2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League

Azerbaijan Premier League
Season2024–25
Dates2 August 2024 – 24 May 2025
Matches played18
Goals scored45 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerJesse Sekidika (6)
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

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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 Azerbaijan Ramin Akhundov Azerbaijan Elmar Bakhshiyev Azerbaijan Vadim Abdullayev Denmark Hummel[3] Samaya Ltd
Kapaz Azerbaijan Ilgar Nadiri Azerbaijan Azer Baghirov Azerbaijan Vurğun Hüseynov Spain Joma -
Neftçi Azerbaijan Kamran Guliyev Azerbaijan Samir Abbasov 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 Vagif Javadov 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

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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]
Neftçi Ukraine Roman Hryhorchuk Mutual Agreement 7 October 2024[7] 9th Azerbaijan Samir Abbasov 14 October 2024[8]
Sumgayit Azerbaijan 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 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 Angola Paná Belarus Yegor Khvalko Brazil Victor Braga Brazil Pachu Mali Lassana N'Diaye Morocco Karim L'Koucha Portugal Rogério Portugal Diogo Verdasca Senegal Mahamadou Ba Brazil Keverton
Neftçi Belarus Yegor Bogomolsky Brazil Andre Shinyashiki Brazil Yuri Matias 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 Colombia Brayan Moreno
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 Abdellah Zoubir Ghana Emmanuel Addai Montenegro Marko Janković Montenegro Marko Vešović Poland Mateusz Kochalski Ukraine Oleksiy Kashchuk France Hamidou Keyta
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 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 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kharaishvili Israel Roi Kahat Liberia Sylvanus Nimely North Macedonia Kristijan Velinovski Montenegro Miloš Milović Montenegro Nikola Vujnović Pakistan Easah Suliman Uzbekistan Jasurbek Jaloliddinov
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 Yusuf Lawal 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Araz-Naxçıvan 14 10 3 1 18 10 +8 33 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Qarabağ 12 10 1 1 32 6 +26 31 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Turan Tovuz 13 7 5 1 19 10 +9 26
4 Zira 13 6 2 5 18 13 +5 20
5 Sabah 13 4 6 3 22 19 +3 18
6 Shamakhi 12 3 4 5 10 15 −5 13[a]
7 Sumgayit 13 4 1 8 10 16 −6 13[a]
8 Neftçi 13 1 7 5 11 19 −8 10
9 Sabail 13 2 2 9 16 23 −7 8
10 Kapaz 14 2 1 11 10 35 −25 7 Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Shamakhi 3; Sumgayit 0.

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 14 DEC 3–2 1–0 1–0 30 NOV 1–1 8 FEB 25 JAN 8 MAR 3 MAY 22 FEB 15 MAR 5 APR 19 APR 24 MAY
Kapaz 0–2 4–3 0–5 2–3 1–0 0–2 21 DEC 0–3 7 DEC 12 APR 1 MAR 17 MAY 1 FEB 29 MAR 15 FEB 10 MAY 18 JAN 26 APR
Neftçi 0–1 14 DEC 30 NOV 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 23 NOV 29 MAR 3 MAY 15 FEB 18 JAN 17 MAY 1 FEB 22 FEB 8 MAR 12 APR
Qarabağ 21 DEC 3–0 4–0 3–2 2–1 3–0 14 DEC 0–1 4–0 10 MAY 15 MAR 19 APR 22 FEB 8 FEB 24 MAY 3 MAY 25 JAN 5 APR
Sabah 1–1 2–2 0–0 7 DEC 30 NOV 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 1 MAR 5 APR 24 MAY 26 APR 19 APR 10 MAY 25 JAN 8 FEB 15 MAR
Sabail 7 DEC 4–0 1–1 23 NOV 2–4 2–0 0–1 1–1 21 DEC 26 APR 25 JAN 15 MAR 12 APR 15 FEB 1 MAR 24 MAY 5 APR 10 MAY
Shamakhi 0–1 30 NOV 0–0 19 DEC 21 DEC 14 DEC 1–0 2–2 0–2 17 MAY 19 APR 5 APR 18 JAN 8 MAR 3 MAY 8 FEB 22 FEB 25 JAN
Sumgayit 0–1 2–0 7 DEC 0–1 1–0 2–1 24 NOV 2–4 0–2 1 FEB 8 MAR 26 APR 1 MAR 29 MAR 18 JAN 12 APR 17 MAY 15 FEB
Turan Tovuz 1–2 2–1 21 DEC 0–0 24 NOV 1–0 7 DEC 1–0 1–0 15 FEB 24 MAY 10 MAY 29 MAR 12 APR 1 FEB 26 APR 15 MAR 1 MAR
Zira 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 4–1 0–1 30 NOV 14 DEC 18 JAN 22 FEB 8 FEB 1 FEB 17 MAY 8 MAR 29 MAR 19 APR 3 MAY
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 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 November 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1 Nigeria Jesse Sekidika Sabah 6
Brazil Felipe Santos Araz-Naxçıvan
3 Germany Joy-Lance Mickels Sabah 5
4 Brazil Raphael Utzig Zira 4
Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi Zira
Slovakia Pavol Šafranko Sabah
Cape Verde Leandro Andrade Qarabağ
Azerbaijan Toral Bayramov Qarabağ
9 Spain Gorka Larrucea Sabail 3
Azerbaijan Ramil Sheydayev Neftçi

Hat-tricks

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

Own goals

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Clean sheets

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As of match played 6 November 2024
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Russia Ivan Konovalov Turan Tovuz 7
2 Moldova Cristian Avram Araz-Naxçıvan 6
3 Azerbaijan Aydın Bayramov Zira 5
4 Portugal Ricardo Fernandes Shamakhi 4
Poland Mateusz Kochalski Qarabağ
6 Azerbaijan Rza Jafarov Neftçi 3
Azerbaijan Mekhti Dzhenetov Sumgayit
8 Azerbaijan Huseynali Guliyev Sabail 2
9 Azerbaijan Sadig Mammadzade Qarabağ 1
Azerbaijan Yusif İmanov Sabah
Croatia Fabijan Buntić Qarabağ
Azerbaijan Nijat Mehbaliyev Sabah
Portugal Rógerio Kapaz

Discipline

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Red cards

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As of match played 6 November 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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