2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division

Azerbaijan First Division
Season 2013–14
Matches played 198
Goals scored 548 (2.77 per match)
Biggest home win Neftchala 8–0 Energetik[1]
Biggest away win Energetik 0–6 Neftchala[2]
Highest scoring Turan-T 6–2 Lokomotiv-Bilajary[3]
Neftchala 8–0 Energetik[1]
Longest winning run 10 games
Araz
Longest unbeaten run 13 games
Araz,
Qaradağ
Longest losing run 10 games
Göyəzən

The 2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. The season is started on 10 September 2013 and there are sixteen teams participating in the league.[4] Ağsu are the defending champions.

Teams

Turan-T were relegated for the first time in their history, after twenty years in Azerbaijan Premier League, the longest period in its history.[5] On 21 August 2013, it was announced that Araz and Karvan after reformation will join the first division, while Qala and Taraggi will not participate after becoming defunct.[6]

On 10 September 2013, Mil-Muğan also joined the league, while Turan's name changed to Turan-T.[7]

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
Ağsu Agsu Agsu City Stadium 3,000
Araz Nakhchivan Nakhchivan City Stadium 12,800
Bakılı Baku Zirə Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,500
Energetik Mingachevir Yashar Mammadzade Stadium 5,000
Göyəzən Qazakh Qazakh City Stadium 15,000
Karvan Yevlakh Yevlakh Stadium 5,000
Kəpəz Ganja Ganja City Stadium 25,000
Lokomotiv 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 Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 2,000
Şahdağ Qusar Şövkət Orduxanov Stadium 4,000
Şəmkir Şəmkir Shamkir City Stadium 11,500
Şuşa Shusha Shafa Stadium 8,000
Turan-T Tovuz Tovuz City Stadium 6,800

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
Araz Azerbaijan Asgar Abdullayev TBD Lescon
Bakılı Azerbaijan Rakif Aliyev TBD
Energetik Azerbaijan Sahib Gojayev TBD
Göyəzən Azerbaijan Mehdi Salmanov TBD
Karvan Azerbaijan Kanan Karimov TBD
Kəpəz Azerbaijan Vidadi Rzayev TBD
Lokomotiv Azerbaijan İlgar Huseynov TBD
Mil-Muğan Azerbaijan Matlab Mammadov TBD
MOIK Azerbaijan Namig Adilov TBD
Neftçala Azerbaijan Bahram Shahguliyev TBD Lescon SOCAR Petroleum
Qaradağ Azerbaijan Adil Mahmudov TBD Lescon SOCAR
Şahdağ Azerbaijan Kamran Alibabayev TBD Lescon AZENCO[8]
Şəmkir Azerbaijan Ruslan Abbasov TBD
Şuşa Azerbaijan Nadir Gasymov Azerbaijan Emin Mollayev
Turan-T Azerbaijan Rasim Aliyev Azerbaijan Asef Gadiri

League table

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Araz-Naxçıvan (C) (P) 30 25 4 1 66 11+55 79 Promotion to
2014–15 Azerbaijan Premier League
2 Neftchala 30 21 5 4 80 22+58 68
3 Qaradağ 30 18 9 3 52 14+38 63
4 Ağsu 30 17 7 6 56 26+30 58
5 Şahdağ 30 16 7 7 55 22+33 55
6 Şuşa 30 15 9 6 60 26+34 54
7 Turan-T 30 13 5 12 52 46+6 44
8 Karvan 30 12 6 12 46 56−10 42
9 Mil-Muğan 30 11 7 12 29 33−4 40
10 Lokomotiv-Bilajary 30 12 3 15 42 58−16 39
11 Şəmkir 30 8 7 15 28 42−14 31
12 MOIK Baku 30 7 8 15 37 56−19 29
13 Kapaz 30 7 4 19 29 37−8 25
14 Bakili 30 6 6 18 34 60−26 24
15 Energetik 30 2 5 23 11 92−81 11
16 Göyəzən 30 3 2 25 13 89−76 11

Updated to games played on Match played 13 April 2014.
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
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 AGU ARZ BKLENGATMKARKAPLBAARZMOINEFQADABBSHASHUTUR
Ağsu 0–1 2–1 4–1 5–0 3–2 0–5 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 7–1
Araz-Naxçıvan 1–0 4–0 9–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–0
Bakili 1–3 0–1 2–3 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 3–5 1–1 1–4 2–1 0–2 3–1
Energetik 0–2 1–4 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–4 0–3 2–0 0–0 0–6 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–5
Göyəzən 1–6 0–4 0–3 1–1 0–4 0–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 0–1 0–3 0–4 0–1 2–1 0–3
Karvan 0–0 1–3 4–3 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 5–5 0–6 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0
Kapaz 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–0
Lokomotiv-Bilajary 0–1 1–3 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–5 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–4 1–1 2–0 2–5 3–1
Mil-Muğan 0–2 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–5 2–2
MOIK Baku 0–3 0–1 2–2 0–0 3–0 3–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–5 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–4 4–0
Neftchala 0–1 1–0 2–0 8–0 6–0 7–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–1
Qaradağ 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0
Şahdağ 1–1 0–2 3–0 5–0 6–0 5–0 2–0 4–0 0–1 2–1 2–3 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–0
Şəmkir 1–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–2
Şuşa 1–0 1–1 4–1 5–0 6–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 4–0 2–2
Turan-T 3–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 6–2 2–1 4–1 2–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–3

Updated to games played on 14 April 2014.
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

As of Match played 13 April 2014
Rank Player Club Goals[9]
1 Azerbaijan Ali Bagirov Karvan 25
2 Georgia (country) David Janalidze Araz 24
3 Azerbaijan Muhammad Badalbeyli MOIK Baku 20
4 Azerbaijan Sarhan Agayev Şahdağ 18
5 Azerbaijan Elvin Adisirinli Shusha 17
6 Azerbaijan Rashad Piriyev Turan-T 14
7 Azerbaijan Jeyhun Abdullayev Neftchala 12
8 Azerbaijan Qalib Amrahov Ağsu 11
9 Azerbaijan Ali Babayev Banishevskiy Shusha 9

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Azerbaijan Farmayil Aliyev Turan-T Lokomotiv-Bilajary 6–2 12 October 2013[3]
Azerbaijan Muhammad Aliyev Neftchala MOIK Baku 5–5 12 October 2013[10]
Azerbaijan Jeyhun Abdullayev Neftchala Energetik 6–0 1 November 2013[2]
Nigeria Ahmad Tijani Şuşa Turan-T 3–0 9 November 2013[11]
Azerbaijan Tural Gurbatov Lokomotiv-Bilajary Kəpəz 3–2 16 November 2013[12]
Azerbaijan Elvin Adisirinli Şuşa Göyəzən 6–0 30 November 2013[13]
Azerbaijan Mehdi Mehdiyev Kəpəz MOIK Baku 3–1 8 December 2013[14]
Azerbaijan Elvin Adısirinli Şuşa Lokomotiv-Bilajary 5–2 21 December 2013[15]
Azerbaijan Sarhan Agayev5 Şahdağ Göyəzən 6–0 8 February 2014[16]
Azerbaijan Ali Bagirov Karvan Lokomotiv-Bilajary 5–2 8 February 2014[17]
Azerbaijan Ali Bagirov Karvan Göyəzən 4–0 9 March 2014[18]
Azerbaijan Qalib Amrahov Agsu Göyəzən 6–1 5 April 2014[19]

References

  1. 1 2 "FK Neftchala 8–0 Energetik". Futbol24.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Energetik 0-6 FK Neftchala". futbol24.com. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Turan Tovuz 6-2 Lokomotiv-Bilajary". futbol24.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Первый дивизон увеличился до 15 клубов. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  5. ↑ """Turan" xəstə idi, Bakıda rəhmətə getdi"". Publika.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "I divizionda neçə klub çıxış edəcək?". fanat.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  7. ↑ Сакит АЛЫЕВ: "Тот, кто назвал "Туран" "Тураном Т", ничем не отличается от армянина". Extratime.az (in Russian). Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  8. ↑ """Azenko" "Şahdağ"ı Premyer Liqada görmək istəyir"". sportinfo.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Azerbaijan First Division". futbol24.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "MOIK Baku 1-5 FK Neftchala". futbol24.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "Turan-T 0-3 Şuşa". futbol24.com. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Lokomotiv-Bilajary 3-2 Kəpəz". futbol24.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "Şuşa 6-0 Göyəzən". futbol24.com. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  14. ↑ "Kəpəz 3-1 MOIK Baku". futbol24.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  15. ↑ "Lokomotiv-Bilajary 3-1 Şuşa". futbol24.com. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  16. ↑ "Şahdağ 6-0 Göyəzən". futbol24.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  17. ↑ "Lokomotiv-Bilajary 2-5 Karvan". futbol24.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  18. ↑ "Karvan 4-0 Göyəzən". futbol24.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  19. ↑ "Göyəzən 1-6 Agsu". futbol24.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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