Azerbaijan Premier League
Season2019–20
Dates16 August 2019 – 10 May 2020
ChampionsQarabağ
RelegatedNone
Champions LeagueQarabağ
Europa LeagueNeftçi
Keşla
Sumgayit
Matches played65
Goals scored161 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerFour Players
(7 goals)
Biggest home winNeftçi Baku 4–1 Gabala
(24 November 2019)
Zira 4–1 Sabail
(8 December 2019)
Biggest away winZira 0–6 Qarabağ
(15 February 2020)
Highest scoringZira 0–6 Qarabağ
(15 February 2020)
Longest winning runQarabağ
(7 games)
Longest unbeaten runQarabağ
(11 games)
All statistics correct as of 15 February 2020.

The 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 28th season of the Azerbaijan Premier League with Qarabağ being the defending champions. The season began on 16 August 2019,[1] before being prematurely ended on 19 June 2020.

Season events

On 13 March 2020, the Azerbaijan Premier League was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

On 19 June 2020, the AFFA announced that the Azerbaijan Premier League was officially ended without the resumption of the remains matches due to the escalating situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan. As a result Qarabağ were crowned champions for the seventh season in a row, whilst also qualifying for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, with Neftçi, Keşla and Sumgayit qualifying for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.[3]

Teams

Locations of the 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League teams.
Team in italics is from a zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and is playing its home games in Baku.

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Year Established Location Venue Capacity[4]
Gabala 1995[5][6] Qabala Gabala City Stadium 4,500
Keşla 1997 Keshla ASK Arena 5,300
Neftçi Baku 1937 Baku Bakcell Arena 10,500
Qarabağ 1987 Baku Azersun Arena 5,800
Sabah 2017 Masazır Bank Respublika Arena 13,000
Sabail 2016 Sabail ASCO Arena 3,200
Sumgayit 2010 Sumqayit Kapital Bank Arena 1,400
Zira 2014 Zira Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,300

Stadiums

Gabala Keşla Qarabağ Neftçi Baku
Gabala City Stadium ASK Arena Azersun Arena Bakcell Arena
Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 5,300 Capacity: 5,800 Capacity: 11,000
Sabah Sabail Sumgayit Zira
Bank Respublika Arena ASCO Arena Kapital Bank Arena Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Capacity: 13,000 Capacity: 3,200 Capacity: 1,400 Capacity: 1,300

Personnel and kits

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

Team Manager Team captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Gabala Azerbaijan Elmar Bakhshiyev Azerbaijan Asif Mammadov Joma Milla
Keşla Azerbaijan Tarlan Ahmadov Azerbaijan Slavik Alkhasov Joma Samaya LTD
Neftçi Baku Azerbaijan Fizuli Mammedov Azerbaijan Emin Mahmudov Nike Turkish Airlines
Qarabağ Azerbaijan Gurban Gurbanov Azerbaijan Rashad Sadygov Adidas Azersun
Sabah Croatia Željko Sopić Azerbaijan Javid Imamverdiyev Macron Bank Respublika
Sabail Azerbaijan Aftandil Hacıyev Azerbaijan Rahid Amirguliyev Nike AzTea
Sumgayit Azerbaijan Aykhan Abbasov Azerbaijan Vurğun Hüseynov Jako Pasha Insurance, Azərikimya
Zira Azerbaijan Zaur Hashimov Azerbaijan Javid Huseynov Joma Bakcell, Azfargroup

Foreign players

A team could use only six 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
Gabala Croatia Ivica Žunić Georgia (country) Merab Gigauri Ivory Coast Christian Kouakou Mozambique Clésio Spain Fernán Ferreiroa France Abdelrafik Gérard Slovenia Nicolas Rajsel
Keşla Argentina Franco Flores Moldova Stanislav Namașco Montenegro Mijuško Bojović Paraguay César Meza Paraguay Lorenzo Frutos Sierra Leone John Kamara Uzbekistan Shohrux Gadoyev Angola Alexander Christovão
Neftçi Baku Brazil Dário France Bagaliy Dabo France Steeven Joseph-Monrose Greece Vangelis Platellas Guinea Mamadou Kane Haiti Soni Mustivar Senegal Mamadou Mbodj Serbia Vojislav Stanković Iran Saman Nariman Jahan
Qarabağ Brazil Ailton Brazil Vagner Croatia Filip Ozobić France Abdellah Zoubir Morocco Faycal Rherras Senegal Magaye Gueye Spain Míchel Ghana Owusu Kwabena
Sabah Republic of the Congo Kévin Koubemba Guinea Amadou Diallo Serbia Filip Ivanović Serbia Saša Stamenković Ukraine Dmytro Bezruk Mali Ulysse Diallo Croatia Mario Marina Ukraine Marko Dević Paraguay Julio Rodríguez Moldova Eugeniu Cociuc
Sabail Brazil Erico Ghana Michael Essien Ukraine Oleksandr Rybka South Africa Hendrick Ekstein Iran Peyman Keshavarzi Nazarloo
Sumgayit Israel Amir Agayev Iran Peyman Babaei Iran Mehdi Sharifi Russia Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov
Zira Botswana Mpho Kgaswane France Chafik Tigroudja Ghana Richard Gadze Montenegro Miloš Bakrač Montenegro Bojan Zogović Peru Álvaro Ampuero Romania Adrian Scarlatache Sierra Leone Alie Sesay Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi Moldova Gheorghe Anton

In bold: Players that capped for their national team.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Gabala Azerbaijan Sanan Gurbanov Resigned 31 August 2019[7] 8th Azerbaijan Elmar Bakhshiyev (interim) 2 September 2019[8]
Sabah Azerbaijan Elshad Ahmadov Resigned 16 September 2019 7th Azerbaijan Igor Ponomaryov (interim) 19 September 2019
Zira Azerbaijan Samir Abbasov Resigned 8 October 2019 6th Azerbaijan Zaur Hashimov 9 October 2019
Sabah Azerbaijan Igor Ponomaryov (interim) End of interim role 26 November 2019 6th Croatia Željko Sopić 26 November 2019[9]
Neftçi Italy Roberto Bordin Resigned 18 January 2020[10] 3rd Azerbaijan Fizuli Mammedov 18 January 2020[11]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Qarabağ (C) 20 13 6 1 34 7 +27 45 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Neftçi Baku 20 10 7 3 33 14 +19 37 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Keşla 20 8 6 6 27 21 +6 30
4 Sumgayit 20 6 5 9 24 32 −8 23
5 Zira 20 6 5 9 25 37 −12 23
6 Sabah 20 5 6 9 19 27 −8 21
7 Sabail 20 5 5 10 16 30 −14 20
8 Gabala 20 5 4 11 25 35 −10 19
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.[12]
(C) Champions

Results

Clubs will play each other four times for a total of 28 matches each.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played 9 March 2020
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Iran Peyman Babaei Sumgayit 7
France Steeven Joseph-Monrose Neftçi Baku
France Bagaliy Dabo Neftçi Baku
Azerbaijan Mahir Emreli Qarabağ
5 Paraguay Lorenzo Frutos Keşla 6
Azerbaijan Aghabala Ramazanov Zira
Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi Zira
8 Iran Mehdi Sharifi Sumgayit 5
Senegal Magaye Gueye Qarabağ
South Africa Hendrick Ekstein Sabail
France Abdellah Zoubir Qarabağ

Top assists

As of match played 9 March 2020
Rank Player Club Assists
1 France Abdellah Zoubir Qarabağ 7
2 Azerbaijan Mahir Emreli Qarabağ 6
Azerbaijan Vusal Isgandarli Keşla
Azerbaijan Aleksey Isayev Sumgayit
Ghana Richard Gadze Zira
6 Azerbaijan Ruslan Qurbanov Keşla 5
Azerbaijan Rahman Hajiyev Neftçi
Spain Fernań Ferreiroá Gabala
Azerbaijan Emin Mahmudov Neftçi

Clean sheets

As of match played 9 March 2020
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Azerbaijan Shahruddin Mahammadaliyev Qarabağ 9
2 Azerbaijan Salahat Aghayev Neftçi 7
Moldova Stanislav Namașco Keşla
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović Qarabağ 6
5 Azerbaijan Mehdi Jannatov Sumgayit 4
Azerbaijan Anar Nazirov Gabala

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Ismayil Ibrahimli for Qarabağ against Keşla on 16 August 2019.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "pfl.az". Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Официально: Остановлены матчи Премьер-лиги". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azeri Football. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Официально: Сезон 2019/20 завершен досрочно. Карабах - чемпион, Сумгаит впервые в истории попал в Еврокубки". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Azərbaycan Peşəkar Liqası (in Azerbaijani)
  5. ↑ "Qəbələ – 10". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Establishment of SC Qabala Archived 23 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "AÇIQLAMA". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "AÇIQLAMA". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  9. ↑ ""SABAH" FK-DA YENİ BAŞ MƏŞQÇİ". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Neftçi Terminates Bordin's Contract". neftchipfk.com. Neftçi PFK. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Neftçi Terminates Bordin's Contract". neftchipfk.com. Neftçi PFK. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "Premyer Liqa". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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