Azerbaijan, Baku, 5 July / corr. Trend R.Ergun / Limit on foreign footballers, played in the Azerbaijani football premier league, was fully liquidated at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Azerbaijani Football Federations Association (AFFA), Isgender Javadov, the president of the Regional Football Federation, told journalists on 5 July.
In accordance with AFFA's decision, which currently is in effect, at present, clubs can include seven foreign footballers in their main composition during matches.
Javadov said that the Executive Committee made a decision to hold matches of substitute teams of the clubs after the next 2008-2009 football season. If substitute team of any club does not join match, this club will be given technical defeat despite of its reached results.
In accordance with the decision, club will pay AZN 20,000 for legionary footballer. Earlier this amount was AZN 8,000.
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