Azerbaijan First League
| Organising body | Azerbaijan Professional Football League |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Country | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan |
| Number of clubs | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Premier League |
| Relegation to | Second League |
| Domestic cup | Azerbaijan Cup |
| Current champions | Qabala (2nd title) (2024–25) |
| Broadcaster(s) | CBC Sport |
| Website | https://liqa1.pfl.az/ |
| Current: 2025–26 Azerbaijan First Division | |
The Azerbaijan First League (Azerbaijani: I Liqa) is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football. The league is run by AFFA. The winner of the league is promoted to the top-tier Azerbaijan Premier League.
History
[edit | edit source]Due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, all Azerbaijan clubs of the former Soviet Premier Division and Soviet First Division conformed a single Azerbaijan Premier League, which meant that the new second tier of Azerbaijan football would remain regionalized. For the first two seasons three regional groups conformed the second tier, until in 1994 the single table in use today began to be used.
Competition format
[edit | edit source]The First League currently consists of 10 teams. All teams play each other three times. [1]
Members of the Azerbaijan First League (2024-25 season)
[edit | edit source]Stadia and locations
[edit | edit source]- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baku Sporting FK | Baku | Baku Sporting Arena | 600 |
| Cəbrayıl FK | Jabrayil | ASCO Arena | 3,200 |
| Difai Ağsu | Agsu | Agsu City Stadium | 3,000 |
| İmişli FK | İmişli | Heydar Aliyev Stadium | 8,500 |
| Karvan | Yevlakh | Yevlakh City Stadium | 5,000 |
| Qaradağ Lökbatan | Baku | Lökbatan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium | 2,500 |
| Qəbələ | Gabala | Gabala City Stadium | 4,500 |
| Mingəçevir | Mingachevir | Yashar Mammadzade Stadium | 5,000 |
| MOİK | Baku | Bine Stadium | 600 |
| Zaqatala | Zaqatala | Zaqatala City Stadium | 3,500 |
Media coverage
[edit | edit source]CBC Sport currently owna all the rights to broadcast the season's games on terrestrial TV.[3][4][5] In Azerbaijan, the First League games are also available on CBC Sport and on special YouTube channel.
Winners
[edit | edit source]Performance by club
[edit | edit source]Records
[edit | edit source]Club records
[edit | edit source]- As of 14 November 2013
- Most consecutive wins: Absheron, 23, 2010-11[7]
- Most points in a season: Absheron, 72 points, 2010-11[7]
- Most unbeaten run: Absheron, 26 games, 2010-11[7]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Azerbaijan Premier League
- Azerbaijan Regional League
- AFFA Amateur League
- Azerbaijan Cup
- Football in Azerbaijan
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Azərbaycan Peşəkar Liqası (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ "Телехозяин" азербайджанского чемпионата Archived February 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Снова АзТВ (in Russian)
- ^ Заключено соглашение, дающее право эксклюзивного показа матчей чемпионата и Кубка Азербайджана по футболу (in Russian)
- ^ Azerbaijan 2002/03 Archived March 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- (in Azerbaijani) AFFA
- (in Azerbaijani) PFL
- Azerbaijan First Division seasons (Footballfacts.ru)
- Azerbaijan First Division, standings, results & fixtures at Donnael.com
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