The Azerbaijan First League () is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football. The league is run by Professional Football League of Azerbaijan, member of AFFA. The winner of the league is promoted to the top-tier Azerbaijan Premier League.

History Due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, all Azerbaijan clubs of the former Soviet Premier Division and Soviet First Division conformed to 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 to 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 (2026-27 season)

Stadia and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. TeamLocationVenueCapacityBaku SportingBakuBaku Sporting Arena600GəncəbasarGanjaGanja Stadium15,343KarvanYevlakhYevlakh Stadium6,000MingəçevirMingachevirYashar Mammadzade Stadium5,200MOİKBakuKhankendi Stadium9,200SəbailBakuASCO Arena3,200Şahdağ QusarQusarShamakhi OSC Stadium2,000ŞimalKhachmazSiyazan City Stadium980XankəndiKhankendiKhankendi Stadium9,200ZaqatalaZaqatalaZaqatala City Stadium2,800

Media coverage CBC Sport currently owns all the rights to broadcast the season's games on terrestrial TV."Телехозяин" азербайджанского чемпионата Снова АзТВ Заключено соглашение, дающее право эксклюзивного показа матчей чемпионата и Кубка Азербайджана по футболу In Azerbaijan, the First League games are also available on CBC Sport and on a special YouTube channel.

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 Gabala İmişli Karvan 2025–26 Shafa Mingaçevir Sabail

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 Gabala 2024–25 Shafa 2025–26 Göyəzən Qazax FK 1993–94, 2003–04 2006–07 Energetik 2004–05, 2025–26 Zagatala 2020–21 2019–20 Xəzər-Lənkəran-2 2005–06 2004–05 Rəvan 2010–11 2014–15 Səbail 2016–17 2025–26 Şamaxı-2 2021–22 Səbail-2 2019–20 Avtomobilçi Yevlax 1993 Çinar Polis Akademiyasi 1995–96 Kür Samux 1992 Şəfa-2 1999–00 Ümid Bakı 2000–01 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

See also Azerbaijan Premier League Azerbaijan Regional League AFFA Amateur League Azerbaijan Cup Football in Azerbaijan

References

External links AFFA PFL Azerbaijan First Division seasons (Footballfacts.ru) Azerbaijan First Division, standings, results & fixtures at Donnael.com