The La Liga Awards, previously known as the LFP Awards, were 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. Since the La Liga Awards' creation,

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players have 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

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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

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of Real Madrid and Víctor Valdés of Barcelona with two wins each. The majority of the awards were discontinued after the 2015–16 season.

Main categories

Winners

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Additional categories

Other La Liga honours

The following awards were presented once:

Player of the season

Best African player

Team of the season

Player and manager of the month

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