Footballers' Footballer of the Year Awards (Bulgaria)

Footballers' Footballer of the Year Awards (Bulgarian: Награди Футболист на футболистите) are annual association football awards for the best player of the year, best young player of the year and best manager of the year in Bulgarian football. The awards have been presented since the 2001–02 season and the winners are chosen by a vote amongst the members of the Bulgarian football players' union, the Association of Bulgarian footballers (ABF).[1]

Every spring, before the end of the Bulgarian football championship season, a shortlist of nominees is prepared by the ABF in consultation with football journalists, players and managers. Then, in April, each professional footballer playing in the top two divisions of Bulgarian football (the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and the Bulgarian B Professional Football Group), no matter of his nationality, votes for a total of three players, three young players and three managers from the shortlist. The awards are given to the professionals who have received most of the votes.[1] The awards winners are announced at a gala event after the end of the football championship season.

Winners edit

The awards have been presented since 2001. The following tables present all the winners, runners-up and third-placed players and managers.[1]

Player of the year edit

Year Winner Runner-up Third-placed Notes
Player Club Player Club Player Club
2001–02   Vladimir Manchev CSKA Sofia  
2002–03   Velizar Dimitrov CSKA Sofia   Ilian Stoyanov Levski Sofia   Hristo Yovov Litex Lovech [2]
2003–04   Martin Kamburov Lokomotiv Plovdiv   Emil Gargorov CSKA Sofia   Dimitar Ivankov Levski Sofia [3]
2004–05   Hristo Yanev CSKA Sofia   Martin Kamburov Lokomotiv Plovdiv   Blagoy Georgiev Slavia Sofia [4]
2005–06   Daniel Borimirov Levski Sofia   Stanislav Angelov Levski Sofia   Dimitar Telkiyski Levski Sofia [5]
2006–07   Hristo Yovov Levski Sofia   Tsvetan Genkov Lokomotiv Sofia   Stanislav Angelov Levski Sofia [6]
2007–08   Georgi Hristov Botev Plovdiv   Velizar Dimitrov CSKA Sofia   Marcho Dafchev Lokomotiv Sofia [7]
2008–09   Martin Kamburov Lokomotiv Sofia   Georgi Ivanov Levski Sofia   Aleksandar Aleksandrov Cherno More Varna [8]
2009–10   Ivelin Popov Litex Lovech   Martin Kamburov Lokomotiv Sofia   Doka Madureira Litex Lovech [9]
2010–11   Doka Madureira Litex Lovech   Garra Dembélé Levski Sofia   Spas Delev CSKA Sofia [10]
2011–12   Júnior Moraes CSKA Sofia   Hristo Yanev Litex Lovech   Emil Gargorov Ludogorets Razgrad [11]
2012–13   Georgi Milanov Litex Lovech   Ivan Tsvetkov Botev Plovdiv   Emil Gargorov Ludogorets Razgrad [12]
2013–14   Vladislav Stoyanov Ludogorets Razgrad   Emil Gargorov CSKA Sofia   Svetoslav Dyakov Ludogorets Razgrad [13]
2014–15   Marcelinho Ludogorets Razgrad   Svetoslav Dyakov Ludogorets Razgrad   Ivan Tsvetkov Botev Plovdiv [14]
2015–16   Vladislav Stoyanov Ludogorets Razgrad   Marcelinho Ludogorets Razgrad   Martin Kamburov Lokomotiv Plovdiv [15]
2016–17   Todor Nedelev Botev Plovdiv   Martin Kamburov Beroe   Fernando Karanga CSKA Sofia [16]

Young player of the year edit

Year Winner Runner-up Third-placed Notes
Player Club Player Club Player Club
2001–02   Emil Gargorov Lokomotiv Sofia  
2002–03   Emil Gargorov CSKA Sofia   Yordan Todorov CSKA Sofia   Blagoy Georgiev Slavia Sofia [2]
2003–04   Chavdar Yankov Slavia Sofia   Omonigho Temile Levski Sofia   Kostadin Hazurov CSKA Sofia [3]
2004–05   Chavdar Yankov Slavia Sofia   Valeri Domovchiyski Levski Sofia   Tsvetan Genkov Lokomotiv Sofia [4]
2005–06   Valeri Domovchiyski Levski Sofia   Tsvetan Genkov Lokomotiv Sofia   Ivelin Popov Litex Lovech [5]
2006–07   Valeri Domovchiyski Levski Sofia   Nikolay Dimitrov Levski Sofia   Ivelin Popov Litex Lovech [6]
2007–08   Nikolay Dimitrov Levski Sofia   Ivan Ivanov Lokomotiv Plovdiv   Aleksandar Aleksandrov Cherno More Varna [7]
2008–09   Spas Delev Pirin Blagoevgrad   Ivan Ivanov CSKA Sofia   Aleksandar Tonev CSKA Sofia [8]
2009–10   Ismail Isa Lokomotiv Mezdra   Spas Delev CSKA Sofia   Daniel Zlatkov Minyor Pernik [9]
2010–11   Aleksandar Tonev CSKA Sofia   Plamen Iliev Levski Sofia   Georgi Milanov Litex Lovech [10]
2011–12   Georgi Milanov Litex Lovech   Plamen Iliev Levski Sofia   Anton Karachanakov CSKA Sofia [11]
2012–13   Todor Nedelev Botev Plovdiv   Simeon Slavchev Litex Lovech   Iliya Milanov Litex Lovech [12]
2013–14   Ivaylo Chochev CSKA Sofia   Georgi Kitanov Cherno More Varna   Kiril Despodov Litex Lovech [13]
2014–15   Tsvetelin Chunchukov Botev Plovdiv   Kristiyan Malinov Litex Lovech   Milen Gamakov Botev Plovdiv [14]
2015–16   Kristiyan Malinov Litex Lovech   Bozhidar Kraev Levski Sofia   Georgi Kitanov Cherno More Varna [15]
2016–17   Kiril Despodov CSKA Sofia   Antonio Vutov Levski Sofia   Serkan Yusein Botev Plovdiv [16]

Manager of the year edit

Year Winner Runner-up Third-placed Notes
Manager Club Manager Club Manager Club
2001–02   Ferario Spasov Litex Lovech  
2002–03   Stoycho Mladenov CSKA Sofia   Ferario Spasov Litex Lovech   Dimitar Dimitrov Lokomotiv Plovdiv [2]
2003–04   Eduard Eranosyan Lokomotiv Plovdiv   Ferario Spasov CSKA Sofia   Velislav Vutsov Cherno More Varna [3]
2004–05   Miodrag Ješić CSKA Sofia   Stefan Grozdanov Lokomotiv Sofia   Eduard Eranosyan Lokomotiv Plovdiv [4]
2005–06   Stanimir Stoilov Levski Sofia   Ljupko Petrović Litex Lovech   Yasen Petrov Cherno More Varna [5]
2006–07   Stanimir Stoilov Levski Sofia   Ljupko Petrović Litex Lovech   Stefan Grozdanov Lokomotiv Sofia [6]
2007–08   Stoycho Mladenov CSKA Sofia   Stanimir Stoilov Levski Sofia   Miodrag Ješić Litex Lovech [7]
2008–09   Stanimir Stoilov Litex Lovech   Krassimir Balakov Chernomorets Burgas   Nikola Spasov Cherno More Varna [8]
2009–10   Ilian Iliev Beroe Stara Zagora   Angel Chervenkov Litex Lovech   Anton Velkov Minyor Pernik [9]
2010–11   Lyuboslav Penev Litex Lovech   Ilian Iliev Beroe Stara Zagora   Milen Radukanov CSKA Sofia [10]
2011–12   Dimitar Dimitrov Chernomorets Burgas   Ilian Iliev Beroe Stara Zagora   Stoycho Mladenov CSKA Sofia [11]
2012–13   Hristo Stoichkov Litex Lovech   Dimitar Dimitrov Chernomorets Burgas   Stanimir Stoilov Botev Plovdiv [12]
2013–14   Stoycho Stoev Ludogorets Razgrad   Stoycho Mladenov CSKA Sofia   Georgi Ivanov Cherno More Varna [13]
2014–15   Dimitar Vasev Lokomotiv Sofia   [14]
2015–16   Georgi Dermendzhiev Ludogorets Razgrad   Hristo Yanev CSKA Sofia   Stoycho Stoev Levski Sofia [15]
2016–17   Nikolay Kirov Botev Plovdiv   Aleksandar Tomash Beroe   Ilian Iliev Cherno More Varna [16]

Women's player of the year edit

The women's player of the year award has been presented since 2016.

Year Winner Runner-up Third-placed Notes
Player Club Player Club Player Club
2015–16   Silvia Radoyska NSA Sofia   Veronika Gotseva Sportika Blagoevgrad   Nina Georgieva Beroe Stara Zagora [15]

References edit

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