Season 2015–16 Champions League Qarabağ Dates 9 Aug 2015 – 20 May 2016 Location Azerbaijan Goals scored 390 | Champions Qarabağ Champion Qarabağ FK Matches played 180 | |
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Europa League GabalaKapazNeftchi Baku Similar 2015–16 Maltese Premier L, 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga, 2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier L, 2015–16 Danish Superliga | ||
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 previous season.
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Teams
Zira FK entered the Premier League just 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 replace Araz-Naxçıvan PFK, which withdrew from the league in November 2014, and Baku FC, which relegated at the end of the previous season.
On 21 June 2015 the Professional Football League of Azerbaijan announced that Simurq PIK refuses 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 just one season earlier.
Stadia and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.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.