The world of football coaching has always been dominated by strong personalities, and those acting as the face of their respective club or national team have taken on increasing importance in the modern era. The Best FIFA Football Awards celebrate the globe's standout tacticians in the men's game with The Best FIFA Men's Coach award, which was won in 2019 by Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

A list of five candidates for The Best FIFA Men's Coach 2020 award will be drawn up by a panel of experts, based on the sporting performance and general behaviour of the coaches’ teams on and off the pitch in the period between 20 July 2019 and 7 October 2020. From that final shortlist, which will be revealed on 26 November 2020, key members of the footballing community - namely journalists, fans, national team coaches and captains - will vote for the winner, with the final three nominees to be announced at a later stage.

All award winners will be revealed at The Best FIFA Football Awards show in Zurich on Thursday 17 December.