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2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League

The 2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 31st season of the Azerbaijan Premier League, the highest tier football league of Azerbaijan. The season begun on 6 August 2022 and ended 28 May 2023.

Azerbaijan Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates6 August 2022 – 28 May 2023
ChampionsQarabağ
RelegatedShamakhi
Champions LeagueQarabağ
Europa Conference LeagueSabah
Neftçi
Gabala
Matches played180
Goals scored475 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerRamil Sheydayev
(22 goals)
Biggest home winSabah 5-0 Kapaz
(9 October 2022)
Biggest away winZira 1-7 Qarabağ
(18 September 2022)
Sumgayit 0-6 Sabah
(23 December 2022)
Highest scoringZira 1-7 Qarabağ
(18 September 2022)
Longest winning runQarabağ
(13 games)
Longest unbeaten runQarabağ
(29 games)
Longest winless runSumgayit
(15 games)
Longest losing runSabail
(8 games)
Highest attendance10,000
Sabah 0–0 Qarabağ
(13 November 2022)
Lowest attendance24
Gabala 1-0 Zira
(5 November 2022)
Total attendance265,144
Average attendance1,473
All statistics correct as of 29 May 2023.

Teams edit

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Locations of the 2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League teams.
Team in italics is from a zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and is playing its home games in Baku.

Stadia and locations edit

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Year Established Location Venue Capacity[1]
Gabala 1995[2][3] Qabala Gabala City Stadium 4,500
Kapaz 1959 Ganja Ganja City Stadium 27,000
Neftchi 1937 Baku Bakcell Arena 11,000
Qarabağ 1951 Aghdam Azersun Arena 5,200
Sabah 2017 Absheron, Baku Bank Respublika Arena 13,000
Sabail 2016 Sabail, Baku Bayil Arena 3,200
Shamakhi 1997[4] Shamakhi Shamakhi City Stadium 2,200
Sumgayit 2010 Sumgait Kapital Bank Arena 1,400
Turan Tovuz 1992 Tovuz Tovuz City Stadium 6,800
Zira 2014 Zira, Baku Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,300

Stadiums edit

Gabala Kapaz Qarabağ Neftçi Sabah
Gabala City Stadium Ganja City Stadium Azersun Arena Bakcell Arena Bank Respublika Arena
Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 5,200 Capacity: 10,200 Capacity: 13,000
         
Sabail Shamakhi Sumgayit Turan Tovuz Zira
ASCO Arena Shamakhi City Stadium Kapital Bank Arena Tovuz City Stadium Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
   
Capacity: 3,200 Capacity: 2,200 Capacity: 1,400 Capacity: 6,800 Capacity: 1,300

Personnel and kits edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Gabala   Fariz Najafov   Elmar Bakhshiyev   Asif Mammadov   Joma Gilan & Knauf
Kapaz   Ilgar Nadiri   Tarlan Ahmadov   Tural Akhundov   Joma -
Neftçi   Kamran Guliyev   Laurențiu Reghecampf   Emin Mahmudov   Nike Turkish Airlines
Qarabağ   Abdolbari Gozal   Gurban Gurbanov   Maksim Medvedev   Il’Azero Azersun
Sabah   Magsud Adigozalov   Murad Musayev   Elvin Jamalov   Nike Bank Respublika
Sabail   Abdulgani Nurmammadov   Shahin Diniyev   Rahid Amirguliyev   Jako ASCO
Shamakhi   Elchin Usub   Vugar Asgarli   Elvin Mammadov   Joma -
Sumgayit   Riad Rafiyev   Samir Abbasov   Vurğun Hüseynov   Jako Pasha Insurance, Azərikimya
Turan Tovuz   Ogtay Abdullayev   Aykhan Abbasov   Şehriyar Aliyev   Jako -
Zira   Taleh Nasibov   Rashad Sadygov   Qismət Alıyev   Joma Nar, Azfargroup

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sabail   Aftandil Hacıyev 23 May 2022[5] Mutual termination Pre-season   Mahmud Qurbanov 26 May 2022[6]
Neftçi   Samir Abbasov 10 June 2022[7] End of contract Pre-season   Laurențiu Reghecampf 21 June 2022[8]
Sumgayit   Alyaksey Baha 21 September 2022[9] Mutual termination 8th   Samir Abbasov 26 September 2022[10]
Sabail   Mahmud Qurbanov 28 December 2022[11] Resigned 10th   Shahin Diniyev 29 December 2022[12]

Foreign players edit

Each team can use only seven foreign players on the field in each game.

Main articles: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2022 and List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2022–23
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Player 10 Player 11 Player 12 Player 13 Left during the season
Gabala   Isnik Alimi   Ramon   Ruan   Felipe   Alemão   Christophe Atangana   Fares Abu Akel   Omar Hani   Yaovi Akakpo   Andriy Stryzhak   Ayyoub Allach
Kapaz   Yegor Khvalko   Juninho Maranhense   Mario Mustapic   Salif Cissé   Giorgi Kantaria   Mate Kvirkvia   Ahmed Isaiah   Abdullahi Shuaibu   Mikheil Ergemlidze
  Peyman Keshavarzi
  Rinat Guseynov
Neftçi   Yegor Bogomolsky   Saldanha   Ivan Brkić   Keelan Lebon   Vato Arveladze   Solomon Kvirkvelia   Ataa Jaber   César Meza   Azer Aliyev   Vojislav Stanković   Kenny Saief   Guilherme Pato
  Godsway Donyoh
  Yusuf Lawal
  Mamadou Mbodj
Qarabağ   Redon Xhixha   Yassine Benzia   Júlio Romão   Leandro Andrade   Kevin Medina   Adama Diakhaby   Abdellah Zoubir   Luka Gugeshashvili   Marko Janković   Marko Vešović   Kady
  Owusu Kwabena
  Ibrahima Wadji
Sabah   Bojan Letić   Christian   Davit Volkovi   Joy-Lance Mickels   Emmanuel Apeh   Abdoulaye Ba   Cristian Ceballos   Jon Irazabal   Zurab Ochihava   Oleksiy Kashchuk   Ildar Alekperov   Alyaksandr Nyachayew
  Tiemoko Fofana
Sabail   Franco Mazurek   Emil Martinov   França   David Gomis   Goba Zakpa   Matija Ljujić   Luwagga Kizito   Maksym Chekh   Petro Stasyuk   Facundo Cardozo
Shamakhi
Sumgayit   Diego Carioca   Steven Pereira   Karim Abubakar   Ilnur Valiev   Masaki Murata   Terrence Tisdell   Todor Todoroski   Alya Toure   Almir Aganspahić
  Rifat Nurmugamet
  Filipe Chaby
  Damjan Daničić
  Richard Gadze
  Ouro-Nile Toure
Turan Tovuz   Belajdi Pusi   Ben Aziz Dao   Rooney Eva Wankewai   Piruz Marakvelidze   Denis Marandici   Nathan Oduwa   Henry Okebugwu   Roderick Miller   Aykhan Guseynov   Siyanda Xulu   Divine Naah   Imeda Ashortia
Zira   Loris Brogno   Moïse Adiléhou   Filipe Pachtmann   Hamidou Keyta   Dimitrios Chantakias   Toni Gomes   Wilde-Donald Guerrier   Mo Hamdaoui   Issa Djibrilla   Abbas Ibrahim   Andrija Luković   Vladyslav Kulach   Eldar Kuliyev   Nemanja Andjelković

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Qarabağ (C) 36 28 6 2 91 25 +66 90 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Sabah 36 25 6 5 75 24 +51 81 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Neftçi 36 20 8 8 63 38 +25 68
4 Gabala 36 13 11 12 47 47 0 50
5 Zira 36 13 11 12 45 46 −1 50
6 Turan Tovuz 36 10 9 17 36 49 −13 39
7 Sumgayit 36 8 7 21 26 70 −44 31
8 Kapaz 36 6 13 17 34 62 −28 31
9 Sabail 36 7 8 21 32 62 −30 29
10 Shamakhi (R) 36 4 13 19 26 52 −26 25 Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division
Source: Soccerway
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 scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.[13]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Fixtures and results edit

Clubs played each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of match played 28 May 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Ramil Sheydayev Qarabağ 22
2   Musa Gurbanli Qarabağ 21
3   Joy-Lance Mickels Sabah 17
  Emin Mahmudov Neftçi
5   Oleksiy Kashchuk Sabah 16
  Rooney Eva Turan Tovuz
7   Abdullahi Shuaibu Kapaz 11
8   Davit Volkovi Sabah 10
9   Isnik Alimi Gabala 9
10   Hamidou Keyta Zira 8
  Abdellah Zoubir Qarabağ
  Emmanuel Apeh Sabah
  Ramon Gabala

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Musa Gurbanlı4 Qarabağ Zira 1–7 18 September 2022 [14]
  Rooney Eva Turan Tovuz Neftçi 4–0 7 May 2023 [15]
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets edit

As of matches played 28 May 2023
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Yusif Imanov Sabah 19
2   Ivan Brkić Neftçi 13
3   Tarlan Ahmadli Turan Tovuz 10
4   Shakhruddin Magomedaliyev Qarabağ 9
  Luka Gugeshashvili Qarabağ

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Azərbaycan Peşəkar Liqası (in Azerbaijani)
  2. ^ "Qəbələ – 10". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. ^ Establishment of SC Qabala Archived 23 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Arts, Sports & Events". Official Khazar University website. 2006. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Təşəkkürlər, Aftandil Hacıyev!". sabailfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK. 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Mahmud Qurbanov "Səbail"də!". sabailfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Məşqçilər korpusunun üzvlərinə təşəkkürlər!". neftchi.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  8. ^ "A New Head Coach For Neftchi PFC". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Baş məşqçi Aleksey Baqa ilə müqaviləyə qarşılıqlı razılıq əsasında xitam verilib". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Samir Abasov "Sumqayıt" FK-nın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  11. ^ ""Səbail" PFK baş məşqçisi Mahmud Qurbanov tutduğu vəzifəsindən istefası ilə bağlı klub rəhbərliyinə müraciət edib". facebook.com/SabailFC (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK Facebook. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Şahin Diniyev "Səbail" PFK-nın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". facebook.com/SabailFC (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK Facebook. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Premyer Liqa: Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Zira 1–7 Qarabağ". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Turan 4–0 Neftçi". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

External links edit

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