# Azerbaijan First League

The Azerbaijan First League (Azerbaijani: I Liqa) is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football. The league is run by AFFA. The winner promotes to Premier Division.

## History

Due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, all Azerbaijan clubs of the former Soviet Premier Division and Soviet First Division conformed a single Azerbaijan Premier League, which meant that the new second tier of Azerbaijan football would remain regionalized. For the first two seasons three regional groups conformed the second tier, until in 1994 the single table in use today began to be used.

## Competition format

The First League currently consists of 10 teams. All teams play each other three times.

## Members of the Azerbaijan First League (2024-25 season)
### Stadia and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Baku Sporting FK | Baku | Baku Sporting Arena | 600 |
| Cəbrayıl FK | Jabrayil | ASCO Arena | 3,200 |
| Difai Ağsu | Agsu | Agsu City Stadium | 3,000 |
| İmişli FK | İmişli | Heydar Aliyev Stadium | 8,500 |
| Karvan | Yevlakh | Yevlakh City Stadium | 5,000 |
| Qaradağ Lökbatan | Baku | Lökbatan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium | 2,500 |
| Qəbələ | Gabala | Gabala City Stadium | 4,500 |
| Mingəçevir | Mingachevir | Yashar Mammadzade Stadium | 5,000 |
| MOİK | Baku | Bine Stadium | 600 |
| Zaqatala | Zaqatala | Zaqatala City Stadium | 3,500 |

## Media coverage

CBC Sport currently own all the rights to broadcast the season's games on terrestrial TV. In Azerbaijan, the First League games is also available on CBC Sport and on special YouTube channel.

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
| 1992 | ANS Pivani Bakı FK | Kür Samux | Pambıqçı (Neftçala) |
| 1993 | Xəzri Buzovna | Avtomobilçi Yevlax | Polad Sumqayıt |
| 1993–94 | Zabrat, Azneftyağ FK | Metallurq Sumgayit, OİK-Göyəzən (Qazax) | OIK, Pambıqçı (Neftçala) |
| 1994–95 | Şəmkir | OIK | Kürmük (Qax) |
| 1995–96 | Xəzər Sumqayıt | Çinar Polis Akademiyası | Fərid |
| 1996–97 | Çinar (Göyçay) | Araz FK | Kürmük (Qax) |
| 1997–98 | Şahdağ Quba | | |
| 1998–99 | [Inter Baku] | | |
| 1999–2000 | Şahdağ Quba | Şəfa-2 | HHQ-Şahin (Bakı) |
| 2000–01 | OIK | Ümid Bakı | Şahdağ Qusar |
| 2001–02 | Lokomotiv İmişli | Xəzər Sumqayıt | Bakılı |
| 2002–03 | Due to conflict between almost all clubs and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, no league championship was held. | Due to conflict between almost all clubs and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, no league championship was held. | Due to conflict between almost all clubs and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, no league championship was held. |
| 2003–04 | Gənclərbirliyi | Göyəzən Qazax | Karat Bakı |
| 2004–05 | AMMK | Energetik | FKXəzər-Lənkəran-2 |
| 2005–06 | Gilan | FKXəzər-Lənkəran-2 | Simurq |
| 2006–07 | Masally | Standard Baku | Göyəzən Qazax |
| 2007–08 | Bakılı | MOIK | NBC Salyan |
| 2008–09 | ABN Bərdə | Şahdağ Qusar | Anşad-Petrol |
| 2009–10 | Gəncə | MOIK | Bakılı |
| 2010–11 | Abşeron | Rəvan | Bakılı |
| 2011–12 | Qaradağ | Karvan | Neftchala |
| 2012–13 | Ağsu | Qaradağ | Neftchala |
| 2013–14 | Araz Naxçıvan | Neftchala | Qaradağ |
| 2014–15 | Neftchala | Ağsu | Rəvan |
| 2015–16 | Neftchala | Qaradağ | Ağsu |
| 2016–17 | Turan Tovuz | Səbail | Ağsu |
| 2017–18 | Khazar Baku | Qaradağ Lökbatan | Shuvalan |
| 2018–19 | MOIK Baku | Sumgayit-2 | Neftçi-2 |
| 2019–20 | Turan Tovuz | Sabail-2 | Zagatala |
| 2020–21 | Neftçi-2 | Zagatala | Turan Tovuz |
| 2021–22 | Qaradağ Lökbatan FK | Shamakhi FK-2 | Qarabağ FK-2 |
| 2022–23 | Araz-Naxçıvan | Neftçi-2 | Turan-2 |

### Performance by club

| Club | Winners | Winning Years | Runner-up | Runner-up Years | Third place | Third place Years |
| MOIK | 2 | 2000–01, 2018–19 | 3 | 1994–95, 2007–08, 2009–10 | 1 | 1993–94 |
| Qaradağ Lökbatan | 2 | 2011–12, 2021–22 | 3 | 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18 | 1 | 2013–14 |
| Neftchala | 2 | 2014–15, 2015–16 | 1 | 2013–14 | 5 | 1992, 1993–94, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13 |
| Turan Tovuz | 2 | 2016–17, 2019–20 | | | 1 | 2020–21 |
| Araz Naxçıvan | 2 | 2013–14, 2022-23 | | | | |
| Xəzər Sumqayıt | 1 | 1995–96 | 2 | 1993–94, 2001–02 | 1 | 1993 |
| Bakılı | 1 | 2007–08 | 1 | 1996–97 | 3 | 2001–02, 2009–10, 2010–11 |
| Ağsu | 1 | 2012–13 | 1 | 2014–15 | 2 | 2015–16, 2016–17 |
| Şahdağ Qusar | 1 | 1997–98 | 1 | 2008–09 | 1 | 2000–01 |
| Neftçi-2 | 1 | 2020–21 | | | 1 | 2018–19 |
| Shuvalan FK | 1 | 2004–05 | | | 1 | 2017–18 |
| Khazar Baku | 1 | 2017–18 | | | | |
| Nicat Maştağa | 1 | 1992 | | | | |
| Zabrat | 1 | 1993–94 | | | | |
| Shamkir | 1 | 1994–95 | | | | |
| Shahdagh Guba | 1 | 1999–00 | | | | |
| Lokomotiv Imishli | 1 | 2001–02 | | | | |
| Gənclərbirliyi | 1 | 2003–04 | | | | |
| Gilan | 1 | 2005–06 | | | | |
| ABN Bərdə | 1 | 2008–09 | | | | |
| Kapaz | 1 | 2009–10 | | | | |
| Masally | 1 | 2006–07 | | | | |
| Absheron | 1 | 2010–11 | | | | |
| Azneftyağ | 1 | 1993–94 | | | | |
| Xəzri Buzovna | 1 | 1993 | | | | |
| Çinar Göyçay | 1 | 1996–97 | | | | |
| Göyəzən Qazax FK | | | 2 | 1993–94, 2003–04 | 1 | 2006–07 |
| Zagatala | | | 1 | 2020–21 | 1 | 2019–20 |
| Xəzər-Lənkəran-2 | | | 1 | 2005–06 | 1 | 2004–05 |
| Rəvan | | | 1 | 2010–11 | 1 | 2014–15 |
| Şamaxı-2 | | | 1 | 2021–22 | |
| Səbail | | | 1 | 2016–17 | | |
| Səbail-2 | | | 1 | 2019–20 | | |
| Avtomobilçi Yevlax | | | 1 | 1993 | | |
| Çinar Polis Akademiyasi | | | 1 | 1995–96 | | |
| Kür Samux | | | 1 | 1992 | | |
| Şəfa-2 | | | 1 | 1999–00 | | |
| Ümid Bakı | | | 1 | 2000–01 | | |
| Energetik | | | 1 | 2004–05 | | |
| Karvan | | | 1 | 2011–12 | | |
| Standard Baku | | | 1 | 2006–07 | | |
| Kürmük Qax | | | | | 2 | 1994–95, 1996–97 |
| Simurq | | | | | 1 | 2005–06 |
| Farid Baku | | | | | 1 | 1995–96 |
| Karat Bakı | | | | | 1 | 2003–04 |
| HHQ Şahin | | | | | 1 | 1999–00 |
| NBC Salyan | | | | | 1 | 2007–08 |

## Records
### Club records

    As of 14 November 2013
* Most consecutive wins: Absheron, 23, 2010-11
* Most points in a season: Absheron, 72 points, 2010-11
* Most unbeaten run: Absheron, 26 games, 2010-11