2014–15 Azerbaijan First Division

Azerbaijan First Division
Season 2014–15
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The 2014–15 Azerbaijan First Division is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. Araz are the defending champions.[1] The season is started on 6 September 2014 and there are sixteen teams participating in the league.[2]

Teams

Araz were promoted to Azerbaijan Premier League, while Ravan Baku relegated to Azerbaijan First Division.[1][3] On July 2014, it was confirmed that Zira FK will participate in the first division.[4]

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Bakılı
Ravan
MOIK
Lokomotiv-Bilajary
Zira
Şuşa
Qaradağ Lökbatan
Neftçala
Energetik FC
Şəmkir
Şahdağ
Göyəzən
Location of teams in 2014-15 Azerbaijan First Division
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
Ağsu Agsu Agsu City Stadium 3,000
Bakılı Baku Zirə Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,500
Energetik Mingachevir Yashar Mammadzade Stadium 5,000
Göyəzən Qazakh Qazakh City Stadium 15,000
Kəpəz Ganja Ganja City Stadium 25,000
Lokomotiv-Bilajary Baku FC Baku stadium 3,000
Mil-Muğan Imishli Heydar Aliyev Stadium 8,500
MOIK Baku MOIK Stadium 3,000
Neftçala Neftchala Nariman Narimanov Stadium 2,000
Qaradağ Lökbatan Lökbatan Lökbatan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 2,000
Ravan Baku Bayil Stadium 5,000
Şahdağ Qusar Şövkət Orduxanov Stadium 4,000
Şəmkir Şəmkir Shamkir City Stadium 11,500
Şuşa Shusha Shafa Stadium 8,000
Turan Tovuz Tovuz City Stadium 6,800
Zira Baku Zirə Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,500

Personnel and kits

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
Ağsu Azerbaijan Rufat Guliyev TBD Umbro Aqua Vita
Bakılı Azerbaijan Rafik Aliyev TBD TBD TBD
Energetik Azerbaijan Sahib Gojayev TBD
Göyəzən Azerbaijan Elxan Muradov TBD
Kəpəz Azerbaijan Vidadi Rzayev TBD TBD TBD
Lokomotiv-Bilajary Azerbaijan İlgar Huseynov TBD
Mil-Muğan Azerbaijan Matlab Mammadov TBD TBD TBD
MOIK Azerbaijan Namig Adilov TBD Kappa
Neftçala Azerbaijan Kamal Guliyev TBD Lescon SOCAR Petroleum
Qaradağ Lökbatan Azerbaijan Adil Mahmudov TBD Lescon SOCAR
Ravan Azerbaijan Ramil Aliyev TBD TBD TBD
Şahdağ Azerbaijan Telman Javadov TBD TBD TBD
Şəmkir Azerbaijan Ruslan Abbasov Azerbaijan Orxan Məmmədov TBD TBD
Şuşa Azerbaijan Nadir Gasymov TBD TBD
Turan Azerbaijan Badri Kvaratskhelia Azerbaijan Asef Gadiri TBD TBD
Zira Azerbaijan Bahram Shahguliyev TBD Umbro Kapital Bank

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Şahdağ Azerbaijan Kamran Alibabayev Resigned 20 October 2014[5] 13th Azerbaijan Telman Javadov 20 October 2014[5]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Neftchala 25 21 3 1 66 10 +56 66 Azerbaijan Premier League
2 Ravan Baku 25 18 4 3 64 18 +46 58
3 Qaradağ Lökbatan 25 17 3 5 48 19 +29 54
4 Ağsu 25 17 3 5 59 20 +39 54
5 Zira 25 16 5 4 45 13 +32 53
6 Şuşa 25 14 3 8 43 20 +23 45
7 Şahdağ 25 12 6 7 38 26 +12 42
8 Turan 25 12 3 10 53 33 +20 39
9 Bakili 25 9 3 13 41 48 −7 30
10 Kəpəz 25 7 7 11 29 34 −5 28
11 Şəmkir 25 5 8 12 21 43 −22 23
12 Mil-Muğan 25 6 4 15 24 50 −26 22
13 MOIK Baku 25 5 5 15 17 53 −36 20
14 Energetik 25 4 3 18 20 69 −49 15
15 Lokomotiv-Bilajary 25 3 1 21 10 57 −47 10
16 Göyəzən 25 2 3 20 12 77 −65 9
Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2015. Source: soccerway.com
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 (only if 2 teams are tied); 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored.[6]

Results

Home ╲ Away[1] AGU ZIR BKLENGATMRAVKAPLBAARZMOINEFQADABBSHASHUTUR
Ağsu 0–2 5–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 1–4 0–1 2–1 5–0 1–0
Zira 1–1 3–1 6–0 5–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–1
Bakili 0–2 0–1 7–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–3 5–1 2–3
Energetik 0–1 4–0 0–3 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–6 2–2 0–3 1–2
Göyəzən 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–0 0–6 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–5
Ravan Baku 3–1 5–1 3–1 4–0 4–1 3–0 6–0 1–3 1–1 6–0 1–0
Kəpəz 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 1–4 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Lokomotiv-Bilajary 0–3 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–3 3–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–3
Mil-Muğan 0–0 1–3 0–4 0–3 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–4 0–3
MOIK Baku 1–6 0–2 3–1 3–0 2–2 0–6 1–0 0–4 0–3 0–1 1–4
Neftchala 2–0 0–0 6–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 4–1
Qaradağ 3–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 5–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 3–1
Şahdağ 0–2 0–1 0–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–2
Şəmkir 0–2 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–3
Şuşa 2–1 1–2 5–0 5–0 2–3 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–0
Turan-T 1–3 1–2 6–2 0–0 4–3 4–0 0–0 2–1 3–4 5–0 1–1 0–1

Updated to games played on 26 February 2015.
Source: Soccerway: Birinci Dasta Table
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Azerbaijan İlham Allahverdiyev Qaradağ Lökbatan 20
2 Azerbaijan Fərmayıl Əliyev Neftchala 15
3 Azerbaijan Ramil Əliyev Bakılı 14
4 Iran Morteza Heydari Şuşa 13
Azerbaijan Əli Bağırov Rəvan
Azerbaijan Məhəmməd Alıyev Nefchala
5 Azerbaijan Asif Zeynalov Bakılı 12
Azerbaijan Vüsal Qarayev Rəvan
6 Azerbaijan Aslan Hüseynov Zirə 11
7 Azerbaijan Amil Yunanov Rəvan 10

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Azerbaijan Elxan Məmmədov Mil-Muğan Göyəzən 6–1 6 September 2014
Azerbaijan Rəşad Piriyev Göyəzən Lokomotiv B 0–4 25 September 2014
Iran Morteza Heydari Şuşa Göyəzən 5–0 16 October 2014
Azerbaijan Akif Tağıyev Göyəzən Turan Tovuz 0–5 31 October 2014
Azerbaijan Aqşin Sadıqov Turan Tovuz Şahdağ 5–0 27 November 2014
Azerbaijan Röyal Nəcəfov MOİK Bakılı 3–1 28 November 2014
Iran Morteza Heydari Şuşa Energetik 5–0 28 November 2014
Azerbaijan Zeynal Hacıyev Şahdağ Energetik 4–0 8 December 2014
Azerbaijan Tuqay Alhüseynli Turan Tovuz Göyəzən 6–2 21 February 2015
Azerbaijan Əli Bağırov Rəvan Bakılı 5–1 16 March 2015
Azerbaijan Aslan Hüseynov Zirə Energetik 6–0 23 March 2015
Azerbaijan Fərmayıl Əliyev Kəpəz Neftchala 1–4 28 March 2015
Azerbaijan Malik Babayev Ağsu Bakılı 7–1 3 April 2015
Georgia (country) David Janelidze Neftchala Bakılı 6–0 18 April 2015

Poker

Player For Against Result Date
Azerbaijan Rəhman Musayev Bakılı Energetik 7–1 19 September 2014
Azerbaijan İlham Allahverdiyev Qaradağ Lökbatan Göyəzən 5–0 7 March 2015

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ""Araz Naxçıvan" çempion oldu". stadium.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Первый дивизион готов к старту. www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Налетай, торопись, в Ряване распродажа!. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Təsdiqini tapdı: I Divizionda yeni komanda iştirak edəcək!". forvard.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 В Шахдаге новый наставник. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Birinci Dasta: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

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