The 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 24th season of

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League (), also known as Misli Premyer Liqası for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Azerbaijan and the highest level of the Azerbaijani football league system. It is contested by twelve ...

, the top tier of Azerbaijani professional league for

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clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Qarabağ were the defending champions, having won the 2014–15 season.

Teams

Zira FK Zira Football Club () is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Zirə, Baku. The club competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League. History The club was established in 2014 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division. Despite ...

entered the Premier League one year after their formation, and

Kapaz PFK Kapaz PFK (, ), is an Azerbaijani football club based in Ganja, which competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the highest tier of Azerbaijan football. The club was founded as Toxucu in 1959. They have won the Azerbaijani Championship 3 times an ...

returned to the top level after two years of absence. Zira and Kapaz came fifth and ninth, respectively, in the 2014–15 First Division. They replaced

Araz-Naxçıvan PFK Araz-Naxçıvan PFK () is an Azerbaijani professional football (soccer), football club based in Nakhchivan City, Nakchivan. The club played in the Azerbaijan Premier League again in 2014–15 Azerbaijan Premier League, 2014–15 after being prom ...

, which withdrew from the league in November 2014, and

Baku FC FC Baku (), founded as Dinamo Baku in 1997, was an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku that had been an amateur club since 2016. Prior to that, Baku played 18 seasons in the Azerbaijan Premier League, winning the championship twice and the Az ...

, which was

relegated Promotion and relegation is used by sports leagues as a process where teams can move up and down among divisions in a league system, based on their performance over a season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are sometimes call ...

at the end of the previous season. On 21 June 2015 the Professional Football League of Azerbaijan announced that

Simurq PIK Simurq PIK () was an Azerbaijani football (soccer), football club based in Zaqatala (city), Zaqatala, that competed in the Azerbaijan Premier League. History Early years (2005–2009) The club was founded in 2005 and participated in the Azerbaija ...

had refused to play in the 2015–16 Premier League due to ongoing financial problems. They were replaced by Ravan Baku FK, which came third in the 2014–15 First Division after they were relegated from the Premier League one season earlier.

Stadia and locations

:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Games 1–18

Games 19–36

Season statistics

Scoring

* First goal of the season: Victor Igbekoi for Zira against

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''(9 August 2015)'' * Fastest goal of the season: 1st minute, ** Dodô for Gabala against Khazar Lankaran ''(4 October 2015)'' * Latest goal of the season: 95th minute, ** Facundo Pereyra for Gabala against Ravan Baku ''(30 November 2015)'' ** Tural Akhundov for Kapaz against

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''(7 December 2015)'' * Largest winning margin: 6 goals ** Gabala 6-0 Khazar Lankaran ''(4 October 2015)'' * Highest scoring game: 6 goals ** Gabala 6-0 Khazar Lankaran ''(4 October 2015)'' **

3-3 Ravan ''(19 December 2015)'' ** Qarabağ 5-1 Ravan ''(30 March 2016)'' * Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals ** Gabala 6-0 Khazar Lankaran ''(4 October 2015)''

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 10 ** Ailton - Neftchi Baku ** Éric Ramos - Neftchi Baku ** Emin Mehdiyev -

* Most red cards: 2 ** Adrian Scarlatache - Khazar Lankaran ** Elshan Rzazadä - Khazar Lankaran **

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- Neftchi Baku ** Ailton - Neftchi Baku ** Emin Mehdiyev -

Club

* Most yellow cards: 81 ** Neftchi Baku * Most red cards: 7 ** Neftchi Baku

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Azerbaijan Premier League Azerbaijan Premier League seasons 1

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