1995–96 Azerbaijan Top League
| Season | 1995-96 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Neftchi Baku |
| UEFA Cup |
Neftchi Baku Khazri Buzovna |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Qarabağ |
| Matches played | 170 |
| Top goalscorer |
Rovshan Akhmedov Fazil Parvanov (23) |
|
← 1994–95 1996-97 → | |
The 1995-96 Azerbaijan Top League was the fifth season of the Azerbaijan Top League and was contested by 11 clubs and was the first season were 3 points were awarded for a win. Kəpəz were the defending champions but were unable to keep their title as Neftchi Baku completed a domestic double, winning their second Azerbaijan League title and the Azerbaijan Cup.
Stadia and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakı Fahlasi | Baku | Ismat Gayibov Stadium | 5,000 |
| Kapaz | Ganja | Ganja City Stadium | 26,120 |
| Qarabağ | Quzanlı | Guzanli Olympic Complex Stadium | 2,000 |
| Khazri Buzovna | Buzovna | ||
| Kur-Nur | Mingachevir | Yashar Mammadzade Stadium | 5,000 |
| MOIK Baku | Baku | ||
| Neftchi Baku | Baku | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium | 31,200 |
| Pambiqci Neftcala | Neftçala | ||
| Shamkir | Şəmkir | Shamkir City Stadium | |
| Turan Tovuz | Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 6,800 |
| Viləş | Masallı | Anatoliy Banishevskiy Stadium | 7,500 |
First round
League table
| Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khazri Buzovna | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 7 | +24 | 47 | Qualification for championship group |
| 2 | Kapaz | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 74 | 20 | +54 | 43 | |
| 3 | Turan | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 41 | |
| 4 | Qarabağ | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 40 | |
| 5 | Neftçi Baku | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 39 | |
| 6 | Kur-Nur | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 25 | |
| 7 | Bakı Fahlasi | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 21 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 8 | FK Masallı | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 46 | −24 | 19 | |
| 9 | MOIK Baku | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 16 | |
| 10 | Şəmkir | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 13 | |
| 11 | Pambiqci Neftcala | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 63 | −47 | 8 |
Source: Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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.
Second round
Championship group
| Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neftçi Baku (C) | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 36 | UEFA Cup 1996–97 Preliminary round |
| 2 | Khazri Buzovna | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 33 | |
| 3 | Kapaz | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 32 | |
| 4 | Turan | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 30 | |
| 5 | Karabakh Agdam | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 21 | Qualification for 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 |
| 6 | Kur-Nur | 20 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 46 | −34 | 7 |
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Karabakh Agdam qualified for the qualifying round of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as runners up in the 1995–96 Azerbaijan Cup since Neftchi Baku won both the League and the 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.
Relegation group
| Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bakı Fahlasi | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 29 | |
| 8 | FK Masallı | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 28 | |
| 9 | Şəmkir | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 25 | |
| 10 | MOIK Baku | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 20 | 1 |
| 11 | Pambiqci Neftcala | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 13 |
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Originally two teams were to be relegated, but due to the league expanding to 16 teams no-one was relegated.
(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 scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fazil Parvanov |
Kəpəz | 23 |
| Rovshan Akhmedov |
Kəpəz | 23 | |
| 3 | Nazim Aliyev |
Neftchi Baku/Qarabağ | 22 |
| 4 | Musa Kurbanov |
Kur Nur Mingechaur/Turan Tovuz | 15 |
| 5 | Yadigar Süleymanov |
Kəpəz | 14 |
| 6 | Samir A. Məmmədov |
MOIK Baku/Kur Nur Mingechaur | 13 |
| Mehman İbrahimov |
Pambiqci Neftcala | 13 | |
| Ələddin Abbasov |
Shamkir | 13 | |
| 9 | Gurban Gurbanov |
Kur Nur Mingechaur/Turan Tovuz | 12 |
| 10 | İlham Məmmədov |
Kur Nur Mingechaur/Turan Tovuz/Neftchi Baku | 11 |
References
- ↑ "Çempionatın bombardirləri: Top-10 – 1995/96" (PDF). pfl.az. Retrieved 7 January 2014.