2007–08 FC Inter Baku season

Inter Baku
2007-08 season
President Jahangir Hajiyev
Manager Valentin Khodukin
Stadium Shafa Stadium
Premier League 1st
Azerbaijan Cup Runners up vs Khazar Lankaran
Top goalscorer Khagani Mammadov (19)
Home colours
Away colours
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The Inter Baku 2007–08 season was Inter Baku's seventh Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their second season under manager Valentin Khodukin. They finished won the league on goal difference over Olimpik Baku and where runners-up in the Cup.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Azerbaijan GK Jahangir Hasanzade
2 Azerbaijan DF Shahriyar Rahimov
4 Serbia DF Nikola Jolović
5 Serbia DF Milan Zagorac
6 Russia DF Aliyar Ismailov
7 Azerbaijan FW Ramin Nasibov
8 Azerbaijan MF Nizami Hajiyev
9 Azerbaijan DF Samir Abbasov
10 Azerbaijan MF Emin Imamaliev
12 Azerbaijan DF Khayal Mustafayev
13 Czech Republic MF Bronislav Červenka
14 Azerbaijan DF Ramil Ağayev
15 Azerbaijan DF Volodimir Levin[1]
No. Position Player
16 Lithuania MF Tomas Ražanauskas
17 Azerbaijan MF Mahmud Qurbanov
18 Serbia DF Goran Arnaut
19 Azerbaijan DF Ruslan Abbasov
20 Azerbaijan FW Khagani Mammadov
22 Uruguay FW Walter Guglielmone
23 Bulgaria FW Georgi Vladimirov
42 Azerbaijan GK Elxan Həsənov
Azerbaijan GK Vaqif Sjirinbäjov
Bulgaria MF Petar Zlatinov
Azerbaijan MF Elvin Mammadov
Azerbaijan FW Javid Huseynov
Uruguay FW Román Cuello

Transfers

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Azerbaijan GK Jahangir Hasanzade (from Azerbaijan Qarabağ)
9 Azerbaijan DF Samir Abbasov (from Azerbaijan Qarabağ)
13 Czech Republic MF Bronislav Červenka (from Czech Republic Fastav Zlín)
17 Azerbaijan DF Mahmud Qurbanov (from Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran)
18 Serbia MF Goran Arnaut (from Slovenia Primorje)
19 Azerbaijan DF Ruslan Abbasov (from Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)
20 Azerbaijan FW Khagani Mammadov (from Azerbaijan Olimpik Baku)
22 Uruguay FW Walter Guglielmone (from Uruguay Liverpool de Montevideo)
23 Bulgaria FW Georgi Vladimirov (from Bulgaria Cherno More)
25 Azerbaijan DF Mahir Shukurov (from Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)
42 Azerbaijan GK Elxan Həsənov (from Azerbaijan Karvan)
Azerbaijan GK Vaqif Sjirinbäjov (from Azerbaijan Olimpik Baku)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Azerbaijan GK Farhad Veliyev (to Azerbaijan Qarabağ)
Azerbaijan GK Elshan Poladov (to Azerbaijan Olimpik Baku)
Ukraine GK Oleg Ostapenko (to Ukraine Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih)
Azerbaijan DF Aykhan Abbasov (to Azerbaijan Qarabağ)
Azerbaijan DF Ruslan Poladov (to Azerbaijan MKT Araz)
Nigeria DF Tony Alegbe (loan return to Ukraine Karpaty Lviv)
Azerbaijan MF Elmar Bakhshiev (to Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran)
Azerbaijan MF Ismayil Mammadov (to Azerbaijan Standard Baku)
Azerbaijan MF Vyacheslav Lychkin (to Azerbaijan Simurq)
Ukraine MF Sergey Chernyak (Retired)
Lithuania FW Valdas Trakys (to Lithuania Ekranas)
Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Tomislav Stanić (to Azerbaijan Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit)

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Bulgaria MF Petar Zlatinov (from Bulgaria Litex Lovech)
Azerbaijan FW Elvin Mammadov (from Azerbaijan Turan Tovuz)
Azerbaijan FW Javid Huseynov (from Azerbaijan Olimpik Baku)
Uruguay FW Román Cuello (from Chile Deportes Melipilla)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
11 Lithuania FW Andrius Gedgaudas (to Lithuania Banga Gargždai)
25 Azerbaijan DF Mahir Shukurov (to Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran)

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results

[2]

Table

Pos
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Inter Baku (C) 26 18 4 4 55 18+37 58 2008–09 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2 Olimpik Baku 26 17 7 2 29 7+22 58 2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
3 Neftchi Baku 26 16 7 3 42 18+24 55 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
4 Khazar Lankaran 26 14 10 2 44 16+28 52 2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round 1
5 Qarabağ 26 11 8 7 25 16+9 41
6 Gabala 26 11 3 12 33 36−3 36
7 Simurq 26 9 9 8 31 25+6 36
8 Baku 26 8 11 7 35 26+9 35
9 Standard Baku 26 8 8 10 36 26+10 32
10 FK Masallı 26 8 6 12 30 40−10 30
11 Karvan 26 6 5 15 23 36−13 23
12 Turan 26 4 6 16 21 49−28 18
13 Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit 26 4 2 20 21 68−47 14 Relegation to 2009-10 Azerbaijan First Division
14 ABN Bärdä 26 2 6 18 12 56−44 12

Updated to games played on July 29, 2008.
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Khazar Lankaran qualified for the first qualifiying round of the 1st qualifying round of the UEFA Cup as winners of the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Azerbaijan Cup

[3][4]

Final

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League[5] Azerbaijan Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Azerbaijan Jahangir Hasanzade 6 0 6 0 0 0
2 DF Azerbaijan Shahriyar Rahimov 1 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF Serbia Nikola Jolović 1 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF Serbia Milan Zagorac 17 1 17 1 0 0
6 DF Russia Aliyar Ismailov 23 0 23 0 0 0
7 FW Azerbaijan Ramin Nasibov 5 0 5 0 0 0
8 MF Azerbaijan Nizami Hajiyev 14 4 14 4 0 0
10 MF Azerbaijan Emin Imamaliev 19 4 19 4 0 0
12 DF Azerbaijan Khayal Mustafayev 8 0 8 0 0 0
13 MF Czech Republic Bronislav Červenka 17 0 17 0 0 0
14 DF Azerbaijan Ramil Ağayev 2 0 2 0 0 0
15 DF Azerbaijan Volodimir Levin 12 0 12 0 0 0
16 MF Lithuania Tomas Ražanauskas 14 1 14 1 0 0
17 MF Azerbaijan Mahmud Qurbanov 23 4 23 4 0 0
18 MF Serbia Goran Arnaut 22 0 22 0 0 0
19 DF Azerbaijan Ruslan Abbasov 16 0 16 0 0 0
20 FW Azerbaijan Khagani Mammadov 23 19 23 19 0 0
21 FW Azerbaijan Daniel Akhtyamov 3 0 3 0 0 0
22 FW Uruguay Walter Guglielmone 20 11 20 11 0 0
23 FW Bulgaria Georgi Vladimirov 11 2 11 2 0 0
42 GK Azerbaijan Elxan Həsənov 2 0 2 0 0 0
72 GK Bulgaria Svilen Simeonov 18 0 18 0 0 0
DF Azerbaijan Mixail Kitelman 7 0 7 0 0 0
MF Bulgaria Petar Zlatinov 10 4 10 4 0 0
MF Azerbaijan Elvin Mammadov 9 1 9 1 0 0
FW Uruguay Román Cuello 9 2 9 2 0 0
FW Azerbaijan Javid Huseynov 6 1 6 1 0 0
Players who appeared for Inter Baku and left during the season:
11 FW Lithuania Andrius Gedgaudas 8 1 8 1 0 0
25 DF Azerbaijan Mahir Shukurov 12 0 12 0 0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League[5] Azerbaijan Cup Total
1 FWAzerbaijan20Khagani Mammadov19120
2 FWUruguay22Walter Guglielmone11112
3 MFAzerbaijan8 Nizami Hajiyev415
4 MFAzerbaijan17Mahmud Qurbanov404
MFAzerbaijan10Emin Imamaliev404
MFBulgaria Petar Zlatinov404
FWUruguay Román Cuello224
8 FWBulgaria23Georgi Vladimirov213
9 FWAzerbaijan Javid Huseynov112
10DFSerbia5 Milan Zagorac101
MFLithuania16Tomas Ražanauskas101
MFAzerbaijan Elvin Mammadov101
FWLithuania11Andrius Gedgaudas101
DFAzerbaijan15Volodimir Levin011
Unknown01111
TOTALS 551974

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Levin was born in Arkhangelsk, Russia, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan, making his debut in 2008.
  2. ↑ "Azerbaijan Yuksek Liqa 2007/08". Futbol24. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Azerbaijan Cup 2007/08". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Azərbaycan kuboku – 2007/08" (PDF). APL. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "07-08 Stats" (PDF). pfl.az. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! (Azerbaijani)

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