2010–11 FK Baku season

Baku
2010-11 season
President Azerbaijan Hafiz Mammadov
Manager Germany Winfried Schäfer
until 6 January 2011
Latvia Aleksandrs Starkovs
from 16 January 2011
Stadium Tofig Bakhramov Stadium
Premier League 6th
Azerbaijan Cup Semi-Final vs Khazar Lankaran
Europa League First Qualifying Round vs Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica
Top goalscorer League: Jabá (7)
All: Jabá (10)
Highest home attendance 15,000 vs Budućnost Podgorica
15 July 2010
Lowest home attendance 100 vs AZAL
7 May 2011
Average home league attendance 1,692
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
2011-12

The 2010-11 FK Baku season was the clubs Thirteenth season in the Azerbaijan Premier League. They started the season under German manager Winfried Schäfer, however he was sacked and replcaed buy Latvian Aleksandrs Starkovs in January 2011. FK Baku finished the season in 6th place. They also took part in the 2010–11 Azerbaijan Cup, getting knocked out by Khazar Lankaran in the Semi-Final stage. Baku entered the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League at First Qualifying Round stage, and got knocked out in this round by Budućnost Podgorica, from Montenegro, after fielding a suspended player in the first leg in which Budućnost Podgorica where awarded a 3-0 win after the original match had ended in a 2–1 win for Baku.

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
3 Azerbaijan DF Rafael Amirbekov
4 Moldova MF Vadim Boret
5 France DF Stéphane Borbiconi (loan from FC Metz)
7 Azerbaijan MF Mahmud Qurbanov
8 Croatia MF Ernad Skulić
9 Azerbaijan FW Vagif Javadov (loan from Twente)
10 Azerbaijan MF Nijat Abdullayev
11 Morocco FW Adnan Barakat
12 Moldova FW Veaceslav Sofroni
15 Azerbaijan MF Jamshid Maharramov (captain)
16 Azerbaijan GK Aqil Mammadov
18 Bulgaria DF Radomir Todorov
No. Position Player
20 Azerbaijan MF Fábio Luís Ramim
23 Senegal GK Khalidou Sissokho
27 Azerbaijan MF Bakhtiyar Soltanov
29 Azerbaijan MF Aziz Guliyev
30 Sierra Leone MF Ibrahim Kargbo
32 Moldova DF Alexei Savinov
33 Serbia DF Stevan Bates
39 Ukraine MF Ruslan Levyha
55 Brazil MF Juninho
77 Croatia MF Aleksandar Šolić
85 Brazil FW Jabá
99 Brazil MF Leo Rocha

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Saša Kajkut (from Serbia Borac Banja Luka)
5 France DF Stéphane Borbiconi (loan from France FC Metz)[1]
6 Togo DF Daré Nibombé (from Romania Politehnica Timişoara)[2][3]
9 Azerbaijan FW Vagif Javadov (loan from Netherlands FC Twente)[4]
10 Cameroon FW Joël Epalle (from Germany VfL Bochum)[5]
12 Moldova FW Veaceslav Sofroni (from Moldova Zimbru Chişinău)
25 Colombia MF Jefferson Angulo (from Brazil Catanduvense)
29 Azerbaijan DF Aziz Guliyev (from Azerbaijan FK Karvan)
30 Sierra Leone MF Ibrahim Kargbo (from Netherlands Willem II)[6]
55 Brazil MF Juninho (from Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran)[7][8]
99 Brazil FW Leo Rocha (from Venezuela Deportivo Lara)

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

No. Position Player
14 Azerbaijan DF Elvin Aliyev (loan to Azerbaijan AZAL)
18 Burundi MF Floribert Ndayisaba (to Burundi Fantastique Bujumbura)
19 Nigeria FW Ahmad Tijani (released)
21 Brazil MF Wênio (to Brazil Morrinhos)
22 Azerbaijan DF Sabuhi Hasanov (to Azerbaijan Simurq)
29 Romania MF Cristian Muscalu (to Poland Tur Turek)
33 Azerbaijan DF Saşa Yunisoğlu (to Azerbaijan Gabala)
34 Brazil FW Adriano (to Brazil Metropolitano)
55 Kenya FW Allan Wanga (to Vietnam Hoang Anh Gia Lai)[9]

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
3 Azerbaijan DF Rafael Amirbekov (from Azerbaijan FK Ganja)[10]
18 Bulgaria DF Radomir Todorov (From Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran)
33 Serbia DF Stevan Bates (from Norway Tromsø IL)[11]
39 Ukraine MF Ruslan Levyha (From Kazakhstan FC Tobol)[12]

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Saša Kajkut (to Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka)
6 Togo DF Daré Nibombé (to Germany Arminia Bielefeld)[13]
10 Cameroon FW Joël Epalle (to Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki)
25 Colombia MF Jefferson Angulo (to Colombia Millonarios)[14][15]

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results

Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Neftchi Baku 22 14 6 2 40 9+31 48 Qualification to Championship Group
2 Khazar Lankaran 22 14 5 3 28 12+16 47
3 Qarabağ 22 13 3 6 30 14+16 42
4 Inter Baku 22 12 4 6 24 16+8 40
5 AZAL 22 9 9 4 27 26+1 36
6 Baku 22 9 6 7 28 21+7 33
7 Gabala 22 8 7 7 19 14+5 31 Qualification to Relegation Group
8 Mughan 22 7 6 9 14 239 27
9 Ganja 22 5 9 8 23 274 24
10 Turan 22 3 6 13 17 3518 15
11 Simurq 22 2 6 14 12 3422 12
12 MOIK Baku 22 1 3 18 6 4741 6

Updated to games played on 27 February 2011.
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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 Premier League Championship Group

Results

Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Neftchi Baku (C) 32 19 10 3 53 17+36 67 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Khazar Lankaran 32 16 12 4 38 18+20 60 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1
3 Qarabağ 32 17 7 8 41 22+19 58 2011–12 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
4 AZAL 32 13 10 9 36 28+8 49
5 Inter Baku 32 13 10 9 29 24+5 49
6 Baku 32 10 10 12 33 32+1 40

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Khazar Lankaran won the 2010–11 Azerbaijan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 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 Europa League

First Qualifying Round

Notes

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League Azerbaijan Cup Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Croatia Marko Šarlija 30 0 26+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Azerbaijan Rafael Amirbekov 5 0 2+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
4 MF Moldova Vadim Boret 19 0 12+1 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF France Stéphane Borbiconi 22 4 20+0 4 1+0 0 0+1 0
7 MF Azerbaijan Mahmud Qurbanov 15 0 5+9 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Croatia Ernad Skulić 18 3 15+1 3 0+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW Azerbaijan Vagif Javadov 26 4 19+4 4 2+1 0 0+0 0
10 MF Azerbaijan Nijat Abdullayev 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Morocco Adnan Barakat 21 1 15+5 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
12 MF Moldova Veaceslav Sofroni 17 2 7+7 2 0+2 0 0+1 0
13 GK Azerbaijan Aqil Mammadov 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF Azerbaijan Jamshid Maharramov 35 0 30+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
17 MF Azerbaijan Rahman Hajiyev 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF Bulgaria Radomir Todorov 11 0 7+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF Azerbaijan Fábio Luís Ramim 30 2 18+6 1 4+0 1 2+0 0
23 GK Senegal Khalidou Sissokho 7 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
27 MF Azerbaijan Bakhtiyar Soltanov 15 0 6+7 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF Azerbaijan Aziz Guliyev 23 1 17+3 1 3+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF Sierra Leone Ibrahim Kargbo 32 0 21+4 0 5+0 0 2+0 0
32 DF Moldova Alexei Savinov 23 0 14+2 0 5+0 0 2+0 0
33 DF Serbia Stevan Bates 15 0 12+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
39 MF Ukraine Ruslan Levyha 60 0 8+50 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
55 MF Brazil Juninho 15 1 11+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 MF Croatia Aleksandar Šolić 31 2 24+3 1 1+1 0 2+0 1
85 FW Brazil Jabá 32 10 25+0 7 4+1 1 2+0 2
99 MF Brazil Leo Rocha 18 4 8+6 3 2+2 1 0+0 0
Players who appeared for Baku who left on loan during the season:
21 MF Azerbaijan Emin Jafarguliyev 4 1 3+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who appeared for Baku who left during the season:
2 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Saša Kajkut 13 2 2+7 1 1+1 0 2+0 1
6 DF Togo Daré Nibombé 13 1 10+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
10 FW Cameroon Joël Epalle 12 1 5+5 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
22 DF Azerbaijan Sabuhi Hasanov 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF Colombia Jefferson Angulo 10 0 2+5 0 0+1 0 0+2 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Europa League Total
1 FW Brazil 85 Jabá 7 1 2 10
2 FW Azerbaijan 9 Vagif Javadov 4 0 0 4
DF France 5 Stéphane Borbiconi 4 0 0 4
MF Brazil 99 Leo Rocha 3 1 0 4
5 MF Croatia 8 Ernad Skulić 3 0 0 3
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 Saša Kajkut 1 1 1 3
7 Own Goal 2 0 0 2
MF Azerbaijan 20 Fábio Luís Ramim 1 1 0 2
MF Croatia 77 Aleksandar Šolić 1 0 1 2
10 DF Togo 6 Daré Nibombé 1 0 0 1
FW Cameroon 10 Joël Epalle 1 0 0 1
MF Morocco 11 Adnan Barakat 1 0 0 1
FW Moldova 12 Veaceslav Sofroni 1 0 0 1
MF Azerbaijan 21 Emin Jafarguliyev 1 0 0 1
MF Azerbaijan 29 Aziz Guliyev 1 0 0 1
MF Brazil 55 Juninho 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 33 4 4 41

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Europa League Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 Croatia GKMarko Šarlija 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina FWSaša Kajkut 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
4 Moldova MFVadim Boret 9 1 0 0 1 0 10 1
5 France DFStéphane Borbiconi 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
6 Togo DFDaré Nibombé 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
8 Croatia MFErnad Skulić 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 Azerbaijan FWVagif Javadov 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
10Cameroon FWJoël Epalle 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11Morocco FWAdnan Barakat 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12Moldova FWVeaceslav Sofroni 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15Azerbaijan MFJamshid Maharramov 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
20Azerbaijan MFFábio Luís Ramim 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
21Azerbaijan MFEmin Jafarguliyev 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
23Senegal GKKhalidou Sissokho 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25Colombia MFJefferson Angulo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29Azerbaijan MFAziz Guliyev 9 2 1 0 0 0 10 2
30Sierra Leone MFIbrahim Kargbo 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 1
32Moldova DFAlexei Savinov 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
33Serbia DFStevan Bates 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
55Brazil MFJuninho 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
77Croatia MFAleksandar Šolić 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
85Brazil FWJabá 5 1 1 0 1 0 7 1
99Colombia MFLeo Rocha 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
TOTALS 73 6 11 0 3 0 87 6

References