Azerbaijan Premier League Establishes New Award
Date
7/18/2024 1:51:26 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
For the first time, Fair Play Award will be presented in all
competitions held under the banner of the Azerbaijan Professional
Football League, Azernews reports.
Acting President of Azerbaijan Professional football League
Elgiz Abbasov said this during his speech at the draw ceremony of
the Premier League.
He emphasized the innovation will be implemented from the
2024/2025 season.
The new season in the Azerbaijan Premier League will start on
August 2.
The Azerbaijan Premier League is known as the top Azerbaijani
professional league for men's association football teams, which
consists of ten clubs.
Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 36 matches
each (playing each team in the league four times, twice at home and
twice away).
The Premier League champion secures the right to play in the
UEFA Champions League's first qualifying round.
The runner up and the 3rd place winner secured the right to play
in the UEFA Europa Conference League starting in the second
qualifying round.
Since 1992, a total of 8 clubs have been crowned champions of
the Azerbaijani football system.
The Azerbaijan Premier League was first organized in 2007 and
succeeded the Top Division, which existed from 1992 to 2007.
Qarabag FC won the title in the 2022–2023 season for the tenth
time.
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow her on
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