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

Kapaz was relegated at the conclusion of the previous season.[1] Sabah were promoted and will participate 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
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[7] Keshla ASK Arena 8,125
Neftchi Baku 1937 Baku Bakcell Arena 10,500
Qarabağ 1951 Agdam Azersun Arena {Baku} 5,800
Sabah 2017 Baku Alinja Arena 13,000
Sabail 2016 Səbail Bayil Arena 5,000
Sumgayit 2010 Sumqayit Kapital Bank Arena 1,500
Zira 2014 Zira Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,400

Stadiums
Gabala Keşla Neftchi Baku Qarabağ
Gabala City Stadium ASK Arena Bakcell Arena Azersun Arena
Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 8,200 Capacity: 10,500 Capacity: 5,800
Sabah Sabail Sumgayit Zira
Alinja Arena Bayil Arena Kapital Bank Arena Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Capacity: 13,000 Capacity: 3,200 Capacity: 1,500 Capacity: 1,400

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 Sanan Gurbanov Javid Huseynov Joma QafqaZ Hotels[8]
Keşla Tarlan Ahmedov Kamran Aghayev Joma Samaya LTD
Neftchi Baku Roberto Bordin Ruslan Abışov Nike
Qarabağ Gurban Gurbanov Rashad Sadygov Adidas Azersun Holding
Sabah Elshad Ahmadov Javid Imamverdiyev Macron Bank Respublika
Sabail Aftandil Hajiyev Rahid Amirguliyev Macron AzTea
Sumgayit Aykhan Abbasov Vurğun Hüseynov Macron Pasha Insurance
Zira Samir Abbasov Kamal Bayramov Joma Santral Electric

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 Player 11 Player 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
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentr
Gabala Roman Hryhorchuk End of contract 29 May 2018[9] Pre-season Sanan Gurbanov 30 May 2018[10]
Neftchi Baku Tarlan Ahmedov End of contract 31 May 2018[11] Pre-season Roberto Bordin 8 June 2018[12]
Sabail Samir Aliyev Mutual consent 22 May 2018[13] Pre-season Aftandil Hajiyev 11 June 2018[14]
Sumgayit Samir Abbasov End of contract 20 May 2018 Pre-season Nazim Suleymanov 7 June 2018[15]
Sabah Arif Asadov End of contract Pre-season Elshad Ahmadov
Keşla Yuriy Maksymov Sacked 17 July 2018[16] Pre-season Mladen Milinković 25 July 2018[17]
Zira Aykhan Abbasov Resignation 29 August 2018[18] 8th Samir Abbasov 29 August 2018[19]
Keşla Mladen Milinković Sacked 29 October 2018[20] 7th Tarlan Ahmadov 30 October 2018[21]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Qarabağ (C) 28 20 6 2 65 21 +44 66 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Neftçi Baku 28 17 7 4 52 26 +26 58 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Sabail 28 12 5 11 34 37 −3 41
4 Gabala 28 9 9 10 31 33 −2 36 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Zira 28 8 7 13 30 40 −10 31
6 Sumgayit 28 8 5 15 24 42 −18 29
7 Sabah 28 7 6 15 20 41 −21 27
8 Keşla 28 6 5 17 29 45 −16 23
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) Champion.

Positions by round
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
Azerbaijan First Division
Source:

Results

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

Notes

    Season statistics

    Clean sheets
    As of match played 11 May 2019
    Rank Player Club Clean
    sheets
    1 Salahat Aghayev Neftçi 12
    2 Vagner da Silva Qarabağ 10
    3 Dmytro Bezotosnyi Gabala 8
    4 Emil Balayev Sabail 7
    Saša Stamenković Sabah

    Scoring

    See also

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