2014–15 in Azerbaijani football

Last updated March 23, 2025

The 2014-15 season will be the 24th season of competitive association football in Azerbaijan.

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Premier League	Araz-Naxçıvan PFK	Ravan FK

National teams

International Friendlies

28 May 2014 Friendly	United States	2 – 0	Azerbaijan	Candlestick Park, San Francisco
07:10 AZST (UTC+5)	Diskerud 75' Jóhannsson 81'	Summary		Stadium: Candlestick Park Attendance: 24,688 Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

20 August 2014 Friendly	Azerbaijan	0 – 0	Uzbekistan	Bakcell Arena, Baku
AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Bakcell Arena

3 September 2014 Friendly	Russia	v	Azerbaijan	Moscow, Russia
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)

League season

Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qarabağ (C)	32	20	8	4	51	28	+23	68	Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2	Inter Baku	32	17	12	3	55	20	+35	63	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3	Gabala	32	15	9	8	46	35	+11	54
4	Neftchi Baku	32	13	10	9	38	33	+5	49
5	Simurq	32	11	6	15	41	39	+2	39
6	AZAL	32	10	9	13	37	42	−5	39
7	Khazar Lankaran	32	8	8	16	35	46	−11	32
8	Sumgayit	32	7	10	15	32	43	−11	31
9	Baku	32	3	8	21	19	68	−49	17	Relegation to the Azerbaijan First Division
10	Araz-Naxçıvan ^[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Team withdrawn

Source: uefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5. head-to-head away goals (only if 2 teams are tied); 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored.^[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:

↑ Araz-Naxçıvan were officially withdrawn from the league on 17 November 2014^[1]

First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Neftchala	30	25	3	2	83	19	+64	78
2	Ağsu	30	21	4	5	70	22	+48	67
3	Ravan Baku (P)	30	21	4	5	70	22	+48	67	Promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League
4	Qaradağ Lökbatan	30	20	5	5	57	25	+32	65
5	Zira (P)	30	19	6	5	61	19	+42	63	Promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League
6	Turan Tovuz	30	15	5	10	75	37	+38	50
7	Şahdağ	30	13	8	9	40	29	+11	47
8	Şuşa Qarabağ	30	14	4	12	49	31	+18	46
9	Kəpəz (P)	30	10	8	12	37	37	0	38	Promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League
10	Bakili	30	10	4	16	46	61	−15	34
11	Şəmkir	30	8	8	14	25	46	−21	32
12	MOIK Baku	30	8	5	17	26	60	−34	29
13	Mil-Muğan	30	7	5	18	30	65	−35	26
14	Energetik	30	5	3	22	24	82	−58	18
15	Göyəzən	30	3	3	24	15	91	−76	12
16	Lokomotiv-Bilajary	30	3	1	26	10	72	−62	10

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5. head-to-head away goals (only if 2 teams are tied); 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored.^[3]
(P) Promoted

References

↑ "Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза". www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
↑ "Premyer Liqa: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
↑ "Birinci Dasta: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

External links

pfl.az
AFFA (in Azerbaijani)

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[table_note_CRO0.30766831213034-1] Croatia were deducted one point after charges for racist behaviour in the home match against Italy.

[table_note_ARZ0.6991276255339-3] Araz-Naxçıvan were officially withdrawn from the league on 17 November 2014^[1]

[2] "Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза". www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[rules-4] "Premyer Liqa: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

[rules204-15-5] "Birinci Dasta: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	10	7	3	0	16	7	+9	24	Qualify for final tournament	—	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–1	1–0
2	Croatia ^[a]	10	6	3	1	20	5	+15	20	Qualify for final tournament	1–1	—	5–1	3–0	6–0	2–0
3	Norway	10	6	1	3	13	10	+3	19	Advance to play-offs	0–2	2–0	—	2–1	0–0	2–0
4	Bulgaria	10	3	2	5	9	12	−3	11		2–2	0–1	0–1	—	2–0	1–1
5	Azerbaijan	10	1	3	6	7	18	−11	6		1–3	0–0	0–1	1–2	—	2–0
6	Malta	10	0	2	8	3	16	−13	2		0–1	0–1	0–3	0–1	2–2	—

v t e 2014–15 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '14 '15 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '14 '15 Faroe Islands '14 '15 Finland '14 '15 France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '14 '15 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '14 '15 Latvia '14 '15 Lithuania '14 '15 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '14 '15 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '14 '15 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '14 '15 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '14 '15 Finland '14 '15 France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '14 '15 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '14 '15 Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '14 '15 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '14 '15 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland '14 '15 Estonia France Gibraltar Hungary Iceland '14 '15 Israel Latvia Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland '14 '15 Romania Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic England Estonia '14 '15 Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Hungary Iceland Italy Kazakhstan ~~Latvia '14~~ Lithuania '14 '15 Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '14 '15 Romania Russia San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League Women's Champions League qualifying round knockout phase Final
International competitions	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2015 Euro Under-21 qualification 2015 Euro Under-19 qualification 2015 Euro Under-17 qualification