Offsideplus.az reports that AFFA Vice President Vagif Sadigov, AFFA Executive Committee member, President of Regional Football Federations Public Union Isgender Javadov and Azerbaijan Amateur Football Federation President Rufat Amirov took part in the event.
The top 2 teams in each group will qualify for the playoffs. The winner of the competition will get the right to participate in the UEFA Regional Cup. Also, the champion team will get the right to participate in the 2nd League. The winner of the second place will play a playoff game with the team that took the place before the last in the 2nd League.
AFFA Regional League games will cover 4 regions - Capital and North, Center, North-West and West and South. According to the result of the draw, we bring to your attention the list of games to be held in the 1st round:
Capital and Northern zone
Group A
"Chinar Zangilan" FC - "Ganjlar" PFM
"Iravan" JSC - "Record Club"
"Ramana" (Absheron)*- "Mubariz" FA
"Khanliq" FC (Gubadli) - "City Baku"
"Ganglik" İK is resting this round.
Group B
"Courage FC" - "Lokomotiv Baku"
"Shimal" FC (Khachmaz) - ShKGB (Khachmaz)
ICBFA – "Hypers" FK
"Shirvanovka" FC - "Revival" FC
North-West and West zone
"Agstafa Youth" - "Garkhun" FK* (Yevlax)
FK "Balakan" - VT "Ganja"
"Sheki" FC - "Goyazan" PFK
"Gala" FC (Goranboy) - "Barda" FC
Southern zone
"Gobustan" FC - "Masalli" PFK
Lankaran FC - Erkivan (Masalli)
"Neftchala" FC - "Zafar 44" (Jalilabad)
"Bilasuvar" FC is resting this round.
Center zone
"Argunesh" FC - "Ismayilli" FC
"Araz" FC (Imishli) - "Goychay" FC
"Hajigabul" FC - "Mil" FC (Beylagan)
"Aghjabedi" FC - "Umid" FC (Hourly)