2013–14 AZAL PFC season

AZAL
2013-14 season
President Zaur Akhundov
Manager Vagif Sadygov
till 16 March 2014
Tarlan Ahmadov
from 17 March 2014
Stadium AZAL Arena
Premier League 8th
Azerbaijan Cup Second Round vs Qarabağ
Top goalscorer League: Will John (8)
All: Will John (8)
Highest home attendance 2,500 vs Khazar Lankaran
22 September 2013
Lowest home attendance 200 vs Sumgayit
23 August 2013
Inter Baku
26 October 2013
Ravan Baku
8 December 2013
Average home league attendance 661
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2012-13 2014-15 →

The AZAL 2012-13 season was AZAL's ninth Azerbaijan Premier League season, in which they finished 8th in the League. They also participated in the Azerbaijan Cup, where they were defeated in the Second Round by Qarabağ. AZAL started the season under the management of Vagif Sadygov, but he was sacked on 16 March 2014 following their defeat to Neftchi Baku, and replaced the following day by former Neftchi Assistant Tarlan Ahmadov.[1]

Squad

As of 10 January 2014[2]

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 Ruslan Majidov
2 Spain DF Juanfran
3 Azerbaijan DF Aleksandr Shemonayev
4 Brazil DF Aílton Júnior
5 Azerbaijan MF Murad Agayev [3]
7 Azerbaijan MF Javid Tagiyev
8 Azerbaijan MF Garib Ibrahimov
9 Azerbaijan MF Orkhan Hasanov
10 United States MF Will John
12 Azerbaijan GK Jahangir Hasanzade (Captain)
14 Azerbaijan MF Habil Nurahmadov
15 Latvia DF Oskars Kļava
16 Azerbaijan GK Elchin Sadigov
17 Nigeria MF Victor Igbekoi
No. Position Player
18 Sierra Leone MF Samuel Barlay
19 Azerbaijan MF Orkhan Safiyaroglu
20 Serbia DF Branislav Arsenijević
21 Azerbaijan FW Rey Mammadbayli
22 Tajikistan FW Akhtam Khamroqulov
23 Azerbaijan DF Tural Narimanov
26 Azerbaijan DF Karim Diniyev
27 Azerbaijan MF Rashad Abdullayev
28 Azerbaijan DF Emin Jafarguliyev
31 Azerbaijan MF Shahriyar Rahimov
32 Georgia (country) DF Lasha Kasradze
89 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Nedo Turković
Azerbaijan GK Elmaddin Mammadov

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
Azerbaijan MF Elgun Abbasli (at Araz)
No. Position Player

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
3 Azerbaijan DF Aleksandr Shemonayev (from Azerbaijan Simurq)
5 Azerbaijan MF Murad Agayev (from Azerbaijan Sumgayit)[4]
8 Azerbaijan MF Garib Ibrahimov (from Azerbaijan Simurq)
16 Sweden FW Freddy Borg (from Germany SV Darmstadt 98)[5]
18 Sierra Leone MF Samuel Barlay (from Azerbaijan Ravan Baku)[6]
21 Azerbaijan FW Rey Mammadbayli (from Azerbaijan Gabala)
27 Azerbaijan GK Elmaddin Mammadov (from Youth Team)
28 Azerbaijan DF Emin Jafarguliyev (from Azerbaijan Sumgayit)
30 Ukraine FW Yuriy Fomenko (from Azerbaijan Inter Baku)
31 Azerbaijan MF Shahriyar Rahimov (from Azerbaijan Ravan 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
1 Azerbaijan GK Amil Agajanov (to Azerbaijan Simurq)
3 Azerbaijan DF Nduka Usim (to Turkey Tavşanlı Linyitspor)[7]
6 Azerbaijan MF Tagim Novruzov (to Azerbaijan Simurq)
8 Turkmenistan MF Elman Tagayew (to Turkmenistan Aşgabat)
9 Azerbaijan FW Elshan Mammadov
10 Azerbaijan MF Tarlan Khalilov (to Azerbaijan Shusha)
11 Morocco MF Zouhir Benouahi (to Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran)[8][9]
16 Brazil FW Nildo (to Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran)[8][10]
19 Azerbaijan MF Orkhan Safiyaroglu (to Azerbaijan Simurq)
24 Ukraine DF Ruslan Zubkov [8]
37 Lithuania FW Andrius Velička (to Lithuania Žalgiris Vilnius)
77 Azerbaijan DF Saşa Yunisoğlu (to Azerbaijan Sumgayit)

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
16 Azerbaijan GK Elchin Sadigov (from Azerbaijan Sumgayit)[11]
19 Azerbaijan MF Orkhan Safiyaroglu (from Azerbaijan Simurq)[11][12]
22 Tajikistan FW Akhtam Khamroqulov (from Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ).[11]
26 Azerbaijan DF Karim Diniyev (from Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)
27 Azerbaijan MF Rashad Abdullayev (from Azerbaijan Baku, previously on loan Ravan Baku)[11][13]
32 Georgia (country) DF Lasha Kasradze (from Georgia (country) WIT Georgia)[11]
89 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Nedo Turković (from Kazakhstan Akzhayik)[11][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
16 Sweden FW Freddy Borg (to Sweden Trelleborgs FF)[15][16]
22 Azerbaijan MF Ruslan Tagizade (to Azerbaijan Gabala)[17]
30 Ukraine FW Yuriy Fomenko
32 Serbia MF Vladimir Bogdanović

Competitions

Friendlies

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 6 13 17 29 49  −20 31 4 6 8 17 26  −9 2 7 9 12 23  −11

Last updated: 19 May 2014.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
Result L W W W W L L D D D L D D L D W L W L D L L D L L L L L L D D D D D L L
Position 10 5 4 3 1 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

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 Neftçi 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 49−5 49
7 Simurq 36 11 13 12 35 28+7 46
8 AZAL 36 6 13 17 29 49−20 31
9 Sumgayit 36 5 10 21 27 61−34 25
10 Ravan Baku (R) 36 4 10 22 22 66−44 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 17 May 2014

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League Azerbaijan Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Azerbaijan Ruslan Majidov 25 0 24+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Spain Juanfran 10 0 7+2 0 1+0 0
3 DF Azerbaijan Aleksandr Shemonayev 30 1 27+2 1 1+0 0
4 DF Brazil Aílton 29 0 27+1 0 1+0 0
5 MF Azerbaijan Murad Agayev 13 0 2+11 0 0+0 0
6 MF Azerbaijan Aydın Qasımov 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0
7 MF Azerbaijan Javid Tagiyev 27 1 18+8 1 0+1 0
8 MF Azerbaijan Garib Ibrahimov 17 1 16 1 0+1 0
9 MF Azerbaijan Orkhan Hasanov 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
10 MF United States Will John 36 8 34+1 8 1+0 0
12 GK Azerbaijan Jahangir Hasanzade 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Latvia Oskars Kļava 33 0 32+0 0 1+0 0
16 GK Azerbaijan Elchin Sadigov 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
17 MF Nigeria Victor Igbekoi 32 6 31+0 6 1+0 0
18 MF Sierra Leone Samuel Barlay 25 1 17+7 1 1+0 0
19 MF Azerbaijan Orkhan Safiyaroglu 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0
20 DF Serbia Branislav Arsenijević 31 2 30+0 2 1+0 0
21 FW Azerbaijan Rey Mammadbayli 7 0 2+5 0 0+0 0
22 FW Tajikistan Akhtam Khamroqulov 7 0 0+7 0 0+0 0
23 DF Azerbaijan Tural Narimanov 22 0 21+1 0 0+0 0
25 MF Azerbaijan Äbülfäz Hüseynli 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
26 DF Azerbaijan Karim Diniyev 9 0 8+1 0 0+0 0
27 MF Azerbaijan Rashad Abdullayev 14 0 9+5 0 0+0 0
28 DF Azerbaijan Emin Jafarguliyev 7 0 1+6 0 0+0 0
31 MF Azerbaijan Shahriyar Rahimov 26 2 20+5 2 1+0 0
32 DF Georgia (country) Lasha Kasradze 13 1 12+1 1 0+0 0
89 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedo Turković 17 4 16+1 4 0+0 0
Players who appeared for Ravan Baku no longer at the club:
16 FW Sweden Freddy Borg 6 0 0+6 0 0+0 0
22 MF Azerbaijan Ruslan Tagizade 14 0 10+3 0 1+0 0
30 FW Ukraine Yuriy Fomenko 13 1 5+7 1 0+1 0
32 DF Serbia Vladimir Bogdanović 12 0 11+1 0 0+0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
1 MFUnited States10Will John 8 0 8
2 MFNigeria17Victor Igbekoi 6 0 6
3 FWBosnia and Herzegovina89Nedo Turković 4 0 4
4 DFSerbia20Branislav Arsenijević 2 0 2
MFAzerbaijan31Shahriyar Rahimov 2 0 2
6 DFAzerbaijan7 Javid Tagiyev 1 0 1
MFAzerbaijan8 Garib Ibrahimov 1 0 1
FWUkraine30Yuriy Fomenko 1 0 1
FWSierra Leone18Samuel Barlay 1 0 1
DFAzerbaijan3 Aleksandr Shemonayev 1 0 1
DFGeorgia (country)32Lasha Kasradze 1 0 1
MFAzerbaijan6 Aydın Qasımov 1 0 1
TOTALS 29029

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card
1 AzerbaijanGKRuslan Majidov 4 0 0 0 4 0
2 SpainDFJuanfran 2 0 0 0 2 0
3 AzerbaijanDFAleksandr Shemonayev 16 2 2 1 18 3
4 BrazilDFAílton 8 1 0 0 8 1
5 AzerbaijanMFMurad Agayev 0 1 0 0 0 1
7 AzerbaijanMFJavid Tagiyev 5 0 0 0 5 0
8 AzerbaijanMFGarib Ibrahimov 3 0 0 0 3 0
10United StatesMFWill John 4 0 0 0 4 0
15LatviaDFOskars Kļava 10 1 0 0 10 1
17NigeriaMFVictor Igbekoi 10 1 0 0 10 1
18Sierra LeoneMFSamuel Barlay 8 0 1 0 9 0
20SerbiaDFBranislav Arsenijević 6 1 0 0 6 1
22AzerbaijanMFRuslan Tagizade 4 0 0 0 4 0
23AzerbaijanMFTural Narimanov 3 0 0 0 3 0
26AzerbaijanDFKarim Diniyev 4 1 0 0 4 1
30UkraineFWYuriy Fomenko 1 0 0 0 1 0
31AzerbaijanMFShahriyar Rahimov 10 0 0 0 10 0
32SerbiaDFVladimir Bogdanović 5 0 0 0 5 0
32Georgia (country)DFLasha Kasradze 3 0 0 0 3 0
89Bosnia and HerzegovinaFWNedo Turković 4 0 0 0 4 0
TOTALS 110 8 3 1 113 9

References

  1. ↑ АЗАЛ представил Тарлана Ахмедова (ФОТО) (in Russian). Azerifootball. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "The new season begins with 17 fubolcu Airlines". azerisport.com/az/. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Agayev was born in Stavropol, Russia, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan.
  4. ↑ "AZAL next transfer (PHOTO)". azerisport.com/az/. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "DONE: Freddy Borg to Azal PFK". fotbolltransfers.com/az/. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Azal PFC sign Barlay". sierraexpressmedia.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "The Turkish club have confirmed the transfer of Usim Ndukanın". www.azerisport.com/az/. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 "Airlines parted ways with a player". azerisport.com/. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Zohair Khazar Lankaran Benuahi! (PHOTO)". azerisport.com/az. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Nield moved to Lankaran". azerifootball.com. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 АЗАЛ подписал 6 новых контрактов (in Russian). www.azerifootball.com/ru/. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  12. ↑ Возвращение в родные пенаты (in Russian). www.azerifootball.com/ru/. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "AZAL Rəşad Abdullayevlə müqavilə bağladı". www.azerisport.com/az. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "AZAL bosniyalı forvardla müqavilə imzaladı" (in Azerbaijani). www.azerisport.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Borg: "Sugen att komma tillbaka"" (in Swedish). www.fotbollskanalen.se/. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  16. ↑ "Freddy Borg klar för Trelleborg" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "Ruslan Taghizade sign a 2 year contract with Gabala" (in Azerbaijani). www.azerisport.com/. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

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