The 2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 22nd season of Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Neftchi Baku were the defending champions, having won the previous season.
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Qarabağ |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 416 (2.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Reynaldo (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Qarabağ 5–1 Sumgayit[1] Qarabağ 5–1 Ravan Baku[2] |
| Biggest away win | Ravan 1–5 Inter[3] |
| Highest scoring | Qarabağ 4–3 Gabala[4] Khazar Lankaran 4–3 Sumgayit |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Qarabağ, AZAL |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 games Qarabağ |
| Longest losing run | 4 games Ravan Baku, Sumgayit |
| Highest attendance | 10,000 Khazar 0–0 Neftchi (25 August 2013)[5] |
| Lowest attendance | 150 Simurq 2–0 Ravan Baku (3 August 2013)[6] |
| Average attendance | 1,608[7] |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
Teams
editKəpəz and Turan were relegated from the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League.
The format of the league changed as a total of 10 teams contested the league, with two clubs relegated in the previous season and no teams promoted from the first division.[8] The competition format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of a season, which lasts from August to May, each club plays every other club four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.[9]
As of this season, PFL announced that each player will have to wear not only the number, but also his name on the back of the jersey.[10]
Stadia and locations
edit- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity[11] |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZAL | Baku | AZAL Stadium | 3,000 |
| Baku | Baku | FC Baku's Training Base | 2,000 |
| Gabala | Gabala | Gabala City Stadium | 4,000 |
| Inter | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,000 |
| Khazar | Lankaran | Lankaran City Stadium | 15,000 |
| Neftchi | Baku | Bakcell Arena | 11,000 |
| Qarabağ | Ağdam | Tofig Bahramov Stadium | 31,200 |
| Ravan | Baku | Bayil Stadium | 5,000 |
| Simurq | Zaqatala | Zaqatala City Stadium | 3,500 |
| Sumgayit | Sumqayit | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | 16,000 |
Personnel and kits
editNote: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZAL | Umbro | Silk Way | ||
| Baku | Kappa | |||
| Gabala | Joma | Pepsi[12] | ||
| Inter | Umbro | IBA | ||
| Khazar | Puma | Palmali[13] | ||
| Neftçi | Adidas | SOCAR | ||
| Qarabağ | Adidas | Azersun[14] | ||
| Ravan | Legea | Nissan[15] | ||
| Simurq | Joma | |||
| Sumgayit | Umbro | Azerkimya[16] |
Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baku | Sacked | 20 May 2013[17] | Pre-season | 14 June 2013 | ||
| Gabala | End of tenure as caretaker | 20 May 2013[18] | 21 May 2013[18] | |||
| Sumgayit | Resigned | 11 June 2013[19] | 12 June 2013[19] | |||
| Neftchi | 25 July 2013[20] | 26 July 2013[21] | ||||
| Ravan | 12 August 2012[22] | 10th | 12 August 2013[22] | |||
| Sacked | 5 October 2013[23] | 9th | 7 October 2013 | |||
| Neftchi | 23 October 2013 | 2nd | 25 October 2013[24] | |||
| Khazar | Resigned | 22 November 2013[25] | 8th | 22 November 2013[25] | ||
| End of tenure as caretaker | 3 December 2013 | 3 December 2013 | ||||
| Ravan | Resigned | 3 January 2014 | 9th | 3 January 2014 | ||
| Neftchi | 8 January 2014 | 3rd | 11 January 2014 | |||
| AZAL | Sacked | 16 March 2014 | 8th | 17 March 2014[26] | ||
| Khazar | Mutual Termination[27] | 16 May 2014 | 6th | TBD | TBD |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qarabağ (C) | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 72 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Inter Baku | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 67 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Gabala | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 61 | |
| 4 | Neftçi Baku | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 60 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Baku | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 57 | |
| 6 | Khazar Lankaran | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 49 | |
| 7 | Simurq | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 46 | |
| 8 | AZAL | 36 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 31 | |
| 9 | Sumgayit | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 25 | |
| 10 | Ravan Baku (R) | 36 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 66 | −44 | 22 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
editSeason statistics
editScoring
edit- First goal of the season: Mindaugas Kalonas for Baku against Gabala (2 August 2013)
- Fastest goal of the season: 2nd minute,
- Ernest Nfor for Neftchi Baku against Baku (10 November 2013)[28]
- Latest goal of the season: 94 minutes,
- Shahriyar Rahimov for AZAL against Ravan Baku (8 December 2013)[29]
Mahir Shukurov for Neftchi Baku against Gabala (15 December 2013)[30]
- Shahriyar Rahimov for AZAL against Ravan Baku (8 December 2013)[29]
- Largest winning margin: 5 goals
- Baku 5–0 Ravan Baku (18 August 2013)[31]
- Highest scoring game: 7 goals
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
- Qarabağ 5–1 Sumgayit (11 August 2013)[1]
- Baku 5–0 Ravan Baku (18 August August 2013)[31]
- Ravan Baku 1–5 Inter Baku (25 August 2013)[3]
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 2 goals
- Gabala 3–2 Inter Baku (3 August 2013)[32]
Top scorers
edit- As of 12 May 2014
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[33][34] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qarabağ | 22 | |
| 2 | Inter | 14 | |
| 4 | Simurq | 13 | |
| 3 | Gabala | 12 | |
| 5 | Khazar | 11 | |
| 6 | Inter | 10 | |
| 7 | Qarabağ | 9 | |
| 8 | Baku | 8 | |
| Qarabağ | |||
| Baku | |||
| AZAL | |||
| 12 | Gabala | 7 | |
| Neftchi | |||
| Simurq | |||
| Khazar | |||
| Gabala |
Hat-tricks
edit| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter | Ravan | 5–1 | 25 August 2013[35] | |
| Qarabağ | Neftchi | 4–1 | 28 February 2014[36] | |
| Qarabağ | Inter | 4–1 | 7 May 2014 |
Clean sheets
edit- Most clean sheets: 18
- Fewest clean sheets: 4
Discipline
editPlayer
editClub
editAwards
editMonthly awards
edit| Month | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | |
| August | Baku | |
| September | Baku | |
| October | Qarabağ | |
| November | Inter Baku | |
| December | Gabala | |
| February | Qarabağ | |
| March | Qarabağ | |
| April | Qarabağ | |
| May | Qarabağ |
Last updated: 11 November 2013
Source: Azerbaijan Premier League
PFL Team of the Year
editThe PFL team of the year was:[38]
- Goalkeeper: Giorgi Lomaia (Inter)
- Defence: Bruno Bertucci (Neftchi), Mahir Shukurov (Neftchi), Denis Silva (Neftchi), Yohan Bocognano (Inter)
- Midfield: David Meza (Inter), Richard Almeida (Qarabağ), Leroy George (Qarabağ), Chumbinho (Qarabağ)
- Attack: Reynaldo (Qarabağ), Ernest Nfor (Neftchi)
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Qarabağ 5 - 1 Ravan Baku". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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- ^ Azərbaycan Peşəkar Liqası (in Azerbaijani)
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- ^ "AZAL 2 - 1 Ravan Baku". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
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