1996–97 Azerbaijan Top League
| Season | 1996-97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Neftchi Baku |
| Relegated |
Pambiqci Neftcala Azerbaijan U-18 |
| Champions League | Neftchi Baku |
| UEFA Cup | Qarabağ |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Kapaz |
| Matches played | 450 |
| Goals scored | 718 (1.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gurban Gurbanov (34) |
|
← 1995–96 1997-98 → | |
The 1996-97 Azerbaijan Top League was contested by 16 teams and won by Neftchi Baku. Champions are Garabag Agdam thanks to "youth points" from the U-15 and U-16 Championships.
Teams
Stadia and locations
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan U-18 | ||
| Bakı Fahlasi | Ismat Gayibov Stadium | 5,000 |
| Fərid Baku | ||
| Kapaz | Ganja City Stadium | 26,120 |
| Khazri Buzovna | ||
| Khazar Sumgayit | ||
| Kur Nur | Yashar Mammadzade Stadium | 5,000 |
| MOIK Baku | Shafa Stadium (IV field) | 8,152 |
| Neftchi Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
| Pambygchi Barda | Barda City Stadium | 10,000 |
| Pambiqci Neftcala | Nariman Narimanov Stadium | 2,000 |
| Police Academy | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
| Qarabağ | Guzanli Olympic Stadium1 | 15,000 |
| Shamkir | ||
| Turan Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 10,000 |
| Viləş Masallı | Anatoliy Banishevskiy Stadium | 8,000 |
1Qarabağ played their home matches at Surakhani Stadium in Baku before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009.[1]
League table
| Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neftçi Baku (C) | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 98 | 20 | +78 | 74 | 1997–98 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round |
| 2 | Qarabağ | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 71 | 1997–98 UEFA Cup First qualifying round |
| 3 | Khazri Buzovna | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 66 | |
| 4 | Turan | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 13 | +35 | 64 | |
| 5 | Kapaz | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 58 | 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round 1 |
| 6 | Khazar Sumgayit | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 58 | |
| 7 | Fərid Baku | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 47 | |
| 8 | Pambygchi Barda | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 38 | |
| 9 | MOIK Baku | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 27 | |
| 10 | Şəmkir | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 106 | −76 | 26 | |
| 11 | Bakı Fahlasi | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 37 | |
| 12 | FK Masallı | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 33 | |
| 13 | Kur-Nur | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 25 | |
| 14 | Police Academy | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 22 | |
| 15 | Pambiqci Neftcala | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 68 | −41 | 21 | 1997-98 Azerbaijan First Division |
| 16 | Azerbaijan U-18 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 38 | 78 | −40 | 13 |
Source: Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Kapaz qualified for the qualifying round of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1996–97 Azerbaijan Cup.
(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.
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qurban Qurbanov |
Neftchi | 34 |
| 2 | Samir Alakbarov |
Neftchi | 25 |
| 3 | Rövşən Əhmədov |
Kəpəz | 18 |
| 4 | Nazim Aliyev |
Qarabağ | 17 |
| 5 | Mushfig Huseynov |
Qarabağ | 15 |
| 6 | Həsən Abdullayev |
Şəmkir / Pambygchi Neftchala | 14 |
| 7 | Pasha Aliyev |
Khazri Buzovna | 13 |
| 8 | Musa Qurbanov |
Kur-Nur / Neftchi | 12 |
| Azər İsayev |
Khazri Buzovna | 12 | |
| Ismayil Mammadov |
Khazar Sumgayit | 12 |
References
- ↑ Стадион в Гузанлы одобрен ПФЛ (in Russian)
- ↑ "Çempionatın bombardirləri: Top-10 - 1996-97" (PDF). www.pfl.az. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
External links
- Azerbaijan 1996-97 RSSSF
- APL Stats