Ballon d'Or Coach of the Year award nominees list 2025: Managers nominated as Luis Enrique wins Johan Cruyff Trophy

Joe Wright

Ballon d'Or Coach of the Year award nominees list 2025: Managers nominated as Luis Enrique wins Johan Cruyff Trophy image

Nominees for the different Ballon d'Or awards in 2025 were announced on August 7, and the ceremony took place in Paris on September 22.

The greatest players, young footballers, goalkeepers, coaches and clubs were recognised at the annual star-studded gala.

Last year's coaching prizes were won by then-Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, and Emma Hayes, now the head coach of the USWNT. Neither were in the final running to defend those titles in 2025 as part of a fresh outlook on the award.

This year, Luis Enrique took home the men's prize after guiding Paris Saint-Germain to a famous treble, including a very first UEFA Champions League title. The women's award was won by Sarina Wiegman, who led England to a second successive European Championship triumph.

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Ballon d'Or Coach of the Year award nominees list 2025

The nominees for the Johan Cruyff Trophy, given to the best coaches in men's and women's football at the Ballon d'Or gala, were confirmed by France Football in August. The winners are in bold.

List of nominees for men's coach of the year at 2025 Ballon d'Or awards

CoachTeam
Luis EnriquePSG
Hansi FlickBarcelona
Enzo MarescaChelsea
Antonio ConteNapoli
Arne SlotLiverpool

List of nominees for women's coach of the year at 2025 Ballon d'Or awards

CoachTeam
Sonia BompastorChelsea
Arthur EliasBrazil
Justine MaduguNigeria
Renee SlegersArsenal
Sarina WiegmanEngland

Who won Ballon d'Or coach of the year award in 2024?

In 2024, Ancelotti won the men's coach award after leading Real Madrid to a La Liga and UEFA Champions League double. The women's prize went to Hayes, who won a fifth consecutive league title with Chelsea and reached the Women's League Cup final and semifinals of the Women's Champions League and Women's FA Cup.

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Joe Wright

Joe Wright is a Senior Editor at Sporting News, overseeing global soccer and multisport. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform news service, covering major global sports news, data analytics, features and video content. Joe has extensive experience covering some of the biggest events in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup, which included the final in Moscow.