2008–09 FK Baku season

Baku
2008-09 season
President Hafiz Mammadov
Manager Gjoko Hadžievski
Stadium Tofig Bakhramov Stadium
Premier League 1st
Azerbaijan Cup Semifinals vs Qarabağ
Top goalscorer League: Amiran Mujiri (11)
All: Amiran Mujiri (11)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2007-08
2009-10 →

The FK Baku 2008-09 season was Baku's 11th Azerbaijan Premier League season, and was their second season with Gjoko Hadžievski as their manager, having replaced Boyukagha Hajiyev in July 2007. They finished the season in 1st place in the league and where knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup at the Semi-final stage by Qarabağ.

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 Croatia GK Marko Šarlija
2 Senegal FW Papa Biaye Çeikouna
3 Azerbaijan DF Rafael Amirbekov
4 Moldova MF Vadim Borets
5 Bulgaria DF Stanislav Bachev
7 Azerbaijan MF Mahmud Gurbanov
8 Croatia MF Ernad Skulić
9 Georgia (country) FW Giorgi Demetradze
10 Georgia (country) MF Amiran Mujiri
11 Republic of Macedonia FW Dragan Nacevski
12 Argentina FW Fernando Perez
13 Azerbaijan GK Aqil Mammadov
14 Azerbaijan DF Elvin Aliyev
15 Azerbaijan MF Jemshid Maharramov
17 Azerbaijan MF Ramazan Abbasov [1]
No. Position Player
18 Burundi DF Floribert Ndayisaba
19 Nigeria FW Ahmad Tijani
20 Azerbaijan MF Fabio [2]
21 Bulgaria DF Aleksandar Tomash
22 Azerbaijan DF Sabuhi Hasanov
23 Senegal GK Kalidou Cissokho
25 Turkey FW Sınan Demırcan
27 Azerbaijan FW Bakhtiyar Soltanov
30 Brazil FW William Batista (on loan from FC Kharkiv)
32 Moldova MF Alexei Savinov
33 Azerbaijan DF Saşa Yunisoğlu
55 Georgia (country) FW Giorgi Adamia
99 Morocco FW Hassan Souari
Brazil FW Bruno Bastelli

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 Croatia GK Marko Šarlija (from Croatia NK Inter Zapresic)
4 Moldova MF Vadim Borets (from Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)
9 Georgia (country) FW Giorgi Demetradze (from Ukraine Arsenal Kiew)
11 Republic of Macedonia FW Dragan Načevski (from Greece AO Kerkyra)
18 Burundi DF Floribert Ndayisaba (from Burundi Vital`O)
21 Bulgaria DF Aleksandar Tomas (from Bulgaria Cherno More Varna)
20 Azerbaijan MF Fabio Luis Ramim (from Azerbaijan FK Olimpik Baku)
32 Moldova MF Alexei Savinov (from Moldova Zimbru Chişinău)
55 Georgia (country) FW Giorgi Adamia (from Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)
Republic of Macedonia FW Gjorgji Hristov (from Netherlands Den Bosch)

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 Andrezinho [3]
5 Azerbaijan MF Ilgar Abdurahmanov (to Azerbaijan Mughan)
6 Azerbaijan DF Vugar Guliev
7 Azerbaijan DF Asif Abbasov
8 Bulgaria MF Asen Nikolov (to Azerbaijan Gabala)
14 Georgia (country) MF Aleksandr Gogoberishvili (to Azerbaijan Qarabağ)
16 Azerbaijan FW Farid Guliyev (loan to Azerbaijan Mughan)
18 Azerbaijan DF Hafiz Aliyev (to Azerbaijan Bakılı)
19 Serbia DF Bojan Ilić (to Azerbaijan Bakılı)
20 Azerbaijan MF Elnur Abbasov
22 Azerbaijan MF Vasif Aliyev
25 Azerbaijan GK Orkhan Mirzaev
26 Azerbaijan MF Tarlan Khalilov (to Azerbaijan Mughan)
27 Azerbaijan FW Emin Amiraslanov (to Azerbaijan Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit)
55 Azerbaijan FW Leandro Gomes (to Azerbaijan FK Olimpik Baku)[4]
Azerbaijan DF Elnur Yusifov
Azerbaijan FW Anatoli Ponomarev (loan return to Sweden Östers IF)
Republic of Macedonia FW Cvetan Curlinov (to Republic of Macedonia Kožuf)
Senegal FW Ely Cissé (to Morocco MAS Fez)

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
17 Azerbaijan MF Ramazan Abbasov (from Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)
30 Brazil FW William Batista (loan from Ukraine Kharkiv)
55 Georgia (country) FW Georgi Adamia (from Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)
99 Morocco FW Hassan Souari (from Morocco Khouribga)

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

No. Position Player
6 Serbia MF Dejan Branković (to Finland JJK)
Azerbaijan DF Elnur Abdullayev (to Azerbaijan Mughan)
Azerbaijan MF Ramal Huseynov (loan to Turkey Kocaelispor)
Republic of Macedonia FW Gjorgji Hristov

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 20 2 4 54 13 +41 62 10 2 1 28 5 +23 10 0 3 26 8 +18

Last updated: 8 May 2013.
Source: Soccerway

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

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League[5] Azerbaijan Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Croatia Marko Šarlija 8 0 8 0 0 0
3 DF Azerbaijan Rafael Amirbekov 20 0 20 0 0 0
4 MF Moldova Vadim Borets 22 1 22 1 0 0
5 DF Bulgaria Stanislav Bachev 11 1 11 1 0 0
7 MF Azerbaijan Mahmud Gurbanov 13 0 13 0 0 0
8 MF Croatia Ernad Skulić 25 0 25 0 0 0
9 FW Georgia (country) Giorgi Demetradze 10 2 10 2 0 0
10 MF Georgia (country) Amiran Mujiri 22 11 22 11 0 0
11 MF Republic of Macedonia Dragan Nacevski 19 4 19 4 0 0
12 FW Argentina Fernando Pérez 21 7 21 7 0 0
14 DF Azerbaijan Elvin Aliyev 20 0 20 0 0 0
15 MF Azerbaijan Jemshid Maharramov 22 0 22 0 0 0
17 MF Azerbaijan Ramazan Abbasov 7 0 7 0 0 0
19 FW Nigeria Ahmad Tijani 18 6 18 6 0 0
20 MF Azerbaijan Fabio Luis Ramim 22 7 22 7 0 0
21 DF Bulgaria Aleksandar Tomash 16 0 16 0 0 0
22 DF Azerbaijan Sabuhi Hasanov 3 0 3 0 0 0
23 GK Senegal Kalidou Cissokho 18 0 18 0 0 0
23 FW Azerbaijan Bakhtiyar Soltanov 7 7 7 7 0 0
30 FW Brazil William Batista 8 5 8 5 0 0
32 MF Moldova Alexei Savinov 17 1 17 1 0 0
33 DF Azerbaijan Saşa Yunisoğlu 6 0 6 0 0 0
55 FW Georgia (country) Giorgi Adamia 12 2 12 2 0 0
99 MF Azerbaijan Rahman Hajiyev 1 0 1 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Baku who left on loan during the season:
MF Azerbaijan Ramal Huseynov 5 0 5 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Baku who left during the season:
6 MF Serbia Dejan Branković 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW Republic of Macedonia Gjorgji Hristov 6 0 6 0 0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League[5] Azerbaijan Cup Total
1 MFGeorgia (country)10Amiran Mujiri11011
2 MFAzerbaijan20Fabio Luis Ramim718
FWArgentina12Fernando Pérez718
4 FWNigeria18Ahmad Tijani628
5 FWAzerbaijan27Bakhtiyar Soltanov707
6 FWRepublic of Macedonia11Dragan Nacevski426
7 FWBrazil30William Batista505
FWGeorgia (country)9 Giorgi Demetradze235
9 FWGeorgia (country)55Giorgi Adamia213
10FWRepublic of Macedonia Gjorgji Hristov022
DFBulgaria5 Stanislav Bachev111
12MFMoldova4 Vadim Borets101
MFMoldova32Alexei Savinov101
DFAzerbaijan33Saşa Yunisoğlu011
MFCroatia8 Ernad Skulić011
MFAzerbaijan17Ramazan Abbasov011
MFAzerbaijan Ramal Huseynov011
FWBrazil Bruno Bastelli011
TOTALS 5418 72

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Abbasov was born in Aghavnavank, Armenian SSR, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan, making his debut for Azerbaijan in 2006.
  2. ↑ Fábio was born in São Paulo, Brazil, but gained Azerbaijani citizenship in order to play for the national team.
  3. ↑ Andrezinho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but gained Azerbaijani citizenship in order to play for the national team.
  4. ↑ Leandro Gomes was born in Casimiro de Abreu, Brazil, but gained Azerbaijani citizenship in order to play for the national team.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "2008/09 Stats" (PDF). PFL. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  6. ↑ NBC is renamed
  7. ↑ Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! (Azerbaijani)