LFP Awards

The Liga de Fútbol Profesional established, in the 2008–09 season, the LFP Awards, the first official awards in the history of the competition in Spain.[1]

A technical committee selects three players in each position — goalkeeper, defender, midfielder, attacking midfielder, and striker, plus the breakthrough player. Later, the current managers choose the winners among these finalists. The active players vote for the Best Player and Best Manager awards, while the fans vote for the Fair Play award through the Federation of Peñas.

Winners

2008–09 season[2]
Winner Runner-up
Best Player Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
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Best Coach Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)
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Best Goalkeeper Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) Diego López (Villarreal) and Víctor Valdés (Barcelona)
Best Defender Dani Alves (Barcelona) Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) and Raúl Albiol (Valencia)
Best Midfielder Xavi (Barcelona) Lassana Diarra (Real Madrid) and Yaya Touré (Barcelona)
Best Attacking Midfielder Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Santi Cazorla (Villarreal) and Juan Mata ()
Best Forward Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Diego Forlán (Atlético Madrid) and Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid)
Breakthrough Player Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) Apoño (Málaga) and Lassad Nouioui (Deportivo La Coruña)
BBVA Fair Play award Juan Carlos Valerón (Deportivo La Coruña) Joseba Etxeberria (Athletic Bilbao) and Marcos Senna (Villarreal)
2009–10 season[3]
Winner Runner-up
Best Player Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
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Best Coach Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)
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Best Goalkeeper Víctor Valdés (Barcelona)
Best Defender Gerard Piqué (Barcelona)
Best Midfielder Xavi (Barcelona)
Best Attacking Midfielder Jesús Navas (Sevilla)
Best Forward Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Breakthrough Player Pedro (Barcelona)
BBVA Fair Play award
2010–11 Season[4]
Winner Runner-up
Best Player Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
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Best Coach Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)
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Best Goalkeeper Víctor Valdés (Barcelona) David de Gea (Atlético Madrid) and Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
Best Defender Éric Abidal (Barcelona) Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) and Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Best Midfielder Xavi (Barcelona) Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid) and Javi Martínez (Athletic Bilbao)
Best Attacking Midfielder Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Mesut Özil (Real Madrid) and Borja Valero (Villarreal)
Best Forward Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Sergio Agüero (Atlético Madrid) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Breakthrough Player Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad) and Rubén Pérez (Deportivo La Coruña)
BBVA Fair Play award Alberto Rivera (Sporting Gijón)
2011–12 Season[5]
Winner Runner-up
Best Player Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Best Coach Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)
Best Goalkeeper Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) Víctor Valdés (Barcelona) and Roberto Jiménez (Zaragoza)
Best Defender Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Javi Martínez (Athletic Bilbao) and Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)
Best Midfielder Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid) Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) and Beñat (Real Betis)
Best Attacking Midfielder Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Mesut Özil (Real Madrid) and Santi Cazorla (Málaga)
Best Forward Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Breakthrough Player Isco (Málaga) Beñat (Real Betis) and Isaac Cuenca (Barcelona)
BBVA Fair Play award Carles Puyol (Barcelona)
2012–13 season[6]
Winner Runner-up
Best Player Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
MVP Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Best Coach Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid)
Best Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (Atlético Madrid) Víctor Valdés (Barcelona) and Willy Caballero (Málaga)
Best Defender Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Iñigo Martínez (Real Sociedad) and Jordi Alba (Barcelona)
Best Midfielder Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad) Beñat (Real Betis) and Javi Fuego (Rayo Vallecano)
Best Attacking Midfielder Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Isco (Málaga) and Jesús Navas (Sevilla)
Best Forward Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) and Álvaro Negredo (Sevilla)
Breakthrough Player Asier Illarramendi (Real Sociedad) Alberto Moreno (Sevilla) and Léo Baptistão (Rayo Vallecano)
BBVA Fair Play award Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
Athletic Bilbao
2013–14 season[7]
Winner Runner-up
Best Player Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Best Coach Diego Simeone (Atlético Madrid) Paco Jémez (Rayo Vallecano) and Ernesto Valverde (Athletic Bilbao)
Best Goalkeeper Keylor Navas (Levante) Thibaut Courtois (Atlético Madrid) and Willy Caballero (Málaga)
Best Defender Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Filipe Luís (Atlético Madrid) and Miranda (Atlético Madrid)
Best Midfielder Luka Modrić (Real Madrid) Gabi (Atlético Madrid) and Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
Best Attacking Midfielder Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla) and Koke (Atlético Madrid)
Best Forward Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Diego Costa (Atlético Madrid) and Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad)
Breakthrough Player Rafinha (Celta) Jesé (Real Madrid) and Saúl Ñíguez (Rayo Vallecano)
Best American Player Carlos Bacca (Sevilla) Ángel Di María (Real Madrid) and Neymar (Barcelona)
Best African Player Yacine Brahimi (Granada) Youssef El-Arabi (Granada) and Stéphane Mbia (Sevilla)
Best Goal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
BBVA Fair Play award Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla)
Real Sociedad

See also

References

  1. "El Barcelona copa los Premios LFP (In Spanish)". marca.com. 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  2. "Messi y Nino, los mejores 08/09 (In Spanish)". lfp.es. 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  3. "Ganadores de las cuatro ediciones de premios de la LFP (In Spanish)". abc.es. 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  4. "Barcelona, Betis y Granada, los más galardonados (In Spanish)". lfp.es. 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  5. "La LFP reconoce a los mejores jugadores y entrenadores (In Spanish)". lfp.es. 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  6. "Messi, mejor delantero y mejor jugador; Cristiano, jugador más valioso (In Spanish)". Liga BBVA. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  7. "Conoce todos los premios de la 'Gala de los Premios LFP 2014' (In Spanish)". Liga BBVA. 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2014-10-28.