2011–12 Azerbaijan First Division

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Azerbaijan First Division
Season2011–12
Champions Qaradağ
Matches played182
Goals scored481 (2.64 per match)
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The 2011-12 Azerbaijan First Division is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. There are fourteen teams participating in Azerbaijani First Division this season. [1]

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Teams

At the end of the 2010–11 season, champions FC Absheron and runners-up was initially must be promoted but due financial difficulties, FC Absheron became defunct, while FK Mughan was demoted to first division and replaced by Sumgayit City F.C. [1] A further three places were given to Taraggi FC, Lokomotiv-Bilajary FK and Həkəri FK, who will be debutantes from this season. [1] In November 2011, Həkəri FK' owners announced that club will be dissolved and all of their results in Azerbaijan First Division will be annulled. [2] On 10 April 2012, FK Qaradağ sealed promotion to league after winning first division. [3] However, due decision of Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan about licensing, no clubs from division will be promoted which means all clubs from last season will be remaining in the league. [4] [5]

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Location of teams in 2011-12 Azerbaijan First Division
TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity
Bakili Baku Baku Shafa Stadium 8,000
Energetik Mingachevir Yashar Mammadzade Stadium 5,000
Göyazan Qazakh Qazakh City Stadium15,000
Karvan Yevlakh Yevlakh Stadium 5,000
Lokomotiv-Bilajary Baku FK Baku training ground1,000
MKT Araz Imishli Heydar Aliyev Stadium 8,500
MOIK Baku Baku MOIK Stadium 3,000
Mughan Salyan Salyan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 2,000
Neftchala Neftchala Nariman Narimanov Stadium 2,000
Qaradağ Lökbatan Lökbatan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium2,000
Shahdag Qusar Şövkət Orduxanov Stadium 4,000
Shamkir Şəmkir Shamkir City Stadium 11,500
Shusha Baku Shafa Stadium8,000
Taraggi Ganja Ganja City Stadium 25,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Qaradağ (C)262123459+3665
2 Karvan 2617455522+3355
3 Neftchala 2616734216+2655
4 Şahdağ 2613674633+1345
5 Bakili 26115103628+838
6 Lokomotiv-Bilajary 26106103733+436
7 FK MKT-Araz 26113123543−836
8 Şəmkir 2696113838033
9 Tərəqqi 2694132830−231
10 Mughan 2694132643−1731
11 Şuşa 2678112123−229
12 Energetik 2667132145−2425
13 MOIK Baku 2674153444−1025
14 Göyəzən 2614211774−577
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Results

Home \ Away SSQ KAR GYZ BKL ENG LBA MOI ABB NEF QAR SHA SHU TAR MUG
Şahdağ 1–15–12–13–12–01–12–14–11–01–01–02–12–1
Karvan 2–23–01–05–04–04–12–00–10–24–12–12–12–0
Göyəzən 1–51–30–20–01–11–60–21–40–31–31–00–01–1
Bakili 2–10–31–03–05–10–14–00–00–11–10–01–07–0
Energetik 1–11–02–13–03–13–10–00–00–21–10–01–02–4
Lokomotiv-Bilajary 1–01–14–00–04–01–06–21–20–03–21–01–11–2
MOIK Baku 1–20–33–02–02–10–42–11–20–11–21–22–30–0
FK MKT-Araz 3–20–24–11–20–01–14–21–00–10–53–22–14–1
Neftchala 2–01–15–12–05–11–02–21–01–12–00–03–12–0
Qaradağ Lökbatan 2–04–03–03–25–02–11–02–00–11–00–11–02–1
Şəmkir 3–31–24–22–33–02–10–22–30–20–31–10–01–0
Şuşa 3–22–03–00–11–00–12–20–10–00–21–10–11–1
Tərəqqi 3–11–24–10–02–12–02–10–10–21–20–21–02–0
Mughan 0–00–63–24–11–00–22–02–11–00–10–10–12–1
Source: Soccerway: Azerbaijan First Division Table
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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  2. ↑ Азербайджанский клуб прекратил существование (in Russian). Retrieved 3 November 2011.
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