2011–12 Azerbaijan First Division


The 2011-12 Azerbaijan First Division is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. There are fourteen teams participating in Azerbaijani First Division this season.

Teams

At the end of the 2010–11 season, champions FC Absheron and runners-up was initially must be promoted but due financial difficulties, FC Absheron became defunct, while FK Mughan was demoted to first division and replaced by Sumgayit City F.C.. A further three places were given to Taraggi FC, Lokomotiv-Bilajary FK and Həkəri FK, who will be debutantes from this season. In November 2011, Həkəri FK' owners announced that club will be dissolved and all of their results in Azerbaijan First Division will be annulled.
On 10 April 2012, FK Qaradağ sealed promotion to league after winning first division. However, due decision of Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan about licensing, no clubs from division will be promoted which means all clubs from last season will be remaining in the league.
TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity
Bakili BakuBakuShafa Stadium8,000
EnergetikMingachevirYashar Mammadzade Stadium5,000
GöyazanQazakhQazakh City Stadium15,000
KarvanYevlakhYevlakh Stadium5,000
Lokomotiv-BilajaryBakuFK Baku training ground1,000
MKT ArazImishliHeydar Aliyev Stadium8,500
MOIK BakuBakuMOIK Stadium3,000
MughanSalyanSalyan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium2,000
NeftchalaNeftchalaNariman Narimanov Stadium2,000
QaradağLökbatanLökbatan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium2,000
ShahdagQusarŞövkət Orduxanov Stadium4,000
ShamkirŞəmkirShamkir City Stadium11,500
ShushaBakuShafa Stadium8,000
TaraggiGanjaGanja City Stadium25,000

League table

Results