| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kapaz |
| Relegated | Bakili Baku Neftqaz Bakı Shahdag |
| Champions League | Kapaz |
| UEFA Cup | Shamkir Neftchi Baku |
| Intertoto Cup | Qarabağ |
| Matches | 230 |
| Goals | 630 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alay Bəhramov (24) |
| Biggest home win | Neftchi Baku 11-0Şahdağ |
| Biggest away win | Şahdağ 0-6Kəpəz |
| Highest scoring | Neftchi Baku 11-0Şahdağ Viləş FK 6-6Turan Tovuz |
The1998–99Azerbaijan Top League was the eighth season of the Azerbaijan Top League, since their independence from the USSR in August 1991, and was contested by 14 clubs. The season took place between 15 August 1998 and May 1999 and was won byKapaz withNeftqaz Bakı andShahdag being relegated to theAzerbaijan First Division as well asBakili Baku due to financial problems.
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Qarabağ | Guzanli Olympic Stadium1 | 15,000 |
| Khazar Sumgayit | ||
| MOIK Baku | Shafa Stadium (IV field) | 8,152 |
| Neftchi Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
| Neftqaz Bakı | Ismat Gayibov Stadium | 5,000 |
| Shafa Baku | Shafa Stadium (IV field) | 8,152 |
| Shahdag | Shovkat Ordukhanov Stadium | 4,000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapaz | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 17 | +60 | 58 | Qualification forchampionship group |
| 2 | Qarabağ | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 54 | |
| 3 | Dinamo Baku | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 52 | |
| 4 | Neftchi Baku | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 18 | +39 | 52 | |
| 5 | Shamkir | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 50 | |
| 6 | Bakı Fahlasi | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 50 | |
| 7 | Turan Tovuz | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 49 | Qualification for7-10 group |
| 8 | Viləş Masallı | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 46 | |
| 9 | Bakili Baku | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 28 | |
| 10 | MOIK Baku | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 26 | |
| 11 | Khazar Sumgayit | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 70 | −50 | 16 | Qualification forrelegation group |
| 12 | Shafa Baku | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 54 | −30 | 14 | |
| 13 | Shahdag | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 86 | −66 | 10 | |
| 14 | Neftqaz Bakı | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 68 | −53 | 9 |
| Home \ Away | BFA | BKL | DIN | KAP | KHS | MOI | NEF | NEB | QAR | SHB | ABB | SHA | TUR | MAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakı Fahlasi | 1–0 | 3–0[a] | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–0[a] | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bakili | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0[a] | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Dinamo Baku | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0[a] | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Kapaz | 4–1 | 3–0[a] | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 11–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Khazar Sumgayit | 0–3[a] | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 8–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| MOIK Baku | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Neftçi Baku | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 3–0[a] | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 11–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Neftqaz Bakı | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Qarabağ | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0[a] | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Shafa Baku | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Şahdağ | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 4–0 | 0–3[a] | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Şəmkir | 3–1 | 3–0[a] | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0[a] | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0[a] | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Turan | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0[a] | 1–1 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Viləş FK | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapaz(C) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 25 | Qualification forChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Shamkir | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 16 | Qualification forUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Neftchi Baku | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 15 | |
| 4 | Qarabağ | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 12 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Bakı Fahlasi | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 9 | |
| 6 | Dinamo Baku | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 7 |
| Home \ Away | BFA | DIN | KAP | NEF | QAR | SHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakı Fahlasi | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Dinamo Baku | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Kapaz | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Neftçi Baku | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Qarabağ | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Şəmkir | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Turan Tovuz | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 14 | |
| 8 | Viləş Masallı | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 9 | |
| 9 | MOIK Baku | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 | |
| 10 | Bakili Baku(R) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | Relegation toAzerbaijan First Division[a] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Shafa Baku | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 10 | |
| 12 | Khazar Sumgayit | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
| 13 | Neftqaz Bakı(R) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | Relegation toAzerbaijan First Division |
| 14 | Shahdag(R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team withdrew[a] |
| Home \ Away | KHS | NEB | SHB | ABB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khazar Sumgayit | 5–0 | 0–5 | ||
| Neftqaz Bakı | 2–2 | 1–3 | ||
| Shafa Baku | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
| Şahdağ |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viləş Masallı | 24 | |
| 2 | Baku Fahlasi | 19 | |
| 3 | Kapaz | 18 | |
| 4 | Kapaz | 16 | |
| Qarabağ | 16 | ||
| 6 | Neftchi Baku | 15 | |
| Dinamo Baku | 15 | ||
| Qarabağ | 15 | ||
| 9 | Shamkir | 14 | |
| 10 | Dinamo Baku | 13 |