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The Azerbaijan First Division is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football. The division is run by AFFA.
The First division currently consists of eight teams. After each season two top clubs are promoted to the Premier League. All teams play each other four times. The top two teams are promoted to the Premier League, whilst the two lowest-finishing teams are relegated to the Azerbaijan Regional 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 Premier League, 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] 2008/2009 Season
Location of teams in Azerbaijan Premier League 2008-09
The eight teams competing in the 2008-09 season are:
[edit] Winners
[edit] External links
- (Azerbaijani) AFFA
- (Azerbaijani) PFL
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan First Division 2009-10
