Azerbaijan First Division

The Azerbaijan First Division () is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football. The division is run by AFFA.
History.
Due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, all Azerbaijan clubs of the former Soviet Premier Division and Soviet First Division organized in a single Azerbaijan Premier League, which meant that the new second tier of Azerbaijani football would remain regionalized. For the first two seasons three regional groups organized the second tier, until in 1994 the single table in use today began to be used.
Competition format.
The First Division currently has of 14 teams. All teams play each other two times.
Media coverage.
CBC Sport currently own all the rights to broadcast the season's games on television. In Azerbaijan, the First Division games is also available on CBC Sport.