Winners of the Azerbaijan Sports Journalists Association of 2025 announced

The Azerbaijan Sports Journalists Association (AIJA), a member of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) and the European Union of Sports Press (AIPS EUROPE-UEPS) and its official representative in our country, has announced the traditional winner nominations for 2025.

Lent.az reports that the best of the year were determined based on a survey among the country's mass media, sports fans and experts.

Among the winners, Rasim Sultanzade, editor-in-chief of "APA Sport", was selected as the sports journalist of the year.

Sports laureates of 2025

Athlete of the Year

Men

Subhan Mammadov (boxing)

Hasrat Jafarov (Greco-Roman wrestling)

Tofig Aliyev (gymnast)

Women

Gunay Gurbanova (wrestling)

Sudaba Agayeva (judo)

Aynur Mikayilova (boxing)

Club of the Year – "Sabah" basketball club

Team of the Year – Women's national chess team

Federation of the Year – Azerbaijan Boxing Federation

Information Agency of the Year – AZERTAC

Television Channel of the Year – Idman TV

Sports Organization of the Year – Azerbaijan Deaflympics Committee

Coach of the Year – Gurban Gurbanov ("Qarabağ" Football Club)

Referee of the Year – Fuad Aslanov (boxing)

Journalist of the Year

For sports sites – Rasim Sultanzade (APASport.az)

For socio-political sites – Elmir Aliyev (Haqqin.az)

For newspapers – Muzaffar Guluzade (Futbol+)

For television – Arifa Latifova (CBC Sport)

For radio – Elshan Hamzayev (ASAN Radio)

Commentator of the Year – Tural Dadashov (Ictimai TV)

Photojournalist of the Year – Dilavar Najafov

Site of the Year

For sports sites – futbolinfo.az

For socio-political sites – qaynarinfo.az.