The 2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League was the twenty-first season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 4 August 2012 and finished on 20 May 2013.
Neftchi Baku, the champions from the previous
season
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, defended their title.
Teams
A total of 12 teams contested the league, including all 12 sides from the
2011–12 season, as no teams were promoted from the
2011–12 Azerbaijan First Division
The 2011-12 Azerbaijan First Division is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. Fourteen teams participated in Azerbaijani First Division in 2011-12.
Teams
At the end of the 2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League, 2010–11 season, champions F ...
.
On 10 April 2012,
FK Qaradağ FK or fk may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Flyer Killer, fictional automated robots in the ''Terminator'' film franchise
* Fox Kids, a former American children's television programming block
* Funky Kong, a video game character
Place
* F ...
sealed promotion to the league after winning the first division. However, due to a decision by
AFFA about licensing, no clubs were promoted which meant all clubs from the previous season remained in the league.
Stadia and locations
:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''
Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
First round
League table
Results
Second round
Championship group
The top six teams of the first phase participate in this group, which will decide which team will win the championship. Additionally, teams in this group compete for one
2013–14 Champions League and two
Europa League
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spots.
The winners will qualify for the Champions League
Second qualifying round
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, with the runners-up and third place team earning a spot in the
Europa League first qualifying round.
Table
Results
Relegation group
The bottom six teams of the first phase will determine the teams to be relegated to the 2013–14
Azerbaijan First Division
The Azerbaijan First League () is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football. The league is run by AFFA. The winner promotes to Premier Division.
History
Due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, all Azerbai ...
. The two teams who finish in 11th and 12th position will be relegated to the
2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division
The 2013–14 Azerbaijan First Division is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. The season was started on 10 September 2013 and there were sixteen teams participating in the league. Ağsu were the defending champions.
Teams
Turan-T wer ...
.
Table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Source
Azerbaijan Premier League
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Hat-tricks
*
4 Player scored 4 goals
Scoring
* First goal of the season: Irakli Beraia for
Kəpəz against
Turan Tovuz
Turan Tovuz () is an Azerbaijani football club based in Tovuz. The club won the Azerbaijan championship once, in 1994–1995. The club's home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.
History
Founded by Vidadi Ahmedov on 23 February 1992, the club was t ...
(
''4 August 2012'')
* Fastest goal of the season: 1st minute,
Yannick Kamanan
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Career
In January 2009 Kamanan signed for Sivasspor until June 2011. On 3 February 2009 he scored his first goal for the ...
for
Gabala against
Khazar Lankaran
Khazar Lankaran FK () was an Azerbaijani football club based in Lankaran that last played in the Azerbaijan Premier League during the 2015–16 season.
Since the summer of 2016 the club has concentrated on youth football. It played in the Aze ...
(
''22 February 2013'')
* Latest goal of the season: 94 minutes and 33 seconds,
Slavčo Georgievski for
Inter Baku against
Turan Tovuz
Turan Tovuz () is an Azerbaijani football club based in Tovuz. The club won the Azerbaijan championship once, in 1994–1995. The club's home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.
History
Founded by Vidadi Ahmedov on 23 February 1992, the club was t ...
(
''25 August 2012'')
* Largest winning margin: 7 goals
**
Neftchi Baku 8–1
Sumgayit
Sumqayit (or Sumgait; ; , ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about away from the capital Baku. The city had a population of 427,000 at the beginning of 2024, making it the second largest city in ...
(
''17 November 2012'')
* Highest scoring game: 9 goals
**
Neftchi Baku 8–1
Sumgayit
Sumqayit (or Sumgait; ; , ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about away from the capital Baku. The city had a population of 427,000 at the beginning of 2024, making it the second largest city in ...
(
''17 November 2012'')
* Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 8 goals
**
Neftchi Baku 8–1
Sumgayit
Sumqayit (or Sumgait; ; , ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about away from the capital Baku. The city had a population of 427,000 at the beginning of 2024, making it the second largest city in ...
(
''17 November 2012'')
* Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
**
Turan Tovuz
Turan Tovuz () is an Azerbaijani football club based in Tovuz. The club won the Azerbaijan championship once, in 1994–1995. The club's home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.
History
Founded by Vidadi Ahmedov on 23 February 1992, the club was t ...
3–5
Kəpəz (
''13 May 2013'')
**
Ravan Baku 3–5
AZAL
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(
''14 May 2013'')
Clean sheets
* Most
clean sheets
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: 16
**
Inter Baku
**
Qarabağ
* Fewest clean sheets: 5
**
Kəpəz
**
Turan Tovuz
Turan Tovuz () is an Azerbaijani football club based in Tovuz. The club won the Azerbaijan championship once, in 1994–1995. The club's home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.
History
Founded by Vidadi Ahmedov on 23 February 1992, the club was t ...
Discipline
* Most yellow cards (club): 96
**
Kəpəz
* Most yellow cards (player): 14
**
Samuel Barlay (
Ravan Baku)
* Most red cards (club): 8
**
Khazar Lankaran
Khazar Lankaran FK () was an Azerbaijani football club based in Lankaran that last played in the Azerbaijan Premier League during the 2015–16 season.
Since the summer of 2016 the club has concentrated on youth football. It played in the Aze ...
**
Simurq
* Most red cards (player): 3
**
Aleksandr Chertoganov (
Gabala)
References
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