LFP Awards

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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been named La Liga's best player six years out of seven since the awards' creation.

The LaLiga 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 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]

Since the LaLiga Awards' creation, Barcelona players have won 31 honours in the six main categories, almost triple the number won by any other club. Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been named La Liga's best player six years out of seven. 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.

Winners

Main awards

Season Categories
Best Player Best Coach Best Goalkeeper Best Defender Best Midfielder(s) Best Forward
2008–09[3] Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Spain Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) Spain Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) Brazil Dani Alves (Barcelona) Spain Xavi (Barcelona
Spain Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2009–10[3] Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Spain Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) Spain Víctor Valdés (Barcelona) Spain Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) Spain Xavi (Barcelona
Spain Jesús Navas (Sevilla)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2010–11[3] Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Spain Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) Spain Víctor Valdés (Barcelona) France Éric Abidal (Barcelona) Spain Xavi (Barcelona
Spain Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2011–12[3] Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Spain Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) Spain Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) Spain Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Spain Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid)
Spain Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2012–13[4] Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Argentina Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid) Belgium Thibaut Courtois (Atlético Madrid) Spain Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Spain Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad)
Spain Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2013–14[5] Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Argentina Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid) Costa Rica Keylor Navas (Levante) Spain Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Croatia Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
Spain Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2014–15[6] Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Spain Luis Enrique (Barcelona) Chile Claudio Bravo (Barcelona) Spain Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Colombia James Rodríguez (Real Madrid) Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Additional awards

Season Category
Best Breakthrough Player Fair Play Best American Player Best African Player
2008–09[3] Spain Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) Spain Juan Carlos Valerón (Deportivo)
2009–10[3] Spain Pedro (Barcelona) Spain Marcos Senna (Villarreal)
2010–11[3] Spain Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) Spain Alberto Rivera (Sporting Gijón)
2011–12[3] Spain Isco (Málaga) Spain Carles Puyol (Barcelona)
2012–13[4] Spain Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad) Spain Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
  Athletic Bilbao
2013–14[5] Brazil Rafinha (Celta Vigo) Croatia Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla)
  Real Sociedad
Colombia Carlos Bacca (Sevilla) Algeria Yacine Brahimi (Granada)
2014–15[6] Brazil Neymar (Barcelona) Algeria Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia)

Incidental awards

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo won a hat-trick of awards in the 2013–14 season: best player, best forward and best goal.
Season Category Recipient
2012–13[4] Most Valuable Player Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2013–14[7][5] Special Mention   Atlético Madrid
Best Goal Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2014–15[6] Fans' Five-Star Player Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

Other LFP honours

Team of the season

Season Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
2013–14[8] Belgium Thibaut Courtois (Atlético Madrid) Spain Juanfran (Atlético Madrid)
France Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Bilbao)
Uruguay Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid)
Brazil Filipe Luís (Atlético Madrid)
Spain Ander Iturraspe (Athletic Bilbao)
Spain Gabi (Atlético Madrid)
Spain Koke (Atlético Madrid)
Croatia Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla)
Brazil Diego Costa (Atlético Madrid)
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2014–15[9] Chile Claudio Bravo (Barcelona) Brazil Dani Alves (Barcelona)
Argentina Nicolás Otamendi (Valencia)
Spain Gerard Piqué (Barcelona)
Spain Jordi Alba (Barcelona)
Poland Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla)
Croatia Ivan Rakitić (Barcelona)
Colombia James Rodríguez (Real Madrid)
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
France Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)

Player and manager of the month

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See also

References

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