Neftchi Baku PFK in European football

Neftchi Baku PFK in European football (Azerbaijani: "Neftçi" Peşəkar Futbol Klubu Avropa futbolunda), this article lists results for Neftchi Baku PFK in European competition.

Summary

UEFA Europa League 2012-10-04, Neftchi Baku-Inter Milan.

Neftchi Baku PFK is an association football club from Baku, Azerbaijan. The team has participated in 12 seasons of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) club competitions, including 5 seasons in the European Cup and Champions League, 5 seasons in the UEFA Cup, one season in the Cup Winners' Cup, one season in the Intertoto Cup and one season in the Europa League. It has played 42 UEFA games, resulting in 12 wins, 11 draws and 19 defeats.

In European competitions, the club also have advanced to the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League twice, having defeated Bosnian champions – NK Široki Brijeg – and Icelandic champions – FH Hafnarfjarðar – in 2004 and 2005 respectively.^[1][2] In 2008, the club advanced to the third round of the 2008 Intertoto Cup, after defeating the Slovak club FC Nitra and the Belgian side K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot in the first two rounds.^[3]

Neftchi Baku PFC's biggest win in Europe is a 3–0 victory over FC Zestafoni in the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.

The club has an excellent European cup record, having not lost at home since the 1999–2000 season.

Neftchi Baku's home games are usually played at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku. The stadium was built by German prisoners of war in 1951 and constructed in the shape of the letter C to honour Stalin (Cyrillic: Cтaлин), however it was renamed after famous football referee Tofiq Bahramov in 1993 after his death.^[4] The stadium also serves as the home ground of the Azerbaijan national football team and holds 30,000 spectators making it the largest stadium in the country.^[5] In 2011, Neftchi's domestic games moved to the Ismat Gayibov Stadium.^[6] In 2012, Neftchi's domestic games moved to Eighth Kilometer District Stadium^[7] – also known as the Bakcell Arena for sponsorship purposes^[8] is a stadium in Nizami raion, Baku, Azerbaijan.

In 2012-13, Group stage

Stamenković

Yunuszade

Mitreski

Shukurov

Bertucci

Ramos

Sadiqov

Wobay

Flavinho

Imamverdiyev

Canales

Match line-up for Europa League 2nd leg against APOEL. 30 August 2012.^[9][10]

In 2012, Neftchi Baku became the first Azerbaijani team to advance to the group stage of a European competition.^[11][12][13] Neftchi managed to get three points in six matches, drawing with FK Partizan both times and holding Inter Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.^[14][15]

Standing Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Rubin Kazan 6 4 2 0 10 3 +7 14 Internazionale 6 3 2 1 11 9 +2 11 Partizan 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3 Neftchi Baku 6 0 3 3 4 8 −4 3

INT NEF PAR RUB Internazionale — 2–2 1–0 2–2 Neftchi Baku 1–3 — 1–1 0–1 Partizan 1–3 0–0 — 1–1 Rubin Kazan 3–0 1–0 2–0 —

Tiebreakers

• Partizan are ranked ahead of Neftchi Baku on head-to-head away goals.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	AG	Pts
Partizan	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	2
Neftchi Baku	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	2

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  Neftchi Baku v Internazionale
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  Neftchi fans placad

Team statistics

Games

UEFA competitions

The following is a complete list of matches played by Neftchi in UEFA tournaments. It includes the season, tournament, the stage, the opponent club and its country, the date, the venue and the score, with Neftchi's score noted first. It is up to date as of the match played 3 July 2013.

#	Season	Tournament	Stage	Opponent		Date	Venue		Score	Result		Ref
				Team	Country
1	1995–96	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Q1	APOEL	Cyprus	10 August 1995	A	Makario Stadium, Nicosia	0–3 Report	0–3		[16]
						24 August 1995	H	Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium, Sumqayit	0–0 Report
2	1996–97	UEFA Cup	Q1	Lokomotiv Sofia	Bulgaria	17 July 1996	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	2–1	2–7		[17]
						24 July 1996	A	Lokomotiv Stadium, Sofia	0–6
3	1997–98	UEFA Champions League	Q1	Widzew Łódź	Poland	23 July 1997	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	0–2 Report	0–10		[18]
						30 July 1997	A	Stadion Widzewa, Łódź	0–8 Report
4	1999–00	UEFA Cup	Q1	Crvena Zvezda	Yugoslavia	12 August 1999	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	2–3	2–4		[19]
						26 August 1999	A	Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade	0–1
5	2000–01	UEFA Cup	Q1	Hit Gorica	Slovenia	10 August 2000	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	1–0	2–3		[20]
						24 August 2000	A	Športni park, Nova Gorica	1–3
6	2001–02	UEFA Cup	Q1	Hit Gorica	Slovenia	9 August 2000	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	0–0	0–1		[20]
						23 August 2000	A	Športni park, Nova Gorica	0–1
7	2004–05	UEFA Champions League	Q1	Široki Brijeg	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13 July 2004	A	Pecara Stadium, Široki Brijeg	1–2 Report	2–2 (a)		[21]
						21 July 2004	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	1–0 Report
			Q2	CSKA Moscow	Russia	27 July 2004	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	0–0 Report	0–2		[22]
						4 August 2004	A	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow	0–2 Report
8	2005–06	UEFA Champions League	Q1	Hafnarfjarðar	Iceland	12 July 2005	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	2–0 Report	4–1		[23]
						20 July 2005	A	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður	2–1 Report
			Q2	RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	26 July 2005	A	Stade Constant Vanden Stock (Parc Astrid), Brussels	0–5 Report	1–5		[24]
						3 August 2005	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	1–0 Report
9	2007–08	UEFA Cup	Q1	SV Ried	Austria	19 July 2007	A	Fill Metallbau Stadion	1–3	3–4		[25]
						2 August 2007	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	2–1
10	2008	UEFA Intertoto Cup	R1	Nitra	Slovakia	21 June 2008	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	2–0 Report	3–3 (a)		[26]
						28 June 2008	A	Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra	1–3
			R2	G. Beerschot	Belgium	5 July 2008	A	Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp	1–1	2–1		[27]
						12 July 2008	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	1–0
			R3	Vaslui	Romania	19 July 2008	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	2–1	2–3		[28]
						26 July 2008	A	Stadionul Municipal, Vaslui	0–2
11	2011–12	UEFA Champions League	Q2	Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	13 July 2011	A	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb	0–3 Report	0–3		[29]
						19 July 2011	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	0–0 Report
12	2012–13	UEFA Champions League	Q2	Zestafoni	Georgia	17 July 2012	H	Dalga Arena, Baku	3–0 Report	5–2		[30]
						24 July 2012	A	David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi	2–2 Report
			Q3	Hapoel Kiryat Shmona	Israel	1 August 2012	A	Kiryat Eliezer Stadium1, Haifa	0–4 Report	2–6		[31]
						8 August 2012	H	Dalga Arena, Baku	2–2 Report
	2012–13	UEFA Europa League	PO	APOEL	Cyprus	23 August 2012	H	Dalga Arena, Baku23	1–1 Report	4–2		[16]
						30 August 2012	A	GSP Stadium, Nicosia	3–1 Report
			Group H	Partizan	Serbia	20 September 2012	A	Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade	0–0 Report	1–1	4th out of 4	[32]
						22 November 2012	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium4, Baku	1–1 Report
				Internazionale	Italy	4 October 2012	H	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	1–3 Report	3–5		[33]
						6 December 2012	A	San Siro, Milan	2–2 Report
				Rubin Kazan	Russia	25 October 2012	A	Tsentralnyi Stadion, Kazan	0–1 Report	0–2		[34]
						8 November 2012	A	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku	0–1 Report
13	2013–14	UEFA Champions League	Q2	Skënderbeu Korçë	Albania	17 July 2013	H	Bakcell Arena, Baku	0–0 Report	0-1		[35]
						23 July 2013	A	Stadiumi Skënderbeu, Korçë	0–1 (aet) Report

Notes

• Note 1: Neftchi Baku played their home match at Dalga Arena, Baku as their own Ismat Gayibov Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.
• Note 2: Order of legs reversed after original draw.
• Note 3: Ironi Kiryat Shmona played their home match at Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa as their own Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.
• Note 4: Neftchi Baku played their home matches at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku instead of their regular stadium, Ismat Gayibov Stadium, Baku.

Non-UEFA competitions

In 2006, Neftchi managed to win the CIS Cup after defeating Kaunas in the final.^[36]

Season	Tournament	Stage	Opponent		Date	Venue	Score	Result	Ref
			Team	Country
1992–93	CIS Cup	Group A	Skonto Riga	Latvia	25 January 1993	CSKA Universal Sports Hall, Moscow	0–1	3rd out of 3	[37][38]
			Spartak Moscow	Russia	27 January 1993	CSKA Universal Sports Hall, Moscow	0–8		[38][39]
1994–95	CIS Cup	Group A	Zalgiris Vilnius	Lithuania	29 January 1995	Moscow	0–1	3rd out of 4	[40][41]
			Spartak Moscow	Russia	30 January 1995	Moscow	0–5		[39][41]
			Sitora Dushanbe	Tajikistan	31 January 1995	Moscow	1–0		[41][42]
1996–97	CIS Cup	Group A	Spartak Moscow	Russia	25 January 1997	Moscow	2–4	4th out of 4	[39][43]
			Zimbru Chișinău	Moldova	26 January 1997	Moscow	1–2		[43][44]
			Novbakhor Namangan	Uzbekistan	28 January 1997	Moscow	3–5		[43][45]
2004–05	CIS Cup	Group D	Sheriff Tiraspol	Moldova	15 January 2005	Moscow	1–0	1st out of 3	[46][47]
			Nebitçi Balkanabat	Turkmenistan	16 January 2005	Moscow	4–1		[47][48]
		QF	Pyunik	Armenia	19 January 2005	Moscow	2–0		[47][49]
		SF	Dynamo Kyiv	Ukraine	21 January 2005	Moscow	2–1		[47][50]
		F	Lokomotiv Moscow	Russia	23 January 2005	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow	1–2		[47][51]
2005–06	CIS Cup	Group B	Vakhsh	Tajikistan	14 January 2006	Moscow	3–0	1st out of 4	[52][53]
			Metalurgs	Latvia	15 January 2006	Olympic Stadium, Moscow	2–1		[53][54]
			Aktobe	Kazakhstan	17 January 2006	Olympic Stadium, Moscow	1–1		[53][55]
		QF	Pakhtakor	Uzbekistan	18 January 2006	Olympic Stadium, Moscow	0–0 (p. 4–2)		[53][56]
		SF	Pyunik	Armenia	20 January 2006	Moscow	3–05		[49][53]
		F	FBK Kaunas	Lithuania	22 January 2006	Olympic Stadium, Moscow	4–2		[53][57]
2011–12	Kadyrov Cup	Group B	Metalist Kharkiv	Ukraine	29 January 2012	Antalya, Turkey	1–3	2nd out of 4	[58][59]
			Polonia Warsaw	Poland	30 January 2012	Antalya, Turkey	3–1		[59][60]
			Pakhtakor	Uzbekistan	1 February 2012	Antalya, Turkey	3–0		[59]
		TP	Terek Grozny	Russia	3 February 2012	Antalya, Turkey	3–0		[61]

Notes

• Note 5: Pyunik withdrew.

Honours

• UEFA Intertoto Cup

Runners-up (1): 2008

• CIS Cup

Winners (1): 2006^[62]

Runners-up (1): 2005^[63]

• Kadyrov Cup

Third place (1): 2012^[64][65]

Finals

Year	Competition	Opposing Team	Score	Venue
2005	CIS Cup	Lokomotiv Moscow	1–2	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
2006	CIS Cup	FBK Kaunas	4–2	Olympic Stadium, Moscow
2008	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Vaslui	2–3 on aggregate	Two-legged
2012	Kadyrov Cup	Terek Grozny	3–0	Antalya

Participations

As of 29 June 2013, Neftchi Baku PFC have competed in:

UEFA competitions

• 6 participations in the UEFA Champions League
• 1 participations in the European Cup Winners' Cup
• 6 participations in the UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
• 1 participations in the UEFA Intertoto Cup

Non-UEFA competitions

• 5 participations in the CIS Cup
• 1 participations in the Kadyrov Cup

By club

UEFA competitions

The following list shows statistics against opposing teams Neftchi has played three or more matches against in UEFA tournaments. It shows the club and its country, games played (P), won (W), drawn (D) and lost (L), goals for (F) and against (A). Statistics are as of the end of the 2012–13 season. The statistics include goals scored during extra time where applicable; in these games, the result given is the result at the end of extra time.

Result summary by club

Club	Country	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Ref(s)
APOEL	Cyprus	4	1	2	1	4	5	-1	[16]
Hit Gorica	Slovenia	4	1	1	2	2	4	-2	[20]
Lokomotiv Sofia	Bulgaria	2	1	0	1	2	7	-5	[17]
Widzew Łódź	Poland	2	0	0	2	0	10	-10	[18]
Crvena Zvezda	Yugoslavia	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2	[19]
Široki Brijeg	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	1	0	1	2	2	=	[21]
CSKA Moscow	Russia	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	[22]
Hafnarfjarðar	Iceland	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	[23]
RSC Anderlecht	Belgium	2	1	0	1	1	5	-4	[24]
SV Ried	Austria	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	[25]
FC Nitra	Slovakia	2	1	0	1	3	3	=	[26]
G. Beerschot	Belgium	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	[27]
Vaslui	Romania	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	[28]
Dinamo Zagreb	Croatia	2	0	1	1	0	3	-3	[29]
FC Zestafoni	Georgia	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	[30]
Hapoel Kiryat Shmona	Israel	2	0	1	1	2	6	-4	[31]
Partizan	Serbia	4	0	2	2	4	6	-2	[32]
Internazionale	Italy	2	0	1	1	3	5	-2	[33]
Rubin Kazan	Russia	2	0	0	2	0	2	-2	[34]
Skënderbeu Korçë	Albania	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	[35]

Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia, during the game Dinamo Zagreb vs. Neftchi Baku PFC (13 July 2011).

Non-UEFA competitions

Result summary by club (Non-UEFA competitions)

Club	Country	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Ref(s)
Spartak Moscow	Russia	3	0	0	3	2	17	-15	[39]
Pyunik	Armenia	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	[49]
Pakhtakor	Uzbekistan	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	[56]
Skonto Riga	Latvia	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	[37]
Zalgiris Vilnius	Lithuania	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	[40]
Sitora Dushanbe	Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	[42]
Zimbru Chișinău	Moldova	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	[44]
Novbakhor Namangan	Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	3	5	-2	[45]
Sheriff Tiraspol	Moldova	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	[46]
Nebitçi Balkanabat	Turkmenistan	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	[48]
Dynamo Kyiv	Ukraine	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	[50]
Lokomotiv Moscow	Russia	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	[51]
Vakhsh	Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	[52]
Metalurgs	Latvia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	[54]
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	1	0	1	0	1	1	=	[55]
FBK Kaunas	Lithuania	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	[57]
Metalist Kharkiv	Ukraine	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	[58]
Polonia Warsaw	Poland	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	[60]
Terek Grozny	Russia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	[61]

By country

UEFA competitions

Result summary by country

Country	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Ref(s)
Slovenia	4	1	1	2	2	4	-2	[20]
Belgium	4	2	1	1	3	6	-3	[24][27]
Cyprus	4	1	2	1	4	5	-1	[16]
Russia	4	0	1	3	0	4	-4	[22][34]
Bulgaria	2	1	0	1	2	7	-5	[17]
Poland	2	0	0	2	0	10	-10	[18]
Yugoslavia	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2	[19]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	1	0	1	2	2	=	[21]
Iceland	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	[23]
Austria	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	[25]
Slovakia	2	1	0	1	3	3	=	[26]
Romania	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	[28]
Croatia	2	0	1	1	0	3	-3	[29]
Georgia	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	[30]
Israel	2	0	1	1	2	6	-4	[31]
Serbia	4	0	2	2	4	6	-2	[32]
Italy	2	0	1	1	3	5	-2	[33]
Albania	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	[35]

Non-UEFA competitions

Result summary by country (Non-UEFA competitions)

Country	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Ref(s)
Russia	5	1	0	4	6	18	-12	[39][51][61]
Uzbekistan	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	[45][56]
Moldova	2	1	0	1	2	2	=	[44][46]
Tajikistan	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	[42][52]
Latvia	2	1	0	1	2	2	=	[37][54]
Armenia	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	[49]
Lithuania	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	[40][57]
Ukraine	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	[50][58]
Turkmenistan	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	[48]
Kazakhstan	1	0	1	0	1	1	=	[55]
Poland	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	[60]

Records

UEFA competitions

• First UEFA club competitions: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
• First match UEFA club competitions: Neftchi Baku 0–3 APOEL, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, first qualification round, 10 August 1995.
• First goal scored in the UEFA club competitions: Vidadi Rzayev, against PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, UEFA Cup, first qualification round, 17 July 1996.
• First win in the UEFA club competitions: Neftchi Baku 2–1 PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, UEFA Cup, first qualification round, 17 July 1996.
• First group match in the UEFA club competitions: Neftchi Baku 0–0 Partizan, UEFA Europa League, 20 September 2012.
• Biggest win in the UEFA club competitions: Neftchi Baku 3–0 FC Zestafoni, UEFA Champions League, second qualification round, 17 July 2012.
• Biggest defeat in the UEFA club competitions: Neftchi Baku 0–8 Widzew Łódź, in the UEFA Champions League, first qualification round, 23 July 1997.
• Seasons first date UEFA club competitions: 21 June (2008–09).
• Seasons last date UEFA club competitions: 6 December (2012–13).
• Most appearances in UEFA club competitions: 24 appearances^[66]
  • Rashad Sadiqov.

Most appearances (24) in UEFA club competitions: Rashad Sadiqov

• Top scorers in UEFA club competitions: 4 goals^[66]
  • Rashad Sadiqov;
  • Julius Wobay.

Non-UEFA competitions

• First Non-UEFA club competitions: CIS Cup
• First match Non-UEFA club competitions: Neftchi Baku 0–1 Skonto Riga, CIS Cup, group stage, 25 January 1993.
• First win in the Non-UEFA club competitions: Neftchi Baku 1–0 Sitora Dushanbe, CIS Cup, group stage, 31 January 1995.
• Biggest win in the UEFA club competitions: Neftchi Baku 4–1 Nebitçi Balkanabat, CIS Cup, group stage, 16 January 2005.
• Biggest defeat in the UEFA club competitions: Neftchi Baku 0–8 Spartak Moscow, in the CIS Cup, group stage, 27 January 1993.

World & European Rankings

Neftchi Baku PFC were ranked in the top 250 until 2013. Their last ranking was from December 20, 2012.^[67]

Current club UEFA ranking

As of 20 January 2013^[68]

Rank	Country	Team	Points
223		Slaven Belupo	5.916
224		Spartak Trnava	5.841
225		Zestafoni	5.833
226		Neftchi Baku	5.708
227		Qarabağ	5.708
228		Dnepr Mogilev	5.675
229		AGF Aarhus	5.640

• Full List

Current national league UEFA ranking

As of 27 June 2013^[69]

Rank	Team	Points
31	Georgia	9.166
32	Azerbaijan	8.541
33	Finland	8.508

• Full list

IFFHS World club ranking of the last decade

(1 January 2001 – 31 December 2012), Source: IFFHS published 21 March 2012

Rank	Team	Points
526	Al Ahli	515.0
527	Chabab Riadhi Belouizdad	514.5
528	Club Deportivo San José	514.0
529	Neftchi Baku PFK	512.5
530	Konyaspor	512.5
531	East Bengal Kingfisher FC Kolkata	511.5
532	Esporte Clube Juventude	511.0

IFFHS Europe club ranking of the last decade

(1 January 2001 – 31 December 2012), Source: IFFHS published 21 March 2012

Rank	Team	Points
284	NK Osijek	520.0
285	Esbjerg fB	515.5
286	NK Olimpija Ljubljana	515.5
287	Neftchi Baku PFK	512.5
288	Konyaspor	512.5
289	MKE Ankaragücü	510.0
290	Associação Academica de Coimbra	509.5

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neftchi Baku PFK in European football.

• Official website Neftchi Baku PFK (in Azerbaijani) (in Russian) (in English)
• Unofficial website Neftchi Baku PFK (in Azerbaijani) (in Russian) (in English)
• Neftchi Baku PFK at UEFA.com
• Neftchi Baku PFK at Soccerway.com
• Neftchi Baku PFK at National-football-teams.com
• Neftchi Baku PFK at Worldfootball.net
• Neftchi Baku PFK on Facebook