2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League

Football league season
Azerbaijan Premier League
Season2024–25
Dates2 August 2024 – 2025
Matches played18
Goals scored45 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerDavit Volkovi (3)
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All statistics correct as of 27 August 2024.

The 2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League is the 33rd season of the Azerbaijan Premier League, the highest tier football league of Azerbaijan.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from
2023–24 Azerbaijan First Division 		Relegated to
2024–25 Azerbaijan First Division
Shamakhi Gabala
2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League is located in Azerbaijan
Neftçi Sabah
Neftçi
Sabah
Kapaz
Kapaz
Shamakhi
Shamakhi
Sumgayit
Sumgayit
Turan Tovuz
Turan Tovuz
Zira
Zira
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Locations of the 2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League teams

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Year Established Location Venue Capacity[1]
Araz-Naxçıvan 1967 Nakhchivan, Baku Dalga Arena 6,500
Kapaz 1959 Ganja, Tovuz Tovuz City Stadium 6,500
Neftchi 1937 Baku Neftchi Arena 10,260
Qarabağ 1951 Aghdam, Baku Tofiq Bahramov Stadium 31,200
Sabah 2017 Absheron Bank Respublika Arena 8,600
Sabail 2016 Sabail, Baku ASCO Arena 3,200
Shamakhi 1997[2] Shamakhi Shamakhi City Stadium 2,200
Sumgayit 2010 Sumgait Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium 8,700
Turan Tovuz 1992 Tovuz Tovuz City Stadium 6,500
Zira 2014 Zira, Baku Zira Sport Complex 1,300

Stadiums

Araz-Naxçıvan Kapaz Qarabağ Neftçi Sabah
Dalga Arena Ganja City Stadium Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Neftchi Arena Bank Respublika Arena
Capacity: 6,500 Capacity: 26,000 Capacity: 31,200 Capacity: 10,260 Capacity: 8,600
Sabail Shamakhi Sumgayit Turan Tovuz Zira
ASCO Arena Shamakhi City Stadium Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium Tovuz City Stadium Zira Sport Complex
Capacity: 3,200 Capacity: 2,200 Capacity: 8,700 Capacity: 6,500 Capacity: 1,300

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Araz-Naxçıvan Azerbaijan Ramin Akhundov Azerbaijan Elmar Bakhshiyev Azerbaijan Vadim Abdullayev Denmark Hummel[3] Samaya Ltd
Kapaz Azerbaijan Ilgar Nadiri Azerbaijan Adil Shukurov Azerbaijan Vurğun Hüseynov Spain Joma -
Neftçi Azerbaijan Kamran Guliyev Ukraine Roman Hryhorchuk Azerbaijan Emin Mahmudov Italy Erreà SOCAR
Qarabağ Turkey Tahir Gozal Azerbaijan Gurban Gurbanov France Abdellah Zoubir Germany Adidas Azersun
Sabah Azerbaijan Magsud Adigozalov Croatia Krunoslav Rendulić Azerbaijan Elvin Jamalov United States Nike Bank Respublika
Sabail Azerbaijan Abdulgani Nurmammadov Azerbaijan Shahin Diniyev Azerbaijan Yusif Nabiyev Germany Adidas ASCO
Shamakhi Azerbaijan Elchin Usub Azerbaijan Aykhan Abbasov Azerbaijan Emin Zamanov Spain Joma
Sumgayit Azerbaijan Riad Rafiyev Azerbaijan Samir Abbasov Azerbaijan Vugar Mustafayev Germany Jako Azerikimya
Turan Tovuz Azerbaijan Ogtay Abdullayev Turkmenistan Kurban Berdyev Azerbaijan Şehriyar Aliyev Germany Jako Huner Group
Zira Azerbaijan Taleh Nasibov Azerbaijan Rashad Sadygov Azerbaijan Qismət Alıyev Spain Joma Nar, Azfargroup

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Neftçi Montenegro Miodrag Božović End of contract 30 June 2024[4] Pre-season Ukraine Roman Hryhorchuk 1 July 2024[5]
Turan Tovuz Azerbaijan Aykhan Abbasov Turkmenistan Kurban Berdyev 25 June 2024[6]

Foreign players

Each team can use only seven foreign players on the field in each game.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Player 10 Player 11 Player 12 Player 13 Player 14 Player 15 Player 16 Left during the season
Araz-Naxçıvan Bosnia and Herzegovina Mićo Kuzmanović Brazil Jatobá Brazil Ramon Machado Brazil Wanderson Maranhão Brazil Igor Ribeiro Brazil Felipe Santos Burkina Faso Issouf Paro Moldova Cristian Avram Portugal Benny Portugal Nuno Rodrigues
Kapaz Albania Redon Mihana Belarus Yegor Khvalko Brazil Victor Braga Brazil Keverton Mali Lassana N'Diaye Morocco Karim L'Koucha Portugal Rogério
Neftçi Belarus Yegor Bogomolsky Brazil Andre Shinyashiki Brazil Yuri Matias Colombia Brayan Moreno The Gambia Dembo Darboe Germany Robert Bauer Hungary Márk Tamás Ivory Coast Erwin Koffi Collectivity of Saint Martin Keelan Lebon Sierra Leone Alpha Conteh Montenegro Edvin Kuč Portugal Raphael Guzzo Senegal Moustapha Seck Ukraine Andriy Shtohrin
Qarabağ Albania Redon Xhixha Algeria Yassine Benzia Brazil Juninho Brazil Júlio Romão Brazil Matheus Silva Cape Verde Leandro Andrade Cape Verde Patrick Andrade Colombia Kevin Medina Croatia Fabijan Buntić France Hamidou Keyta France Abdellah Zoubir Ghana Emmanuel Addai Montenegro Marko Janković Montenegro Marko Vešović Poland Mateusz Kochalski Ukraine Oleksiy Kashchuk
Sabah Bosnia and Herzegovina Bojan Letić Brazil Ygor Nogueira Croatia Ivan Lepinjica Germany Joy-Lance Mickels Jamaica Kaheem Parris Luxembourg Vincent Thill Morocco Sofian Chakla Nigeria Jesse Sekidika Serbia Njegoš Kupusović Slovakia Pavol Šafranko Spain Jon Irazabal
Sabail Albania Amir Bilali Angola Paná Guinea-Bissau David Gomis Guinea-Bissau Madi Queta Israel Gitay Sofir Netherlands Soulyman Allouch Morocco Ayman Bouali Spain Gorka Larrucea Ukraine Dmytro Lytvyn
Shamakhi Albania Belajdi Pusi Belgium Jonathan Benteke France Brahim Konaté Georgia (country) Giorgi Kantaria Germany Leroy Mickels Montenegro Vasilije Radenović Portugal Ricardo Fernandes Serbia Vasilije Bakić
Sumgayit Bosnia and Herzegovina Slaviša Radović Brazil Fernando Medeiros Brazil Alan Dias Burundi Trésor Mossi Ecuador Jordan Rezabala Israel Roi Kahat Liberia Sylvanus Nimely North Macedonia Kristijan Velinovski Montenegro Nikola Vujnović Pakistan Easah Suliman
Turan Tovuz Brazil Alex Souza Brazil Christian Iran Arash Ghaderi Moldova Denis Marandici Nigeria Otto John Panama Roderick Miller Russia Aykhan Guseynov Russia Ivan Konovalov Russia Sergey Samok Spain Álex Serrano Togo Emmanuel Hackman
Zira Brazil Martins Júnior Brazil Filipe Pachtmann Brazil Ruan Renato Brazil Raphael Utzig France Iron Gomis Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi Georgia (country) Giorgi Papunashvili Guinea Salifou Soumah Ivory Coast Stephane Acka Ivory Coast Pierre Zebli Niger Issa Djibrilla Nigeria Abbas Ibrahim Ukraine Eldar Kuliyev Portugal Tiago Silva Rwanda Ange Mutsinzi

In italics:' Players that are on loan from another APL side.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Turan Tovuz 5 4 1 0 6 0 +6 13 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Sabah 5 3 1 1 10 7 +3 10 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Qarabağ 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 9
4 Araz-Naxçıvan 4 2 1 1 4 5 −1 7
5 Zira 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 6
6 Sumgayit 5 2 0 3 5 6 −1 6
7 Shamakhi 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 5
8 Sabail 5 1 1 3 7 8 −1 4
9 Neftçi 5 0 4 1 2 4 −2 4
10 Kapaz 5 0 0 5 2 15 −13 0 Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.[7]

Fixtures and results

Clubs play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.

Home \ Away ARA KAP NEF QAR SAB SEB SHA SUM TUR ZIR ARA KAP NEF QAR SAB SEB SHA SUM TUR ZIR
Araz-Naxçıvan 1–1 1–4 1–0
Kapaz 2–3 0–3
Neftçi 0–2 0–0
Qarabağ 3–0 0–1
Sabah 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2
Sabail 4–0 1–1
Shamakhi 0–0
Sumgayit 0–1 2–0 2–1
Turan Tovuz 1–0 1–0
Zira 1–3 4–1 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2024. Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of match played 25 August 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1 Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi Zira 3
Germany Joy-Lance Mickels Sabah
3 Azerbaijan Richard Almeida Qarabağ 2
Azerbaijan Khayal Najafov Turan Tovuz
Morocco Ayman Bouali Sabail
Netherlands Soulyman Allouch Sabail
Azerbaijan Namiq Ələsgərov Sabah
Nigeria Jesse Sekidika Sabah
France Abdellah Zoubir Qarabağ

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi Zira Sabail 4–1 (H) 4 August 2024 [9]

Clean sheets

As of match played 1 September 2024
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Russia Ivan Konovalov Turan Tovuz 5
2 Moldova Cristian Avram Araz-Naxçıvan 2
Azerbaijan Rza Jafarov Neftçi
Portugal Ricardo Fernandes Shamakhi
4 Azerbaijan Mekhti Dzhenetov Sumgayit 1
Azerbaijan Sadig Mammadzade Qarabağ
Azerbaijan Aydın Bayramov Zira
Azerbaijan Yusif İmanov Sabah
Azerbaijan Huseynali Guliyev Sabail

Discipline

Red cards

As of match played 25 August 2024

Attendances

Records

In the 2024/25 season, Turan Tovuz became the 7th team in the 32-year history of the national championships to not concede a single goal in their first 5 matches. The club's match against Neftçi ended in a 0:0 draw, and they went on to defeat Sumgayit, Qarabağ, and Sabail by one unanswered goal each, and Kapaz by three unanswered goals. The last time this record was matched was in the 2016-17 season by Gabala.[10] Turan Tovuz's goalkeeper, Ivan Konozalov, became the second foreign goalkeeper in the history of the national championships to keep a clean sheet in the first 5 matches, following Dmitri Bezotosniy, who achieved this with Gabala in the 2016/17 season.[10]

For the second time in 32 years, "Neftçi" failed to win any of their first 5 matches. They ended their matches against "Turan Tovuz" and "Shamakhi" in goalless draws, and drew 1:1 with "Sabail" and "Araz-Naxçıvan." The club first experienced this in the 2017/18 season, where they also failed to win in their first 5 matches. That winless streak lasted for 6 games and was only broken in the 7th match.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Azərbaycan Peşəkar Liqası (in Azerbaijani)
  2. ^ "Arts, Sports & Events". Official Khazar University website. 2006. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  3. ^ ""Araz-Naxçıvan"ı yeni mövsümdə "Hummel" geyindirəcək". arazpfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Araz-Naxçıvan PFK. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Bojoviçlə müqavilənin müddəti uzadılmayacaq". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  5. ^ ""Neftçi" PFK-nın baş məşqçisi postuna yeni təyinat olub". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Kurban Berdıyev "Turan Tovuz"da✍️". facebook.com/TuranTovuzPFK (in Azerbaijani). Turan Tovuz Facebook. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Premyer Liqa: Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Premier League – Top Scorers". soccer24.com. Soccer24. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Zira 4-1 Sabail". soccerway.com. Soccerway.com. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Tarixdə 7-ci: İkinci legioner" (in Azerbaijani). Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası. 2025-09-02.
  11. ^ "32 ildə ikinci dəfə" (in Azerbaijani). Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası. 2024-09-02.
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