The 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 28th season of the Azerbaijan Premier League with Qarabağ being the defending champions. The season began on 16 August 2019, and prematurely ended on 19 June 2020.
Season events On 13 March 2020, the Azerbaijan Premier League was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 19 June 2020, the AFFA announced that the 2019–20 edition of the Azerbaijan Premier League had officially ended without the resumption of the remaining matches due to the escalating situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan. As a result, Qarabağ were crowned champions for the seventh season in a row, whilst also qualifying for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, with Neftçi, Keşla and Sumgayit qualifying for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.
Teams
Stadia and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. TeamYear EstablishedLocationVenueCapacityAzərbaycan Peşəkar Liqası Gabala1995Establishment of SC Qabala QabalaGabala City Stadium4,500Keşla1997KeshlaASK Arena5,300Neftçi Baku1937BakuBakcell Arena10,500Qarabağ1987BakuAzersun Arena5,800Sabah2017MasazırBank Respublika Arena13,000Sabail2016SabailASCO Arena3,200Sumgayit2010SumqayitKapital Bank Arena1,400Zira2014ZiraZira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium1,300
Stadiums GabalaKeşlaQarabağNeftçi BakuGabala City StadiumASK ArenaAzersun ArenaBakcell Arena Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 5,300 Capacity: 5,800 Capacity: 11,000SabahSabailSumgayitZiraBank Respublika ArenaASCO ArenaKapital Bank ArenaZira 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 may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. TeamManagerTeam captainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorGabala Elmar Bakhshiyev Asif Mammadov Joma MillaKeşla Tarlan Ahmadov Slavik Alkhasov Joma Samaya LTDNeftçi Baku Fizuli Mammedov Emin Mahmudov Nike Turkish AirlinesQarabağ Gurban Gurbanov Rashad Sadygov Adidas AzersunSabah Željko Sopić Javid Imamverdiyev Macron Bank RespublikaSabail Aftandil Hacıyev Rahid Amirguliyev Nike AzTeaSumgayit Aykhan Abbasov Vurğun Hüseynov Jako Pasha Insurance, AzərikimyaZira Zaur Hashimov Javid Huseynov Joma Bakcell, Azfargroup
Foreign players A team could use only six foreign players on the field in each game.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Player 8Player 9Player 10 Gabala Ivica Žunić Merab Gigauri Christian Kouakou Clésio Fernán Ferreiroa Abdelrafik Gérard Nicolas Rajsel Keşla Franco Flores Stanislav Namașco Mijuško Bojović César Meza Lorenzo Frutos John Kamara Shohrux Gadoyev Alexander Christovão Neftçi Baku Dário Bagaliy Dabo Steeven Joseph-Monrose Vangelis Platellas Mamadou Kane Soni Mustivar Mamadou Mbodj Vojislav Stanković Saman Nariman Jahan Qarabağ Ailton Vagner Filip Ozobić Abdellah Zoubir Faycal Rherras Magaye Gueye Míchel Owusu Kwabena Sabah Kévin Koubemba Amadou Diallo Filip Ivanović Saša Stamenković Dmytro Bezruk Ulysse Diallo Mario Marina Marko Dević Julio Rodríguez Eugeniu Cociuc Sabail Erico Michael Essien Oleksandr Rybka Hendrick Ekstein Peyman Keshavarzi Nazarloo Sumgayit Amir Agayev Peyman Babaei Mehdi Sharifi Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov Zira Mpho Kgaswane Chafik Tigroudja Richard Gadze Miloš Bakrač Bojan Zogović Álvaro Ampuero Adrian Scarlatache Alie Sesay Davit Volkovi Gheorghe Anton In bold: Players that capped for their national team.
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Gabala Sanan Gurbanov Resigned 31 August 2019 8th Elmar Bakhshiyev 2 September 2019 Sabah Elshad Ahmadov Resigned 16 September 2019 7th Igor Ponomaryov 19 September 2019 Zira Samir Abbasov Resigned 8 October 2019 6th Zaur Hashimov 9 October 2019 Sabah Igor Ponomaryov End of interim role 26 November 2019 6th Željko Sopić 26 November 2019 Neftçi Roberto Bordin Resigned 18 January 2020 3rd Fizuli Mammedov 18 January 2020
League table
Results Clubs will play each other four times for a total of 28 matches each.
Matches 1–14
Matches 15–28
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Peyman BabaeiSumgayit7 Steeven Joseph-MonroseNeftçi Baku Bagaliy DaboNeftçi Baku Mahir EmreliQarabağ5 Lorenzo FrutosKeşla6 Aghabala RamazanovZira Davit VolkoviZira8 Mehdi SharifiSumgayit5 Magaye GueyeQarabağ Hendrick EksteinSabail Abdellah ZoubirQarabağ
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Shahruddin MahammadaliyevQarabağ92 Salahat AghayevNeftçi7 Stanislav NamașcoKeşla4 Asmir BegovićQarabağ65 Mehdi JannatovSumgayit4 Anar NazirovGabala
Scoring First goal of the season: Ismayil Ibrahimli for Qarabağ against Keşla on 16 August 2019.
See also Azerbaijan Premier League Azerbaijan First Division
References
External links UEFA