| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kapaz |
| Relegated | Azerbaijan U-18 Qarabağ Kur Nur Khazri Buzovna |
| Champions League | Kapaz |
| UEFA Cup | Dinamo Baku |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Qarabağ |
| Intertoto Cup | Bakı Fahlasi |
| Top goalscorer | Nazim Aliyev (23) |
1998–99 → | |
The1997–98Azerbaijan Top League was the seventh season of the Azerbaijan Top League, since their independence from the USSR in August 1991, and was contested by 15 clubs.Kapaz won their second title andQarabağ and theAzerbaijan U-18 team were relegated.Khazri Buzovna pulled out of the league and dissolved after 8 games, as didKur Nur at the end of the season.
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan U-18 | ||
| Bakılı Baku | Shafa Stadium (IV field) | 8,152 |
| Bakı Fahlasi | Ismat Gayibov Stadium | 5,000 |
| Dinamo Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
| Kapaz | Ganja City Stadium | 26,120 |
| Khazri Buzovna | ||
| Khazar Sumgayit | ||
| Kur Nur | Yashar Mammadzade Stadium | 5,000 |
| MOIK Baku | Shafa Stadium (IV field) | 8,152 |
| Neftchi Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
| Qarabağ Ağdam | Guzanli Olympic Stadium1 | 15,000 |
| Qarabağ Bärdä | Barda City Stadium | 10,000 |
| Shamkir | ||
| Turan Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 10,000 |
| Viləş Masallı | Anatoliy Banishevskiy Stadium | 8,000 |
1Qarabağ played their home matches atSurakhani Stadium inBaku before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapaz(C) | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 10 | +57 | 70 | Qualification forChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Baku | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 54 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Shamkir | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 10 | +34 | 54 | |
| 4 | Qarabağ Ağdam | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 49 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Bakı Fahlasi | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 49 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Neftchi Baku | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 43 | |
| 7 | MOIK Baku | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 43 | |
| 8 | Viləş Masallı | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 35 | |
| 9 | Turan Tovuz | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 31 | |
| 10 | Bakili Baku | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 28 | |
| 11 | Kur Nur | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 27 | Team withdrew at the end of the season |
| 12 | Khazar Sumgayit | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 54 | −39 | 14 | |
| 13 | Azerbaijan U-18(R) | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 60 | −44 | 9 | Relegation toAzerbaijan First Division |
| 14 | Qarabağ Bärdä(R) | 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 65 | −55 | 5 | |
| 15 | Khazri Buzovna(R) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 3 | Team withdrew[a] |
| Home \ Away | U18 | BFA | BKL | DIN | KAP | KHS | KNU | MOI | NEF | QAR | QBÄ | SHA | TUR | MAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan U-18 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0[a] | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 3–0[b] | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Bakı Fahlasi | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 3–0[b] | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Bakılı | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–6 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–0[b] | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| Dinamo Baku | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0[b] | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Kapaz | 6–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0[b] | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
| Khazar Sumgayit | 1–0 | 0–3[c] | 0–3[a] | 0–3[a] | 0–3[a] | 0–3[a] | 0–3[a] | 2–2 | 0–3[a] | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Kur Nur | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 3–0 | |
| MOIK Baku | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0[b] | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Neftçi Baku | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0[a] | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Qarabağ | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0[b] | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Qarabağ Bärdä | 1–2 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | –[d] | 0–3[b] | 3–2 | 0–3[b] | 0–0 | 0–3[b] | 0–3[b] | 0–3[b] | |
| Şəmkir | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0[c] | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0[a] | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0[c] | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | |
| Turan | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0[c] | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Viləş FK | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0[a] | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Baku / Khazar Sumgayit | 23 | |
| 2 | Kapaz | 20 | |
| 3 | Dinamo | 14 | |
| Bakı Fahlasi | 14 | ||
| 5 | Bakili / MOIK | 13 | |
| 6 | Qarabağ / Dinamo | 10 | |
| Bakili | 10 | ||
| Qarabağ | 10 | ||
| 9 | Neftchi | 9 | |
| 10 | MOIK / Kapaz | 8 |