2008–09 FK Qarabağ season

Qarabağ
2008-09 season
Chairman	Tahir Gözal
Manager	Gurban Gurbanov
Stadium	Guzanli Olympic Complex Stadium
Premier League	5th
Azerbaijan Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Nidal Ferhatovic ; Artim Šakiri (7); All: Vagif Javadov (9)
Home colours	Away colours

The Qarabağ 2008-09 season was Qarabağ's sixteenth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their first season under Gurban Gurbanov. They finished the season in 5th place, and won the Azerbaijan Cup defeating Inter Baku in the final.

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	GK	Farhad Veliyev
2	DF	Huseyn Isgandarov
3	DF	Aftandil Hajiyev
4	DF	Azer Mammadov
5	DF	Maksim Medvedyev
6	MF	Rashad Sadiqov
7	DF	Admir Teli
8	MF	Aslan Kerimov
9	FW	Nidal Ferhatovic
10	MF	Artim Šakiri
11	FW	Rauf Aliyev
12	GK	Sahil Kerimov
13	DF	Zekirija Ramadani
14	MF	Namiq Yusifov

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Aykhan Abbasov
16	DF	Elnur Allahverdiyev
17	MF	Sedat Şahin
18	FW	Zaur Ramazanov
19	MF	Emin Imamaliyev
20	FW	Vagif Javadov
23	MF	Afran Ismayilov
26	DF	Zaur Hashimov
99	GK	Osman Umarov
	GK	Vadim Naumov
--	DF	Bayram Kerimov
--	MF	Shahriyar Khalilov
--	MF	Timur Israfilov
--	FW	Agshin Mehtiyev

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
7	MF	Aleksandr Gogoberishvili (from Baku)
9	FW	Nidal Ferhatovic (from Vasalunds)
10	MF	Artim Šakiri (from Besa Kavajë)
12	GK	Sahil Kerimov (from Karvan)
13	DF	Zekirija Ramadan (from Besa Kavajë)
17	MF	Sedat Şahin (from LAFC Lučenec)
18	FW	Zaur Ramazanov (from Khazar Lankaran)
19	MF	Emin Imamaliev (from Inter 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
13	DF	Nodar Mammadov (loan to MOIK Baku)
16	MF	Tagim Novruzov (loan to MOIK Baku)
25	MF	Isaac Pupo (to Mughan)[1]
	DF	Sergei Sokolov (to Simurq)
	MF	Goga Beraia (from Gabala)
	FW	Kenan Kerimov (to Gabala)

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
6	DF	Rashad Sadiqov (from Neftchi Baku)
7	DF	Admir Teli (from Hacettepe)
16	DF	Elnur Allahverdiyev (from Neftchi 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
6	DF	Mamaduba Soumah
7	MF	Aleksandr Gogoberishvili (to Olimpik Baku)
14	FW	Victor Igbekoyi (to Turan Tovuz)

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	14	7	5	35	22	+13	49	6	4	3	20	13	+7	8	3	2	15	9	+6

Last updated: 8 May 2013.
Source: Soccerway

Results

9 August 2008 1	Bakili Baku	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Kokaşvili 63' (pen.)	Summary	Šakiri 24' Igbekoyi 81'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium

16 August 2008 2	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Olimpik Baku	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ferhatovic 90'	Summary	Junivan 22'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

23 August 2008 3	Standard Baku	2 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	E.Lukoshevichius 21' Məmmədov 76'	Summary	Ferhatovic 87'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium

30 August 2008 4	Qarabağ	0 – 2	Baku	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Hristov 5' Fabio 78'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

20 September 2008 5	Gabala	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Qabala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Kerimov 85'	Summary	Imamaliev 35' Javadov 90'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium

27 September 2008 6	Qarabağ	0 – 2	Simurq	Baku
16:30 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Artiukh 21' Medvedyev 51' (o.g.)	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

4 October 2008 7	Turan Tovuz	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Tovuz
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Šakiri 54'	Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium

18 October 2008 8	Qarabağ	3 – 1	NBC Salyan¹	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ferhatovic 18', 73' Šakiri 89'	Summary	Khalilov 64'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

26 October 2008 9	MOIK Baku	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary	Ferhatovic 76'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium

8 November 2008 10	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
14:15 AZT (UTC+4)	Imamaliev 90'	Summary	Bakhshiev 23'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

15 November 2008 11	Inter Baku	1 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Andaveris 14'	Summary	Javadov 24'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium

23 November 2008 12	Khazar Lankaran	1 – 3	Qarabağ	Lankaran
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mario Sergio 90'	Summary	Javadov 54' Ramazanov 69' Şahin 83'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium

29 November 2008 13	Qarabağ	3 – 2	Karvan	Baku
14:15 AZT (UTC+4)	Javadov 31', 45' Ramazanov 86'	Summary	Nadirov 60' Meskhi 75'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

14 February 2009 14	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Bakili Baku	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Imamaliyev 7', 53' Teli 70'	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

21 February 2009 15	Olimpik Baku	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary	Ramazanov 24'	Stadium: Shafa Stadion

28 February 2009 16	Qarabağ	0 – 1	Standard Baku	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary	Guliyev 90'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

7 March 2009 17	Baku	2 – 0	Qarabağ	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mujiri 66' Batista 85'	Summary		Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium

15 March 2009 18	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Gabala	Baku
14:30 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

22 March 2009 19	Simurq	0 – 0	Qarabağ	Zaqatala
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium

5 April 2009 20	Qarabağ	4 – 2	Turan Tovuz	Baku
AZST (UTC+5)	Šakiri 53', 58' Javadov 65' Ferhatovic 67'	Summary	Erdoğdu 71' Nabiyev 83'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

11 April 2009 21	FK Mughan	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Salyan
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	S.Qurbanov 49'	Summary	Aliyev 76' Šakiri 87'	Stadium: Salyan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium

18 April 2009 22	Qarabağ	3 – 0	MOIK Baku	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ferhatovic 53' Kerimov 59' Ramazanov 82'	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

26 April 2009 23	Neftchi Baku	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Teli 70'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium

3 May 2009 24	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Inter Baku	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Şahin 35'	Summary	Rubins 59'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

9 May 2009 25	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Šakiri 86'	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

17 May 2009 26	Karvan	0 – 0	Qarabağ	Yevlakh
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Yevlakh Stadium

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Simurq	26	16	5	5	39	20	+19	53	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
4	Khazar Lankaran	26	15	5	6	49	21	+28	50
5	Qarabağ	26	14	7	5	35	22	+13	49	Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6	Olimpik Baku	26	12	8	6	32	18	+14	44
7	Standard Baku	26	12	3	11	30	31	−1	39

Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Karabakh won the 2008–09 Azerbaijan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

Azerbaijan Cup

30 October 2008 Round of 16 1st Leg	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Bakili Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ramazanov 24', 88' Ferhatovic 53'	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

5 November 2008 Round of 16 2nd Leg	Bakili Baku	0 – 0 (0 – 3 agg.)	Qarabağ	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium

25 February 2009 Quarterfinals 1st Leg	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ramazanov 4'	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

12 March 2009 Quarterfinals 2nd Leg	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0 (0 – 1 agg.)	Qarabağ	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium

29 April 2009 Semifinals 1st leg	Baku	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Fabio 90'	Summary	Allahverdiyev 57' Javadov 67'	Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium

6 May 2009 Semifinals 2nd leg	Qarabağ	2 – 1 (4 – 2 agg.)	Baku	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Javadov 43' Şahin 66'	Summary	Pérez 32'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium²

23 May 2009 Final	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Inter Baku	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Javadov 57' (pen.)	Summary		Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Farhad Veliyev	23	0	23	0	0	0
3	DF		Aftandil Hajiyev	13	0	13	0	0	0
4	DF		Azer Mammadov	10	0	10	0	0	0
5	DF		Maksim Medvedyev	20	0	20	0	0	0
6	MF		Rashad Sadiqov	13	0	13	0	0	0
7	DF		Admir Teli	13	2	13	2	0	0
8	MF		Aslan Kerimov	22	1	22	1	0	0
9	FW		Nidal Ferhatovic	17	7	17	7	0	0
10	MF		Artim Šakiri	22	7	22	7	0	0
11	FW		Rauf Aliyev	8	1	8	1	0	0
12	GK		Sahil Kerimov	4	0	4	0	0	0
13	DF		Zekirija Ramadani	15	0	15	0	0	0
14	MF		Namiq Yusifov	22	0	22	0	0	0
15	MF		Aykhan Abbasov	16	0	16	0	0	0
16	DF		Elnur Allahverdiyev	11	0	11	0	0	0
17	MF		Sedat Şahin	18	2	18	2	0	0
18	FW		Zaur Ramazanov	24	4	24	4	0	0
19	MF		Emin Imamaliyev	21	4	21	4	0	0
20	FW		Vagif Javadov	25	6	25	6	0	0
26	DF		Zaur Hashimov	19	0	19	0	0	0
	DF		Murad Aghakishiyev	12	0	12	0	0	0
	DF		Gara Garayev	1	0	1	0	0	0
Players who left Qarabağ on loan during the season:
16	MF		Tagim Novruzov	1	0	1	0	0	0
23	MF		Afran Ismayilov	1	0	1	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Qarabağ who left during the season:
6	DF		Mamaduba Soumah	3	0	3	0	0	0
7	MF		Aleksandr Gogoberishvili	4	0	4	0	0	0
14	FW		Victor Igbekoyi	3	1	3	1	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Total
1	FW	20	Vagif Javadov	6	3	9
2	FW	9	Nidal Ferhatovic	7	1	8
3	MF	10	Artim Šakiri	7	0	7
3	FW	18	Zaur Ramazanov	4	3	7
5	MF	19	Emin Imamaliyev	4	0	4
6	MF	17	Sedat Şahin	2	1	3
7	DF	7	Admir Teli	2	0	2
8	FW	11	Rauf Aliyev	1	0	1
	FW	14	Victor Igbekoyi	1	0	1
	MF	8	Aslan Kerimov	1	0	1
	DF	16	Elnur Allahverdiyev	0	1	1
			TOTALS	35	9	44

Notes

On 31 October 2008, FK NBC Salyan changed their name to FK Mughan.[2]
Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.[3]

References

"Pupo switches club in Azerbaijan". Liberian Soccer. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
NBC is renamed
Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)

External links

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[table_note_res_EL20.94988956998563-2] Karabakh won the 2008–09 Azerbaijan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

[1] "Pupo switches club in Azerbaijan". Liberian Soccer. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.

[3] NBC is renamed

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

Qarabağ FK
Grounds	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Azersun Arena Guzanli Olympic Complex Stadium Imarat Stadium
Records	Domestic Europe
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