The 1996–97 Azerbaijan Top League was contested by 16 teams and won by Neftchi Baku. Champions are Garabag Agdam thanks to "youth points" from the U-15 and U-16 Championships.
Teams
Stadia and locations
TeamVenueCapacityAzerbaijan U-18Bakı FahlasiIsmat Gayibov Stadium5,000Fərid BakuKapazGanja City Stadium26,120Khazri BuzovnaKhazar SumgayitKur NurYashar Mammadzade Stadium5,000MOIK BakuShafa Stadium (IV field)8,152Neftchi BakuTofik Bakhramov Stadium29,858Pambygchi BardaBarda City Stadium10,000Pambiqci NeftcalaNariman Narimanov Stadium2,000Police AcademyTofik Bakhramov Stadium29,858QarabağGuzanli Olympic Stadium115,000ShamkirTuran TovuzTovuz City Stadium10,000Viləş MasallıAnatoliy Banishevskiy Stadium8,000
1Qarabağ played their home matches at Surakhani Stadium in Baku before moving to their current stadium on 3 May 2009.Стадион в Гузанлы одобрен ПФЛ
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Qurban QurbanovNeftchi342 Samir AlakbarovNeftchi253 Rövşən ƏhmədovKəpəz184 Nazim AliyevQarabağ175 Mushfig HuseynovQarabağ156 Həsən AbdullayevŞəmkir / Pambygchi Neftchala147 Pasha AliyevKhazri Buzovna138 Musa QurbanovKur-Nur / Neftchi12 Azər İsayevKhazri Buzovna12 Ismayil MammadovKhazar Sumgayit12
References
External links Azerbaijan 1996-97 RSSSF APL Stats