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2021–22 Azerbaijan Premier League

The 2021–22 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 30th season of the Azerbaijan Premier League, the highest tier football league of Azerbaijan. The season began on 14 August 2021 and finished on 22 May 2022.

Azerbaijan Premier League
Season2021–22
Dates14 August 2021 – 22 May 2022
ChampionsQarabağ
Champions LeagueQarabağ
Europa Conference LeagueNeftçi
Zira
Gabala
Matches played108
Goals scored279 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerKady Borges
(12 goals)
Biggest home winQarabağ 8–0 Shamakhi
(15 April 2022)
Biggest away winSumgayit 0–4 Qarabağ
(7 November 2021)
Sumgayit 0–4 Gabala
(27 February 2022)
Highest scoringQarabağ 8–0 Shamakhi
(15 April 2022)
Longest winning run7 matches
Qarabağ
Longest unbeaten run19 matches
Qarabağ
Longest winless run15 matches
Sumgayit
Longest losing run6 matches
Sabail
All statistics correct as of 15 May 2022.

Teams

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On 6 April 2022, the Azerbaijan Premier League approved the name change of Keşla FK to Shamakhi FK.[1]

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Locations of the 2020–21 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

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

Stadiums

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

Personnel and kits

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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
Shamakhi   Zaur Akhundov   Sanan Gurbanov   Ilkin Qirtimov Joma Samaya LTD
Neftçi Baku   Kamran Guliyev   Samir Abbasov   Emin Mahmudov Nike Turkish Airlines
Qarabağ   Abdolbari Gozal   Gurban Gurbanov   Maksim Medvedev Adidas Azersun
Sabah   Magsud Adigozalov   Murad Musayev   Ruslan Abışov Nike Bank Respublika
Sabail   Rashad Abdullayev   Aftandil Hacıyev   Rahid Amirguliyev Nike AzTea
Sumgayit   Riad Rafiyev   Alyaksey Baha   Vurğun Hüseynov Jako Pasha Insurance[broken anchor], Azərikimya
Zira   Taleh Nasibov   Rashad Sadygov   Aghabala Ramazanov Joma Bakcell, Azfargroup

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sabah   Ramin Guliyev (Acting Head Coach) End of role 26 May 2021[6] Pre-season   Ramin Guliyev 26 May 2021[6]
Sabah   Ramin Guliyev Resigned 21 October 2021[7] 8th   Murad Musayev 30 October 2021[8]
Sumgayit   Aykhan Abbasov Sacked 16 December 2021[9] 7th   Alyaksey Baha 30 December 2021[10]

Foreign players

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

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 Player 14 Left during the season
Gabala   Isnik Alimi   Patrick   Ruan   Raphael Alemão   Christophe Atangana   Omar Hani   Stefan Vukčević   Fernán López   Yaovi Akakpo
Shamakhi   Aldair Neto   Franco Flores   Felipe Santos   Merab Gigauri   Sadio Tounkara   Stanislav Namașco   Nathan Oduwa   Anatole Abang
  Mijuško Bojović
  Oumar Goudiaby
  John Kamara
Neftçi   Tiago Bezerra   Ramon Machado   Guilherme Pato   Ivan Brkić   Yusuf Lawal   César Meza   Hugo Basto   Azer Aliyev   Mamadou Mbodj   Vojislav Stanković   Jorge Correa
  Romain Basque
  Mamadou Kane
  Sabir Bougrine
  Harramiz
Qarabağ   Kady   Leandro Andrade   Patrick Andrade   Kevin Medina   Abdellah Zoubir   Luka Gugeshashvili   Marko Vešović   Ibrahima Wadji   Jaime Romero   Gaspar Panadero
Sabah   Alyaksandr Nyachayew   Bojan Letić   Christian   Higor Gabriel   Lucas Rangel   Špiro Peričić   Mikheil Ergemlidze   Joy-Lance Mickels   Tiemoko Fofana   Julio Rodríguez   Juan Cámara   Cristian Ceballos   Zurab Ochihava   Oleksiy Kashchuk   Petar Škuletić
  Saša Stamenković
Sabail   Jurgen Goxha   Jamal Arago   Domantas Šimkus   Nicolas Rajsel
Sumgayit   Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov   Ilnur Valiev   Saeid Bagherpasand
Zira   Loris Brogno   Filipe Pachtmann   Hamidou Keyta   Davit Volkovi   Dimitrios Chantakias   Bryan Alceus   Mo Hamdaoui   Nemanja Anđelković   Ahmed Isaiah   Welves
  Gjorgi Stoilov

In bold: Players that capped for their national team.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Qarabağ (C) 28 21 6 1 72 13 +59 69 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Neftçi Baku 28 15 5 8 42 31 +11 50 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Zira 28 13 8 7 33 27 +6 47
4 Gabala 28 12 9 7 38 34 +4 45
5 Sabah 28 12 5 11 42 34 +8 41
6 Sumgayit 28 5 7 16 22 46 −24 22[a]
7 Shamakhi 28 5 7 16 25 49 −24 22[a]
8 Sabail 28 4 3 21 17 57 −40 15
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.[11]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Sumgayit 7, Shamakhi 4.

Fixtures and results

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Clubs played each other four times for a total of 28 matches each.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of match played 15 May 2022
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Joy-Lance Mickels Sabah 11
  Davit Volkovi Zira
  Kady Qarabağ
  Filip Ozobić Qarabağ
  Ibrahima Wadji Qarabağ
6   Tiago Bezerra Neftçi 10
7   Abdellah Zoubir Qarabağ 8
  Isnik Alimi Gabala
  Musa Gurbanli Qarabağ
10   Ramil Sheydayev Qarabağ 7

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Davit Volkovi Zira Sabah 3-3 (A) 6 November 2021 [12]

Clean sheets

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As of matches played 15 May 2022
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Nijat Mehbaliyev Gabala 11
2   Mehdi Jannatov Zira 10
  Şahruddin Mahammadaliyev Qarabağ
4   Ivan Brkić Neftçi 5
5   Salahat Aghayev Sabah 4
  Stanislav Namașco Shamakhi
  Aydin Bayramov Sumgayit
8   Kamran Ibrahimov Neftçi 3
  Emil Balayev Qarabağ
  Yusif İmanov Sabah

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Peşəkar Futbol Liqasının məlumatı". pfl.az (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan Premier League. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. ^ Azərbaycan Peşəkar Liqası (in Azerbaijani)
  3. ^ "Qəbələ – 10". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. ^ Establishment of SC Qabala Archived 23 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Arts, Sports & Events". Official Khazar University website. 2006. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  6. ^ a b "BAŞ MƏŞQÇİMİZ RAMİN QULİYEVLƏ YENİ MÜQAVİLƏ BAĞLADIQ". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  7. ^ "RAMİN QULİYEVLƏ YOLLAR AYRILDI". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC (Azerbaijan). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ "MURAD MUSAYEV "SABAH"IN BAŞ MƏŞQÇİSİ TƏYİN EDİLDİ". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC (Azerbaijan). 30 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Baş məşqçi Ayxan Abbasovla müqaviləyə xitam verilib". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Aleksey Baqa "Sumqayıt" FK-nın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Premyer Liqa: Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Sabah 3-3 Zira". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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