2008–09 AZAL PFC season

Olimpik Baku
2008-09 season
Chairman Rasul Rasulov
Manager Asgar Abdullayev
Stadium Shafa Stadium
Premier League 6th
Azerbaijan Cup Quarter-finals vs Gabala
UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round vs Vojvodina
Top goalscorer League: Leandro Gomes (10)
All: Leandro Gomes (10)
Home colours
Away colours
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The Olimpik Baku 2008-09 season was Olimpik Baku's fourth Azerbaijan Premier League season and their third season with Asgar Abdullayev as manager. They participated in the 2008–09 Azerbaijan Premier League as well as the 2008–09 Azerbaijan Cup, finishing the league in 6th place, being knocked out of the Cup at the Quarterfinal stage by Gabala and going out of the UEFA Cup at the 1st Qualifying Round stage after defeat to Vojvodina.

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 Zabit Safarov
2 Moldova DF Serghei Laşcencov [1]
3 Azerbaijan DF Nduka Usim [2]
4 Azerbaijan DF Tarlan Ahmadov
5 Lithuania MF Marijan Choruzi
6 Brazil DF Diano
7 Azerbaijan DF Agil Nabiyev
8 Brazil FW Junivan
9 Azerbaijan FW Samir Musayev
10 Tunisia MF Bechir Mogaadi
11 Serbia MF Dragan Mandic
13 Azerbaijan MF Nariman Azimov
14 Georgia (country) MF Aleksandr Gogoberishvili
No. Position Player
17 Azerbaijan MF Nizami Hajiyev
19 Georgia (country) MF Revaz Getsadze
25 Azerbaijan DF Mahir Shukurov
31 Azerbaijan MF Samir Guliyev
35 Georgia (country) FW Roman Akhalkatsi
44 Azerbaijan GK Rauf Mehdiyev
55 Azerbaijan FW Leandro Gomes [3]
77 Azerbaijan DF Ramin Guliyev
96 Azerbaijan GK Elshan Poladov
Azerbaijan MF Rasif Safiyarov
Azerbaijan MF Shahin Gurbanov
Azerbaijan GK Jahangir Hasanzade

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
2 Moldova DF Serghei Laşcencov (from Ukraine Karpaty Lviv)
5 Lithuania MF Marijan Choruzi (from Latvia Ventspils)
6 Brazil DF Diano (from Bulgaria Belasitsa Petrich)
8 Brazil FW Junivan (from Azerbaijan Turan Tovuz)
8 Azerbaijan MF Arif Dashdemirov (from Azerbaijan Masallı)
10 Tunisia MF Bechir Mogaadi (from Tunisia ES Hammam-Sousse)
17 Azerbaijan DF Ramin Guliyev (from Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)
19 Georgia (country) MF Revaz Getsadze (from Georgia (country) Metalurgi Rustavi)
20 Azerbaijan MF Nizami Hajiyev (from Azerbaijan Inter Baku)
25 Azerbaijan DF Mahir Shukurov (from Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran)
31 Georgia (country) FW Mikheil Khutsishvili (from Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi)
35 Georgia (country) MF Roman Akhalkatsi (from Azerbaijan Karvan)
55 Azerbaijan FW Leandro Gomes (from Azerbaijan 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
2 Azerbaijan DF Ilyas Gurbanov (to Azerbaijan Mughan)
8 Azerbaijan MF Arif Dashdemirov (to Azerbaijan Standard Sumgayit)
10 Azerbaijan MF Fabio Luis Ramim (to Azerbaijan Baku)
17 Brazil MF Alessandro De Paula
21 Azerbaijan FW Javid Huseynov (to Azerbaijan Inter Baku)
22 Guinea FW Pathé Bangoura (to Azerbaijan Mughan)
Republic of Macedonia DF Bilal Velija (to Albania Besa Kavajë)
Republic of Macedonia MF Ilami Halimi (to Greece Kastoria)
Azerbaijan FW Narvik Sirkhayev (Retired)

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
14 Georgia (country) MF Aleksandr Gogoberishvili (from Azerbaijan Qarabağ)
Azerbaijan GK Jahangir Hasanzade (from Azerbaijan Gabala)

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

No. Position Player
31 Georgia (country) FW Mikheil Khutsishvili (to Serbia FK Vojvodina)
77 Azerbaijan MF Yashar Abuzerov (to Azerbaijan Gabala)[4]

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results

Table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Baku (C) 26 20 2 4 54 13+41 62 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Inter Baku 26 18 7 1 54 16+38 61 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3 Simurq 26 16 5 5 39 20+19 53
4 Khazar Lankaran 26 15 5 6 49 21+28 50
5 Qarabağ 26 14 7 5 35 22+13 49 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1
6 Olimpik Baku 26 12 8 6 32 18+14 44
7 Standard Baku 26 12 3 11 30 31−1 39
8 Neftchi Baku 26 9 9 8 30 21+9 36
9 Karvan 26 10 4 12 28 33−5 34
10 Gabala 26 9 6 11 28 21+7 33
11 Turan 26 5 5 16 19 45−26 20
12 Mughan 26 4 2 20 19 53−34 14
13 Bakili (R) 26 3 3 20 14 65−51 12 Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division
14 MOIK Baku (R) 26 1 2 23 12 64−52 5

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Karabakh won the Azerbaijan Cup 2008–09 and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(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

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

Qualifying Rounds

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League[5] Azerbaijan Cup UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Moldova Serghei Laşcencov 21 2 19 2 0 0 2 0
3 DF Azerbaijan Usim Nduka 26 0 24 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Azerbaijan Tarlan Ahmadov 25 0 23 0 0 0 2 0
5 MF Lithuania Marijan Choruzi 19 0 17 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF Brazil Diano 23 1 21 1 0 0 1+1 0
7 DF Azerbaijan Agil Nabiyev 17 0 15 0 0 0 1+1 0
8 FW Brazil Junivan 22 6 22 6 0 0 0 0
9 FW Azerbaijan Samir Musayev 17 1 15 1 0 0 0+2 0
10 MF Tunisia Bechir Mogaadi 20 2 18 2 0 0 2 0
11 MF Serbia Dragan Mandic 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Azerbaijan Nariman Azimov 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0
14 MF Georgia (country) Aleksandr Gogoberishvili 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0
17 MF Azerbaijan Nizami Hajiyev 18 1 18 1 0 0 0 0
19 MF Georgia (country) Revaz Getsadze 13 3 13 3 0 0 0 0
25 DF Azerbaijan Mahir Shukurov 18 1 18 1 0 0 0 0
25 MF Azerbaijan Vəliyev Arzuman 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Azerbaijan Samir Guliyev 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW Georgia (country) Roman Akhalkatsi 23 2 21 1 0 0 2 1
44 GK Azerbaijan Rauf Mehdiyev 21 0 19 0 0 0 2 0
55 GK Azerbaijan Leandro Gomes 25 10 24 10 0 0 1 0
77 DF Azerbaijan Ramin Guliyev 19 0 17 0 0 0 2 0
96 GK Azerbaijan Elshan Poladov 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Olimpik Baku and left during the season:
8 DF Azerbaijan Arif Dashdemirov 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
31 FW Georgia (country) Mikheil Khutsishvili 12 0 10 0 0 0 2 0
77 MF Azerbaijan Yashar Abuzerov 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League[5] Azerbaijan Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 FWAzerbaijan55Leandro Gomes10 0 0 10
2 FWBrazil8 Junivan 6 0 0 6
3 MFGeorgia (country)19Revaz Getsadze 3 0 0 3
MFAzerbaijan13Nariman Äzimov 3 0 0 3
MFTunisia10Bechir Mogaadi 2 1 0 3
6 DFMoldova2 Serghei Laşcencov 2 0 0 2
DFBrazil6 Diano 1 1 0 2
DFAzerbaijan25Mahir Shukurov 1 1 0 2
FWGeorgia (country)35Roman Akhalkatsi 1 0 1 2
10MFAzerbaijan20Nizami Hajiyev 1 0 0 1
FWAzerbaijan9 Samir Musayev 1 0 0 1
MFGeorgia (country)14Aleksandr Gogoberishvili 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 3231 36

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup UEFA Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
7 Azerbaijan DFAgil Nabiyev 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
10 Tunisia MFBechir Mogaadi 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17Azerbaijan DFRamin Guliyev 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
77Azerbaijan MFYashar Abuzerov 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Laşcencov was born in Zdolbuniv, Ukraine, but qualified to represent Moldova.
  2. ↑ Usim was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan.
  3. ↑ Gomes was born in Casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan.
  4. ↑ "The four players signed a contract with". Gabala FC. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "08-09 Stats" (PDF). pfl.az. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! (Azerbaijani)
  7. ↑ NBC is renamed

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