The 1998–99 Azerbaijan Top League was the eighth season of the Azerbaijan Top League, since their independence from the USSR in August 1991, and was contested by 14 clubs. The season took place between 15 August 1998 and May 1999 and was won by Kapaz with Neftqaz Bakı and Shahdag being relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division as well as Bakili Baku due to financial problems.

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamVenueCapacityBakılı BakuShafa Stadium (IV field)8,152Bakı FahlasiIsmat Gayibov Stadium5,000Dinamo BakuTofik Bakhramov Stadium29,858KapazGanja City Stadium26,120QarabağGuzanli Olympic Stadium115,000Khazar SumgayitMOIK BakuShafa Stadium (IV field)8,152Neftchi BakuTofik Bakhramov Stadium29,858Neftqaz BakıIsmat Gayibov Stadium5,000Shafa BakuShafa Stadium (IV field)8,152ShahdagShovkat Ordukhanov Stadium4,000ShamkirTuran TovuzTovuz City Stadium10,000Viləş MasallıAnatoliy Banishevskiy Stadium8,000

1Qarabağ played their home matches at Surakhani Stadium in Baku before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009.Стадион в Гузанлы одобрен ПФЛ

First round

League table

Results

Second round

Championship group

Table

Results

7-10 group

Table

Results

Relegation group

Table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Alay BəhramovViləş Masallı242 Vadim VasilyevBaku Fahlasi193 Vidadi RzayevKapaz184 Həsən AbdullayevKapaz16 Yalçın BağırovQarabağ 166 Leonid KalfaNeftchi Baku15 Farrukh IsmayilovDinamo Baku15 Mushfig HuseynovQarabağ 159 Badri KvaratskheliaShamkir1410 Nazim AliyevDinamo Baku13

References

External links Azerbaijan 1998-99 RSSSF APL Stats