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

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, the first division of

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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. Many of the awards were rebranded after the 2015–16 season. Until then,

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players won 32 honours in the six main categories, almost triple the number of any other club. Barcelona's forward

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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

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with four wins,

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defender

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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

Goalkeeper of the season

Manager of the season

African player of the season

U23 Player of the season

Goal of the season

Save of the season

Team of the season

Monthly awards

Player of the month

U23 Player of the month

Manager of the month

Goal of the month

Save of the month

Discontinued awards

Best Forward

Best Attacking Midfielder

Best Midfielder

Best Defender

Fair Play

Breakthrough Player

Best American Player

Fans' Five-Star Player

Others

The following awards were only presented once:

References

Notes Citations {{National Footballer of the Year La Liga trophies and awards Spanish football trophies and awards 2009 establishments in Spain Awards established in 2009 Annual events in Spain