2013–14 Gabala FC season

Gabala
2013-14 season
Chairman Taleh Heydərov
Manager Yuri Semin[1]
Stadium Gabala City Stadium
Premier League 3rd
Azerbaijan Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer League: Danijel Subotić (12)
All: Danijel Subotić (13)
Highest home attendance 2,800 vs. Qarabağ
8 February 2014
vs. Khazar Lankaran
15 February 2014
Lowest home attendance 500 vs. Ravan Baku
20 September 2013
vs. Sumgayit
25 October 2013
Average home league attendance 1,330
Home colours
Away colours
2012-13
2014-15

The 2013–14 season was Gabala's ninth season as a club and their eighth season in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top flight of Azerbaijani football. They finished the season in their highest ever position, third, and earned qualification to the UEFA Europa League for the first time in the clubs history. They also participated in the Azerbaijan Cup, reaching the final for the first time, where they lost to Neftchi Baku on penalties. It was their first, and only, season with manager Yuri Semin, who mutually terminated his contract at the end of the season. Danijel Subotić was the teams top goalscorer for the season with 13, 12 of which came in the Premier League.

Season review

Pre-season

On 29 May 2013 Yuri Semin was officially unveiled as the clubs new manager,[1] appointing recently retired ex-national team goalkeeper Dmitriy Kramarenko as one of his coaches.[2]

Transfers

The summer transfer window saw a lot of transfer movement from Gabala, with 11 players joining the club and 15 players leaving the club. The most notable departures where January signings Luka Žinko to Hangzhou Greentown[3] and Moustapha Dabo to Kahramanmaraşspor, whilst Ifeanyi Emeghara was released, Jeyhun Sultanov reitred and Cristian Pulhac was told he was free to leave the club.[4] Aleksandr Chertoganov, Vurğun Hüseynov and Anar Nazirov all joined Sumgayit,[5][6] whilst Rashad Abdullayev also left the club after one season, joining Baku.[7] Elnar Karimov, Yashar Abuzerov, Rovshan Amiraslanov, Daniel Cruz, Rey Mammadbayli and Amil Yunanov where the other players to leave the club.

Gabala's made their first two signings of the season in May, when Volodimir Levin and Nizami Hajiyev both from Inter Baku.[8][9] In June Ibrahima Niasse followed from Inter Baku[10] and Dawid Pietrzkiewicz from Simurq,[10] whilst Lorenzo Ebecilio, on loan, and Abdulwaheed Afolabi joined from Metalurh Donetsk[11] and Kuban Krasnodar[12] respectively. Gabala added another three signings in July, with Rail Malikov moving from Denizlispor,[13] Danijel Subotić from Volyn Lutsk[14] and Leonardo from Metalurh Donetsk.[14] Elnur Allahverdiyev signed with Gabala in September on an initial six-month-long loan deal after Rail Malikov was ruled out by injury.[15][16]

August

Gabala started the season with 2 victorys, a 2-1 away victory over Baku on 2 August[17] and a 3-2 home victory Inter Baku on 10 August.[18] Victor Mendy picked up the clubs first goals of the season, netting twice in the game against Baku, whilst Leonardo, Volodimir Levin and Ibrahima Niasse all scored their first goals for the club since their summer moves in the victory over Inter Baku. Gabala lost their next games, 2-1 away to Sumgayit[19] and 1-0 at home to Qarabağ,[20] Yannick Kamanan scored Gabala's goal in these two games, and Levin was sent off in the defeat to Sumgayit after picking up two yellow cards. Gabala got back to winning ways in their last game of August, a 2-0 victory over Khazar Lankaran at home on 31 August, with Leonardo scoring his second for the club and Lorenzo Ebecilio his first.[21]

September

After the international break, Gabala traveled to Baku to face AZAL on 15 September, and they picked up their 4th win of the season. AZAL took the lead in the 3rd minute with Will John scoring, but Mendy struck 5 minutes later to level the game. Danijel Subotić, playing his first game for the club after his registration issues where sorted out during the break,[22] scored what turned out to be the winner in the 32nd minute before Amit Guluzade picked up Gabala's second red card of the season for two bookings.[23] Gabala recorded their 5th win, and moved top of the league for the first time in their history, on 20 September, defeating Ravan Baku at home. Subotić scored his second in two appearances in the 8th minute before Levin double the lead 2 minutes later and Leonardo finished off the scoring in the second half.[24] Gabala's last game of September was a 0-0 draw away to Simurq, who played the majority of the game with 10 men following Ilkin Qirtimov's first half red card.[25]

October

Gabala's first game of October was on 4 October at home to Neftchi Baku, and was the last game before the international break. Gabala took the lead in the 7th minute through Lorenzo Ebecilio, before Mahir Shukurov equalised and Rashad Sadiqov scored the winner.[26] On 19 October 2013, Gabala returned from the international break with an away trip to Inter Baku, a game which they won 1-0 thanks to a Danijel Subotić first half goal.[27] Gabala followed this up with another victory on 25 October against Sumgayit, winning the game 2-0 with the goals coming from Danijel Subotić in the first half and Dodô in the second.[28]

November

On 3 November Gabala traveled to face Qarabağ in Baku. Gabala went 4-0 down to Qarabağ, after a Nikoloz Gelashvili brace and goals apiece from Vüqar Nadirov and Chumbinho, before scoring three themselves in 15mins to ensure a close last 5 minutes. Gabala's goals came from Lorenzo Ebecilio, Leonardo and Dodô.[29] Gabala's second game of November was a 0-0 away draw against Khazar Lankaran, which kept them third in the table.[30] On 22 November, Gabala faced AZAL at home, and recorded their 8th win of the season as a second half Leonardo goal gave them a 1-0 win.[31] At the end of November, Oumar Kalabane suffered a meniscus tear at his knee during training and underwent surgery at Acibadem Fulya Hospital.[32] Gabala won their final game of November, a 1-0 away victory over Ravan Baku on 29 November 2013, with the goal coming from Yannick Kamanan.[33]

December

Gabala started December with a 2-1 win over Mil-Muğan in the Azerbaijan Cup, with the goals coming from Leonardo and Abdulwaheed Afolabi, his first goal for the club.[34] Gabala's next game was on 8 December against Simurq, which ended as a 2-1 victory to Gabala after Danijel Subotić scored an injury time winner following his early goal and Amit Guluzade scored an own goal for Simurq.[35] Gabala suffered their fifth defeat of the season on 15 December away to Neftchi Baku. Neftchi took the lead through a 12th minute Araz Abdullayev penalty after Flavinho had been fouled, with Leonardo leveling things up in first half stoppage time from the penalty spot. Mushfig Teymurov was sent off for Gabala after collecting two yellow cards, before Mahir Shukurov scored an injury time free-kick to seal the victory for Neftchi.[36] On 18 December, Diego underwent surgery for a knee injury sustained during training the previous week.[37] Gabala's last game before the winter break, and the last in the first round of 19 matches, was on 20 December at home to Baku. Gabala won the game 2-0 with goals from Danijel Subotić and Lorenzo Ebecilio, two go 2nd in the table.[38]

January Transfers

On 23 December, it was announced that Gabala had signed Ruslan Tagizade from AZAL on a two-year contract,[39][40] whilst defenders Shahriyar Khalilov and Dejan Kelhar all left the club and Tarzin Jahangirov joined Simurq on loan. On 30 December 2013, Gabala announced that they had agreed to sign Rafael Santos, who left Arsenal Kyiv following their bankruptcy in November,[41] on a two-year contract subject to completing medical.[42][43] On 6 January 2014, Santos completed his move to Gabala.[44] On 8 January, Elnur Allahverdiyev made his move to Gabala permanent, signing a one-year deal.[45] On 13 January, Anar Nazirov resigned for Gabala from Sumgayit on a one-year contract.[46] On 26 January, Gabala revealed that Davron Ergashev had signed on a six-month contract from Zhetysu following a successful trail period.[47] It also came to light that Cristian Pulhac was still at the club after refusing to terminate his contract and was currently training with the youth team.[48] On 31 January, Gabala signed Marat Izmailov on a six-month loan deal from F.C. Porto,[49] and Kamran Agayev from Baku on an 18-month contract.[50]

February

Gabala's first game of the 2014 was on 2 February away to Sumgayit, which they won 3-0 thanks to goals from Victor Mendy, Lorenzo Ebecilio and Leonardo, to go back to the top of the league.[51] On 8 February Gabala dropped off the top of the table after a 0-1 home defeat to Qarabağ,[52] this was followed up with another defeat on 15 February at home to Khazar Lankaran.[53] Gabala got back to winning ways on 19 February despite going 1-0 down to a Nedo Turkovic penalty before Danijel Subotić scored his tenth of the season and a Shahriyar Rahimov gave Gabala a 2-1 away win over AZAL.[54] Gabala's next two games where 0-0 draws against Ravan Baku and Simurq.[55] [56]

March

On 9 March Gabala faced Neftchi Baku at home in a game that ended 1-2 to Neftchi, with Gabala's goal coming from Lorenzo Ebecilio.[57] Gabala's next game was a 0-0 draw on 12 March against Qarabağ in the Cup,[58] before they drew 1-1 against FK Baku 4 days later in the league.[59] Gabala progressed to the Semi-Finals of the cup on 19 March winning 2-1 in the second leg of their Quarter-Final match against Qarabağ, thanks to goals from Danijel Subotić and Victor Mendy.[60] On 23 March Gabala were beaten 4-1 at home by Inter Baku, Victor Mendy scoring their only goal whilst they slipped out of the European places for the first time since week 5 of the season. On 25 March 2014, Bakhshiev announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2013–14 season.[61] Gabala suffered their second defeat in a row, and third in four games, on 30 March, losing 3-0 away to Qarabağ in a game that saw Elnur Allahverdiyev sent off.[62]

April

Gabala lost their first game of April, going down 1-0 away to Khazar Lankaran on 5 April.[63] Gabala's next game was on 12 April, which they drew 0-0 at home to AZAL[64] to earn only their 4th point in eight games. On 15 April Sumin released Yannick Kamanan from his contract that was due to expire at the end of the season.[65] The next day Gabala defeated Khazar Lankaran 3-0 in the first leg of their Azerbaijan Cup Semi-final, with Nizami Hajiyev scoring a bracing and Victor Mendy scoring the other.[66] Gabala followed that win up with a 2-1 away vicory over Ravan Baku on 20 April, Mendy scoring again with Gabalas other goal coming from Urfan Abbasov, his first for the club.[67] Gabala went on to seal a place in the Azerbaijan Cup Final on 24 April, with a 1-1 draw in the second leg of against Khazar Lankaran, after Mendy scored his third goal in three games.[68] Gabala's last game of April was a 1-0 home win over Simurq on the 27th, Dodô grabbing the only goal.[69]

May

Gabala started May as they finished April, with a 2-1 away victory over Neftchi Baku. Javid Imamverdiyev gave Neftchi the lead in the 50th minute, with Dodô equalising in the 62nd minute before Lorenzo Ebecilio scored the winner in the 90th minute, and getting sent off foor two yellow cards in stoppage time.[70] On 7 May Gabala beat Baku 3-1 to go back into 3rd in the table. The goals came from Marat Izmailov, Mushfig Teymurov and [Danijel Subotić]], with Izmailov's and Teymurov's goals being their first for the club.[71] Gabala drew their penultimate league game on 12 May against Inter Baku 0-0.[72] On the last day of the League season, Gabala started in fourth place, 1 point behind Neftchi Baku. Gabala came from behind to beat Sumgayit 3-1, Magomed Kurbanov scoring for Sumgayit before Victor Mendy, Lorenzo Ebecilio and Abdulwaheed Afolabi scored to give Gabala the win that moved them into third place after Neftchi Baku drew 0-0 at Simurq.[73] Gabala finished the season by playing in the Azerbaijan Cup Final against Neftchi Baku. Marat Izmailov scored Gabala's only goal to cancel out Samir Masimovs early strike to send the game into extra-time, and then to penalties, of which Gabala missed three of their five and Neftchi scored three of their four.[74]

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 Azerbaijan DF Rail Malikov (from Turkey Denizlispor)[13]
6 Azerbaijan DF Volodimir Levin (from Azerbaijan Inter Baku)[8]
8 Azerbaijan MF Nizami Hajiyev (from Azerbaijan Inter Baku)[9]
14 Netherlands MF Lorenzo Ebecilio (loan from Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk)[11][75]
17 Azerbaijan MF Nuran Gurbanov (loan return from Azerbaijan Ravan Baku)
18 Senegal MF Ibrahima Niasse (from Azerbaijan Inter Baku)[10]
19 Nigeria FW Abdulwaheed Afolabi (from Russia Kuban Krasnodar)[12]
27 Poland GK Dawid Pietrzkiewicz (from Azerbaijan Simurq)[10]
31 Switzerland FW Danijel Subotić (from Ukraine Volyn Lutsk)[22]
36 Azerbaijan DF Elnur Allahverdiyev (loan from Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran)[15][76][16]
42 Brazil MF Leonardo (from Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk)[14]

Out: 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 Elnar Karimov
3 Azerbaijan DF Vurğun Hüseynov (to Azerbaijan Sumgayit)[6][77]
5 Slovenia MF Luka Žinko (to China Hangzhou Greentown)[3]
7 Azerbaijan MF Yashar Abuzerov
14 Senegal FW Moustapha Dabo (to Turkey Kahramanmaraşspor)[78]
16 Nigeria DF Ifeanyi Emeghara
18 Azerbaijan MF Aleksandr Chertoganov (to Azerbaijan Sumgayit)[79]
19 Azerbaijan MF Rovshan Amiraslanov (to Azerbaijan Simurq)[80]
26 Brazil DF Daniel Cruz
27 Azerbaijan MF Rashad Abdullayev (to Azerbaijan Baku)[7]
30 Azerbaijan GK Anar Nazirov (to Azerbaijan Sumgayit)[5][81]
38 Azerbaijan FW Rey Mammadbayli (to Azerbaijan AZAL)
90 Azerbaijan MF Jeyhun Sultanov (Retired)
99 Azerbaijan FW Amil Yunanov (to Azerbaijan Turan-T)

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
1 Azerbaijan GK Kamran Agayev (from Azerbaijan Baku)[50]
7 Russia MF Marat Izmailov (loan from Portugal F.C. Porto)[49]
16 Azerbaijan MF Ruslan Tagizade (from Azerbaijan AZAL)[39][40]
36 Azerbaijan DF Elnur Allahverdiyev (from Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran)[45]
30 Azerbaijan GK Anar Nazirov (from Azerbaijan Sumgayit)[46]
44 Brazil DF Rafael Santos (from Ukraine Arsenal Kyiv)[44]
46 Tajikistan DF Davron Ergashev (from Kazakhstan Zhetysu)[82][47]

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

No. Position Player
7 Azerbaijan MF Tarzin Jahangirov (loan to Azerbaijan Sumgayit)[83]
11 France FW Yannick Kamanan [65]
23 Azerbaijan DF Shahriyar Khalilov (to Azerbaijan Sumgayit)[84]
84 Slovenia DF Dejan Kelhar (to Serbia Red Star Belgrade)[85][86]

Squad

As of As of match played 22 May 2014[87][88]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Kamran Agayev Azerbaijan GK 9 February 1986 Baku 2014 2015[50] 20 0
25 Diego Brazil GK 11 May 1979 Portugal Vitória 2012 2014[89] 27 0
27 Dawid Pietrzkiewicz Poland GK 9 February 1988 Simurq 2013 2014[10] 10 0
30 Anar Nazirov Azerbaijan GK 8 September 1985 Sumgayit 2014 2016[46] 23 0
55 Javidan Huseynzadeh Azerbaijan GK 7 March 1991 Trainee 2013 1 0
Defenders
2 Rail Malikov Azerbaijan CB 18 December 1985 Turkey Denizlispor 2013 2014[13] 12 0
3 Nikola Valentić Serbia LB 6 September 1983 Serbia Jagodina 2013 2014[90] 27 0
5 Sadig Guliyev Azerbaijan CB 9 March 1995 Trainee 2012 5 0
6 Volodimir Levin[91] Azerbaijan CB 23 January 1984 Inter Baku 2013 2015[8] 28 2
15 Oumar Kalabane Guinea CB 1 August 1987 United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra 2012 2014[92] 32 2
34 Urfan Abbasov Azerbaijan CB 14 October 1992 Qarabağ 2011 66 1
36 Elnur Allahverdiyev Azerbaijan CB 2 January 1983 Khazar Lankaran 2013 2015[76][16][45] 24 0
44 Rafael Santos Brazil CB 10 November 1984 Ukraine Arsenal Kyiv 2014 2016[44] 18 0
45 Murad Musaev Azerbaijan CB 13 June 1994 Trainee 2012 2 0
46 Davron Ergashev Tajikistan CB 19 March 1988 Kazakhstan Zhetysu 2014 2014[47] 13 0
Cristian Pulhac Romania CB 17 August 1984 (aged 28) Romania Dinamo Bucureşti 2013 2015[93][48] 12 0
Midfielders
4 Amit Guluzade Azerbaijan MF 20 November 1992 Ravan Baku 2013 2014[93] 24 0
7 Marat Izmailov Russia MF 21 September 1982 loan from Portugal F.C. Porto 2014 2014 18 2
8 Nizami Hajiyev Azerbaijan MF 8 February 1988 Inter Baku 2013 2014[9] 34 2
13 Seymur Asadov Azerbaijan MF 5 May 1994 Trainee 2011 1 0
14 Lorenzo Ebecilio Netherlands MF 24 September 1991 loan from Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk 2013 2014[11] 37 8
16 Ruslan Tagizade Azerbaijan MF 9 December 1993 AZAL 2014 2016[39][40] 19 0
17 Nuran Gurbanov Azerbaijan ST 10 August 1993 MOIK Baku 2011 14 0
18 Ibrahima Niasse Senegal MF 18 April 1988 Inter Baku 2013 2014[10] 35 1
20 Rashid Amiraslanov Azerbaijan MF 4 May 1992 Trainee 2012 1 0
21 Elmar Bakhshiev Azerbaijan MF 3 August 1980 Neftchi Baku 2012 28 0
22 Lourival Assis Brazil MF 3 February 1984 Bulgaria Chernomorets Burgas 2012 2015[94] 44 6
33 Elvin Jamalov Azerbaijan MF 4 February 1995 Trainee 2013 2 0
37 Kamal Mirzayev Azerbaijan MF 14 September 1994 Trainee 2012 5 0
42 Leonardo Brazil MF 18 March 1992 Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk 2013 2014[14] 33 8
88 Mushfig Teymurov Azerbaijan MF 15 January 1993 Trainee 2009 16 1
Forwards
9 Victor Mendy Senegal ST 22 December 1981 Turkey Bucaspor 2011 97 25
10 Dodô Brazil ST 16 October 1987 Croatia Lokomotiva 2011 107 18
19 Abdulwaheed Afolabi Nigeria ST 8 December 1991 Russia Kuban Krasnodar 2013 2014[12] 26 2
31 Danijel Subotić[95] Switzerland ST 31 January 1989 Ukraine Volyn Lutsk 2013 2014[14][22] 35 13

Competitions

Friendlies

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 18 7 11 48 36 +12 61 10 2 6 27 18 +9 8 5 5 21 18 +3

Last updated: 17 May 2014.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
Result W W L L W W W D L W W L D W W W L W W L L W D D L D L L L D W W W W D W
Position 3 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 3

Source: Soccerway
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Qarabağ (C) 36 21 9 6 65 21+44 72 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Inter Baku 36 20 7 9 60 37+23 67 2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3 Gabala 36 18 7 11 48 36+12 61
4 Neftchi Baku 36 17 9 10 47 43+4 60 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
5 Baku 36 16 9 11 53 43+10 57
6 Khazar Lankaran 36 12 13 11 44 495 49
7 Simurq 36 11 13 12 35 28+7 46
8 AZAL 36 6 13 17 29 4920 31
9 Sumgayit 36 5 10 21 27 6134 25
10 Ravan Baku (R) 36 4 10 22 22 6644 22 Relegation to 2014-15 Azerbaijan First Division

Updated to games played on 17 May 2014.
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
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 Cup

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 22 May 2014

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League Azerbaijan Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Azerbaijan Kamran Agayev 20 0 16+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF Azerbaijan Rail Malikov 12 0 9+1 0 1+1 0
3 DF Serbia Nikola Valentić 17 0 11+4 0 2+0 0
4 MF Azerbaijan Amit Guluzade 15 0 13+1 0 0+1 0
5 DF Azerbaijan Sadig Guliyev 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF Azerbaijan Volodimir Levin 28 2 25+0 2 3+0 0
7 MF Russia Marat Izmailov 18 2 11+3 1 4+0 1
8 MF Azerbaijan Nizami Hajiyev 34 2 20+9 0 4+1 2
9 FW Senegal Victor Mendy 41 10 26+9 7 6+0 3
10 FW Brazil Dodô 40 4 33+2 4 5+0 0
14 MF Netherlands Lorenzo Ebecilio 36 8 28+3 8 5+0 0
15 DF Guinea Oumar Kalabane 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Azerbaijan Ruslan Tagizade 19 0 11+3 0 5+0 0
17 MF Azerbaijan Nuran Gurbanov 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0
18 MF Senegal Ibrahima Niasse 35 1 26+3 1 6+0 0
19 FW Nigeria Abdulwaheed Afolabi 26 2 1+21 1 1+3 1
22 MF Brazil Lourival Assis 14 0 2+7 0 0+5 0
25 GK Brazil Diego 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0
27 GK Poland Dawid Pietrzkiewicz 10 0 10+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK Azerbaijan Anar Nazirov 2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
31 FW Switzerland Danijel Subotić 35 13 27+2 12 4+2 1
33 MF Azerbaijan Elvin Jamalov 2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
34 DF Azerbaijan Urfan Abbasov 23 1 18+3 1 2+0 0
36 DF Azerbaijan Elnur Allahverdiyev 24 0 22+2 0 0+0 0
42 MF Brazil Leonardo 33 8 24+7 7 1+1 1
44 DF Brazil Rafael Santos 18 0 15+0 0 3+0 0
45 DF Azerbaijan Murad Musaev 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
46 DF Tajikistan Davron Ergashev 13 0 7+2 0 4+0 0
55 GK Azerbaijan Javidan Huseynzadeh 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
88 MF Azerbaijan Mushfig Teymurov 12 1 8+2 1 2+0 0
Players away from Gabala on loan:
7 MF Azerbaijan Tarzin Jahangirov 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
Players who appeared for Gabala no longer at the club:
11 FW France Yannick Kamanan 19 2 13+5 2 0+1 0
84 DF Slovenia Dejan Kelhar 7 0 2+5 0 0+0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
1 FWSwitzerland31Danijel Subotić 12 1 13
2 FWSenegal9Victor Mendy 7 3 10
3 MFNetherlands14Lorenzo Ebecilio 8 0 8
MFBrazil42Leonardo 7 1 8
5 FWBrazil10Dodô 4 0 4
6 DFAzerbaijan6Volodimir Levin 2 0 2
FWFrance11Yannick Kamanan 2 0 2
FWNigeria19Abdulwaheed Afolabi 1 1 2
MFRussia7 Marat Izmailov 1 1 2
MFAzerbaijan8 Nizami Hajiyev 0 2 2
11MFSenegal18Ibrahima Niasse 1 0 1
DFAzerbaijan34Urfan Abbasov 1 0 1
MFAzerbaijan88Mushfig Teymurov 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 1
TOTALS 48957

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card
1 AzerbaijanGKKamran Agayev 1 0 1 0 2 0
2 AzerbaijanDFRail Malikov 2 0 1 0 3 0
3 SerbiaDFNikola Valentić 4 0 0 0 4 0
4 AzerbaijanMFAmit Guluzade 6 1 1 0 7 1
6 AzerbaijanDFVolodimir Levin 4 1 0 0 4 1
7 RussiaMFMarat Izmailov 2 0 2 0 4 0
8 AzerbaijanMFNizami Hajiyev 3 0 1 0 4 0
9 SenegalFWVictor Mendy 2 0 0 0 2 0
10BrazilFWDodô 6 0 2 0 8 0
11FranceFWYannick Kamanan 2 0 1 0 3 0
14NetherlandsMFLorenzo Ebecilio 10 1 2 0 12 1
16AzerbaijanMFRuslan Tagizade 4 0 1 0 5 0
17AzerbaijanMFNuran Gurbanov 1 0 0 0 1 0
18SenegalMFIbrahima Niasse 5 0 0 0 5 0
19NigeriaFWAbdulwaheed Afolabi 2 0 0 0 2 0
22BrazilMFLourival Assis 1 0 0 0 1 0
25BrazilGKDiego 1 0 0 0 1 0
27PolandGKDawid Pietrzkiewicz 1 0 0 0 1 0
30AzerbaijanGKAnar Nazirov 0 0 1 0 1 0
31SwitzerlandFWDanijel Subotić 7 0 1 0 8 0
34AzerbaijanDFUrfan Abbasov 5 0 1 0 6 0
36AzerbaijanDFElnur Allahverdiyev 9 1 0 0 9 1
42BrazilMFLeonardo 5 0 1 0 6 0
44BrazilDFRafael Santos 1 0 1 0 2 0
46TajikistanDFDavron Ergashev 0 0 2 0 2 0
88AzerbaijanMFMushfig Teymurov 4 1 0 0 4 1
TOTALS 88 5 20 0 108 5

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