2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division

The 2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. The season is started on 10 September 2013 and there are sixteen teams participating in the league.[4] Ağsu are the defending champions.

Azerbaijan First Division
Season2013–14
Matches played198
Goals scored548 (2.77 per match)
Biggest home winNeftchala 8–0 Energetik[1]
Biggest away winEnergetik 0–6 Neftchala[2]
Highest scoringTuran-T 6–2 Lokomotiv-Bilajary[3]
Neftchala 8–0 Energetik[1]
Longest winning run10 games
Araz
Longest unbeaten run13 games
Araz,
Qaradağ
Longest losing run10 games
Göyəzən

Teams

Turan-T were relegated for the first time in their history, after twenty years in Azerbaijan Premier League, the longest period in its history.[5] On 21 August 2013, it was announced that Araz and Karvan after reformation will join the first division, while Qala and Taraggi will not participate after becoming defunct.[6]

On 10 September 2013, Mil-Muğan also joined the league, while Turan's name changed to Turan-T.[7]

Stadia and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Bakılı
MOIK
Lokomotiv
Şuşa
Qaradağ
Neftçala
Şahdağ
Göyəzən
Şəmkir
Energetik FC
Turan-T
Araz
Location of teams in 2013-14 Azerbaijan First Division
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
Ağsu Agsu Agsu City Stadium 3,000
Araz Nakhchivan Nakhchivan City Stadium 12,800
Bakılı Baku Zirə Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,500
Energetik Mingachevir Yashar Mammadzade Stadium 5,000
Göyəzən Qazakh Qazakh City Stadium 15,000
Karvan Yevlakh Yevlakh Stadium 5,000
Kəpəz Ganja Ganja City Stadium 25,000
Lokomotiv Baku FC Baku stadium 3,000
Mil-Muğan Imishli Heydar Aliyev Stadium 8,500
MOIK Baku MOIK Stadium 3,000
Neftçala Neftchala Nariman Narimanov Stadium 2,000
Qaradağ Lökbatan Lökbatan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 2,000
Şahdağ Qusar Şövkət Orduxanov Stadium 4,000
Şəmkir Şəmkir Shamkir City Stadium 11,500
Şuşa Shusha Shafa Stadium 8,000
Turan-T Tovuz Tovuz City Stadium 6,800

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
Ağsu Rufat Guliyev TBD Umbro Aqua Vita
Araz Asgar Abdullayev TBD Lescon
Bakılı Rakif Aliyev TBD
Energetik Sahib Gojayev TBD
Göyəzən Mehdi Salmanov TBD
Karvan Kanan Karimov TBD
Kəpəz Vidadi Rzayev TBD
Lokomotiv İlgar Huseynov TBD
Mil-Muğan Matlab Mammadov TBD
MOIK Namig Adilov TBD
Neftçala Bahram Shahguliyev TBD Lescon SOCAR Petroleum
Qaradağ Adil Mahmudov TBD Lescon SOCAR
Şahdağ Kamran Alibabayev TBD Lescon AZENCO[8]
Şəmkir Ruslan Abbasov TBD
Şuşa Nadir Gasymov Emin Mollayev
Turan-T Rasim Aliyev Asef Gadiri

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Araz-Naxçıvan (C, P) 30 25 4 1 66 11 +55 79 Promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League
2 Neftchala 30 21 5 4 80 22 +58 68
3 Qaradağ 30 18 9 3 52 14 +38 63
4 Ağsu 30 17 7 6 56 26 +30 58
5 Şahdağ 30 16 7 7 55 22 +33 55
6 Şuşa 30 15 9 6 60 26 +34 54
7 Turan-T 30 13 5 12 52 46 +6 44
8 Karvan 30 12 6 12 46 56 −10 42
9 Mil-Muğan 30 11 7 12 29 33 −4 40
10 Lokomotiv-Bilajary 30 12 3 15 42 58 −16 39
11 Şəmkir 30 8 7 15 28 42 −14 31
12 MOIK Baku 30 7 8 15 37 56 −19 29
13 Kapaz 30 7 4 19 29 37 −8 25
14 Bakili 30 6 6 18 34 60 −26 24
15 Energetik 30 2 5 23 11 92 −81 11
16 Göyəzən 30 3 2 25 13 89 −76 11
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Results
Home \ Away AGU ARZ BKL ENG ATM KAR KAP LBA MM MOI NEF QAD ABB SHA SHU TUR
Ağsu 0–1 2–1 4–1 5–0 3–2 0–5 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 7–1
Araz-Naxçıvan 1–0 4–0 9–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–0
Bakili 1–3 0–1 2–3 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 3–5 1–1 1–4 2–1 0–2 3–1
Energetik 0–2 1–4 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–4 0–3 2–0 0–0 0–6 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–5
Göyəzən 1–6 0–4 0–3 1–1 0–4 0–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 0–1 0–3 0–4 0–1 2–1 0–3
Karvan 0–0 1–3 4–3 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 5–5 0–6 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0
Kapaz 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–0
Lokomotiv-Bilajary 0–1 1–3 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–5 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–4 1–1 2–0 2–5 3–1
Mil-Muğan 0–2 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–5 2–2
MOIK Baku 0–3 0–1 2–2 0–0 3–0 3–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–5 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–4 4–0
Neftchala 0–1 1–0 2–0 8–0 6–0 7–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–1
Qaradağ 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0
Şahdağ 1–1 0–2 3–0 5–0 6–0 5–0 2–0 4–0 0–1 2–1 2–3 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–0
Şəmkir 1–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–2
Şuşa 1–0 1–1 4–1 5–0 6–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 4–0 2–2
Turan-T 3–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 6–2 2–1 4–1 2–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–3
Source: Soccerway: Birinci Dasta Table
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of Match played 13 April 2014
Rank Player Club Goals[9]
1 Ali Bagirov Karvan 25
2 David Janalidze Araz 24
3 Muhammad Badalbeyli MOIK Baku 20
4 Sarhan Agayev Şahdağ 18
5 Elvin Adisirinli Shusha 17
6 Rashad Piriyev Turan-T 14
7 Jeyhun Abdullayev Neftchala 12
8 Qalib Amrahov Ağsu 11
9 Ali Babayev Banishevskiy Shusha 9

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Farmayil AliyevTuran-TLokomotiv-Bilajary6–212 October 2013[3]
Muhammad AliyevNeftchalaMOIK Baku5–512 October 2013[10]
Jeyhun AbdullayevNeftchalaEnergetik6–01 November 2013[2]
Ahmad TijaniŞuşaTuran-T3–09 November 2013[11]
Tural GurbatovLokomotiv-BilajaryKəpəz3–216 November 2013[12]
Elvin AdisirinliŞuşaGöyəzən6–030 November 2013[13]
Mehdi MehdiyevKəpəzMOIK Baku3–18 December 2013[14]
Elvin AdısirinliŞuşaLokomotiv-Bilajary5–221 December 2013[15]
Sarhan Agayev5ŞahdağGöyəzən6–08 February 2014[16]
Ali BagirovKarvanLokomotiv-Bilajary5–28 February 2014[17]
Ali BagirovKarvanGöyəzən4–09 March 2014[18]
Qalib AmrahovAgsuGöyəzən6–15 April 2014[19]
  • 5 Player scored 5 goals

References
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