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. 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]

Many of the awards were rebranded after the 2015–16 season.[3] Until then, Barcelona players 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.

Annual awards

Player of the season

Season Recipient Club Ref.
2008–09 Lionel Messi Barcelona [4]
2009–10 Lionel Messi Barcelona [4]
2010–11 Lionel Messi Barcelona [4]
2011–12 Lionel Messi Barcelona [4]
2012–13 Lionel Messi Barcelona [5]
2013–14 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid [6]
2014–15 Lionel Messi Barcelona [7]
2015–16 Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid [8]
2016–17 Lionel Messi Barcelona [9]
2017–18 Lionel Messi Barcelona [10]
2018–19 Lionel Messi Barcelona [11]
2019–20 Karim Benzema Real Madrid [12]
2020–21 Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid [13]
2021–22 Karim Benzema Real Madrid [14]
2022–23 Marc-André ter Stegen Barcelona [15]
2023–24 Jude Bellingham Real Madrid [16]
2024–25 Raphinha Barcelona [17]

Goalkeeper of the season

Season Recipient Club Ref.
2008–09 Iker Casillas Real Madrid [4]
2009–10 Víctor Valdés Barcelona [4]
2010–11 Víctor Valdés Barcelona [4]
2011–12 Iker Casillas Real Madrid [4]
2012–13 Thibaut Courtois Atlético Madrid [5]
2013–14 Keylor Navas Levante [6]
2014–15 Claudio Bravo Barcelona [7]
2015–16 Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid [8]
2016–17 Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid
2017–18 Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid
2018–19 Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid
2019–20 Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid
2020–21 Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid
2021–22 Yassine Bounou Sevilla
2022–23 Marc-André ter Stegen Barcelona
2023–24 Unai Simón Athletic Bilbao

Manager of the season

Season Recipient Club Ref.
2008–09 Pep Guardiola Barcelona [4]
2009–10 Pep Guardiola Barcelona [4]
2010–11 Pep Guardiola Barcelona [4]
2011–12 Pep Guardiola Barcelona [4]
2012–13 Diego Simeone Atlético Madrid [5]
2013–14 Diego Simeone Atlético Madrid [6]
2014–15 Luis Enrique Barcelona [7]
2015–16 Diego Simeone Atlético Madrid [8]
2023–24 Míchel Girona [18]
2024–25 Hansi Flick Barcelona [19]

African player of the season

Season Recipient Club Ref.
2013–14 Yacine Brahimi Granada [6]
2014–15 Sofiane Feghouli Valencia [7]
2021–22 Yassine Bounou Sevilla [20]
2022–23 Samuel Chukwueze Villarreal [21]
2023–24 Iñaki Williams Athletic Bilbao [22]
2024–25 Iñaki Williams Athletic Bilbao [23]

U23 Player of the season

Season Recipient Club Ref.
2023–24 Lamine Yamal Barcelona [24]
2024–25 Lamine Yamal Barcelona [25]

Goal of the season

Season Recipient Club Score Against Date Ref.
2013–14 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 2–2 Valencia 4 May 2014 [6]
2023–24 Jesús Areso Osasuna 3–2 Getafe 21 January 2024 [26]
2024–25 Luka Sučić Real Sociedad 1–1 Atlético Madrid 6 October 2024 [27]

Save of the season

Season Recipient Club Against Date Ref.
2024–25 Jan Oblak Atlético Madrid Real Sociedad 6 October 2024 [28]

Team of the season

Season Position
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
2013–14[29] 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[30] 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[31] 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)
2021–22[32] Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) Marcos Acuña (Sevilla)
David Alaba (Real Madrid)
Jules Koundé (Sevilla)
Éder Militão (Real Madrid)
Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) 		Sergio Canales (Real Betis)
Nabil Fekir (Real Betis)
Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao)
Pedri (Barcelona) 		Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol)
João Félix (Atlético Madrid)
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)
2022–23[33] Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) Nahuel Molina (Atlético Madrid)
Jules Koundé (Barcelona)
Éder Militão (Real Madrid)
David García (Osasuna)
Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) 		Gabri Veiga (Celta Vigo)
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad)
Pedri (Barcelona)
Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) 		Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)
2023–24[34] Unai Simón (Athletic Bilbao) Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid)
Ronald Araújo (Barcelona)
Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) 		Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
Isco (Real Betis)
İlkay Gündoğan (Barcelona)
Aleix García (Girona) 		Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)
Artem Dovbyk (Girona)
Savinho (Girona)
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)
2024–25[35] Joan García (Espanyol) Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid)
Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona)
Daniel Vivian (Athletic Bilbao) 		Álex Baena (Villarreal)
Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
Pedri (Barcelona) 		Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
Raphinha (Barcelona)
Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid)

Monthly awards

Player of the month

Main article: La Liga Player of the Month

U23 Player of the month

Main article: La Liga Player of the Month § La Liga U23 Player of the Month

Manager of the month

Main article: La Liga Manager of the Month

Goal of the month

Main article: La Liga Goal of the Month

Save of the month

Main article: La Liga Save of the Month

Discontinued awards

Best Forward

Season Recipient Club Ref.
2008–09 Lionel Messi Barcelona [4]
2009–10 Lionel Messi Barcelona [4]
2010–11 Lionel Messi Barcelona [4]
2011–12 Lionel Messi Barcelona [4]
2012–13 Lionel Messi Barcelona [5]
2013–14 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid [6]
2014–15 Lionel Messi Barcelona [7]
2015–16 Lionel Messi Barcelona [8]

Best Attacking Midfielder

Season Recipient Club Ref.
2008–09 Andrés Iniesta Barcelona [4]
2009–10 Jesús Navas Sevilla [4]
2010–11 Andrés Iniesta Barcelona [4]
2011–12 Andrés Iniesta Barcelona [4]
2012–13 Andrés Iniesta Barcelona [5]
2013–14 Andrés Iniesta Barcelona [6]

Best Midfielder

Season Recipient Club Ref.
2008–09 Xavi Barcelona [4]
2009–10 Xavi Barcelona [4]
2010–11 Xavi Barcelona [4]
2011–12 Xabi Alonso Real Madrid [4]
2012–13 Asier Illarramendi Real Sociedad [5]
2013–14 Luka Modrić Real Madrid [6]
2014–15 James Rodríguez Real Madrid [7]
2015–16 Luka Modrić Real Madrid [8]

Best Defender

Season Recipient Club Ref.
2008–09 Dani Alves Barcelona [4]
2009–10 Gerard Piqué Barcelona [4]
2010–11 Eric Abidal Barcelona [4]
2011–12 Sergio Ramos Real Madrid [4]
2012–13 Sergio Ramos Real Madrid [5]
2013–14 Sergio Ramos Real Madrid [6]
2014–15 Sergio Ramos Real Madrid [7]
2015–16 Diego Godín Atlético Madrid [8]

Fair Play

Season Recipient Club Ref.
2008–09 Juan Carlos Valerón Deportivo La Coruña [4]
2009–10 Marcos Senna Villarreal [4]
2010–11 Alberto Rivera Sporting Gijón [4]
2011–12 Carles Puyol Barcelona [4]
2012–13 Iker Casillas Real Madrid [5]
2013–14 Ivan Rakitić Sevilla [6]

Breakthrough Player

Season Recipient Club Ref.
2008–09 Sergio Busquets Barcelona [4]
2009–10 Pedro Barcelona [4]
2010–11 Iker Muniain Athletic Bilbao [4]
2011–12 Isco Málaga [4]
2012–13 Asier Illarramendi Real Sociedad [5]
2013–14 Rafinha Celta Vigo [6]
2015–16 Marco Asensio Espanyol [8]

Best American Player

Season Recipient Club Ref.
2013–14 Carlos Bacca Sevilla [6]
2014–15 Neymar Barcelona [7]

Fans' Five-Star Player

Season Recipient Club Ref.
2014–15 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid [7]
2015–16 Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid [8]

Others

The following awards were only presented once:

Season Award Recipient Club Ref.
2012–13 Most Valuable Player Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid [5]
2015–16 World Player Luis Suárez Barcelona [8]

See also

References

Notes

Citations

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