2007–08 FK Qarabağ season

Qarabağ
2007-08 season
Chairman Tahir Gözal
Manager Rasim Kara
Stadium Guzanli Olympic Complex Stadium
Premier League 5th
Azerbaijan Cup Quarterfinals vs Inter Baku
Top goalscorer Vagif Javadov (6)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2006-07 2008-09 →

The Qarabağ 2007-08 season was Qarabağ's fifteenth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their only full season with Rasim Kara as their manager. They finished the season in 5th place, and were knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup at the Quarterfinal stage by Inter 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 Azerbaijan GK Farhad Veliyev
2 Azerbaijan DF Huseyn Isgandarov
3 Azerbaijan DF Aftandil Hajiyev
4 Azerbaijan DF Azer Mammadov
5 Azerbaijan DF Maksim Medvedev
6 Guinea DF Mamadouba Soumah
7 Georgia (country) MF Goga Beraia
8 Azerbaijan MF Aslan Kerimov
10 Azerbaijan MF Murad Aghakishiyev
11 Azerbaijan FW Rauf Aliyev
12 Azerbaijan GK Osman Umarov
13 Azerbaijan DF Nodar Mammadov
No. Position Player
14 Nigeria MF Victor Igbekoi
15 Azerbaijan MF Aykhan Abbasov
20 Azerbaijan FW Vagif Javadov
21 Azerbaijan FW Kanan Karimov
22 Azerbaijan DF Timur İsrafilov
23 Azerbaijan DF Afran Ismayilov
25 Liberia DF Isaac Pupo
Azerbaijan DF Shahriyar Khalilov
Azerbaijan DF Bayram Karimov
Azerbaijan DF Zaur Hashimov
Azerbaijan MF Elshan Mammadov

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 Azerbaijan GK Farhad Veliyev (to Azerbaijan Inter Baku)
3 Azerbaijan DF Aftandil Hajiyev (to Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)
6 Guinea DF Mamadouba Soumah [1]
9 Georgia (country) MF Irakli Beraia
10 Azerbaijan MF Murad Aghakishiyev (to Azerbaijan MKT Araz)
14 Nigeria MF Victor Igbekoi (to Azerbaijan Turan Tovuz)
15 Azerbaijan MF Aykhan Abbasov (to Azerbaijan Inter Baku)
25 Liberia MF Isaac Pupo (to Liberia LPRC Oilers)[2]

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 Ramal Huseynov (to Azerbaijan Baku)
12 Azerbaijan GK Jahangir Hasanzade (to Azerbaijan Inter Baku)
14 Azerbaijan MF Namiq Yusifov (to Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)
16 Azerbaijan DF Samir Abbasov (to Azerbaijan Inter Baku)
17 Serbia DF Bojan Ilic (to Azerbaijan Baku)

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
Azerbaijan DF Zaur Hashimov (from Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran)
Azerbaijan MF Elshan Mammadov (from Azerbaijan Standard 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
9 Georgia (country) MF Irakli Beraia (to Azerbaijan Turan Tovuz)

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results

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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 Neftçi 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 36−3 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 40−10 30
11 Karvan 26 6 5 15 23 36−13 23
12 Turan 26 4 6 16 21 49−28 18
13 Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit 26 4 2 20 21 68−47 14 Relegation to 2009-10 Azerbaijan First Division
14 ABN Bärdä 26 2 6 18 12 56−44 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

[4]

Squad Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League[5] Azerbaijan Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Azerbaijan Farhad Veliyev 24 0 24 0 0 0
2 DF Azerbaijan Huseyn Isgandarov 16 0 16 0 0 0
3 DF Azerbaijan Aftandil Hajiyev 18 1 18 1 0 0
4 DF Azerbaijan Azer Mammadov 18 0 18 0 0 0
5 DF Azerbaijan Maksim Medvedev 18 0 18 0 0 0
6 DF Guinea Mamadouba Soumah 25 0 25 0 0 0
7 MF Georgia (country) Goga Beraia 16 1 16 1 0 0
8 DF Azerbaijan Aslan Kerimov 20 2 20 2 0 0
10 MF Azerbaijan Murad Aghakishiyev 23 1 23 1 0 0
11 FW Azerbaijan Rauf Aliyev 7 1 7 1 0 0
12 GK Azerbaijan Osman Umarov 2 0 2 0 0 0
13 DF Azerbaijan Nodar Mammadov 18 0 18 0 0 0
14 MF Nigeria Victor Igbekoi 22 5 22 5 0 0
15 MF Azerbaijan Aykhan Abbasov 21 2 21 2 0 0
20 FW Azerbaijan Vagif Javadov 25 6 25 6 0 0
21 FW Azerbaijan Kanan Karimov 20 2 20 2 0 0
22 DF Azerbaijan Timur İsrafilov 4 0 4 0 0 0
23 MF Azerbaijan Afran Ismayilov 6 0 6 0 0 0
25 MF Liberia Isaac Pupo 23 1 23 1 0 0
DF Azerbaijan Shahriyar Khalilov 4 0 4 0 0 0
DF Azerbaijan Bayram Karimov 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Azerbaijan Zaur Hashimov 12 2 12 2 0 0
MF Azerbaijan Elshan Mammadov 8 1 8 1 0 0
Players away from Qarabağ on loan:
16 MF Azerbaijan Tagim Novruzov 4 0 4 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Qarabağ that left during the season:
9 MF Georgia (country) Irakli Beraia 4 0 4 0 0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
1 FWAzerbaijan 20 Vagif Javadov 6 1 7
2 MFNigeria 14 Victor Igbekoi 5 1 6
3 FWAzerbaijan 11 Rauf Aliyev 1 2 3
FWAzerbaijan 21 Kanan Karimov 2 1 3
5 MFAzerbaijan 15 Aykhan Abbasov 2 0 2
DFAzerbaijan 8 Aslan Kerimov 2 0 2
DFAzerbaijan Zaur Hashimov 2 0 2
MFAzerbaijan 10 Murad Aghakishiyev 1 1 2
9 MFLiberia 25 Isaac Pupo 1 0 1
FWAzerbaijan Elshan Mammadov 1 0 1
DFAzerbaijan 3 Aftandil Hajiyev 1 0 1
MFGeorgia (country) 7 Goga Beraia 1 0 1
Unknown 0 5 5
TOTALS 251136

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "QVİNEYA MİLLISİNİN ÜZVÜ, MAMADOUBA SOUMAH". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). FK Qarabağ. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Isaac Pupo seals a deal in Europe". Liberian Soccer. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Azerbaijan Yuksek Liqa 2007/08". Futbol24. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Azerbaijan Cup 2007/08". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Player Statistics 2007/08" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. (in Azerbaijani)
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