Azerbaijani football league system

Azerbaijani football league systemCountry| Azerbaijan

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Sport| Association football
Promotion and relegation| Yes (men)
No (women and amateur)
National system
Federation| Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
Confederation| UEFA
Top division|

*     * Premier League (men)
* Women's Football Championship (women)
* Amateur League (amateur)

Second division| First League (men)
Cup competition| Azerbaijan Cup (men)
Association football in Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijani football league system is a series of partially unconnected leagues for Azerbaijani football clubs. Unlike in many other nations, Azerbaijan runs separate concurrent leagues for professional football and amateur football, with no regular promotion or relegation between the professional and amateur leagues.

As of October 2023[update], Qarabağ are the current record holders with 10 titles.

## Current system

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### Professional football

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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(s) / Division(s)

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Professional Leagues

Premyer Liqa
10 clubs
↓ 1 relegation spot

I Liqa
10 clubs
↑ 1 promotion spot
↓ 1 relegation spot + 1 relegation play-off spot

Semi-Professional League

II Liqa
14 clubs
↑ 1 promotion spot + 1 promotion play-off spot
↓ 1 relegation spot + 1 relegation play-off spot

Non-Professional Leagues
4  | Region Liqası
TBD clubs participate from 4 zones
16 club promotion to the final stage
↑ 1 promotion spot + 1 promotion play-off spot

Capital and Northern Zone
↑ 4 promotion to the final stage

Southern Zone
↑ 4 promotion to the final stage

Center Zone
↑ 4 promotion to the final stage

North West and West Zone
↑ 4 promotion to the final stage

Level  | League(s)

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1  |

Azerbaijani Women's Football Championship
Irregular, currently defunct

### Amateur football

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Completely independent from the professional pyramid, there also exists an amateur league system. Azerbaijan's Amateur League is divided into four regions, which includes Baku, North, West and Central Region.

Level  | League/Division

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1  | Azərbaycan Həvəskarlar Liqası
36 clubs

## Cup eligibility

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### Domestic cups

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All Azerbaijan Premier League and Azerbaijan First Division clubs directly enter the Azerbaijan Cup.

### European cups

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From season 2008-09, the top side in the Azerbaijan Premier League qualify for the second qualifying stage of Champions League, while the second and third placed teams qualifying for the first qualifying stage of UEFA Europa League. The winners of the Azerbaijan Cup also qualify for the Europa League's second qualifying stage.

While Azeri clubs initially entered the UEFA Women's Champions League from 2003, the removal of the senior league has meant that no Azeri team has competed since 2007.

## See also

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* League system
* List of football clubs in Azerbaijan

## References

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## External links

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* Azerbaijan Football Association
* Professional Football League of Azerbaijan

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Football in Azerbaijan

Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan

League competitions|

| Professional|

* Premier League
* First League
* Second League
* Regional League

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Amateur|

* AFFA Amateur League

Defunct|

* Women's League

Cup competitions|

* Azerbaijan Cup
* Azerbaijan Supercup

Seasons|

* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15

* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21

National teams|

* Men (Results)
* Women
* U-17
* Futsal
* U-23
* U-21
* U-20
* U-19
* U-18
* U-17
* Beach

Lists and categories|

* Clubs
* Venues
* Foreign Premier League Players

Awards|

* Azerbaijani Footballer of the Year

Others|

* List of football clubs in Azerbaijan
* Azerbaijan Football Academy
* Championship of the Azerbaijan SSR

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* t
* e

Football in Europe

Sovereign states|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* England
* Northern Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales
* Vatican City

States with limited
recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* South Ossetia
* Transnistria

Dependencies and
other entities|

* Åland
* Faroe Islands
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Svalbard

* v
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League systems in sport

* League system
* Sports league
* Professional sports league organization
* Division (sport)
* Promotion and relegation
* Closed league
* Semi-closed league

Association
football|

| AFC|

* Afghanistan
* Australia
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* China
* East Timor
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Pakistan
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Vietnam

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CAF|

* Algeria
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Comoros
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Ghana
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Madagascar
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Nigeria
* Réunion
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Seychelles
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Tunisia

CONCACAF|

* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Curaçao
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* French Guiana
* Guadeloupe
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Martinique
* Mexico
* Montserrat
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Martin
* Sint Maarten
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* United States
* United States Virgin Islands

CONMEBOL|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

OFC|

* French Polynesia
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tuvalu

UEFA|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England (women's)
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany (women's)
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey (women's)
* Ukraine
* Wales

Basketball|

| Continental|

* Europe
* South America

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National|

* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Italy
* Japan
* Poland
* Russia
* Serbia
* Spain
* Turkey

Handball|

* Denmark
* Hungary

Rugby league|

* Great Britain
* France

Rugby union|

* England
* France
* Ireland
* New Zealand
* Scotland
* Wales

Water polo|

* Hungary

Tennis|

* Davis Cup
* Fed Cup

Ice hockey|

* United States

American football|

* Germany

Shinty|

* Scotland

Sumo|

* Japan

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