2008–09 Azerbaijan Premier League
| Season | 2008–09 |
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| Champions | FK Baku (2nd title) |
| Relegated |
Bakılı Baku MOIK Baku |
| UEFA Champions League | FK Baku |
| UEFA Europa League |
Inter Baku Simurq Zaqatala Karabakh (via domestic cup) |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 443 (2.43 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Walter Guglielmone (17) |
| Biggest home win | Baku 7–0 Turan |
| Biggest away win | Bakılı Baku 0–7 Baku |
| Highest scoring |
Baku 7–0 Turan MOIK 1–6 Olimpik Bakılı Baku 0–7 Baku |
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The 2008–09 Azerbaijan Premier League is the 17th season of Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijani professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. Inter Baku were the defending champions, having won the previous season.
FK Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit and ABN Bärdä were relegated after finishing the previous season in 13th and 14th place, respectively. They were replaced by the champions of the two groups in the Azerbaijan First Division, Bakılı Baku and MOIK Baku.
On 8 July 2008, FK Masallı withdrew their participation from the league, citing competitional and financial problems as reasons. Although it was unclear as of 21 July if the Azerbaijan Football Federation would be naming a substitute or if the championship would start with just 13 teams, shortly thereafter AFFA named FK NBC Salyan to replace Masallı in top league.
On 31 October 2008, FK NBC Salyan changed their name to FK Mughan.
1Karabakh played their home matches at Surakhani Stadium in Baku before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009.
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Karabakh won the Azerbaijan Cup 2008–09 and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(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.
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