2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League
The 2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League (known as the Unibank Premyer Liqası for sponsorship reasons) was the nineteenth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The fixtures were announced on 29 July 2010; the season began on 7 August 2010 and ended on 28 May 2011.[1] Neftchi Baku were the eventual champions, winning their first Azerbaijani championship since 2005.
Season | 2010–11 |
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Champions | Neftchi Baku |
Relegated | Simurq Zaqatala MOIK Baku |
Champions League | Neftchi Baku |
Europa League | Khazar Lankaran Qarabağ AZAL Baku |
Matches played | 192 |
Goals scored | 302 (1.57 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Georgi Adamia (18) |
Biggest home win | AZAL 5–0 Inter |
Biggest away win | MOIK 0–5 Ganja |
Highest scoring | Neftchi 6–2 Ganja |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → |
The league was competed over two stages. The first stage consisted of a regular home-and-away round-robin schedule for a total of 22 matches per team. The competition was then split in half, with the teams ranked first through sixth playing out the championship and the European spots while the bottom six teams having to avoid one of the two relegation places.[2] In contrast to the previous season, each team transferred their full record from the first to the second stage.[3]
Adidas provided their Jabulani match ball for the season.[4]
Teams
Standard Sumgayit and Karvan were relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division after finishing 11th and 12th, respectively, at the end of last season. They were replaced by First Division champions Ganja and runners-up MOIK Baku.
Olimpik-Shuvalan Baku were renamed AZAL Baku prior to the start of the season.[5][6]
Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity[7] |
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AZAL | Baku | AZAL Stadium | 3,000 |
FK Baku | Baku | Tofig Bahramov Stadium | 30,000 |
Ganja | Ganja | Ganja City Stadium | 25,000 |
Inter | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,150 |
Khazar | Lankaran | Lankaran City Stadium | 15,000 |
MOIK Baku | Baku | MOIK Stadium | 1,000 |
Mughan | Salyan | Salyany Olympic Stadium | 2,000 |
Neftchi | Baku | Ismat Gayibov Stadium | 5,000 |
Qarabağ | Agdam | Guzanli Olympic Stadium | 2,000 |
Gabala FC | Gabala | Gabala City Stadium | 2,000 |
Simurq | Zaqatala | Zaqatala City Stadium | 3,500 |
Turan | Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 10,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Head coach | Team captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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AZAL | ![]() |
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Umbro | Silk Way |
FK Baku | ![]() |
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Kappa | |
FK Ganja | ![]() |
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Adidas | |
Inter | ![]() |
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Adidas | IBA |
Khazar | ![]() |
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Puma | Palmali |
MOIK Baku | ![]() |
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Umbro | |
Mughan | ![]() |
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Olympikus | Nissan |
Neftchi | ![]() |
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Adidas | SOCAR |
Qarabağ | ![]() |
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Adidas | Azersun Holding |
Qabala | ![]() |
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Erreà | Hyundai |
Simurq | ![]() |
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Umbro | |
Turan | ![]() |
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Umbro |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Gabala | ![]() |
End of contract | 10 May 2010 | ![]() |
12 May 2010 |
FK Baku | ![]() |
End of contract | 10 June 2010 | ![]() |
10 June 2010 |
Simurq PFC | ![]() |
Sacked | 18 June 2010 | ![]() |
18 June 2010 |
Turan Tovuz | ![]() |
Sacked | 29 June 2010 | ![]() |
29 June 2010 |
Khazar Lankaran | ![]() |
Resigned | 8 July 2010 | ![]() |
15 July 2010 |
Turan Tovuz | ![]() |
Sacked | 30 September 2010 | ![]() |
30 September 2010 |
FK Mughan | ![]() |
Resigned | 13 November 2010 | ![]() |
13 November |
Turan Tovuz | ![]() |
End of contract | 23 December 2010 | ![]() |
25 December 2010 |
FK Baku | ![]() |
Sacked | 6 January 2011 | ![]() |
16 January 2011 |
FK Ganja | ![]() |
Resigned | 17 March 2011 | ![]() |
18 March 2011 |
Turan Tovuz | ![]() |
Sacked | 6 May 2011 | ![]() |
6 May 2011 |
First round
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Neftçi Baku | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 9 | +31 | 48 | Qualification for championship group |
2 | Khazar Lankaran | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 47 | |
3 | Qarabağ | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 42 | |
4 | Inter Baku | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 40 | |
5 | AZAL | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 36 | |
6 | Baku | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 33 | |
7 | Gabala | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 31 | Qualification for relegation group |
8 | Mughan | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 27 | |
9 | Ganja | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 24 | |
10 | Turan | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 15 | |
11 | Simurq | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 34 | −22 | 12 | |
12 | MOIK Baku | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 47 | −41 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Second round
The league was split into two groups; however, each team retained its record from the first round.[3]
Championship group
The top six teams of the first phase participate in this group, which will decide which team will win the championship. Additionally, teams in this group compete for one 2011–12 Champions League and two Europa League spots.
The winners will qualify for the Champions League Second qualifying round, with the runners-up and third place team earning a spot in the Europa League first qualifying round.
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Neftçi Baku (C) | 32 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 67 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Khazar Lankaran | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Qarabağ | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 58 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
4 | AZAL | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 49 | |
5 | Inter Baku | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 49 | |
6 | Baku | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 40 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- Khazar Lankaran won the 2010–11 Azerbaijan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.
Results
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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7 | Gabala | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 51 | |
8 | Mughan | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 47 | |
9 | Ganja | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 36 | |
10 | Turan | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 27 | |
11 | Simurq (R) | 32 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 52 | −32 | 19 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
12 | MOIK Baku (R) | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 55 | −41 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 18 May 2011[20]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Qarabağ | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
Neftchi Baku | 15 |
3 | ![]() |
Neftchi Baku | 11 |
4 | ![]() |
Qarabağ | 10 |
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AZAL | 10 | |
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Gence | 10 | |
5 | ![]() |
Gabala | 9 |
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FK Gence | 9 | |
6 | ![]() |
Khazar | 8 |
7 | ![]() |
Neftchi Baku | 7 |
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FK Baku | 7 | |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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![]() | Neftchi Baku | Simurq | 4–0[21] | 21 August 2010 |
![]() | Qarabağ | Neftchi Baku | 3–0[22] | 13 May 2011 |
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Bachana Tskhadadze for Simurq against Ganja (7 August 2010)
- Fastest goal of the season: 1st minute, Bahodir Nasimov for Neftchi Baku against Simurq (21 August 2010)[21]
- Latest goal of the season: 94 minutes, George Gulordava for FK Mughan against Simurq (12 March 2011)[23]
- Largest winning margin: 5 goals
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals
- Neftchi Baku 6–2 Ganja (23 October 2010)[26]
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
- Neftchi Baku 6–2 Ganja (23 October 2010)[26]
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets: 19
- Fewest clean sheets: 4
Discipline
Monthly awards
Month | Player of the Month | |
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Player | Club | |
September | ![]() |
Neftchi Baku[29] |
October | ![]() |
Neftchi Baku[30] |
November | ![]() |
AZAL[31] |
December | ![]() |
Simurg[31] |
February | ![]() |
Neftchi Baku |
March | ![]() |
FK Qarabag |
April | ![]() |
Khazar |
May | ![]() |
Qarabağ |
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