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2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League

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

Azerbaijan Premier League
Season2024–25
Dates2 August 2024 – 2025
Matches played18
Goals scored45 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerJesse Sekidika and Joy-Lance Mickels (5)
All statistics correct as of 27 August 2024.

Teams

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Team changes

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Promoted from
2023–24 Azerbaijan First Division 		Relegated to
2024–25 Azerbaijan First Division
Shamakhi Gabala
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Locations of the 2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League teams

Stadia and locations

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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

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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

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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   Ramin Akhundov   Elmar Bakhshiyev   Vadim Abdullayev   Hummel[3] Samaya Ltd
Kapaz   Ilgar Nadiri   Azer Baghirov   Vurğun Hüseynov   Joma -
Neftçi   Kamran Guliyev   Samir Abbasov   Emin Mahmudov   Erreà SOCAR
Qarabağ   Tahir Gozal   Gurban Gurbanov   Abdellah Zoubir   Adidas Azersun
Sabah   Magsud Adigozalov   Krunoslav Rendulić   Elvin Jamalov   Nike Bank Respublika
Sabail   Abdulgani Nurmammadov   Shahin Diniyev   Yusif Nabiyev   Adidas ASCO
Shamakhi   Elchin Usub   Aykhan Abbasov   Emin Zamanov   Joma
Sumgayit   Riad Rafiyev   Vacant   Vugar Mustafayev   Jako Azerikimya
Turan Tovuz   Ogtay Abdullayev   Kurban Berdyev   Şehriyar Aliyev   Jako Huner Group
Zira   Taleh Nasibov   Rashad Sadygov   Qismət Alıyev   Joma Nar, Azfargroup

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Neftçi   Miodrag Božović End of contract 30 June 2024[4] Pre-season   Roman Hryhorchuk 1 July 2024[5]
Turan Tovuz   Aykhan Abbasov   Kurban Berdyev 25 June 2024[6]
Neftçi   Roman Hryhorchuk Mutual Agreement 7 October 2024[7] 9th   Samir Abbasov 14 October 2024[8]
Sumgayit   Samir Abbasov Signed by Neftçi 14 October 2024[8] 8th

Foreign players

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

Main articles: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2024 and List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2024–25
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   Mićo Kuzmanović   Jatobá   Ramon Machado   Wanderson Maranhão   Igor Ribeiro   Felipe Santos   Issouf Paro   Cristian Avram   Benny   Nuno Rodrigues
Kapaz   Redon Mihana   Paná   Yegor Khvalko   Victor Braga   Pachu   Lassana N'Diaye   Karim L'Koucha   Rogério   Diogo Verdasca   Mahamadou Ba   Keverton
Neftçi   Yegor Bogomolsky   Andre Shinyashiki   Yuri Matias   Dembo Darboe   Robert Bauer   Márk Tamás   Erwin Koffi   Keelan Lebon   Alpha Conteh   Edvin Kuč   Raphael Guzzo   Moustapha Seck   Andriy Shtohrin   Brayan Moreno
Qarabağ   Redon Xhixha   Yassine Benzia   Juninho   Júlio Romão   Matheus Silva   Leandro Andrade   Patrick Andrade   Kevin Medina   Fabijan Buntić   Abdellah Zoubir   Emmanuel Addai   Marko Janković   Marko Vešović   Mateusz Kochalski   Oleksiy Kashchuk   Hamidou Keyta
Sabah   Bojan Letić   Ygor Nogueira   Ivan Lepinjica   Joy-Lance Mickels   Kaheem Parris   Vincent Thill   Sofian Chakla   Jesse Sekidika   Njegoš Kupusović   Pavol Šafranko   Jon Irazabal
Sabail   Amir Bilali   David Gomis   Madi Queta   Gitay Sofir   Soulyman Allouch   Ayman Bouali   Gorka Larrucea   Dmytro Lytvyn
Shamakhi   Belajdi Pusi   Jonathan Benteke   Brahim Konaté   Giorgi Kantaria   Leroy Mickels   Vasilije Radenović   Ricardo Fernandes   Vasilije Bakić
Sumgayit   Slaviša Radović   Fernando Medeiros   Alan Dias   Trésor Mossi   Jordan Rezabala   Giorgi Kharaishvili   Roi Kahat   Sylvanus Nimely   Kristijan Velinovski   Miloš Milović   Nikola Vujnović   Easah Suliman
Turan Tovuz   Alex Souza   Christian   Arash Ghaderi   Denis Marandici   Otto John   Roderick Miller   Aykhan Guseynov   Ivan Konovalov   Sergey Samok   Álex Serrano   Emmanuel Hackman
Zira   Martins Júnior   Filipe Pachtmann   Ruan Renato   Raphael Utzig   Iron Gomis   Davit Volkovi   Giorgi Papunashvili   Salifou Soumah   Stephane Acka   Pierre Zebli   Issa Djibrilla   Yusuf Lawal   Abbas Ibrahim   Eldar Kuliyev   Tiago Silva   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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Qarabağ 8 7 0 1 20 6 +14 21 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Turan Tovuz 9 5 3 1 12 6 +6 18 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Araz-Naxçıvan 8 5 2 1 11 9 +2 17
4 Zira 8 5 0 3 14 6 +8 15
5 Sabah 9 4 3 2 19 15 +4 15
6 Shamakhi 8 3 3 2 8 7 +1 12
7 Sabail 9 2 1 6 14 17 −3 7
8 Sumgayit 9 2 1 6 6 11 −5 7
9 Neftçi 9 0 5 4 6 15 −9 5
10 Kapaz 9 1 0 8 6 24 −18 3 Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 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.[9]

Fixtures and results

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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 1–0 1–1 1–4 3–2 3–2 1–0
Kapaz 4–3 2–3 0–2 0–3
Neftçi 0–2 1–1 0–0
Qarabağ 3–0 4–0 3–2 2–1 0–1
Sabah 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–2
Sabail 4–0 1–1 2–4 2–0
Shamakhi 0–0 1–0 2–2
Sumgayit 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–2
Turan Tovuz 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0
Zira 3–0 2–0 1–3 4–1 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2024. Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of match played 6 October 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1   Jesse Sekidika Sabah 5
  Joy-Lance Mickels Sabah
3   Raphael Utzig Zira 4
  Davit Volkovi Zira
  Pavol Šafranko Sabah
6   Leandro Andrade Qarabağ 3
  Gorka Larrucea Sabail
  Felipe Santos Araz-Naxçıvan

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Davit Volkovi Zira Sabail 4–1 (H) 4 August 2024 [11]

Clean sheets

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As of match played 6 October 2024
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Ivan Konovalov Turan Tovuz 6
2   Ricardo Fernandes Shamakhi 4
3   Cristian Avram Araz-Naxçıvan 3
4   Rza Jafarov Neftçi 2
  Tiago Silva Zira
  Aydın Bayramov Zira
  Huseynali Guliyev Sabail
  Mateusz Kochalski Qarabağ
9   Mekhti Dzhenetov Sumgayit 1
  Sadig Mammadzade Qarabağ
  Yusif İmanov Sabah

Discipline

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Red cards

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As of match played 6 October 2024

Attendances

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Records

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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.[12] 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 Dmytro Bezotosnyi, who achieved this with Gabala in the 2016/17 season.[12]

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.[13]

On September 20, during the 7th round match between Qarabağ and Neftçi, Neftçi player Robert Bauer scored an own goal, becoming the author of the season's first own goal. This was the 234th own goal in the history of the national championships and the 25th own goal scored by the club, setting an unfortunate record in the tournament's history. Additionally, with this goal, Qarabağ celebrated its 34th own goal scored by opponents, further extending its record.[14]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Təşəkkürlər, Roman Qriqorçuk". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Samir Abasov "Neftçi"nin yeni baş məşqçisidir". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Premyer Liqa: Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Premier League – Top Scorers". soccer24.com. Soccer24. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Zira 4-1 Sabail". soccerway.com. Soccerway.com. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Tarixdə 7-ci: İkinci legioner" (in Azerbaijani). Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası. 2025-09-02.
  13. ^ "32 ildə ikinci dəfə" (in Azerbaijani). Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası. 2024-09-02.
  14. ^ "Azərbaycan Premyer Liqasının cari mövsümündə ilk avtoqol qeydə alınıb". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 2024-09-21. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
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