Golden Ball 1996

The 41st edition of the Golden Ball, a football prize established by French magazine France Football, was awarded in 1996.

Winner

The winner of the 1996 Golden Ball was Matthias Sammer, a German player who played for Borussia Dortmund at the time.

Voting Jury

The voting jury consisted of 51 specialized journalists from each of the UEFA member associations. The countries represented by these journalists included:

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belgium
* Belarus
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Croatia
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Wales (represented by the Football Association of Wales)
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* England (represented by The Football Association)
* Ireland (represented by the Football Association of Ireland)
* Northern Ireland (represented by the Irish Football Association)
* Iceland
* Faroe Islands
* Israel
* Italy
* Yugoslavia (note: Yugoslavia dissolved in 1992, but was still represented at the time of the award)
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Slovakia
* Norway
* Netherlands
* Turkey

Note that some sources list additional countries as part of the voting jury, but these are not included in this article due to conflicting information.