AFFA Region League kicks off in new format

Fanat.az reports, citing the national association’s official website, that more than 70 teams competed in the opening round of matches, held from 7 to 9 November under the direction of AFFA’s Football Projects Department and with the involvement of the Regional Football Federations.

This season, alongside teams from the Baku, Central, North, South, Qarabag, North-West and West regions, teams from Nakhchivan have also joined the competition after a long absence.

The AFFA Region League will run until May 2027.

Results from the opening round:

Baku region

Ramana FC – City Baku (Manchester City) 6-4

Capital Baku – Fencing SC 1-3

Khan Chinar FC - IRS FC 2-3

Inshaatchi PSC – Canclar Birliyi Baku PFC 0-5

Amirli FC – ICBFA 13-0

Lokomotiv Baku FC – Khazar Binagadi 1-4

Caspian FC - Cangi 0-1

Qarabag region

Naftalan Ganclari FC – Lachin PFC 7-0

Naftalan FC – Pambigchi FC 2-1

Goranboy OIK FC – Argunash-Fuzuli 0-5

Nakhchivan region

Sadarak FC – Sirab FC 0-11

Babak FC – Altay FC 0-1

Alinca FC - Ordubad FC 7-2

Khok FC – Arpachay FC 0-1

South region

Kursangi FC – Zafar 44 13-0

Vilash PFC – Jalilabad FC 1-1

Bilasuvar FC – Khidirli Salyan FC 7-1

North region

Qaradag Shikhlar – Alat FC 0-5

Khudat City – Qobu PFC 4-1

Qobustan FC - Vatan Namina 2-2

Universal FA – Mubariz (Bina) FC 6-1

Central region

Olimpik Sabirabad – Mil SC 2-2

Aran FC (Beylagan) – Sabirabad FC 4-0

Marcanli FC – Araz (Imishli) 5-1 Mazrali FC –

Inshaatchi FC 0-7

North-West and West regions

Arash Sporting – Goygol FC 1-2

Goyazan PFC – Balakan FC 2-2

Ganclik (Shaki) – Shafaq FC 0-3

VT Ganja FC – Qovlar PFC 2-4