Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year

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Rashad Sadygov has already been chosen as the Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year six times and has the most awards. Rashad Sadygov3.JPG
Rashad Sadygov has already been chosen as the Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year six times and has the most awards.

Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year is an annual title awarded to the best Azerbaijani football player of the year. The award has been given since 1991, and the winner is elected by authorized journalists from the leading Azerbaijani sport media. On the same occasion, an award is also given for Azerbaijani Football Goalkeeper of the Year since 2009. However, this award is not always given annually. [1] [2]

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History

The same year the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan was founded, an award for the best Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year began being annually given. The first award was given to former Azerbaijan national football team striker Samir Alakbarov in 1991, and was further awarded in succession in 1992 and 1993. The Azerbaijan national football team captain Rashad Sadygov has the most awards at six. The striker Vagif Javadov became the youngest player to win the award in 2009 at the age of 20. The midfielder Mahmud Gurbanov became the oldest player to win the award in 2007 at the age of 34. The award was not given in 1995.

The first Azerbaijani Football Goalkeeper of the Year award was given to Kamran Agayev in 2009, and was further awarded in succession in 2011 and 2012. Both awards are given at the end of the football season.

List of Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year recipients

SeasonWinnerClubRunner-upThird place
1991 [3] Samir Alakbarov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku
1992 [3] Samir Alakbarov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku
1993 Samir Alakbarov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku
1994 Yunis Huseynov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku
1995Not awarded
1996 Vidadi Rzayev Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku
1997 Faig Jabbarov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Kapaz
1998 Yunis Huseynov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Kapaz
1999 Tarlan Ahmadov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku Zaur Tagizade Gurban Gurbanov
2000 Emin Agayev Flag of Russia.svg Torpedo-ZIL Moscow Tarlan Ahmadov Emin Guliyev
2001 Zaur Tagizade Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shafa Baku Jahangir Hasanzade Mahmud Gurbanov
2002 Samir Aliyev Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku Kamal Quliyev Tarlan Ahmadov
2003 Gurban Gurbanov Flag of Russia.svg Volgar Astrakhan Farrukh Ismayilov Kamal Quliyev
2004 [4] Rashad Sadygov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku Zaur Ramazanov Emin Guliyev
2005 [5] Rashad Sadygov Flag of Turkey.svg Kayserispor Zaur Tagizade Anatoli Ponomarev
2006 [6] Jeyhun Sultanov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg FC Baku Farhad Veliyev André Luiz Ladaga
2007 Mahmud Gurbanov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Inter Baku Zaur Ramazanov Branimir Subašić
2008 [7] Kamran Agayev\ Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Khazar Lankaran Rashad Sadygov Zaur Ramazanov
2009 [8] Vagif Javadov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ Rashad Sadygov Mahir Shukurov
2010 [9] Rashad Sadygov Flag of Turkey.svg Kocaelispor Kamran Agayev Ruslan Abishov
2011 [10] Rauf Aliyev Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ Afran Ismayilov Ruslan Abishov
2012 [11] Ruslan Abishov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Khazar Lankaran Javid Imamverdiyev Vugar Nadirov
2013 [12] Rashad Sadygov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ Rauf Aliyev Kamran Agayev, Ruslan Abishov, Mahir Shukurov
2014 [13] Gara Garayev Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ Badavi Guseynov Rashad Sadygov
2015 [14] Rahid Amirguliyev Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ Rashad Sadygov Badavi Guseynov
2016 [15] Rashad Sadygov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ Maksim Medvedev Kamran Aghayev
2017 [16] Rashad Sadygov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ Mahir Madatov Gara Garayev
2018 [17] Mirabdulla Abbasov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku Maksim Medvedev Gara Garayev
2019 [18] Emil Balayev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg FC Tobol Ramil Sheydayev Bahlul Mustafazade
2020 Gara Garayev Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev Namik Alaskarov
2021 [19] Emin Mahmudov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku Mahir Emreli Gara Garayev, Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev, Filip Ozobić
2022 [20] Emin Mahmudov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Neftchi Baku
2023 [21] Bəhlul Mustafazadə Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ

Players awarded multiple times

PlayerNumberYears
Rashad Sadygov 62004, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017
Samir Alakbarov 31991, 1992, 1993
Yunis Huseinov 21994, 1998
Gara Garayev 22014, 2020
Emin Mahmudov 22021, 2022

List of Azerbaijani Football Goalkeeper of the Year recipients

YearPlayerClub
2009 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Kamran Agayev  (AZE) Khazar Lankaran
2011 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Kamran Agayev  (AZE) Khazar Lankaran
2012 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Kamran Agayev  (AZE) Khazar Lankaran [22]

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