Season | 2015–16 |
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Champions | Qarabağ |
Relegated | Khazar Lankaran |
Champions League | Qarabağ |
Europa League |
Gabala Kapaz Neftchi Baku |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 390 (2.17 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dani Quintana (15) |
Biggest home win |
Gabala 6–0
Khazar Lankaran (4 October 2015) |
Biggest away win |
Ravan Baku 0–4
Zira (10 April 2016) Ravan Baku 0–4 Inter Baku (7 May 2016) |
Highest scoring |
Gabala 6–0
Khazar Lankaran (4 October 2015) Qarabağ 5–1 Ravan Baku (30 March 2016) |
Longest winning run | Qarabağ (10) |
Longest unbeaten run | Qarabağ (14) |
Longest winless run | Ravan Baku (11) |
Longest losing run | Khazar Lankaran (22) |
Highest attendance | 20,400 Kapaz 1–2 Qarabağ (14 February 2016) |
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2014–15
2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 29 February 2016. |
The 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 24th season of Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Qarabağ were the defending champions, having won the 2014–15 Azerbaijan season.
Zira FK entered the Premier League one year after their formation, and Kapaz PFK returned to the top level after two years of absence. Zira and Kapaz came fifth and ninth, respectively, in the 2014–15 First Division. They replaced Araz-Naxçıvan PFK, which withdrew from the league in November 2014, and Baku FC, which was relegated at the end of the previous season. [1]
On 21 June 2015 the Professional Football League of Azerbaijan announced that Simurq PIK had refused to play in the 2015–16 Premier League due to ongoing financial problems. They were replaced by Ravan Baku FK, which came third in the 2014–15 First Division after they were relegated from the Premier League one season earlier. [2]
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity [3] |
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AZAL | Baku | AZAL Stadium | 5,000 |
Gabala | Gabala | Gabala City Stadium | 3,500 |
Inter Baku | Baku | Inter Arena | 8,500 |
Khazar Lankaran | Lankaran | Lankaran City Stadium | 15,000 |
Neftchi Baku | Baku | Bakcell Arena | 11,000 |
Qarabağ | Ağdam | Karabakh Stadium | 5,800 |
Ravan | Baku | Bayil Stadium | 3,000 |
Sumgayit | Sumqayit | Kapital Bank Arena | 1,500 |
Zira | Baku | Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium | 1,500 |
Kapaz | Ganja | Ganja City Stadium | 27,000 |
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 |
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AZAL |
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Umbro | Silk Way |
Gabala |
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Joma | QafqaZ Hotels [4] |
Inter Baku |
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Joma | IBA |
Khazar Lankaran |
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Puma | Palmali [5] |
Neftçi Baku |
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adidas | SOCAR |
Qarabağ |
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adidas | Azersun [6] |
Ravan |
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Umbro | Nissan |
Sumgayit |
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Umbro | Azerkimya [7] |
Zira |
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Kappa | Santral |
Kapaz |
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adidas | Gəncə 4000 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Sumgayit |
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Resigned | 8 October 2015 [8] | 8th |
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8 October 2015 [9] |
Ravan Baku |
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Resigned | 17 October 2015 [10] | 10th |
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17 October 2015 [11] |
Neftchi Baku |
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Resigned | 15 November 2015 | 6th |
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15 November 2015 |
Khazar Lankaran |
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Resigned | 13 January 2016 | 9th |
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18 January 2016 [12] |
Neftchi Baku |
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Resigned | 5 March 2016 | 7th |
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6 March 2016 [13] [14] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Qarabağ (C) | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 21 | +45 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round [a] |
2 | Zira [b] | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 62 | |
3 | Gabala | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 59 [c] | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
4 | Inter Baku [d] | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 59 [c] | |
5 | Kapaz | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
6 | Neftçi Baku | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 49 | |
7 | AZAL | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 46 | |
8 | Sumgayit | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 39 | |
9 | Ravan Baku | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 18 | |
10 | Khazar Lankaran (R) | 36 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 51 | −35 | 15 | Relegation to the Azerbaijan First Division |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Qarabağ | 15 |
2 |
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Zirə | 14 |
3 |
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Neftçi | 13 |
4 |
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Sumqayıt | 12 |
5 |
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Qəbələ | 10 |
6 |
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Qarabağ | 9 |
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Kəpəz | 9 | |
8 |
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Qarabağ | 7 |
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Qəbələ | 7 | |
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Qəbələ | 7 | |
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AZAL | 7 | |
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Qarabağ | 7 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | REF. |
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Zirə | Ravan Baku | 4-0 | 10 April 2016 | [22] |