The 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 28th season of the
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 ...
with
Qarabağ being the defending champions. The season began on 16 August 2019, and prematurely ended on 19 June 2020.
Season events
On 13 March 2020, the Azerbaijan Premier League was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
On 19 June 2020, the
AFFA announced that the 2019–20 edition of the Azerbaijan Premier League had officially ended without the resumption of the remaining matches due to the escalating situation of the
COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan
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. As a result,
Qarabağ were crowned champions for the seventh season in a row, whilst also qualifying for the
2020–21 UEFA Champions League
The 2020–21 UEFA Champions League was the 66th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 29th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
Chelsea defea ...
, with
Neftçi,
Keşla and
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 ...
qualifying for the
2020–21 UEFA Europa League
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Villarreal defeated Manchester United i ...
.
Teams
Stadia and locations
:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''
Stadiums
Personnel and kits
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.
Foreign players
A team could use only six foreign players on the field in each game.
In bold: Players that capped for their national team.
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Clubs will play each other four times for a total of 28 matches each.
Matches 1–14
Matches 15–28
Season statistics
Top scorers
Clean sheets
Scoring
* First goal of the season: Ismayil Ibrahimli for
Qarabağ against
Keşla on 16 August 2019.
See also
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
References
External links
UEFA
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Azerbaijan
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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 ...