The Azerbaijani football league
system is a series of generally unconnected leagues for Azerbaijani football clubs. The Azerbaijani system is a more
complicated than many other national league systems, consisting of two completely separate systems
of leagues and clubs, senior football and junior football. The two systems have
nothing to do with the ages of the players involved.
In senior football in Azerbaijan there are
two national leagues, the Azerbaijan Premier League and
the Azerbaijan First Division.
There are also several leagues (most notably the Azerbaijani Regional League), but there is no regular
promotion or relegation between the regional leagues and the national league.
PFC Neftchi Baku are the current record holders with 5
titles.
The current system has been in place since
the creation of the Azerbaijan Premier League at the start of the 2001-2002
season. For each division, its official name, sponsored name and number of
clubs is given:
Level
|
League/Division
|
1
|
Azerbaijan Premier League
(Unibank Premyer Liqası) 12 clubs |
2
|
Azerbaijan First Division
(Azərbaycan Birinci Divizionu) 12 clubs |
Below this national structure, but entirely
separate of it and of each other, are 9 regional leagues, which include the
North, West, Nakhchivan, Central, Karabakh, Baku, South and North-West Regional
Football Leagues.They are all overseen by the Azerabaijan
Football Association but they do not participate in the Azerbaijan Cup, with most clubs ineligible due to having
inadequate stadiums.
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