2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League

The 2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League was the twenty first season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 4 August 2012 and finished on 20 May 2013. Neftchi Baku are the defending champions, having won the previous season.

Azerbaijan Premier League
Season2012–13
ChampionsNeftchi (8th title)
RelegatedKəpəz, Turan
Champions LeagueNeftchi
Europa LeagueQarabağ
Khazar
Inter Baku
Matches played192
Goals scored467 (2.43 per match)
Top goalscorerNicolás Canales
(26 goals)
Biggest home winNeftchi 8–1 Sumgayit
Biggest away winSumgayit 1–6 Qarabağ
Highest scoringNeftchi 8–1 Sumgayit
(9 goals)
Longest winning run5 games
Neftchi, Qarabağ
Longest unbeaten run11 games
Qarabağ
Longest losing run9 games
Kəpəz
Highest attendance11,000
Khazar 2–3 Inter
(12 February 2013)[1]
Lowest attendance30
Turan 0–2 Azal
(20 October 2012)[2]
Average attendance5,462

No club from 2012–13 Azerbaijan First Division was directly promoted.

Teams
Location of teams in 2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2011–12 season, which means two teams will not be promoted from the 2011–12 Azerbaijan First Division.[3]

On 10 April 2012, FK Qaradağ sealed promotion to league after winning first division.[4] However, due decision of AFFA about licensing, no clubs from division will be promoted which means all clubs from last season will be remaining in the league.[5][6]

Stadia and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Venue Capacity[7]
AZAL Baku AZAL Stadium 3,000
Baku Baku FC Baku's Training Base 2,000
Gabala Gabala Gabala City Stadium 4,000
Inter Baku Shafa Stadium 8,000
Kəpəz Ganja Ganja City Stadium 25,000
Khazar Lankaran Lankaran City Stadium 15,000
Neftchi Baku Bakcell Arena 11,000
Qarabağ Baku Tofig Bahramov Stadium 31,200
Ravan Baku Baku Bayil Stadium 5,000
Simurq Zaqatala Zaqatala City Stadium 3,500
Sumgayit Sumqayit Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium 16,000
Turan Tovuz Tovuz City Stadium 6,800

Personnel and sponsoring

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

Team Manager Team captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AZAL Vagif Sadygov Jahangir Hasanzade Umbro Silk Way
Baku Božidar Bandović Elvin Mammadov Macron
Gabala Luis Aragón (caretaker) Vurğun Hüseynov Erreà Hyundai
Inter Baku Kakhaber Tskhadadze Vladimir Levin Umbro IBA
Kəpəz Mahmud Gurbanov Khayal Zeynalov Adidas Nakhchivan Car Factory
Khazar John Toshack Rahid Amirguliyev Puma Palmali
Neftchi Baku Boyukagha Hajiyev Rashad Sadigov Adidas SOCAR
Qarabağ Gurban Gurbanov Rashad Sadygov Adidas Azersun
Ravan Baku Ramil Aliyev Tural Akhundov Legea NBC Bank
Simurq Giorgi Chikhradze Rasim Ramaldanov Umbro
Sumgayit Bernhard Raab Samir Abbasov Umbro Azerkimya
Turan Afghan Talybov Hafiz Aliyev Umbro Bank of Azerbaijan

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ravan Baku Bahman Hasanov Sacked 8 June 2012[8] Pre-season Cevat Güler 12 July 2011[8]
Baku Novruz Azimov 19 July 2012[9] Božidar Bandović 19 July 2012[9]
Kəpəz Fuad Ismayilov Resigned 19 August 2012[10] 12th Mahmud Gurbanov 19 August 2012[10]
Ravan Baku Cevat Güler Sacked 25 August 2012[11] 8th Bahman Hasanov 25 August 2012
Ravan Baku Bahman Hasanov End of tenure as caretaker 24 September 2012[12] 11th Kemal Alispahić 24 September 2012[12]
Gabala Fatih Kavlak Sacked 24 September 2012[13] 5th Ramiz Mammadov 24 September 2012[14]
Turan Asgar Abdullayev Resigned 12 October 2012[15] 10th Afghan Talybov 12 October 2012[15]
Khazar Yunis Huseynov 31 October 2012[16] 7th Erik Roqueta Capilla (caretaker) 1 November 2012
Khazar Erik Roqueta Capilla End of tenure as caretaker 14 November 2012 4th Carles Martorell Baqués 14 November 2012[17]
Ravan Baku Kemal Alispahić Sacked 21 December 2012 11th Ramil Aliyev 21 December 2012
Khazar Carles Martorell Baqués Resigned 26 February 2013[18] 7th John Toshack 8 March 2013[19]
Gabala Ramiz Mammadov Sacked 2 April 2013[20] 6th Luis Aragón (caretaker) 2 April 2013

First round

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Neftçi Baku 22 14 2 6 47 24 +23 44 Qualification for championship group
2 Inter Baku 22 11 8 3 24 12 +12 41
3 Qarabağ 22 10 9 3 30 19 +11 39
4 Simurq 22 9 9 4 25 15 +10 36
5 Gabala 22 9 5 8 26 27 −1 32
6 Baku 22 6 12 4 24 15 +9 30
7 AZAL 22 7 8 7 32 25 +7 29 Qualification for relegation group
8 Khazar Lankaran 22 7 7 8 32 27 +5 28
9 Turan 22 6 5 11 24 35 −11 23
10 Sumgayit 22 5 7 10 20 39 −19 22
11 Ravan Baku 22 6 4 12 23 36 −13 22
12 Kapaz 22 2 4 16 12 45 −33 10
Source: Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan and Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away AZL BAK KAP INT KHA SIM NEF QAR GAB RAV SUM TUR
AZAL 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 6–2 6–1 3–1 1–1 0–0
Baku 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1
Kapaz 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–2
Inter Baku 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0
Khazar Lankaran 1–2 1–1 4–0 2–3 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 4–2
Simurq 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–0
Neftçi Baku 4–2 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–1
Qarabağ 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–1
Gabala 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 4–1 0–1
Ravan Baku 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–3 2–3 2–0
Sumgayit 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–6 0–1 0–1 0–1
Turan 1–0 0–4 5–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 2–3 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–1
Source: Soccerway: Azerbaijan Premier League Table
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second round

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 2013–14 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
1 Neftçi Baku (C) 32 19 5 8 59 32 +27 62 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Qarabağ 32 16 11 5 43 26 +17 59 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3 Inter Baku 32 16 9 7 38 22 +16 57
4 Simurq 32 12 12 8 32 26 +6 48
5 Baku 32 9 14 9 33 27 +6 41
6 Gabala 32 10 8 14 32 40 −8 38
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results
Home \ Away BAK GAB INT NEF QAR SIM
Baku 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1
Gabala 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–1
Inter Baku 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 5–0
Neftçi Baku 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–1
Qarabağ 3–1 1–0 3–2 1–2 0–0
Simurq 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation group

The bottom six teams of the first phase will determine the teams to be relegated to the 2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division. The two teams who finish in 11th and 12th position will be relegated to the 2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division.[21]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 AZAL 32 16 9 7 57 32 +25 57
8 Khazar Lankaran 32 10 10 12 40 37 +3 40 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
9 Ravan Baku 32 12 4 16 46 53 −7 40
10 Sumgayit 32 9 8 15 31 49 −18 35
11 Turan (R) 32 8 6 18 34 59 −25 30 Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division
12 Kapaz (R) 32 5 4 23 22 64 −42 19
Source: Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Khazar Lankaran qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League as winner of the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Cup.

Results
Home \ Away AZL KAP KHA RAV SUM TUR
AZAL 4–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–0
Kapaz 1–3 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–1
Khazar Lankaran 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0
Ravan Baku 3–5 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–0
Sumgayit 0–2 1–0 1–0 4–1 4–0
Turan 0–2 3–5 2–2 2–6 2–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 14 May 2013
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nicolás Canales Neftchi Baku 26
2 Nildo AZAL 21
3 Juan Varea Ravan Baku 14
4 Richard Almeida Qarabağ 13
5 Salif Ballo Turan 12
6 Pardis Fardjad-Azad Sumgayit 9
7 Yuriy Fomenko Kəpəz / Inter Baku 8
Bachana Tskhadadze Inter Baku 8
Julius Wobay Neftchi Baku 8
10 Zouhir Benouahi AZAL 7
11 Mario Božić Simurq 6
Flavinho Neftchi Baku 6
Marius Pena Baku 6
Mindaugas Kalonas Ravan Baku 6
Dimitris Sialmas Khazar 6
Victor Mendy Gabala 6

Source: Azerbaijan Premier League

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Nildo4AZALQarabağ6–2[22]16 September 2012
Nicolás Canales4Neftchi BakuSumgayit8–1[23]17 November 2012
Salif BalloTuranKəpəz5–1[24]2 December 2012
Pardis Fardjad-Azad4SumgayitTuran4–0[25]11 March 2013
Juan VareaRavan BakuTuran6–2[26]30 March 2013
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Scoring

Clean sheets

Discipline

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