Azerbaijan_First_Division
Azerbaijan First League
Football league
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 promotes to Premier Division.
| Founded | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) |
|---|---|
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Premier League |
| Relegation to | Second League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Azerbaijan Cup |
| Current champions | Araz-Naxçıvan (2nd title) (2022–23) |
| TV partners | CBC Sport |
| Website | PFL |
| Current: 2023–24 Azerbaijan First Division | |
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.
The First League currently consists of 10 teams. All teams play each other three times. [1]
Stadia and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Araz Saatlı | Saatly | Saatly Olympic Sport Complex | 1,000 |
| Difai Ağsu | Agsu | Agsu City Stadium | 3,000 |
| İmişli | Imishli | Heydar Aliyev Stadium | 8,500 |
| İrəvan | Baku | ASK Arena | 8,125 |
| Karvan | Yevlakh | Yevlakh City Stadium | 5,000 |
| Qaradağ Lökbatan | Baku | Lökbatan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium | 2,500 |
| Mingəçevir | Mingachevir | Yashar Mammadzade Stadium | 5,000 |
| MOİK | Baku | Bine Stadium | 600 |
| Şamaxı | Shamakhi | Shamakhi City Stadium | 2,200 |
| Zaqatala | Zaqatala | Zaqatala City Stadium | 3,500 |
CBC Sport currently own all the rights to broadcast the season's games on terrestrial TV.[3][4][5] In Azerbaijan, the First League games is also available on CBC Sport and on special youtube channel.
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Winning Years | Runner-up | Runner-up Years | Third place | Third place Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOIK | 2 |
2000–01, 2018–19 | 3 |
1994–95, 2007–08, 2009–10 | 1 |
1993–94 |
| Qaradağ Lökbatan | 2 |
2011–12, 2021–22 | 3 |
2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18 | 1 |
2013–14 |
| Neftchala | 2 |
2014–15, 2015–16 | 1 |
2013–14 | 5 |
1992, 1993–94, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13 |
| Turan Tovuz | 2 |
2016–17, 2019–20 | 1 |
2020–21 | ||
| Araz Naxçıvan | 2 |
2013–14, 2022-23 | ||||
| Xəzər Sumqayıt | 1 |
1995–96 | 2 |
1993–94, 2001–02 | 1 |
1993 |
| Bakılı | 1 |
2007–08 | 1 |
1996–97 | 3 |
2001–02, 2009–10, 2010–11 |
| Ağsu | 1 |
2012–13 | 1 |
2014–15 | 2 |
2015–16, 2016–17 |
| Şahdağ Qusar | 1 |
1997–98 | 1 |
2008–09 | 1 |
2000–01 |
| Neftçi-2 | 1 |
2020–21 | 1 |
2018–19 | ||
| Shuvalan FK | 1 |
2004–05 | 1 |
2017–18 | ||
| Khazar Baku | 1 |
2017–18 | ||||
| Nicat Maştağa | 1 |
1992 | ||||
| Zabrat | 1 |
1993–94 | ||||
| Shamkir | 1 |
1994–95 | ||||
| Shahdagh Guba | 1 |
1999–00 | ||||
| Lokomotiv Imishli | 1 |
2001–02 | ||||
| Gənclərbirliyi | 1 |
2003–04 | ||||
| Gilan | 1 |
2005–06 | ||||
| ABN Bərdə | 1 |
2008–09 | ||||
| Kapaz | 1 |
2009–10 | ||||
| Masally | 1 |
2006–07 | ||||
| Absheron | 1 |
2010–11 | ||||
| Azneftyağ | 1 |
1993–94 | ||||
| Xəzri Buzovna | 1 |
1993 | ||||
| Çinar Göyçay | 1 |
1996–97 | ||||
| Göyəzən Qazax FK | 2 |
1993–94, 2003–04 | 1 |
2006–07 | ||
| Zagatala | 1 |
2020–21 | 1 |
2019–20 | ||
| Xəzər-Lənkəran-2 | 1 |
2005–06 | 1 |
2004–05 | ||
| Rəvan | 1 |
2010–11 | 1 |
2014–15 | ||
| Səbail | 1 |
2016–17 | ||||
| Səbail-2 | 1 |
2019–20 | ||||
| Avtomobilçi Yevlax | 1 |
1993 | ||||
| Çinar Polis Akademiyasi | 1 |
1995–96 | ||||
| Kür Samux | 1 |
1992 | ||||
| Şəfa-2 | 1 |
1999–00 | ||||
| Ümid Bakı | 1 |
2000–01 | ||||
| Energetik | 1 |
2004–05 | ||||
| Karvan | 1 |
2011–12 | ||||
| Standard Baku | 1 |
2006–07 | ||||
| Kürmük Qax | 2 |
1994–95, 1996–97 | ||||
| Simurq | 1 |
2005–06 | ||||
| Farid Baku | 1 |
1995–96 | ||||
| Karat Bakı | 1 |
2003–04 | ||||
| HHQ Şahin | 1 |
1999–00 | ||||
| NBC Salyan | 1 |
2007–08 |
Club records
- As of 14 November 2013
- "I və II Liqada ilk turun püşkü atıldı" (in Azerbaijani). 22 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- Azərbaycan Peşəkar Liqası (in Azerbaijani)
- "Телехозяин" азербайджанского чемпионата Archived February 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- Снова АзТВ (in Russian)
- Azerbaijan 2002/03 Archived March 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- "Azərbaycan çempionunun rekordları". apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- (in Azerbaijani) AFFA
- (in Azerbaijani) PFL
- Azerbaijan First Division seasons (Footballfacts.ru)
- Azerbaijan First Division, standings, results & fixtures at Donnael.com