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2008–09 Azerbaijan First Division
The 2008–09 Azerbaijan First Division is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. The season started on 6 September 2009 with eight teams participating in the league. NBC Salyan were the defending champions. ABN Bärdä won the league, with Shahdag finishing as runners up. Both teams were due to be promoted to the Azerbaijan Premier League, but due to the AFFA's license policy, neither teams were. Schedule Each team played each other four times, twice at home and twice away, with the season started on 6 September 2008 and finished on 16 May 2009. There were no games between 7 December 2008 and 15 February 2009, due to the annual winter break. Teams Stadia and locations :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. League table Top goalscorers Last updated: 17 May 2009; Source:''www.football-plus.az ;15 goals * Vasif Aliyev ''( ANSAD-Petrol)'' * Zahid Talibov ''( FK Shahdag)'' ;14 goals * Bahruz Ismayilov ''(Qafqaz University FK)'' See also * 2008–09 Azerbaijan Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan First Division
The Azerbaijan First Division ( az, Azərbaycan Birinci Divizionu) is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football (soccer), football. The division is run by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, AFFA. No teams are promoted to Azerbaijan Premier League, Premier Division. History Due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, all Azerbaijan clubs of the former Soviet Top League, Soviet Premier Division and Soviet First League, Soviet First Division conformed a single Azerbaijan Premier League, which meant that the new second tier of Azerbaijan football would remain regionalized. For the first two seasons three regional groups conformed the second tier, until in 1994 the single table in use today began to be used. Competition format The First Division currently consists of 14 teams. All teams play each other two times. Media coverage CBC Sport currently own all the rights to broadcast the season's games on terrestrial TV. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, and the town of Oil Rocks built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, away from Baku. The Inner City of Baku, along with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 Azerbaijan Premier League
The 2008–09 Azerbaijan Premier League is the 17th season of Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Inter Baku were the defending champions, having won the previous season. Teams FK Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit and ABN Bärdä were relegated after finishing the previous season in 13th and 14th place, respectively. They were replaced by the champions of the two groups in the Azerbaijan First Division, Bakılı Baku and MOIK Baku. On 8 July 2008, FK Masallı withdrew their participation from the league, citing competitional and financial problems as reasons. Although it was unclear as of 21 July if the Azerbaijan Football Federation would be naming a substitute or if the championship would start with just 13 teams, shortly thereafter AFFA named FK NBC Salyan to replace Masallı in top league. On 31 October 2008, FK NBC Salyan changed their name to FK Mughan. Stadia and locations 1Kara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ANSAD-Petrol Neftcala
Neftchala FK is an Azerbaijani football club based in Neftçala. The club is currently participating in the Azerbaijan First Division. The club is from Neftchala. History The club was established in 2004 under the name of ''Anşad Petrol'' by Azerbaijani-Malaysian-Turkish joint venture with same name and played in Azerbaijan First Division. In 2011, after company went defunct, club was overtaken by SOCAR Petroleum and changes its name to ''FK Neftchala''. League and domestic cup history Current squad ''(captain)'' Managers * Huseyngulu Guliyev (2012) * Kamal Alakbarov (2012–13) * Bahram Shahguliyev (2013–2014) * Kamal Guliyev Kamal Guliyev ( az, Kamal Quliyev; born 14 November 1976, Sumqayit) is a retired Azerbaijani international footballer. Honours Manager ;Neftchala *Azerbaijan First Division The Azerbaijan First Division ( az, Azərbaycan Birinci Divizionu) i ... (2014–present) References External links FK Neftchala at PFL.AZ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Neftchala
Neftchala FK is an Azerbaijani football club based in Neftçala. The club is currently participating in the Azerbaijan First Division. The club is from Neftchala. History The club was established in 2004 under the name of ''Anşad Petrol'' by Azerbaijani-Malaysian-Turkish joint venture with same name and played in Azerbaijan First Division. In 2011, after company went defunct, club was overtaken by SOCAR Petroleum and changes its name to ''FK Neftchala''. League and domestic cup history Current squad ''(captain)'' Managers * Huseyngulu Guliyev (2012) * Kamal Alakbarov (2012–13) * Bahram Shahguliyev (2013–2014) * Kamal Guliyev Kamal Guliyev ( az, Kamal Quliyev; born 14 November 1976, Sumqayit) is a retired Azerbaijani international footballer. Honours Manager ;Neftchala *Azerbaijan First Division The Azerbaijan First Division ( az, Azərbaycan Birinci Divizionu) i ... (2014–present) References External links FK Neftchala at PFL.AZ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quba
Quba () is a city and the administrative centre of the Quba District of Azerbaijan. The city lies on the north-eastern slopes of Shahdag mountain, at an altitude of 600 metres above sea level, on the right bank of the Kudyal river. It has a population of 38,100 (2010). History Quba was mentioned in works of various European geographers, in ancient Arabic and Albanian sources. The castle built by the ruler Anushiravan in the 11th century was called "Bade-Firuz Qubat", and in the Arabic sources of the XII century Quba was mentioned as "Cuba". In the 13th century, in the Dictionary of Geographical names of Arabian scientist Hamabi it was mentioned among the Azerbaijani cities as Kubba, and in the sources of 16th century Quba was referred to as "Dome". Guba (Quba) city originated from the riverside village of Gudial. In the mid-18th century, after moving his residence from Khudat, Hussain Ali became Quba's Khan (tribal Turkic Muslim ruler) and raised fortress walls around the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shovkat Ordukhanov Stadium
Şövkət Orduxanov Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Qusar, Azerbaijan. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Sahdag Qusar Shahdagh Qusar FK (Azerbaijani: ''Şahdağ Qusar FK'') is an Azerbaijani football club based in Qusar, that currently takes part in Azerbaijan First Division. History The club was founded in 1950 and prior to 1998, called "Nefteqaz". In 2003, cl .... The stadium holds 5,000 people.http://www.worldfootballtravel.com/stadiuminfo.php?stadiumid=144&teamcountry=13&conf=1 References External links Football venues in Azerbaijan {{Azerbaijan-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qusar (city)
Qusar (also Gusar; az, Qusar, lez, Кцlар) is the capital of Qusar District, Azerbaijan. Qusar is located in the foothills of the Greater Caucasus, over the Qusarchay River, 35 kilometers southwest from Khudat railway station and about 180 km from Baku. Etymology According to the ''Oxford Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names'', the word literally means "man" and derives from Lezgian ''kus''. History Lermontov's visit In 1836, Mikhail Lermontov visited Qusar, where he met with scientist-philosopher Haji Ali-efendi. There he heard “Ashiq Qarib” dastan from an eminent ashiq Lazgi Ahmad; he later wrote his famous work “Ashiq Qarib” based on its motifs. A home-museum of the poet is reserved in the city with a memorial plate, inscribed with the famous lines of Lermontov: 20th century In 1938, Qusar settlement acquired a city status. 21st century Geography The city is located not far from Bazarduzu, Shahdagh Mountains and a border with Russia. The mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qafqaz University
Qafqaz University (in Azerbaijani: Qafqaz Universiteti) was a private university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1993 and was the first and the only foreign private university in the country. On 16 January 2017, it was decided by management to shut down the university. History The 'Qafqaz' university was initially established in 1993. In July 2016, it was announced that the Qafqaz university would close. Thenafter Baku Engineering University was established on November 8, 2016. The establishment of "Baku Engineering University" public legal entity charter has been approved by the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on February 21, 2017. Mission The university stated that its mission is to give students a university education at international standards and infuse them with enthusiasm to constantly reach for new horizons. Great care was also taken to endow them with a respect for national and universal humane values. Campus The University o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nariman Narimanov Stadium
Nariman Narimanov Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Neftchala, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Neftchala. The stadium holds 2,000 seats. The stadium is named after the Azerbaijani Communist statesman Nariman Narimanov. See also *List of football stadiums in Azerbaijan This is a list of football stadiums in Azerbaijan, ranked in descending order of capacity. See also *List of European stadiums by capacity *2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup *UEFA Euro 2020 References {{Sport in Azerbaijan * Azerbaijan ... Sport in Azerbaijan Football venues in Azerbaijan Multi-purpose stadiums in Azerbaijan {{Azerbaijan-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neftçala
Neftchala () is a city and the capital of the Neftchala District of Azerbaijan. Etymology The city name is of Persian language, Persian ("naft" meaning oil or petroleum) and Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani ("çala" meaning trench) origin, meaning oil trench. History Throughout its history, Neftçala has suffered from floods because of its proximity to the river and most of the town's relatively low elevation. Today, there are a palace of culture, regional study museum and gallery museum in the city. Geography The city lies southwest of the delta of the Kura (Caspian Sea), Kura River. Demographics Population (2010):Total 20,510 Economy People are mainly employed in manufacturing, fish industry, transportation and service sectors. The largest employer operating in Neftcala, Neftcala Industrial Park which includes "Khazar Automobile Plant" by AzerMash. Culture Sports The city has one professional association football, football team, Neftchala FK, Neftchala, which has c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neftchala FK
Neftchala FK is an Azerbaijani football club based in Neftçala. The club is currently participating in the Azerbaijan First Division. The club is from Neftchala. History The club was established in 2004 under the name of ''Anşad Petrol'' by Azerbaijani-Malaysian-Turkish joint venture with same name and played in Azerbaijan First Division. In 2011, after company went defunct, club was overtaken by SOCAR Petroleum and changes its name to ''FK Neftchala''. League and domestic cup history Current squad ''( captain)'' Managers * Huseyngulu Guliyev (2012) * Kamal Alakbarov (2012–13) * Bahram Shahguliyev (2013–2014) * Kamal Guliyev Kamal Guliyev ( az, Kamal Quliyev; born 14 November 1976, Sumqayit) is a retired Azerbaijani international footballer. Honours Manager ;Neftchala *Azerbaijan First Division The Azerbaijan First Division ( az, Azərbaycan Birinci Divizionu) i ... (2014–present) References External links FK Neftchala at PFL.AZ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
