2018–19 Azerbaijan Premier League

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]

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 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

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

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

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamYear EstablishedLocationVenueCapacity[4]
Gabala1995[5][6]QabalaGabala City Stadium4,500
Keşla1997[7]KeshlaASK Arena8,125
Neftchi Baku1937BakuBakcell Arena10,500
Qarabağ1951AghdamAzersun Arena {Baku}5,800
Sabah2017BakuAlinja Arena13,000
Sabail2016SəbailBayil Arena5,000
Sumgayit2010SumqayitKapital Bank Arena1,500
Zira2014ZiraZira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium1,400

Stadiums

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GabalaKeşlaNeftchi BakuQarabağ
Gabala City StadiumASK ArenaBakcell ArenaAzersun Arena
Capacity: 4,500Capacity: 8,200Capacity: 10,500Capacity: 5,800
SabahSabailSumgayitZira
Alinja ArenaBayil ArenaKapital Bank ArenaZira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Capacity: 13,000Capacity: 3,200Capacity: 1,500Capacity: 1,400

Personnel and kits

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamManagerTeam captainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Gabala Sanan Gurbanov Javid HuseynovJomaQafqaZ Hotels[8]
Keşla Tarlan Ahmedov Kamran AghayevJomaSamaya LTD
Neftchi Baku Roberto Bordin Ruslan AbışovNike
Qarabağ Gurban Gurbanov Rashad SadygovAdidasAzersun Holding
Sabah Elshad Ahmadov Javid ImamverdiyevMacronBank Respublika
Sabail Aftandil Hajiyev Rahid AmirguliyevMacronAzTea
Sumgayit Aykhan Abbasov Vurğun HüseynovMacronPasha Insurance[broken anchor]
Zira Samir Abbasov Kamal BayramovJomaSantral Electric

Foreign players

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A team could use only six foreign players on the field in each game.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Player 8Player 9Player 10Player 11Player 12
Gabala Sabien Lilaj Steeven Joseph-Monrose James Adeniyi Vojislav Stanković Lalawélé Atakora Dmytro Bezotosnyi
Keşla Denis Silva Valeriy Kutsenko John Kamara Andre Clennon Edvinas Girdvainis Nikola Mitrović Jonathan Ayite Angelo Pena
Neftchi Gianluca Sansone Goran Paracki Mamadou Mbodj Bagaliy Dabo Vangelis Platellas Soni Mustivar Kyrylo Petrov Petru Racu
Qarabağ Ansi Agolli Vagner Simeon Slavchev Dzon Delarge Filip Ozobić Abdellah Zoubir Donald Guerrier Hannes Halldórsson Jakub Rzeźniczak Dani Quintana Míchel Innocent Emeghara
Sabah Wanderson Éric Ramos Filip Ivanović Saša Stamenković Marko Dević Vitaliy Kvashuk
Sabail Imanol Iriberri Emil Martinov Kévin Koubemba Tamaz Tsetskhladze Maudo Jarjué Tome Kitanovski Oleksandr Rybka Eugeniu Cociuc Ihor Korotetskyi Michael Essien
Sumgayit Ali Babayev Atilla Yıldırım Amir Agayev Aleksey Isayev Peyman Babaei
Zira Bilal Hamdi Dylan Duventru Sadio Tounkara Alexandru Dedov Adrian Scarlatache Miloš Radivojević Robin Ngalande Mpho Kgaswane

In bold: Players that capped for their national team.

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentr
Gabala Roman HryhorchukEnd of contract29 May 2018[9]Pre-season Sanan Gurbanov30 May 2018[10]
Neftchi Baku Tarlan AhmedovEnd of contract31 May 2018[11]Pre-season Roberto Bordin8 June 2018[12]
Sabail Samir AliyevMutual consent22 May 2018[13]Pre-season Aftandil Hajiyev11 June 2018[14]
Sumgayit Samir AbbasovEnd of contract20 May 2018Pre-season Nazim Suleymanov7 June 2018[15]
Sabah Arif AsadovEnd of contractPre-season Elshad Ahmadov
Keşla Yuriy MaksymovSacked17 July 2018[16]Pre-season Mladen Milinković25 July 2018[17]
Zira Aykhan AbbasovResignation29 August 2018[18]8th Samir Abbasov29 August 2018[19]
Keşla Mladen MilinkovićSacked29 October 2018[20]7th Tarlan Ahmadov30 October 2018[21]

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Qarabağ (C)2820626521+4466Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2Neftçi Baku2817745226+2658Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3Sabail28125113437−341
4Gabala2899103133−236Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5Zira2887133040−1031
6Sumgayit2885152442−1829
7Sabah2876152041−2127
8Keşla2865172945−1623
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

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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

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

Notes

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Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of match played 11 May 2019
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mahir EmreliQarabağ16
2 Bagaliy DaboNeftçi Baku14
3 James AdeniyiGabala10
4 Marko DevićSabah8
Filip OzobićQarabağ
6 Mirabdulla AbbasovNeftçi Baku7
Emin MahmudovNeftçi Baku
Dani QuintanaQarabağ
Abdellah ZoubirQarabağ
10 Steeven Joseph-MonroseGabala6
Julio RodríguezZira

Hat-tricks

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PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
Mahir EmreliQarabağKeşla5–13 December 2018[24]
Dani QuintanaQarabağZira6–09 December 2018[25]
Mahir EmreliQarabağSabail4–05 May 2019[26]

Clean sheets

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As of match played 11 May 2019
RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Salahat AghayevNeftçi12
2 Vagner da SilvaQarabağ10
3 Dmytro BezotosnyiGabala8
4 Emil BalayevSabail7
Saša StamenkovićSabah

Scoring

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Preliminary Access List 2019/20". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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  25. ^ "ZIRA VS. QARABAĞ 0 - 6". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  26. ^ "QARABAĞ VS. SABAIL 4 - 0". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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