2023–24 Azerbaijan Premier League
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 4 August 2023 – 26 May 2024 |
Champions | Qarabağ |
Relegated | Gabala |
UEFA Champions League | Qarabağ |
UEFA Europa League | Zira |
UEFA Conference League | Sabah Sumgayit |
Matches played | 145 |
Goals scored | 376 (2.59 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Juninho (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Qarabağ 7–1 Kapaz (4 November 2023) |
Biggest away win | Sumgayit 1–6 Qarabağ (8 December 2023) |
Highest scoring | Qarabağ 7–1 Kapaz (4 November 2023) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches Qarabağ |
Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Qarabağ |
Longest winless run | 11 matches Kapaz Gabala |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Gabala |
Highest attendance | 9,300 Sumgayit 1–0 Qarabağ (28 April 2024) |
Lowest attendance | 500 Sabail 1-4 Sumgayit (5 August 2023) |
Total attendance | 6,405 |
Average attendance | 1,281 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 11 April 2024. |
The 2023–24 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 32nd season of the Azerbaijan Premier League, the highest tier football league of Azerbaijan. The season began on 4 August 2023 and ended on 26 May 2024.
Teams
[edit]Team changes
[edit]Promoted from 2022–23 Azerbaijan First Division |
Relegated to 2023–24 Azerbaijan First Division |
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Araz-Naxçıvan | Shamakhi |
Stadia and locations
[edit]- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Year Established | Location | Venue | Capacity[1] |
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Araz-Naxçıvan | 1967 | Nakhchivan, Baku | Dalga Arena | 6,500 |
Gabala | 1995[2][3] | Qabala | Gabala City Stadium | 4,500 |
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 |
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
[edit]Araz-Naxçıvan | Gabala | Kapaz | Qarabağ | Neftçi |
Dalga Arena | Gabala City Stadium | Ganja City Stadium | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium | Neftchi Arena |
Capacity: 6,500 | Capacity: 4,500 | Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 31,200 | Capacity: 10,260 |
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Sabah | Sabail | Sumgayit | Turan Tovuz | Zira |
Bank Respublika Arena | ASCO Arena | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | Tovuz City Stadium | Zira Sport Complex |
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Capacity: 8,600 | Capacity: 3,200 | Capacity: 8,700 | Capacity: 6,500 | Capacity: 1,300 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]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 |
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Samaya Ltd |
Gabala | ![]() |
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Gilan & Knauf |
Kapaz | ![]() |
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Neftçi | ![]() |
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SOCAR |
Qarabağ | ![]() |
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Azersun |
Sabah | ![]() |
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Bank Respublika |
Sabail | ![]() |
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ASCO |
Sumgayit | ![]() |
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Pasha Insurance[broken anchor], Azərikimya |
Turan Tovuz | ![]() |
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Huner Group |
Zira | ![]() |
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Nar, Azfargroup |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Araz-Naxçıvan | Pre-season | ![]() |
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Kapaz | ![]() |
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12 June 2023[5] | |||
Neftçi | ![]() |
Mutual Agreement | 21 June 2023[6] | ![]() |
11 July 2023[7] | |
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24 December 2023[8] | 3rd | ![]() |
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Sabah | ![]() |
Resignation | 1 February 2024[10] | 7th | ![]() |
1 February 2024 |
Gabala | ![]() |
Resignation | 24 February 2024[11] | 10th | ![]() |
25 February 2024[12] |
Sabah | ![]() |
End of contract | 5 March 2024 | 6th | ![]() |
5 March 2024[13] |
Foreign players
[edit]Each team can use only seven foreign players on the field in each game.
In italics:' Players that are on loan from another APL side.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Qarabağ (C) | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 97 | 37 | +60 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Zira | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 58[a] | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b] |
3 | Sabah | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 58[a] | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
4 | Sumgayit | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 57 | |
5 | Neftçi | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 56 | |
6 | Turan Tovuz | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 48 | |
7 | Sabail | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 42 | |
8 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 36 | |
9 | Kapaz | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 35 | |
10 | Gabala (R) | 36 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 64 | −34 | 26 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
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.[14]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Zira are ahead of Sabah on head-to-head points: Zira 1–0 Sabah, Sabah 0–1 Zira, Zira 0–1 Sabah, Sabah 0–1 Zira
- ^ The 2023–24 Azerbaijan Cup winners qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners (Qarabağ) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the second-placed team, and the second Conference League second round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Fixtures and results
[edit]Clubs play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.
Season statistics
[edit]- As of match played 26 May 2024
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[15] |
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Qarabağ | 20 |
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Sabail | 15 |
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Qarabağ | 12 |
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Qarabağ | 11 |
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Qarabağ | 10 |
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Araz-Naxçıvan | 9 |
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Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Qarabağ | Kapaz | 7–1 (H) | 4 November 2023 | [16] |
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Sabah | Turan Tovuz | 2–3 (A) | 11 November 2023 | [17] |
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Gabala | Turan Tovuz | 4–0 (H) | 25 November 2023 | [18] |
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Neftçi | Kapaz | 3–3 (A) | 9 March 2024 | [19] |
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Neftçi | Kapaz | 5–1 (H) | 10 May 2024 | [20] |
Own goals
[edit]Sertan Taşqın – Turan Tovuz vs Qarabağ 13 August 2023
Jon Irazabal – Sabah vs Neftçi 20 August 2023
Ishak Belfodil – Sabah vs Araz-Naxçıvan 7 October 2023
Numan Kurdić – Araz-Naxçıvan vs Sabail 2 December 2023
Ilkin Qirtimov – Sabail vs Gabala 15 December 2023
Bojan Letić – Araz-Naxçıvan vs Sabah 15 December 2023
Adi Mehremić – Sumgayit vs Sabail 23 December 2023
Numan Kurdić – Qarabağ vs Araz-Naxçıvan 23 January 2024
Wanderson – Araz-Naxçıvan vs Zira 25 February 2024
Nir Bardea – Neftçi vs Sabail 15 March 2024
Murad Khachayev – Sumgayit vs Sabah 17 March 2024
Yuri Matias – Neftçi vs Sumgayit 7 April 2024
Igor Ribeiro - Neftçi vs Araz-Naxçıvan (13 April 2024)
Slavik Alkhasov - Turan Tovuz vs Sumgayit (19 April 2024)
Murad Khachayev - Sabah vs Sumgayit (18 May 2024)
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of match played 25 May 2024
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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Zira | 17 |
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Sumgayit | 13 |
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Neftçi | 9 |
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Sabah | 8 |
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Araz-Naxçıvan | 7 |
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Sabail | 6 |
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Neftçi |
Rza Jafarov & Ivan Brkić both played in Neftçi's 2-0 victory over Gabala on 27 August 2023
Nijat Mehbaliyev & Yusif Imanov both played in Sabah's 4-0 victory over Sabail on 10 December 2023
Discipline
[edit]Red cards
[edit]- As of match played 25 May 2024
Ulvi Isgandarov - Araz-Naxçıvan vs Gabala (12 August 2023)
Amin Seydiyev - Zira vs Sabah (26 August 2023)
Rza Jafarov - Neftçi vs Gabala (27 August 2023)
Pierre Zebli - Zira vs Sumgayit (15 September 2023)
Mohammed Kadiri - Araz-Naxçıvan vs Neftçi (16 September 2023)
Kevin Medina - Gabala vs Qarabağ (25 September 2023)
Bojan Letić - Sabail vs Sabah (30 September 2023)
Igor Ribeiro - Araz-Naxçıvan vs Zira (1 October 2023)
Ilkin Qirtimov - Gabala vs Araz-Naxçıvan (22 October 2023)
Osama Khalaila - Gabala vs Araz-Naxçıvan (22 October 2023)
Yuri Matias - Neftçi vs Sabah (30 October 2023)
Emmanuel Apeh - Sabah vs Zira (5 November 2023)
Emil Safarov - Gabala vs Kapaz (9 December 2023)
Samuel Tetteh - Sabail vs Gabala (15 December 2023)
Faig Hajiyev - Kapaz vs Turan Tovuz (22 January 2024)
Elvin Camalov - Zira vs Sabah (27 January 2024)
Zurab Ochihava - Neftçi vs Gabala (28 January 2024)
Ayyoub Allach - Neftçi vs Gabala (28 January 2024)
Maksim Medvedev - Sabah vs Qarabağ (3 February 2024)
Fares Abu Akel - Sabah vs Qarabağ (28 February 2024)
Issa Djibrilla - Zira vs Turan Tovuz (2 March 2024)
Lucas Áfrico - Gabala vs Sabail (3 March 2024)
Vusal Shabanov - Turan Tovuz vs Araz-Naxçıvan (10 March 2024)
Numan Kurdić - Araz-Naxçıvan vs Gabala (16 March 2024)
Adi Mehremić - Sabail vs Kapaz (14 April 2024)
Ceyhun Nuriyev - Zira vs Neftçi (20 April 2024)
Brunão - Neftçi vs Turan Tovuz (28 April 2024)
Olawale Onanuga - Kapaz vs Sumgayit (4 May 2024)
Martin Júnior - Kapaz vs Sumgayit (4 May 2024)
Vugar Mustafayev - Kapaz vs Sumgayit (4 May 2024)
Yuri Matias - Qarabağ vs Neftçi (4 May 2024)
Roderick Miller - Turan Tovuz vs Zira (5 May 2024)
Shakir Seyidov - Neftçi vs Kapaz (10 May 2024)
Davit Volkovi - Gabala vs Sabah (12 May 2024)
Mudo Valdez - Neftçi vs Sabah (25 May 2024)
Jon Irazabal - Neftçi vs Sabah (25 May 2024)
Kaheem Parris - Neftçi vs Sabah (25 May 2024)
Abdulakh Khaybulayev - Neftçi vs Sabah (25 May 2024)
Paná - Zira vs Sabail (25 May 2024)
Attendances
[edit]Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Turan Tovuz | 73,900 | 6,000 | 1,500 | 4,106 | n/a |
2 | Sumgayit | 51,516 | 9,300 | 800 | 2,862 | n/a |
3 | Neftçi | 31,321 | 6,900 | 400 | 1,740 | n/a |
4 | Sabah | 26,997 | 4,300 | 1,100 | 1,500 | n/a |
5 | Qarabağ | 22,628 | 4,500 | 300 | 1,257 | n/a |
6 | Zira | 20,200 | 1,200 | 450 | 1,122 | n/a |
7 | Kapaz | 14,615 | 3,000 | 500 | 812 | n/a |
8 | Sabail | 14,190 | 2,400 | 200 | 788 | n/a |
9 | Gabala | 10,730 | 1,500 | 250 | 596 | n/a |
10 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 10,390 | 1,000 | 120 | 577 | n/a |
League total | 276,487 | 9,300 | 120 | 1,536 | n/a |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ Establishment of SC Qabala Archived 23 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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