Balón de Oro, also referred to as Mexican Golden Ball (Spanish: Balón de Oro del fútbol mexicano), is an annual awards ceremony held by the Mexican Federation of Association Football to recognize outstanding association football players, head coaches, and referees of the Liga MX each season. Since 1997, the ceremony has been held at the end of the football season. Since the 1996–1997 season, the league championship has been split into two single-round tournaments, giving rise to the current Apertura and Clausura arrangement, and Balón de Oro followed them. In 2001–2002, no awards were handed out as the officials forgot to organize an election.[1] The ceremony entered a 4-year hiatus following the 2012 Clausura until the 2015–16 Liga MX season.

Balón de Oro
Awarded forBest footballers of Liga MX
Country Mexico
Presented byMexican Football Federation
History
First award1975
Most recentMexico Henry Martín (2022–23)

The Mexican Best Footballer (Spanish: Balón de Oro al mejor jugador, literally "Golden Ball to the Best Football Player") is a semi-annual award given by the Mexican Federation of Association Football as one of the Balón de Oro Awards.

Winners

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Season Player Club Notes
1974–75   Ítalo Estupiñán Toluca
1975–76   Rafael Chávez León
1976–77   Cabinho (1) UNAM
1977–78   Cabinho (2) UNAM
1978–79   Hugo Sánchez UNAM
1979–80   Miguel Marín Cruz Azul
1980–81   Cabinho (3) Atlante
1981–82   Gerónimo Barbadillo UANL
1982–83   Cristóbal Ortega América
1983–84   Héctor Zelada América
1984–85   Manuel Negrete UNAM
1985–86 no awards
1986–87   Benjamín Galindo Guadalajara
1987–88   Antônio Carlos Santos América
1988–89   Patricio Hernández Cruz Azul
1989–90   Jorge Aravena Puebla
1990–91   Luis García (1) UNAM
1991–92   Luis García (2) UNAM
1992–93   Ivo Basay Necaxa
1993–94   Osmar Donizette UAG
1994–95   Carlos Hermosillo Cruz Azul
1995–96   Álex Aguinaga Necaxa
1996–97   Alberto Coyote Guadalajara [1]
Winter 1997   Fabián Estay (1) Toluca [1]
Summer 1998   Fabián Estay (2) Toluca [1]
Winter 1998   Cuauhtémoc Blanco (1) América [1]
Summer 1999   Fabián Estay (3) Toluca [1]
Winter 1999   Jesús Olalde UNAM [1]
Summer 2000   Víctor Ruiz Toluca [1]
Winter 2000   Jared Borgetti (1) Santos Laguna [1]
Summer 2001   Jared Borgetti (2) Santos Laguna [1]
Winter 2001 no awards
Summer 2002 no awards [1]
Apertura 2002   José Cardozo Toluca [1]
Clausura 2003   Guillermo Franco Monterrey [1]
2003–04   Oswaldo Sánchez (1) Guadalajara
2004–05   Cuauhtémoc Blanco (2) América
Apertura 2005   Oswaldo Sánchez (2) Guadalajara
Clausura 2006   Walter Gaitán UANL
Apertura 2006   Vicente Sánchez Toluca [2]
Clausura 2007   Cuauhtémoc Blanco (3) América [2]
Apertura 2007   Daniel Ludueña Santos Laguna [3]
Clausura 2008   Christian Benítez Santos Laguna [3]
Apertura 2008   Sinha (1) Toluca [4]
Clausura 2009   Christian Giménez Pachuca [4]
Apertura 2009   Humberto Suazo (1) Monterrey [5][6]
Bicentenario 2010   Sinha (2) Toluca [7]
Apertura 2010   Humberto Suazo (2) Monterrey [8]
Clausura 2011   Lucas Lobos (1) UANL [9]
Apertura 2011   Lucas Lobos (2) UANL [10]
Clausura 2012   Oribe Peralta Santos Laguna [11][12]
2015–16   André-Pierre Gignac UANL [13]
2016–17   Raúl Ruidíaz Morelia [14]
2017–18   Rubens Sambueza Toluca [15]
2018–19   Guido Rodríguez América [16]
2019–20 No awards
2020–21   Jonathan Rodríguez Cruz Azul [17]
2021–22   Camilo Vargas Atlas [18]
2022–23   Henry Martín América [19]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Estrellas de oro" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. August 6, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Humberto Suazo fue premiado como goleador del Clausura mexicano" (in Spanish). Cooperativa. July 29, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "El Diablo arrasó en los Balones de Oro 2008-2009" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. July 27, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  5. ^ Álvarez Reiset, Sergio (January 17, 2010). "Balones de Oro del A2009... Monterrey y Cruz Azul Arrasan; Suazo el Mejor Jugador" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  6. ^ Landeros, Rodolfo (January 18, 2010). "Monterrey y Cruz Azul arrasan en el Balón de Oro" (in Spanish). Televisa Deportes. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  7. ^ Guzmán, Sergio (August 30, 2010). "Toluca arrasó en el Balón de Oro del BC2010 y Sinha fue el Mejor Jugador" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  8. ^ Guzmán, Sergio (January 17, 2011). "El Campeón se impuso en lo mejor del Apertura 2010" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  9. ^ Guzmán, Sergio (August 29, 2011). "Pumas se impuso en el Balón de Oro 2011" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  10. ^ "Tigres arrasa en el Balón del Oro" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. January 16, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  11. ^ Quiñones, Alberto (September 3, 2012). "Lista de Ganadores al Balon de Oro del Torneo Clausura 2012 en el Futbol Mexicano" (in Spanish). Deporte Latino. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  12. ^ "Ganadores de la gala 'Balón de oro'" (in Spanish). Fox Deportes. September 4, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  13. ^ "Se Llevó a Cabo la Entrega del Balón de Oro 2016" (in Spanish). LIGA MX. July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  14. ^ "Se Llevó a Cabo el Balón de Oro de la Temporada 2016-2017" (in Spanish). LIGA MX. July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  15. ^ "Rubens Sambueza se lleva el Balón de Oro a mejor jugador del año de la Liga MX" (in Spanish). Marca. July 14, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  16. ^ "America's Rodriguez wins Liga MX Balon de Oro". ESPN. July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  17. ^ "'Cabecita de Oro': Jonathan Rodríguez acaparó reflectores en Balón de Oro con tres galardones" (in Spanish). ESPN. July 17, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  18. ^ "Balón de Oro Liga MX 2022: Camilo Vargas portero y jugador de la liga" (in Spanish). Fox Sports. June 26, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  19. ^ "Liga MX: Henry Martín y América arrasan en el Balón de Oro" (in Spanish). ESPN. June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.