| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Baku |
| Relegated | MOIK Baku,Göyazan Qazax |
| Champions League | Baku |
| UEFA Cup | Karvan,Karabakh |
| Intertoto Cup | MKT-Araz |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 423 (2.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Yacouba Bamba (16) |
| Biggest home win | Karvan 7 - 1Gäncä |
| Biggest away win | MKT Araz 0 - 5Neftchi Baku Gäncä 0 - 5Neftchi Baku MOIK Baku 0 - 5Karvan Olimpik Baku 0 - 5Karvan |
| Highest scoring | Karvan 7 - 1Gäncä Gäncä 5 - 3MOIK Baku |
2006–07 → | |
The2005–06Azerbaijan Top League was the fourteenth season of the Top League since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 7 August 2005 and finished on 24 May 2006.Neftchi Baku are the defending champions, having won the previousseason.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baku | Baku | Tofig Bahramov Stadium | 2,000 |
| Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | Sumgayit | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | 15,350 |
| Göyazan | Qazax | Qazakh City Stadium | 3,500 |
| Inter | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,000 |
| Kapaz | Ganja | Ganja City Stadium | 26,120 |
| Karvan | Yevlakh | Yevlakh City Stadium | 5,000 |
| Khazar | Lankaran | Lankaran City Stadium | 15,000 |
| MKT-Araz | Imishli | Heydar Aliyev Stadium | 8,500 |
| MOIK Baku | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,000 |
| Neftchi | Baku | Tofig Bahramov Stadium | 31,200 |
| Olimpik Baku | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,000 |
| Qarabağ | Aghdam | Tofig Bahramov Stadium | 31,200 |
| Shahdag | Qusar | Shovkat Ordukhanov Stadium | 5,000 |
| Turan Tovuz | Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 6,800 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baku(C) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 58 | Qualification forChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Karvan | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 57 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Neftçi Baku | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 54 | |
| 4 | Inter Baku | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 50 | |
| 5 | Qarabağ | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 40 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Turan | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 38 | |
| 7 | Khazar Lankaran | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 36 | |
| 8 | Şahdağ | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 35 | |
| 9 | FK MKT-Araz | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 35 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup first round |
| 10 | Ganja | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 28 | |
| 11 | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 27 | |
| 12 | Olimpik Baku | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 23 | |
| 13 | MOIK Baku(R) | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 67 | −54 | 9 | Relegation toAzerbaijan First Division |
| 14 | Göyəzən(R) | 26 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 52 | −38 | 9 |
| Home \ Away | BAK | GAN | GAS | GÖY | INT | KAR | KHA | ABB | MOI | NEF | OLI | QAR | ŞAH | TUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baku | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Ganja | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 5–3 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Göyəzən | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Inter Baku | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Karvan | 1–0 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Khazar Lankaran | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| FK MKT-Araz | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| MOIK Baku | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Neftçi Baku | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Olimpik Baku | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Qarabağ | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Şahdağ | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Turan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karvan | 16 | |
| 2 | Shahdag Qusar | 15 | |
| 3 | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 12 | |
| Neftchi Baku | 12 | ||
| 5 | Neftchi Baku | 11 | |
| 6 | Karabakh | 10 | |
| 7 | Khazar Lankaran / Inter Baku | 9 | |
| Gäncä / Karabakh | 9 | ||
| Neftchi Baku | 9 | ||
| 10 | Ganja | 8 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neftchi Baku | Şahdağ | 3–1 | 13 August 2005 | |
| Turan Tovuz | Göyəzən | 4–1 | 22 August 2005 | |
| Turan Tovuz | MOIK Baku | 4–1 | 28 August 2005 | |
| Şahdağ | Qarabağ | 3–1 | 22 October 2005 | |
| Neftchi Baku | MOIK Baku | 3–1 | 11 March 2006 | |
| Inter Baku | Ganja | 3–1 | 29 March 2006 | |
| Karvan | Göyəzən | 5–0 | 1 April 2006 | |
| Qarabağ | Göyəzən | 5–0 | 21 April 2006 |