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Annual football award From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bulgarian Footballer of the Year (Bulgarian: Футболист №1 на България, Futbolist №1 na Balgariya) is an annual title awarded to the best Bulgarian association football player of the year. The award has been given since 1961, and the winner is elected by authorized journalists from the leading Bulgarian media.[citation needed]
2011 was the first year with a vote held online by fans.[1] The poll has been organized by the Futbol newspaper (1961–1975), the Start newspaper (1975–1998), the Futbol newspaper and Start magazine (1999–present).
The footballers to have won the award the most times are Dimitar Berbatov (7 times - 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), Hristo Stoichkov (5 times - 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994), Kiril Despodov (4 times - 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023), Hristo Bonev (1969, 1972, 1973) and Ivelin Popov (2015, 2016, 2017).[2] The club with the most winners is Levski Sofia with 11 and CSKA Sofia a close second with 10.
| Year | Footballer | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bozhidar Kraev | Midfielder |  Levski Sofia
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| 2015 | Bozhidar Kraev | Midfielder | Levski Sofia
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| 2016 | Petko Hristov | Defender | Slavia Sofia
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| 2017 | Kiril Despodov | Forward | CSKA Sofia
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| 2018 | Valentin Antov | Defender | CSKA Sofia
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| 2019 | Stanislav Ivanov | Forward | Levski Sofia
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| 2020 | Dominik Yankov | Midfielder | Botev Vratsa / Ludogorets
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| 2021 | Svetoslav Vutsov | Goalkeeper | Slavia Sofia
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| 2022 | Nikola Iliev | Midfielder |  Inter Milan
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| 2023 | Hristiyan Petrov | Defender | CSKA Sofia |
| Year | Footballer | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015[5] | Silvia Radoyska | Midfielder | NSA Sofia
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| 2016 | Evdokiya Popadinova | Forward |  Racers Ohio
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| 2017 | Evdokiya Popadinova | Forward | Racers Ohio
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| 2018 | Evdokiya Popadinova | Forward | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
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| 2019[6] | Evdokiya Popadinova | Forward | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
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| 2020 | Evdokiya Popadinova | Forward | Napoli Femminile
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| 2021 | Simona Petkova | Midfielder |  FC Lugano
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| 2022 | Simona Petkova | Midfielder | YB Frauen
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| 2023 | Evdokiya Popadinova | Forward | Lazio Women 2015 |
| Winner | Number of wins | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Berbatov | 7 | 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Hristo Stoichkov | 5 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 |
| Kiril Despodov | 4 | 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Hristo Bonev | 3 | 1969, 1972, 1973 |
| Ivelin Popov | 3 | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Krasimir Balakov | 2 | 1995, 1997 |
| Georgi Ivanov | 2 | 2000, 2001 |
| Kiril Ivkov | 2 | 1974, 1975 |
| Dimitar Penev | 2 | 1967, 1971 |
| Dimitar Iliev | 2 | 2019, 2020 |
| Country | Winners | Clubs featured |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria |
39 | Levski (11), CSKA (11), Lokomotiv Plovdiv (5), Slavia Sofia (5), Lokomotiv Sofia (3), Ludogorets Razgrad (3), Litex Lovech (1) |
 Germany |
5 | Bayer Leverkusen (3), Stuttgart (2) |
 Spain |
5 | Barcelona (4), Atlético Madrid (1) |
 England |
4 | Manchester United (3), Tottenham Hotspur (1) |
 Portugal |
3 | Sporting (2), Porto (1) |
 Russia |
3 | Spartak Moscow (3) |
 Austria |
1 | Rapid Wien (1) |
 Greece |
1 | PAOK (1) |
 Netherlands |
1 | Twente (1) |
 Scotland |
1 | Celtic (1) |
 Serbia |
1 | Partizan (1) |
 Switzerland |
1 | Basel (1) |
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