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]
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| Fair Play | Breakthrough Player | World Player[note 2] | Fans' Five-Star Player | |
| 2008–09[4] |  Juan Carlos Valerón (Deportivo)
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Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
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Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2009–10[4] | Marcos Senna (Villarreal)
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Pedro (Barcelona)
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Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2010–11[4] | Alberto Rivera (Sporting Gijón)
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Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao)
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Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2011–12[4] | Carles Puyol (Barcelona)
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Isco (Málaga)
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Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2012–13[6] | Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
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Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad)
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Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2013–14[7] |  Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla)
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 Rafinha (Celta Vigo)
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 Carlos Bacca (Sevilla)  Yacine Brahimi (Granada)
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Not awarded |
| 2014–15[8] | Not awarded | Not awarded | Neymar (Barcelona) Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia)
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 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
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| 2015–16[9] | Not awarded | Marco Asensio (Espanyol)
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 Luis Suárez (Barcelona)
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 Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)
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Other La Liga honours
editThe following awards were presented once:
| Season | Category | Recipient |
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| 2012–13[6] | Most Valuable Player | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
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| 2013–14[7] | Best Goal | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
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Player of the season
edit| Season | Category | Recipient |
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| 2016–17[11] | Most Valuable Player |  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
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| 2017–18[12] | Most Valuable Player | Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
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| 2018–19[13] | Most Valuable Player | Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
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| 2019–20[14] | Most Valuable Player | Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
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| 2020–21[15] | Most Valuable Player |  Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid)
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| 2021–22[16] | Most Valuable Player | Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
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| 2022–23[17] | Most Valuable Player |  Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona)
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| 2023–24[18] | Most Valuable Player |  Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
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Best African player
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| 2021–22[19] | African MVP |  Yassine Bounou (Sevilla)
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| 2022–23[20] | African MVP |  Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal)
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| 2023–24[21] | African MVP |  Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao)
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Team of the season
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Player and manager of the month
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Citations
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- ^ "La Liga cancels 2016-17 award ceremony". ESPN. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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- ^ Paton, Rob (13 November 2012). "LFP award winners announced | Football Espana". www.football-espana.net. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c Rigg, Nicholas (28 October 2014). "Atlético Madrid snubbed at La Liga awards despite winning league ahead of Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona". The Independent. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Messi beats Ronaldo to top prize at La Liga awards". Four Four Two. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Griezmann named La Liga player of year, Diego Simeone top coach". ESPN FC. Associated Press. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Garcia, Adriana (17 October 2017). "La Liga cancels 2016-17 award ceremony". ESPN.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Lionel Messi Beats Cristiano Ronaldo To La Liga Best Player Award". soccerladuma. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Leo Messi reçoit le Pichichi et MVP de la Liga 2017–18". FC Barcelona. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Lionel Messi wins La Liga best player award for 2018-19 season". barcablaugranes.com. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Benzema, mejor jugador de LaLiga 2019–20". Bein Sports. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "¡Oblak, 'MVP' de LaLiga 20/21 por delante de Messi y Suárez!". Mundo Deportivo. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Karim Benzema wins the Alfredo Di Stefano award for the Best Player in La Liga". Madrid Universal. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Marc-Andre ter Stegen named as 22/23 La Liga Player of the Season". Tribuna. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "Bellingham scoops LaLiga Player of the Year Award". Real Madrid CF. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "The MVP african 2021/22". Morocco World News. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Villarreal CF's Samuel Chukwueze is the 2022/2023 LaLiga Santander African MVP Award winner". La Liga. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Iñaki Williams wins the LALIGA EA SPORTS AFRICAN MVP AWARD". La Liga. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "The Liga BBVA team of the season". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "The 2014–15 Liga BBVA Ideal XI". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "The Liga BBVA 2015–16 Team of the Season". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "The 2021-22 La Liga Team of the Season". Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Los Premios 'Team Of The Season' de EA SPORTSTM y LaLiga revelan a los mejores 15 jugadores de la temporada" [The EA SPORTSTM and LaLiga 'Team Of The Season' Awards reveal the best 15 players of the season]. La Liga. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Los Premios 'Team Of The Season' de LALIGA y EA SPORTS desvelan los 15 mejores jugadores de la temporada" (in Spanish). LaLiga. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.