2004–05 Azerbaijan Top League
| Season | 2004–05 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Neftchi Baku |
| Relegated |
Karat Baki Shamkir Adliyya Baku Bakılı Baku Shafa Baku |
| Champions League | Neftchi Baku |
| UEFA Cup |
Khazar Lankaran Baku |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Karvan |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 738 (2.41 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Zaur Ramazanov (21) |
| Biggest home win |
Khazar Lankaran 6-0 Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit Adliyya Baku 6-0 MOIK Baku |
| Biggest away win | Bakılı 2-7 Baku |
| Highest scoring | Bakılı 2-7 Baku |
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← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
The 2004-05 Azerbaijan Top League was the thirteenth season of the Top League since its establishment in 1992. The season began on 7 August 2004 and finished on 24 May 2005. Neftchi Baku were the defending champions, having won the previous season, and they retained the title after defeating Khazar Lankaran in a playoff after both teams finished level on points and goal difference.
League table
| Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khazar Lankaran | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 15 | +53 | 78 | UEFA Cup 2005–06 Second qualifying round |
| 1 | Neftçi Baku (C) | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 18 | +34 | 78 | 2005–06 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 3 | Karvan | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 18 | +48 | 76 | 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round |
| 4 | Turan | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 21 | +43 | 73 | |
| 5 | Baku | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 60 | 14 | +46 | 73 | UEFA Cup 2005–06 First qualifying round 1 |
| 6 | Qarabağ | 33 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 70 | |
| 7 | Inter Baku | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 66 | |
| 8 | FK MKT-Araz | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 57 | |
| 9 | Ganja | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 42 | |
| 10 | Template:Fb team Karat Baki (R) | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 40 | Relegation to 2005-06 Azerbaijan First Division |
| 11 | Göyəzən | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 33 | |
| 12 | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 33 | |
| 13 | Şəmkir (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 32 | Relegation to 2005-06 Azerbaijan First Division |
| 14 | Şahdağ | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 32 | |
| 15 | MOIK Baku | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 30 | |
| 16 | Adliyya Baku (R) | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 66 | −42 | 25 | Relegation to 2005-06 Azerbaijan First Division |
| 17 | Bakili (R) | 34 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 71 | −49 | 14 | |
| 18 | Shafa Baku | 34 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 95 | −79 | 7 | Team Dissolved 2 |
Updated to games played on 6 December 2013.
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Baku qualified for the first qualifiying round of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as winner of the 2004–05 Azerbaijan Cup.
2Safa withdrew during the winter break for financial reasons, all their remaining matches have been awarded 0-3 against them.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Championship play-off
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zaur Ramazanov |
Karvan | 21 |
| 2 | Samir Aliyev |
Khazar Lankaran | 20 |
| 3 |  Oktay Derelioğlu |
Khazar Lankaran | 17 |
| Farrukh Ismayilov |
Karvan | 17 | |
| 5 |  Issa Nikiema |
Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 16 |
| 6 | Kanan Karimov |
Turan Tovuz | 15 |
| 7 | Zaur Tagizade |
Neftchi Baku | 14 |
| 8 |  Fernando Pérez |
Baku | 13 |
| 9 |  [2] Leandro Gomes |
Baku | 12 |
| Vadim Vasilyev |
Qarabağ | 12 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Escort Essong | Şəmkir | Adliyya Baku | 3–1 | 8 August 2004 |
| Issa Nikiema4 | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | Karat Baku | 5–0 | 12 August 2004 |
| Samir Musayev | Qarabağ | Göyəzən | 4–2 | 26 September 2004 |
| Zaur Ramazanov | Karvan | Ganja | 3–0 | 26 September 2004 |
| Zaur Ramazanov | Karvan | Turan Tovuz | 4–3 | 17 October 2004 |
| Vadim Vasilyev | Qarabağ | MOIK Baku | 3–0 | 31 October 2004 |
| Samir Aliyev | Khazar Lankaran | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 6–0 | 3 November 2004 |
 Mikheil Khutsishvili4 | Ganja | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 6–1 | 19 March 2005 |
| Fernando Pérez4 | Baku | Göyəzən | 6–0 | 21 April 2005 |
| Oktay Derelioğlu | Khazar Lankaran | Adliyya Baku | 6–1 | 3 May 2005 |
| Shalva Mumladze | Şahdağ | Göyəzən | 3–1 | 15 May 2005 |
| Yashar Abuzerov | Baku | Adliyya Baku | 4–0 | 24 May 2005 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
References
- ↑ "Top 10 Goal Scorers" (PDF). pfl.az. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ Did not become an Azerbaijani citizen until 2006
- ↑ "Azerbaijan 2004/05". rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
External links
- Azerbaijan 2004-05 RSSSF