Another productivity record has been set in the 2026/2027 season of the Azerbaijan Cup.
elchi reports, citing the official website of the Professional Football League (PFL), that 71 goals were scored in the 12 matches of the second qualifying round.
This is the highest figure for this stage in its current format.
In the 2023/2024 season, 41 goals (11 games) were recorded, 55 goals (11 games) in the 2024/2025 season, and 49 goals (12 games) in the 2025/2026 season. The average productivity in the current season for this stage was 5.92.
Considering that 36 goals were scored in 6 games of the first qualifying round, which was the most productive round in the 34-year history of the national cup, the number of goals in the season has exceeded 100. A total of 107 goals were scored in 18 matches. The average productivity is 5.77.
This is a record for the qualifying rounds of the tournament in its current format. In the 18 games played up to the Round of 16, 58 goals were recorded in the 2023/2024 season, 80 goals in the 2024/2025 season, and 72 goals in the 2025/2026 season.
It should be noted that the following matches were played in the second qualifying round: “Shimal” – “Araz-Naxçıvan” (0:6), “Marafon” – “Zaqatala” (1:0), “İmişli” – “Qaradağ Lökbatan” (4:1), “Kür-Araz” – “Sumqayıt” (0:11), “Qəbələ” – “Mingəçevir” (3:0), MOİK – “Şahdağ Qusar” (1:9), “Xankəndi” – “Gəncəbasar” (2:3), “Hypers” – “Şamaxı” (1:5), “Şəfa” – “Ağstafa Gəncləri” (9:2), “Zəngəzur” – “Karvan-Yevlax” (1:4), “Səbail” – “Zirə” (2:2, p.2:3), “Kəpəz” – “Baku Sportinq” (3:1).