2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League

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.

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.

Teams

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

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

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

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

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

Each team could 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 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 Anđelković

In bold: Players capped for their national team.

League table

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

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

Season statistics

Top scorers

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

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

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

References

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  10. ^ "Samir Abasov "Sumqayıt" FK-nın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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  15. ^ "Turan 4–0 Neftçi". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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