2009–10 in Azerbaijani football

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Azerbaijani football in 2010

Azerbaijan Premier League

Main article: 2009–10 Azerbaijan Premier League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inter Baku 22 15 4 3 36 18 +18 49 Qualification for championship group
2 Khazar Lankaran 22 12 8 2 29 11 +18 44
3 Qarabağ 22 11 9 2 21 12 +9 42
4 Baku 22 10 7 5 22 17 +5 37
5 Gabala 22 10 6 6 24 21 +3 36
6 Neftçi Baku 22 9 8 5 20 14 +6 35
7 Simurq 22 9 7 6 26 21 +5 34 Qualification for relegation group
8 Olimpik-Shuvalan 22 6 7 9 20 23 −3 25
9 Turan 22 4 5 13 23 32 −9 17
10 Mughan 22 3 7 12 12 27 −15 16
11 Standard 22 2 5 15 16 34 −18 11
12 Karvan 22 2 5 15 17 36 −19 11
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Championship group

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inter Baku (C) 20 7 8 5 22 19 +3 29 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Baku 20 7 7 6 19 15 +4 28 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[a]
3 Qarabağ 20 6 9 5 16 18 −2 27[b] Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
4 Khazar Lankaran 20 6 9 5 19 14 +5 27[b]
5 Neftçi Baku 20 4 11 5 11 12 −1 23
6 Gabala 20 4 8 8 18 27 −9 20
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Baku were the winners of the 2009–10 Azerbaijan Cup competition and qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
  2. ^ a b QAR: 7 pts, 4–3; KHA: 4 pts, 3–4

Relegation group

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Olimpik-Shuvalan 20 10 6 4 27 15 +12 36
8 Simurq 20 8 7 5 21 21 0 31
9 Turan 20 7 8 5 27 22 +5 29
10 Mughan 20 7 6 7 17 16 +1 27
11 Standard (R) 20 7 4 9 26 23 +3 25 Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division
12 Karvan (R) 20 2 7 11 14 35 −21 13
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Azerbaijan First Division

Main article: 2009–10 Azerbaijan First Division

Azerbaijan Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Azerbaijan Cup
Khazar Lankaran1 – 2 (a.e.t.)Baku
Skulić 100'
Šolić 104'		 Summary Beqiri 120'
Attendance: 26,000[1]
Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

National team

Main articles: Azerbaijan national football team results § 2009, and Azerbaijan national football team results § 2010
12 August 2009 2010 FIFA WC Q Azerbaijan  0 – 2  Germany Azerbaijan Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku
21:00 UTC+5 (Report) 11' Schweinsteiger
53' Klose		 Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Republic of Ireland Alan Kelly
5 September 2009 2010 FIFA WC Q Azerbaijan  1 – 2  Finland Azerbaijan Lankaran City Stadium, Lankaran
20:00 UTC+5 Məmmədov 49' (Report) 74' Tihinen
85' Johansson		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Cyprus Stelios Trifonos
9 September 2009 2010 FIFA WC Q Germany  4 – 0  Azerbaijan Germany AWD-Arena, Hannover
20:45 UTC+2 Ballack 14' (pen.)
Klose 55', 65'
Podolski 71'		 (Report) Attendance: 35,369
Referee: Greece Anastasios Kakos
10 October 2009 2010 FIFA WC Q Liechtenstein  0 – 2  Azerbaijan Liechtenstein Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
20:00 UTC+2 (Report) 55' Javadov
82' Məmmədov		 Attendance: 1,635
Referee: Montenegro Pavle Radovanović
14 October 2009 2010 FIFA WC Q Azerbaijan  1 – 1  Russia Azerbaijan Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku
21:00 UTC+5 Javadov 53' (Report) 13' Arshavin Attendance: 17,000
Referee: England Howard Webb
15 November 2009 UAE Int. Cup Iraq  1 – 0  Azerbaijan United Arab Emirates Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain
13:45 CET Abbas 88' (Report) Referee: United Arab Emirates Mohamed Ali Al Junaibi
18 November 2009 UAE Int. Cup Czech Republic  0 – 2  Azerbaijan United Arab Emirates Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain
(Report) 25' Javadov
89' Abushev		 Attendance: 500
Referee: United Arab Emirates Farid Ali Al Marzouqi
25 February 2010 Friendly Jordan  0 – 2  Azerbaijan Jordan King Abdullah Stadium, Amman
17:00 CET (Report) 1' Ramim
31' Ismayilov		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Egypt Hamdi Shaaban
3 March 2010 Friendly Luxembourg  1 – 2  Azerbaijan Luxembourg Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
20:00 CET Strasser 34' (Report) 24' Guliev
37' Məmmədov		 Attendance: 874
Referee: Finland Petteri Kari
26 May 2010 Friendly Moldova  1 – 1  Azerbaijan Austria Sportzentrum Seekirchen, Seekirchen
18:30 CEST Cojocari 81' (Report) 21' Məmmədov Attendance: 200
Referee: Austria Gerald Lehner
29 May 2010 Friendly Azerbaijan  1 – 3  Macedonia Austria Sportplatz Bischofshofen, Bischofshofen
18:30 CET Mammadov 89' (Report) 9' Tričkovski
66' (o.g.) R.F. Sadygov
88' Ǵurovski		 Attendance: 500
Referee: Austria Dietmar Drabek
2 June 2010 Friendly Honduras  0 – 0  Azerbaijan Austria Alois Latini Stadion, Zell am See
20:30 UTC (Report) Attendance: 300
Referee: Austria Oliver Drachta

Goal scorers

Place Position Name Friendlies WC Qualifying Total
1 MF Elvin Mammadov 3 2 5
2 FW Vagif Javadov 1 2 3
3 DF Ruslan Abishov 1 0 1
MF Fábio Luís Ramim 1 0 1
MF Afran Ismayilov 1 0 1
FW Farid Guliyev 1 0 1
TOTALS 8 4 12

Azerbaijani clubs in Europe

Summary

Club Competition Final round
Baku UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League 		Third qualifying round
Play-off round
Qarabağ UEFA Europa League Play-off round
Inter Baku UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Simurq UEFA Europa League First qualifying round

Baku

Date Venue Opponents Score Baku scorer(s) Report
2009–10 Champions League - Second qualifying round
14 July 2009 Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys (A) Lithuania Ekranas 2–2 Félix
Batista
21 July 2009 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) Lithuania Ekranas 4–2 Félix (2)
Mujiri
Šolić
2009–10 Champions League - Third qualifying round
28 July 2009 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–0
5 August 2009 Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia (A) Bulgaria Levski Sofia 2–0
2009–10 Europa League - Play-off round
20 August 2009 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) Switzerland Basel 1–3 Pérez
27 August 2009 St. Jakob-Park, Basel (A) Switzerland Basel 5–1 Félix

Qarabağ

Date Venue Opponents Score Qarabağ scorer(s) Report
2009–10 Europa League - Second qualifying round
16 July 2009 Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim (A) Norway Rosenborg 0–0
23 July 2009 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) Norway Rosenborg 1–0 Sadygov
2009–10 Europa League - Third qualifying round
30 July 2009 Finnair Stadium, Helsinki (A) Finland Honka Espoo 0–1 Mammadov
6 August 2009 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) Finland Honka Espoo 2–1 Mammadov
Sadygov
2009–10 Europa League - Play-off round
20 August 2009 De Grolsch Veste, Enschede (A) Netherlands Twente 3–1 Nadirov
27 August 2009 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) Netherlands Twente 0–0

Inter Baku

Date Venue Opponents Score Inter Baku scorer(s) Report
2009–10 Europa League - First qualifying round
2 July 2009 Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava (A) Slovakia Spartak Trnava 2–1 Ángel Gutiérrez
9 July 2009 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–3 Guglielmone

Simurq

Date Venue Opponents Score Simurq scorer(s) Report
2009–10 Europa League - First qualifying round
2 July 2009 Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) Israel Bnei Yehuda 0–1
9 July 2009 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv (A) Israel Bnei Yehuda 3–0
  1. ^ "Bakı vs. Khazar Lankaran - 23 May 2010 - Soccerway".