2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League

Standard Sumgayit and Karvan had been relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division after finishing 11th and 12th, respectively, at the end of last season. They were replaced by First Division champions Ganja and runners-up MOIK Baku. Olimpik-Shuvalan Baku were renamed AZAL Baku prior to the start of the season. Stadia and locations Personnel and sponsoring Managerial changes ==First round==

League table Results ==Second round==

The league was split into two groups; however, each team retained its record from the first round. Championship group The top six teams of the first phase participate in this group, which will decide which team will win the championship. Additionally, teams in this group compete for one 2011–12 Champions League and two Europa League spots. The winners will qualify for the Champions League Second qualifying round, with the runners-up and third place team earning a spot in the Europa League first qualifying round. Table Results Relegation group Table Results ==Season statistics==

Top scorers Hat-tricks Scoring • First goal of the season: Bachana Tskhadadze for Simurq against Ganja (7 August 2010) • Fastest goal of the season: 1st minute, Bahodir Nasimov for Neftchi Baku against Simurq (21 August 2010) • Largest winning margin: 5 goals • MOIK Baku 0–5 Ganja (2 October 2010) • AZAL 5–0 Inter Baku (16 October 2010) • Highest scoring game: 8 goals • Neftchi Baku 6–2 Ganja (23 October 2010) • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals • Neftchi Baku 6–2 Ganja (23 October 2010) Clean sheets • Most clean sheets: 19 • Neftchi Baku • Gabala • Fewest clean sheets: 4 • MOIK Baku Discipline • Most yellow cards (club): 77 • FK Mughan • Most yellow cards (player): 12 • Zurab Dzamsashvili (Ganja) • Most red cards (club): 6 • Baku • Ganja • Most red cards (player): 2 • Aziz Guliyev (Baku) • Ramal Huseynov (Ganja) Monthly awards ==References==