2015–16 Azerbaijan First Division

{{short description|Football league season}}

{{Infobox football league season

|image =

|competition = Azerbaijan First Division

|season = 2015–16

|winners =

|relegated =

|biggest home win = Bakili 7–2 Energetik

|biggest away win = Energetik 0–12 Neftchala

|highest scoring = Energetik 0–12 Neftchala

|matches = 91

|total goals = 267

|longest wins =

|longest unbeaten =

|longest losses =

|highest attendance =

|lowest attendance =

|average attendance =

|prevseason = 2014–15

|nextseason = 2016–17

}}

The 2015–16 Azerbaijan First Division is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. Neftchala were the defending champions.

Teams

Kapaz, Ravan Baku and Zira were promoted to Azerbaijan Premier League, while Baku relegated to Azerbaijan First Division. Shusha and Lokomotiv-Bilajary were dissolved.

=Stadia and locations=

:Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

{{Location map+|Azerbaijan|float=right|width=400|caption=Location of teams in 2015-16 Azerbaijan First Division|places=

{{Location map~|Azerbaijan|lat=40.4 |long=49.9 |label=Bakılı
Baku
MOIK
Şərurspor|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Azerbaijan|lat=40.45 |long=48.47 |label=Ağsu}}

{{Location map~|Azerbaijan|lat=40.32 |long=49.75 |label=Qaradağ Lökbatan|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Azerbaijan|lat=39.35 |long=49.24111|label=Neftçala}}

{{Location map~|Azerbaijan|lat=39.86 |long=48.06 |label=Mil-Muğan}}

{{Location map~|Azerbaijan|lat=40.77 |long=47.04 |label=Energetik FC}}

{{Location map~|Azerbaijan|lat=40.767|long=46.136|label=Şəmkir|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Azerbaijan|lat=40.9922 |long=45.6288 |label=Turan|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Azerbaijan|lat=41.48 |long=48.30 |label=Şahdağ}}

{{Location map~|Azerbaijan|lat=41.6336 |long=46.6433 |label=Zaqatala}}

{{Location map~|Azerbaijan|lat=41.09 |long=45.36 |label=Göyəzən|position=left}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"

! Team

! Location

! Stadium

! Stadium capacity

Ağsu

|Agsu

|Agsu City Stadium

|3,000

Bakılı

|Baku

|Zirə Olympic Sport Complex Stadium

|1,500

Baku

|Baku

|FC Baku's Training Base

|2,000

Energetik

|Mingachevir

|Yashar Mammadzade Stadium

|5,000

Göyəzən

|Qazakh

|Qazakh City Stadium

|15,000

Mil-Muğan

|Imishli

|Heydar Aliyev Stadium

|8,500

MOIK

|Baku

|MOIK Stadium

|3,000

Neftçala

|Neftchala

|Nariman Narimanov Stadium

|2,000

Qaradağ Lökbatan

|Lökbatan

|Lökbatan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium

|2,000

Şərurspor

|Baku

|Bayil Stadium

|5,000

Şahdağ

|Qusar

|Şövkət Orduxanov Stadium

|4,000

Şəmkir

|Şəmkir

|Shamkir City Stadium

|11,500

Turan

|Tovuz

|Tovuz City Stadium

|6,800

Zaqatala

|Zaqatala

|Zaqatala City Stadium

|3,500

League table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|update=complete

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/azerbaijan/birinci-dasta/20152016/regular-season/r33145/ soccerway.com]

|team1=NEF

|team2=QAD

|team3=AGU

|team4=MOI

|team5=SHA

|team6=ZAG

|team7=TUR

|team8=ARZ

|team9=BKL

|team10=ABB

|team11=BAK

|team12=SER

|team13=ATM

|team14=ENG

|win_AGU=13 |draw_AGU=8 |loss_AGU=5 |gf_AGU=46 |ga_AGU=29

|win_BKL=8 |draw_BKL=6 |loss_BKL=12 |gf_BKL=34 |ga_BKL=46

|win_BAK=9 |draw_BAK=3 |loss_BAK=14 |gf_BAK=33 |ga_BAK=42

|win_ENG=4 |draw_ENG=3 |loss_ENG=19 |gf_ENG=14 |ga_ENG=100

|win_ATM=3 |draw_ATM=8 |loss_ATM=15 |gf_ATM=17 |ga_ATM=42

|win_ARZ=8 |draw_ARZ=8 |loss_ARZ=10 |gf_ARZ=28 |ga_ARZ=26

|win_MOI=14 |draw_MOI=5 |loss_MOI=7 |gf_MOI=53 |ga_MOI=24

|win_NEF=20 |draw_NEF=2 |loss_NEF=4 |gf_NEF=74 |ga_NEF=20

|win_QAD=18 |draw_QAD=4 |loss_QAD=4 |gf_QAD=59 |ga_QAD=28

|win_ABB=8 |draw_ABB=6 |loss_ABB=12 |gf_ABB=31 |ga_ABB=54

|win_SHA=10 |draw_SHA=8 |loss_SHA=8 |gf_SHA=30 |ga_SHA=24

|win_SER=8 |draw_SER=4 |loss_SER=14 |gf_SER=45 |ga_SER=44

|win_TUR=10 |draw_TUR=6 |loss_TUR=10 |gf_TUR=35 |ga_TUR=31

|win_ZAG=9 |draw_ZAG=9 |loss_ZAG=8 |gf_ZAG=47 |ga_ZAG=36

|result1=P

|status_NEF=C

|status_BAK=

|name_AGU=Ağsu

|name_BKL=Bakili

|name_BAK=Baku

|name_ENG=Energetik

|name_ATM=Göyəzən

|name_ARZ=Mil-Muğan

|name_MOI=MOIK Baku

|name_NEF=Neftchala

|name_QAD=Qaradağ Lökbatan

|name_ABB=Şahdağ

|name_SHA=Şəmkir

|name_SER=Şərurspor

|name_TUR=Turan Tovuz

|name_ZAG=Zaqatala

|class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5. head-to-head away goals (only if 2 teams are tied); 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored.{{cite web|title=Birinci Dasta: Season Rules|url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=581&view=rules|publisher=scoresway.com|accessdate=22 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407172053/http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=581&view=rules|archive-date=7 April 2015|url-status=dead}}

|res_col_header=P

|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=AGU|team2=BKL|team3=BAK|team4=ENG|team5=ATM

|team6=ARZ|team7=MOI|team8=NEF|team9=QAD|team10=SER

|team11=ABB|team12=SHA|team13=TUR|team14=ZAG

|name_AGU=Ağsu

|match_AGU_BKL=1–0

|match_AGU_BAK=3–0

|match_AGU_ENG=3–0

|match_AGU_ATM=2–1

|match_AGU_ARZ=2–0

|match_AGU_MOI=1–0

|match_AGU_NEF=1–1

|match_AGU_QAD=3–2

|match_AGU_SER=2–3

|match_AGU_ABB=4–1

|match_AGU_SHA=1–1

|match_AGU_TUR=0–0

|match_AGU_ZAG=1–1

|name_BKL=Bakili

|match_BKL_AGU=2–1

|match_BKL_BAK=3–1

|match_BKL_ENG=7–2

|match_BKL_ATM=2–2

|match_BKL_ARZ=0–2

|match_BKL_MOI=1–5

|match_BKL_NEF=1–5

|match_BKL_QAD=0–2

|match_BKL_SER=0–1

|match_BKL_ABB=4–1

|match_BKL_SHA=2–2

|match_BKL_TUR=2–1

|match_BKL_ZAG=3–1

|name_BAK=Baku

|match_BAK_AGU=2–3

|match_BAK_BKL=3–0

|match_BAK_ENG=1–2

|match_BAK_ATM=1–1

|match_BAK_ARZ=4–0

|match_BAK_MOI=1–0

|match_BAK_NEF=1–4

|match_BAK_QAD=0–2

|match_BAK_SER=2–1

|match_BAK_ABB=3–0

|match_BAK_SHA=0–0

|match_BAK_TUR=2–1

|match_BAK_ZAG=0–3

|name_ENG=Energetik

|match_ENG_AGU=0–4

|match_ENG_BKL=0–0

|match_ENG_BAK=3–1

|match_ENG_ATM=1–2

|match_ENG_ARZ=0–4

|match_ENG_MOI=1–5

|match_ENG_NEF=0–12

|match_ENG_QAD=0–5

|match_ENG_SER=0–4

|match_ENG_ABB=1–0

|match_ENG_SHA=1–0

|match_ENG_TUR=0–4

|match_ENG_ZAG=1–1

|name_ATM=Göyəzən

|match_ATM_AGU=0–0

|match_ATM_BKL=3–1

|match_ATM_BAK=0–0

|match_ATM_ENG=0–0

|match_ATM_ARZ=0–0

|match_ATM_MOI=1–2

|match_ATM_NEF=0–0

|match_ATM_QAD=0–2

|match_ATM_SER=0–5

|match_ATM_ABB=0–2

|match_ATM_SHA=0–1

|match_ATM_TUR=1–2

|match_ATM_ZAG=1–1

|name_ARZ=Mil-Muğan

|match_ARZ_AGU=1–2

|match_ARZ_BKL=2–0

|match_ARZ_BAK=3–1

|match_ARZ_ENG=4–1

|match_ARZ_ATM=3–1

|match_ARZ_MOI=2–1

|match_ARZ_NEF=0–1

|match_ARZ_QAD=1–1

|match_ARZ_SER=2–0

|match_ARZ_ABB=0–1

|match_ARZ_SHA=0–2

|match_ARZ_TUR=1–2

|match_ARZ_ZAG=0–0

|name_MOI=MOIK Baku

|match_MOI_AGU=0–2

|match_MOI_BKL=1–2

|match_MOI_BAK=4–0

|match_MOI_ENG=4–1

|match_MOI_ATM=4–0

|match_MOI_ARZ=1–1

|match_MOI_NEF=2–0

|match_MOI_QAD=1–1

|match_MOI_SER=1–0

|match_MOI_ABB=9–1

|match_MOI_SHA=2–1

|match_MOI_TUR=0–0

|match_MOI_ZAG=2–2

|name_NEF=Neftchala

|match_NEF_AGU=5–2

|match_NEF_BKL=4–1

|match_NEF_BAK=2–0

|match_NEF_ENG=10–0

|match_NEF_ATM=2–0

|match_NEF_ARZ=1–0

|match_NEF_MOI=1–0

|match_NEF_QAD=2–0

|match_NEF_SER=3–0

|match_NEF_ABB=4–0

|match_NEF_SHA=1–0

|match_NEF_TUR=0–1

|match_NEF_ZAG=3–1

|name_QAD=Qaradağ

|match_QAD_AGU=3–3

|match_QAD_BKL=0–0

|match_QAD_BAK=1–3

|match_QAD_ENG=7–0

|match_QAD_ATM=3–0

|match_QAD_ARZ=1–0

|match_QAD_MOI=2–0

|match_QAD_NEF=3–1

|match_QAD_SER=3–2

|match_QAD_ABB=1–0

|match_QAD_SHA=5–2

|match_QAD_TUR=4–1

|match_QAD_ZAG=2–1

|name_SER=Şərurspor

|match_SER_AGU=2–1

|match_SER_BKL=0–1

|match_SER_BAK=0–2

|match_SER_ENG=6–0

|match_SER_ATM=0–3

|match_SER_ARZ=1–1

|match_SER_MOI=0–3

|match_SER_NEF=1–4

|match_SER_QAD=2–3

|match_SER_ABB=5–1

|match_SER_SHA=1–2

|match_SER_TUR=0–1

|match_SER_ZAG=1–2

|name_ABB=Şahdağ

|match_ABB_AGU=1–1

|match_ABB_BKL=2–1

|match_ABB_BAK=2–1

|match_ABB_ENG=2–0

|match_ABB_ATM=1–0

|match_ABB_ARZ=1–1

|match_ABB_MOI=1–1

|match_ABB_NEF=4–3

|match_ABB_QAD=4–1

|match_ABB_SER=0–3

|match_ABB_SHA=1–2

|match_ABB_TUR=1–3

|match_ABB_ZAG=1–1

|name_SHA=Şəmkir

|match_SHA_AGU=1–0

|match_SHA_BKL=0–0

|match_SHA_BAK=2–1

|match_SHA_ENG=3–0

|match_SHA_ATM=1–0

|match_SHA_ARZ=0–0

|match_SHA_MOI=1–2

|match_SHA_NEF=0–1

|match_SHA_QAD=0–1

|match_SHA_SER=1–1

|match_SHA_ABB=2–2

|match_SHA_TUR=3–0

|match_SHA_ZAG=1–1

|name_TUR=Turan-T

|match_TUR_AGU=1–2

|match_TUR_BKL=1–1

|match_TUR_BAK=1–0

|match_TUR_ENG=5–0

|match_TUR_ATM=3–0

|match_TUR_ARZ=0–0

|match_TUR_MOI=1–2

|match_TUR_NEF=1–2

|match_TUR_QAD=1–2

|match_TUR_SER=1–1

|match_TUR_ABB=1–1

|match_TUR_SHA=1–0

|match_TUR_ZAG=0–1

|name_ZAG=Zaqatala

|match_ZAG_AGU=1–1

|match_ZAG_BKL=3–1

|match_ZAG_BAK=1–3

|match_ZAG_ENG=6–0

|match_ZAG_ATM=4–1

|match_ZAG_ARZ=2–0

|match_ZAG_MOI=0–1

|match_ZAG_NEF=1–2

|match_ZAG_QAD=1–2

|match_ZAG_SER=5–5

|match_ZAG_ABB=2–0

|match_ZAG_SHA=0–2

|match_ZAG_TUR=5–2

|update=complete

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/azerbaijan/birinci-dasta/20152016/regular-season/r33145/: Birinci Dasta Table]

}}

Season statistics

=Top scorers=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

rowspan="1"|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} Röyal Nəcəfov

|align="left"|MOİK

|rowspan="1"|24

rowspan="1"|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} David Janelidze

|align="left"|Nefchala

|rowspan="1"|21

rowspan="1"|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} Oruc Balaşlı

|align="left"|Zaqatala

|rowspan="1"|18

rowspan="1"|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} Rahman Musayev

|align="left"|Şərurspor

|rowspan="1"|16

=Six Goals=

class="wikitable sortable"
PlayerForAgainststyle="text-align:center"| ResultDate
{{flagicon|AZE}} Röyal NəcəfovMOİKŞahdağstyle="text-align:center;"| 9–1{{dts|format=dmy|2016|05|13}}{{cite web|title=MOİK 9-1 Şahdağ|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2016/05/13/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/MOİK-Baku/vs/Shahdagh-Gusar/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=13 May 2016|date=13 May 2016}}

=Penta-trick=

class="wikitable sortable"
PlayerForAgainststyle="text-align:center"| ResultDate
{{flagicon|GEO}} David JanelidzeNeftchalaEnergetikstyle="text-align:center;"| 10–0{{dts|format=dmy|2016|05|13}}{{cite web|title=Neftchala 10-0 Energetik|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2016/05/13/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/Neftchala/vs/Energetik-Min/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=13 May 2016|date=13 May 2016}}

=Poker=

class="wikitable sortable"
PlayerForAgainststyle="text-align:center"| ResultDate
{{flagicon|AZE}} Röyal NəcəfovEnergetikMOİKstyle="text-align:center;"| 1–5{{dts|format=dmy|2016|03|18}}{{cite web|title=Energetik 1-5 MOİK|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2016/03/12/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/Energetik-Min/vs/MOİK-Baku/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=24 March 2016|date=3 March 2016}}

=Hat-tricks=

class="wikitable sortable"
PlayerForAgainststyle="text-align:center"| ResultDate
{{flagicon|AZE}} Farmayil Aliyevrowspan=2| Neftchalarowspan=2| Energetikrowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 12–0rowspan=2 | {{dts|format=dmy|2015|09|11}}{{cite web|title=Energetik 0-12 Neftchala|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2015/12/10/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/Energetik-Min/vs/Neftchala/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=23 October 2015|date=11 September 2015}}
{{flagicon|GEO}} David Janelidze
{{flagicon|AZE}} Ulvi GuliyevBakılıEnergetikstyle="text-align:center;"| 7–2{{dts|format=dmy|2015|09|18}}{{cite web|title=Bakılı 7-2 Energetik|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2015/12/10/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/Bakili-Baku/vs/Energetik-Min/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=23 October 2015|date=18 September 2015}}
{{flagicon|AZE}} Rahman MusayevŞərursporGöyəzənstyle="text-align:center;"| 5–0{{dts|format=dmy|2015|09|24}}{{cite web|title=Göyəzən 0-5 Şərurspor|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2015/09/10/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/Goyazan-Qazax/vs/Sarurspor-FK/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=23 October 2015|date=24 September 2015}}
{{flagicon|AZE}} Rahman MusayevŞərursporEnergetikstyle="text-align:center;"| 6–0{{dts|format=dmy|2015|10|01}}{{cite web|title=Şərurspor 6-0 Energetik|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2015/09/10/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/Sarurspor-FK/vs/Energetik-Min/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=23 October 2015|date=1 October 2015}}
{{flagicon|AZE}} Ali BagirovAğsuŞahdağstyle="text-align:center;"| 4–1{{dts|format=dmy|2015|10|22}}{{cite web|title=Ağsu 4-1 Şahdağ|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2015/12/10/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/AGSU-FK/vs/Shahdagh-Gusar/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=23 October 2015|date=22 October 2015}}
{{flagicon|IRI}} Sajjad KermanMil-MuğanEnergetikstyle="text-align:center;"| 4–0{{dts|format=dmy|2015|11|13}}{{cite web|title=Energetik 0-4 Mil-Muğan|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2015/12/10/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/Energetik-Min/vs/Mil-Mugan/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=24 December 2015|date=13 November 2015}}
{{flagicon|AZE}} Cavid MukhtarzadeQaradağŞahdağstyle="text-align:center;"| 5–2{{dts|format=dmy|2015|11|27}}{{cite web|title=Qaradağ 5-2 Şahdağ|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2015/12/10/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/FK-Qaradag/vs/Shamkir/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=24 December 2015|date=27 November 2015}}
{{flagicon|AZE}} Elnur SamedovQaradağAğsustyle="text-align:center;"| 3–3{{dts|format=dmy|2015|12|18}}{{cite web|title=Qaradağ 3-3 Ağsu|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2015/12/10/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/FK-Qaradag/vs/AGSU-FK/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=24 December 2015|date=18 December 2015}}
{{flagicon|AZE}} Aqşin HəşimovŞərursporNeftchalastyle="text-align:center;"| 1–4{{dts|format=dmy|2016|03|12}}{{cite web|title=Şərurspor 1-4 Neftchala|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2016/03/12/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/Sarurspor-FK/vs/Neftchala/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=24 March 2016|date=3 March 2016}}
{{flagicon|AZE}} Elvin NesibovZaqatalaEnergetikstyle="text-align:center;"| 6–0{{dts|format=dmy|2016|03|12}}{{cite web|title=Zaqatala 6-0 Energetik|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2016/03/12/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/Zagatala-PFK/vs/Energetik-Min/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=24 March 2016|date=3 March 2016}}
{{flagicon|AZE}} Valeh SeyidovBakıMil-Muğanstyle="text-align:center;"| 4–0{{dts|format=dmy|2016|04|15}}{{cite web|title=Bakı 4-0 Mil-Muğan|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2016/04/15/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/FK-Baku/vs/Mil-Mugan/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=24 March 2016|date=4 April 2016}}
{{flagicon|AZE}} Azər MəmmədovTuran TovuzEnergetikstyle="text-align:center;"| 5–0{{dts|format=dmy|2016|04|21}}{{cite web|title=Turan Tovuz 5-0 Energetik|url=http://www.futbol24.com/match/2015/12/10/national/Azerbaijan/First-Division/2015-2016/Turan-Tovuz/vs/Energetik-Min/|work=futbol24.com|accessdate=24 March 2016|date=4 April 2016}}

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