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]

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

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

Players awarded multiple times

Player Number Years
Rashad Sadygov 6 2004, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017
Samir Alakbarov 3 1991, 1992, 1993
Yunis Huseinov 2 1994, 1998
Gara Garayev 2 2014, 2020
Emin Mahmudov 2 2021, 2022

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[22]

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