Idman.biz
The 17th round of the Misli Premier League was memorable for the appearance of teams led by seven foreign head coaches.
Idman.Biz reports, citing the official website of the Professional Football League (PFL), that the teams led by Valdas Dambrauskas ("Sabah"), Kurban Berdyev ("Turan Tovuz"), Sasa Ilic ("Sumgayit"), Andrey Demchenko ("Araz-Nakhchivan"), Yuri Vernidub ("Neftchi"), Jorge Casquilla ("Imishli") and Kakhaber Tskhadadze ("Gabala") played in the first round of 2026. Sasa Ilic and Kakhaber Tskhadadze watched the matches from outside the technical zone due to punishment.
Thus, the record for seven foreign head coaches leading their teams in the same round in the history of Azerbaijani championships has been re-recorded after almost 15 years. Such a case was last recorded in 2011. In general, this indicator was observed only in the 2008/2009 and 2011/2012 seasons.
