AFFA Top Girls League

The AFFA Top Girls League (Azerbaijani: AFFA Yüksək Qızlar Liqası) is the highest level of league competition in women's football in Azerbaijan.[1]

AFFA Top Girls League
Organising bodiesAFFA
First season2002
Country Azerbaijan
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams9
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
Current championsNeftçi PFK
Current: 2024–25 AFFA Top Girls League

History

The league was played out from 2003[2] for some years. After that there first were no leagues and then only youth (U15, U17) ones.[2][3]

The winning team of the league qualified for a spot in the UEFA Women's Cup. Gömrükçü Baku has represented Azerbaijan five times from 2002–03 to 2006–07 and reached a quarter-final. Ruslan-93 Baku played the Women's Cup in 2007–08.

The first season after the hiatus was held in 2016/17 with Gabala FK winning the title. Sumgayit FK would win the next title before the league would return to a hiatus. It appears to have run for half a season in 2021–22, but no further information is available.[4]

List of champions

The list of champions:[5]

  • 2003/04: Gömrükçü Baku
  • 2004: Gömrükçü Baku
  • 2005: Gömrükçü Baku
  • 2006: Ruslan-93
  • 2007: Ruslan-93
youth leagues only
  • 2016/17: Gabala FK[6]
  • 2017/18: Sumqayıt FK

Teams in the 2023-24 season
TeamLocationGround
Baku JuniorsBaku
NeftçiBaku
SumgayitSumgayit
Araz-NaxçıvanNakhchivan
InterKhachmaz
GabalaGabala
ShamkirShamkir
BalkhurmaBalaken
OlimpiyaAghjabadi

References
  1. "AFFA Yüksək Qızlar Liqası: Klub nümayəndələri ilə görüş keçirildi". msport.az (in Azerbaijani). msport.az. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. "FIFA Goal programm" (PDF). FIFA. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  3. "U-16 League" (in Azerbaijani). affa.az. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  4. "Azerbaijan 2021-22 Women's League Standings". AFFA. Archived from the original on 16 Jan 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. "Azerbaijan - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  6. "2016/17 standings". affa.az. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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