La Liga Awards
The La Liga Awards, previously known as the LFP Awards, are presented annually by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) to the best players and coach in La Liga, the first division of association football in Spain. Not associated with Marca. Established in the 2008–09 season, they are the first official awards in the history of the Spanish competition.[1] La Liga's best coach and player in each position—goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, and forward—are chosen based on a voting by the captain and vice-captains of each club, while the best player overall is determined via statistical analysis.[2]
Since the La Liga Awards' creation, Barcelona players have won 32 honours in the six main categories, almost triple the number won by any other club. Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been named La Liga's best player for six times and La Liga's best forward for seven times, both all time records. Across all positions, the other outstanding individuals are Barcelona midfielder Andrés Iniesta with five wins, Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola with four wins, Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos with four wins, and goalkeepers Iker Casillas of Real Madrid and Víctor Valdés of Barcelona with two wins each.
Main categories
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Additional categories
| Season | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Play | Breakthrough Player | World Player[note 2] | Fans' Five-Star Player | |
| 2008–09[3] |  Juan Carlos Valerón (Deportivo) |
Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) |
Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2009–10[3] | Marcos Senna (Villarreal) |
Pedro (Barcelona) |
Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2010–11[3] | Alberto Rivera (Sporting Gijón) |
Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) |
Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2011–12[3] | Carles Puyol (Barcelona) |
Isco (Málaga) |
Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2012–13[5] | Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) |
Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad) |
Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2013–14[6] |  Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla) |
 Rafinha (Celta Vigo) |
 Carlos Bacca (Sevilla)  Yacine Brahimi (Granada) |
Not awarded |
| 2014–15[7] | Not awarded | Not awarded | Neymar (Barcelona) Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia) |
 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |
| 2015–16[8] | Not awarded | Marco Asensio (Espanyol) |
 Luis Suárez (Barcelona) |
 Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) |
The following awards were presented once:
| Season | Category | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–13[5] | Most Valuable Player |  Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |
| 2013–14[6] | Best Goal | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |
Other La Liga honours
Team of the season
Player and manager of the month
See also
References
Notes
- Until 2015, the category was divided into Best Midfielder (listed first) and Best Attacking Midfielder.
- In 2014 and 2015, the category was divided into Best American Player and Best African Player.
Citations
- "Memoria de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional 2009–10" (PDF) (in Spanish). Liga de Fútbol Profesional. pp. 149–152. Archived from the original (pdf) on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- "Prize categories in Premios LaLiga". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- "Ganadores de las cuatro ediciones de premios de la LFP". ABC (in Spanish). Agencia EFE. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- Paton, Rob (13 November 2012). "LFP award winners announced | Football Espana". www.football-espana.net. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- Ben, Bloom (3 December 2013). "Lionel Messi completes double at La Liga awards while Cristiano Ronaldo picks up newly created prize". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- Rigg, Nicholas (28 October 2014). "Atlético Madrid snubbed at La Liga awards despite winning league ahead of Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona". The Independent. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- "Messi beats Ronaldo to top prize at La Liga awards". Four Four Two. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- "Griezmann named La Liga player of year, Diego Simeone top coach". ESPN FC. Associated Press. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- Garcia, Adriana (17 October 2017). "La Liga cancels 2016-17 award ceremony". ESPN.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "The Liga BBVA team of the season". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- "The 2014–15 Liga BBVA Ideal XI". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- "The Liga BBVA 2015–16 Team of the Season". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2016.