2018–19 Azerbaijan Premier League

The 2018–19 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 27th season of the Azerbaijan Premier League. It was won by defending champions Qarabağ. The season began on 11 August 2018.[1]

Azerbaijan Premier League
Season2018–19
Dates11 August 2018 – 11 May 2019
ChampionsQarabağ
Champions LeagueQarabağ
Europa LeagueNeftçi Baku
Sabail
Matches played112
Goals scored285 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorerMahir Emreli (16 goals)
Biggest home winQarabağ 5–1 Keşla
(3 December 2018)
Biggest away winZira 0–6 Qarabağ
(9 December 2018)
Highest scoringZira 0–6 Qarabağ
(9 December 2018)
All statistics correct as of 11 May 2019.

The winner of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2019–20 Champions League, and the second and third placed clubs earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2019–20 Europa League.[2]

Teams

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Kapaz was relegated at the conclusion of the previous season.[1] Sabah were promoted and participated in the Premier League this season.[3]

Locations of the 2018–19 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

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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[7] Keshla ASK Arena 8,125
Neftchi Baku 1937 Baku Bakcell Arena 10,500
Qarabağ 1951 Aghdam Azersun Arena {Baku} 5,800
Sabah 2017 Baku Alinja Arena 13,000
Sabail 2016 Səbail Bayil Arena 5,000
Sumgayit 2010 Sumqayit Kapital Bank Arena 1,500
Zira 2014 Zira Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,400

Stadiums

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Gabala Keşla Neftchi Baku Qarabağ
Gabala City Stadium ASK Arena Bakcell Arena Azersun Arena
Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 8,200 Capacity: 10,500 Capacity: 5,800
 
Sabah Sabail Sumgayit Zira
Alinja Arena Bayil Arena Kapital Bank Arena Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Capacity: 13,000 Capacity: 3,200 Capacity: 1,500 Capacity: 1,400

Personnel and kits

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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   Sanan Gurbanov   Javid Huseynov Joma QafqaZ Hotels[8]
Keşla   Tarlan Ahmedov   Kamran Aghayev Joma Samaya LTD
Neftchi Baku   Roberto Bordin   Ruslan Abışov Nike
Qarabağ   Gurban Gurbanov   Rashad Sadygov Adidas Azersun Holding
Sabah   Elshad Ahmadov   Javid Imamverdiyev Macron Bank Respublika
Sabail   Aftandil Hajiyev   Rahid Amirguliyev Macron AzTea
Sumgayit   Aykhan Abbasov   Vurğun Hüseynov Macron Pasha Insurance[broken anchor]
Zira   Samir Abbasov   Kamal Bayramov Joma Santral Electric

Foreign players

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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 Player 11 Player 12
Gabala   Sabien Lilaj   Steeven Joseph-Monrose   James Adeniyi   Vojislav Stanković   Lalawélé Atakora   Dmytro Bezotosnyi
Keşla   Denis Silva   Valeriy Kutsenko   John Kamara   Andre Clennon   Edvinas Girdvainis   Nikola Mitrović   Jonathan Ayite   Angelo Pena
Neftchi   Gianluca Sansone   Goran Paracki   Mamadou Mbodj   Bagaliy Dabo   Vangelis Platellas   Soni Mustivar   Kyrylo Petrov   Petru Racu
Qarabağ   Ansi Agolli   Vagner   Simeon Slavchev   Dzon Delarge   Filip Ozobić   Abdellah Zoubir   Donald Guerrier   Hannes Halldórsson   Jakub Rzeźniczak   Dani Quintana   Míchel   Innocent Emeghara
Sabah   Wanderson   Éric Ramos   Filip Ivanović   Saša Stamenković   Marko Dević   Vitaliy Kvashuk
Sabail   Imanol Iriberri   Emil Martinov   Kévin Koubemba   Tamaz Tsetskhladze   Maudo Jarjué   Tome Kitanovski   Oleksandr Rybka   Eugeniu Cociuc   Ihor Korotetskyi   Michael Essien
Sumgayit   Ali Babayev   Atilla Yıldırım   Amir Agayev   Aleksey Isayev   Peyman Babaei
Zira   Bilal Hamdi   Dylan Duventru   Sadio Tounkara   Alexandru Dedov   Adrian Scarlatache   Miloš Radivojević   Robin Ngalande   Mpho Kgaswane

In bold: Players that capped for their national team.

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentr
Gabala   Roman Hryhorchuk End of contract 29 May 2018[9] Pre-season   Sanan Gurbanov 30 May 2018[10]
Neftchi Baku   Tarlan Ahmedov End of contract 31 May 2018[11] Pre-season   Roberto Bordin 8 June 2018[12]
Sabail   Samir Aliyev Mutual consent 22 May 2018[13] Pre-season   Aftandil Hajiyev 11 June 2018[14]
Sumgayit   Samir Abbasov End of contract 20 May 2018 Pre-season   Nazim Suleymanov 7 June 2018[15]
Sabah   Arif Asadov End of contract Pre-season   Elshad Ahmadov
Keşla   Yuriy Maksymov Sacked 17 July 2018[16] Pre-season   Mladen Milinković 25 July 2018[17]
Zira   Aykhan Abbasov Resignation 29 August 2018[18] 8th   Samir Abbasov 29 August 2018[19]
Keşla   Mladen Milinković Sacked 29 October 2018[20] 7th   Tarlan Ahmadov 30 October 2018[21]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Qarabağ (C) 28 20 6 2 65 21 +44 66 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Neftçi Baku 28 17 7 4 52 26 +26 58 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Sabail 28 12 5 11 34 37 −3 41
4 Gabala 28 9 9 10 31 33 −2 36 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Zira 28 8 7 13 30 40 −10 31
6 Sumgayit 28 8 5 15 24 42 −18 29
7 Sabah 28 7 6 15 20 41 −21 27
8 Keşla 28 6 5 17 29 45 −16 23
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.[22]
(C) Champions

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
Qarabağ3112122222222222211211111111
Neftçi Baku2221211111111111122122222222
Sabail8864554333333333333333333333
Gabala1345666665555444444444444444
Zira5688887888887887866756666655
Sumgayit7456433556666666788888777776
Sabah4533345444444555555565555567
Keşla6777778777778778677677888888
Leader and Champions League first qualifying round
Europa League first qualifying round
Europa League second qualifying round
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Clubs played each other four times for a total of 28 matches each.[23]

Notes

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Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of match played 11 May 2019
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Mahir Emreli Qarabağ 16
2   Bagaliy Dabo Neftçi Baku 14
3   James Adeniyi Gabala 10
4   Marko Dević Sabah 8
  Filip Ozobić Qarabağ
6   Mirabdulla Abbasov Neftçi Baku 7
  Emin Mahmudov Neftçi Baku
  Dani Quintana Qarabağ
  Abdellah Zoubir Qarabağ
10   Steeven Joseph-Monrose Gabala 6
  Julio Rodríguez Zira

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref.
  Mahir Emreli Qarabağ Keşla 5–1 3 December 2018 [24]
  Dani Quintana Qarabağ Zira 6–0 9 December 2018 [25]
  Mahir Emreli Qarabağ Sabail 4–0 5 May 2019 [26]

Clean sheets

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As of match played 11 May 2019
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1   Salahat Aghayev Neftçi 12
2   Vagner da Silva Qarabağ 10
3   Dmytro Bezotosnyi Gabala 8
4   Emil Balayev Sabail 7
  Saša Stamenković Sabah

Scoring

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Preliminary Access List 2019/20". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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