John Lauridsen, Jesper Olsen, Klaus Berggreen, Ivan Nielsen, Allan Simonsen  , October 26, 1983, European Championships Qualifier, Hungary 1-Denmark 0)

FF National Team of the Year

ESM’s Team of the Year

Season 1995/96:

Edwin van der Saar (Holland and Ajax Amsterdam)

Frank De Boer (Holland and Ajax Amsterdam)

Danny Blind (Holland and Ajax Amsterdam)

Laurent Blanc (France and Auxerre)

Paolo Maldini (Italy and AC Milan)

Mehmet Scholl (Germany and Bayern Munich)

Jari Litmanen (Finland and Ajax Amsterdam)

Rai (Brazil and Paris St. Germain)

Alessandro Del Piero (Italy and Juventus)

George Weah (Liberia and AC Milan)

Eric Cantona (France and Manchester United)

Photo From: World Soccer, August 1996

(Team of the season 1995/96)

ESM team of the season

New Addition: Teams of the year, Part One

France Football annually ranks National Teams per calendar year, and ESM (European Sports Magazines) select the ‘Team of the season’ by position

France Football’s Team of the Year

Year 1984:

Europe: France

Africa: Cameroon

The rankings and matches of the year

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2021 , January 1, 1985 / French) 

(Magazine / Language : France Football, Issue 2022 , January 8, 1985 / French) 

Photo From: L'Integrale de L'Equipe de France de Football, Authors: J.M. and Pierre Cazal, Michel Oreggia, 1998

(France squad, Top, left to right: Bruno Bellone, Bernard Lacombe, Alain Giresse, Luis Fernandez, Jean Tigana,  Patrick Battiston, Maxime Bossis,  Yvon Le Roux, Jean-Francois Domergue, Joel Bats, Michel Platini , June 27, 1984, European Championships, France 2-Spain 0)

FF National Team of the Year

ESM’s Team of the Year

Season 199/95:

Vitor Baia (Portugal and Porto)

Danny Blind (Holland and Ajax Amsterdam)

Matthias Sammer (Germany and Borussia Dortmund)

Franck Rijkaard (Holland and Ajax Amsterdam),

Paolo Maldini (Italy and AC Milan)

Gianfranco Zola (Italy and Parma)

Michael Laudrup (Denmark and Real Madrid)

Jari Litmanen (Finland and Ajax Amsterdam)

Alan Shearer (England and Blackburn Rovers)

Jurgen Klinnsman (Germany and Tottenham Hotspur)

Ivan Zamorano (Chile and Real Madrid)

Photo From: World Soccer, August 1995

(Team of the season 1994/95)