The '''IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper''' is a football award given annually since 1987 to the most outstanding goalkeeper as voted by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics. In 2006, the votes were cast by IFFHS's editorial staff as well as experts from 89 countries spanning 6 different continents.

== List of Winners ==

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!Year
!width="175pt"|Player
!width="175pt"|Club
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|<center>1987
| Jean-Marie Pfaff
| Bayern Munich
|-
|<center>1988
| Rinat Dasaev
| Spartak Moscow
|-
|<center>1989
| Walter Zenga
| Inter Milan
|-
|<center>1990
| Walter Zenga
| Inter Milan
|-
|<center>1991
| Walter Zenga
| Inter Milan
|-
|<center>1992
| Peter Schmeichel
| Manchester United
|-
|<center>1993
| Peter Schmeichel
| Manchester United
|-
|<center>1994
| Michel Preud'homme
| KV Mechelen
|-
|<center>1995
| José Luis Chilavert
| Vélez Sársfield
|-
|<center>1996
| Andreas Köpke
| Marseille
|-
|<center>1997
| José Luis Chilavert
| Vélez Sársfield
|-
|<center>1998
| José Luis Chilavert
| Vélez Sársfield
|-
|<center>1999
| Oliver Kahn
| Bayern Munich
|-
|<center>2000
| Fabien Barthez
| Manchester United
|-
|<center>2001
| Oliver Kahn
| Bayern Munich
|-
|<center>2002
| Oliver Kahn
| Bayern Munich
|-
|<center>2003
| Gianluigi Buffon
| Juventus
|-
|<center>2004
| Gianluigi Buffon
| Juventus
|-
|<center>2005
| Petr Čech
| Chelsea
|-
|<center>2006
| Gianluigi Buffon
| Juventus
|-
|<center>2007
| Gianluigi Buffon
| Juventus
|-
|}

==Voting Results==
===2007===
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!Rank
!width="175pt"|Player
!width="175pt"|Club
!Votes
|-
|<center>1
| Gianluigi Buffon
| Juventus
|<center>209
|-
|<center>2
| Petr Čech
| Chelsea
|<center>172
|-
|<center>3
| Iker Casillas
| Real Madrid
|<center>124
|-
|<center>4
| Edwin Van der Sar
| Manchester United
|<center>62
|-
|<center>5
| Rogério Ceni
| São Paulo FC
|<center>37
|-
|rowspan="2"|<center>6
| José Manuel Reina
| Liverpool F.C.
|<center>36
|-
| Dida
| A.C. Milan
|<center>36
|-
|<center>8
| Andrés Palop
| Sevilla F.C.
|<center>29
|-
|<center>9
| Júlio César
| Inter Milan
|<center>24
|-
|<center>10
| Jens Lehmann
| Arsenal F.C.
|<center>20
|-
|}

===2006===
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!Rank
!width="175pt"|Player
!width="175pt"|Club
!Votes
|-
|<center>1
| Gianluigi Buffon
| Juventus F.C.
|<center>295
|-
|<center>2
| Jens Lehmann
| Arsenal F.C.
|<center>140
|-
|<center>3
| Petr Čech
| Chelsea F.C.
|<center>91
|-
|<center>4
| Iker Casillas
| Real Madrid
|<center>47
|-
|<center>5
| Edwin van der Sar
| Manchester United
|<center>45
|-
|<center>6
| Rogério Ceni
| São Paulo FC
|<center>39
|-
|<center>7
| Ricardo
| Sporting
|<center>38
|-
|<center>8
| Dida
| A.C. Milan
|<center>34
|-
|<center>9
| Roberto Abbondanzieri
| Boca Juniors
|<center>19
|-
|<center>10
| Fabien Barthez
| Unattached
|<center>18
|-
|}

===2005===

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!Rank
!width="175pt"|Player
!width="175pt"|Club
!Votes
|-
|<center>1
| Petr Čech
| Chelsea F.C.
|<center>175
|-
|<center>2
| Dida
| A.C. Milan
|<center>91
|-
|<center>3
| Gianluigi Buffon
| Juventus F.C.
|<center>78
|-
|<center>4
| Oswaldo Sanchez
| Club Deportivo Guadalajara
|<center>43
|-
|<center>5
| Oliver Kahn
| Bayern München
|<center>42
|-
|<center>6
| Iker Casillas
| Real Madrid
|<center>41
|-
|<center>7
| Jerzy Dudek
| Liverpool F.C.
|<center>34
|-
|<center>8
| Edwin van der Sar
| Manchester United
|<center>32
|-
|<center>9
| Rogério Ceni
| São Paulo FC
|<center>31
|-
|<center>10
| Roberto Abbondanzieri
| Boca Juniors
|<center>26
|-
|}

===2004===

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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
!Rank
!width="175pt"|Player
!width="175pt"|Club
!Votes
|-
|<center>1
| Gianluigi Buffon
| Juventus F.C.
|<center>185
|-
|<center>2
| Petr Čech
| Chelsea F.C.
|<center>105
|-
|<center>3
| Dida
| A.C. Milan
|<center>78
|-
|}

===2003===

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!Rank
!width="175pt"|Player
!width="175pt"|Club
!Votes
|-
|<center>1
| Gianluigi Buffon
| Juventus F.C.
|<center>186
|-
|<center>2
| Iker Casillas
| Real Madrid
|<center>112
|-
|<center>3
| Oliver Kahn
| FC Bayern München
|<center>106
|-
|}

===2002===

Depuis 1987, ''The Internationall Federation of Football History & Statitics'' (IFFHS) désigne le meilleur gardien de but de football au monde, l'élection prend en compte le calendrier annuel.

== Palmarès ==

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! '''Saison'''
! '''Joueur'''
! '''Club'''  
|-
|1987
|20px|Belgique''' Jean-Marie Pfaff'''
|
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|1988
|20px|URSS '''Rinat Dasaev'''
|
|-
|1989
|20px|Italie''' Walter Zenga'''
|
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|1990
|20px|Italie''' Walter Zenga'''
|
|-
|1991
|20px|Italie''' Walter Zenga'''
|
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|1992
|20px|Danemark''' Peter Schmeichel'''
|
|-
|1993
|20px|Danemark''' Peter Schmeichel'''
|
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|1994
|20px|Belgique''' Michel Preud'homme'''
|
|-
|1995
|20px|Paraguay''' José Luis Chilavert'''
|
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|1996
|20px|Allemagne''' Andreas Köpke'''
|
|-
|1997
|20px|Paraguay''' José Luis Chilavert'''
|
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|1998
|20px|Paraguay''' José Luis Chilavert'''
|
|- 
|1999
|20px|Allemagne''' Oliver Kahn'''
|
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|2000
|20px|France''' Fabien Barthez'''
|
|- 
|2001
|20px|Allemagne''' Oliver Kahn'''
|
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|2002
|20px|Allemagne''' Oliver Kahn'''
|
|-
|2003
|20px|Italie''' Gianluigi Buffon'''
|
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|2004
|20px|Italie''' Gianluigi Buffon'''
|
|-
|2005
|20px|République tchèque''' Petr Cech'''
|
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|2006
|20px|Italie''' Gianluigi Buffon'''
|
|-
|2007
|20px|Italie''' Gianluigi Buffon''' 
| 
|-bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|}