AFFA Top Girls League explained

Country: Azerbaijan
Confed:UEFA
First:2002
Teams:9
Levels:1
Confed Cup:UEFA Champions League
Current:2024–25 AFFA Top Girls League

The AFFA Top Girls League (Azerbaijani: AFFA Yüksək Qızlar Liqası) is the highest level of league competition in women's football in Azerbaijan.[1]

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.[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 2002–03 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]

List of champions

The list of champions:[5]

youth leagues only

Teams in the 2023-24 season

Team Location Ground
Baku Juniors
Neftçi
Araz-Naxçıvan
Inter
Gabala
Balkhurma
Olimpiya

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFFA Yüksək Qızlar Liqası: Klub nümayəndələri ilə görüş keçirildi . msport.az . msport.az . 29 May 2024 . Azerbaijani.
  2. Web site: FIFA Goal programm. https://web.archive.org/web/20120409230759/http://www.fifa.com/mm/goalproject/aze_eng.pdf. dead. April 9, 2012. FIFA. 25 August 2011. PDF. 2009.
  3. Web site: U-16 League. affa.az. 25 August 2011. az.
  4. Web site: Azerbaijan 2021-22 Women's League Standings. AFFA. 13 October 2022. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220116095517/https://www.affa.az/index.php/yarlar/yksk-liqa-qzlar/cdvl/1140. 16 Jan 2022.
  5. Web site: Azerbaijan - List of Women Champions . 12 December 2015 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212519/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/azer-womchamp.html . 3 March 2016.
  6. Web site: 2016/17 standings . affa.az . 30 April 2017.