2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League

The 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 28th season of the Azerbaijan Premier League with Qarabağ being the defending champions. The season began on 16 August 2019,[1] before being prematurely ended on 19 June 2020.

Azerbaijan Premier League
Season2019–20
Dates16 August 2019 – 10 May 2020
ChampionsQarabağ
RelegatedNone
Champions LeagueQarabağ
Europa LeagueNeftçi
Keşla
Sumgayit
Matches played65
Goals scored161 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerFour Players
(7 goals)
Biggest home winNeftçi Baku 4–1 Gabala
(24 November 2019)
Zira 4–1 Sabail
(8 December 2019)
Biggest away winZira 0–6 Qarabağ
(15 February 2020)
Highest scoringZira 0–6 Qarabağ
(15 February 2020)
Longest winning runQarabağ
(7 games)
Longest unbeaten runQarabağ
(11 games)
All statistics correct as of 15 February 2020.

Season events

On 13 March 2020, the Azerbaijan Premier League was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

On 19 June 2020, the AFFA announced that the Azerbaijan Premier League was officially ended without the resumption of the remains matches due to the escalating situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan. As a result Qarabağ were crowned champions for the seventh season in a row, whilst also qualifying for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, with Neftçi, Keşla and Sumgayit qualifying for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.[3]

Teams
Locations of the 2019–20 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 Keshla ASK Arena 5,300
Neftçi Baku 1937 Baku Bakcell Arena 10,500
Qarabağ 1987 Baku Azersun Arena 5,800
Sabah 2017 Masazır Bank Respublika Arena 13,000
Sabail 2016 Sabail ASCO Arena 3,200
Sumgayit 2010 Sumqayit Kapital Bank Arena 1,400
Zira 2014 Zira Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,300

Stadiums
Gabala Keşla Qarabağ Neftçi Baku
Gabala City Stadium ASK Arena Azersun Arena Bakcell Arena
Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 5,300 Capacity: 5,800 Capacity: 11,000
Sabah Sabail Sumgayit Zira
Bank Respublika Arena ASCO Arena Kapital Bank Arena Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Capacity: 13,000 Capacity: 3,200 Capacity: 1,400 Capacity: 1,300

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 Elmar Bakhshiyev Asif Mammadov Joma Milla
Keşla Tarlan Ahmadov Slavik Alkhasov Joma Samaya LTD
Neftçi Baku Fizuli Mammedov Emin Mahmudov Nike Turkish Airlines
Qarabağ Gurban Gurbanov Rashad Sadygov Adidas Azersun
Sabah Željko Sopić Javid Imamverdiyev Macron Bank Respublika
Sabail Aftandil Hacıyev Rahid Amirguliyev Nike AzTea
Sumgayit Aykhan Abbasov Vurğun Hüseynov Jako Pasha Insurance, Azərikimya
Zira Zaur Hashimov Javid Huseynov Joma Bakcell, Azfargroup

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
Gabala Ivica Žunić Merab Gigauri Christian Kouakou Clésio Fernán Ferreiroa Abdelrafik Gérard Nicolas Rajsel
Keşla Franco Flores Stanislav Namașco Mijuško Bojović César Meza Lorenzo Frutos John Kamara Shohrux Gadoyev Alexander Christovão
Neftçi Baku Dário Bagaliy Dabo Steeven Joseph-Monrose Vangelis Platellas Mamadou Kane Soni Mustivar Mamadou Mbodj Vojislav Stanković Saman Nariman Jahan
Qarabağ Ailton Vagner Filip Ozobić Abdellah Zoubir Faycal Rherras Magaye Gueye Míchel Owusu Kwabena
Sabah Kévin Koubemba Amadou Diallo Filip Ivanović Saša Stamenković Dmytro Bezruk Ulysse Diallo Mario Marina Marko Dević Julio Rodríguez Eugeniu Cociuc
Sabail Erico Michael Essien Oleksandr Rybka Hendrick Ekstein Peyman Keshavarzi Nazarloo
Sumgayit Amir Agayev Peyman Babaei Mehdi Sharifi Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov
Zira Mpho Kgaswane Chafik Tigroudja Richard Gadze Miloš Bakrač Bojan Zogović Álvaro Ampuero Adrian Scarlatache Alie Sesay Davit Volkovi Gheorghe Anton

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 Sanan Gurbanov Resigned 31 August 2019[7] 8th Elmar Bakhshiyev (interim) 2 September 2019[8]
Sabah Elshad Ahmadov Resigned 16 September 2019 7th Igor Ponomaryov (interim) 19 September 2019
Zira Samir Abbasov Resigned 8 October 2019 6th Zaur Hashimov 9 October 2019
Sabah Igor Ponomaryov (interim) End of interim role 26 November 2019 6th Željko Sopić 26 November 2019[9]
Neftçi Roberto Bordin Resigned 18 January 2020[10] 3rd Fizuli Mammedov 18 January 2020[11]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Qarabağ (C) 20 13 6 1 34 7 +27 45 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Neftçi Baku 20 10 7 3 33 14 +19 37 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Keşla 20 8 6 6 27 21 +6 30
4 Sumgayit 20 6 5 9 24 32 −8 23
5 Zira 20 6 5 9 25 37 −12 23
6 Sabah 20 5 6 9 19 27 −8 21
7 Sabail 20 5 5 10 16 30 −14 20
8 Gabala 20 5 4 11 25 35 −10 19
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.[12]
(C) Champion.

Results

Clubs will play each other four times for a total of 28 matches each.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of matches played 9 March 2020
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Peyman Babaei Sumgayit 7
Steeven Joseph-Monrose Neftçi Baku
Bagaliy Dabo Neftçi Baku
Mahir Emreli Qarabağ
5 Lorenzo Frutos Keşla 6
Aghabala Ramazanov Zira
Davit Volkovi Zira
8 Mehdi Sharifi Sumgayit 5
Magaye Gueye Qarabağ
Hendrick Ekstein Sabail
Abdellah Zoubir Qarabağ

Top assists
As of match played 9 March 2020
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Abdellah Zoubir Qarabağ 7
2 Mahir Emreli Qarabağ 6
Vusal Isgandarli Keşla
Aleksey Isayev Sumgayit
Richard Gadze Zira
6 Ruslan Qurbanov Keşla 5
Rahman Hajiyev Neftçi
Fernań Ferreiroá Gabala
Emin Mahmudov Neftçi

Clean sheets
As of match played 9 March 2020
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Shahruddin Mahammadaliyev Qarabağ 9
2 Salahat Aghayev Neftçi 7
Stanislav Namașco Keşla
4 Asmir Begović Qarabağ 6
5 Mehdi Jannatov Sumgayit 4
Anar Nazirov Gabala

Scoring
  • First goal of the season: Ismayil Ibrahimli for Qarabağ against Keşla on 16 August 2019.

See also

References
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  2. "Официально: Остановлены матчи Премьер-лиги". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azeri Football. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. "Официально: Сезон 2019/20 завершен досрочно. Карабах - чемпион, Сумгаит впервые в истории попал в Еврокубки". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. Azərbaycan Peşəkar Liqası (in Azerbaijani)
  5. "Qəbələ – 10". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. Establishment of SC Qabala Archived 23 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "AÇIQLAMA". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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  9. ""SABAH" FK-DA YENİ BAŞ MƏŞQÇİ". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  10. "Neftçi Terminates Bordin's Contract". neftchipfk.com. Neftçi PFK. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  11. "Neftçi Terminates Bordin's Contract". neftchipfk.com. Neftçi PFK. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  12. "Premyer Liqa". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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