There are 2 rounds left until the end of the 2025-2026 season in the top division (premier league) of Azerbaijan's national football championship, but three outcomes are already decided. Medianews.az reports that "Sabah" has secured the gold medals, "Karvan-Yevlax" has been relegated from the premier league, and "Gabala" will face the second team of the lower league to stay in the top division.
"Qarabağ," competing for the silver medals, has earned 63 points, while "Turan Tovuz" has 59 points. "Neftçi" with 53 and "Zira" with 50 points are contenders for the fourth place.
"Sabah" will start from the first qualifying round of the 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League season.
The start for the national cup winner is planned in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, for the bronze medalist in the first qualifying round of the Conference League, and for the silver medalist in the second qualifying round.
"Sabah" and "Zira" have advanced to the final of the 2025-2026 Azerbaijan cup. If the champion "Sabah" also becomes the cup winner, the silver medalist will represent the country in the Europa League. In this case, the team that finishes fourth in the championship will also compete in the Conference League alongside the bronze medalist.
Since 1992, "Qarabağ" has been national champion 12 times, "Neftçi" 9 times, "Kəpəz" 3 times, "Şəmkir," "Bakı," and "İnter" (currently "Şamaxı") 2 times each, and "Turan" (Tovuz), "Xəzər Lənkəran," and "Sabah" once each.