# 2005–06 Azerbaijan Top League

The 2005–06 Azerbaijan Top League was the fourteenth season of the Top League since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 7 August 2005 and finished on 24 May 2006. Neftchi Baku are the defending champions, having won the previous season.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Baku | Baku | Tofig Bahramov Stadium | 2,000 |
| Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | Sumgayit | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | 15,350 |
| Göyazan | Qazax | Qazakh City Stadium | 3,500 |
| Inter | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,000 |
| Kapaz | Ganja | Ganja City Stadium | 26,120 |
| Karvan | Yevlakh | Yevlakh City Stadium | 5,000 |
| Khazar | Lankaran | Lankaran City Stadium | 15,000 |
| MKT-Araz | Imishli | Heydar Aliyev Stadium | 8,500 |
| MOIK Baku | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,000 |
| Neftchi | Baku | Tofig Bahramov Stadium | 31,200 |
| Olimpik Baku | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,000 |
| Qarabağ | Aghdam | Tofig Bahramov Stadium | 31,200 |
| Shahdag | Qusar | Shovkat Ordukhanov Stadium | 5,000 |
| Turan Tovuz | Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 6,800 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Baku (C) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 58 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Karvan | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 57 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Neftçi Baku | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 54 | |
| 4 | Inter Baku | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 50 | |
| 5 | Qarabağ | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 40 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 6 | Turan | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 38 | |
| 7 | Khazar Lankaran | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 36 | |
| 8 | Şahdağ | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 35 | |
| 9 | FK MKT-Araz | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 35 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 10 | Ganja | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 28 | |
| 11 | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 27 | |
| 12 | Olimpik Baku | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 23 | |
| 13 | MOIK Baku (R) | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 67 | −54 | 9 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
| 14 | Göyəzən (R) | 26 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 52 | −38 | 9 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
* 1 2 Qarabağ qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup as winner of the 2005–06 Azerbaijan Cup.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BAK | GAN | GAS | GÖY | INT | KAR | KHA | ABB | MOI | NEF | OLI | QAR | ŞAH | TUR |
| Baku | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Ganja | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 5–3 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 0–2 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| Göyəzən | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Inter Baku | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Karvan | 1–0 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Khazar Lankaran | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| FK MKT-Araz | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| MOIK Baku | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–3 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Neftçi Baku | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Olimpik Baku | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Qarabağ | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Şahdağ | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 0–0 |
| Turan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Yacouba Bamba | Karvan | 16 |
| 2 | Ahmad Tijani | Shahdag Qusar | 15 |
| 3 | Pathé Bangoura | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 12 |
| 3 | Nadir Nabiyev | Neftchi Baku | 12 |
| 5 | Branimir Subašić | Neftchi Baku | 11 |
| 6 | Samir Musayev | Karabakh | 10 |
| 7 | Samir Aliyev | Khazar Lankaran / Inter Baku | 9 |
| 7 | Irakli Beraia | Gäncä / Karabakh | 9 |
| 7 | Tomislav Misura | Neftchi Baku | 9 |
| 10 | Junivan | Ganja | 8 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Nadir Nabiyev | Neftchi Baku | Şahdağ | 3–1 | 13 August 2005 |
| Junivan | Turan Tovuz | Göyəzən | 4–1 | 22 August 2005 |
| Junivan | Turan Tovuz | MOIK Baku | 4–1 | 28 August 2005 |
| Ahmad Tijani | Şahdağ | Qarabağ | 3–1 | 22 October 2005 |
| Nadir Nabiyev | Neftchi Baku | MOIK Baku | 3–1 | 11 March 2006 |
| Samir Aliyev$^4$ | Inter Baku | Ganja | 3–1 | 29 March 2006 |
| Yacouba Bamba | Karvan | Göyəzən | 5–0 | 1 April 2006 |
| Samir Musayev | Qarabağ | Göyəzən | 5–0 | 21 April 2006 |
* $^4$ Player scored 4 goals