Azerbaijan Premier League

The Azerbaijan Premier League (), is the top football competition in Azerbaijan.
History
The Azerbaijan Premier League was created in 2007 and replaced the Top Division () which existed between 1992 and 2007. The Azerbaijan Premier League is run by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. The Top Division was run by the Professional Football League of Azerbaijan. The creation of the Premier League gave the football clubs more independence.
Since 1992, a total of 8 football clubs have become champions of the top Azerbaijani football competition. Neftchi Baku are the current Azerbaijan Premier League champions.
Statistics
Records
Players in the Premier League compete for the trophy "Azerbaijan Premier League Golden Boot", awarded to the top goalscorer at the end of each football season. Nazim Aliyev is the league's all-time top scorer with 183 goals, including 39 in the 1992 season. During the 1995-96 season he became the first player to score 100 Premier League goals. Since then, 10 other players have reached the 100-goal mark.
Player records
All-time top scorer: Nazim Aliyev (183 goals)
Top scorer in one season: 1992 Nazim Aliyev (39 goals)
Most league titles won: Mahmud Qurbanov, he has won Azerbaijani championship record 10 times.
Oldest player: Nadir Shukurov, for Karvan vs Mughan, 42 years, 19 April 2009
Youngest goalscorer: Ramal Huseynov, for Shahdag vs Kimyachi Sumgayit, 13 years old, 333 days
First appearance and goal scored by foreign player: Otar Korghalidze (1995)
Most appearances by foreign player: Georgi Adamia (133 matches by 9 August 2010)
Highest transfer fee (money) paid: Oktay Derelioglu, from Akcaabat Sebatspor to Khazar Lankaran, EUR200,000, 9 December 2004
Highest transfer fee (money) received: Vagif Javadov, from FK Qarabag to FC Twente, EUR1,500,000, January 5, 2010
Club records
Most titles won: Neftchi Baku, 7
Most unbeaten teams: K@p@z, 30 games, 1997-98
Biggest home win: Neftchi Baku 11-0 Shahdag (1999-00)
Soviet time champions
1928: Progress-2 Baku
1929-33: unknown
1934: Profsoyuz Baku
1935: Stroitel Yuga Baku
1936: Stroitel Yuga Baku
1937: Lokomotiv Baku
1938: Lokomotiv Baku
1939: Lokomotiv Baku
1940: Lokomotiv Baku
1941-43: unknown
1944: Dinamo Baku
1945: Not Played
1946: Lokomotiv Baku
1947: Trudovye Rezervy Baku
1948: KKF Baku
1949: KKF Baku
1950: Iskra Baku
1951: Ordjonikidzeneft Baku
1952: Ordjonikidzeneft Baku
1953: Ordjonikidzeneft Baku
1954: Zavod im. S.M.Budennogo Baku
1955: Ordjonikidzeneft Baku
1956: NPU Ordjonikidzeneft Baku
1957: NPU Ordjonikidzeneft Baku
1958: NPU Ordjonikidzeneft Baku
1959: Baku Teams(Spartakiada)
1960: OIK Baku
1961: Spartak Quba
1962: OIK Baku
1963: Araz Baku
1964: Polad Sumgait
1965: Vostok Baku
1966: Vostok Baku
1967: Araz Baku
1968 OIK Baku
1969 Araz Baku
1970 OIK Baku
1971 Khimik Salyany
1972 Surahanets Baku
1973 Araz Baku
1974 Araz Baku
1975 Araz Baku
1976 Araz Baku
1977 Karabakh Khankendi
1978 SKIF Baku
1979 OIK Baku
1980 Energetik Ali-Bayramly
1981 Gandjlik Baku
1982 Tokhudju Baku
1983 Termist Baku
1984 Termist Baku
1985 Khazar Sumgait
1986 Goyazan Qazakh
1987 Araz Nakhichevan
1988 FK Qarabag
1989 Stroitel Sabirabad
1990 FK Qarabag
1991 Khazar Sumgait
Champions and top scorers
Performance by club
Awards
Trophy
The current Azerbaijan Premier League trophy was developed by the Professional Football League of Azerbaijan and the trophy has been awarded to the champion of Azerbaijan since the end of the 2009-10 season, replacing the previous Premier League trophy that had existed for only few years.
Related pages
Football in Azerbaijan
Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan national football team
Azerbaijan Supercup
Azerbaijan Cup
References
Other websites
Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan Official website
Azerbaijani Professional Football League Official website
League at UEFA
Football in Azerbaijan
Football leagues
2007 establishments
2000s establishments in Azerbaijan