Season | 2007â08 |
---|---|
Champions | Inter Baku |
Relegated |
GÀnclÀrbirliyi Sumqayit ABN BÀrdÀ |
Champions League | Inter Baku |
UEFA Cup |
Olimpik Baku Khazar Lankaran |
Intertoto Cup | Neftchi Baku |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 437 (2.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Khagani Mammadov (19) |
Biggest home win |
Standard Baku 6-0
ABN BÀrdÀ Masallı 6-0 GÀnclÀrbirliyi Sumqayit |
Biggest away win | GÀnclÀrbirliyi Sumqayit 0-6 Gabala |
Highest scoring | GÀnclÀrbirliyi Sumqayit 2-6 Neftchi Baku |
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2006â07
2008â09 â |
The 2007â08 Azerbaijan Premier League is the 16th season of Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Khazar Lankaran were the defending champions, having won the previous season.
Shahdag Qusar were relegated after finishing the previous season in 13th. FK GÀncÀ, who were excluded from the league the previous season, also wouldn't take part in the 2007-08 season. On 13 August 2007 UEFA declared MKT Araz defunct and withdrew their participation from the league.
They were replaced by ABN BÀrdÀ, Masallı and Standard Baku from the Azerbaijan First Division.
Team | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|
ABN BÀrdÀ | Barda City Stadium | 10,000 |
FK Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
Gabala | Gabala City Stadium | 2,000 |
GÀnclÀrbirliyi Sumqayit | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | 15,350 |
Inter Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,200 |
Karabakh | Guzanli Olympic Stadium1 | 15,000 |
Karvan | Yevlakh Stadium | 5,000 |
Khazar Lankaran | Lankaran City Stadium | 15,000 |
FK Masallı | Anatoliy Banishevskiy Stadium | 7,500 |
Neftchi Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
Olimpik Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,200 |
Simurq Zaqatala | Zaqatala City Stadium | 4,000 |
Standard Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,200 |
Turan Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 10,000 |
1Karabakh played their home matches at Surakhani Stadium in Baku before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009. [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
ABN BÀrdÀ | Faig Jabbarov | |||
Baku | Gjoko HadĆŸievski | |||
Gabala | Ramiz Mammadov | ErreĂ | ||
GÀnclÀrbirliyi Sumqayit | Sabir Aliyev | |||
Inter Baku | Valentyn Khodukin | |||
Karabakh | Rasim Kara | |||
Karvan | Tabriz Hasanov | |||
Khazar Lankaran | Agaselim Mirjavadov | |||
FK Masallı | Gahraman Aliyev | |||
Neftchi Baku | Anatoliy Demyanenko | |||
Olimpik Baku | Asgar Abdullayev | Umbro | Silk Way Airlines | |
Simurq | Roman Pokora | |||
Standard Baku | Yunis Huseynov | |||
Turan Tovuz | Salahattin Darvand |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neftchi Baku | Vlastimil PetrĆŸela | Sacked | 5 January 2008 [2] | Anatoliy Demyanenko | 5 January 2008 [2] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Inter Baku (C) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 18 | +37 | 58 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Olimpik Baku | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 58 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round [a] |
3 | Neftçi Baku | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 55 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
4 | Khazar Lankaran | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 52 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round [a] |
5 | QarabaÄ | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 41 | |
6 | Gabala | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 36 | |
7 | Simurq | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 36 | |
8 | Baku | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 35 | |
9 | Standard Baku | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 32 | |
10 | FK Masallı | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 30 | |
11 | Karvan | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 23 | |
12 | Turan | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 49 | −28 | 18 | |
13 | GĂ€nclĂ€rbirliyi Sumqayit (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 68 | −47 | 14 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
14 | ABN BĂ€rdĂ€ (R) | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 56 | −44 | 12 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [3] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Khagani Mammadov | Inter | 19 |
2 | Branimir SubaĆĄiÄ | Neftchi | 14 |
3 | Walter Guglielmone | Inter | 11 |
Junivan | Olimpik-Shuvalan | 11 | |
Zaur Ramazanov | Khazar | 11 | |
6 | Volodymyr Mazyar | Simurq | 10 |
7 | Roman Akhalkatsi | Karvan | 9 |
Georgi Adamia | Neftchi | 9 | |
9 | Vitali Balamestny | Gabala | 8 |
LĂ©o Rocha | Standard Baku | 8 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Branimir SubaĆĄiÄ | Neftchi | GĂ€nclĂ€rbirliyi | 6â2 | 18 August 2007 [4] |
Roman Akhalkatsi | Karvan | Turan | 5â1 | 1 September 2007 [5] |
Khagani Mammadov | Inter | Turan | 4â0 | 10 November 2007 [6] |
Vitali Balamestny4 | Gabala | GĂ€nclĂ€rbirliyi | 0â6 | 11 November 2007 [7] |
Anatolie DoroÈ | Standard | GĂ€nclĂ€rbirliyi | 5â1 | 1 December 2007 [8] |
Nadir Nabiyev | Khazar | GĂ€nclĂ€rbirliyi | 5â0 | 29 March 2008 [9] |
Season | 2007â08 |
---|---|
Champions | Inter Baku |
Relegated |
GÀnclÀrbirliyi Sumqayit ABN BÀrdÀ |
Champions League | Inter Baku |
UEFA Cup |
Olimpik Baku Khazar Lankaran |
Intertoto Cup | Neftchi Baku |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 437 (2.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Khagani Mammadov (19) |
Biggest home win |
Standard Baku 6-0
ABN BÀrdÀ Masallı 6-0 GÀnclÀrbirliyi Sumqayit |
Biggest away win | GÀnclÀrbirliyi Sumqayit 0-6 Gabala |
Highest scoring | GÀnclÀrbirliyi Sumqayit 2-6 Neftchi Baku |
â
2006â07
2008â09 â |
The 2007â08 Azerbaijan Premier League is the 16th season of Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Khazar Lankaran were the defending champions, having won the previous season.
Shahdag Qusar were relegated after finishing the previous season in 13th. FK GÀncÀ, who were excluded from the league the previous season, also wouldn't take part in the 2007-08 season. On 13 August 2007 UEFA declared MKT Araz defunct and withdrew their participation from the league.
They were replaced by ABN BÀrdÀ, Masallı and Standard Baku from the Azerbaijan First Division.
Team | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|
ABN BÀrdÀ | Barda City Stadium | 10,000 |
FK Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
Gabala | Gabala City Stadium | 2,000 |
GÀnclÀrbirliyi Sumqayit | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | 15,350 |
Inter Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,200 |
Karabakh | Guzanli Olympic Stadium1 | 15,000 |
Karvan | Yevlakh Stadium | 5,000 |
Khazar Lankaran | Lankaran City Stadium | 15,000 |
FK Masallı | Anatoliy Banishevskiy Stadium | 7,500 |
Neftchi Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
Olimpik Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,200 |
Simurq Zaqatala | Zaqatala City Stadium | 4,000 |
Standard Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,200 |
Turan Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 10,000 |
1Karabakh played their home matches at Surakhani Stadium in Baku before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009. [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
ABN BÀrdÀ | Faig Jabbarov | |||
Baku | Gjoko HadĆŸievski | |||
Gabala | Ramiz Mammadov | ErreĂ | ||
GÀnclÀrbirliyi Sumqayit | Sabir Aliyev | |||
Inter Baku | Valentyn Khodukin | |||
Karabakh | Rasim Kara | |||
Karvan | Tabriz Hasanov | |||
Khazar Lankaran | Agaselim Mirjavadov | |||
FK Masallı | Gahraman Aliyev | |||
Neftchi Baku | Anatoliy Demyanenko | |||
Olimpik Baku | Asgar Abdullayev | Umbro | Silk Way Airlines | |
Simurq | Roman Pokora | |||
Standard Baku | Yunis Huseynov | |||
Turan Tovuz | Salahattin Darvand |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neftchi Baku | Vlastimil PetrĆŸela | Sacked | 5 January 2008 [2] | Anatoliy Demyanenko | 5 January 2008 [2] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Inter Baku (C) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 18 | +37 | 58 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Olimpik Baku | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 58 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round [a] |
3 | Neftçi Baku | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 55 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
4 | Khazar Lankaran | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 52 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round [a] |
5 | QarabaÄ | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 41 | |
6 | Gabala | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 36 | |
7 | Simurq | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 36 | |
8 | Baku | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 35 | |
9 | Standard Baku | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 32 | |
10 | FK Masallı | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 30 | |
11 | Karvan | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 23 | |
12 | Turan | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 49 | −28 | 18 | |
13 | GĂ€nclĂ€rbirliyi Sumqayit (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 68 | −47 | 14 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
14 | ABN BĂ€rdĂ€ (R) | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 56 | −44 | 12 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [3] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Khagani Mammadov | Inter | 19 |
2 | Branimir SubaĆĄiÄ | Neftchi | 14 |
3 | Walter Guglielmone | Inter | 11 |
Junivan | Olimpik-Shuvalan | 11 | |
Zaur Ramazanov | Khazar | 11 | |
6 | Volodymyr Mazyar | Simurq | 10 |
7 | Roman Akhalkatsi | Karvan | 9 |
Georgi Adamia | Neftchi | 9 | |
9 | Vitali Balamestny | Gabala | 8 |
LĂ©o Rocha | Standard Baku | 8 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Branimir SubaĆĄiÄ | Neftchi | GĂ€nclĂ€rbirliyi | 6â2 | 18 August 2007 [4] |
Roman Akhalkatsi | Karvan | Turan | 5â1 | 1 September 2007 [5] |
Khagani Mammadov | Inter | Turan | 4â0 | 10 November 2007 [6] |
Vitali Balamestny4 | Gabala | GĂ€nclĂ€rbirliyi | 0â6 | 11 November 2007 [7] |
Anatolie DoroÈ | Standard | GĂ€nclĂ€rbirliyi | 5â1 | 1 December 2007 [8] |
Nadir Nabiyev | Khazar | GĂ€nclĂ€rbirliyi | 5â0 | 29 March 2008 [9] |