Azerbaijan Premier League - Competition Format

Competition Format

The competition format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of a season, which lasts from August to May, each club plays every other club twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 36 games.Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, with the highest-ranked club at the end of the season crowned champion.

A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Azerbaijan Premier League and the Azerbaijan First Division. The two lowest placed teams in Premier League are relegated to the First Division, and the top two teams from the First Division promoted to Premier League. Below is a complete record of how many teams played in each season throughout the league's history;

26 clubs = 1992
20 clubs = 1993
16 clubs = 1993–1994
13 clubs = 1994–1995
11 clubs = 1995–1996
16 clubs = 1996–1997
15 clubs = 1997–1998
10 clubs = 1998–1999
12 clubs = 1999–2000
11 clubs = 2000–2001

12 clubs = 2001–2002
14 clubs = 2003–2004
18 clubs = 2004–2005
14 clubs = 2005–2006
13 clubs = 2006–2007
14 clubs = 2007–2009
12 clubs = 2009–2013
10 clubs = 2013–present

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