| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 August 2024 – 24 May 2025 |
| Champions | Qarabağ (12th title) |
| Relegated | Sabail |
| UEFA Champions League | Qarabağ |
| UEFA Europa League | Sabah |
| UEFA Conference League | Araz-Naxçıvan Zira |
| Matches | 155 |
| Goals | 377 (2.43 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Leandro Andrade (11 goals) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Araz-Naxçıvan (15 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 9,355 |
| Total attendance | 275,933 |
| Average attendance | 1,533 |
2025–26 → | |
The2024–25 Azerbaijan Premier League is the 33rd season of theAzerbaijan Premier League, the highest tierfootball league ofAzerbaijan.
On April 27, 2025, in the 32nd round of the Premier League,Qarabağ secured the championship with four rounds remaining after drawing 1–1 againstSabah, thus becoming Premier League champions for the 12th time in their history and for the 4th consecutive time.[1]
This is the last season with 10 participating teams. The league will expand to 12 teams from2025–26 season.
| Promoted from 2023–24 Azerbaijan First Division | Relegated to 2024–25 Azerbaijan First Division |
|---|---|
| Shamakhi | Gabala |
| Team | Year Established | Location | Venue | Capacity[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araz-Naxçıvan | 1967 | Nakhchivan,Baku | Dalga Arena | 6,500 |
| Kapaz | 1959 | Ganja,Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 6,500 |
| Neftchi | 1937 | Baku | Neftchi Arena | 10,260 |
| Qarabağ | 1951 | Aghdam,Baku | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium | 31,200 |
| Sabah | 2017 | Absheron | Bank Respublika Arena | 8,600 |
| Sabail | 2016 | Sabail, Baku | ASCO Arena | 3,200 |
| Shamakhi | 1997[3] | Shamakhi | Shamakhi City Stadium | 2,200 |
| Sumgayit | 2010 | Sumgait | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | 8,700 |
| Turan Tovuz | 1992 | Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 6,500 |
| Zira | 2014 | Zira, Baku | Zira Sport Complex | 1,300 |
| Araz-Naxçıvan | Kapaz | Qarabağ | Neftçi | Sabah |
| Dalga Arena | Ganja City Stadium | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium | Neftchi Arena | Bank Respublika Arena |
| Capacity:6,500 | Capacity:26,120 | Capacity:31,200 | Capacity:10,289 | Capacity:8,969 |
 |  |  |  |  |
| Sabail | Shamakhi | Sumgayit | Turan Tovuz | Zira |
| ASCO Arena | Shamakhi City Stadium | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | Tovuz City Stadium | Zira Sport Complex |
 |  | |||
| Capacity:3,200 | Capacity:2,176 | Capacity:9,502 | Capacity:6,500 | Capacity:1,256 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araz-Naxçıvan |  Ramin Akhundov | Elmar Bakhshiyev | Vadim Abdullayev |  Hummel[4] | Samaya Ltd |
| Kapaz | Ilgar Nadiri | Azer Baghirov | Vurğun Hüseynov |  Joma | - |
| Neftçi | Kamran Guliyev | Samir Abbasov | Emin Mahmudov |  Erreà | SOCAR |
| Qarabağ |  Tahir Gozal | Gurban Gurbanov |  Abdellah Zoubir |  Adidas | Azersun |
| Sabah | Magsud Adigozalov |  Vasili Berezutski | Elvin Jamalov |  Nike | Bank Respublika |
| Sabail | Abdulgani Nurmammadov | Javid Huseynov | Yusif Nabiyev | Adidas | ASCO |
| Shamakhi | Elchin Usub | Aykhan Abbasov | Emin Zamanov | Joma | |
| Sumgayit | Riad Rafiyev | Vagif Javadov | Vugar Mustafayev | Jako | Azerikimya |
| Turan Tovuz | Ogtay Abdullayev |  Kurban Berdyev | Şehriyar Aliyev | Jako | Huner Group |
| Zira | Taleh Nasibov | Rashad Sadygov | Qismət Alıyev | Arem | Nar, Azfargroup |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neftçi |  Miodrag Božović | End of contract | 30 June 2024[5] | Pre-season |  Roman Hryhorchuk | 1 July 2024[6] |
| Turan Tovuz | Aykhan Abbasov | Kurban Berdyev | 25 June 2024[7] | |||
| Neftçi | Roman Hryhorchuk | Mutual Agreement | 7 October 2024[8] | 9th | Samir Abbasov | 14 October 2024[9] |
| Sumgayit | Samir Abbasov | Signed byNeftçi | 14 October 2024[9] | 8th | Vagif Javadov(Interim) | |
| Sabah |  Krunoslav Rendulić | Mutual agreement | 25 November 2024[10] | 5th | Vasili Berezutski | 25 November 2024[11] |
| Sumgayit | Vagif Javadov(Interim) | Made permanent | 8 January 2025 | 6th | Vagif Javadov | 8 January 2025[12] |
Each team can use only sevenforeign players on the field in each game.
In italics:' Players that are on loan from another APL side.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qarabağ(C) | 36 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 19 | +67 | 89 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Zira | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 74 | Qualification for theConference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 58 | |
| 4 | Turan Tovuz | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 55 | |
| 5 | Sabah | 36 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 48 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Neftçi | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 43 | |
| 7 | Shamakhi | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 36 | |
| 8 | Sumgayit | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 33 | |
| 9 | Kapaz | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 65 | −37 | 32 | |
| 10 | Sabail(R) | 36 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 22 | Relegation toAzerbaijan First League |
Clubs play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.
| Home \ Away | ARA | KAP | NEF | QAR | SAB | SEB | SHA | SUM | TUR | ZIR | ARA | KAP | NEF | QAR | SAB | SEB | SHA | SUM | TUR | ZIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araz-Naxçıvan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||
| Kapaz | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | ||
| Neftçi | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | ||
| Qarabağ | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||
| Sabah | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||
| Sabail | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||
| Shamakhi | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||
| Sumgayit | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | ||
| Turan Tovuz | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | ||
| Zira | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[14] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leandro Andrade | Qarabağ | 15 |
| 2 |  Salifou Soumah | Zira | 12 |
| 3 |  Davit Volkovi | Zira | 11 |
 Jesse Sekidika | Sabah | ||
| 4 |  Felipe Santos | Araz-Naxçıvan | 10 |
| 5 | Joy-Lance Mickels | Sabah | 9 |
| Nariman Akhundzade | Qarabağ | ||
| Raphael Utzig | Zira | ||
 Pavol Šafranko | Sabah | ||
| 6 | Filip Ozobić | Neftçi | 8 |
| Oleksiy Kashchuk | Qarabağ | ||
| Brahim Konaté | Shamakhi | ||
| 7 | Yassine Benzia | Qarabağ | 7 |
| Giorgi Papunashvili | Zira | ||
| Alex Souza | Turan Tovuz |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davit Volkovi | Zira | Sabail | 4–1 (H) | 4 August 2024 | [15] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cristian Avram | Araz-Naxçıvan | 13 |
| 2 | Aydın Bayramov | Zira | 12 |
| 3 | Ivan Konovalov | Turan Tovuz | 10 |
| 4 | Mekhti Dzhenetov | Sumgayit | 7 |
 Ricardo Fernandes | Shamakhi | ||
| 6 |  Mateusz Kochalski | Qarabağ | 6 |
| 7 | Rza Jafarov | Neftçi | 5 |
| 8 | Fabijan Buntić | Qarabağ | 4 |
| Yusif İmanov | Sabah | ||
| Shakhruddin Magomedaliyev | Qarabağ | ||
| Hüseynali Guliyev | Sabail | ||
| Rógerio | Kapaz |
In the 2024/25 season, a total of 275,933 spectators attended the Premier League matches. With 180 games played, the average attendance per match was 1,533. In terms of spectators,Turan Tovuz had the highest figures, with a total of 78,500 fans attending their matches with an average of 4,361 per game.[16]
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turan | 4,361 |
| 2 | Neftçi | 2,209 |
| 3 | Sumqayıt | 1,858 |
| 4 | Qarabağ | 1,729 |
| 5 | Sabah | 1,327 |
| 6 | Şamaxi | 1,161 |
| 7 | Kəpəz | 1,033 |
| 8 | Zirə | 753 |
| 9 | Səbail | 642 |
| 10 | Araz-Naxçivan | 256 |
Source:[17]
In the 2024/25 season,Turan Tovuz became the 7th team in the 32-year history of the national championships to not concede a single goal in their first 5 matches. The club's match againstNeftçi ended in a 0:0 draw, and they went on to defeatSumgayit,Qarabağ, andSabail by one unanswered goal each, andKapaz by three unanswered goals. The last time this record was matched was in the2016-17 season byGabala.[18]Turan Tovuz's goalkeeper,Ivan Konozalov, became the second foreign goalkeeper in the history of the national championships to keep a clean sheet in the first 5 matches, followingDmytro Bezotosnyi, who achieved this withGabala in the 2016/17 season.[18]
For the second time in 32 years, "Neftçi" failed to win any of their first 5 matches. They ended their matches against "Turan Tovuz" and "Shamakhi" in goalless draws, and drew 1:1 with "Sabail" and "Araz-Naxçıvan." The club first experienced this in the2017/18 season, where they also failed to win in their first 5 matches. That winless streak lasted for 6 games and was only broken in the 7th match.[19]
On September 20, during the 7th round match between Qarabağ and Neftçi, Neftçi playerRobert Bauer scored anown goal, becoming the author of the season's first own goal. This was the 234th own goal in the history of the national championships and the 25th own goal scored by the club, setting an unfortunate record in the tournament's history. Additionally, with this goal, Qarabağ celebrated its 34th own goal scored by opponents, further extending its record.[20]
The derby match betweenNeftçi andQarabağ held atNeftçi Arena on February 16, 2025, during 23rd tour, became the most attended game of the 2024/25 Premier League season, drawing 9,355 spectators.[21]
