# 2012–13 in Azerbaijani football

Azerbaijani football in 2013

## Azerbaijan Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Neftçi Baku | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 44 | Qualification for championship group |
| 2 | Inter Baku | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 41 | Qualification for championship group |
| 3 | Qarabağ | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 39 | Qualification for championship group |
| 4 | Simurq | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 36 | Qualification for championship group |
| 5 | Gabala | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 32 | Qualification for championship group |
| 6 | Baku | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 30 | Qualification for championship group |
| 7 | AZAL | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 29 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 8 | Khazar Lankaran | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 28 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 9 | Turan | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 23 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 10 | Sumgayit | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 22 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 11 | Ravan Baku | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 22 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 12 | Kapaz | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 45 | −33 | 10 | Qualification for relegation group |

### Championship group

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Neftçi Baku (C) | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 62 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Qarabağ | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 59 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Inter Baku | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 57 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Simurq | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 48 | |
| 5 | Baku | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 41 | |
| 6 | Gabala | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 38 | |

### Relegation group

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | AZAL | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 57 | |
| 8 | Khazar Lankaran | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 40 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 9 | Ravan Baku | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 40 | |
| 10 | Sumgayit | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 35 | |
| 11 | Turan (R) | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 30 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
| 12 | Kapaz (R) | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 64 | −42 | 19 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
* ↑ Khazar Lankaran qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League as winner of the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Cup.

## Azerbaijan First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Ağsu (C) | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 18 | +47 | 63 |
| 2 | Qaradağ | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 8 | +53 | 63 |
| 3 | Neftchala | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 54 |
| 4 | Şahdağ | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 42 |
| 5 | MOIK Baku | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 39 |
| 6 | Tərəqqi | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 37 |
| 7 | Bakili | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 28 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv-Bilajary | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 24 |
| 9 | Şuşa | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 23 |
| 10 | Energetik | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 19 |
| 11 | Qala | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 49 | −28 | 18 |
| 12 | Göyəzən | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 61 | −38 | 17 |
| 13 | Şəmkir | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 15 |

## National team
### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Name | Friendlies | WC Qualifying | Total |
| 1 | DF | Ruslan Abishov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | Branimir Subašić | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | FW | Cihan Özkara | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | FW | Javid Huseynov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | FW | Rauf Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | FW | Vagif Javadov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | FW | Rufat Dadashov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 3 | 5 | 8 |

## Azerbaijani clubs in Europe
### UEFA Champions League
#### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Neftchi Baku | 5–2 | Zestafoni | 3–0 | 2–2 |

#### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 6–2 | Neftchi Baku | 4–0 | 2–2 |

### UEFA Europa League
#### First qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Narva Trans | 0–7 | Inter Baku | 0–5 | 0–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Baku | 0–2 | Mura 05 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Khazar Lankaran | 4–2 | Nõmme Kalju | 2–2 | 2–0 |

#### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Khazar Lankaran | 1–2 | Lech Poznań | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Inter Baku | 2–2 (2–4p) | Asteras Tripolis | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |

#### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Neftchi Baku | 4–2 | APOEL | 1–1 | 3–1 |

#### Group stage
##### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RUB | INT | PAR | NEF |
| 1 | Rubin Kazan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Partizan | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Neftçi | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (2) and head-to-head goal difference (0). Head-to-head away goals: Partizan 1, Neftçi 0.