1998–99 Azerbaijan Top League Explained

Competition:Azerbaijan Top League
Season:1998–99
Winners:Kapaz
Relegated:Bakili Baku
Neftqaz Bakı
Shahdag
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Kapaz
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Shamkir
Neftchi Baku
Continentalcup3:Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Qarabağ
League Topscorer:Alay Bəhramov (24)
Biggest Home Win:Neftchi Baku 11-0 Şahdağ
Biggest Away Win:Şahdağ 0-6 Kəpəz
Highest Scoring:Neftchi Baku 11-0 Şahdağ
Viləş FK 6-6 Turan Tovuz
Matches:230
Total Goals:630
Prevseason:1997–98
Nextseason:1999–2000

The 1998–99 Azerbaijan Top League was the eighth season of the Azerbaijan Top League, since their independence from the USSR in August 1991, and was contested by 14 clubs. The season took place between 15 August 1998 and May 1999 and was won by Kapaz with Neftqaz Bakı and Shahdag being relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division as well as Bakili Baku due to financial problems.

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamVenueCapacity
Bakılı BakuShafa Stadium (IV field)8,152
Bakı FahlasiIsmat Gayibov Stadium5,000
Dinamo BakuTofik Bakhramov Stadium29,858
KapazGanja City Stadium26,120
QarabağGuzanli Olympic Stadium115,000
Khazar Sumgayit
MOIK BakuShafa Stadium (IV field)8,152
Neftchi BakuTofik Bakhramov Stadium29,858
Neftqaz BakıIsmat Gayibov Stadium5,000
Shafa BakuShafa Stadium (IV field)8,152
ShahdagShovkat Ordukhanov Stadium4,000
Shamkir
Turan TovuzTovuz City Stadium10,000
Viləş MasallıAnatoliy Banishevskiy Stadium8,000

1Qarabağ played their home matches at Surakhani Stadium in Baku before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009.[1]

First round

League table

Results

Second round

Championship group

Table

Results

7-10 group

Table

Results

Relegation group

Table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[2]
1 Alay BəhramovViləş Masallı24
2 Vadim VasilyevBaku Fahlasi19
3 Vidadi RzayevKapaz18
4 Həsən AbdullayevKapaz16
Yalçın BağırovQarabağ 16
6 Leonid KalfaNeftchi Baku15
Farrukh IsmayilovDinamo Baku15
Mushfig HuseynovQarabağ 15
9 Badri KvaratskheliaShamkir14
10 Nazim AliyevDinamo Baku13

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://azerifootball.com/ru/13/news/461.html Стадион в Гузанлы одобрен ПФЛ
  2. Web site: Çempionatın bombardirləri: Top-10 - 1998-99. www.pfl.az. 15 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20120809160301/http://www.pfl.az/upload/arxiv/199899/bombardirlertop10199899.pdf. 2012-08-09. dead.