La Liga Manager of the Month

The La Liga Manager of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best adjudged La Liga manager each month of the season. Established in 2013, the award was abandoned after the conclusion of the 2016–17 La Liga season, but was later reinstated after six years following the rebranding of the league ahead of the 2023–24 season.^[1]

Ernesto Valverde won the Manager of the Month award a record eight times.

Winners

Marcelino won the first Manager of the Month award in September 2013.

Francisco was the first manager to win the award twice in a season.

Month	Year[a]	Manager	Nationality	Team	Ref.
September	2013.92013	Marcelino	Spain	Villarreal	[2]
October	2013.102013	Diego Simeone	Argentina	Atlético Madrid	[3]
November	2013.112013	Francisco	Spain	Almería	[4]
December	2013.122013	Jagoba Arrasate	Spain	Real Sociedad	[5]
January	2014.12014	Ernesto Valverde	Spain	Athletic Bilbao	[6]
February	2014.22014	Juan Antonio Pizzi	Spain	Valencia	[7]
March	2014.32014	Unai Emery	Spain	Sevilla	[8]
April	2014.42014	Paco Jémez	Spain	Rayo Vallecano	[9]
May	2014.52014	Francisco	Spain	Almería	[10]
September	2014.92014	Nuno Espírito Santo	Portugal	Valencia	[11]
October	2014.102014	Carlo Ancelotti	Italy	Real Madrid	[12]
November	2014.112014	Ernesto Valverde	Spain	Athletic Bilbao	[13]
December	2014.122014	Nuno Espírito Santo	Portugal	Valencia	[14]
January	2015.12015	Unai Emery	Spain	Sevilla	[15]
February	2015.22015	Nuno Espírito Santo	Portugal	Valencia	[16]
March	2015.32015	Ernesto Valverde	Spain	Athletic Bilbao	[17]
April	2015.42015	Carlo Ancelotti	Italy	Real Madrid	[18]
May	2015.52015	José Ramón Sandoval	Spain	Granada	[19]
September	2015.92015	Marcelino	Spain	Villarreal	[20]
October	2015.102015	Ernesto Valverde	Spain	Athletic Bilbao	[21]
November	2015.112015	Diego Simeone	Argentina	Atlético Madrid	[22]
December	2015.122015	Javi Gracia	Spain	Málaga	[23]
January	2016.12016	Unai Emery	Spain	Sevilla	[24]
February	2016.22016	Eusebio	Spain	Real Sociedad	[25]
March	2016.32016	Quique Setién	Spain	Las Palmas	[26]
April	2016.42016	Zinedine Zidane	France	Real Madrid	[27]
May	2016.52016	Luis Enrique	Spain	Barcelona	[28]
August	2016.82016	Quique Setién	Spain	Las Palmas	[29]
September	2016.92016	Ernesto Valverde	Spain	Athletic Bilbao	[30]
October	2016.102016	Jorge Sampaoli	Argentina	Sevilla	[31]
November	2016.112016	Eusebio	Spain	Real Sociedad	[32]
December	2016.122016	Fran Escribá	Spain	Villarreal	[33]
January	2017.12017	Eduardo Berizzo	Argentina	Celta Vigo	[34]
February	2017.22017	José Luis Mendilibar	Spain	Eibar	[35]
March	2017.32017	Diego Simeone	Argentina	Atlético Madrid	[36]
April	2017.42017	Míchel[b]	Spain	Málaga	[37]
May	2017.52017	Zinedine Zidane	France	Real Madrid	[38]
August	2023.82023	Carlo Ancelotti	Italy	Real Madrid	[39]
September	2023.92023	Míchel[c]	Spain	Girona	[40]
October	2023.102023	Diego Simeone	Argentina	Atlético Madrid	[41]
November	2023.112023	Míchel[c]	Spain	Girona	[42]
December	2023.122023	Ernesto Valverde	Spain	Athletic Bilbao	[43]
January	2024.12024	Míchel[c]	Spain	Girona	[44]
February	2024.22024	Ernesto Valverde	Spain	Athletic Bilbao	[45]
March	2024.32024	Marcelino	Spain	Villarreal	[46]
April	2024.42024	Carlo Ancelotti	Italy	Real Madrid	[47]
August	2024.82024	Hansi Flick	Germany	Barcelona	[48]
September	2024.92024	Ernesto Valverde	Spain	Athletic Bilbao	[49]
October	2024.102024	Hansi Flick	Germany	Barcelona	[50]
November	2024.112024	Míchel[c]	Spain	Girona	[51]
December	2024.122024	Diego Simeone	Argentina	Atlético Madrid	[52]
January	2025.12025	José Bordalás	Spain	Getafe	[53]
February	2025.22025	Hansi Flick	Germany	Barcelona	[54]
March	2025.32025	Manuel Pellegrini	Chile	Real Betis	[55]
April	2025.42025	Manolo González	Spain	Espanyol	[56]

Multiple winners

The following table lists the number of awards won by managers who have won at least two Manager of the Month awards.

Managers in bold are still active in La Liga.

Rank	Manager	Wins
1	Ernesto Valverde	8
2	Diego Simeone	5
3	Carlo Ancelotti	4
	Míchel
5	Unai Emery	3
	Nuno Espírito Santo
	Hansi Flick
	Marcelino
9	Eusebio	2
	Francisco
	Quique Setién
	Zinedine Zidane

Awards won by nationality

As of April 2025

Nationality	Managers	Wins
Spain	18	35
Argentina	3	7
Italy	1	4
Portugal	1	3
Germany	1	3
France	1	2
Chile	1	1

Awards won by club

As of April 2025

Club	Managers	Wins
Athletic Bilbao	1	8
Real Madrid	2	6
Atlético Madrid	1	5
Sevilla	2	4
Valencia	2	4
Villarreal	2	4
Barcelona	2	4
Girona	1	4
Real Sociedad	2	3
Málaga	2	2
Almería	1	2
Las Palmas	1	2
Celta Vigo	1	1
Eibar	1	1
Espanyol	1	1
Getafe	1	1
Granada	1	1
Rayo Vallecano	1	1
Real Betis	1	1

See also

• La Liga Player of the Month
• La Liga Goal of the Month
• La Liga Save of the Month
• La Liga Awards

Notes

1. Each year is linked to an article on the particular season associated with the month of that year.
2. José Miguel González Martín del Campo.
3. Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz.