Khazar Lankaran were the defending champions, having won the previous season.
Shahdag Qusar were relegated after finishing the previous season in 13th.
On 13 August 2007 UEFA declared MKT Araz defunct and withdrew their participation from the league.
They were replaced by ABN Bärdä, Masallı and Standard Baku from the Azerbaijan First Division.
[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules.