TheLa Liga Awards, previously known as theLFP awards, are presented annually by theLiga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) to the best players and coach inLa Liga, the first division ofassociation football in Spain. Established in the2008–09 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 forwardLionel 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 midfielderAndrés Iniesta with five wins, Barcelona coachPep Guardiola with four wins,Real Madrid defenderSergio Ramos with four wins, and goalkeepersIker Casillas of Real Madrid andVíctor Valdés of Barcelona with two wins each.
Many of the awards were discontinued after the2015–16 season.[3]
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Season | Category | |||
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Fair Play | Breakthrough Player | World Player[note 2] | Fans' Five-Star Player | |
2008–09[4] | ![]() | ![]() | Not awarded | Not awarded |
2009–10[4] | ![]() | ![]() | Not awarded | Not awarded |
2010–11[4] | ![]() | ![]() | Not awarded | Not awarded |
2011–12[4] | ![]() | ![]() | Not awarded | Not awarded |
2012–13[6] | ![]() | ![]() | Not awarded | Not awarded |
2013–14[7] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Not awarded |
2014–15[8] | Not awarded | Not awarded | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
2015–16[9] | Not awarded | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
The following awards were presented once:
Season | Category | Recipient |
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2012–13[6] | Most Valuable Player | ![]() |
2013–14[7] | Best Goal | ![]() |
Season | Category | Recipient |
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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 |
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2016–17 | Best Goalkeeper | ![]() |
2017–18 | Best Goalkeeper | ![]() |
2018–19 | Best Goalkeeper | ![]() |
2019–20 | Best Goalkeeper | ![]() |
2020–21 | Best Goalkeeper | ![]() |
2021–22 | Best Goalkeeper | ![]() |
2022–23 | Best Goalkeeper | ![]() |
2023–24 | Best Goalkeeper | ![]() |
Season | Category | Recipient |
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2021–22[19] | African MVP | ![]() |
2022–23[20] | African MVP | ![]() |
2023–24[21] | African MVP | ![]() |
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