2005–06 Azerbaijan Top League
| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Baku |
| Relegated | MOIK Baku, Göyazan Qazax |
| Champions League | Baku |
| UEFA Cup | Karvan, Karabakh |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | MKT-Araz |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 423 (2.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Yacouba Bamba (16) |
| Biggest home win | Karvan 7 - 1 Gäncä |
| Biggest away win |
MKT Araz 0 - 5 Neftchi Baku Gäncä 0 - 5 Neftchi Baku MOIK Baku 0 - 5 Karvan Olimpik Baku 0 - 5 Karvan |
| Highest scoring |
Karvan 7 - 1 Gäncä Gäncä 5 - 3 MOIK Baku |
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The 2005-06 Azerbaijan Top League was the fourteenth season of the Top League since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 7 August 2005 and finished on 24 May 2006. Neftchi Baku are the defending champions, having won the previous season.
Teams
Stadia and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baku | Baku | Tofig Bahramov Stadium | 2,000 |
| Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | Sumgayit | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | 15,350 |
| Göyazan | Qazax | Qazakh City Stadium | 3,500 |
| Inter | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,000 |
| Kapaz | Ganja | Ganja City Stadium | 26,120 |
| Karvan | Yevlakh | Yevlakh City Stadium | 5,000 |
| Khazar | Lankaran | Lankaran City Stadium | 15,000 |
| MKT-Araz | Imishli | Heydar Aliyev Stadium | 8,500 |
| MOIK Baku | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,000 |
| Neftchi | Baku | Tofig Bahramov Stadium | 31,200 |
| Olimpik Baku | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 8,000 |
| Qarabağ | Agdam | Tofig Bahramov Stadium | 31,200 |
| Shahdag | Qusar | Shovkat Ordukhanov Stadium | 5,000 |
| Turan Tovuz | Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 6,800 |
League table
| Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baku (C) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 58 | 2006–07 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round |
| 2 | Karvan | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 57 | UEFA Cup 2006–07 First qualifying round |
| 3 | Neftçi Baku | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 54 | |
| 4 | Inter Baku | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 50 | |
| 5 | Qarabağ | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 40 | UEFA Cup 2006–07 First qualifying round 1 |
| 6 | Turan | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 38 | |
| 7 | Khazar Lankaran | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 36 | |
| 8 | Şahdağ | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 35 | |
| 9 | FK MKT-Araz | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 35 | 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round 1 |
| 10 | Ganja | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 28 | |
| 11 | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 27 | |
| 12 | Olimpik Baku | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 23 | |
| 13 | MOIK Baku (R) | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 67 | −54 | 9 | Relegation to 2006-07 Azerbaijan First Division |
| 14 | Göyəzən (R) | 26 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 52 | −38 | 9 |
Updated to games played on 13 August 2013.
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Qarabağ qualified for the first qualifiying round of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup as winner of the 2005–06 Azerbaijan Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yacouba Bamba |
Karvan | 16 |
| 2 |  Ahmad Tijani |
Shahdag Qusar | 15 |
| 3 |  Pathé Bangoura |
Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 12 |
 Nadir Nabiyev |
Neftchi Baku | 12 | |
| 5 |  [3] Branimir Subašić |
Neftchi Baku | 11 |
| 6 | Samir Musayev |
Karabakh | 10 |
| 7 | Samir Aliyev |
Khazar Lankaran / Inter Baku | 9 |
 Irakli Beraia |
Gäncä / Karabakh | 9 | |
 Tomislav Misura |
Neftchi Baku | 9 | |
| 10 |  Junivan |
Ganja | 8 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadir Nabiyev | Neftchi Baku | Şahdağ | 3–1 | 13 August 2005 |
| Junivan | Turan Tovuz | Göyəzən | 4–1 | 22 August 2005 |
| Junivan | Turan Tovuz | MOIK Baku | 4–1 | 28 August 2005 |
| Ahmad Tijani | Şahdağ | Qarabağ | 3–1 | 22 October 2005 |
| Nadir Nabiyev | Neftchi Baku | MOIK Baku | 3–1 | 11 March 2006 |
| Samir Aliyev4 | Inter Baku | Ganja | 3–1 | 29 March 2006 |
| Yacouba Bamba | Karvan | Göyəzən | 5–0 | 1 April 2006 |
| Samir Musayev | Qarabağ | Göyəzən | 5–0 | 21 April 2006 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
References
- ↑ Azərbaycan Peşəkar Liqası (Azerbaijani)
- ↑ "Top 10 goal scorers" (PDF). pfl.az. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ Did not become an Azerbaijani citizen until 2007
- ↑ "Azerbaijan 2005/06". rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
External links
- Azerbaijan 2005-06 RSSSF
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