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. Established in the 2008–09 season, they were 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—were chosen based on a voting by the captain and vice-captains of each club, while the best player overall was 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 of any other club. Barcelona's 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.
Many of the awards were discontinued after the 2015–16 season.[3]
| Season | Category | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Player | Best Goalkeeper | Best Defender | Best Midfielder | Best Forward | Best Coach | ||
| 2008–09[4] | |||||||
| 2009–10 | |||||||
| 2010–11 | |||||||
| 2011–12[5] | |||||||
| 2012–13[6] | |||||||
| 2013–14[7] | |||||||
| 2014–15[8] | |||||||
| 2015–16[9] [10] | |||||||
Wins by individual
| Best Player | ||
|---|---|---|
 Lionel Messi | 6 | |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 1 | |
 Antoine Griezmann | 1 | |
Wins by club
| Best Player | ||
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 6 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 1 | |
| Real Madrid | 1 | |
Wins by individual
| Best Goalkeeper | ||
|---|---|---|
 Víctor Valdés | 2 | |
| Iker Casillas | 2 | |
 Jan Oblak | 1 | |
| 1 | ||
| 1 | ||
| 1 | ||
Wins by club
| Best Goalkeeper | ||
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 3 | |
| Real Madrid | 2 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 2 | |
| Levante | 1 | |
Wins by individual
| Best Defender | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| 1 | ||
| 1 | ||
| Eric Abidal | 1 | |
| Diego Godín | 1 | |
Wins by club
| Best Defender | ||
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 4 | |
| Barcelona | 3 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 1 | |
Wins by individual
| Best Midfielder | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 1 | ||
| 1 | ||
| 1 | ||
Wins by club
| Best Midfielder | ||
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 8 | |
| Real Madrid | 4 | |
| Real Sociedad | 1 | |
Wins by individual
| Best Forward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | 7 | |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 1 | |
Wins by club
| Best Forward | ||
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 7 | |
| Real Madrid | 1 | |
Wins by individual
| Best Coach | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| Diego Simeone | 3 | |
| Luis Enrique | 1 | |
Wins by club
| Best Coach | ||
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 5 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 3 | |
| Season | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Play | Breakthrough Player | World Player | Fans' Five-Star Player | |
| 2008–09 | ||||
| 2009–10 | ||||
| 2010–11 | ||||
| 2011–12 | ||||
| 2012–13 | ||||
| 2013–14 | ||||
| 2014–15 | ||||
| 2015–16 | ||||
The following awards were presented once:
| Season | Category | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Most Valuable Player | ||
| 2013–14 | Best Goal |
| Season | Category | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17[11] | Most Valuable Player | ||
| 2017–18[12] | Most Valuable Player | ||
| 2018–19[13] | Most Valuable Player | ||
| 2019–20[14] | Most Valuable Player | ||
| 2020–21[15] | Most Valuable Player | ||
| 2021–22[16] | Most Valuable Player | ||
| 2022–23[17] | Most Valuable Player | ||
| 2023–24[18] | Most Valuable Player |
| Season | Category | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22[19] | African MVP | ||
| 2022–23[20] | African MVP | ||
| 2023–24[21] | African MVP |
| Season | Category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | ||
| 2013–14[22] | |||||
| 2014–15[23] | |||||
| 2015–16[24] | |||||
| 2021–22[25] | |||||
| 2022–23[26] | |||||
| 2023–24[27] | |||||
See main article: La Liga Player of the Month and La Liga Manager of the Month.
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