2014–15 Azerbaijan First Division

The 2014–15 Azerbaijan First Division is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. Araz were the defending champions.[1] The season started on 6 September 2014 and there were sixteen teams participating in the league.[2]

Azerbaijan First Division
Season2014–15
ChampionsNeftchala

Teams

Araz were promoted to Azerbaijan Premier League, while Ravan Baku relegated to Azerbaijan First Division.[1][3] In July 2014, it was confirmed that Zira FK will participate in the first division.[4]

Stadia and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Location of teams in 2014-15 Azerbaijan First Division
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
Ağsu Agsu Agsu City Stadium 3,000
Bakılı Baku Zirə Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,500
Energetik Mingachevir Yashar Mammadzade Stadium 5,000
Göyəzən Qazakh Qazakh City Stadium 15,000
Kəpəz Ganja Ganja City Stadium 25,000
Lokomotiv-Bilajary Baku FC Baku stadium 3,000
Mil-Muğan Imishli Heydar Aliyev Stadium 8,500
MOIK Baku MOIK Stadium 3,000
Neftçala Neftchala Nariman Narimanov Stadium 2,000
Qaradağ Lökbatan Lökbatan Lökbatan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 2,000
Ravan Baku Bayil Stadium 5,000
Şahdağ Qusar Şövkət Orduxanov Stadium 4,000
Şəmkir Şəmkir Shamkir City Stadium 11,500
Şuşa Shusha Shafa Stadium 8,000
Turan Tovuz Tovuz City Stadium 6,800
Zira Baku Zirə Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 1,500

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.

Team Manager Team captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Ağsu Azerbaijan Rufat Guliyev TBD Umbro Aqua Vita
Bakılı Azerbaijan Rafik Aliyev TBD TBD TBD
Energetik Azerbaijan Sahib Gojayev TBD
Göyəzən Azerbaijan Elxan Muradov TBD
Kəpəz Azerbaijan Vidadi Rzayev TBD TBD TBD
Lokomotiv-Bilajary Azerbaijan İlgar Huseynov TBD
Mil-Muğan Azerbaijan Matlab Mammadov TBD TBD TBD
MOIK Azerbaijan Namig Adilov TBD Kappa
Neftçala Azerbaijan Kamal Guliyev TBD Lescon SOCAR Petroleum
Qaradağ Lökbatan Azerbaijan Adil Mahmudov TBD Lescon SOCAR
Ravan Azerbaijan Ramil Aliyev TBD TBD TBD
Şahdağ Azerbaijan Telman Javadov TBD TBD TBD
Şəmkir Azerbaijan Ruslan Abbasov Azerbaijan Orxan Məmmədov TBD TBD
Şuşa Azerbaijan Nadir Gasymov TBD TBD
Turan Azerbaijan Badri Kvaratskhelia Azerbaijan Asef Gadiri TBD TBD
Zira Azerbaijan Bahram Shahguliyev TBD Umbro Kapital Bank

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Şahdağ Azerbaijan Kamran Alibabayev Resigned 20 October 2014[5] 13th Azerbaijan Telman Javadov 20 October 2014[5]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Neftchala 30 25 3 2 83 19 +64 78
2 Ağsu 30 21 4 5 70 22 +48 67
3 Ravan Baku (P) 30 21 4 5 70 22 +48 67 Promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League
4 Qaradağ Lökbatan 30 20 5 5 57 25 +32 65
5 Zira (P) 30 19 6 5 61 19 +42 63 Promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League
6 Turan Tovuz 30 15 5 10 75 37 +38 50
7 Şahdağ 30 13 8 9 40 29 +11 47
8 Şuşa Qarabağ 30 14 4 12 49 31 +18 46
9 Kəpəz (P) 30 10 8 12 37 37 0 38 Promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League
10 Bakili 30 10 4 16 46 61 −15 34
11 Şəmkir 30 8 8 14 25 46 −21 32
12 MOIK Baku 30 8 5 17 26 60 −34 29
13 Mil-Muğan 30 7 5 18 30 65 −35 26
14 Energetik 30 5 3 22 24 82 −58 18
15 Göyəzən 30 3 3 24 15 91 −76 12
16 Lokomotiv-Bilajary 30 3 1 26 10 72 −62 10
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5. head-to-head away goals (only if 2 teams are tied); 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored.[6]
(P) Promoted

Results
Home \ Away AGU ZIR BKL ENG ATM RAV KAP LBA ARZ MOI NEF QAD ABB SHA SHU TUR
Ağsu 0–2 7–1 5–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 1–4 0–1 2–1 5–0 1–0 1–1
Zira 1–1 3–1 6–0 5–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 0–1
Bakili 0–2 0–1 7–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–3 0–0 5–1 2–3 1–8
Energetik 0–3 0–1 3–1 4–0 0–3 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–4 0–4 0–6 2–2 0–3 1–2
Göyəzən 0–2 0–6 0–4 3–1 0–4 0–3 0–4 0–0 0–1 0–6 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–5
Ravan Baku 0–1 3–1 5–1 3–1 4–0 4–1 3–0 3–0 6–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 6–0 1–0 2–1
Kapaz 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 1–4 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Lokomotiv-Bilajary 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–0 0–3 0–1 1–3 3–2 0–3 0–2 0–3 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–3
Mil-Muğan 0–0 1–3 0–4 3–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–4 0–3
MOIK Baku 1–6 0–2 3–1 3–0 2–2 0–6 1–1 1–0 0–4 1–4 0–3 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–4
Neftchala 2–0 0–0 6–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 4–5 4–0 2–0 3–2 4–1
Qaradağ 3–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 5–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1
Şahdağ 0–2 0–1 0–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–2
Şəmkir 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–3
Şuşa 1–2 2–1 1–2 5–0 5–0 2–3 1–2 3–0 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0
Turan-T 1–3 2–2 1–2 5–0 6–2 0–0 4–3 4–0 6–0 0–0 2–1 3–4 5–0 1–1 0–1
Source: Soccerway: Birinci Dasta Table
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Azerbaijan İlham Allahverdiyev Qaradağ Lökbatan 21
2 Azerbaijan Fərmayıl Əliyev Neftchala 16
3 Azerbaijan Məhəmməd Alıyev Nefchala 15

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Azerbaijan Elxan MəmmədovMil-MuğanGöyəzən6–16 September 2014
Azerbaijan Rəşad PiriyevGöyəzənLokomotiv B0–425 September 2014
Iran Morteza HeydariŞuşaGöyəzən5–016 October 2014
Azerbaijan Akif TağıyevGöyəzənTuran Tovuz0–531 October 2014
Azerbaijan Aqşin SadıqovTuran TovuzŞahdağ5–027 November 2014
Azerbaijan Röyal NəcəfovMOİKBakılı3–128 November 2014
Iran Morteza HeydariŞuşaEnergetik5–028 November 2014
Azerbaijan Zeynal HacıyevŞahdağEnergetik4–08 December 2014
Azerbaijan Tuqay AlhüseynliTuran TovuzGöyəzən6–221 February 2015
Azerbaijan Əli BağırovRəvanBakılı5–116 March 2015
Azerbaijan Aslan HüseynovZirəEnergetik6–023 March 2015
Azerbaijan Fərmayıl ƏliyevKəpəzNeftchala1–428 March 2015
Azerbaijan Malik BabayevAğsuBakılı7–13 April 2015
Georgia (country) David JanelidzeNeftchalaBakılı6–018 April 2015
Azerbaijan Samir BabayevMil-MuğanEnergetik3–130 April 2015
Azerbaijan Aqşin SadıqovBakılıTuran Tovuz1–815 May 2015
Azerbaijan Qalib ƏmrahovAğsuGöyəzən4–015 May 2015
Azerbaijan Elnur AbdulovGöyəzənZirə0–623 May 2015
Azerbaijan Sabir AllahquliyevNeftchalaQaradağ Lökbatan4–527 May 2015

Poker
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Azerbaijan Rəhman MusayevBakılıEnergetik7–119 September 2014
Azerbaijan İlham AllahverdiyevQaradağ LökbatanGöyəzən5–07 March 2015

Penta-trick
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Azerbaijan Tuqay AlhüseynliTuran TovuzEnergetik5–027 May 2015

References
  1. ""Araz Naxçıvan" çempion oldu". stadium.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. Первый дивизион готов к старту. www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. Налетай, торопись, в Ряване распродажа!. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. "Təsdiqini tapdı: I Divizionda yeni komanda iştirak edəcək!". forvard.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. В Шахдаге новый наставник. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  6. "Birinci Dasta: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
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