2011–12 Azerbaijan First Division

Azerbaijan First Division
Season 2011-12
Champions Qaradağ
Matches played 182
Goals scored 481 (2.64 per match)
← 2010-11
2012-13 →

The 2011-12 Azerbaijan First Division is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. There are fourteen teams participating in Azerbaijani First Division this season.[1]

Teams

At the end of the 2010-11 season, champions FC Absheron and runners-up was initially must be promoted but due financial difficulties, FC Absheron became defunct, while FK Mughan was demoted to first division and replaced by Sumgayit City F.C..[1] A further three places were given to Taraggi FC, Lokomotiv-Bilajary FK and Həkəri FK, who will be debutantes from this season.[1] In November 2011, Həkəri FK' owners announced that club will be dissolved and all of their results in Azerbaijan First Division will be annulled.[2] On 10 April 2012, FK Qaradağ sealed promotion to league after winning first division.[3] However, due decision of Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan about licensing, no clubs from division will be promoted which means all clubs from last season will be remaining in the league.[4][5]

Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
Bakili Baku Baku Shafa Stadium 8,000
Energetik Mingachevir Yashar Mammadzade Stadium 5,000
Göyazan Qazakh Qazakh City Stadium 15,000
Karvan Yevlakh Yevlakh Stadium 5,000
Lokomotiv-Bilajary Baku FK Baku training ground 1,000
MKT Araz Imishli Heydar Aliyev Stadium 8,500
MOIK Baku Baku MOIK Stadium 3,000
Mughan Salyan Salyan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 2,000
Neftchala Neftchala Nariman Narimanov Stadium 2,000
Qaradağ Lökbatan Lökbatan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 2,000
Shahdag Qusar Şövkət Orduxanov Stadium 4,000
Shamkir Şəmkir Shamkir City Stadium 11,500
Shusha Baku Shafa Stadium 8,000
Taraggi Ganja Ganja City Stadium 25,000

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Qaradağ (C) 26 21 2 3 45 9+36 65
2 Karvan 26 17 4 5 55 22+33 55
3 Neftchala 26 16 7 3 42 16+26 55
4 Şahdağ 26 13 6 7 46 33+13 45
5 Bakili 26 11 5 10 36 28+8 38
6 Lokomotiv-Bilajary 26 10 6 10 37 33+4 36
7 FK MKT-Araz 26 11 3 12 35 43−8 36
8 Şəmkir 26 9 6 11 38 380 33
9 Tərəqqi 26 9 4 13 28 30−2 31
10 Mughan 26 9 4 13 26 43−17 31
11 Şuşa 26 7 8 11 21 23−2 29
12 Energetik 26 6 7 13 21 45−24 25
13 MOIK Baku 26 7 4 15 34 44−10 25
14 Göyəzən 26 1 4 21 17 74−57 7

Updated to games played on 28 May 2012.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away ABB KAR ATMBKLENGLBAMOIABBNEFQaradağ LökbatanSHASHUTARMUG
Şahdağ 1–1 5–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1
Karvan 2–2 3–0 1–0 5–0 4–0 4–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 4–1 2–1 2–1 2–0
Göyəzən 1–5 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–6 0–2 1–4 0–3 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–1
Bakili 2–1 0–3 1–0 3–0 5–1 0–1 4–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 7–0
Energetik 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–4
Lokomotiv-Bilajary 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 6–2 1–2 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–2
MOIK Baku 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–4 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–0
FK MKT-Araz 3–2 0–2 4–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 0–1 0–5 3–2 2–1 4–1
Neftchala 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 5–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–0
Qaradağ Lökbatan 2–0 4–0 3–0 3–2 5–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1
Şəmkir 3–3 1–2 4–2 2–3 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–3 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–0
Şuşa 3–2 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–1
Tərəqqi 3–1 1–2 4–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–0
Mughan 0–0 0–6 3–2 4–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–1

Updated to games played on 25 March 2012.
Source: Soccerway: Azerbaijan First Division Table
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "I Divizionun püşkatma mərasimi keçirilmişdir". pfl.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Азербайджанский клуб прекратил существование (in Russian). Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. ↑ ""Qaradağ Lökbatan" Premyer Liqada" (in Azerbaijani). Apasport.az. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  4. ↑ АФФА отказалась выдавать лицензии конкурентам "Сумгайыта" и "Турана". Extratime.az (in Russian). Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Интересные мнения и новости от Рамина Мусаева. Azerifootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 8 May 2012.

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