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Azerbaijan Football Quiz: 15 Questions on Qarabağ, Neftçi and Baku's Big Nights

An Azerbaijan football quiz with answers: Qarabağ's 12 titles, their Champions League nights against Chelsea, Baku's Europa League final and Tofiq Bahramov. 15 questions.

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Azerbaijani football is a small story with a few very large chapters. A club from Ağdam has taken on Chelsea in front of a full stadium in Baku. The capital has staged a European final and four Euro matches. And a Baku referee made one of the most argued-over decisions in World Cup history. These 15 questions go from easy to hard. Facts are stated as of the end of the 2025-26 season.

Quick answers

  • Most league titles: Qarabağ, 12 (to 2024-25). Neftçi have 9.
  • 2025-26 champions: Sabah, their first title.
  • Never qualified for a major tournament: the national team.

Easy round: 5 questions

  1. Which club has the most Azerbaijan Premier League titles? — Qarabağ, 12 by 2024-25.
  2. What is Qarabağ’s nickname? — “Atlılar”, the Horsemen.
  3. Which Baku club is second with nine titles? — Neftçi.
  4. Who won the league in 2025-26? — Sabah, for the first time.
  5. In which year did the Azerbaijan Premier League start? — 1992, after independence.

Medium round: 6 questions

  1. Which Azerbaijani club first reached the Champions League group stage? — Qarabağ, in 2017-18.
  2. Which three clubs were in their group? — Chelsea, Atlético Madrid and Roma.
  3. How many points did Qarabağ collect in that group? — Two, from a 0-0 at home and a 1-1 away with Atlético.
  4. Which London club won the 2019 Europa League final in Baku? — Chelsea, beating Arsenal 4-1 at the Olympic Stadium.
  5. How many Euro 2020 matches did Baku host? — Four: three group games and a quarter-final, Czech Republic against Denmark.
  6. Which Portuguese club did Qarabağ beat 3-2 away in the 2025-26 Champions League? — Benfica, in Lisbon in September 2025.

You can find more European context in our Champions League trivia and the Euro quiz.

Hard round: 4 questions

  1. Which Baku referee made a famous linesman’s call in the 1966 World Cup final? — Tofiq Bahramov, who gave Geoff Hurst’s second goal.
  2. What was the score of that final? — England 4-2 West Germany, after extra time.
  3. Which town is Qarabağ originally from, and since when has the club been based in Baku? — Ağdam, with Baku as the base since 1993. The club was founded in 1951.
  4. Qarabağ drew 2-2 with Chelsea in Baku in November 2025. In which competition? — The Champions League league phase.

Why this matters for a quiz

Most football trivia is about England, Spain and Brazil. Azerbaijan gives you the opposite: small facts that are specific, checkable and rarely asked. If you can answer these, you probably follow football for the stories, not the headlines. For a mix of everything, try the football quiz questions with answers or the hardest football trivia questions.

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FAQ

Which club has won the most Azerbaijan Premier League titles?

Qarabağ, with 12 titles by the end of 2024-25. Neftçi are second with 9. Sabah won their first title in 2025-26.

Has Azerbaijan ever qualified for the World Cup or the European Championship?

No. The national team has not qualified for a major tournament, although Baku hosted four matches at Euro 2020, including a quarter-final.

Who was Tofiq Bahramov?

A referee from Baku who, as linesman in the 1966 World Cup final, ruled that Geoff Hurst's shot had crossed the line in England's 4-2 win over West Germany. Baku's national stadium is named after him.

Which Azerbaijani club first played in the Champions League group stage?

Qarabağ, in 2017-18, in a group with Chelsea, Atlético Madrid and Roma. They earned two points, both from draws with Atlético.