The 2018–19 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 27th season of the
Azerbaijan Premier League
The Azerbaijan Premier League (), also known as Misli Premyer Liqası for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Azerbaijan and the highest level of the Azerbaijani football league system. It is contested by twelve ...
. It was won by the defending champions
Qarabağ, for their sixth consecutive championship title. The season began on 11 August 2018.
The winner of the league this season earned a spot in the
first qualifying round of the 2019–20 Champions League, and the second and third placed clubs earned a place in the
first qualifying round of the
2019–20 Europa League.
Teams
Kapaz was relegated at the conclusion of the previous season.
Sabah
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were promoted and participated in the Premier League this season.
Stadia and locations
:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''
Stadiums
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Foreign players
A team could use only six foreign players on the field in each game.
In bold: Players that capped for their national team.
Managerial changes
League table
Positions by round
Results
Clubs played each other four times for a total of 28 matches each.
Games 1–14
Games 15–28
Notes
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
Scoring
* First goal of the season: Mirabdulla Abbasov for
Neftçi Baku against
Sumgayit
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. (
''11 August 2018'')
See also
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Azerbaijan Premier League
The Azerbaijan Premier League (), also known as Misli Premyer Liqası for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Azerbaijan and the highest level of the Azerbaijani football league system. It is contested by twelve ...
*
Azerbaijan First Division
The Azerbaijan First League () is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football. The league is run by AFFA. The winner promotes to Premier Division.
History
Due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, all Azerbai ...
References
External links
UEFA
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Azerbaijan
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