Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year
Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year is an annual 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 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 number of awards at four. 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
Number of awards per player
| Player | Number | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Rashad Sadygov | 4 | 2004, 2005, 2010, 2013 |
| 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 |
List of Azerbaijani Football Goalkeeper of the Year recipients
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Kamran Agayev (AZE) |
Khazar Lankaran |
| 2011 | Kamran Agayev (AZE) |
Khazar Lankaran |
| 2012 | Kamran Agayev (AZE) |
Khazar Lankaran[15] |
References
- ↑ Official Stats on RSSSФ
- ↑ ANS:Заур Рамазанов назван лучшим футболистом года в Азербайджане (Russian)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Futbol+" 2006-nın ən yaxşılarını seçir (Azerbaijani)
- ↑ Футбол. Садыгов стал лучшим футболистом Азербайджана (Russian)
- ↑ Стало известно имя лучшего футболиста Азербайджана (Russian)
- ↑ Джейхун Султанов - футболист года в Азербайджане (Russian)
- ↑ Камран Агаев назван лучшим футболистом Азербайджана. (Russian)
- ↑ Vagif Javadov recognized best footballer of Azerbaijani team.
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