2018–19 Azerbaijan Premier League

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 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]

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

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

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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

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

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

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

Foreign players

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 Albania Sabien Lilaj France Steeven Joseph-Monrose Nigeria James Adeniyi Serbia Vojislav Stanković Togo Lalawélé Atakora Ukraine Dmytro Bezotosnyi
Keşla Brazil Denis Silva Ukraine Valeriy Kutsenko Sierra Leone John Kamara Jamaica Andre Clennon Lithuania Edvinas Girdvainis Serbia Nikola Mitrović Togo Jonathan Ayite Venezuela Angelo Pena
Neftchi Italy Gianluca Sansone Croatia Goran Paracki Senegal Mamadou Mbodj France Bagaliy Dabo Greece Vangelis Platellas Haiti Soni Mustivar Ukraine Kyrylo Petrov Moldova Petru Racu
Qarabağ Albania Ansi Agolli Brazil Vagner Bulgaria Simeon Slavchev Republic of the Congo Dzon Delarge Croatia Filip Ozobić France Abdellah Zoubir Haiti Donald Guerrier Iceland Hannes Halldórsson Poland Jakub Rzeźniczak Spain Dani Quintana Spain Míchel Switzerland Innocent Emeghara
Sabah Brazil Wanderson Paraguay Éric Ramos Serbia Filip Ivanović Serbia Saša Stamenković Ukraine Marko Dević Ukraine Vitaliy Kvashuk
Sabail Argentina Imanol Iriberri Bulgaria Emil Martinov Republic of the Congo Kévin Koubemba Georgia (country) Tamaz Tsetskhladze Guinea-Bissau Maudo Jarjué North Macedonia Tome Kitanovski Ukraine Oleksandr Rybka Moldova Eugeniu Cociuc Ukraine Ihor Korotetskyi Ghana Michael Essien
Sumgayit Israel Ali Babayev Turkey Atilla Yıldırım Israel Amir Agayev Russia Aleksey Isayev Iran Peyman Babaei
Zira Algeria Bilal Hamdi France Dylan Duventru Mali Sadio Tounkara Moldova Alexandru Dedov Romania Adrian Scarlatache Serbia Miloš Radivojević Malawi Robin Ngalande Botswana Mpho Kgaswane

In bold: Players that capped for their national team.

Managerial changes

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

League table

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

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

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

Notes

Season statistics

Top scorers

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

Hat-tricks

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

Clean sheets

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

Scoring

See also

References

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