There are awards for goalkeepers, best defenders, midfielders, and strikers, as well as the FIFA World Coachof the Year for men's and women's football, best female player of the year, 2nd best male player of the year, and the FIFA Puskás Award for greatest goal of the year. The FIFA Fair Play Award is the only one given to teams or entities rather than individuals.

For The Best FIFA Men's Player, the Football Committee developed a shortlist of 23 male players. On November 4th, the 23 candidates were announced. On December 1, 2016, the three finalists were announced. Cristiano Ronaldo received roughly 35% of the voting to win the honor.

While Lionel Messi, who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain, is one of the best players in the world. An individual from Argentina received 26.42 percent of the vote. Antoine Griezmann, who plays for Atlético Madrid in Spain, received 7.53 percent of the vote.

The FIFA Women's World CupCommittee and the Committee for Women's Football developed a shortlist of ten female players for The Best FIFA Women's Player. On November 3rd, the ten candidates were announced. On the 2nd of December, the three finalists were announced. Carli Lloyd received roughly 21% of the vote to win the prize.

Claudio Ranieri won the title for best coach men with over 22% of the vote, and Silvia Neid won the award for best coach women with nearly 30% of the vote.