Azerbaijan First Division
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| Founded | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Azerbaijan Premier League |
| Relegation to | Azerbaijan Regional League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Azerbaijan Cup |
| Current champions | MOIK Baku (2018–19) |
| TV partners | CBC Sport |
| Website | PFL |
| Current: | |
The Azerbaijan First Division (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Birinci Divizionu) is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football. The division is run by AFFA.
History[]
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[]
The First Division currently consists of 14 teams. All teams play each other two times.[1]
Media coverage[]
CBC Sport currently own all the rights to broadcast the season's games on terrestrial TV.[2][3][4] In Azerbaijan, the First Division games is also available on CBC Sport.
Winners[]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANS Pivani Bakı FK | Kür Samux | Pambıqçı (Neftçala) | |
| Xəzri Buzovna | Avtomobilçi Yevlax | Polad Sumqayıt | |
| Zabrat, Azneftyağ FK | Metallurq Sumgayit, OİK-Göyəzən (Qazax) | OIK, Pambıqçı (Neftçala) | |
| Şəmkir | OIK | Kürmük (Qax) | |
| Xəzər Sumqayıt | Çinar Polis Akademiyası | Fərid | |
| Çinar (Göyçay) | Araz FK | Kürmük (Qax) | |
| Şahdağ Quba | |||
| [Inter Baku] | |||
| Şahdağ Quba | Şəfa-2 | HHQ-Şahin (Bakı) | |
| OIK | Ümid Bakı | Şahdağ Qusar | |
| Lokomotiv İmişli | Xəzər Sumqayıt | Bakılı | |
| 2002–03 | Due to conflict between almost all clubs and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, no league championship was held.[5] | ||
| Gənclərbirliyi | Göyəzən Qazax | Karat Bakı | |
| AMMK | Energetik | FKXəzər-Lənkəran-2 | |
| Gilan | FKXəzər-Lənkəran-2 | Simurq | |
| Masally | Standard Baku | Göyəzən Qazax | |
| Bakılı | MOIK | NBC Salyan | |
| 2008–09 | ABN Bərdə | Şahdağ Qusar | Anşad-Petrol |
| 2009–10 | Gəncə | MOIK | Bakılı |
| 2010–11 | Abşeron | Rəvan | Bakılı |
| 2011–12 | Qaradağ | Karvan | Neftchala |
| 2012–13 | Ağsu | Qaradağ | Neftchala |
| 2013–14 | Araz Naxçıvan | Neftchala | Qaradağ |
| 2014–15 | Neftchala | Ağsu | Rəvan |
| 2015–16 | Neftchala | Qaradağ | Ağsu |
| 2016–17 | Turan Tovuz | Səbail | Ağsu |
| 2017–18 | Khazar Baku | Qaradağ Lökbatan | Shuvalan |
| 2018–19 | MOIK Baku | Sumgayit-2 | Neftçi-2 |
| 2019–20 | Turan Tovuz | Zagatala | |
| Neftçi-2 | Zagatala | Turan Tovuz | |
Performance by club[]
| Club | Winners | Winning Years | Runner-up | Runner-up Years | Third place | Third place Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOIK | , 2018–19 | , 2007–08, 2009–10 | ||||
| Neftchala | 2014–15, 2015–16 | 2013–14 | , , 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13 | |||
| Turan Tovuz | 2016–17, 2019–20 | |||||
| Qaradağ Lökbatan | 2011–12 | 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18 | 2013–14 | |||
| Xəzər Sumqayıt | , | |||||
| Bakılı | 2007–08 | , 2009–10, 2010–11 | ||||
| Ağsu | 2012–13 | 2014–15 | 2015–16, 2016–17 | |||
| Şahdağ Qusar | 2008–09 | |||||
| Neftçi-2 | 2018–19 | |||||
| Shuvalan FK | 2017–18 | |||||
| Khazar Baku | 2017–18 | |||||
| Araz Naxçıvan | 2013–14 | |||||
| Nicat Maştağa | ||||||
| Shamkir | ||||||
| Shahdagh Guba | ||||||
| Lokomotiv Imishli | ||||||
| Gənclərbirliyi | ||||||
| Gilan | 2005–06 | |||||
| ABN Bərdə | 2008–09 | |||||
| Kapaz | 2009–10 | |||||
| Masally | ||||||
| Absheron | 2010–11 | |||||
| Azneftyağ | ||||||
| Xəzri Buzovna | ||||||
| Göyəzən Qazax FK | , | |||||
| Zagatala | 2019–20 | |||||
| Xəzər-Lənkəran-2 | 2005–06 | |||||
| Rəvan | 2010–11 | 2014–15 | ||||
| Səbail | 2016–17 | |||||
| 2019–20 | ||||||
| Avtomobilçi Yevlax | ||||||
| Çinar Polis Akademiyasi | ||||||
| Şəfa-2 | ||||||
| Ümid Bakı | ||||||
| Energetik | ||||||
| Karvan | 2011–12 | |||||
| Standard Baku | ||||||
| Kürmük Qax | , | |||||
| Simurq | 2005–06 | |||||
| Farid Baku | ||||||
| NBC Salyan | 2007–08 |
Records[]
Club records[]
- As of 14 November 2013
- Most consecutive wins: Absheron, 23, 2010-11[6]
- Most points in a season: Absheron, 72 points, 2010-11[6]
- Most unbeaten run: Absheron, 26 games, 2010-11[6]
See also[]
- Azerbaijan Premier League
- Azerbaijan Regional League
- AFFA Amateur League
- Azerbaijan Cup
- Football in Azerbaijan
References[]
- ^ "I Divizionda 14 komanda iştirak edəcək" (in Azerbaijani). 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "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
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Azərbaycan çempionunun rekordları". apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
External links[]
- (in Azerbaijani) AFFA
- (in Azerbaijani) PFL
- Azerbaijan First Division summary (SOCCERWAY)
Categories:
- Azerbaijan First Division
- Second level football leagues in Europe
- 1992 establishments in Azerbaijan
- Football leagues in Azerbaijan