Sarina Wiegman and Lionel Scaloni won The Best FIFA Football Coach award. Wiegman was voted Trainer of the Year for the third time in her career at the FIFA gala in Paris. The men’s trophy went to Lionel Scaloni.
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach
Wiegman wrote history in July by winning the European Championship with England. At Wembley, Germany were defeated in the final after extra time. More than half a year later, Wiegman won the award for The Best FIFA Women’s Coach.
| Rank | Coach | Team(s) managed | Points |
| The finalists | |||
| 1 | Sarina Wiegman | England | 28 |
| 2 | Sonia Bompastor | Lyon | 18 |
| 3 | Pia Sundhage | Brazil | 10 |
| Other candidates | |||
| 4 | Emma Hayes | Chelsea | 10 |
| 5 | Martina Voss-Tecklenburg | Germany | 6 |
| 6 | Bev Priestman | Canada | 0 |
She thus beats competitors Sonia Bompastor and Pia Sundhage. For Wiegman, it is already the third time that she has won this prize, after 2017 and 2020. No other coach in women’s football has managed to win more than once.
Previous winners
| Year | Rank | Name | Team(s) managed |
| 2016 | 1st | Silvia Neid | Germany |
| 2nd | Jill Ellis | United States | |
| 3rd | Pia Sundhage | Sweden | |
| 2017 | 1st | Sarina Wiegman | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Nils Nielsen | Denmark | |
| 3rd | Gerard Precheur | Lyon | |
| 2018 | 1st | Reynald Pedros | Lyon |
| 2nd | Sarina Wiegman | Netherlands | |
| 3rd | Asako Takakura | Japan | |
| 2019 | 1st | Jill Ellis | United States |
| 2nd | Sarina Wiegman | Netherlands | |
| 3rd | Phil Neville | England | |
| 2020 | 1st | Sarina Wiegman | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Jean-Luc Vasseur | Lyon | |
| 3rd | Emma Hayes | Chelsea | |
| 2021 | 1st | Emma Hayes | Chelsea |
| 2nd | Lluís Cortés | Barcelona
Ukraine |
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| 3rd | Sarina Wiegman | Netherlands
England |
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach
Scaloni won the men’s election. The Argentinian led his country to the world title in Qatar and, thanks to this performance, remains ahead of competitors Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola. The latter was nominated for the third time, but missed again.
| Rank | Coach | Team(s) managed | Points |
| The finalists | |||
| 1 | Lionel Scaloni | Argentina | 28 |
| 2 | Carlo Ancelotti | Real Madrid | 17 |
| 3 | Pep Guardiola | Manchester City | 12 |
| Other candidates | |||
| 4 | Walid Regragui | Wydad AC, Morocco | 10 |
| 5 | Didier Deschamps | France | 5 |
Previous winners
| Year | Rank | Name | Team(s) managed | Votes |
| 2016 | 1st | Claudio Ranieri | Leicester City | 22.06% |
| 2nd | Zinedine Zidane | Real Madrid | 16.56% | |
| 3rd | Fernando Santos | Portugal | 16.24% | |
| 2017 | 1st | Zinedine Zidane | Real Madrid | 46.22% |
| 2nd | Antonio Conte | Chelsea | 11.62% | |
| 3rd | Massimiliano Allegri | Juventus | 8.78% | |
| 2018 | 1st | Didier Deschamps | France | 30.52% |
| 2nd | Zinedine Zidane | Real Madrid | 25.74% | |
| 3rd | Zlatko Dalić | Croatia | 11.81% | |
| 2019 | 1st | Jürgen Klopp | Liverpool | 48 |
| 2nd | Pep Guardiola | Manchester City | 38 | |
| 3rd | Mauricio Pochettino | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | |
| 2020 | 1st | Jürgen Klopp | Liverpool | 24 |
| 2nd | Hansi Flick | Bayern Munich | 24 | |
| 3rd | Marcelo Bielsa | Leeds United | 11 | |
| 2021 | 1st | Thomas Tuchel | Chelsea | 28 |
| 2nd | Roberto Mancini | Italy | 15 | |
| 3rd | Pep Guardiola | Manchester City | 14 |
