2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Inter Baku |
| Relegated | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit ABN Bärdä |
| UEFA Champions League | Inter Baku |
| UEFA Cup | Olimpik Baku Khazar Lankaran |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Neftchi Baku |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 437 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Khagani Mammadov (19) |
| Biggest home win | Standard Baku 6-0 ABN Bärdä Masallı 6-0 Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit |
| Biggest away win | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit 0-6 Gabala |
| Highest scoring | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit 2-6 Neftchi Baku |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
The 2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League is the 16th season of Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Khazar Lankaran were the defending champions, having won the previous season.
Teams
Shahdag Qusar were relegated after finishing the previous season in 13th. FK Gäncä, who were excluded from the league the previous season, also wouldn't take part in the 2007-08 season. On 13 August 2007 UEFA declared MKT Araz defunct and withdrew their participation from the league.
They were replaced by ABN Bärdä, Masallı and Standard Baku from the Azerbaijan First Division.
Stadia and locations
Location of teams in Azerbaijan Premier League 2007–08
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| ABN Bärdä | Barda City Stadium | 10,000 |
| FK Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
| Gabala | Gabala City Stadium | 2,000 |
| Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | 15,350 |
| Inter Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,200 |
| Karabakh | Guzanli Olympic Stadium1 | 15,000 |
| Karvan | Yevlakh Stadium | 5,000 |
| Khazar Lankaran | Lankaran City Stadium | 15,000 |
| FK Masallı | Anatoliy Banishevskiy Stadium | 7,500 |
| Neftchi Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
| Olimpik Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,200 |
| Simurq Zaqatala | Zaqatala City Stadium | 4,000 |
| Standard Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,200 |
| Turan Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 10,000 |
1Karabakh played their home matches at Surakhani Stadium in Baku before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009.[1]
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABN Bärdä |  Faig Jabbarov
|
|||
| Baku |  Gjoko Hadžievski
|
|||
| Gabala | Ramiz Mammadov
|
Erreà | ||
| Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | Sabir Aliyev
|
|||
| Inter Baku |  Valentyn Khodukin
|
|||
| Karabakh |  Rasim Kara
|
|||
| Karvan | Tabriz Hasanov
|
|||
| Khazar Lankaran | Agaselim Mirjavadov
|
|||
| FK Masallı | Gahraman Aliyev
|
|||
| Neftchi Baku | Anatoliy Demyanenko
|
|||
| Olimpik Baku | Asgar Abdullayev
|
Umbro | Silk Way Airlines | |
| Simurq | Roman Pokora
|
|||
| Standard Baku | Yunis Huseynov
|
|||
| Turan Tovuz | Salahattin Darvand
|
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neftchi Baku |  Vlastimil Petržela
|
Sacked | 5 January 2008[2] | Anatoliy Demyanenko
|
5 January 2008[2] |
League table
Template:Fb cl header navbar Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl2 qr Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl2 qr Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl2 qr Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl2 qr Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl3 qr Template:Fb cl team Template:Fb cl footer Template:WebSlice-end
Results
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r Template:Fb r
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khagani Mammadov
|
Inter | 19 |
| 2 | Branimir Subašić
|
Neftchi | 14 |
| 3 |  Walter Guglielmone
|
Inter | 11 |
 Junivan
|
Olimpik-Shuvalan | 11 | |
| Zaur Ramazanov
|
Khazar | 11 | |
| 6 | Vladimir Mazyar
|
Simurq | 10 |
| 7 |  Roman Akhalkatsi
|
Karvan | 9 |
| Georgi Adamia
|
Neftchi | 9 | |
| 9 |  Vitali Balamestny
|
Gabala | 8 |
| Leo Rocha
|
Standard Baku | 8 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branimir Subašić |
Neftchi | Gänclärbirliyi | 6–2 | 18 August 2007[4] |
| Roman Akhalkatsi |
Karvan | Turan | 5–1 | 1 September 2007[5] |
| Khagani Mammadov |
Inter | Turan | 4–0 | 10 November 2007[6] |
| Vitali Balamestny4 |
Gabala | Gänclärbirliyi | 0–6 | 11 November 2007[7] |
 Anatolie Doroș |
Standard | Gänclärbirliyi | 5–1 | 1 December 2007[8] |
| Nadir Nabiyev |
Khazar | Gänclärbirliyi | 5–0 | 29 March 2008[9] |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
References
- ^ Стадион в Гузанлы одобрен ПФЛ Template:Ru icon
- ^ a b "Demyanenko returns with Neftchi". UEFA. 5 January 2008. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Top Goalscorers" (PDF). pfl.az. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Gänclärbirliyi 2-6 Neftchi". futbol24.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Turan 1-5 Karvan". futbol24.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Turan 0-4 Inter". futbol24.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Gänclärbirliyi 0-6 Gabala". futbol24.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Gänclärbirliyi 1-5 Standard". futbol24.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Khazar Lankaran 5-0 Gänclärbirliyi". futbol24.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
| League competitions |
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup competitions | |||||||
| Seasons | |||||||
| National teams | |||||||
| Lists and categories | |||||||
| Awards | |||||||
| Others | |||||||