Sport24.az
The match "Qarabağ" - "Sabah" (2:2), held within the framework of the first matches of the 1/2 final stage of the Bison Azerbaijan Cup, was remarkable with a record. Sport24.az reports that the meeting held at the Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium was watched by 21,000 spectators.
This is a new record not only for the 2025/26 season, but also for the last 10 seasons for tournaments held under the flag of the Professional Football League.
The last time more spectators watched a game was in the 2015/16 season. At that time, 23,000 spectators watched the cup final match (1:0) between "Qarabağ" and "Neftchi".
Today's match "Qarabağ" - "Sabah" went down in history as the 5th indicator in tournaments held under the flag of the PFL since 2008. However, all 4 games with more spectators were cup finals. The match at the Tofig Bahramov Republican Stadium was the most attended match for any team hosting (the final is held on a neutral ground) for competitions under the PFL flag. The previous record was recorded on February 14, 2016. There were 20,400 spectators at the "Kapaz" - "Qarabağ" match (1:2) held at the Ganja city stadium.
In general, the last time a team gathered more spectators for a home game was in the 2006/07 season. At that time, 25,000 people watched the match "Neftchi" - "Khazar Lankaran". Today's match set a record for the next 19 seasons.
It should be noted that before this game, the record of the season belonged to the championship match of the same teams in the same stadium. 10,361 spectators were registered in the match (3:3) of the XXII round of the Misli Premier League, which took place on March 1.
