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 2008âÂÂ09 season, they were the first official awards in the history of the Spanish competition. La Liga's best coach and player in each positionâÂÂgoalkeeper, defender, midfielder, and forwardâÂÂwere 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 2015âÂÂ16 season. Until then, Barcelona players 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 VÃÂctor Valdés of Barcelona with two wins each.
The following awards were only presented once:
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