Balón de Oro (Mexico) explained

Balón de Oro
Description:Best footballers of Liga MX
Presenter:Mexican Football Federation
Year:1975
Holder: Henry Martín (2022–23)

Balón de Oro, also referred to as Mexican Golden Ball (Spanish; Castilian: link=no|Balón de Oro del fútbol mexicano), is an annual Mexican awards ceremony by the Mexican Federation of Association Football to the best association football players, head coaches, and referees of the Liga MX each season. Until 1997, it was an annual award, afterwards the prize was rewarded at the end of the football season. Since 1996/97 the single championship was split into two single-round tournaments, giving birth to the current Apertura and Clausura arrangement, and Balón de Oro is followed them. In 2001/02 no awards were handed out as the officials forgot about organising an election.[1] The ceremony entered a 4-year hiatus following the 2012 Clausura until the 2015–16 Liga MX season.

The Mexican Best Footballer (Spanish; Castilian: link=no|Balón de Oro al mejor jugador, that literally translates to Golden Ball to the Best Football Player) is a half-yearly award given by the Mexican Federation of Association Football as one of the Balón de Oro Awards.

Winners

SeasonPlayerClubNotes
1974–75 Ítalo EstupiñánToluca
1975–76 Rafael ChávezLeón
1976–77 Cabinho (1)UNAM
1977–78 Cabinho (2)UNAM
1978–79 Hugo SánchezUNAM
1979–80 Miguel MarínCruz Azul
1980–81 Cabinho (3)Atlante
1981–82 Gerónimo BarbadilloUANL
1982–83 Cristóbal OrtegaAmérica
1983–84 Héctor ZeladaAmérica
1984–85 Manuel NegreteUNAM
1985–86no awards
1986–87 Benjamín GalindoGuadalajara
1987–88 Antônio Carlos SantosAmérica
1988–89 Patricio HernándezCruz Azul
1989–90 Jorge AravenaPuebla
1990–91 Luis García (1)UNAM
1991–92 Luis García (2)UNAM
1992–93 Ivo BasayNecaxa
1993–94 Osmar DonizetteUAG
1994–95 Carlos HermosilloCruz Azul
1995–96 Álex AguinagaNecaxa
1996–97 Alberto CoyoteGuadalajara
Winter 1997 Fabián Estay (1)Toluca
Summer 1998 Fabián Estay (2)Toluca
Winter 1998 Cuauhtémoc Blanco (1)América
Summer 1999 Fabián Estay (3)Toluca
Winter 1999 Jesús OlaldeUNAM
Summer 2000 Víctor RuizToluca
Winter 2000 Jared Borgetti (1)Santos Laguna
Summer 2001 Jared Borgetti (2)Santos Laguna
Winter 2001no awards
Summer 2002no awards
Apertura 2002 José CardozoToluca
Clausura 2003 Guillermo FrancoMonterrey
2003–04 Oswaldo Sánchez (1)Guadalajara
2004–05 Cuauhtémoc Blanco (2)América
Apertura 2005 Oswaldo Sánchez (2)Guadalajara
Clausura 2006 Walter GaitánUANL
Apertura 2006 Vicente SánchezToluca[2]
Clausura 2007 Cuauhtémoc Blanco (3)América
Apertura 2007 Daniel LudueñaSantos Laguna[3]
Clausura 2008 Christian BenítezSantos Laguna
Apertura 2008 Sinha (1)Toluca[4]
Clausura 2009 Christian GiménezPachuca
Apertura 2009 Humberto Suazo (1)Monterrey[5] [6]
Bicentenario 2010 Sinha (2)Toluca[7]
Apertura 2010 Humberto Suazo (2)Monterrey[8]
Clausura 2011 Lucas Lobos (1)UANL[9]
Apertura 2011 Lucas Lobos (2)UANL[10]
Clausura 2012 Oribe PeraltaSantos Laguna[11] [12]
2015–16 André-Pierre GignacUANL[13]
2016–17 Raúl RuidíazMorelia[14]
2017–18 Rubens SambuezaToluca[15]
2018–19 Guido RodríguezAmérica[16]
2019–20No awards
2020–21 Jonathan RodríguezCruz Azul[17]
2021–22 Camilo VargasAtlas[18]
Henry MartínAmérica[19]

By player

PlayerTotalYear(s)
Cabinho31976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81
Fabián EstayWinter 1997, Verano 1998, Verano 1999
Cuauhtémoc BlancoWinter 1998, 2004–05, Clausura 2007
Luis García21990–91, 1991–92
Jared BorgettiWinter 2000, Verano 2001
Oswaldo Sánchez2003–04, Apertura 2005
SinhaApertura 2008, Bicentenario 2010
Humberto SuazoApertura 2009, Apertura 2010
Lucas LobosClausura 2011, Apertura 2011
Ítalo Estupiñán11974–75
Rafael Chávez1975–76
Hugo Sánchez1978–79
Miguel Marín1979–80
Gerónimo Barbadillo1981–82
Cristóbal Ortega1982–83
Héctor Zelada1983–84
Manuel Negrete1984–85
Benjamín Galindo1986–87
Antônio Carlos Santos1987–88
Patricio Hernández1988–89
Jorge Aravena1989–90
Ivo Basay1992–93
Osmar Donizete1993–94
Carlos Hermosillo1994–95
Álex Aguinaga1995–96
Alberto Coyote1996–97
Jesús OlaldeWinter 1999
Víctor RuizSummer 2000
José CardozoApertura 2002
Guillermo FrancoClausura 2003
Walter GaitánClausura 2006
Vicente SánchezApertura 2006
Daniel LudueñaApertura 2007
Christian BenítezClausura 2008
Christian GiménezClausura 2009
Oribe PeraltaClausura 2012
André-Pierre Gignac2015–16
Raúl Ruidíaz2016–17
Rubens Sambueza2017–18
Guido Rodríguez2018–19
Jonathan Rodríguez2020–21
Camilo Vargas2021–22
Henry Martín2022–23

By country

NationalityTotalPlayer(s)
2216
1110
74
53
33
22
11

By club

ClubTotalPlayer(s)
Toluca107
América86
UNAM75
Santos Laguna54
UANL4
Cruz Azul44
Guadalajara3
Monterrey32
Necaxa22
León11
Atlante
Atlas
Morelia
Pachuca
Puebla
UAG

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mexican League Awards . . December 30, 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131208090804/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/mexpoy.html . December 8, 2013 .
  2. Web site: Estrellas de oro. ESPN Deportes. August 6, 2007. December 30, 2013. es .
  3. Web site: Humberto Suazo fue premiado como goleador del Clausura mexicano. Cooperativa. July 29, 2008. December 30, 2013. es .
  4. Web site: El Diablo arrasó en los Balones de Oro 2008-2009. Medio Tiempo. July 27, 2009. December 30, 2013. es .
  5. Web site: Balones de Oro del A2009... Monterrey y Cruz Azul Arrasan; Suazo el Mejor Jugador. Álvarez Reiset . Sergio. Medio Tiempo. January 17, 2010. December 30, 2013. es .
  6. Web site: Monterrey y Cruz Azul arrasan en el Balón de Oro. Landeros . Rodolfo. Televisa Deportes. January 18, 2010. December 30, 2013. es .
  7. Web site: Toluca arrasó en el Balón de Oro del BC2010 y Sinha fue el Mejor Jugador. Guzmán . Sergio. Medio Tiempo. August 30, 2010. December 30, 2013. es .
  8. Web site: El Campeón se impuso en lo mejor del Apertura 2010. Guzmán . Sergio. Medio Tiempo. January 17, 2011. December 30, 2013. es .
  9. Web site: Pumas se impuso en el Balón de Oro 2011. Guzmán . Sergio. Medio Tiempo. August 29, 2011. December 30, 2013. es .
  10. Web site: Tigres arrasa en el Balón del Oro. ESPN Deportes. January 16, 2012. December 30, 2013. es .
  11. Web site: Lista de Ganadores al Balon de Oro del Torneo Clausura 2012 en el Futbol Mexicano. Quiñones . Alberto. Deporte Latino. September 3, 2012. December 30, 2013. es .
  12. Web site: Ganadores de la gala 'Balón de oro' . . September 4, 2012 . December 30, 2013 . es . https://archive.today/20131230035004/http://www.foxdeportes.com/mexico/story/ganadores-del-balon-de-oro . 2013-12-30 . dead.
  13. Web site: Se Llevó a Cabo la Entrega del Balón de Oro 2016. LIGA MX. July 9, 2016. July 12, 2016. es.
  14. Web site: Se Llevó a Cabo el Balón de Oro de la Temporada 2016-2017. LIGA MX. July 16, 2017. July 16, 2017. es.
  15. Web site: Rubens Sambueza se lleva el Balón de Oro a mejor jugador del año de la Liga MX. Marca. July 14, 2018. October 25, 2018. es.
  16. Web site: America's Rodriguez wins Liga MX Balon de Oro. ESPN. July 13, 2019. July 28, 2019.
  17. Web site: 'Cabecita de Oro': Jonathan Rodríguez acaparó reflectores en Balón de Oro con tres galardones. ESPN. July 17, 2021. March 12, 2022. es.
  18. Web site: Balón de Oro Liga MX 2022: Camilo Vargas portero y jugador de la liga. Fox Sports. June 26, 2022. July 12, 2022. es.
  19. Web site: Liga MX: Henry Martín y América arrasan en el Balón de Oro. ESPN. June 25, 2023. June 26, 2023. es.