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2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League

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Season
  
2016–17

Goals scored
  
176 (2.2 per match)

Matches played
  
80

2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League

Dates
  
6 August 2016 – 28 April 2017

Biggest home win
  
Qarabağ 6–0 AZAL (9 September 2016)

Biggest away win
  
Neftçi Baku 0–8 Gabala (10 September 2016)

The 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League is the 25th season of Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Qarabağ are the defending champions, having won the previous season. The season began on 6 August 2016 and will end in May 2017.

Contents

Teams

On 13 June 2016 the Professional Football League of Azerbaijan announced that both Khazar Lankaran, and Ravan, had been refused licenses to play in the 2016–17 Premier League and that no First Division teams would replace them.

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.

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Elvin Badalov for Neftçi Baku against AZAL (6 August 2016)
  • Fastest goal of the season: 2nd minute,
  • Reynaldo for Qarabağ against AZAL (9 September 2016)

    • Top scorers

    As of match played 19 February 2017

    References

    2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League Wikipedia
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