2016–17 FK Qarabağ season

Qarabağ
2016–17 season
Chairman	Tahir Gözal
Manager	Gurban Gurbanov
Stadium	Azersun Arena
Premier League	1st
Azerbaijan Cup	Champions
Champions League	3rd qualifying round vs Viktoria Plzeň
Europa League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Dino Ndlovu (10); All: Dino Ndlovu (15)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The Qarabağ 2016–17 season is Qarabağ's 24th Azerbaijan Premier League season, of which they are defending champions, and will be their ninth season under manager Gurban Gurbanov. They won the League for the fourth season in a row on 16 April 2017, reaching the final of the Azerbaijan Cup and the group stages of the UEFA Europa League having been eliminated from the UEFA Champions League in the 3rd qualifying round by Viktoria Plzeň on away goals.

Squad[edit]

As of 27 January 2017

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SRB	Bojan Šaranov
2	DF	AZE	Gara Garayev
5	DF	AZE	Maksim Medvedev (vice-captain)
6	FW	RSA	Dino Ndlovu
8	MF	ESP	Míchel
10	MF	MKD	Muarem Muarem
11	FW	AZE	Mahir Madatov
12	GK	AZE	Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev
13	GK	BIH	Ibrahim Šehić
14	DF	AZE	Rashad Sadygov (captain)
15	MF	AZE	Rahid Amirguliyev
18	MF	AZE	Ilgar Gurbanov
20	MF	BRA	Richard Almeida
21	DF	AZE	Arif Dashdemirov


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	AZE	Afran Ismayilov
23	DF	AZE	Elgun Ulukhanov
25	DF	ALB	Ansi Agolli
28	DF	AZE	İbrahim Aslanli
32	DF	AZE	Elvin Yunuszade
33	MF	AZE	Eltun Turabov
34	MF	AZE	Salman Jafarov
44	FW	AZE	Aghabala Ramazanov
55	DF	AZE	Badavi Guseynov ^[1]
71	FW	AZE	Vüqar Nadirov
77	MF	AZE	Elshan Abdullayev
91	MF	AZE	Joshgun Diniyev
94	GK	TUR	Halit Oghuzhan
99	MF	ESP	Dani Quintana

Out on loan[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	AZE	Emil Balayev (at Sabail)
—	DF	AZE	Shahriyar Aliyev (at Kapaz)
—	DF	AZE	Eltun Yagublu (at Neftchi Baku)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	AZE	Azer Salahli (at Sumgayit)
—	MF	AZE	Vugar Mustafayev (at Zira)

Transfers[edit]

Summer[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SRB	Bojan Šaranov (from Partizan)
6	FW	RSA	Dino Ndlovu (from Anorthosis Famagusta)^[2]
17	MF	AZE	Namig Alasgarov (loan return from Kapaz)
21	DF	AZE	Arif Dashdemirov (from Gabala)^[3]
71	FW	AZE	Vüqar Nadirov (from Inter Baku)^[4]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AZE	Farhad Valiyev (to Sumgayit)^[5]
4	DF	AZE	Eltun Yagublu (loan to Neftchi Baku)^[6]
6	MF	AZE	Vugar Mustafayev (loan to Zira)
7	MF	AZE	Namiq Yusifov (retired)^[7]
19	DF	AZE	Azer Salahli (loan to Sumgayit)^[8]
67	MF	MAR	Alharbi El Jadeyaoui
77	MF	AZE	Javid Taghiyev (to Zira)^[9]
90	FW	SWE	Samuel Armenteros (to Heracles Almelo)^[10]^[11]

Winter[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
44	FW	AZE	Aghabala Ramazanov (from Inter Baku)^[12]
77	MF	AZE	Elshan Abdullayev (from Neftchi Baku)^[13]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	BRA	Reynaldo (to Adanaspor)^[14]
17	FW	AZE	Namig Alasgarov (to Neftchi Baku)^[15]^[16]
64	GK	AZE	Emil Balayev (loan to Sabail)

Friendlies[edit]

25 June 2016	Wacker Innsbruck	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Kössen, Austria
AZT (UTC+4)	Jamnig 41'	Report

28 June 2016	Zenit Saint Petersburg	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Kössen, Austria
AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Amirguliyev 81'

1 July 2016	Skënderbeu	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Kössen, Austria
AZT (UTC+4)	Radaš 45'	Report

6 July 2016	Qarabağ	4 – 0	Zira	Baku, Azerbaijan
AZT (UTC+4)	Reynaldo 37', 59', 87' Quintana 89'	Report		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium

15 January 2017	Skënderbeu Korçë	–	Qarabağ	Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Report]

January 2017		–	Qarabağ	Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Report]

January 2017		–	Qarabağ	Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Report]

January 2017		–	Qarabağ	Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Report]

2017		–	Qarabağ	Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Report]

Competitions[edit]

Azerbaijan Premier League[edit]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	19	5	4	46	14	+32	62	10	3	1	25	5	+20	9	2	3	21	9	+12

Last updated: 29 April 2017.
Source: See Results

Results[edit]

7 August 2016 1	Inter Baku	2 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	O.Sadigli 44' Guliyev 52' Abışov 69' 70', 75' Hajiyev 90+1' Aghayev 90+3'	Report	Reynaldo 11'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

11 August 2016 2	Sumgayit	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Sumqayit
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Muarem 52' Quintana 84'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Revan Həmzəzadə

21 August 2016 3	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Masazır
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Jairo 24' (o.g.) Madatov 47' El Jadeyaoui 80'	Report		Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

9 September 2016 4	Qarabağ	6 – 0	AZAL	Masazır
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Reynaldo 2', 64' Medvedev 42', 66' 50' Míchel 45+1' Quintana 59'	Report	D.Janelidze 24' E.Manafov 72'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Orphan Mammadov

19 September 2016 5	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Zira	Masazır
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Amirguliyev 20', 37' Míchel 90+2'	Report	Mammadov 22'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

25 September 2016 6	Kapaz	1 – 1	Qarabağ	Ganja
15:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Serginho 31' V.Beybalayev 38' Dário 54'	Report	Medvedev 21' Reynaldo 75' Míchel 82' Richard 86'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 14,238 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

2 October 2016 7	Gabala	2 – 0	Qarabağ	Qabala
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ozobić 11' Dabo 14' Stanković 33' E.Jamalov 75' Abbasov 76'	Report	Ndlovu 33' Richard 77'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

15 October 2016 8	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Sumgayit	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Reynaldo 24' Míchel 42' Gurbanov 44' Ndlovu 90+3'	Report	Y.Nabiyev 41'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

25 October 2016 9	Neftchi Baku	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Castillo 43' Jairo 67' Hajiyev 85' Țîră 90+2'	Report	Amirguliyev 29' Quintana 83' Ndlovu 85' Jairo 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

29 October 2016 10	AZAL	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	T.Hümbatov 28' K.Mirzayev 33' Jafarguliyev 55'	Report	Guseynov 37' Muarem 63'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov

6 November 2016 11	Zira	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Zirə
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Lourenço 73' Đurić 77' Mustafayev 90+1'	Report	Quintana 69' Yunuszade 80'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

19 November 2016 12	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Kapaz	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ndlovu 17' Quintana 32' Yunuszade 37' Medvedev 61' Garayev 73'	Report	N.Gurbanov 25' Renan 70'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 600 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

29 November 2016 13	Qarabağ	2 – 1	Gabala	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Medvedev 74' Richard 87' (pen.) 90+4' 90+4' Quintana 90+2' Ndlovu 90+4' Šehić 90+4'	Report	Ozobić 64' Qurbanov 72' Ricardinho 90' Abbasov 90+2'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

17 December 2016 14	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Inter Baku	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Quintana 44' Garayev 62'	Report	Aliyev 32' Guliyev 37' Khizanishvili 82'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

29 January 2017 15	Qarabag	1 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ramazanov 60' Ndlovu 72' (pen.)	Report	Imamverdiyev 13' 82' Navalovski 50' Hajiyev 67' F.Muradbayli 81'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

3 February 2017 16	AZAL	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Abdullayev 7' Tounkara 11' 45+3' E.Huseynov 90'	Report	Diniyev 6' 63' Medvedev 60' Ramazanov 78'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 650 Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov

8 February 2017 17	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Zira	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ismayilov 13' Ndlovu 47' Ramazanov 51'	Report		Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

12 February 2017 18	Kapaz	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Ganja
14:30 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Madatov 65' Ramazanov 86'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Omar Paşayev

19 February 2017 19	Gabala	2 – 0	Qarabağ	Qabala
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Zenjov 30' Kvekveskiri 58' Ozobić 68'	Report	Míchel 36'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

28 February 2017 20	Qarabağ	0 – 1	Inter Baku	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Gurbanov 50' Diniyev 90+3'	Report	F.Bayramov 34' Qirtimov 38' Khizanishvili 72' Hajiyev 79'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Elvin Əsgərov

4 March 2017 21	Sumgayit	0 – 4	Qarabağ	Sumqayit
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	B.Mustafazade 24' Chernyshev 58' Kurbanov 62'	Report	Míchel 23' Richard 45+1' (pen.) Muarem 49' Guseynov 60'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

14 March 2017 22	Qarabağ	1 – 0	AZAL	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Diniyev 58' Sadygov 60' Ndlovu 68' Garayev 88'	Report	Taouil 55'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 750 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

19 March 2017 23	Zira	0 – 0	Qarabağ	Zirə
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Naghiyev 49' Latifu 65' 66' Mammadov 69' Nazirov 89' V.Igbekoi 90'	Report	Diniyev 42' Agolli 65'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

2 April 2017 24	Qarabağ	2 – 1	Kapaz	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ndlovu 42' Míchel 47' Medvedev 90'	Report	K.Diniyev 26'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

9 April 2017 25	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Gabala	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Agolli 53'	Report	Abbasov 90' Mutallimov 90+3'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

16 April 2017 26	Inter Baku	0 – 3	Qarabağ	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Seyidov 43'	Report	Madatov 4' Ndlovu 54', 78'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,234 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

23 April 2017 27	Qarabağ	2 – 1	Sumgayit	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Muarem 12' 89' Medvedev 78' Guseynov 81' E.Abdullayev 82' Yunuszade 90+3'	Report	K.Najafov 31' Yunanov 83' A.Mehdiyev 87'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Elvin Əsgərov

29 April 2017 28	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	M.Isayev 40' Herrera 90'	Report	Ndlovu 48' Abışov 60' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Omar Paşayev

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Qarabağ (C)	28	19	5	4	46	14	+32	62	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round^[a]
2	Gabala	28	14	10	4	48	21	+27	52	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3	Inter Baku	28	11	10	7	39	33	+6	43	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Zira	28	10	9	9	29	26	+3	39	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5	Kapaz	28	9	9	10	24	27	−3	36

Source: PFL (in Azerbaijani), UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.^[17]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Qarabağ qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Azerbaijan Cup[edit]

3 December 2016 Second Round	Qarabağ	5 – 0	Sabail	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ndlovu 21', 53' Quintana 33' Míchel 55' Diniyev 81'	Report		Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Omar Paşayev

13 December 2016 Quarterfinal First Leg	Qarabağ	6 – 0	Sumgayit	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Richard 25' (pen.) Ndlovu 34' (pen.) Diniyev 40' Madatov 64', 78' Alasgarov 67'	Report	Hüseynov 34' B.Hasanalizade 54' K.Najafov 68'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Orkhan Mammadov

21 December 2016 Quarterfinal Second Leg	Sumgayit	2 – 5 (2 – 11 agg.)	Qarabağ	Sumgayit
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yunanov 14', 80' B.Hasanalizade 66' N.Abilayev 72'	Report	Alasgarov 8', 16', 82' Nadirov 70' Amirguliyev 90'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 950 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

30 March 2017 Semifinal First Leg	Neftchi Baku	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Petrov 48'	Report	Muarem 13' Ndlovu 28' E.Abdullayev 72' Mahammadaliyev 89'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

5 April 2017 Semifinal Second Leg	Qarabağ	0 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Petrov 19'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Final[edit]

5 May 2017	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Gabala	Nakhchivan
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Madatov 28' 52' Abbasov 68' (o.g.)	Report	Stanković 79'	Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Qualifying phase[edit]

12 July 2016 2nd qualifying round 1st leg	Qarabağ	2 – 0	F91 Dudelange	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Richard 11' (pen.), 28' Quintana 34' Medvedev 39' Garayev 55'	Report	Mélisse 10' Malget 24' Pokar 49'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku^[A] Attendance: 18,600^[18] Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)

19 July 2016 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg	F91 Dudelange	1 – 1 (1 – 3 agg.)	Qarabağ	Dudelange, Luxembourg
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Dikaba 24' N'Diaye 71' Pokar 84'	Report	Guseynov 18' Míchel 27' Sadygov 65' Diniyev 88' Reynaldo 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum Attendance: 891^[18] Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

26 July 2016 3rd qualifying round 1st leg	Viktoria Plzeň	0 – 0	Qarabağ	Plzeň, Czech Republic
22:15 AZT (UTC+4)	Baránek 28' 75'	Report	Madatov 28'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,269^[19] Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

2 August 2016 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg	Qarabağ	1 – 1 (1 – 1(a) agg.)	Viktoria Plzeň	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Medvedev 27' Muarem 28' Garayev 72' Míchel 87'	Report	Ďuriš 69' Krmenčík 85' Krmenčík 90+1' Bakoš 90+5'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku^[A] Attendance: 30,792^[19] Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Qualifying rounds[edit]

18 August 2016 Play-off round 1st leg	IFK Göteborg	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Gothenburg, Sweden
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Pettersson 26' Albæk 56' Smedberg-Dalence 90'	Report	Sadygov 13' Richard 89'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 11,458^[20] Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

25 August 2016 Play-off round 2nd leg	Qarabağ	3 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.)	IFK Göteborg	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Sadygov 19' 90+3' Muarem 26' Quintana 51' Medvedev 62'	Report	Eriksson 9'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku^[A] Attendance: 25,500^[20] Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

Group stage[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fiorentina	6	4	1	1	15	6	+9	13	Advance to knockout phase
2	PAOK	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10	Advance to knockout phase
3	Qarabağ	6	2	1	3	7	12	−5	7
4	Slovan Liberec	6	1	1	4	7	12	−5	4

Source: UEFA

15 September 2016 1	Qarabağ	2 – 2	Slovan Liberec	Baku, Azerbaijan
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Míchel 7' 75' Agolli 72' Sadygov 90+4'	Report	Sýkora 1' Baroš 68' Vůch 90+5'	Stadium: Dalga Arena, Baku^[B] Attendance: 6,200^[21] Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

29 September 2016 2	Fiorentina	5 – 1	Qarabağ	Florence, Italy
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Sánchez 18' Babacar 39', 45+2' Kalinić 43' Zárate 63', 78' 64'	Report	Yunuszade 30' Medvedev 38' Míchel 87' Ndlovu 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 14,145^[22] Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

20 October 2016 3	Qarabağ	2 – 0	PAOK	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Quintana 56' Ndlovu 73' Amirguliyev 80' 87'	Report		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku^[B] Attendance: 26,784^[23] Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

4 November 2016 4	PAOK	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Thessaloniki, Greece
00:05 AZT (UTC+4)	Athanasiadis 4' Tzavellas 56' Pereyra 82'	Report	Medvedev 4' Míchel 69'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 11,476^[24] Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

24 November 2016 5	Slovan Liberec	3 – 0	Qarabağ	Liberec, Czech Republic
22:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Vůch 11' Komlichenko 45+1' 57' (pen.), 63' Breite 75'	Report	Míchel 40' Medvedev 56'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 4,942^[25] Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

8 December 2016 6	Qarabağ	1 – 2	Fiorentina	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Gurbanov 15' Reynaldo 73' Guseynov 86'	Report	Chiesa 19' 84' 76' Vecino 60'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku^[B] Attendance: 21,750^[26] Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Squad statistics[edit]

As of Match played 5 May 2017

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Champions League		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SRB	Bojan Šaranov	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	AZE	Gara Garayev	37	0	15+6	0	5	0	4	0	7	0
5	DF	AZE	Maksim Medvedev	35	3	18+1	3	5	0	4	0	7	0
6	FW	RSA	Dino Ndlovu	34	15	20+3	10	3+1	4	0	0	5+2	1
8	MF	ESP	Míchel	40	7	21+4	4	4+1	1	4	0	5+1	2
10	MF	MKD	Muarem Muarem	40	7	15+8	4	5	1	3+1	1	6+2	1
11	FW	AZE	Mahir Madatov	32	6	8+13	3	4+1	3	2+1	0	0+3	0
12	GK	AZE	Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev	11	0	7	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	BIH	Ibrahim Šehić	33	0	19	0	2	0	4	0	8	0
14	DF	AZE	Rashad Sadygov	26	2	14	0	1	0	4	0	7	2
15	MF	AZE	Rahid Amirguliyev	31	5	12+8	3	4+1	1	0+1	0	4+1	1
18	MF	AZE	Ilgar Gurbanov	21	1	15+1	1	3	0	0+1	0	1	0
20	MF	BRA	Richard	34	5	20	2	2	1	4	2	8	0
21	DF	AZE	Arif Dashdemirov	16	0	11	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	AZE	Afran Ismayilov	36	1	10+11	1	3+3	0	0+4	0	1+4	0
23	DF	AZE	Elgun Ulukhanov	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	ALB	Ansi Agolli	36	0	20+1	0	3	0	4	0	8	0
28	DF	AZE	İbrahim Aslanli	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	AZE	Elvin Yunuszade	21	1	12+1	1	4	0	0+1	0	3	0
44	FW	AZE	Aghabala Ramazanov	15	0	8+4	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
55	DF	AZE	Badavi Guseynov	32	1	20	1	3	0	4	0	4+1	0
71	FW	AZE	Vüqar Nadirov	4	1	1+1	0	0+1	1	0	0	0+1	0
77	MF	AZE	Elshan Abdullayev	3	1	1+1	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
91	MF	AZE	Joshgun Diniyev	28	3	16+5	1	4+2	2	0+1	0	0	0
99	MF	ESP	Dani Quintana	29	6	13+2	3	2	1	4	0	8	2
Players away from Qarabağ on loan:
Players who appeared for Qarabağ but left during the season:
9	FW	BRA	Reynaldo	21	6	7+3	4	0	0	3+1	1	4+3	1
17	MF	AZE	Namig Alasgarov	14	4	2+6	0	2+1	4	0	0	0+3	0
67	MF	MAR	Alharbi El Jadeyaoui	2	1	1	1	0	0	0+1	0	0	0

Goal scorers[edit]

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	FW	6	Dino Ndlovu	10	4	0	1	15
2	MF	8	Míchel	4	1	0	2	7
2	MF	10	Muarem Muarem	4	1	1	1	7
4	FW	9	Reynaldo	4	0	1	1	6
	FW	11	Mahir Madatov	3	3	0	0	6
	MF	99	Dani Quintana	3	1	0	2	6
7	MF	15	Rahid Amirguliyev	3	1	0	1	5
7	MF	20	Richard	2	1	2	0	5
9	MF	17	Namig Alasgarov	0	4	0	0	4
9			Own goal	3	1	0	0	4
11	FW	5	Maksim Medvedev	3	0	0	0	3
11	MF	91	Joshgun Diniyev	1	2	0	0	3
13	DF	14	Rashad Sadygov	0	0	0	2	2
14	MF	67	Alharbi El Jadeyaoui	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	18	Ilgar Gurbanov	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	32	Elvin Yunuszade	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	22	Afran Ismayilov	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	55	Badavi Guseynov	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	77	Elshan Abdullayev	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	71	Vüqar Nadirov	0	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	45	20	4	10	79

Disciplinary record[edit]

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
2		DF	Gara Garayev	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
5		DF	Maksim Medvedev	6	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	12	0
6		FW	Dino Ndlovu	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
8		MF	Míchel	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	8	0
9		FW	Reynaldo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Muarem Muarem	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		FW	Mahir Madatov	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
12		GK	Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		GK	Ibrahim Šehić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		MF	Rashad Sadygov	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	4	0
15		MF	Rahid Amirguliyev	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
18		MF	Ilgar Gurbanov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
20		MF	Richard	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1
25		DF	Ansi Agolli	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
32		DF	Elvin Yunuszade	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
44		FW	Aghabala Ramazanov	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
55		DF	Badavi Guseynov	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
77		MF	Elshan Abdullayev	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
91		MF	Joshgun Diniyev	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
99		MF	Dani Quintana	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
			TOTALS	39	1	3	0	11	0	16	1	69	2

Notes[edit]

^ ^{a b c d}
Qarabağ played their home matches at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku.^[27]
^ ^{a b c}
Qarabağ played their home match on matchday 1 at Dalga Arena, Baku, and will play their home matches on matchday 3 and matchday 6 at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium, Azersun Arena, Baku.

References[edit]

^ Guseynov was born in Kaspiysk, Russia, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan, making his debut for Azerbaijan in 2012.
^ "Dino Nidlovu rəsmən". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). FK Qarabağ. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "Дашдамиров официально в Карабахе". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azeri Football. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ "Vüqar Nadirov "Qarabağ"da". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
^ "Sumqayıt FK Fərhad Vəliyevlə müqavilə imzalayıb". sumqayitpfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^ ""Neftçi" "Qarabağ"ın futbolçusunu heyətinə qatdı". sportal.az. Sportal. 17 June 2016.
^ "Намик Юсифов: Завершил свою карьеру и остаюсь в Карабахе". azerisport.az (in Russian). Azerisport. 14 June 2016.
^ ""Qarabağ"ımız gənc futbolçusunu icarəyə verdi". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
^ "Zirə Cavid Tağıyevlə müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
^ "Free transfer status this summer! always a good thing". twitter.com. Samuel Armenteros. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
^ "Samuel Armenteros terug in Almelo". heracles.nl (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 29 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
^ "Ağabala Ramazanov rəsmən "Qarabağ"ımızda". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). FK Qarabağ. 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
^ "Elşən Abdullayev "Neftçi"dən ayrıldı". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
^ "Reynaldo Adanaspor'umuzda!". adanaspor.com.tr (in Turkish). Adanaspor. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
^ ""Qarabağ"ımız Namiq Ələsgərovla yollarını ayırdı". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
^ "Azərbaycan və Gürcüstan milli komandalarının futbolçuları "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
^ "Premyer Liqa 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Summary UEFA Europa League - Play-off Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ "Qarabağ vs. Slovan Liberec". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
^ "Fiorentina vs. Qarabağ". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^ "Qarabağ vs. PAOK". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ "PAOK vs. Qarabağ". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
^ "Slovan Liberec vs. Qarabağ". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
^ "Qarabağ vs. Fiorentina". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
^ ""Qarabağ" -"Düdelanj" matçının başlama saatı məlum oldu" ["Karabakh" - "Dudelanj" became known to the start time of the match]. qarabagh.com/1987/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

External links[edit]

Official Website

[table_note_res_CL2Q0.6171309340825-17] Qarabağ qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

[cnote_A] ^{a b c d}
Qarabağ played their home matches at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku.^[27]

[cnote_B] ^{a b c}
Qarabağ played their home match on matchday 1 at Dalga Arena, Baku, and will play their home matches on matchday 3 and matchday 6 at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium, Azersun Arena, Baku.

[1] Guseynov was born in Kaspiysk, Russia, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan, making his debut for Azerbaijan in 2012.

[2] "Dino Nidlovu rəsmən". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). FK Qarabağ. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[3] "Дашдамиров официально в Карабахе". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azeri Football. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

[Nadirov_Joins_Qarabağ-4] "Vüqar Nadirov "Qarabağ"da". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-07-14.

[Valiyev_Joins_Sumgayit-5] "Sumqayıt FK Fərhad Vəliyevlə müqavilə imzalayıb". sumqayitpfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[6] ""Neftçi" "Qarabağ"ın futbolçusunu heyətinə qatdı". sportal.az. Sportal. 17 June 2016.

[7] "Намик Юсифов: Завершил свою карьеру и остаюсь в Карабахе". azerisport.az (in Russian). Azerisport. 14 June 2016.

[Salahli_Joins_Sumgayit-8] ""Qarabağ"ımız gənc futbolçusunu icarəyə verdi". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[9] "Zirə Cavid Tağıyevlə müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[10] "Free transfer status this summer! always a good thing". twitter.com. Samuel Armenteros. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

[11] "Samuel Armenteros terug in Almelo". heracles.nl (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 29 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[12] "Ağabala Ramazanov rəsmən "Qarabağ"ımızda". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). FK Qarabağ. 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

[13] "Elşən Abdullayev "Neftçi"dən ayrıldı". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[14] "Reynaldo Adanaspor'umuzda!". adanaspor.com.tr (in Turkish). Adanaspor. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.

[15] ""Qarabağ"ımız Namiq Ələsgərovla yollarını ayırdı". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[Neftchi_sign_2-16] "Azərbaycan və Gürcüstan milli komandalarının futbolçuları "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

[18] "Premyer Liqa 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

[AttendanceQR2-19] "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2016.

[AttendanceQR3-20] "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[AttendancePO-21] "Summary UEFA Europa League - Play-off Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[22] "Qarabağ vs. Slovan Liberec". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[23] "Fiorentina vs. Qarabağ". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

[24] "Qarabağ vs. PAOK". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[25] "PAOK vs. Qarabağ". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

[26] "Slovan Liberec vs. Qarabağ". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

[27] "Qarabağ vs. Fiorentina". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[28] ""Qarabağ" -"Düdelanj" matçının başlama saatı məlum oldu" ["Karabakh" - "Dudelanj" became known to the start time of the match]. qarabagh.com/1987/ (in Azerbaijani). Qarabağ FK. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

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