2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division

The 2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. The season was started on 10 September 2013 and there were sixteen teams participating in the league.[4] Ağsu were the defending champions.

Azerbaijan First Division
Season2013–14
Matches played198
Goals scored548 (2.77 per match)
Biggest home winNeftchala 8–0 Energetik[1]
Biggest away winEnergetik 0–6 Neftchala[2]
Highest scoringTuran-T 6–2 Lokomotiv-Bilajary[3]
Neftchala 8–0 Energetik[1]
Longest winning run10 games
Araz
Longest unbeaten run13 games
Araz,
Qaradağ
Longest losing run10 games
Göyəzən

Teams edit

Turan-T were relegated for the first time in their history, after twenty years in Azerbaijan Premier League, the longest period in its history.[5] On 21 August 2013, it was announced that Araz and Karvan after reformation will join the first division, while Qala and Taraggi will not participate after becoming defunct.[6]

On 10 September 2013, Mil-Muğan also joined the league, while Turan's name changed to Turan-T.[7]

Stadia and locations edit

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
Ağsu Agsu Agsu City Stadium 3,000
Araz Nakhchivan Nakhchivan City Stadium 12,800
Bakılı Baku Zirə Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,500
Energetik Mingachevir Yashar Mammadzade Stadium 5,000
Göyəzən Qazakh Qazakh City Stadium 15,000
Karvan Yevlakh Yevlakh Stadium 5,000
Kəpəz Ganja Ganja City Stadium 25,000
Lokomotiv Baku FC Baku stadium 3,000
Mil-Muğan Imishli Heydar Aliyev Stadium 8,500
MOIK Baku MOIK Stadium 3,000
Neftçala Neftchala Nariman Narimanov Stadium 2,000
Qaradağ Lökbatan Lökbatan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 2,000
Şahdağ Qusar Şövkət Orduxanov Stadium 4,000
Şəmkir Şəmkir Shamkir City Stadium 11,500
Şuşa Shusha Shafa Stadium 8,000
Turan-T Tovuz Tovuz City Stadium 6,800

Personnel and kits edit

Note: 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
Ağsu   Rufat Guliyev TBD Umbro Aqua Vita
Araz   Asgar Abdullayev TBD Lescon
Bakılı   Rakif Aliyev TBD
Energetik   Sahib Gojayev TBD
Göyəzən   Mehdi Salmanov TBD
Karvan   Kanan Karimov TBD
Kəpəz   Vidadi Rzayev TBD
Lokomotiv   İlgar Huseynov TBD
Mil-Muğan   Matlab Mammadov TBD
MOIK   Namig Adilov TBD
Neftçala   Bahram Shahguliyev TBD Lescon SOCAR Petroleum
Qaradağ   Adil Mahmudov TBD Lescon SOCAR
Şahdağ   Kamran Alibabayev TBD Lescon AZENCO[8]
Şəmkir   Ruslan Abbasov TBD
Şuşa   Nadir Gasymov   Emin Mollayev
Turan-T   Rasim Aliyev   Asef Gadiri

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Araz-Naxçıvan (C, P) 30 25 4 1 66 11 +55 79 Promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League
2 Neftchala 30 21 5 4 80 22 +58 68
3 Qaradağ 30 18 9 3 52 14 +38 63
4 Ağsu 30 17 7 6 56 26 +30 58
5 Şahdağ 30 16 7 7 55 22 +33 55
6 Şuşa 30 15 9 6 60 26 +34 54
7 Turan-T 30 13 5 12 52 46 +6 44
8 Karvan 30 12 6 12 46 56 −10 42
9 Mil-Muğan 30 11 7 12 29 33 −4 40
10 Lokomotiv-Bilajary 30 12 3 15 42 58 −16 39
11 Şəmkir 30 8 7 15 28 42 −14 31
12 MOIK Baku 30 7 8 15 37 56 −19 29
13 Kapaz 30 7 4 19 29 37 −8 25
14 Bakili 30 6 6 18 34 60 −26 24
15 Energetik 30 2 5 23 11 92 −81 11
16 Göyəzən 30 3 2 25 13 89 −76 11
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results edit

Home \ Away AGU ARZ BKL ENG ATM KAR KAP LBA MM MOI NEF QAD ABB SHA SHU TUR
Ağsu 0–1 2–1 4–1 5–0 3–2 0–5 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 7–1
Araz-Naxçıvan 1–0 4–0 9–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–0
Bakili 1–3 0–1 2–3 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 3–5 1–1 1–4 2–1 0–2 3–1
Energetik 0–2 1–4 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–4 0–3 2–0 0–0 0–6 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–5
Göyəzən 1–6 0–4 0–3 1–1 0–4 0–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 0–1 0–3 0–4 0–1 2–1 0–3
Karvan 0–0 1–3 4–3 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 5–5 0–6 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0
Kapaz 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–0
Lokomotiv-Bilajary 0–1 1–3 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–5 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–4 1–1 2–0 2–5 3–1
Mil-Muğan 0–2 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–5 2–2
MOIK Baku 0–3 0–1 2–2 0–0 3–0 3–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–5 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–4 4–0
Neftchala 0–1 1–0 2–0 8–0 6–0 7–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–1
Qaradağ 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0
Şahdağ 1–1 0–2 3–0 5–0 6–0 5–0 2–0 4–0 0–1 2–1 2–3 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–0
Şəmkir 1–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–2
Şuşa 1–0 1–1 4–1 5–0 6–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 4–0 2–2
Turan-T 3–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 6–2 2–1 4–1 2–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–3
Source: Soccerway: Birinci Dasta Table
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of Match played 13 April 2014
Rank Player Club Goals[9]
1   Ali Bagirov Karvan 25
2   David Janalidze Araz 24
3   Muhammad Badalbeyli MOIK Baku 20
4   Sarhan Agayev Şahdağ 18
5   Elvin Adisirinli Shusha 17
6   Rashad Piriyev Turan-T 14
7   Jeyhun Abdullayev Neftchala 12
8   Qalib Amrahov Ağsu 11
9   Ali Babayev Banishevskiy Shusha 9

Hat-tricks edit

Player For Against Result Date
  Farmayil Aliyev Turan-T Lokomotiv-Bilajary 6–2 12 October 2013[3]
  Muhammad Aliyev Neftchala MOIK Baku 5–5 12 October 2013[10]
  Jeyhun Abdullayev Neftchala Energetik 6–0 1 November 2013[2]
  Ahmad Tijani Şuşa Turan-T 3–0 9 November 2013[11]
  Tural Gurbatov Lokomotiv-Bilajary Kəpəz 3–2 16 November 2013[12]
  Elvin Adisirinli Şuşa Göyəzən 6–0 30 November 2013[13]
  Mehdi Mehdiyev Kəpəz MOIK Baku 3–1 8 December 2013[14]
  Elvin Adısirinli Şuşa Lokomotiv-Bilajary 5–2 21 December 2013[15]
  Sarhan Agayev5 Şahdağ Göyəzən 6–0 8 February 2014[16]
  Ali Bagirov Karvan Lokomotiv-Bilajary 5–2 8 February 2014[17]
  Ali Bagirov Karvan Göyəzən 4–0 9 March 2014[18]
  Qalib Amrahov Agsu Göyəzən 6–1 5 April 2014[19]
  • 5 Player scored 5 goals

References edit

  1. ^ a b "FK Neftchala 8–0 Energetik". Futbol24.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Energetik 0-6 FK Neftchala". futbol24.com. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Turan Tovuz 6-2 Lokomotiv-Bilajary". futbol24.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  4. ^ Первый дивизон увеличился до 15 клубов. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  5. ^ """Turan" xəstə idi, Bakıda rəhmətə getdi"". Publika.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  6. ^ "I divizionda neçə klub çıxış edəcək?". fanat.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  7. ^ Сакит АЛЫЕВ: "Тот, кто назвал "Туран" "Тураном Т", ничем не отличается от армянина". Extratime.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  8. ^ """Azenko" "Şahdağ"ı Premyer Liqada görmək istəyir"". sportinfo.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Azerbaijan First Division". futbol24.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  10. ^ "MOIK Baku 1-5 FK Neftchala". futbol24.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Turan-T 0-3 Şuşa". futbol24.com. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Lokomotiv-Bilajary 3-2 Kəpəz". futbol24.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Şuşa 6-0 Göyəzən". futbol24.com. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  14. ^ "Kəpəz 3-1 MOIK Baku". futbol24.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  15. ^ "Lokomotiv-Bilajary 3-1 Şuşa". futbol24.com. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  16. ^ "Şahdağ 6-0 Göyəzən". futbol24.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  17. ^ "Lokomotiv-Bilajary 2-5 Karvan". futbol24.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  18. ^ "Karvan 4-0 Göyəzən". futbol24.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  19. ^ "Göyəzən 1-6 Agsu". futbol24.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.

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