Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year

Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year is an yearly title awarded to the best Azerbaijani football (soccer) 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 every year.Official Stats on RSSSФ

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 given every year. 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 number of 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 place1991"Futbol+" 2006-nın ən yaxşılarını seçir  Samir Alakbarov  Neftchi Baku1992Samir Alakbarov  Neftchi Baku1993Samir Alakbarov  Neftchi Baku1994Yunis Huseynov  Neftchi Baku1995Not awarded1996Vidadi Rzayev  Neftchi Baku1997Faig Jabbarov  Kapaz1998Yunis Huseynov  Kapaz1999Tarlan Ahmadov  Neftchi BakuZaur TagizadeGurban Gurbanov2000Emin Agayev  Torpedo-ZIL MoscowTarlan AhmadovEmin Guliyev2001Zaur Tagizade  Shafa BakuJahangir HasanzadeMahmud Gurbanov2002Samir Aliyev  Neftchi BakuKamal QuliyevTarlan Ahmadov2003Gurban Gurbanov  Volgar AstrakhanFarrukh IsmayilovKamal Quliyev2004Футбол. Садыгов стал лучшим футболистом Азербайджана Rashad Sadygov  Neftchi BakuZaur RamazanovEmin Guliyev2005Стало известно имя лучшего футболиста Азербайджана Rashad Sadygov  KayserisporZaur TagizadeAnatoli Ponomarev2006Джейхун Султанов - футболист года в Азербайджане Jeyhun Sultanov   FC BakuFarhad VeliyevAndré Luiz Ladaga2007Mahmud Gurbanov   Inter BakuZaur RamazanovBranimir Subašić2008Камран Агаев назван лучшим футболистом Азербайджана. Kamran Agayev   Khazar LankaranRashad SadygovZaur Ramazanov2009Vagif Javadov   QarabağRashad SadygovMahir Shukurov2010Rashad Sadygov  KocaelisporKamran AgayevRuslan Abishov2011Rauf Aliyev   QarabağAfran IsmayilovRuslan Abishov2012Ruslan Abishov   Khazar LankaranJavid ImamverdiyevVugar Nadirov2013Rashad Sadygov   QarabağRauf AliyevKamran Agayev, Ruslan Abishov, Mahir Shukurov2014Gara Garayev   QarabağBadavi GuseynovRashad Sadygov2015Rahid Amirguliyev   QarabağRashad SadygovBadavi Guseynov2016Rashad Sadygov   QarabağMaksim MedvedevKamran Aghayev2017Rashad Sadygov   QarabağMahir MadatovGara Garayev2018Mirabdulla Abbasov  Neftchi BakuMaksim MedvedevGara Garayev

Number of awards per player
PlayerNumberYears Rashad Sadygov 6 2004, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017 Samir Alakbarov 3 1991, 1992, 1993 Yunis Huseinov 2 1994, 1998 Vidadi Rzayev 1 1996 Faig Jabbarov 1 1997 Tarlan Ahmadov 1 1999 Emin Agayev 1 2000 Zaur Tagizade 1 2001 Samir Aliyev 1 2002 Gurban Gurbanov 1 2003 Jeyhun Sultanov 1 2006 Mahmud Gurbanov 1 2007 Kamran Agayev 1 2008 Vagif Javadov 1 2009 Rauf Aliyev 1 2011 Ruslan Abishov 1 2012 Gara Garayev 1 2014 Rahid Amirguliyev 1 2015 Mirabdulla Abbasov 1 2018

List of Azerbaijani Football Goalkeeper of the Year recipients
YearPlayerClub2009Khazar Lankaran2011Khazar Lankaran2012Khazar Lankaran

References

Category:1991 establishments in Azerbaijan
Category:Azerbaijani awards
Category:Azerbaijani footballers