The 2009–10 Azerbaijan Premier League was the eighteenth season of top-tier football in Azerbaijan. It began on 14 August 2009 and finished in May 2010. FK Baku were the defending champions.
Season | 2009–10 |
---|---|
Champions | Inter Baku |
Relegated | Standard Baku FK Karvan |
Champions League | Inter Baku |
Europa League | FK Baku FK Qarabağ Khazar Lankaran (via domestic cup) |
Matches played | 172 |
Goals scored | 392 (2.28 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Farid Guliyev (16) |
Biggest home win | Standard 6–0 Karvan |
Biggest away win | Mughan 1–6 Inter |
Highest scoring | Mughan 1–6 Inter Standard 3–4 Baku |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → |
The league was competed in two stages. The first stage consisted of a regular home-and-away round-robin schedule for a total of 22 matches per team. The competition then split into two halves. However, each team took over to the respective group only records earned against the remaining 5 teams in their second round group. The teams ranked first through sixth played out the championship and the European spots while the bottom six teams had to avoid one of the two relegation places.
Teams
editMOIK Baku and Bakili Baku were relegated after finishing the 2008–09 season in the bottom two places. Since the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan did not grant a Premier League license to any of the teams in the Azerbaijan First Division,[1] the league size was reduced to twelve teams.
Stadia and locations
editTeam | Location | Venue | Capacity[2] |
---|---|---|---|
FK Baku | Baku | Tofig Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
Inter | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 7,840 |
Karvan | Yevlakh | Yevlakh Stadium | 8,500 |
Khazar | Lankaran | Lankaran City Stadium | 17,500 |
Mughan | Salyan | Salyany Olympic Stadium | 4,000 |
Neftchi | Baku | Ismet Gaibov Stadium | 7,000 |
Olimpik-Shuvalan | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 7,840 |
Qarabağ | Aghdam | Guzanli Olympic Stadium | 15,000 |
Qäbälä PFC | Qäbälä | Gabala City Stadium | 2,000 |
Simurq | Zaqatala | Zaqatala City Stadium | 3,500 |
Standard | Sumgayit | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | 26,000 |
Turan | Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 10,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
editTeam | Head coach | Team captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
FK Baku | Cüneyt Biçer | Jamshid Maharramov | Erreà | |
Inter | Kakhaber Tskhadadze | Samir Abbasov | Adidas | IBA |
Karvan | Yunis Huseynov | Ismayil Mammadov | Adidas | Azneftemash |
Khazar | Agaselim Mirjavadov | Kamran Agaev | Puma | PalSüd |
Mughan | Almir Hurtic | Elnur Mammadov | Olympikus | Nissan |
Neftchi | Arif Asadov | Rail Malikov | Adidas | SOCAR |
Olimpik-Shuvalan | Nazim Suleymanov | Agil Nabiyev | Adidas | Silk Way |
Qarabağ | Gurban Gurbanov | Aslan Kerimov | Adidas | Azersun Holding |
Qäbälä PFC | Tony Adams | Kanan Karimov | Adidas | |
Simurq | Roman Pokora | Alexandr Malygin | Adidas | |
Standard | Boyukagha Hajiyev | Agil Mammadov | Kappa | Bank Standard |
Turan | Nizami Sadygov | Nadir Nabiyev | Adidas |
Managerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inter Baku | Valentin Khodukin[3] | Resigned | 10 June 2009 | Kakhaber Tskhadadze[3] | 10 June 2009 |
Khazar Lankaran | Igor Ponomaryov[4] | Resigned | 11 June 2009 | Agaselim Mirjavadov[5] | 16 June 2009 |
Neftchi Baku | Boyukaga Aghayev[6] | Mutual consent | 16 September 2009 | Vagif Sadygov[7] | 29 September 2009 |
FK Baku | Gjoko Hadžievski[8] | Resigned | 24 September 2009 | Bülent Korkmaz[9] | 25 September 2009 |
FK Standard Sumgayit | Valdas Ivanauskas[10] | Sacked | 21 October 2009 | Boyukagha Hajiyev | 23 October 2009 |
Olimpik-Shuvalan | Asgar Abdullayev[11] | Resigned | 23 November 2009 | Nazim Suleymanov[12] | 23 November 2009 |
FK Mughan | Kemal Alispahić[13] | Sacked | 1 December 2009 | Almir Hurtić[14] | 1 December 2009 |
Neftchi Baku | Vagif Sadygov[15] | Sacked | 21 February 2010 | Arif Asadov[16] | 25 February 2010 |
FK Baku | Bülent Korkmaz[17] | Resigned | 22 March 2010 | Cüneyt Biçer[18] | 3 April 2010 |
First round
editLeague table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Inter Baku | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 49 | Qualification for championship group |
2 | Khazar Lankaran | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 44 | |
3 | Qarabağ | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 42 | |
4 | Baku | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 37 | |
5 | Gabala | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 36 | |
6 | Neftçi Baku | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 35 | |
7 | Simurq | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 34 | Qualification for relegation group |
8 | Olimpik-Shuvalan | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 25 | |
9 | Turan | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 17 | |
10 | Mughan | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 16 | |
11 | Standard | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 11 | |
12 | Karvan | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
editSecond round
editChampionship group
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Inter Baku (C) | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 29 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Baku | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 28 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
3 | Qarabağ | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 27[b] | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
4 | Khazar Lankaran | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 27[b] | |
5 | Neftçi Baku | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 23 | |
6 | Gabala | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Baku were the winners of the 2009–10 Azerbaijan Cup competition and qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ a b QAR: 7 pts, 4–3; KHA: 4 pts, 3–4
Relegation group
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Olimpik-Shuvalan | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 36 | |
8 | Simurq | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 31 | |
9 | Turan | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 29 | |
10 | Mughan | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 27 | |
11 | Standard (R) | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 25 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
12 | Karvan (R) | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Season statistics
editTop scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals[19] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Farid Guliyev | Standard Sumgayit | 16 |
2 | Anatoli Doros | Olimpik-Shuvalan | 12 |
Robertas Poškus | Inter Baku | 12 | |
4 | Adrian Neaga | Neftchi Baku | 11 |
5 | Jabá | Baku | 10 |
Nadir Nabiev | Turan Tovuz | 10 | |
7 | Mario Sergio | Baku | 9 |
Allan Lalín | Turan Tovuz | 9 | |
9 | Ģirts Karlsons | Inter Baku | 8 |
10 | Khagani Mammadov | Karvan | 7 |
Hat-tricks
editPlayer | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Samir Musayev | Turan Tovuz | Mughan | 3–2 | 1 November 2009[20] |
Ģirts Karlsons | Inter Baku | Turan Tovuz | 3–1 | 15 May 2010[21] |
Anatolie Doroș | Olimpik-Shuvalan | Turan Tovuz | 4–1 | 3 April 2010[22] |
Farid Guliyev4 | Standard | Karvan | 6–0 | 9 May 2010[23] |
Robertas Poškus | Inter Baku | Gabala | 4–1 | 15 May 2010[24] |
Nadir Nabiyev | Turan Tovuz | Karvan | 4–1 | 16 May 2010[25] |
Farid Guliyev | Standard | Simurq | 4–0 | 16 May 2010[26] |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Scoring
edit- First goal of the season: Oleg Gvelesiani own goal for Mughan against Standard Baku (14 August 2009)[27]
- Fastest goal of the season: 1st minute,
- Allan Lalín for Khazar Lankaran against Standard Baku (17 October 2009)[28]
- Jabá for Baku against Inter Baku (4 April 2010)[29]
- Latest goal of the season: 95th minute,
- Tomasz Stolpa for Gabala against Neftchi Baku (3 April 2010)[30]
- Largest winning margin: 6 goals
- Standard Baku 6–0 Karvan (9 May 2010)[31]
- Highest scoring game: 7 goals
- Mughan 1–6 Inter Baku (18 October 2010)[32]
- Standard Baku 3–4 Baku (5 December 2009)[33]
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
- Standard Baku 6–0 Karvan (9 May 2010)[31]
- Mughan 1–6 Inter Baku (18 October 2010)[32]
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
- Standard Baku 3–4 Baku (5 December 2009)[33]
Clean sheets
edit- Most clean sheets: 17
- Fewest clean sheets: 5
Awards
editMonthly awards
editMonth | Player of the Month | |
---|---|---|
Player | Club | |
October | Vagif Javadov[34] | FK Qarabağ |
November | Mario Sergio[35] | Khazar Lankaran |
December | Afran Ismayilov[36] | FK Qarabağ |
January | ||
February | Khagani Mammadov[37] | FK Karvan |
March | Araz Abdullayev[37] | Neftchi Baku |
April | ||
May |
References
edit- ^ uefa.com:Новый формат, новые ожидания (in Russian)
- ^ Azerbaycan Peshekar Liqasi (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ a b Statement of PSC "Inter"[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Пономарев – больше не тренер ХЛ".
- ^ Полушок от ХЛ: Главный тренер – Мирджавадов, вице-президент – Пономарев! (in Russian)
- ^ "Böyükağa Ağayev "Neftçi"dən çıxarıldı" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ^ «Несмотря на все, я помогу Фогтсу с Россией» (in Russian)
- ^ Хафиз Мамедов принял отставку Хаджиевски (in Russian)
- ^ Bülent Korkmaz, Bakü yolunda Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
- ^ Valdas İvanauskas istefya gönədirildi (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ Аскер Абдуллаев подал в отставку (in Russian)
- ^ Назим Сулейманов сменил Аскера Абдуллаева в ОШ (in Russian)
- ^ Мугань подтвердила факт ухода Алиспахича (in Russian)
- ^ Альмир Хуртич: Рад, что нет травмированных игроков (in Russian)
- ^ Vaqif Sadıqov istefaya göndərildi (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ Arif Əsədov maksimum nəticə istəyir (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ Бюлент Коркмаз подал в отставку (in Russian)
- ^ “Bakı”nın yeni baş məşqçisinin adı məlum oldu (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ "Top 10 goalscorers" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Mughan 2–4 Turan Tovuz". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Inter 3–1 Turan Tovuz". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Olimpik-Shuvalan 4–1 Turan Tovuz". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Standard 6–0 Karvan". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Inter 4–1 Gabala". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Karvan 1–4 Turan Tovuz". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Simurq 0–4 Standard". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Mughan 1–0 Standard Baku". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Standard Baku 1 – 2 Khazar Lankaran". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Inter Baku 0 – 1 Baku". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Neftchi Baku 1 – 2 Gabala". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Standard 6–0 Karvan". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Mughan 1–6 Inter Baku". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Standard Baku 3–4 Baku". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Vaqif Cavadov və Mario Souza ən yaxşı futbolçular oldu" (in Azerbaijani). Qol.az. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- ^ "PFL "Qarabağ" və "Xəzər Lənkəran"ın oyunçularını "ən yaxşı" seçdi" (in Azerbaijani). fanat.az. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- ^ Рамин Мусаев: Главное, чтобы Афран не подхватил звездную болезнь (in Russian)
- ^ a b Лучшие игроки февраля и марта названыь Archived 9 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)