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2008–09 Azerbaijan Premier League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Azerbaijan Premier League |
| season | 2008–09 |
| winners | FK Baku (2nd title) |
| relegated | Bakılı Baku |
| MOIK Baku | |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | FK Baku |
| continentalcup2 | Europa League |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Inter Baku |
| Simurq Zaqatala | |
| Karabakh (via domestic cup) | |
| league topscorer | Walter Guglielmone (17) |
| biggest home win | Baku 7–0 Turan |
| biggest away win | Bakılı Baku 0–7 Baku |
| highest scoring | Baku 7–0 Turan |
| MOIK 1–6 Olimpik | |
| Bakılı Baku 0–7 Baku | |
| matches | 182 |
| total goals | 443 |
| prevseason | 2007–08 |
| nextseason | 2009–10 |
MOIK Baku Simurq Zaqatala Karabakh (via domestic cup) MOIK 1–6 Olimpik Bakılı Baku 0–7 Baku
The 2008–09 Azerbaijan Premier League is the 17th season of Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Inter Baku were the defending champions, having won the previous season.
Teams
FK Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit and ABN Bärdä were relegated after finishing the previous season in 13th and 14th place, respectively. They were replaced by the champions of the two groups in the Azerbaijan First Division, Bakılı Baku and MOIK Baku.
On 8 July 2008, FK Masallı withdrew their participation from the league, citing competitional and financial problems as reasons. Although it was unclear as of 21 July if the Azerbaijan Football Federation would be naming a substitute or if the championship would start with just 13 teams, shortly thereafter AFFA named FK NBC Salyan to replace Masallı in top league.
On 31 October 2008, FK NBC Salyan changed their name to FK Mughan.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Bakılı Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,150 |
| FK Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
| Inter Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,150 |
| Karabakh | Guzanli Olympic Stadium1 | 2,000 |
| Karvan | Yevlakh Stadium | 5,000 |
| Khazar Lankaran | Lankaran City Stadium | 15,000 |
| MOIK Baku | MOIK Stadium | 1,000 |
| Mughan | Salyany Olympic Sport Complex Stadium | 3,000 |
| Neftchi Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
| Olimpik Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,150 |
| FK Qäbälä | Gabala City Stadium | 2,000 |
| Simurq Zaqatala | Zaqatala City Stadium | 3,000 |
| Standard Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,150 |
| Turan Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 6,000 |
1Karabakh played their home matches at Surakhani Stadium in Baku before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009.
Personnel
| Team | Head coach | Team captain | Club chairman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakılı Baku | Azerbaijan Bakhtiyar Gulamov | Azerbaijan Vasif Aliyev | Misir Abilov |
| FK Baku | Macedonia Gjoko Hadžievski | Azerbaijan Rafael Amirbekov | Hafiz Mammadov |
| Inter Baku | Ukraine Valentin Khodukin | Azerbaijan Khagani Mammadov | Georgi Nikolov |
| Karabakh | Azerbaijan Gurban Gurbanov | Azerbaijan Farhad Veliyev | Abdulbari Goozal |
| Karvan | vacant | Azerbaijan Ilham Yadullayev | Javanshir Shiraliyev |
| Khazar Lankaran | Azerbaijan Igor Ponomarev | Azerbaijan Dmitry Kramarenko | Mübariz Mensimov |
| MOIK Baku | Azerbaijan Akif Ibadov | Azerbaijan Ismail Mammadov | Safar Abiyev |
| Mughan | Azerbaijan Vladislav Gadyrov | Azerbaijan Tarlan Khalilov | Fizuli Aliyev |
| Neftchi Baku | Azerbaijan Boyukaga Agaev | Azerbaijan Zaur Tagizade | Akper Hajiyev |
| Olimpik Baku | Azerbaijan Asker Abdullayev | Azerbaijan Tarlan Akhmedov | Rasul Rasulov |
| FK Qäbälä | Azerbaijan Ramiz Mammadov | Azerbaijan Kanan Karimov | Taleh Heydarov |
| Simurq Zaqatala | Ukraine Roman Pokora | Ukraine Mykhailo Starostyak | Zaur Mammadov |
| Standard Baku | Azerbaijan Rafik Mirzoyev | Azerbaijan Huseyn Mahammadov | Emin Babayev |
| Turan Tovuz | Azerbaijan Etimad Gurbanov | Tunisia Asaf Gadiri | Rashid Maherramov |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Baku | Georgia Badri Kvaratskhelia | Resigned | ru}} | Azerbaijan Rafik Mirzoyev | 20 April 2009 |
| Mughan | Azerbaijan Nadir Gasymov | Sacked | ru}} | Azerbaijan Vladislav Gadirov | ru}} |
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | URU Walter Guglielmone | Inter | 17 |
| 2 | BUL Ivan Tsvetkov | Khazar | 15 |
| 3 | UKR Volodymyr Mazyar | Simurq | 11 |
| GEO Amiran Mujiri | Baku | 11 | |
| 5 | AZE Leandro Gomes | Olimpik Baku | 10 |
| URU Angel Gutierrez | Standard | 10 | |
| 7 | NGR Victor Igbekoyi | Qarabağ/Turan | 8 |
| IRN Farzad Hatami | Gabala | 8 | |
| BRA Rômulo | Khazar | 8 | |
| 10 | AZE Bakhtiyar Soltanov | Baku | 7 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRN Farzad Hatami | Gabala | MOIK | 3–0 | |
| BUL Ivan Tsvetkov4 | Khazar | MOIK | 4–0 | |
| AZE Leandro Gomes | Olimpik Baku | Bakılı | 4–0 | |
| AZE Bakhtiyar Soltanov | Baku | Bakılı | 3–1 | |
| NGR Victor Igbekoi | Turan | Karvan | 4–0 | |
| URU Walter Guglielmone | Inter | MOIK | 3–0 | |
| AZE Nariman Äzimov | Olimpik Baku | MOIK | 6–1 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Kanan Karimov for Gabala against NBC Salyan (9 August 2008)
- Fastest goal of the season: 1st minute,
- Angel Gutierrez for Standard Baku against Gabala (25 October 2008)
- Farzad Hatami for Gabala against Karvan (22 March 2009)
- Largest winning margin: 7 goals
- Bakılı Baku 0–7 Baku (28 September 2008)
- Baku 7–0 Turan Tovuz (22 November 2008)
- Highest scoring game: 7 goals
- Bakılı Baku 0–7 Baku (28 September 2008)
- Baku 7–0 Turan Tovuz (22 November 2008)
- MOIK Baku 1–6 Olimpik Baku (11 May 2009)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals
- Bakılı Baku 0–7 Baku (28 September 2008)
- Baku 7–0 Turan Tovuz (22 November 2008)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 2 goals
- Bakılı Baku 3–2 NBC Salyan (9 November 2008)
- Khazar Lankaran 2–4 Inter Baku (9 November 2008)
- Karabakh 3–2 Karvan (29 November 2008)
- MOIK Baku 2–4 Simurq (1 March 2009)
- Karabakh 4–2 Turan Tovuz (5 April 2009)
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets: 19
- Baku
- Fewest clean sheets: 1
- Bakılı Baku
- MOIK Baku
References
References
- [http://www.affa.az/index.php?r=1&id=2198&lang=en “Masalli” will not take part in Premier League]
- link. (2009-04-22)
- [http://www.affa.az/index.php?r=1&id=2892&lang=en NBC is renamed]
- [http://azerifootball.com/ru/13/news/461.html Стадион в Гузанлы одобрен ПФЛ] {{in lang. ru
- ru
- ru
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- "Top Goalscorers". pfl.az.
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- "Olimpik Baku 4-0 Bakılı". futbol24.com.
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