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The 1998–99 Azerbaijan Top League was the eighth season of the Azerbaijan Top League, since their independence from the USSR in August 1991, and was contested by 14 clubs. The season took place between 15 August 1998 and May 1999 and was won by Kapaz with Neftqaz Bakı and Shahdag being relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division as well as Bakili Baku due to financial problems.
| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kapaz |
| Relegated | Bakili Baku Neftqaz Bakı Shahdag |
| Champions League | Kapaz |
| UEFA Cup | Shamkir Neftchi Baku |
| Intertoto Cup | Qarabağ |
| Matches played | 230 |
| Goals scored | 630 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alay Bəhramov (24) |
| Biggest home win | Neftchi Baku 11-0 Şahdağ |
| Biggest away win | Şahdağ 0-6 Kəpəz |
| Highest scoring | Neftchi Baku 11-0 Şahdağ Viləş FK 6-6 Turan Tovuz |
← 1997–98 | |
Stadia and locations
Location of teams in Azerbaijan Premier League 1998–99
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Bakılı Baku | Shafa Stadium (IV field) | 8,152 |
| Bakı Fahlasi | Ismat Gayibov Stadium | 5,000 |
| Dinamo Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
| Kapaz | Ganja City Stadium | 26,120 |
| Qarabağ | Guzanli Olympic Stadium1 | 15,000 |
| Khazar Sumgayit | ||
| MOIK Baku | Shafa Stadium (IV field) | 8,152 |
| Neftchi Baku | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 29,858 |
| Neftqaz Bakı | Ismat Gayibov Stadium | 5,000 |
| Shafa Baku | Shafa Stadium (IV field) | 8,152 |
| Shahdag | Shovkat Ordukhanov Stadium | 4,000 |
| Shamkir | ||
| Turan Tovuz | Tovuz City Stadium | 10,000 |
| Viləş Masallı | Anatoliy Banishevskiy Stadium | 8,000 |
1Qarabağ played their home matches at Surakhani Stadium in Baku before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009.[1]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapaz | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 17 | +60 | 58 | Qualification for championship group |
| 2 | Qarabağ | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 54 | |
| 3 | Dinamo Baku | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 52 | |
| 4 | Neftchi Baku | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 18 | +39 | 52 | |
| 5 | Shamkir | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 50 | |
| 6 | Bakı Fahlasi | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 50 | |
| 7 | Turan Tovuz | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 49 | Qualification for 7-10 group |
| 8 | Viləş Masallı | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 46 | |
| 9 | Bakili Baku | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 28 | |
| 10 | MOIK Baku | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 26 | |
| 11 | Khazar Sumgayit | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 70 | −50 | 16 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 12 | Shafa Baku | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 54 | −30 | 14 | |
| 13 | Shahdag | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 86 | −66 | 10 | |
| 14 | Neftqaz Bakı | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 68 | −53 | 9 |
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
| Home \ Away | BFA | BKL | DIN | KAP | KHS | MOI | NEF | NEB | QAR | SHB | ABB | SHA | TUR | MAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakı Fahlasi | 1–0 | 3–0[a] | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–0[a] | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bakili | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0[a] | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Dinamo Baku | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0[a] | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Kapaz | 4–1 | 3–0[a] | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 11–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Khazar Sumgayit | 0–3[a] | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 8–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| MOIK Baku | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Neftçi Baku | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 3–0[a] | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 11–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Neftqaz Bakı | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Qarabağ | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0[a] | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Shafa Baku | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Şahdağ | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 4–0 | 0–3[a] | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Şəmkir | 3–1 | 3–0[a] | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0[a] | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0[a] | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Turan | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0[a] | 1–1 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Viləş FK | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
Championship group
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapaz (C) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 25 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Shamkir | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 16 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Neftchi Baku | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 15 | |
| 4 | Qarabağ | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 12 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Bakı Fahlasi | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 9 | |
| 6 | Dinamo Baku | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 7 |
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results
| Home \ Away | BFA | DIN | KAP | NEF | QAR | SHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakı Fahlasi | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Dinamo Baku | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Kapaz | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Neftçi Baku | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Qarabağ | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Şəmkir | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
7-10 group
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Turan Tovuz | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 14 | |
| 8 | Viləş Masallı | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 9 | |
| 9 | MOIK Baku | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 | |
| 10 | Bakili Baku (R) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division[a] |
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Bakili Baku were relegated due to financial problems
Results
Relegation group
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Shafa Baku | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 10 | |
| 12 | Khazar Sumgayit | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
| 13 | Neftqaz Bakı (R) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
| 14 | Shahdag (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team withdrew[a] |
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Shahdag withdrew after the first round fixtures and as a result were relegated.
Results
| Home \ Away | KHS | NEB | SHB | ABB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khazar Sumgayit | 5–0 | 0–5 | ||
| Neftqaz Bakı | 2–2 | 1–3 | ||
| Shafa Baku | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||
| Şahdağ |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alay Bəhramov |
Viləş Masallı | 24 |
| 2 | Vadim Vasilyev |
Baku Fahlasi | 19 |
| 3 | Vidadi Rzayev |
Kapaz | 18 |
| 4 | Həsən Abdullayev |
Kapaz | 16 |
| Yalçın Bağırov |
Qarabağ | 16 | |
| 6 |  Leonid Kalfa |
Neftchi Baku | 15 |
| Farrukh Ismayilov |
Dinamo Baku | 15 | |
| Mushfig Huseynov |
Qarabağ | 15 | |
| 9 | Badri Kvaratskhelia |
Shamkir | 14 |
| 10 | Nazim Aliyev |
Dinamo Baku | 13 |
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