Azerbaijan First Division

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The Azerbaijan First Division is the second level of Azerbaijan professional football. The division is run by AFFA.

The First division is divide to two groups. Group A and Group B. The First division consists of 18 clubs complete. After each season two top clubs are promoted to the Premier League.

[edit] History

Due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, all Azerbaijan clubs of the former Soviet Premier Division and Soviet First Division conformed a single Azerbaijan Top Division, which meant that the new second tier of Azerbaijan football would remain regionalized. For the first two seasons three regional groups conformed the second tier, until in 1994 the single table in use today began to be used.

[edit] 2007 clubs

In 2007/2008 season, the following clubs are in the First Division:

Group A

  • FC Absheron
  • FC NBC
  • Anshad-Petrol
  • Bakılı
  • Qarabag-2
  • Baku-2
  • İnter-2
  • Spartak Baku
  • Adliyya

Group B

  • MOİK
  • Shahdag
  • MKT Araz
  • Energetik FC
  • Goyaza
  • Neftchi-2
  • Standard-2
  • Khazar Lenkoran-2
  • Turan-2

[edit] External links

  • (Azerbaijani) AFFA
Second level football leagues of Europe (UEFA)
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