2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League


The 2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League was the nineteenth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The fixtures were announced on 29 July 2010; the season began on 7 August 2010 and ended on 28 May 2011. Neftchi Baku were the eventual champions, winning their first Azerbaijani championship since 2005.
The league was competed over two stages. The first stage consisted of a regular home-and-away round-robin schedule for a total of 22 matches per team. The competition was then split in half, with the teams ranked first through sixth playing out the championship and the European spots while the bottom six teams having to avoid one of the two relegation places. In contrast to the previous season, each team transferred their full record from the first to the second stage.
Adidas provided their Jabulani match ball for the season.

Teams

and Karvan were relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division after finishing 11th and 12th, respectively, at the end of last season. They were replaced by First Division champions Ganja and runners-up MOIK Baku.
Olimpik-Shuvalan Baku were renamed AZAL Baku prior to the start of the season.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
AZALBakuAZAL Stadium3,000
BakuTofig Bahramov Stadium30,000
GanjaGanjaGanja City Stadium25,000
InterBakuShafa Stadium8,150
KhazarLankaranLankaran City Stadium15,000
MOIK BakuBakuMOIK Stadium1,000
MughanSalyanSalyany Olympic Stadium2,000
NeftchiBakuIsmat Gayibov Stadium5,000
QarabağAgdamGuzanli Olympic Stadium2,000
Gabala FCGabalaGabala City Stadium2,000
SimurqZaqatalaZaqatala City Stadium3,500
TuranTovuzTovuz City Stadium10,000

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

First round

League table

Results

Second round

The league was split into two groups; however, each team retained its record from the first round.

Championship group

The top six teams of the first phase participate in this group, which will decide which team will win the championship. Additionally, teams in this group compete for one 2011–12 Champions League and two Europa League spots.
The winners will qualify for the Champions League Second qualifying round, with the runners-up and third place team earning a spot in the Europa League first qualifying round.

Table

Results

Relegation group

Table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Georgi AdamiaQarabağ18
2 Bahodir NasimovNeftchi Baku15
3 FlavinhoNeftchi Baku11
4 Rauf AliyevQarabağ10
4 Gvidas JuškaAZAL10
4 JunivanGence10
5 Deon BurtonGabala9
5 Sabir AllahquliyevFK Gence9
6 Winston ParksKhazar8
7 Rashad AbdullayevNeftchi Baku7
7 JabáFK Baku7

Hat-tricks

Scoring