2025–26 Azerbaijan First League
Football league season
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Azerbaijan First League 2025/2026 — the 34th season of the Azerbaijan First League, the second-highest football league in Azerbaijan, organized by the Azerbaijan Professional Football League.
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Matches | 68 |
| Goals | 198 (2.91 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ruslan Voronsov and Elmin Zamanov (3 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Jabrayil 7–0 Shimal (20 November 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Shimal 0–4 Zagatala (26 November 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Jabrayil 7–0 Shimal (20 November 2025) Difai 5–2 Jabrayil (25 December 2025) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2026. | |
At the meeting of the AFFA Licensing Committee held on May 8, 2025, prior to the season, the clubs Jabrayil FK, Dinamo Baku FK, Hypers Quba FK, Qaradağ Lökbatan FK, Mingachevir FK, MOIK Baku, Shahdag Qusar FK, Shafa FK, Shamkir FK, Shimal FK, and Zagatala PFK were granted licenses to participate in the First League competitions, while the clubs Araz Saatlı FK and Fuzuli FK were denied licenses.[1]
The 2025/2026 season of the Azerbaijan First League started on 11 September 2025.[2]
Teams
A total of 10 teams would compete, with the winners promoted to Azerbaijan Premier League and the team whom finished last relegated to the Azerbaijan Second League.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baku Sporting | Baku | Baku Sporting Arena | 600 |
| Cəbrayıl | Jabrayil | ASCO Arena | 3,200 |
| Difai Ağsu | Agsu | Agsu City Stadium | 3,000 |
| Mingəçevir | Mingachevir | Yashar Mammadzade Stadium | 5,200 |
| MOİK | Baku | Bine Stadium | 1,800 |
| Sabail | Baku | ASCO Arena | 3,200 |
| Shafa | Baku | ASK Arena | 5,800 |
| Shahdag Qusar | Shamakhi | Shamakhi OSC Stadium | 2,000 |
| Shimal | Siyazan | Siyazan City Stadium | 980 |
| Zaqatala | Zaqatala | Zaqatala City Stadium | 2,800 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shafa | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 57 | Promotion to the Azerbaijan Premier League |
| 2 | Mingaçevir | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 51 | Qualification to the Azerbaijan Premier League play-off |
| 3 | Sabail | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 50 | |
| 4 | Baku Sporting | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 49 | |
| 5 | Shahdag Qusar | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 43 | |
| 6 | MOIK | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 33 | |
| 7 | Zagatala | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 28 | |
| 8 | Jabrayil | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 24 | |
| 9 | Shimal | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 61 | −38 | 20 | Qualification to the Azerbaijan First Division play-off |
| 10 | Difai Ağsu | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 18 | Relegation to the Azerbaijan Second Division |
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 12 February 2026
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Seykhan Faracov |
MOIK | 12 |
| 2 | Ruslan Voronsov |
Sabail | 7 |
| 3 |  Kenneth Kalunga |
Mingachevir | 6 |
| Khayyam Mammadli |
Baku Sportinq | ||
| Ilham Allahverdiyev | |||
 Dileyn Açimi |
Jabrayil | ||
| 7 | Kamran Quliyev |
Sabail | 5 |
| Emil Qasımov | |||
| 9 |  Amir Ebrahimzadeh |
Shafa | 4 |
| Parviz Azadov | |||
| Nihad Quliyev | |||
| Elnur Jafarov | |||
| Emin Zamanov |