Sport24.az
At the meeting of the AFFA Executive Committee on March 14, 2025, it was decided to grant a 1-year grace period to clubs promoted to the Premier League to eliminate shortcomings in infrastructure, administrative and other areas in connection with the increase in the number of teams in the Azerbaijan Premier League in the 2025/2026 season. Sport24.az reports that this was announced by the press service of the organization.
Based on this decision, the following grace periods are applied for one season to clubs that have not played in the Premier League in the last 3 seasons and have been promoted to the Premier League from the 1st league based on the results of the last season (Karvan-Yevlax FK, Imishli FK):
1. The coaching qualification degrees stipulated in the Licensing regulations for coaches working in the clubs are considered acceptable one category lower (provided that it is not lower than UEFA category C)
2. U-16, U-17, U-19 and reserve teams may not participate in leagues.
