2021–22 Azerbaijan Premier League

Football league season
Azerbaijan Premier League
Season2021–22
Dates14 August 2021 – 22 May 2022
ChampionsQarabağ
Champions LeagueQarabağ
Europa Conference LeagueNeftçi
Zira
Gabala
Matches played108
Goals scored279 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerKady Borges
(12 goals)
Biggest home winQarabağ 8–0 Shamakhi
(15 April 2022)
Biggest away winSumgayit 0–4 Qarabağ
(7 November 2021)
Sumgayit 0–4 Gabala
(27 February 2022)
Highest scoringQarabağ 8–0 Shamakhi
(15 April 2022)
Longest winning run7 matches
Qarabağ
Longest unbeaten run19 matches
Qarabağ
Longest winless run15 matches
Sumgayit
Longest losing run6 matches
Sabail
All statistics correct as of 15 May 2022.

The 2021–22 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 30th season of the Azerbaijan Premier League, the highest tier football league of Azerbaijan. The season began on 14 August 2021 and finished on 22 May 2022.

Teams

On 6 April 2022, the Azerbaijan Premier League approved the name change of Keşla FK to Shamakhi FK.[1]

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Locations of the 2020–21 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[2]
Gabala 1995[3][4] Qabala Gabala City Stadium 4,500
Shamakhi 1997[5] Shamakhi Shamakhi City Stadium 2,200
Neftchi Baku 1937 Baku Bakcell Arena 11,000
Qarabağ 1951 Aghdam Azersun Arena 5,200
Sabah 2017 Absheron Bank Respublika Arena 13,000
Sabail 2016 Səbail Bayil Arena 3,200
Sumgayit 2010 Sumqayit Kapital Bank Arena 1,400
Zira 2014 Zira Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,300

Stadiums

Gabala Shamakhi Qarabağ Neftçi Baku
Gabala City Stadium Shamakhi City Stadium Azersun Arena Bakcell Arena
Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 2,200 Capacity: 5,200 Capacity: 10,200
Sabah Sabail Sumgayit Zira
Bank Respublika Arena ASCO Arena Kapital Bank Arena Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Capacity: 13,000 Capacity: 3,200 Capacity: 1,400 Capacity: 1,300

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Gabala Azerbaijan Fariz Najafov Azerbaijan Elmar Bakhshiyev Azerbaijan Asif Mammadov Joma Gilan & Knauf
Shamakhi Azerbaijan Zaur Akhundov Azerbaijan Sanan Gurbanov Azerbaijan Ilkin Qirtimov Joma Samaya LTD
Neftçi Baku Azerbaijan Kamran Guliyev Azerbaijan Samir Abbasov Azerbaijan Emin Mahmudov Nike Turkish Airlines
Qarabağ Turkey Abdolbari Gozal Azerbaijan Gurban Gurbanov Azerbaijan Maksim Medvedev Adidas Azersun
Sabah Azerbaijan Magsud Adigozalov Russia Murad Musayev Azerbaijan Ruslan Abışov Nike Bank Respublika
Sabail Azerbaijan Rashad Abdullayev Azerbaijan Aftandil Hacıyev Azerbaijan Rahid Amirguliyev Nike AzTea
Sumgayit Azerbaijan Riad Rafiyev Belarus Alyaksey Baha Azerbaijan Vurğun Hüseynov Jako Pasha Insurance, Azərikimya
Zira Azerbaijan Taleh Nasibov Azerbaijan Rashad Sadygov Azerbaijan Aghabala Ramazanov Joma Bakcell, Azfargroup

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sabah Azerbaijan Ramin Guliyev (Acting Head Coach) End of role 26 May 2021[6] Pre-season Azerbaijan Ramin Guliyev 26 May 2021[6]
Sabah Azerbaijan Ramin Guliyev Resigned 21 October 2021[7] 8th Russia Murad Musayev 30 October 2021[8]
Sumgayit Azerbaijan Aykhan Abbasov Sacked 16 December 2021[9] 7th Belarus Alyaksey Baha 30 December 2021[10]

Foreign players

Each team can 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 Player 13 Player 14 Left during the season
Gabala Albania Isnik Alimi Brazil Patrick Brazil Ruan Brazil Raphael Alemão Cameroon Christophe Atangana Jordan Omar Hani Montenegro Stefan Vukčević Spain Fernán López Togo Yaovi Akakpo
Shamakhi Angola Aldair Neto Argentina Franco Flores Brazil Felipe Santos Georgia (country) Merab Gigauri Mali Sadio Tounkara Moldova Stanislav Namașco Nigeria Nathan Oduwa Cameroon Anatole Abang
Montenegro Mijuško Bojović
Senegal Oumar Goudiaby
Sierra Leone John Kamara
Neftçi Brazil Tiago Bezerra Brazil Ramon Machado Brazil Guilherme Pato Croatia Ivan Brkić Nigeria Yusuf Lawal Paraguay César Meza Portugal Hugo Basto Russia Azer Aliyev Senegal Mamadou Mbodj Serbia Vojislav Stanković Argentina Jorge Correa
France Romain Basque
Guinea Mamadou Kane
Morocco Sabir Bougrine
São Tomé and Príncipe Harramiz
Qarabağ Brazil Kady Cape Verde Leandro Andrade Cape Verde Patrick Andrade Colombia Kevin Medina France Abdellah Zoubir Georgia (country) Luka Gugeshashvili Montenegro Marko Vešović Senegal Ibrahima Wadji Spain Jaime Romero Spain Gaspar Panadero
Sabah Belarus Alyaksandr Nyachayew Bosnia and Herzegovina Bojan Letić Brazil Christian Brazil Higor Gabriel Brazil Lucas Rangel Croatia Špiro Peričić Georgia (country) Mikheil Ergemlidze Germany Joy-Lance Mickels Ivory Coast Tiemoko Fofana Paraguay Julio Rodríguez Spain Juan Cámara Spain Cristian Ceballos Ukraine Zurab Ochihava Ukraine Oleksiy Kashchuk Serbia Petar Škuletić
Serbia Saša Stamenković
Sabail Albania Jurgen Goxha Liberia Jamal Arago Lithuania Domantas Šimkus Slovenia Nicolas Rajsel
Sumgayit Russia Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov Russia Ilnur Valiev Iran Saeid Bagherpasand
Zira Belgium Loris Brogno Brazil Filipe Pachtmann France Hamidou Keyta Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi Greece Dimitrios Chantakias Haiti Bryan Alceus Netherlands Mo Hamdaoui Serbia Nemanja Andjelkovic Nigeria Ahmed Isaiah Brazil Welves
North Macedonia Gjorgi Stoilov

In bold: Players that capped for their national team.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Qarabağ (C) 28 21 6 1 72 13 +59 69 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Neftçi Baku 28 15 5 8 42 31 +11 50 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Zira 28 13 8 7 33 27 +6 47
4 Gabala 28 12 9 7 38 34 +4 45
5 Sabah 28 12 5 11 42 34 +8 41
6 Sumgayit 28 5 7 16 22 46 −24 22[a]
7 Shamakhi 28 5 7 16 25 49 −24 22[a]
8 Sabail 28 4 3 21 17 57 −40 15
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.[11]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Sumgayit 7, Shamakhi 4.

Fixtures and results

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

Matches 1–14

Home \ Away GAB NEF QAR SAB SEB SHA SUM ZIR
Gabala 1–1 0–0 1–3 5–0 2–1 2–1 1–1
Neftçi Baku 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1
Qarabağ 2–0 4–0 5–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0
Sabah 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 3–0 3–3
Sabail 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 1–2
Shamakhi 2–3 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2
Sumgayit 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–3
Zira 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15–28

Home \ Away GAB NEF QAR SAB SEB SHA SUM ZIR
Gabala 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0
Neftçi Baku 4–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–1
Qarabağ 5–1 4–1 1–1 5–1 8–0 5–0 0–0
Sabah 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 5–1 2–2 3–1
Sabail 3–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–1
Shamakhi 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1
Sumgayit 0–4 0–2 0–3 0–3 5–0 2–0 0–1
Zira 0–3 1–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of match played 15 May 2022
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Joy-Lance Mickels Sabah 11
Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi Zira
Brazil Kady Qarabağ
Azerbaijan Filip Ozobić Qarabağ
Senegal Ibrahima Wadji Qarabağ
6 Brazil Tiago Bezerra Neftçi 10
7 France Abdellah Zoubir Qarabağ 8
Albania Isnik Alimi Gabala
Azerbaijan Musa Gurbanli Qarabağ
10 Azerbaijan Ramil Sheydayev Qarabağ 7

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi Zira Sabah 3-3 (A) 6 November 2021 [12]

Clean sheets

As of matches played 15 May 2022
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Azerbaijan Nijat Mehbaliyev Gabala 11
2 Azerbaijan Mehdi Jannatov Zira 10
Azerbaijan Şahruddin Mahammadaliyev Qarabağ
4 Croatia Ivan Brkić Neftçi 5
5 Azerbaijan Salahat Aghayev Sabah 4
Moldova Stanislav Namașco Shamakhi
Azerbaijan Aydin Bayramov Sumgayit
8 Azerbaijan Kamran Ibrahimov Neftçi 3
Azerbaijan Emil Balayev Qarabağ
Azerbaijan Yusif İmanov Sabah

See also

References

  1. ^ "Peşəkar Futbol Liqasının məlumatı". pfl.az (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan Premier League. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. ^ Azərbaycan Peşəkar Liqası (in Azerbaijani)
  3. ^ "Qəbələ – 10". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. ^ Establishment of SC Qabala Archived 23 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Arts, Sports & Events". Official Khazar University website. 2006. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  6. ^ a b "BAŞ MƏŞQÇİMİZ RAMİN QULİYEVLƏ YENİ MÜQAVİLƏ BAĞLADIQ". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  7. ^ "RAMİN QULİYEVLƏ YOLLAR AYRILDI". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC (Azerbaijan). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ "MURAD MUSAYEV "SABAH"IN BAŞ MƏŞQÇİSİ TƏYİN EDİLDİ". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC (Azerbaijan). 30 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Baş məşqçi Ayxan Abbasovla müqaviləyə xitam verilib". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Aleksey Baqa "Sumqayıt" FK-nın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Premyer Liqa: Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Sabah 3-3 Zira". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

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