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The 2011–12 season was the 20th season of competitive football in Azerbaijan.
The season began on 6 August 2011 for Premier League and 10 September for the First Division. The first round of the Premier League ended on 7 March 2012, with the Championship and Relegation groups having their first games on 11 March. The Championship group ended on 11 May 2013 and the Relegation group on 12 May 2013, the same day as the First Division ended.
On 21 August 2011,Inter Baku -FK Baku game was suspended during last minutes due referee scandal, therefore game's fate decided after Professional Football League of Azerbaijan's decision.[1][2] On 23 August 2011, PFL awarded 3-0 technical victory to FK Baku and announced the following punishments were given toInter Baku's individuals:
Furthermore, Inter Baku fined additional 13,000AZN for breaching security regulations.[3][4]
On 6 August 2011, the Disciplinary Committee of AFFA imposed the punishment on the scandal that took place in two matches. Khazar Lankaran fined 10,000AZN after club's fans threw alien objects to the court, injuring the head of Inter Baku's coachKakhaber Tskhadadze. Khazar also must play its next two league home matches in an empty stadium because of its fans' aggressive behavior.[5]
AFFA fined Turan Tovuz 26,000AZN and moved its next two league home matches on a neutral ground for injuring referees, breaking PFL camera as well as for refusing to play at the second half of2011–12 Azerbaijan Cup.[5][6] The club's president Musa Suleymanov has been disqualified for five matches and club received technical defeat of 0–3.[7]
| 2 September 2011 | Azerbaijan | 1 – 1 | Baku,Azerbaijan | |
| 21:00UTC+5 | R. Aliyev | Report | Simons | Stadium:Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 9,300[8] Referee:Lee Probert (England) |
| 6 September 2011 | Azerbaijan | 3 – 2 | Baku,Azerbaijan | |
| 20:00UTC+5 | R. Aliyev Shukurov Javadov | Report | Ostapenko Yevstigneyev | Stadium:Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 9,112[9] Referee:Anders Hermansen (Denmark) |
| 7 October 2011 | Azerbaijan | 1 – 4 | Baku,Azerbaijan | |
| 21:00UTC+5 | Nadirov | Report | Ivanschitz Janko Junuzović | Stadium:Dalga Stadium Attendance: 6,000[10] Referee:Stephan Studer (Switzerland) |
| 11 October 2011 | Turkey | 1 – 0 | Istanbul,Turkey | |
| 21:00UTC+5 | Burak | Report | Stadium:Turk Telekom Arena Attendance: 32,174[11] Referee:Peter Rasmussen (Denmark) |
| 11 November 2011Friendly | 0 – 1 | |||
| Summary | Aliyev | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: |
| 29 February 2012Friendly | 2 - 2 | |||
| Aliyev Şükürov | [ Report] Summary | Ishak Mustafić |
| 27 February 2012Friendly | 3 - 0 | |||
| Şükürov Hajiyev | [ Report] Summary |
| 29 February 2012Friendly | 2 - 0 | |||
| Nu'man Abuhabib | [ Report] Summary |
| Place | Position | Name | Friendlies | WC Qualifying | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | Rauf Aliyev | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| DF | Mahir Şükürov | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | FW | Vagif Javadov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FW | Vüqar Nadirov | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | Nizami Hajiyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neftçi Baku | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 49 | Qualification forchampionship group |
| 2 | Inter Baku | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 45 | |
| 3 | Khazar Lankaran | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 44 | |
| 4 | Qarabağ | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 41 | |
| 5 | Baku | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 35 | |
| 6 | Gabala | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 35 | |
| 7 | AZAL | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 29 | Qualification forrelegation group |
| 8 | Ravan Baku | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 25 | |
| 9 | Kapaz | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 22 | |
| 10 | Simurq | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 19 | |
| 11 | Sumgayit | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 37 | −21 | 15 | |
| 12 | Turan | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 11 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neftçi Baku(C) | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 63 | Qualification forChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Khazar Lankaran | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 59 | Qualification forEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Inter Baku | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 56 | |
| 4 | Qarabağ | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 53 | |
| 5 | Gabala | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 52 | |
| 6 | Baku | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 50 | Qualification forEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | AZAL | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 44 | |
| 8 | Ravan Baku | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 41 | |
| 9 | Simurq | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 34 | |
| 10 | Kapaz | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 32 | |
| 11 | Turan(R) | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 25 | Qualification forrelegation playoffs |
| 12 | Sumgayit(R) | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 24 | Relegation toAzerbaijan First Division |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qaradağ(C) | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 9 | +36 | 65 |
| 2 | Karvan | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 22 | +33 | 55 |
| 3 | Neftchala | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 55 |
| 4 | Şahdağ | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 45 |
| 5 | Bakili | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 38 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv-Bilajary | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 36 |
| 7 | FK MKT-Araz | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 36 |
| 8 | Şəmkir | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | Tərəqqi | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 31 |
| 10 | Mughan | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 31 |
| 11 | Şuşa | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 29 |
| 12 | Energetik | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 45 | −24 | 25 |
| 13 | MOIK Baku | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 25 |
| 14 | Göyəzən | 26 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 74 | −57 | 7 |
| Baku | 2−0 | Neftchi Baku |
|---|---|---|
| Koke Juninho | Summary | Denis Silva |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZAL | Resigned | 7 July 2011[12] | Pre-season | 12 July 2011[13] | ||
| Neftchi | Resigned | 29 July 2011[14] | Pre-season | 2 August 2011[15] | ||
| Ravan Baku | Resigned | 20 September 2011[16] | 11th | 20 September 2011[16] | ||
| AZAL | Resigned | 31 October 2011[17] | 10th | 1 November 2011 | ||
| Gabala | Resigned | 16 November 2011[18] | 6th | 16 November 2011[19] | ||
| Kapaz | Resigned | 21 November 2011[20] | 10th | 21 November 2011[21] | ||
| Khazar Lankaran | Sacked | 4 December 2011[22] | 3rd | 5 December 2011[23] | ||
| Kapaz | Resigned | 24 December 2011[24] | 10th | 1 January 2012[25] | ||
| Ravan Baku | Sacked | 5 February 2012[26] | 8th | 6 February 2012[26] | ||
| Simurq | Mutually terminated | 5 March 2012[27] | 10th | 5 March 2012[27] | ||
| Simurq | End of tenure as caretaker | 11 March 2012[28] | 10th | 11 March 2012[28] | ||
| FC Baku | Mutually terminated | 11 March 2012[29] | 5th | 11 March 2012[29] | ||
| Khazar Lankaran | Sacked | 15 March 2012[30] | 4th | 15 March 2012[31] | ||
| AZAL | Mutually terminated | 2 April 2012[32] | 7th | 2 April 2012[32] | ||
| AZAL | End of tenure as caretaker | 6 April 2012[33] | 7th | 6 April 2012[33] |