# 2009–10 in Azerbaijani football

Azerbaijani football in 2010

## Azerbaijan Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Inter Baku | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 49 | Qualification for championship group |
| 2 | Khazar Lankaran | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 44 | Qualification for championship group |
| 3 | Qarabağ | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 42 | Qualification for championship group |
| 4 | Baku | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 37 | Qualification for championship group |
| 5 | Gabala | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 36 | Qualification for championship group |
| 6 | Neftçi Baku | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 35 | Qualification for championship group |
| 7 | Simurq | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 34 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 8 | Olimpik-Shuvalan | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 25 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 9 | Turan | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 17 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 10 | Mughan | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 16 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 11 | Standard | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 11 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 12 | Karvan | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 11 | Qualification for relegation group |

### Championship group

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Inter Baku (C) | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 29 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Baku | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 28 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Qarabağ | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 27 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Khazar Lankaran | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 27 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Neftçi Baku | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 23 | |
| 6 | Gabala | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 20 | |
* ↑ Baku were the winners of the 2009–10 Azerbaijan Cup competition and qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
* 1 2 QAR: 7 pts, 4–3; KHA: 4 pts, 3–4

### Relegation group

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Olimpik-Shuvalan | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 36 | |
| 8 | Simurq | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 31 | |
| 9 | Turan | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 29 | |
| 10 | Mughan | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 27 | |
| 11 | Standard (R) | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 25 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
| 12 | Karvan (R) | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 13 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |

## National team
### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Name | Friendlies | WC Qualifying | Total |
| 1 | MF | Elvin Mammadov | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | Vagif Javadov | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | Ruslan Abishov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | Fábio Luís Ramim | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | Afran Ismayilov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | Farid Guliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 8 | 4 | 12 |

## Azerbaijani clubs in Europe
### Summary

| Club | Competition | Final round |
| Baku | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round Play-off round |
| Qarabağ | UEFA Europa League | Play-off round |
| Inter Baku | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round |
| Simurq | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round |

### Baku

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Baku scorer(s) |
| 2009–10 Champions League - Second qualifying round ||||||
| 14 July 2009 | Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys (A) | Ekranas | 2–2 | Félix Batista |
| 21 July 2009 | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) | Ekranas | 4–2 | Félix (2) Mujiri Šolić |
| 2009–10 Champions League - Third qualifying round ||||||
| 28 July 2009 | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) | Levski Sofia | 0–0 | |
| 5 August 2009 | Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia (A) | Levski Sofia | 2–0 | |
| 2009–10 Europa League - Play-off round ||||||
| 20 August 2009 | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) | Basel | 1–3 | Pérez |
| 27 August 2009 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel (A) | Basel | 5–1 | Félix |

### Qarabağ

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Qarabağ scorer(s) |
| 2009–10 Europa League - Second qualifying round ||||||
| 16 July 2009 | Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim (A) | Rosenborg | 0–0 | |
| 23 July 2009 | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) | Rosenborg | 1–0 | Sadygov |
| 2009–10 Europa League - Third qualifying round ||||||
| 30 July 2009 | Finnair Stadium, Helsinki (A) | Honka Espoo | 0–1 | Mammadov |
| 6 August 2009 | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) | Honka Espoo | 2–1 | Mammadov Sadygov |
| 2009–10 Europa League - Play-off round ||||||
| 20 August 2009 | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede (A) | Twente | 3–1 | Nadirov |
| 27 August 2009 | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) | Twente | 0–0 | |

### Inter Baku

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Inter Baku scorer(s) |
| 2009–10 Europa League - First qualifying round ||||||
| 2 July 2009 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava (A) | Spartak Trnava | 2–1 | Ángel Gutiérrez |
| 9 July 2009 | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) | Spartak Trnava | 1–3 | Guglielmone |

### Simurq

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score |
| 2009–10 Europa League - First qualifying round ||||||
| 2 July 2009 | Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku (H) | Bnei Yehuda | 0–1 |
| 9 July 2009 | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv (A) | Bnei Yehuda | 3–0 |
* ↑ "Bakı vs. Khazar Lankaran - 23 May 2010 - Soccerway".