La Liga Awards
The La Liga Awards, previously known as the LFP Awards, are presented annually by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (known as the (LFP) to the best players and coach in La Liga, the highest division of association football in Spain. They should not be confused with other similar awards associated with sports newspaper 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]
Lionel Messi has been named La Liga's best player for nine times and La Liga's best forward for eleven 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 three and one wins respectively.
Main categories[]
Winners[]
Season | Category | |||||
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Best Player | Best Goalkeeper | Best Defender | Best Midfielder[note 1] | Best Forward | Best Coach | |
2008–09[3] | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) | Dani Alves (Barcelona) | Xavi (Barcelona) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) |
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) |
2009–10[3] | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Víctor Valdés (Barcelona) | Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) | Xavi (Barcelona) Jesús Navas (Sevilla) |
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) |
2010–11[3] | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Víctor Valdés (Barcelona) | Eric Abidal (Barcelona) | Xavi (Barcelona) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) |
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) |
2011–12[3][4] | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) | Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) | Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) |
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) |
2012–13[5] | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Thibaut Courtois (Atlético Madrid) | Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) | Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) |
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid) |
2013–14[6] | Cristiano Ronaldo (Madrid) | Keylor Navas (Levante) | Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) | Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) |
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) | Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid) |
2014–15[7] | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Claudio Bravo (Barcelona) | Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) | James Rodríguez (Real Madrid) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Luis Enrique (Barcelona) |
2015–16[8][9] | Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) | Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid) | Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid) |
2016–17[10] | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) | Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) | Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | José Luis Mendilibar (Eibar) and Asier Garitano (Leganés) |
2017–18[11] | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) | Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) | Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Ernesto Valverde (Barcelona) |
2018–19[12] | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) | Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) | Dani Parejo (Valencia) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | José Bordalás (Getafe) |
2019–20[13] | Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) | Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) | Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) | Casemiro (Real Madrid) | Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) | Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) |
2020–21[14] | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) | Jules Koundé (Sevilla) | Casemiro (Real Madrid) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid) |
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Additional categories[]
Season | Category | |||
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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 |
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2012–13[5] | Most Valuable Player | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |
2013–14[6] | Best Goal | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |
Other La Liga honours[]
Team of the season[]
Season | Category | |||
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Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | |
2013–14[15] | Thibaut Courtois (Atlético Madrid) | Juanfran (Atlético Madrid) Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Bilbao) Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid) Filipe Luís (Atlético Madrid) |
Ander Iturraspe (Athletic Bilbao) Gabi (Atlético Madrid) Koke (Atlético Madrid) Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla) |
Diego Costa (Atlético Madrid) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |
2014–15[16] | Claudio Bravo (Barcelona) | Dani Alves (Barcelona) Nicolás Otamendi (Valencia) Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) Jordi Alba (Barcelona) |
Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla) Ivan Rakitić (Barcelona) James Rodríguez (Real Madrid) |
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) |
2015–16[17] | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) | Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid) Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) Marcelo (Real Madrid) |
Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) |
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Luis Suárez (Barcelona) |
Player and manager of the month[]
See also[]
- Don Balón Award
- Miguel Muñoz Trophy
- Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano
- Trofeo Aldo Rovira
- Trofeo EFE
- Ricardo Zamora Trophy
- Pichichi Trophy
- Zarra Trophy
References[]
Notes
Citations
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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