2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League

The 2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 29th season of the Azerbaijan Premier League, the highest tier football league of Azerbaijan. The season began on 21 August 2020 and ended on 19 May 2021.[1]

Azerbaijan Premier League
Season2020–21
Dates21 August 2020 – 19 May 2021
ChampionsNeftçi Baku
RelegatedNone
Champions LeagueNeftçi Baku
Matches played112
Goals scored266 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerNamik Alaskarov
(19 goals)
Biggest home winQarabağ 6–1 Keşla
(1 November 2020)
Qarabağ 6–1 Sumgayit
(21 November 2020)
Biggest away winNeftçi Baku 0–6 Qarabağ
(8 November 2020)
Highest scoringQarabağ 6–1 Keşla
(1 November 2020)
Qarabağ 6–1 Sumgayit
(21 November 2020)
Longest winning run5 matches
Neftçi Baku
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Qarabağ
Longest winless run14 matches
Keşla
Longest losing run6 matches
Sabah
All statistics correct as of 4 May 2021.

Neftçi Baku were the champions, winning the league for the 9th time in their history and ending Qarabağ FK’s 7 year winning streak. They qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2021–22 Champions League. Qarabağ and Sumgayit earned places in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Teams
Locations of the 2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League teams.
Team in italics is from a zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and is playing its home games in Baku.

Stadia and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Year Established Location Venue Capacity[2]
Gabala 1995[3][4] Qabala Gabala City Stadium 4,500
Keşla 1997[5] Keshla ASK Arena 5,800
Neftchi Baku 1906/1937 Baku Bakcell Arena 10,200
Qarabağ 1951/1987 Agdam Azersun Arena 5,200
Sabah 2017 Absheron Bank Respublika Arena 13,000
Sabail 2016 Səbail Bayil Arena 3,200
Sumgayit 2010 Sumqayit Kapital Bank Arena 1,400
Zira 2014 Zira Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,300

Stadiums
Gabala Keşla Qarabağ Neftçi Baku
Gabala City Stadium ASK Arena Azersun Arena Bakcell Arena
Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 5,800 Capacity: 5,200 Capacity: 10,200
Sabah Sabail Sumgayit Zira
Bank Respublika Arena ASCO Arena Kapital Bank Arena Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Capacity: 13,000 Capacity: 3,200 Capacity: 1,400 Capacity: 1,300

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Gabala Fariz Najafov Elmar Bakhshiyev Asif Mammadov Joma Milla
Keşla Zaur Akhundov Yunis Huseynov Ilkin Qirtimov Joma Samaya LTD
Neftçi Baku Kamran Guliyev Samir Abbasov Emin Mahmudov Nike Turkish Airlines
Qarabağ Abdolbari Gozal Gurban Gurbanov Maksim Medvedev Adidas Azersun
Sabah Magsud Adigozalov Ramin Guliyev (Acting Head Coach) Ruslan Abışov Nike Bank Respublika
Sabail Rashad Abdullayev Aftandil Hacıyev Rahid Amirguliyev Nike AzTea
Sumgayit Riad Rafiyev Aykhan Abbasov Vurğun Hüseynov Jako Pasha Insurance, Azərikimya
Zira Taleh Nasibov Rashad Sadygov Aghabala Ramazanov Joma Bakcell, Azfargroup

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sabah Željko Sopić Resigned 3 July 2020[6] Pre-season Vicente Gómez 10 July 2020.[7]
Zira Zaur Hashimov End of contract 17 July 2020 Pre-season Rashad Sadygov 17 July 2020[8]
Keşla Tarlan Ahmedov End of contract 8 August 2020[9] Pre-season Yunis Huseynov 16 August 2020[10]
Neftchi Fizuli Mammedov Resigned 11 November 2020[11] 4th Samir Abbasov 11 November 2020[12]
Keşla Yunis Huseynov Resigned 24 January 2021[13] 7th Sanan Gurbanov 25 January 2021[14]
Sabah Vicente Gómez Mutual termination 11 March 2021[15] Pre-season Ramin Guliyev (Acting Head Coach) 11 March 2021[15]

Foreign players

A team could use only six foreign players on the field in each game.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Player 10 Player 11
Gabala Jurgen Goxha Raphael Alemão Vinko Međimorec Merab Gigauri Stefan Vukčević James Adeniyi Nicolas Rajsel Yaovi Akakpo
Keşla Eugeniu Cociuc Sílvio Anatole Abang Sadio Tounkara Stanislav Namașco Mijuško Bojović César Meza Colli John Kamara
Neftçi Bruno Telushi Rener Pavão Thallyson Steeven Joseph-Monrose Mamadou Kane Keisuke Honda Sabir Bougrine Yusuf Lawal Mamadou Mbodj Vojislav Stanković Ahmed Ahmedov
Qarabağ Kevin Medina Patrick Andrade Uroš Matić Filip Ozobić Jaime Romero Abdellah Zoubir Owusu Kwabena
Sabah Kévin Koubemba Mario Marina Amadou Diallo Tiemoko Fofana Zurab Ochihava Julio Rodríguez Filip Ivanović Saša Stamenković Álvaro Villete Dmytro Klyots
Sabail Luka Imnadze Nicholas Hagen Peyman Keshavarzi Florijan Kadriu Hendrick Ekstein Milovan Petrovikj Alie Sesay
Sumgayit Martin Balco Hojjat Haghverdi Mehdi Sharifi Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov Mehdi Jannatov
Zira Matheus Albino Davit Volkovi Dimitrios Chantakias Clésio Nemanja Andjelkovic Lazar Đorđević Rodrigue Bongongui Facundo Melivilo Filipe Pachtmann

In bold: Players that capped for their national team.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Neftçi Baku (C) 28 18 5 5 47 25 +22 59 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Qarabağ 28 16 9 3 64 18 +46 57 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Sumgayit 28 10 9 9 30 31 −1 39
4 Zira 28 8 14 6 28 28 0 38
5 Sabah 28 7 8 13 28 38 −10 29
6 Keşla 28 5 11 12 25 40 −15 26 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
7 Gabala 28 5 11 12 23 44 −21 26
8 Sabail 28 5 9 14 21 42 −21 24
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.[16]
(C) Champion

Fixtures and results

Clubs played each other four times for a total of 28 matches each.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of matches played 19 May 2021
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Namik Alaskarov Neftçi 19
2 Mahir Emreli Qarabağ 18
3 Filip Ozobić Qarabağ 11
4 Ali Ghorbani Sumgayit 9
5 Davit Volkovi Zira 8
Rahim Sadikhov Sumgayit
7 Mirabdulla Abbasov Neftçi 7
Owusu Kwabena Qarabağ
9 Amil Yunanov Sabail 6
Abdellah Zoubir Qarabağ

Clean sheets
As of matches played 25 February 2021
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Matheus Albino Zira 7
2 Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev Qarabağ 6
3 Agil Mammadov Neftçi 5
4 Anar Nazirov Gabala 4
Mehdi Jannatov Sumgayit
6 Stanislav Namașco Keşla 3
Nicholas Hagen Sabail
8 Saša Stamenković Sabah 2
Aydin Bayramov Sumgayit

See also

References
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  2. Azərbaycan Peşəkar Liqası (in Azerbaijani)
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  6. "SABAH FC PARTED WAYS WITH ZELJKO SOPIC". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. 3 July 2020.
  7. "SABAH FC OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE VICENTE GOMEZ AS NEW HEAD COACH". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. 10 July 2020.
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  14. "Sənan Qurbanov "Keşlə"də!". keshlafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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