2007–08 AZAL PFC season

Olimpik Baku
2007–08 season
Chairman	Rasul Rasulov
Manager	Asgar Abdullayev
Stadium	Shafa Stadium
Premier League	2nd
Azerbaijan Cup	Quarter-finals vs Khazar Lankaran
Top goalscorer	Junivan (11)
Home colours	Away colours

The Olimpik Baku 2007–08 season was Olimpik Baku's third Azerbaijan Premier League season and their second season with Asgar Abdullayev as manager. They participated in the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League as well as the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup, finishing the league in 2nd, qualifying for a European competition for the first time, and reaching the quarterfinal stage of the cup, where they were eliminated by Khazar Lankaran.

Squad

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

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Ilyas Gurbanov
3	DF	Nduka Usim ^[1]
5	DF	Dragan Mandic
4	DF	Tarlan Ahmadov
7	DF	Agil Nabiyev
8	FW	Junivan
9	FW	Jovan Drobnjak
10	MF	Fábio ^[2]
11	MF	Namiq Əliyev
12	GK	Zabit Safarov
14	DF	Elvin Aliyev
16	FW	Farrukh Ismayilov
17	MF	Aleşandro De Paula

No.	Position	Player
18	FW	Fəqan Şahbazov
19	FW	Dmitri Parkhachev
22	FW	Pathé Bangoura
44	GK	Rauf Mehdiyev
77	MF	Yashar Abuzerov
96	GK	Elshan Poladov
	DF	Bilal Velija
	MF	Yuri Muzika
	MF	Ilami Halimi
	MF	Narvik Sirkhayev
	FW	Samir Musayev
		Sergey Qribanov
		Orxan Rəcəbov

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	DF	Ilyas Gurbanov (from MKT-Araz)
8	FW	Junivan (from Belasitsa Petrich)
16	FW	Farrukh Ismayilov (from Neftchi Baku)
19	FW	Dmitri Parkhachev (from Dinamo Brest)
20	FW	Senan Gurbanov (from Gabala)
21	FW	Javid Huseynov (from Turan Tovuz)
96	GK	Elshan Poladov (from Inter Baku)
	MF	Yuri Muzika (from Karvan)

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

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Vidadi Rzayev (Retired)
		FW	Vadim Vasilyev (to Karvan)
		FW	Khagani Mammadov (to Inter Baku)
		FW	Ghani Animofoshe (to JS du Ténéré)
		FW	Mwanza Muteba (to Tatlısu Halk Odası)

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
		DF	Bilal Velija (from Porin Palloilijat)
		MF	Ilami Halimi (from Lokomotiv Plovdiv)
		MF	Narvik Sirkhayev (from Anzhi Makhachkala)
		FW	Samir Musayev (from Simurq)

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

No.		Position	Player
20		FW	Senan Gurbanov (to ABN Bärdä)
21		FW	Javid Huseynov (to Inter Baku)

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results

^[3]

12 August 2007 1	Olimpik Baku	1 – 0	ABN Bärdä	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Mandic	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

19 August 2007 2	Turan Tovuz	1 – 3	Olimpik Baku	Tovuz
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Garaev 13'	Summary	Usim 40' Bangoura 76' Drobnjak 90'	Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium

26 August 2007 3	Olimpik Baku	1 – 0	Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Bangoura 24'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

2 September 2007 4	Gabala	0 – 1	Olimpik Baku	Qabala
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Ismayilov 35'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium

16 September 2007 5	Olimpik Baku	1 – 0	Inter Baku	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Junivan 59'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

22 September 2007 6	Standard Baku	0 – 0	Olimpik Baku	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

30 September 2007 7	Olimpik Baku	3 – 0	Baku	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Junivan 6', 70' Y.Abuzerov 45'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

6 October 2007 8	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	Olimpik Baku	Baku
15:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium

27 October 2007 9	Olimpik Baku	3 – 1	FK Masallı	Baku
22:25 AZST (UTC+5)	Junivan 35' Mandic 54' Vəliyev 56' (o.g.)	Summary	Oz 59'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium

4 November 2007 10	Olimpik Baku	1 – 0	Simurq	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Junivan 20'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

10 November 2007 11	Karvan	0 – 1	Olimpik Baku	Yevlakh
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary	Junivan 31'	Stadium: Yevlakh Stadium

25 November 2007 12	Olimpik Baku	0 – 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

1 December 2007 13	Qarabağ	0 – 1	Olimpik Baku	Baku
14:15 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary	Junivan 25'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹

16 February 2008 14	ABN Bärdä	1 – 1	Olimpik Baku	Barda
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	S.Gurbanov 30'	Summary	Fábio 67'	Stadium: Barda City Stadium

23 February 2008 15	Olimpik Baku	3 – 0	Turan Tovuz	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Junivan 7', 31' Musayev 30'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

1 March 2008 16	Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit	0 – 1	Olimpik Baku	Sumqayit
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary	Junivan 20'	Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium

15 March 2008 17	Olimpik Baku	2 – 0	Gabala	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Junivan 22' Fábio 79'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

30 March 2008 18	Olimpik Baku	1 – 0	Standard Baku	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ismayilov 26'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

6 April 2008 19	Baku	0 – 1	Olimpik Baku	Baku
17:15 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	S.Musayev 55'	Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium

13 April 2008 20	Olimpik Baku	0 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

19 April 2008 21	FK Masallı	1 – 2	Olimpik Baku	Masally
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	B.Goncharov 24'	Summary	Velija 48' Musayev 53'	Stadium: Anatoly Banishevski Stadium

28 April 2008 22	Inter Baku	2 – 0	Olimpik Baku	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Mammadov 29' Zlatinov 90'	Summary		Stadium: Zabrat Stadium

4 May 2008 23	Simurq	0 – 0	Olimpik Baku	Zaqatala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium

12 May 2008 24	Olimpik Baku	2 – 0	Karvan	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Fábio 50' Musayev 87'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

17 May 2008 25	Khazar Lankaran	0 – 0	Olimpik Baku	Lankaran
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium

28 May 2008 26	Olimpik Baku	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Hashimov 80'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Qarabağ	26	11	8	7	25	16	+9	41

Updated to match(es) played on July 29, 2008. Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1 2 Khazar Lankaran qualified for the first qualifiying round of the 1st qualifying round of the UEFA Cup as winners of the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup.

Azerbaijan Cup

^[4]^[5]

26 September 2007 First Round 1st leg	Bakılı	0 – 3	Olimpik Baku	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

3 October 2007 First Round 2nd leg	Olimpik Baku	1 – 1 (4 – 1 agg.)	Bakılı	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

24 October 2007 Last 16 1st leg	ABN Bärdä	1 – 1	Olimpik Baku	Barda
AZT (UTC+4)	S.Gurbanov 32'	Summary	I.Gurbanov 84'	Stadium: Barda City Stadium

31 October 2007 Last 16 2nd leg	Olimpik Baku	3 – 1 (4 – 2 agg.)	ABN Bärdä	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)	Ismayilov 3', 11' Fábio 76'	Summary	Gurbanov 44' (o.g.)	Stadium: Shafa Stadium

6 March 2008 Quarterfinals 1st Leg	Olimpik Baku	1 – 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Parkhachev 14'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

19 March 2008 Quarterfinals 2nd Leg	Khazar Lankaran	2 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.)	Olimpik Baku	Lankaran
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League^[6]		Azerbaijan Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Ilyas Gurbanov	7	0	7	0	0	0
3	DF		Usim Nduka	26	1	26	1	0	0
4	DF		Tarlan Ahmadov	26	0	26	0	0	0
5	DF		Dragan Mandic	23	2	23	2	0	0
7	DF		Agil Nabiyev	26	0	26	0	0	0
8	FW		Junivan	21	11	21	11	0	0
9	FW		Jovan Drobnjak	15	1	15	1	0	0
10	MF		Fábio	23	3	23	3	0	0
11	MF		Namiq Əliyev	24	0	24	0	0	0
14	DF		Elvin Aliyev	23	0	23	0	0	0
16	FW		Farrukh Ismayilov	21	2	21	2	0	0
17	MF		Aleşandro De Paula	2	0	2	0	0	0
18	FW		Fəqan Şahbazov	3	0	3	0	0	0
19	FW		Dmitri Parkhachev	25	0	25	0	0	0
22	FW		Pathé Bangoura	8	2	8	2	0	0
44	GK		Rauf Mehdiyev	23	0	23	0	0	0
77	MF		Yashar Abuzerov	21	1	21	1	0	0
96	GK		Elshan Poladov	4	0	4	0	0	0
	DF		Bilal Velija	9	1	9	1	0	0
	MF		Yuri Muzika	6	0	6	0	0	0
	MF		Ilami Halimi	5	0	5	0	0	0
	MF		Narvik Sirkhayev	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Samir Musayev	10	4	10	4	0	0
			Sergey Qribanov	7	0	7	0	0	0
			Orxan Rəcəbov	1	0	1	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Olimpik Baku and left during the season:
21	FW		Javid Huseynov	3	0	3	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League^[6]	Azerbaijan Cup	Total
1	FW	8	Junivan	11	0	11
2	FW		Samir Musayev	4	0	4
	MF	10	Fábio	3	1	4
	FW	16	Farrukh Ismayilov	2	2	4
5	DF	5	Dragan Mandic	2	0	2
5	FW	21	Pathé Bangoura	2	0	2
7	DF	3	Nduka Usim	1	0	1
	MF	77	Yashar Abuzerov	1	0	1
	MF	9	Jovan Drobnjak	1	0	1
	DF		Bilal Velija	1	0	1
	FW	19	Dmitri Parkhachev	0	1	1
	DF	2	Ilyas Gurbanov	0	1	1
			Own goal	1	0	1
			Unknown	0	4	4
			TOTALS	29	9	38

Notes

Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.^[7]

References

↑ Usim was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan.
↑ Fábiowas born in São Paulo, Brazil, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan.
↑ "Azerbaijan Yuksek Liqa 2007/08". Futbol24. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
↑ "Azerbaijan Cup 2007/08". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
↑ "Azərbaycan kuboku – 2007/08" (PDF). APL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
1 2 "07-08 Stats" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
↑ Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. (in Azerbaijani)

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[table_note_res_UC10.15130979155717-4] 1 2 Khazar Lankaran qualified for the first qualifiying round of the 1st qualifying round of the UEFA Cup as winners of the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup.

[1] Usim was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan.

[2] Fábiowas born in São Paulo, Brazil, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan.

[3] "Azerbaijan Yuksek Liqa 2007/08". Futbol24. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

[5] "Azerbaijan Cup 2007/08". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

[6] "Azərbaycan kuboku – 2007/08" (PDF). APL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

[League_Stats-7] 1 2 "07-08 Stats" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

[8] Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. (in Azerbaijani)

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