# 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. 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.
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.

## Main categories
### Winners

| Season | Category | Category | Category | Category | Category | Category |
| Season | Best Player | Best Goalkeeper | Best Defender | Best Midfielder | Best Forward | Best Coach |
| 2008–09 | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) | Dani Alves (Barcelona) | Xavi (Barcelona) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) |
| 2009–10 | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Víctor Valdés (Barcelona) | Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) | Xavi (Barcelona) Jesús Navas (Sevilla) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) |
| 2010–11 | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Víctor Valdés (Barcelona) | Eric Abidal (Barcelona) | Xavi (Barcelona) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) |
| 2011–12 | 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 | 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 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real 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 | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Claudio Bravo (Barcelona) | Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) | James Rodríguez (Real Madrid) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Luis Enrique (Barcelona) |
| 2015–16 | Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) | Diego Godín (Atlético Madrid) | Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid) |
Best Player :
| Lionel Messi | 6 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 1 |
| Antoine Griezmann | 1 |
Best Player :
| Barcelona | 6 |
| Atlético Madrid | 1 |
| Real Madrid | 1 |
Best Goalkeeper :
| Víctor Valdés | 2 |
| Iker Casillas | 2 |
| Jan Oblak | 1 |
| Thibaut Courtois | 1 |
| Keylor Navas | 1 |
| Claudio Bravo | 1 |
Best Goalkeeper :
| Barcelona | 3 |
| Real Madrid | 2 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2 |
| Levante | 1 |
Best Defender :
| Sergio Ramos | 4 |
| Dani Alves | 1 |
| Gerard Piqué | 1 |
| Eric Abidal | 1 |
| Diego Godín | 1 |
Best Defender :
| Real Madrid | 4 |
| Barcelona | 3 |
| Atlético Madrid | 1 |
Best Midfielder :
| Andrés Iniesta | 5 |
| Xavi | 3 |
| Luka Modrić | 2 |
| Xabi Alonso | 1 |
| Asier Illarramendi | 1 |
| James Rodríguez | 1 |
Best Midfielder :
| Barcelona | 8 |
| Real Madrid | 4 |
| Real Sociedad | 1 |
Best Forward :
| Lionel Messi | 7 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 1 |
Best Forward :
| Barcelona | 7 |
| Real Madrid | 1 |
Best Coach :
| Pep Guardiola | 4 |
| Diego Simeone | 3 |
| Luis Enrique | 1 |
Best Coach :
| Barcelona | 5 |
| Atlético Madrid | 3 |

## Additional categories

| Season | Category | Category | Category | Category |
| Season | Fair Play | Breakthrough Player | World Player | Fans' Five-Star Player |
| 2008–09 | Juan Carlos Valerón (Deportivo) | Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2009–10 | Marcos Senna (Villarreal) | Pedro (Barcelona) | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2010–11 | Alberto Rivera (Sporting Gijón) | Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2011–12 | Carles Puyol (Barcelona) | Isco (Málaga) | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2012–13 | Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) | Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad) | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2013–14 | Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla) | Rafinha (Celta Vigo) | Carlos Bacca (Sevilla) Yacine Brahimi (Granada) | Not awarded |
| 2014–15 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Neymar (Barcelona) Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia) | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |
| 2015–16 | Not awarded | Marco Asensio (Espanyol) | Luis Suárez (Barcelona) | Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid) |

## Other La Liga honours

The following awards were presented once:
| Season | Category | Recipient |
| 2012–13 | Most Valuable Player | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |
| 2013–14 | Best Goal | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |

### Player of the season

| Season | Category | Recipient |
| 2016–17 | Most Valuable Player | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |
| 2017–18 | Most Valuable Player | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |
| 2018–19 | Most Valuable Player | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |
| 2019–20 | Most Valuable Player | Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) |
| 2020–21 | Most Valuable Player | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) |
| 2021–22 | Most Valuable Player | Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) |
| 2022–23 | Most Valuable Player | Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) |
| 2023–24 | Most Valuable Player | Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) |

### Best Goalkeeper

| Season | Category | Recipient |
| 2016–17 | Best Goalkeeper | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) |
| 2017–18 | Best Goalkeeper | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) |
| 2018–19 | Best Goalkeeper | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) |
| 2019–20 | Best Goalkeeper | Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) |
| 2020–21 | Best Goalkeeper | Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid) |
| 2021–22 | Best Goalkeeper | Yassine Bounou (Sevilla) |
| 2022–23 | Best Goalkeeper | Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) |
| 2023–24 | Best Goalkeeper | Unai Simón (Athletic Bilbao) |

### Best African player

| Season | Category | Recipient |
| 2021–22 | African MVP | Yassine Bounou (Sevilla) |
| 2022–23 | African MVP | Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) |
| 2023–24 | African MVP | Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao) |

### Team of the season

| Season | Category | Category | Category | Category |
| Season | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| 2013–14 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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) |