1997–98 Azerbaijan Top League
| Season | 1997-98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kapaz |
| Relegated |
Azerbaijan U-18 Qarabağ Kur Nur Khazri Buzovna |
| Champions League | Kapaz |
| UEFA Cup | Dinamo Baku |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Qarabağ |
| Intertoto Cup | Bakı Fahlasi |
| Top goalscorer | Nazim Aliyev (23) |
|
← 1996–97 1998-99 → | |
The 1997-98 Azerbaijan Top League was the seventh season of the Azerbaijan Top League, since their independence from the USSR in August 1991, and was contested by 15 clubs. Kapaz won their second title and Qarabağ and the Azerbaijan U-18 team were relegated. Khazri Buzovna pulled out of the league and dissolved after 8 games, as did Kur Nur at the end of the season.
Teams
Stadia and locations
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan U-18 | ||
| Bakılı Baku | Shafa Stadium (IV field) | 8,152 |
| Bakı Fahlasi | Ismat Gayibov Stadium | 5,000 |
| Dinamo Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
| 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 |
| Qarabağ Ağdam | Guzanli Olympic Stadium1 | 15,000 |
| Qarabağ Bärdä | Barda City Stadium | 10,000 |
| 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 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapaz | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 10 | 70 | 1998–99 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Baku | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 54 | 1998–99 UEFA Cup First qualifying round |
| 3 | Shamkir | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 54 | |
| 4 | Qarabağ Ağdam | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 49 | 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Bakı Fahlasi | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 28 | 49 | 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round |
| 6 | Neftchi Baku | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 23 | 43 | |
| 7 | MOIK Baku | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 43 | |
| 8 | Viləş Masallı | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 35 | |
| 9 | Turan Tovuz | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 31 | |
| 10 | Bakili Baku | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 28 | |
| 11 | Kur Nur | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 36 | 27 | Team withdrew at the end of the season 1 |
| 12 | Khazar Sumgayit | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 54 | 14 | |
| 13 | Azerbaijan U-18 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 60 | 9 | Relegation to 1998-1999 Azerbaijan First Division |
| 14 | Qarabağ Bärdä | 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 65 | 5 | |
| 15 | Khazri Buzovna | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 3 | Team withdrew 1 |
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Khazri Buzovna withdrew after the eighth round of fixtures and dissolved
(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 |  Nazim Aliyev |
Dinamo Baku / Khazar Sumgayit | 23 |
| 2 | Badri Kvaratskhelia |
Kapaz | 20 |
| 3 | Farrukh Ismayilov |
Dinamo | 14 |
| Vadim Vasilyev |
Bakı Fahlasi | 14 | |
| 5 | Samir Aliyev |
Bakili / MOIK | 13 |
| 6 | Yalçın Bağırov |
Qarabağ / Dinamo | 10 |
| Vüqar Qəmbərov |
Bakili | 10 | |
| Mushfig Huseynov |
Qarabağ | 10 | |
| 9 | Gurban Gurbanov |
Neftchi | 9 |
| 10 | Ceyhun Tanrıverdiyev |
MOIK / Kapaz | 8 |
References
- ↑ Стадион в Гузанлы одобрен ПФЛ (in Russian)
- ↑ "Çempionatın bombardirləri: Top-10 - 1997-98" (PDF). www.pfl.az. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
External links
- Azerbaijan 1997-98 RSSSF
- APL Stats