Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 4 August 2023 – 26 May 2024 |
Champions | Qarabağ |
Matches played | 145 |
Goals scored | 376 (2.59 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Juninho (17 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Qarabağ 7–1
Kapaz (4 November 2023) |
Biggest away win |
Sumgayit 1–6
Qarabağ (8 December 2023) |
Highest scoring |
Qarabağ 7–1
Kapaz (4 November 2023) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches Qarabağ |
Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Qarabağ |
Longest winless run | 11 matches Kapaz Gabala |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Gabala |
Highest attendance | 2,955 Kapaz 1–0 Neftçi (6 August 2023) |
Lowest attendance | 500 Sabail 1-4 Sumgayit (5 August 2023) |
Total attendance | 6,405 |
Average attendance | 1,281 |
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2022–23
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 11 April 2024. |
The 2023–24 Azerbaijan Premier League is the 32nd season of the Azerbaijan Premier League, the highest tier football league of Azerbaijan. The season begun on 4 August 2023 and will end in 26 May 2024.
Promoted from 2022–23 Azerbaijan First Division |
Relegated to 2023–24 Azerbaijan First Division |
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Araz-Naxçıvan | Shamakhi |
Team | Year Established | Location | Venue | Capacity [1] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Araz-Naxçıvan | 1967 | Nakhchivan | Dalga Arena | 6,500 |
Gabala | 1995 [2] [3] | Qabala | Gabala City Stadium | 4,500 |
Kapaz | 1959 | Ganja | Ganja City Stadium | 26,000 |
Neftchi | 1937 | Baku | Neftchi Arena | 10,260 |
Qarabağ | 1951 | Aghdam | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium | 31,200 |
Sabah | 2017 | Absheron | Bank Respublika Arena | 8,600 |
Sabail | 2016 | Sabail, Baku | ASCO Arena | 3,200 |
Sumgayit | 2010 | Sumgait | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | 8,700 |
Turan Tovuz | 1992 | Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 6,500 |
Zira | 2014 | Zira, Baku | Zira Sport Complex | 1,200 |
Araz-Naxçıvan | Gabala | Kapaz | Qarabağ | Neftçi |
Dalga Arena | Gabala City Stadium | Ganja City Stadium | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium | Neftchi Arena |
Capacity: 6,700 | Capacity: 4,500 | Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 31,200 | Capacity: 10,260 |
Sabah | Sabail | Sumgayit | Turan Tovuz | Zira |
Bank Respublika Arena | ASCO Arena | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | Tovuz City Stadium | Zira Sport Complex |
Capacity: 13,000 | Capacity: 3,200 | Capacity: 9,500 | Capacity: 6,500 | Capacity: 1,200 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Araz-Naxçıvan | Ramin Akhundov | Elmar Bakhshiyev | Numan Kurdić | Diadora | Samaya Ltd |
Gabala | Fariz Najafov | Kakhaber Tskhadadze | Asif Mammadov | Capelli Sport | Gilan & Knauf |
Kapaz | Ilgar Nadiri | Azer Mammadov | Vurğun Hüseynov | Joma | - |
Neftçi | Kamran Guliyev | Miodrag Božović | Emin Mahmudov | Erreà | SOCAR |
Qarabağ | Tahir Gozal | Gurban Gurbanov | Maksim Medvedev | Adidas | Azersun |
Sabah | Magsud Adigozalov | Krunoslav Rendulić | Elvin Jamalov | Nike | Bank Respublika |
Sabail | Abdulgani Nurmammadov | Shahin Diniyev | Aghabala Ramazanov | Adidas | ASCO |
Sumgayit | Riad Rafiyev | Samir Abbasov | Elvin Badalov | Macron | Pasha Insurance, Azərikimya |
Turan Tovuz | Ogtay Abdullayev | Aykhan Abbasov | Kamal Bayramov | Jako | Huner Group |
Zira | Taleh Nasibov | Rashad Sadygov | Qismət Alıyev | Joma | Nar, Azfargroup |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Araz-Naxçıvan | Pre-season | Azer Baghirov | 17 July 2023 [4] | |||
Kapaz | Tarlan Ahmadov | Azer Mammadov | 12 June 2023 [5] | |||
Neftçi | Laurențiu Reghecampf | Mutual Agreement | 21 June 2023 [6] | Adrian Mutu | 11 July 2023 [7] | |
Adrian Mutu | 24 December 2023 [8] | 3rd | Miodrag Božović | 24 December 2023 [9] | ||
Sabah | Murad Musayev | Resignation | 1 February 2024 [10] | 7th | Ruslan Qafitullin (Acting) | 1 February 2024 |
Gabala | Elmar Bakhshiyev | Resignation | 24 February 2024 [11] | 10th | Kakhaber Tskhadadze | 25 February 2024 [12] |
Sabah | Ruslan Qafitullin (Acting) | End of contract | 5 March 2024 | 6th | Krunoslav Rendulić | 5 March 2024 [13] |
Each team can use only seven foreign players on the field in each game.
In italics:' Players that are on loan from another APL side.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation [a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Qarabağ (C, Q) | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 31 | +54 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Zira | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 49 | Qualification to Conference League second qualifying round |
3 | Sabah | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 49 | |
4 | Sumgayit | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 47 | |
5 | Neftçi | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 47 | |
6 | Sabail | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 42 | |
7 | Turan Tovuz | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 42 | |
8 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 32 | |
9 | Kapaz | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 31 | |
10 | Gabala | 31 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 60 | −37 | 17 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
Clubs play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [15] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Juninho | Qarabağ | 17 |
2 | Alexandre Ramalingom | Sabail | 13 |
3 | Yassine Benzia | Qarabağ | 12 |
4 | Nariman Akhundzade | Qarabağ | 10 |
5 | Orkhan Aliyev | Araz-Naxçıvan | 9 |
Toral Bayramov | Qarabağ | ||
Pedro Nuno | Sabail | ||
Otto John | Turan Tovuz | ||
9 | Leandro Andrade | Qarabağ | 8 |
10 | Martin Júnior | Kapaz | 7 |
Abdellah Zoubir | Qarabağ |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Yassine Benzia | Qarabağ | Kapaz | 7–1 (H) | 4 November 2023 | [16] |
Davit Volkov | Sabah | Turan Tovuz | 2–3 (A) | 11 November 2023 | [17] |
Bilel Aouacheria | Gabala | Turan Tovuz | 4–0 (H) | 25 November 2023 | [18] |
Filip Ozobić | Neftçi | Kapaz | 3–3 (A) | 9 March 2024 | [19] |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | Tiago Silva | Zira | 15 |
2 | Mekhti Dzhenetov | Sumgayit | 12 |
3 | Aydın Bayramov | Turan Tovuz | 8 |
4 | Rza Jafarov | Neftçi | 8 |
5 | Cristian Avram | Araz-Naxçıvan | 6 |
Səlahət Ağayev | Sabail | ||
7 | Andrey Lunyov | Qarabağ | 5 |
8 | Ivan Brkić | Neftçi | 4 |
Rashad Azizli | Gabala | ||
Nijat Mehbaliyev | Sabah | ||
Yusif Imanov | Sabah |
Rza Jafarov & Ivan Brkić both played in Neftçi's 2-0 victory over
Gabala on 27 August 2023
Nijat Mehbaliyev & Yusif Imanov both played in Sabah's 4-0 victory over
Sabail on 10 December 2023