AFFA Top Girls League
Football league in Azerbaijan
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The AFFA Top Girls League (Azerbaijani: AFFA Yüksək Qızlar Liqası) is the highest level of league competition in women's football in Azerbaijan.[1]
| Organising bodies | AFFA |
|---|---|
| First season | 2002 |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 9 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup | UEFA Champions League |
| Current champions | Neftçi (2025/26) |
| Most championships | Neftçi - Gömrükçü Baku (3 titles) |
| Current: 2025–26 AFFA Top Girls League | |
History
The league was played out from 2003[2] for some years. After that there first were no leagues and then only youth (U15, U17) ones.[2][3]
The winning team of the league qualified for a spot in the UEFA Women's Cup. Gömrükçü Baku has represented Azerbaijan five times from 2002 to 2003 to 2006–07 and reached a quarter-final. Ruslan-93 Baku played the Women's Cup in 2007–08.
The first season after the hiatus was held in 2016/17 with Gabala FK winning the title. Sumgayit FK would win the next title before the league would return to a hiatus. It appears to have run for half a season in 2021–22, but no further information is available.[4]
Teams in the 2023–24 season
| Team | Location | Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Baku Juniors | Baku | |
| Neftçi | Baku | |
| Sumgayit | Sumgayit | |
| Araz-Naxçıvan | Nakhchivan | |
| Inter | Khachmaz | |
| Gabala | Gabala | |
| Shamkir | Shamkir | |
| Balkhurma | Balaken | |
| Olimpiya | Aghjabadi |
List of champions
The list of champions:[5]
- 2003/04: Gömrükçü Baku (1)
- 2004: Gömrükçü Baku (2)
- 2005: Gömrükçü Baku (3)
- 2006: Ruslan-93 (1)
- 2007: Ruslan-93 (2)
- 2008-2015/16: youth leagues only
- 2016/17: Gabala FK[6] (1)
- 2017/18: Sumqayıt FK (1)
- 2018/19-2022/23: not known
- 2023/24: Neftçi (1)
- 2024/25: Neftçi (2)
- 2025/26: Neftçi (3)