Balón de Oro (Mexico)

{{About|the Mexican award|the France Football award|Ballon d'Or}}

{{infobox sports award

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|description = Best footballers of Liga MX

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|holder = {{Flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Brunetta (2023–24)}}

Balón de Oro, also referred to as Mexican Golden Ball ({{langx|es|link=no|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.

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The ceremony entered a 4-year hiatus following the 2012 Clausura until the 2015–16 Liga MX season.

The Mexican Best Footballer ({{langx|es|link=no|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

class='wikitable'

!Season

!Player

!Club

!Notes

align=center|1974–75

|{{Flagicon|Ecuador}} Ítalo Estupiñán

|Toluca

|

align=center|1975–76

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Chávez

|León

|

align=center|1976–77

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Cabinho (1)

|UNAM

|

align=center|1977–78

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Cabinho (2)

|UNAM

|

align=center|1978–79

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Hugo Sánchez

|UNAM

|

align=center|1979–80

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Marín

|Cruz Azul

|

align=center|1980–81

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Cabinho (3)

|Atlante

|

align=center|1981–82

|{{Flagicon|Peru}} Gerónimo Barbadillo

|UANL

|

align=center|1982–83

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Cristóbal Ortega

|América

|

align=center|1983–84

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Zelada

|América

|

align=center|1984–85

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Manuel Negrete

|UNAM

|

align=center|1985–86

|colspan="2" align=center|no awards

|

align=center|1986–87

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Benjamín Galindo

|Guadalajara

|

align=center|1987–88

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Antônio Carlos Santos

|América

|

align=center|1988–89

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Patricio Hernández

|Cruz Azul

|

align=center|1989–90

|{{Flagicon|Chile}} Jorge Aravena

|Puebla

|

align=center|1990–91

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Luis García (1)

|UNAM

|

align=center|1991–92

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Luis García (2)

|UNAM

|

align=center|1992–93

|{{Flagicon|Chile}} Ivo Basay

|Necaxa

|

align=center|1993–94

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Osmar Donizette

|UAG

|

align=center|1994–95

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Carlos Hermosillo

|Cruz Azul

|

align=center|1995–96

|{{Flagicon|Ecuador}} Álex Aguinaga

|Necaxa

|

align=center|1996–97

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Alberto Coyote

|Guadalajara

|

align=center|Winter 1997

|{{Flagicon|Chile}} Fabián Estay (1)

|Toluca

|

align=center|Summer 1998

|{{Flagicon|Chile}} Fabián Estay (2)

|Toluca

|

align=center|Winter 1998

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Cuauhtémoc Blanco (1)

|América

|

align=center|Summer 1999

|{{Flagicon|Chile}} Fabián Estay (3)

|Toluca

|

align=center|Winter 1999

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Jesús Olalde

|UNAM

|

align=center|Summer 2000

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Víctor Ruiz

|Toluca

|

align=center|Winter 2000

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Jared Borgetti (1)

|Santos Laguna

|

align=center|Summer 2001

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Jared Borgetti (2)

|Santos Laguna

|

align=center|Winter 2001

|colspan="2" align=center|no awards

|

align=center|Summer 2002

|colspan="2" align=center|no awards

|

align=center|Apertura 2002

|{{Flagicon|PAR}} José Cardozo

|Toluca

|

align=center|Clausura 2003

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Franco

|Monterrey

|

align=center|2003–04

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Oswaldo Sánchez (1)

|Guadalajara

|

align=center|2004–05

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Cuauhtémoc Blanco (2)

|América

|

align=center|Apertura 2005

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Oswaldo Sánchez (2)

|Guadalajara

|

align=center|Clausura 2006

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Walter Gaitán

|UANL

|

align=center|Apertura 2006

|{{Flagicon|Uruguay}} Vicente Sánchez

|Toluca

|

{{cite web

| url = https://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=585023&s=mex&type=story

| title = Estrellas de oro

| publisher = ESPN Deportes

|date=August 6, 2007

| access-date = December 30, 2013

|language=es

}}

align=center|Clausura 2007

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Cuauhtémoc Blanco (3)

|América

|

align=center|Apertura 2007

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Ludueña

|Santos Laguna

|

{{cite web

| url = http://www.cooperativa.cl/prontus_nots/site/artic/20080729/pags/20080729081741.html

| title = Humberto Suazo fue premiado como goleador del Clausura mexicano

| publisher = Cooperativa

|date=July 29, 2008

| access-date = December 30, 2013

|language=es

}}

align=center|Clausura 2008

|{{Flagicon|Ecuador}} Christian Benítez

|Santos Laguna

|

align=center|Apertura 2008

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Sinha (1)

|Toluca

|

{{cite web

| url = http://msn.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2009/07/27/el-diablo-arraso-en-los-balones-de-oro-2008-2009

| title = El Diablo arrasó en los Balones de Oro 2008-2009

| publisher = Medio Tiempo

|date=July 27, 2009

| access-date = December 30, 2013

|language=es

}}

align=center|Clausura 2009

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Christian Giménez

|Pachuca

|

align=center|Apertura 2009

|{{Flagicon|Chile}} Humberto Suazo (1)

|Monterrey

|

{{cite web

| url = http://msn.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2010/01/17/balones-de-oro-del-a2009-monterrey-y-cruz-azul-arrasan-suazo-el-mejor-jugador

| title = Balones de Oro del A2009... Monterrey y Cruz Azul Arrasan; Suazo el Mejor Jugador

|last=Álvarez Reiset |first=Sergio

| publisher = Medio Tiempo

|date=January 17, 2010

| access-date = December 30, 2013

|language=es

}}

{{cite web

| url = http://televisadeportes.esmas.com/futbol/futbolmexico/130617/balon-oro.-apertura-2009/

| title = Monterrey y Cruz Azul arrasan en el Balón de Oro

|last=Landeros |first=Rodolfo

| publisher = Televisa Deportes

|date=January 18, 2010

| access-date = December 30, 2013

|language=es

}}

align=center|Bicentenario 2010

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Sinha (2)

|Toluca

|

{{cite web

| url = http://msn.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2010/08/30/toluca-arraso-en-el-balon-de-oro-del-bc2010-y-sinha-fue-el-mejor-jugador

| title = Toluca arrasó en el Balón de Oro del BC2010 y Sinha fue el Mejor Jugador

|last=Guzmán |first=Sergio

| publisher = Medio Tiempo

|date=August 30, 2010

| access-date = December 30, 2013

|language=es

}}

align=center|Apertura 2010

|{{Flagicon|Chile}} Humberto Suazo (2)

|Monterrey

|

{{cite web

| url = http://msn.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2011/01/17/el-campeon-se-impuso-en-lo-mejor-del-apertura-2010

| title = El Campeón se impuso en lo mejor del Apertura 2010

|last=Guzmán |first=Sergio

| publisher = Medio Tiempo

|date=January 17, 2011

| access-date = December 30, 2013

|language=es

}}

align=center|Clausura 2011

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Lucas Lobos (1)

|UANL

|

{{cite web

| url = http://msn.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2011/08/29/pumas-se-impuso-en-el-balon-de-oro-2011

| title = Pumas se impuso en el Balón de Oro 2011

|last=Guzmán |first=Sergio

| publisher = Medio Tiempo

|date=August 29, 2011

| access-date = December 30, 2013

|language=es

}}

align=center|Apertura 2011

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Lucas Lobos (2)

|UANL

|

{{cite web

| url = https://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=1449232&s=mex&type=story

| title = Tigres arrasa en el Balón del Oro

| publisher = ESPN Deportes

|date=January 16, 2012

| access-date = December 30, 2013

|language=es

}}

align=center|Clausura 2012

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Oribe Peralta

|Santos Laguna

|

{{cite web

| url = http://deportelatino.com/17810/lista-de-ganadores-al-balon-de-oro-del-torneo-clausura-2012-en-el-futbol-mexicano

| title = Lista de Ganadores al Balon de Oro del Torneo Clausura 2012 en el Futbol Mexicano

|last=Quiñones |first=Alberto

| publisher = Deporte Latino

|date=September 3, 2012

| access-date = December 30, 2013

|language=es

}}

{{cite web

|url = http://www.foxdeportes.com/mexico/story/ganadores-del-balon-de-oro

|title = Ganadores de la gala 'Balón de oro'

|publisher = Fox Deportes

|date = September 4, 2012

|access-date = December 30, 2013

|language = es

|archive-url = https://archive.today/20131230035004/http://www.foxdeportes.com/mexico/story/ganadores-del-balon-de-oro

|archive-date = 2013-12-30

|url-status = dead

}}

align=center|2015–16

|{{Flagicon|FRA}} André-Pierre Gignac

|UANL

|

{{cite web

| url = http://www.ligamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/16770/se-llevo-a-cabo-la-entrega-del-balon-de-oro-2016

| title = Se Llevó a Cabo la Entrega del Balón de Oro 2016

| publisher = LIGA MX

| date = July 9, 2016

| access-date = July 12, 2016

|language=es}}

align=center|2016–17

|{{Flagicon|PER}} Raúl Ruidíaz

|Morelia

|

{{cite web

| url = http://ligamx.net/cancha/detallenoticia/21109/se-llevo-a-cabo-el-balon-de-oro-de-la-temporada-2016-2017

| title = Se Llevó a Cabo el Balón de Oro de la Temporada 2016-2017

| publisher = LIGA MX

| date = July 16, 2017

| access-date = July 16, 2017

|language=es}}

align=center|2017–18

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Rubens Sambueza

|Toluca

|

{{cite web

| url = https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/liga-mx/2018/07/15/5b4ab9ad22601d44678b45c3.html

| title = Rubens Sambueza se lleva el Balón de Oro a mejor jugador del año de la Liga MX

| publisher = Marca

| date = July 14, 2018

| access-date = October 25, 2018

| language = es}}

align=center|2018–19

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Guido Rodríguez

|América

|

{{cite web

| url = https://www.espn.com/soccer/mexican-liga-bancomer/story/3899548/americas-rodriguez-wins-liga-mx-balon-de-oro

| title = America's Rodriguez wins Liga MX Balon de Oro

| publisher = ESPN

| date = July 13, 2019

| access-date = July 28, 2019

}}

align=center|2019–20

|colspan="2" align=center|No awards

|

align=center|2020–21

|{{Flagicon|URU}} Jonathan Rodríguez

|Cruz Azul

|

{{cite web

| url = https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/8924242/cruz-azul-jonathan-rodriguez-balon-de-oro-premios-mejor-jugador-delantero-goleador-liga-mx

| title = 'Cabecita de Oro': Jonathan Rodríguez acaparó reflectores en Balón de Oro con tres galardones

| publisher = ESPN

| date = July 17, 2021

| access-date = March 12, 2022

|language=es}}

align=center|2021–22

|{{flagicon|COL}} Camilo Vargas

|Atlas

|

{{cite web

| url = https://www.foxsports.com.mx/2022/06/27/balon-de-oro-liga-mx-2022-camilo-vargas-portero-y-jugador-de-la-liga/

| title = Balón de Oro Liga MX 2022: Camilo Vargas portero y jugador de la liga

| publisher = Fox Sports

| date = June 26, 2022

| access-date = July 12, 2022

|language=es}}

align=center|2022–23

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Henry Martín

|América

|{{cite web

| url = https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/12234139/balon-de-oro-liga-mx-henry-martin-y-america-arrasan-en-la-ceremonia

| title = Liga MX: Henry Martín y América arrasan en el Balón de Oro

| publisher = ESPN

| date = June 25, 2023

| access-date = June 26, 2023

|language=es}}

align=center|2023–24

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Brunetta

|Santos LagunaUANL

|{{cite web

| url = https://www.sportingnews.com/mx/liga-mx/news/quien-gano-el-balon-de-oro-en-la-liga-mx-ganadores/mwprl0jhgpgfmzbzqgb1dnh3

| title = ¿Quién ganó el Balón de Oro en la Liga MX? La lista de jugadores que han obtenido el premio

| publisher = The Sporting News

| date = June 30, 2024

| access-date = June 30, 2024

|language=es}}

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{{col-2}}

=By player=

class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Player

!class="unsortable"|Total

!class="unsortable"|Year(s)

bgcolor=#FFF69F

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Cabinho

|rowspan="3" |3

|1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81

bgcolor=#FFF69F

|align="left"|{{flagicon|Chile}} Fabián Estay

|Winter 1997, Verano 1998, Verano 1999

bgcolor=#FFF69F

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Cuauhtémoc Blanco

|Winter 1998, 2004–05, Clausura 2007

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Luis García

|rowspan="6" |2

|1990–91, 1991–92

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Jared Borgetti

|Winter 2000, Verano 2001

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Oswaldo Sánchez

|2003–04, Apertura 2005

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Sinha

|Apertura 2008, Bicentenario 2010

align="left"|{{flagicon|Chile}} Humberto Suazo

|Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010

align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Lucas Lobos

|Clausura 2011, Apertura 2011

align="left"|{{flagicon|Ecuador}} Ítalo Estupiñán

|rowspan="35" |1

|1974–75

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Rafael Chávez

|1975–76

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Hugo Sánchez

|1978–79

align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Miguel Marín

|1979–80

align="left"|{{flagicon|Peru}} Gerónimo Barbadillo

|1981–82

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Cristóbal Ortega

|1982–83

align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Héctor Zelada

|1983–84

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Manuel Negrete

|1984–85

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Benjamín Galindo

|1986–87

align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Antônio Carlos Santos

|1987–88

align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Patricio Hernández

|1988–89

align="left"|{{flagicon|Chile}} Jorge Aravena

|1989–90

align="left"|{{flagicon|Chile}} Ivo Basay

|1992–93

align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Osmar Donizete

|1993–94

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Carlos Hermosillo

|1994–95

align="left"|{{flagicon|Ecuador}} Álex Aguinaga

|1995–96

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Alberto Coyote

|1996–97

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Jesús Olalde

|Winter 1999

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Víctor Ruiz

|Summer 2000

align="left"|{{flagicon|PAR}} José Cardozo

|Apertura 2002

align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Franco

|Clausura 2003

align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Walter Gaitán

|Clausura 2006

align="left"|{{flagicon|URU}} Vicente Sánchez

|Apertura 2006

align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Daniel Ludueña

|Apertura 2007

align="left"|{{flagicon|Ecuador}} Christian Benítez

|Clausura 2008

align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Christian Giménez

|Clausura 2009

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Oribe Peralta

|Clausura 2012

align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} André-Pierre Gignac

|2015–16

align="left"|{{flagicon|PER}} Raúl Ruidíaz

|2016–17

align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Rubens Sambueza

|2017–18

align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Guido Rodríguez

|2018–19

align="left"|{{flagicon|URU}} Jonathan Rodríguez

|2020–21

align="left"|{{flagicon|COL}} Camilo Vargas

|2021–22

align="left"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Henry Martín

|2022–23

align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Brunetta

|2023–24

{{col-2}}

=By country=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Nationality

!Total

!Player(s)

bgcolor=#FFF69F

|align="left"|{{MEX}}

|22

|16

align="left"|{{ARG}}

|12

|11

align="left"|{{CHL}}

|7

|4

align="left"|{{BRA}}

|5

|3

align="left"|{{ECU}}

|3

|3

align="left"|{{PER}}

|rowspan="2"| 2

|rowspan="2"| 2

align="left"|{{URU}}
align="left"|{{COL}}

|rowspan="3"| 1

|rowspan="3"| 1

align="left"|{{FRA}}
align="left"|{{PAR}}

=By club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Club

!Total

!Player(s)

bgcolor=#FFF69F

|align="left"|Toluca

|10

|7

align="left"|América

|8

|6

align="left"|UNAM

|7

|5

align="left"|Santos Laguna

|rowspan="2"|6

|5

align="left"|UANL

|5

align="left"|Cruz Azul

|rowspan="2"|4

|4

align="left"|Guadalajara

|3

align="left"|Monterrey

|rowspan="1"|3

|2

align="left"|Necaxa

|2

|2

align="left"|León

|rowspan="7"|1

|rowspan="7"|1

align="left"|Atlante
align="left"|Atlas
align="left"|Morelia
align="left"|Pachuca
align="left"|Puebla
align="left"|UAG

{{col-end}}

References

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