Azerbaijan Premier League 2008-09
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Azerbaijan Premier League
2008–09 was the seventeenth season of top-tier football in Azerbaijan
. It began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 17 May 2009. Inter Baku
were the defending champions.
and ABN Bärdä
were relegated after finishing the previous season in 13th and 14th place, respectively. They were replaced by the champions of the two groups in the Azerbaijan First Division
, Bakili Baku
and MOIK Baku
.
On 8 July 2008, FK Masallı
withdrew their participation from the league, citing competitional and financial problems as reasons. Although it was unclear as of 21 July if the Azerbaijan Football Federation
would be naming a substitute or if the championship would start with just 13 teams, shortly thereafter AFFA named FK NBC Salyan
to replace Masallı in top league.
On 31 October 2008, FK NBC Salyan changed their name to FK Mughan
.
1Karabakh played their home matches at Surakhani Stadium
in Baku
before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009.
17 goals Walter Guglielmone
(Inter Baku
)
15 goals Ivan Cvetkov (Khazar Lankaran)
11 goals Vladimir Mazyar
(Simurq Zaqatala
) Amiran Mujiri
(FK Baku
)
9 goals
Leandro Gomes
(Olimpik Baku
)
Azerbaijan Premier League
-Attendance:- Records :Players in the Premier League compete for the Azerbaijan Premier League Golden Boot, awarded to the top scorer at the end of each season. Nazim Aliyev is the league's all-time top scorer with 183 goals, including 39 in the 1992 season.During the 1995–96 season he became the...
2008–09 was the seventeenth season of top-tier football in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
. It began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 17 May 2009. Inter Baku
FC Inter Baku
Inter Baku PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku, that currently plays in Azerbaijan Premier League.Inter Baku is a multi-sports club and competes in football, wrestling, boxing, judo and unifight. The football team won the championship in 2008 and 2010...
were the defending champions.
Team changes from last season
FK Gänclärbirliyi SumqayitFK Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit
FK Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit was an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumqayit. They played in the Azerbaijan First Division, the second division in Azerbaijani football. The Azeri side was managed by Afgan Talybov. Ilgar Nuriyev was the club's chairman. Their home stadium was Mehdi Huseynzade...
and ABN Bärdä
ABN Bärdä
ABN Bärdä is an Azerbaijani football club that for the 2008/09 season plays in the Azerbaijan First Division.In 2007, FC ABN Bärdä became the 14th club in the Azerbaijani top flight following a special ruling by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan . The team is being coached by...
were relegated after finishing the previous season in 13th and 14th place, respectively. They were replaced by the champions of the two groups in the Azerbaijan First Division
Azerbaijan First Division
The Azerbaijan First Division is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football. The division is run by AFFA.-History:...
, Bakili Baku
Bakili Baku
Bakili Baku is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku that currently plays in the Azerbaijan First Division.- History :The club was founded in 1963 under name of Araz, re-established by Misir Abilov in 1995 and consisted of amateur footballers. Officially as a professional football club it was...
and MOIK Baku
MOIK Baku
MOIK Baku is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku. MOIK was originally built around the same concept of military sports club as CSKA Moscow, CSKA Sofia.-History:...
.
On 8 July 2008, FK Masallı
FK Masalli
FK Masallı is an Azerbaijani football club based in Masally. They played in the AFFA Supreme League in 2007–08, after achieving promotion in 2007, although they withdrew from the league at the end of the season having finished in 10th place. Their home stadium is Anatoly Banishevski Stadium. Home...
withdrew their participation from the league, citing competitional and financial problems as reasons. Although it was unclear as of 21 July if the Azerbaijan Football Federation
Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan is the governing body of football in Azerbaijan. It organizes the Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijan Cup and the Azerbaijani national football team...
would be naming a substitute or if the championship would start with just 13 teams, shortly thereafter AFFA named FK NBC Salyan
FK Mughan
FK Mughan Salyan is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Salyan. The club reached the Azerbaijan Premier League for the first time in 2008-2009. The club was first promoted after FK Masallı withdrew for the 2008/09 season...
to replace Masallı in top league.
On 31 October 2008, FK NBC Salyan changed their name to FK Mughan
FK Mughan
FK Mughan Salyan is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Salyan. The club reached the Azerbaijan Premier League for the first time in 2008-2009. The club was first promoted after FK Masallı withdrew for the 2008/09 season...
.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Bakili Baku Bakili Baku Bakili Baku is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku that currently plays in the Azerbaijan First Division.- History :The club was founded in 1963 under name of Araz, re-established by Misir Abilov in 1995 and consisted of amateur footballers. Officially as a professional football club it was... |
Shafa Stadium Shafa Stadium Shafa Stadium is located in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is used by FC Inter Baku and Bakili Baku. It has a capacity of 8,152. It was built in 2001. It is an all-seater stadium, and is surrounded by practice fields and administration buildings.... |
8,200 |
| FK Baku FK Baku Football Club Baku is an Azerbaijani football club in Baku, Azerbaijan. The club sponsored by the Baghlan Group Company and ZQAN Holding.FC Baku plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League and have won two Azerbaijan Premier League championships and two Azerbaijan Cups.-History:FC Baku was founded in... |
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Tofiq Bahramov Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as the home ground of FK Baku and the Azerbaijan national football team and holds 30,000, making it the largest stadium in the country.- History :The Tofiq Bahramov... |
29,858 |
| Inter Baku FC Inter Baku Inter Baku PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku, that currently plays in Azerbaijan Premier League.Inter Baku is a multi-sports club and competes in football, wrestling, boxing, judo and unifight. The football team won the championship in 2008 and 2010... |
Shafa Stadium | 8,200 |
| Karabakh FK Karabakh FK Qarabağ Ağdam , also known as FK Karabakh Aghdam, is an Azerbaijani football club from Agdam, playing in Azerbaijan Premier League and three times Azerbaijan Cup holders.... |
Guzanli Olympic Stadium Guzanli Olympic Stadium Guzanli Olympic Complex Stadium is located in Quzanlı, Aghdam, Azerbaijan. It is used by FK Karabakh as home stadium since May 2009 and has a capacity of 2000.-See also:*List of football stadiums in Azerbaijan... 1 |
15,000 |
| Karvan FK Karvan FK Karvan is an Azerbaijani football club based in Yevlakh, that currently plays in Azerbaijan First Division, one of the most successful clubs in modern Azerbaijan football history, becoming first Azerbaijan club to pass first qualification stage in UEFA Cup.... |
Yevlakh Stadium Yevlakh Stadium Yevlakh City Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Yevlakh, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of FK Karvan. The stadium holds 5,000 people.-See also:*List of football stadiums in Azerbaijan... |
5,000 |
| Khazar Lankaran | Lankaran City Stadium Lankaran City Stadium Lankaran City Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lankaran, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Khazar Lankaran. The stadium holds 15,000 people and opened in 2006... |
15,000 |
| MOIK Baku MOIK Baku MOIK Baku is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku. MOIK was originally built around the same concept of military sports club as CSKA Moscow, CSKA Sofia.-History:... |
MOIK Stadium MOIK Stadium MOIK Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of MOIK Baku of the Azerbaijan Premier League. The stadium holds 3,000 people spectators.-External links:*... |
1,000 |
| Mughan FK Mughan FK Mughan Salyan is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Salyan. The club reached the Azerbaijan Premier League for the first time in 2008-2009. The club was first promoted after FK Masallı withdrew for the 2008/09 season... |
Salyany Olympic Sport Complex Stadium | 4,000 |
| Neftchi Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
| Olimpik Baku FK Olimpik Baku AZAL PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Şüvəlan, Baku. The club competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League.- History :The club were established in 1996 as a futsal club under the name of AMMK. It participated in regional futsal league from the season 1996/97 till 2003/04... |
Shafa Stadium | 8,200 |
| FK Qäbälä | Gabala City Stadium Gabala City Stadium Gabala City Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Gabala, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Qəbələ. The stadium holds 2,000 people.... |
2,000 |
| Simurq Zaqatala FK Simurq Zaqatala Simurq PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Zaqatala. They play in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top division in Azerbaijani football.-Origins and early years :... |
Zaqatala City Stadium Zaqatala City Stadium Zaqatala "Simurq" is a multi-use stadium in Zaqatala, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it considered as home ground of FK Simurq Zaqatala, since October 2008.... |
4,000 |
| Standard Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,200 |
| Turan Tovuz PFC Turan Tovuz Turan Tovuz PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Tovuz. The club plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top division in Azerbaijani football and won the league title once, in 1994-1995... |
Tovuz City Stadium | 10,000 |
1Karabakh played their home matches at Surakhani Stadium
Surakhani Stadium
Tofig Ismayilov Stadium, also referred as Surakhani Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Surakhani settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the former home stadium of FK Karabakh. Currently, it is the home stadium for the Azerbaijan First Division club...
in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009.
Personnel
| Team | Head coach | Team captain | Club chairman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakili Baku Bakili Baku Bakili Baku is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku that currently plays in the Azerbaijan First Division.- History :The club was founded in 1963 under name of Araz, re-established by Misir Abilov in 1995 and consisted of amateur footballers. Officially as a professional football club it was... |
Bakhtiyar Gulamov |
Vasif Aliyev |
Misir Abilov |
| FK Baku FK Baku Football Club Baku is an Azerbaijani football club in Baku, Azerbaijan. The club sponsored by the Baghlan Group Company and ZQAN Holding.FC Baku plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League and have won two Azerbaijan Premier League championships and two Azerbaijan Cups.-History:FC Baku was founded in... |
 Gjoko HadžievskiGjoko Hadžievski Gjoko Hadžievski is a football coach from the Republic of Macedonia who currently coaching Macedonia national football team.He played for Teteks and Pelister.... |
Rafael Amirbekov Rafael Amirbekov Rafael Amirbekov is a Azerbaijani professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FK Baku. He is a defender.- Playing career :... |
Hafiz Mammadov |
| Inter Baku FC Inter Baku Inter Baku PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku, that currently plays in Azerbaijan Premier League.Inter Baku is a multi-sports club and competes in football, wrestling, boxing, judo and unifight. The football team won the championship in 2008 and 2010... |
 Valentin Khodukin |
Khagani Mammadov |
Georgi Nikolov |
| Karabakh FK Karabakh FK Qarabağ Ağdam , also known as FK Karabakh Aghdam, is an Azerbaijani football club from Agdam, playing in Azerbaijan Premier League and three times Azerbaijan Cup holders.... |
Gurban Gurbanov Gurban Gurbanov Gurban Osman Gurbanov |Zagatala]]) is retired football striker from Azerbaijan.-Playing career:He started his career in Dashgyn, and has since played for Kur-Nur, Mertskhali, PFK Turan Tovuz, PFC Neftchi, Dinamo Stavropol, Baltika Kaliningrad, and Fakel Voronezh. The last club he played for was FC... |
Farhad Veliyev Farhad Veliyev Farhad Veliyev is an Azerbaijani international football goalkeeper who plays for FK Qarabağ in the AFFA Supreme League.Veliyev has made 24 appearances for the Azerbaijan national football team.... |
Abdulbari Goozal |
| Karvan FK Karvan FK Karvan is an Azerbaijani football club based in Yevlakh, that currently plays in Azerbaijan First Division, one of the most successful clubs in modern Azerbaijan football history, becoming first Azerbaijan club to pass first qualification stage in UEFA Cup.... |
vacant | Ilham Yadullayev |
Javanshir Shiraliyev |
| Khazar Lankaran | Igor Ponomarev Igor Ponomarev Igor Ponomarev , was the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the International Maritime Organization and Chairman of the Maritime Safety Committee since 2003... |
Dmitry Kramarenko |
Mübariz Mensimov |
| MOIK Baku MOIK Baku MOIK Baku is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku. MOIK was originally built around the same concept of military sports club as CSKA Moscow, CSKA Sofia.-History:... |
Akif Ibadov |
Ismail Mammadov |
Safar Abiyev Safar Abiyev Colonel General Safar Akhundbala oglu Abiyev is the current Defense Minister of Azerbaijan, considered as one of the longest serving defense minister in the Commonwealth of Independent States.-Biography:General Safar Abiyev was born in Baku... |
| Mughan FK Mughan FK Mughan Salyan is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Salyan. The club reached the Azerbaijan Premier League for the first time in 2008-2009. The club was first promoted after FK Masallı withdrew for the 2008/09 season... |
Vladislav Gadyrov |
Tarlan Khalilov |
Fizuli Aliyev |
| Neftchi Baku | Boyukaga Agaev |
Zaur Tagizade Zaur Tagizade Zaur Tagizade is a retired Azerbaijani footballer.Tagizade has made 40 appearances for the Azerbaijan national football team.-External links:* *... |
Akper Hajiyev |
| Olimpik Baku FK Olimpik Baku AZAL PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Şüvəlan, Baku. The club competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League.- History :The club were established in 1996 as a futsal club under the name of AMMK. It participated in regional futsal league from the season 1996/97 till 2003/04... |
Asker Abdullayev |
Tarlan Akhmedov Tarlan Akhmedov Tarlan Ahmadov is an Azerbaijani international football defender who has the second most caps, 73, for Azerbaijan of any player. Akhmedov is the Azerbaijani national team captain. His current club side is FK Olimpik Baku, and he has played for Olimpik's rivals Neftchi Baku, FK Karabakh and also... |
Rasul Rasulov |
| FK Qäbälä | Ramiz Mammadov Ramiz Mammadov Ramiz Mammadov was and Azerbaijani football player. Sometimes he is confused with his Muscovite colleague Ramiz Mamedov.He played between 1992 and 2005, for teams such as FC Kapaz , Garabag , Kur , Shafa , and Turan . Toward the end of his career, he played in Iran... |
Kanan Karimov |
Taleh Heydarov |
| Simurq Zaqatala FK Simurq Zaqatala Simurq PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Zaqatala. They play in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top division in Azerbaijani football.-Origins and early years :... |
Roman Pokora Roman Pokora Roman Mykhaylovych Pokora is a retired ex-USSR football player. Pokora played most of his career as a midfielder.Pokora is married. Has two sons.... |
Mykhailo Starostyak Mykhailo Starostyak Mykhaylo Volodymyrovych Starostyak is a former Ukrainian football player. He started off as a right back, but mostly plays as a center back.- External links :* * * * * *... |
Zaur Mammadov |
| Standard Baku | Rafik Mirzoyev |
Huseyn Mahammadov |
Emin Babayev |
| Turan Tovuz PFC Turan Tovuz Turan Tovuz PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Tovuz. The club plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top division in Azerbaijani football and won the league title once, in 1994-1995... |
Etimad Gurbanov |
 Asaf Gadiri |
Rashid Maherramov |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Baku |  Badri KvaratskheliaBadri Kvaratskhelia Badri Kvaratskhelia is a Georgia born Azerbaijani footballer.-External links:*http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/badri-kvaratskhelia/... |
Resigned | 20 April 2009 | Rafik Mirzoyev |
20 April 2009 |
| Mughan FK Mughan FK Mughan Salyan is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Salyan. The club reached the Azerbaijan Premier League for the first time in 2008-2009. The club was first promoted after FK Masallı withdrew for the 2008/09 season... |
Nadir Gasymov |
Sacked | 5 May 2009 | Vladislav Gadirov |
20 April 2009 |
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Source: pfl.az17 goals Walter Guglielmone
Walter Guglielmone
Walter Guglielmone Gómez is a Uruguayan football forward, who currently plays for Montevideo Wanderers.-Career:...
(Inter Baku
FC Inter Baku
Inter Baku PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku, that currently plays in Azerbaijan Premier League.Inter Baku is a multi-sports club and competes in football, wrestling, boxing, judo and unifight. The football team won the championship in 2008 and 2010...
)
15 goals Ivan Cvetkov (Khazar Lankaran)
11 goals Vladimir Mazyar
Vladimir Mazyar
Volodymyr Mazyar is a Ukrainian football player who currently plays for FC Arsenal Bila Tserkva. He plays as a center forward.-External links:*...
(Simurq Zaqatala
FK Simurq Zaqatala
Simurq PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Zaqatala. They play in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top division in Azerbaijani football.-Origins and early years :...
) Amiran Mujiri
Amiran Mujiri
Amiran Mudjiri is a former Georgian footballer.Mujiri played for clubs in South Eastern Europe.-Career:He played for CSKA Sofia since December 2003. Mujiri became regular in 2004–05 season, played 28 games in APFG, and twice in UEFA Cup First Round...
(FK Baku
FK Baku
Football Club Baku is an Azerbaijani football club in Baku, Azerbaijan. The club sponsored by the Baghlan Group Company and ZQAN Holding.FC Baku plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League and have won two Azerbaijan Premier League championships and two Azerbaijan Cups.-History:FC Baku was founded in...
)
9 goals
Leandro GomesLeandro Melino Gomes
Leandro Melino Gomes , known as Leandro Gomes, is a naturalized Azerbaijani football striker, who plays for the Brazilian side Americano.-International:...
(Olimpik Baku
FK Olimpik Baku
AZAL PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Şüvəlan, Baku. The club competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League.- History :The club were established in 1996 as a futsal club under the name of AMMK. It participated in regional futsal league from the season 1996/97 till 2003/04...
)