2017–18 Azerbaijan Premier League


The 2017–18 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 26th season of the Azerbaijan Premier League. The season began on 11 August 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018. Qarabağ were the defending champions.
Although unconfirmed by UEFA, it was expected that the winners of the league this season would earn a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, and the second and third placed clubs would earn a place in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

Teams

was relegated at the conclusion of the previous season. Sabail were promoted and will participate in the Premier League this season.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
GabalaQabalaGabala City Stadium4,500
KeşlaKeshlaInter Arena8,125
KapazGanjaGanja City Stadium25,000
Neftchi BakuBakuBakcell Arena10,500
QarabağBakuAzersun Arena5,800
SabailSəbailBayil Arena5,000
SumgayitSumqayitKapital Bank Arena1,500
ZiraBakuZira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium1,400

Stadiums

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
Gabala Roman Hryhorchuk Javid HuseynovJomaQafqaZ Hotels
Keşla Yuriy Maksymov Kamran AghayevJomaSamaya LTD
Neftchi Baku Tarlan Ahmadov Ruslan AbışovKappa
Qarabağ Gurban Gurbanov Rashad SadygovAdidasAzersun
Sabail Samir Aliyev Eltun YagubluNike
Sumgayit Samir Abbasov Vurğun HüseynovJomaPasha Insurance
Zira Aykhan Abbasov Anar NazirovJomaSantral Electric
Kapaz Yunis Huseynov Shahriyar RahimovNikeGəncə 4000

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Clubs will play each other four times for a total of 28 matches each.

Games 1–14

Games 15–28

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Bagaliy DaboGabala13
2 Amil YunanovSumgayit10
3 Steeven Joseph-MonroseGabala9
4 Mahir MadatovQarabağ8
4 Ignacio HerreraNeftçi8
6 Richard GadzeZira7
7 Famoussa KonéGabala6
7 Richard AlmeidaQarabağ6
7 Javid ImamverdiyevSumgayit6
7 Rahman HajiyevNeftçi6
11 Vusal IsgandarliZira5
11 Dino NdlovuQarabağ5
11 Mirabdulla AbbasovNeftçi5
11 Filip OzobićGabala5
11 Milan ĐurićZira5
11 Ruslan AbışovNeftçi5
11 Dani QuintanaQarabağ5

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 César MezaKeşla9
2 Dani QuintanaQarabağ5
2 Asif MammadovGabala5
2 Rashad EyyubovSumgayit5
2 Javid ImamverdiyevSumgayit5
2 Famoussa KonéGabala5
2 Richard GadzeZira5
2 Ignacio HerreraNeftçi5
9 Mahir MadatovQarabağ4
9 Richard AlmeidaQarabağ4
9 Dino NdlovuQarabağ4
9 Tamkin KhalilzadeZira/Gabala4
9 Rahman HajiyevNeftçi4
9 Emin MahmudovNeftçi4

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Ibrahim ŠehićQarabağ13
2 Dmytro BezotosnyiGabala9
3 Rashad AzizliNeftçi6
3 Farhad ValiyevSumgayit6

Scoring