Final Table: 1.FK Shamkir 22 17 4 1 46-11 55 Champions 2.Kapaz Ganca 22 14 2 6 46-24 44 UEFA Cup (as cup winners) 3.Neftchi Baki 22 13 4 5 35-17 43 UEFA Cup 4.Vilash Masalli 22 11 3 8 28-25 36 Intertoto Cup 5.ANS Pivani Baki 22 10 2 10 24-28 32 [*] 6.Dinamo Baki 22 9 4 9 21-17 31 7.Shafa Baki 22 8 3 11 22-32 27 8.Garabagh Aghdam 22 5 10 7 21-25 25 9.Kimyachi Sumgayit 22 7 1 14 23-34 22 10.Turan Tovuz 22 5 5 12 17-36 20 --------------------------------------------------- 11.Hazar Universiteti Baki 22 5 3 14 19-41 18 Relegated 12.OIK Baki 22 3 3 16 11-41 12 Relegated [*] play home matches in Buzovna NB: OIK (Ordu Idman Klubi) is the Azeri rendering of SKA (Sport Klub of Army) Hazar Universiteti later saved from relegation due to dissolving of ANS Pivani due to financial problems. Promoted: Shahdag Kuba and Araz Nahchivan Round 1 Shafa 1-0 Hazar Un Kimyashi 2-0 OIK Pivani 1-0 Turan Shamkir 2-0 Dinamo Garabagh 0-0 Vilash Neftchi 3-1 Kapaz Round 2 Vilash 3-0 Turan OIK 2-1 ANS Pivani Kimyashi 1-0 Dinamo Kapaz 0-0 Shamkir Hazar Un 2-3 Neftchi Garabagh 2-0 Shafa Round 3 Shamkir 6-0 Hazar Un Kimyashi 2-3 Kapaz Pivani 0-1 Dinamo Neftchi 2-0 Karabagh Shafa 3-1 Vilash Turan 1-0 OIK Round 4 Vilash 1-0 OIK Dinamo 2-0 Turan Kapaz 2-1 ANS Pivani Hazar 2-1 Kimyachi Garabagh 1-5 Shamkir Shafa 0-0 Neftchi Round 5 Neftchi 3-0 Vilash Shamkir 2-0 Shafa Kimyashi 1-0 Garabagh Pivani 4-1 Hazar Un Turan 0-1 Kapaz OIK 0-0 Dinamo Round 6 Shafa 2-0 Kimyachi Hazar Un 0-0 Turan Neftchi 0-0 Shamkir Garabagh 3-0 ANS Pivani Kapaz 5-1 OIK Vilash 1-1 Dinamo Round 7 Dinamo 0-2 Kapaz Kimyachi 1-2 Neftchi Shamkir 2-0 Vilash Turan 0-0 Garabagh Pivani 3-1 Shafa [Ilham Mamedov, ? - ?] OIK 0-2 Hazar Un [Samir Alekperov, ?] Round 8 Shafa 1-0 Turan Hazar Un 0-2 Dinamo Vilash awd Kapaz [awarded 3-0 to Vilash] Garabagh n/p OIK [awarded 0-3 against both] Neftchi n/p Pivani [awarded 0-3 against both] Kimyachi n/p Shamkir [awarded 0-3 against both] [NB: only Vilash agreed to play this round following a conflict between the clubs and the FA] Round 9 Pivanis 0-3 Shamkir [V.Kulikov 2, B.Kvaratskhelia 26, M.Gurbanov 45] Kapaz 4-2 Hazar Uni [R.Mamedov 46, 73, 84, M.Guseynov 78 - S.Alekberov 52, F.Farzaliyev 62] Dinamo 1-0 Garabagh [P.Aliyev 43] Turan 0-2 Neftchi [V.Vasilyev 18, F.Ismailov 77] OIK 0-1 Shafa [A.Ibragimov 81] Kimyachi 1-3 Vilash [Z.Hidayatov 45 - E.Kerimov 15, 47, K.Kerimov 89] Round 10 Vilash 2-0 Hazar Uni Garabagh 2-1 Kapaz Shafa 0-3 Dinamo Neftchi 1-0 OIK Shamkir 2-1 Turan Kimyachi 0-1 Pivani Round 11 Dinamo 0-2 Neftchi [B.Musayev, V.Vasilyev] OIK 0-3 Shamkir [V.Kulikov-2, B.Kvaratskhelia] Kapaz 1-0 Shafa [R.Mamedov] Pivani 1-0 Vilash [H.Mamedov] Hazar Un 0-0 Garabagh Turan 1-0 Kimyachi [V.Farhadov] Round 12 Kapaz 1-0 Neftchi [R.Ahmedov 57] Turan 2-3 Pivani [? - H.Mamedov-2, ?] Vilash 2-1 Garabagh Dinamo 0-2 Shamkir OIK 2-1 Kimyachi Shafa 2-1 Hazar Un Round 13 [Mar 27] Shamkir 2-1 Kapaz Neftch 5-1 Hazar Un Pivani 1-1 OIK Vilash 1-0 Turan Kimyachi 1-0 Dinamo Shafa n/p Garabagh [awd; Garabagh players didn't show up in protest against non-paid salaries; Garabagh may withdraw] [replay] Shafa 2-2 Garabagh Round 14 OIK 1-0 Turan [E.Rahmanov pen] Vilash 2-1 Shafa [F.Parvarov-2 - R.Nasibov] Kapaz 2-0 Kimyachi [V.Rzayev-2] Dinamo 1-0 Pivani [P.Aliyev] Hazar Un 0-2 Shamkir [M.Orucev, B.Kvaratskhelia] Garabagh 1-1 Neftchi [A.Asadov - V.Vasilyev] Round 15 [Apr 8, 9] Shamkir 1-0 Garabagh [B.Kvaratskhelia] Pivani 0-3 Kapaz [R.Mamedov, R.Ahmedov, V.Rzayev] OIK 0-2 Vilash Turan 2-1 Dinamo [I.Farhadov, N.Sadihov - C.Sultanov] Neftchi 2-0 Shafa Kimyachi 1-0 Hazar Un [K.Alibabayev] Round 16 [Apr 18] Shafa 0-2 Shamkir [M.Aliyev pen, M.Yunusov] Vilash 2-1 Neftchi [K.Kerimov, A.Bayramov - K.Guliyev] Kapaz 9-0 Turan [R.Mamedov-2] Garabagh 3-2 Kimyachi Dinamo 4-0 OIK Hazar Un 1-0 Pivani Round 17 [Apr 24] Pivani 2-2 Garabagh [F.Mamedov, H.Mamedov pen - Ya.Bagirov, E.Hankisiyev] Dinamo 2-1 Vilash [P.Aliyev-2 - F.Parvarov pen] Kimyachi 4-2 Shafa [N.Aliyev-2, M.Sukurov, A.Mamedov - ?] OIK 1-2 Kapaz [R.Faraczade - I.Suleymanov, M.Guseynov] Turan 2-1 Hazar Uni [N.Nabiyev-2 - S.Alekperov] Shamkir 2-0 Neftchi [B.Kvaratskhelia-2] Round 18 [Apr 29] Vilash 1-3 Shamkir [S.Mamedov - E.Gurbanov, V.Kulikov, F.Cabbarov] Kapaz 1-0 Dinamo [M.Guseynov] Neftchi 4-0 Kimyachi [F.Ismailov, I.Yadullayev, V.Vasilyev pen, S.Aliyev] Shafa 0-2 Pivani [A.Ibragimov(Sh) og, H.Mamedov] Garabagh 0-0 Turan Hazar Un 2-0 OIK [S.Alekperov, G.Tfalabeishvili] Round 19 Pivani 1-0 Neftchi [M.Gurbanov] Kapaz 3-0 Vilash [R.Mamedov, R.Ahmedov-2] Dinamo 3-1 Hazar Un [P.Aliyev, C.Sultanov, S.Musayev - G.Tfalabeishvili] Kimyachi 0-0 Shamkir OIK 1-1 Garabagh [C.Tanriverdiyev - Ya.Bagirov] Turan 3-0 Shafa [N.Sadihov-2 (1 pen), V.Farhadov] Round 20 [May 10] Neftchi 1-1 Turan Shamkir 1-0 Pivani [V.Kulikov] Vilash 2-1 Kimyachi Hazar Un 3-1 Kapaz Garabagh 0-0 Dinamo Shafa awd OIK [awarded 3-0; OIK left the field in 77'] Round 21 [May 13] Kapaz 1-1 Garabagh [R.Ahmedov - Ya.Bagirov] Dinamo 0-0 Shafa Hazar Uni 0-0 Vilash [May 14] ANS Pivani 1-0 Kimyachi [M.Gurbanov] OIK 1-2 Neftchi [Z.Tagizade - L.Kalfa, S.Aliyev] Turan 3-3 Shamkir [N.Nabiyev-2, V.Farhadov - V.Kulikov, B.Kvaratskhelia, I.Mamedov] Round 22 Shamkir 3-1 OIK [B.Kvaratskhelia-2 (1 pen), M.Mamedov - R.Guseynov] Shafa 3-2 Kapaz Neftchi 1-0 Dinamo [M.Magomedov] Vilash 1-2 ANS Pivani Kimyachi 4-1 Turan Garabagh 2-0 Hazar Uni Final Table: 1.FK Shamkir 22 17 4 1 46-11 55 Champions 2.Kapaz Ganca 22 14 2 6 46-24 44 UEFA Cup (as cup winners) 3.Neftchi Baki 22 13 4 5 35-17 43 UEFA Cup 4.Vilash Masalli 22 11 3 8 28-25 36 Intertoto Cup 5.ANS Pivani Baki 22 10 2 10 24-28 32 [*] 6.Dinamo Baki 22 9 4 9 21-17 31 7.Shafa Baki 22 8 3 11 22-32 27 8.Garabagh Aghdam 22 5 10 7 21-25 25 9.Kimyachi Sumgayit 22 7 1 14 23-34 22 10.Turan Tovuz 22 5 5 12 17-36 20 --------------------------------------------------- 11.Hazar Universiteti Baki 22 5 3 14 19-41 18 Relegated 12.OIK Baki 22 3 3 16 11-41 12 Relegated [*] play home matches in Buzovna NB: OIK (Ordu Idman Klubi) is the Azeri rendering of SKA (Sport Klub of Army) Hazar Universiteti later saved from relegation due to dissolving of ANS Pivani due to financial problems. Promoted: Shahdag Kuba and Araz Nahchivan Top Scorers: ------------ 1.Badri Kvaratskhelia (FK Shamkir) 16 [Georgia] 2.Rovsan Ahmedov (Kapaz) 12 Viktor Kulikov (FK Shamkir) 12 [Ukraine] 4.Ramiz Mamedov (Kapaz) 10 Author: Mike Dryomin (mike.d@g23.relcom.ru) Last updated: 29 Aug 2000 (C) Copyright Mike Dryomin and RSSSF 1999/2000