2007–08 FK Baku season

Baku
2007-08 season
President Hafiz Mammadov
Manager Gjoko Hadžievski
Stadium Tofig Bakhramov Stadium
Premier League 8th
Azerbaijan Cup Quarterfinals vs Gabala
Intertoto Cup First Round vs Dacia Chișinău
Top goalscorer Fernando Néstor Pérez (8)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
2006-07
2008-09

The FK Baku 2007-08 season was Baku's tenth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and was their first season with Gjoko Hadžievski as their manager, having replaced Boyukagha Hajiyev in July 2007. They finished the season in 8th place in the league and where knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup at the Quarterfinal stage by Gabala.

Squad

[1][2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 Azerbaijan DF Andrezinho [3]
3 Azerbaijan DF Rafael Amirbekov
5 Azerbaijan DF Ilgar Abdurahmanov
6 Azerbaijan DF Vugar Guliev
7 Azerbaijan DF Asif Abbasov
8 Bulgaria MF Asen Nikolov
10 Georgia (country) MF Amiran Mujiri
12 Argentina FW Fernando Nestor Pérez
14 Georgia (country) MF Aleksandr Gogoberishvili
15 Azerbaijan MF Jamshid Maharramov
16 Azerbaijan FW Farid Guliev
17 Nigeria FW Ahmad Tijani
18 Azerbaijan MF Hafiz Aliyev
19 Serbia DF Bojan Ilić
20 Azerbaijan MF Elnur Abbasov
22 Azerbaijan MF Vasif Aliyev
23 Senegal GK Khalidou Sissokho
No. Position Player
25 Azerbaijan GK Orkhan Mirzaev
26 Azerbaijan MF Tarlan Khalilov
27 Azerbaijan FW Emin Amiraslanov
55 Azerbaijan FW Leandro Gomes [4]
67 Azerbaijan MF Ramal Huseynov
77 Azerbaijan MF Elnur Abdullaev
Azerbaijan GK Aqil Mammadov
Azerbaijan DF Sabuhi Hasanov
Azerbaijan DF Elnur Yusifov
Bulgaria DF Stanislav Bachev
Serbia DF Dejan Branković
Croatia MF Ernad Skulić
Azerbaijan FW Anatoli Ponomarev (loan from Östers IF)
Azerbaijan FW Bakhtiyar Soltanov
Republic of Macedonia FW Cvetan Čurlinov
Senegal FW Ely Cissé

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
5 Azerbaijan DF Ilgar Abdurahmanov (from Azerbaijan Simurq)
8 Bulgaria MF Asen Nikolov (from Serbia Partizan)
9 Paraguay FW Israel Rodríguez (from Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño)
15 Azerbaijan MF Jamshid Maharramov (from Azerbaijan Karvan)
17 Nigeria FW Ahmad Tijani (from Azerbaijan Shahdag)
19 Serbia DF Bojan Ilic (from Azerbaijan Qarabağ)
22 Azerbaijan FW Vasif Aliyev (from Azerbaijan Gabala)
Bulgaria DF Stanislav Bachev (from Bulgaria Marek Dupnitsa)
Cameroon DF Hiobi Hiobi Willy Jackson (from Cameroon Tonnerre Kalara Club de Yaoundé)
Azerbaijan FW Bakhtiyar Soltanov (Youth Team)

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 DF Rail Malikov (to Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)
Azerbaijan DF Ramin Guliv (to Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)
Azerbaijan MF Jeyhun Sultanov (to Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran)
Azerbaijan MF Ilgar Guliev
Serbia MF Darko Jovandić (to Serbia Banat Zrenjanin)
Azerbaijan FW Ramazan Abbasov (to Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)
Azerbaijan FW Samir Musayev (to Azerbaijan Simurq)
Azerbaijan FW Emin Amiraslanov (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
18 Azerbaijan MF Hafiz Aliyev (from Azerbaijan Turan Tovuz)
Serbia DF Dejan Branković (from Serbia OFK Beograd)
Croatia MF Ernad Skulić (from Croatia Inter Zaprešić)
Republic of Macedonia FW Cvetan Čurlinov (from Lithuania Žalgiris Vilnius)
Azerbaijan FW Anatoli Ponomarev (loan from Sweden Östers IF)
Senegal FW Ely Cissé (from Turkey Kasımpaşa)

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

No. Position Player
Cameroon DF Hiobi Hiobi Willy Jackson (to Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Mongomo)
9 Paraguay FW Israel Rodríguez (to Azerbaijan Standard Baku)

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

[5][6]

Results

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 33 363 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 4010 30
11 Karvan 26 6 5 15 23 3613 23
12 Turan 26 4 6 16 21 4928 18
13 Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit 26 4 2 20 21 6847 14 Relegation to 2009-10 Azerbaijan First Division
14 ABN Bärdä 26 2 6 18 12 5644 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

Intertoto Cup

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League[7] Azerbaijan Cup Intertoto Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Azerbaijan Andrezinho 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Azerbaijan Rafael Amirbekov 25 0 23 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF Azerbaijan Ilgar Abdurahmanov 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Azerbaijan Vugar Guliev 11 1 9 1 0 0 2 0
7 DF Azerbaijan Asif Abbasov 13 0 11 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF Bulgaria Asen Nikolov 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF Georgia (country) Amiran Mujiri 21 4 19 4 0 0 2 0
12 FW Argentina Fernando Nestor Pérez 24 8 24 8 0 0 0 0
14 MF Georgia (country) Aleksandr Gogoberishvili 19 1 19 1 0 0 0 0
15 MF Azerbaijan Jamshid Maharramov 23 1 21 1 0 0 2 0
16 FW Azerbaijan Farid Guliev 8 0 6 0 0 0 2 0
17 FW Nigeria Ahmad Tijani 19 7 17 7 0 0 2 0
18 MF Azerbaijan Hafiz Aliyev 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Serbia Bojan Ilic 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
20 MF Azerbaijan Elnur Abbasov 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Azerbaijan Vasif Aliyev 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK Senegal Khalidou Sissokho 25 0 23 0 0 0 2 0
25 GK Azerbaijan Orkhan Mirzaev 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Azerbaijan Tarlan Khalilov 14 1 12 1 0 0 2 0
27 FW Azerbaijan Emin Amiraslanov 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
55 FW Azerbaijan Leandro Gomes 19 3 19 3 0 0 0 0
67 MF Azerbaijan Ramal Huseynov 13 0 11 0 0 0 2 0
77 MF Azerbaijan Elnur Abdullaev 21 1 19 1 0 0 2 0
GK Azerbaijan Aqil Mammadov 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF Azerbaijan Sabuhi Hasanov 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
DF Azerbaijan Elnur Yusifov 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Bulgaria Stanislav Bachev 11 1 11 1 0 0 0 0
DF Serbia Dejan Branković 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0
MF Croatia Ernad Skulić 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
FW Azerbaijan Anatoli Ponomarev 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0
FW Azerbaijan Bakhtiyar Soltanov 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
FW Republic of Macedonia Cvetan Čurlinov 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Senegal Ely Cissé 9 3 9 3 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Baku who left on loan during the season:
Players who appeared for Baku who left during the season:
9 FW Azerbaijan Samir Musayev 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW Paraguay Israel Rodríguez 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League[7] Azerbaijan Cup Intertoto Cup Total
1 FWArgentina12Fernando Nestor Pérez8008
2 FWNigeria17Ahmad Tijani7108
3 MFGeorgia (country)10Amiran Mujiri4105
4 FWAzerbaijan55Leandro Gomes3003
FWSenegal Ely Cissé3003
6 FWParaguay9 Israel Rodríguez1102
7 MFAzerbaijan15Jamshid Maharramov1001
MFGeorgia (country)14Aleksandr Gogoberishvili1001
MFAzerbaijan77Elnur Abdullaev1001
DFSerbia Dejan Branković1001
MFAzerbaijan26Tarlan Khalilov1001
DFBulgaria Stanislav Bachev1001
DFAzerbaijan5 Vugar Guliev1001
FWAzerbaijan Anatoli Ponomarev1001
FWAzerbaijan9 Samir Musayev1001
Own Goal1012
Unknown0909
TOTALS 3512249

Notes

References