2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League


The 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 24th season of Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Qarabağ were the defending champions, having won the 2014–15 Azerbaijan season.

Teams

entered the Premier League one year after their formation, and Kapaz PFK returned to the top level after two years of absence. Zira and Kapaz became fifth and ninth, respectively, in the 2014–15 First Division. They replaced Araz-Naxçıvan PFK, which withdrew from the league in November 2014, and Baku FC, which was relegated at the end of the previous season.
On 21 June 2015 the Professional Football League of Azerbaijan announced that Simurq PIK had refused to play in the 2015–16 Premier League due to ongoing financial problems. They were replaced by Ravan Baku FK, which became third in the 2014–15 First Division after they were relegated from the Premier League one season earlier.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
AZALBakuAZAL Stadium5,000
GabalaGabalaGabala City Stadium3,500
Inter BakuBakuInter Arena8,500
Khazar LankaranLankaranLankaran City Stadium15,000
Neftchi BakuBakuBakcell Arena11,000
QarabağAğdamKarabakh Stadium5,800
RavanBakuBayil Stadium3,000
SumgayitSumqayitKapital Bank Arena1,500
ZiraBakuZira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium1,500
KapazGanjaGanja City Stadium27,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamManagerTeam captainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AZAL Tarlan Ahmadov Seymur AsadovUmbroSilk Way
Gabala Roman Hryhorchuk Javid HuseynovJomaQafqaZ Hotels
Inter Baku Zaur Svanadze Giorgi LomaiaJomaIBA
Khazar Lankaran Elbrus Mammadov Tural JalilovPumaPalmali
Neftçi Baku Vali Gasimov Araz AbdullayevadidasSOCAR
Qarabağ Gurban Gurbanov Rashad SadygovadidasAzersun
Ravan Bahman Hasanov Ramazan AbbasovUmbroNissan
Sumgayit Samir Abbasov Vurğun HüseynovUmbroAzerkimya
Zira Adil Shukurov Rashad AbdullayevKappaSantral
Kapaz Shahin Diniyev Tural AkhundovadidasGəncə 4000

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Games 1–18

Games 19–36

Season statistics

Scoring

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Dani QuintanaQarabağ15
2 Nelson BonillaZirə14
3 Ruslan QurbanovNeftçi13
4 Amil YunanovSumqayıt12
5 Oleksiy GaiQəbələ10
6 RichardQarabağ9
6 Julien EbahKəpəz9
8 Samuel ArmenterosQarabağ7
8 Ermin ZecQəbələ7
8 Oleksiy AntonovQəbələ7
8 Nugzar KvirtiaAZAL7
8 Mahir MadatovQarabağ7

Hat-tricks

Discipline

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