AFFA Licensing Committee Meeting Held – Decisions Made

Today, a meeting of the AFFA Licensing Committee was held.

Idman.biz reports that the documents of the clubs that applied to participate in the UEFA men's and women's club competitions, the Misli Premier League, the I League, and the AFFA Top Women's League in the 2025/2026 season were reviewed at the meeting.

After discussions based on Article 9 of the Rules for Licensing of Azerbaijani Football Clubs (Edition 2024), the AFFA Licensing Committee made the following decisions:

1. The following clubs are granted a license to participate in UEFA men's club competitions:
"Araz-Nakhchivan" PFK, "Qarabağ" FK, "Neftçi" PFK, "Sabah" FK, "Sumgayit" FK, "Turan Tovuz" PFK IB, "Zira" PFK.

2. The following clubs are granted a license to participate in UEFA women's club competitions:
"Neftçi" PFK, "Sumgayit" FK.

3. The following clubs are granted a license to participate in Premier League competitions:
"Baku Sportinq" FK, "Difai" FK, "Imishli" FK, "Karvan" FK, "Kapaz" PFK IB, "Gabala" SC, "Sabail" PFK, "Shamakhi FK".

4. The following clubs are granted a license to participate in I League competitions:
"Jabrayil" FK, "Dinamo" FK, "Hypers Guba" FK, "Garadagh Lokbatan" FK, "Mingachevir" FK, MOIK FK, "Shahdag Gusar" FK, "Shafa" FK, "Shamkir" PFK, "Shimal" FK, "Zagatala" FK.

5. The following clubs are not granted a license to participate in I League competitions:
"Araz Saatlı" FK, "Fuzuli" FK.

6. The following clubs are granted a license to participate in the AFFA Top Women's League:
"Araz-Nakhchivan" PFK, "Baku Juniors" FK, "Dirchelish" FK, "Gabala" SC.

A license applicant applying for a UEFA license has the right to file an appeal within 10 (ten) days after receiving the decision made by the License Committee. For license applicants applying for other types of licenses, this period is 5 (five) days.

Note 1: According to Article 14 of the Rules for Licensing of Azerbaijani Football Clubs (Edition 2024), clubs that have obtained the licenses listed below in the 2025/2026 season are automatically considered to have obtained other licenses:
• Clubs that have received a license to participate in UEFA men's competitions are automatically considered to have received a license to participate in the Misli Premier League and I League competitions for the same season.
• Clubs that have received a license to participate in Premier League competitions are automatically considered to have received a license to participate in I League competitions for the same season.
• Clubs that have received a license to participate in UEFA women's competitions are automatically considered to have received a license to participate in the AFFA Top Women's League competitions for the same season.

Note 2: The clubs not listed above have refused to participate in the licensing process.