| Competition: | Azerbaijan Premier League |
| Season: | 2009–10 |
| Winners: | Inter Baku |
| Relegated: | Standard Baku FK Karvan |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Inter Baku |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | FK Baku FK Qarabağ Khazar Lankaran (via domestic cup) |
| Matches: | 172 |
| Total Goals: | 392 |
| League Topscorer: | Farid Guliyev (16) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Standard 6–0 Karvan |
| Biggest Away Win: | Mughan 1–6 Inter |
| Highest Scoring: | Mughan 1–6 Inter Standard 3–4 Baku |
| Prevseason: | 2008–09 |
| Nextseason: | 2010–11 |
The 2009–10 Azerbaijan Premier League was the eighteenth season of top-tier football in Azerbaijan. It began on 14 August 2009 and finished in May 2010. FK Baku were the defending champions.
The league was competed in two stages. The first stage consisted of a regular home-and-away round-robin schedule for a total of 22 matches per team. The competition then split into two halves. However, each team took over to the respective group only records earned against the remaining 5 teams in their second round group. The teams ranked first through sixth played out the championship and the European spots while the bottom six teams had to avoid one of the two relegation places.
MOIK Baku and Bakili Baku were relegated after finishing the 2008–09 season in the bottom two places. Since the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan did not grant a Premier League license to any of the teams in the Azerbaijan First Division,[1] the league size was reduced to twelve teams.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baku | Tofig Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 | ||
| Inter | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 7,840 | |
| Karvan | Yevlakh | Yevlakh Stadium | 8,500 | |
| Khazar | Lankaran | Lankaran City Stadium | 17,500 | |
| Mughan | Salyan | Salyany Olympic Stadium | 4,000 | |
| Neftchi | Baku | Ismet Gaibov Stadium | 7,000 | |
| Olimpik-Shuvalan | Baku | Shafa Stadium | 7,840 | |
| Qarabağ | Aghdam | Guzanli Olympic Stadium | 15,000 | |
| Qäbälä PFC | Qäbälä | Gabala City Stadium | 2,000 | |
| Simurq | Zaqatala | Zaqatala City Stadium | 3,500 | |
| Standard | Sumgayit | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | 26,000 | |
| Turan | Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 10,000 |
| Team | Head coach | Team captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cüneyt Biçer | Jamshid Maharramov | Erreà | |||
| Inter | Kakhaber Tskhadadze | Samir Abbasov | Adidas | IBA | |
| Karvan | Yunis Huseynov | Ismayil Mammadov | Adidas | Azneftemash | |
| Khazar | Agaselim Mirjavadov | Kamran Agaev | Puma | PalSüd | |
| Mughan | Almir Hurtic | Elnur Mammadov | Olympikus | Nissan | |
| Neftchi | Arif Asadov | Rail Malikov | Adidas | SOCAR | |
| Olimpik-Shuvalan | Nazim Suleymanov | Agil Nabiyev | Adidas | Silk Way | |
| Qarabağ | Gurban Gurbanov | Aslan Kerimov | Adidas | Azersun Holding | |
| Qäbälä PFC | Tony Adams | Kanan Karimov | Adidas | ||
| Simurq | Roman Pokora | Alexandr Malygin | Adidas | ||
| Standard | Boyukagha Hajiyev | Agil Mammadov | Kappa | Bank Standard | |
| Turan | Nizami Sadygov | Nadir Nabiyev | Adidas |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Baku | Valentin Khodukin[3] | Resigned | 10 June 2009 | Kakhaber Tskhadadze | 10 June 2009 | |
| Khazar Lankaran | Igor Ponomaryov[4] | Resigned | 11 June 2009 | Agaselim Mirjavadov[5] | 16 June 2009 | |
| Neftchi Baku | Boyukaga Aghayev[6] | Mutual consent | 16 September 2009 | Vagif Sadygov[7] | 29 September 2009 | |
| FK Baku | Gjoko Hadžievski[8] | Resigned | 24 September 2009 | Bülent Korkmaz[9] | 25 September 2009 | |
| FK Standard Sumgayit | Valdas Ivanauskas[10] | Sacked | 21 October 2009 | Boyukagha Hajiyev | 23 October 2009 | |
| Olimpik-Shuvalan | Asgar Abdullayev[11] | Resigned | 23 November 2009 | Nazim Suleymanov[12] | 23 November 2009 | |
| FK Mughan | Kemal Alispahić[13] | Sacked | 1 December 2009 | Almir Hurtić[14] | 1 December 2009 | |
| Neftchi Baku | Vagif Sadygov[15] | Sacked | 21 February 2010 | Arif Asadov[16] | 25 February 2010 | |
| FK Baku | Bülent Korkmaz[17] | Resigned | 22 March 2010 | Cüneyt Biçer[18] | 3 April 2010 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[19] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farid Guliyev | Standard Sumgayit | 16 | |
| 2 | Anatoli Doros | Olimpik-Shuvalan | 12 | |
| Robertas Poškus | Inter Baku | 12 | ||
| 4 | Adrian Neaga | Neftchi Baku | 11 | |
| 5 | Jabá | Baku | 10 | |
| Nadir Nabiev | Turan Tovuz | 10 | ||
| 7 | Mario Sergio | Baku | 9 | |
| Allan Lalín | Turan Tovuz | 9 | ||
| 9 | Ģirts Karlsons | Inter Baku | 8 | |
| 10 | Khagani Mammadov | Karvan | 7 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samir Musayev | Turan Tovuz | Mughan | 3–2 | [20] | |
| Ģirts Karlsons | Inter Baku | Turan Tovuz | 3–1 | [21] | |
| Anatolie Doroș | Olimpik-Shuvalan | Turan Tovuz | 4–1 | [22] | |
| Farid Guliyev4 | Standard | Karvan | 6–0 | [23] | |
| Robertas Poškus | Inter Baku | Gabala | 4–1 | [24] | |
| Nadir Nabiyev | Turan Tovuz | Karvan | 4–1 | [25] | |
| Farid Guliyev | Standard | Simurq | 4–0 | [26] |
| Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | ||
| October | Vagif Javadov[34] | FK Qarabağ | |
| November | Mario Sergio[35] | Khazar Lankaran | |
| December | Afran Ismayilov[36] | FK Qarabağ | |
| January | |||
| February | Khagani Mammadov[37] | FK Karvan | |
| March | Araz Abdullayev | Neftchi Baku | |
| April | |||
| May | |||