2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League

Azerbaijan Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates6 August 2022 – 28 May 2023
ChampionsQarabağ
RelegatedShamakhi
Champions LeagueQarabağ
Europa Conference LeagueSabah
Neftçi
Gabala
Matches played180
Goals scored475 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerRamil Sheydayev
(22 goals)
Biggest home winSabah 5-0 Kapaz
(9 October 2022)
Biggest away winZira 1-7 Qarabağ
(18 September 2022)
Sumgayit 0-6 Sabah
(23 December 2022)
Highest scoringZira 1-7 Qarabağ
(18 September 2022)
Longest winning runQarabağ
(13 games)
Longest unbeaten runQarabağ
(29 games)
Longest winless runSumgayit
(15 games)
Longest losing runSabail
(8 games)
Highest attendance10,000
Sabah 0–0 Qarabağ
(13 November 2022)
Lowest attendance24
Gabala 1-0 Zira
(5 November 2022)
Total attendance265,144
Average attendance1,473
All statistics correct as of 29 May 2023.

The 2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 31st season of the Azerbaijan Premier League, the highest tier football league of Azerbaijan. The season begun on 6 August 2022 and ended 28 May 2023.

Teams

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Locations of the 2022–23 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[1]
Gabala 1995[2][3] Qabala Gabala City Stadium 4,500
Kapaz 1959 Ganja Ganja City Stadium 27,000
Neftchi 1937 Baku Bakcell Arena 11,000
Qarabağ 1951 Aghdam Azersun Arena 5,200
Sabah 2017 Absheron, Baku Bank Respublika Arena 13,000
Sabail 2016 Sabail, Baku Bayil Arena 3,200
Shamakhi 1997[4] Shamakhi Shamakhi City Stadium 2,200
Sumgayit 2010 Sumgait Kapital Bank Arena 1,400
Turan Tovuz 1992 Tovuz Tovuz City Stadium 6,800
Zira 2014 Zira, Baku Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,300

Stadiums

Gabala Kapaz Qarabağ Neftçi Sabah
Gabala City Stadium Ganja City Stadium Azersun Arena Bakcell Arena Bank Respublika Arena
Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 5,200 Capacity: 10,200 Capacity: 13,000
Sabail Shamakhi Sumgayit Turan Tovuz Zira
ASCO Arena Shamakhi City Stadium Kapital Bank Arena Tovuz City Stadium Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Capacity: 3,200 Capacity: 2,200 Capacity: 1,400 Capacity: 6,800 Capacity: 1,300

Personnel and kits

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
Gabala Azerbaijan Fariz Najafov Azerbaijan Elmar Bakhshiyev Azerbaijan Asif Mammadov Spain Joma Gilan & Knauf
Kapaz Azerbaijan Ilgar Nadiri Azerbaijan Tarlan Ahmadov Azerbaijan Tural Akhundov Spain Joma -
Neftçi Azerbaijan Kamran Guliyev Romania Laurențiu Reghecampf Azerbaijan Emin Mahmudov United States Nike Turkish Airlines
Qarabağ Turkey Abdolbari Gozal Azerbaijan Gurban Gurbanov Azerbaijan Maksim Medvedev Azerbaijan Il’Azero Azersun
Sabah Azerbaijan Magsud Adigozalov Russia Murad Musayev Azerbaijan Elvin Jamalov United States Nike Bank Respublika
Sabail Azerbaijan Abdulgani Nurmammadov Azerbaijan Shahin Diniyev Azerbaijan Rahid Amirguliyev Germany Jako ASCO
Shamakhi Azerbaijan Elchin Usub Azerbaijan Vugar Asgarli Azerbaijan Elvin Mammadov Spain Joma -
Sumgayit Azerbaijan Riad Rafiyev Azerbaijan Samir Abbasov Azerbaijan Vurğun Hüseynov Germany Jako Pasha Insurance[broken anchor], Azərikimya
Turan Tovuz Azerbaijan Ogtay Abdullayev Azerbaijan Aykhan Abbasov Azerbaijan Şehriyar Aliyev Germany Jako -
Zira Azerbaijan Taleh Nasibov Azerbaijan Rashad Sadygov Azerbaijan Qismət Alıyev Spain Joma Nar, Azfargroup

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sabail Azerbaijan Aftandil Hacıyev 23 May 2022[5] Mutual termination Pre-season Azerbaijan Mahmud Qurbanov 26 May 2022[6]
Neftçi Azerbaijan Samir Abbasov 10 June 2022[7] End of contract Pre-season Romania Laurențiu Reghecampf 21 June 2022[8]
Sumgayit Belarus Alyaksey Baha 21 September 2022[9] Mutual termination 8th Azerbaijan Samir Abbasov 26 September 2022[10]
Sabail Azerbaijan Mahmud Qurbanov 28 December 2022[11] Resigned 10th Azerbaijan Shahin Diniyev 29 December 2022[12]

Foreign players

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

Main articles: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2022 and List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2022–23
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 Left during the season
Gabala Albania Isnik Alimi Brazil Ramon Brazil Ruan Brazil Felipe Brazil Alemão Cameroon Christophe Atangana Israel Fares Abu Akel Jordan Omar Hani Togo Yaovi Akakpo Ukraine Andriy Stryzhak Morocco Ayyoub Allach
Kapaz Belarus Yegor Khvalko Brazil Juninho Maranhense Croatia Mario Mustapic France Salif Cissé Georgia (country) Giorgi Kantaria Georgia (country) Mate Kvirkvia Nigeria Ahmed Isaiah Nigeria Abdullahi Shuaibu Georgia (country) Mikheil Ergemlidze
Iran Peyman Keshavarzi
Russia Rinat Guseynov
Neftçi Belarus Yegor Bogomolsky Brazil Saldanha Croatia Ivan Brkić France Keelan Lebon Georgia (country) Vato Arveladze Georgia (country) Solomon Kvirkvelia Israel Ataa Jaber Paraguay César Meza Russia Azer Aliyev Serbia Vojislav Stanković United States Kenny Saief Brazil Guilherme Pato
Ghana Godsway Donyoh
Nigeria Yusuf Lawal
Senegal Mamadou Mbodj
Qarabağ Albania Redon Xhixha Algeria Yassine Benzia Brazil Júlio Romão Cape Verde Leandro Andrade Colombia Kevin Medina France Adama Diakhaby France Abdellah Zoubir Georgia (country) Luka Gugeshashvili Montenegro Marko Janković Montenegro Marko Vešović Brazil Kady
Ghana Owusu Kwabena
Senegal Ibrahima Wadji
Sabah Bosnia and Herzegovina Bojan Letić Brazil Christian Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi Germany Joy-Lance Mickels Nigeria Emmanuel Apeh Senegal Abdoulaye Ba Spain Cristian Ceballos Spain Jon Irazabal Ukraine Zurab Ochihava Ukraine Oleksiy Kashchuk Russia Ildar Alekperov Belarus Alyaksandr Nyachayew
Ivory Coast Tiemoko Fofana
Sabail Argentina Franco Mazurek Bulgaria Emil Martinov Brazil França Guinea-Bissau David Gomis Ivory Coast Goba Zakpa Serbia Matija Ljujić Uganda Luwagga Kizito Ukraine Maksym Chekh Ukraine Petro Stasyuk Argentina Facundo Cardozo
Shamakhi
Sumgayit Brazil Diego Carioca Cape Verde Steven Pereira Ghana Karim Abubakar Russia Ilnur Valiev Japan Masaki Murata Liberia Terrence Tisdell North Macedonia Todor Todoroski Mali Alya Toure Bosnia and Herzegovina Almir Aganspahić
Kazakhstan Rifat Nurmugamet
Portugal Filipe Chaby
Serbia Damjan Daničić
Ghana Richard Gadze
Togo Ouro-Nile Toure
Turan Tovuz Albania Belajdi Pusi Burkina Faso Ben Aziz Dao Cameroon Rooney Eva Wankewai Georgia (country) Piruz Marakvelidze Moldova Denis Marandici Nigeria Nathan Oduwa Nigeria Henry Okebugwu Panama Roderick Miller Russia Aykhan Guseynov South Africa Siyanda Xulu Ghana Divine Naah Georgia (country) Imeda Ashortia
Zira Belgium Loris Brogno Benin Moïse Adiléhou Brazil Filipe Pachtmann France Hamidou Keyta Greece Dimitrios Chantakias Guinea-Bissau Toni Gomes Haiti Wilde-Donald Guerrier Netherlands Mo Hamdaoui Niger Issa Djibrilla Nigeria Abbas Ibrahim Serbia Andrija Luković Ukraine Vladyslav Kulach Ukraine Eldar Kuliyev Serbia Nemanja Anđelković

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Qarabağ (C) 36 28 6 2 91 25 +66 90 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Sabah 36 25 6 5 75 24 +51 81 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Neftçi 36 20 8 8 63 38 +25 68
4 Gabala 36 13 11 12 47 47 0 50
5 Zira 36 13 11 12 45 46 −1 50
6 Turan Tovuz 36 10 9 17 36 49 −13 39
7 Sumgayit 36 8 7 21 26 70 −44 31
8 Kapaz 36 6 13 17 34 62 −28 31
9 Sabail 36 7 8 21 32 62 −30 29
10 Shamakhi (R) 36 4 13 19 26 52 −26 25 Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division
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.[13]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Fixtures and results

Clubs played each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of match played 28 May 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Azerbaijan Ramil Sheydayev Qarabağ 22
2 Azerbaijan Musa Gurbanli Qarabağ 21
3 Germany Joy-Lance Mickels Sabah 17
Azerbaijan Emin Mahmudov Neftçi
5 Ukraine Oleksiy Kashchuk Sabah 16
Cameroon Rooney Eva Turan Tovuz
7 Nigeria Abdullahi Shuaibu Kapaz 11
8 Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi Sabah 10
9 Albania Isnik Alimi Gabala 9
10 France Hamidou Keyta Zira 8
France Abdellah Zoubir Qarabağ
Nigeria Emmanuel Apeh Sabah
Brazil Ramon Gabala

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Azerbaijan Musa Gurbanlı4 Qarabağ Zira 1–7 18 September 2022 [14]
Cameroon Rooney Eva Turan Tovuz Neftçi 4–0 7 May 2023 [15]
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

As of matches played 28 May 2023
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Azerbaijan Yusif Imanov Sabah 19
2 Croatia Ivan Brkić Neftçi 13
3 Azerbaijan Tarlan Ahmadli Turan Tovuz 10
4 Azerbaijan Shakhruddin Magomedaliyev Qarabağ 9
Georgia (country) Luka Gugeshashvili Qarabağ

See also

References

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