Azerbaijan First Division

The Azerbaijan First Division () is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football. The division is run by AFFA.

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

Competition format
The First Division currently has of 14 teams. All teams play each other two times.

Media coverage
CBC Sport currently own all the rights to broadcast the season's games on television."Телехозяин" азербайджанского чемпионата  Снова АзТВ Заключено соглашение, дающее право эксклюзивного показа матчей чемпионата и Кубка Азербайджана по футболу  In Azerbaijan, the First Division games is also available on CBC Sport.

Winners

YearWinnerRunner-upThird place 1992 ANS Pivani Bakı FK Kür SamuxPambıqçı (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 Bakılı2002–03Due to conflict between almost all clubs and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, no league championship was held.Azerbaijan 2002/03  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  2023–24 Shamakhi Qaradağ Lökbatan  MOIK Baku  2024–25   

 Performance by club 

 Club Winners Winning Years Runner-up Runner-up Years Third place Third place Years MOIK  2000–01, 2018–19  1994–95, 2007–08, 2009–10  1993–94, 2023–24 Qaradağ Lökbatan  2011–12, 2021–22  2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2023–24  2013–14 Neftchala  2014–15, 2015–16  2013–14  1992, 1993–94, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13 Turan Tovuz  2016–17, 2019–20   2020–21 Araz Naxçıvan  2013–14, 2022-23 Xəzər Sumqayıt  1995–96  1993–94, 2001–02  1993 Bakılı  2007–08  1996–97  2001–02, 2009–10, 2010–11 Ağsu  2012–13  2014–15  2015–16, 2016–17 Şahdağ Qusar  1997–98  2008–09  2000–01 Neftçi-2  2020–21   2018–19 Shuvalan FK  2004–05   2017–18 Khazar Baku  2017–18   Nicat Maştağa  1992     Zabrat  1993–94   Shamkir  1994–95    Shahdagh Guba  1999–00    Lokomotiv Imishli  2001–02    Gənclərbirliyi  2003–04    Gilan  2005–06    ABN Bərdə  2008–09    Kapaz  2009–10    Masally  2006–07    Absheron  2010–11    Azneftyağ  1993–94   Xəzri Buzovna  1993    Çinar Göyçay  1996–97    Shamakhi  2023–24    Göyəzən Qazax FK    1993–94, 2003–04  2006–07 Zagatala    2020–21  2019–20 Xəzər-Lənkəran-2    2005–06  2004–05 Rəvan    2010–11  2014–15 Şamaxı-2  2021–22 Səbail    2016–17  Səbail-2    2019–20  Avtomobilçi Yevlax    1993  Çinar Polis Akademiyasi    1995–96  Kür Samux    1992   Şəfa-2    1999–00   Ümid Bakı    2000–01   Energetik    2004–05  Karvan    2011–12   Standard Baku    2006–07   Kürmük Qax      1994–95, 1996–97 Simurq      2005–06 Farid Baku      1995–96 Karat Bakı      2003–04 HHQ Şahin      1999–00 NBC Salyan      2007–08

Records

Club records

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

Related pages
 Azerbaijan Premier League
 Azerbaijan Regional League
 Azerbaijan Supercup
 Azerbaijan Cup
 Football in Azerbaijan

References

 Other websites 
 AFFA   
  PFL  
 Azerbaijan First Division summary (SOCCERWAY)  

Category:Football in Azerbaijan
Category:Football leagues in Asia
Category:1992 establishments in Azerbaijan