2015–16 Gabala FC season

The 2015–16 season was Gabala FK's 11th season, and their 10th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top-flight of Azerbaijani football. Domestically, Gabala finished 3rd in the Premier League for the third season in a row and reached the Semifinals of the Azerbaijan Cup where they were defeated by Neftchi Baku. In Europe Gabala reached the Group Stages of the UEFA Europa League where they faced PAOK, Krasnodar and Borussia Dortmund before finishing bottom of the group.

Gabala
2015-16 season
ChairmanTale Heydarov
ManagerRoman Hryhorchuk
StadiumGabala City Stadium
Premier League3rd
Azerbaijan CupSemifinal
Europa LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Oleksiy Gai (10)
All: Oleksiy Gai (14)

Season review

In September 2015, Gabala announced a new one-year shirt sponsorship deal with QafqaZ Hotels and Resorts.[1]

Transfers

The summer transfer window saw a lot of transfer movement from Gabala, with 14 players leaving the club and 9 players arriving. The most notable departures were the club's all-time leading goalscorer Victor Mendy returning to France,[2] Ruslan Fomin moving to FC Atyrau in Kazakhstan,[3] and Ekigho Ehiosun returning to parent club Gençlerbirliği S.K.. Alexandru Benga, Ruslan Abışov, Adrian Ropotan, Pavol Farkaš and Mikhail Sivakow also left the clubs at the end of their contracts.[2][4][5][6][7]

Arif Dashdemirov, Magomed Mirzabekov, Asif Mammadov all joined from Inter Baku PIK permanently,[2][8] whilst Vojislav Stanković also joined from Inter Baku on an 18-month loan deal.[9] Andrey Popovich and Samir Zargarov also joined from other Azerbaijan Premier League clubs, Sumgayit FK and Simurq PFC respectively.[2] Sergei Zenjov moved from recently relegated Russian Premier League side FC Torpedo Moscow, Vitaliy Vernydub from FC Zorya Luhansk, Oleksiy Antonov from FC Aktobe,[10][11] and George Florescu from Astra Giurgiu.[12]

Transfers

Summer
Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2015

Winter
Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2016

Squad
As of match played 20 May 2016[37][38]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Andrey Popovich[39] GK (1992-03-04)4 March 1992 (aged 24) Sumgayit 2015 10 0
22 Dmytro Bezotosnyi GK (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 32) Chornomorets Odesa 2015 2016[3] 61 0
33 Dawid Pietrzkiewicz GK (1988-02-09)9 February 1988 (aged 28) Free Agent 2015 12 0
36 Suleyman Suleymanov GK (1997-03-20)20 March 1997 (aged 19) Trainee 2015 0 0
Defenders
2 Sahil Mirzoyev DF (1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 19) Trainee 2015 0 0
3 Vojislav Stanković DF (1987-09-22)22 September 1987 (aged 28) loan from Inter Baku 2015 2017[9] 39 0
5 Pavlo Pashayev DF (1988-01-04)4 January 1988 (aged 28) Metalurh Zaporizhya 2016 2016[27] 2 0
13 Murad Musaev DF (1994-06-13)13 June 1994 (aged 21) Trainee 2012 5 0
15 Vitaliy Vernydub DF (1987-10-17)17 October 1987 (aged 28) Zorya Luhansk 2015 2016[14] 22 0
20 Ricardinho DF (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 31) Malmö 2015 42 1
21 Arif Dashdemirov DF (1987-02-10)10 February 1987 (aged 29) Inter Baku 2015 64 1
34 Urfan Abbasov DF (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 23) Qarabağ 2011 126 2
44 Rafael Santos DF (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 31) Arsenal Kyiv 2014[40] 2017[35] 84 2
74 Yusif Nabiyev DF Trainee 2015 0 0
87 Ruslan Abışov DF (1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 28) Khazar Lankaran 2015 2016[18] 51 4
Midfielders
4 Elvin Jamalov MF (1995-02-04)4 February 1995 (aged 21) Trainee 2013 73 0
6 Rashad Sadiqov MF (1983-10-08)8 October 1983 (aged 32) Khazar Lankaran 2015 56 2
8 Magomed Mirzabekov MF (1990-11-16)16 November 1990 (aged 25) Inter Baku 2015 29 0
11 Asif Mammadov MF (1986-08-05)5 August 1986 (aged 29) Inter Baku 2015 2016[8] 26 3
16 Emin Zamanov MF (1997-12-26)26 December 1997 (aged 18) Trainee 2015 0 0
18 Vadim Abdullayev MF (1994-12-17)17 December 1994 (aged 21) Simurq 2015 1 0
19 Oleksiy Gai MF (1982-11-06)6 November 1982 (aged 33) Chornomorets Odesa 2015 2016[3][41] 71 18
25 Gismat Aliyev MF (1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (aged 19) Trainee 2014 8 0
37 Kamal Mirzayev MF (1994-09-14)14 September 1994 (aged 21) Trainee 2012 5 0
66 Samir Zargarov MF (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 29) Simurq 2015 122 14
77 Ehtiram Şahverdiyev MF (1996-10-01)1 October 1996 (aged 19) Trainee 2015 2 0
Forwards
7 Ermin Zec ST (1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 28) Balıkesirspor 2015 2016[13] 36 10
9 Sergei Zenjov ST (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 27) Torpedo Moscow 2015 2017[10] 42 5
10 Dodô ST (1987-10-16)16 October 1987 (aged 28) Lokomotiva 2011 2016[42] 161 30
32 Rashad Eyyubov ST (1995-12-03)3 December 1995 (aged 20) Kapaz 2016 21 2
69 Oleksiy Antonov ST (1986-05-08)8 May 1986 (aged 30) Aktobe 2015 2017[11] 49 8
90 Ramil Hasanov ST (1996-02-15)15 February 1996 (aged 20) Trainee 2015 0 0
97 Roman Huseynov ST (1997-12-26)26 December 1997 (aged 18) Trainee 2015 4 0
Left during the season
5 George Florescu MF (1984-05-21)21 May 1984 (aged 31) Astra Giurgiu 2015 2017[12] 4 0
14 Javid Huseynov ST (1988-03-09)9 March 1988 (aged 28) FK Baku 2014 40 15
17 Vüqar Nadirov ST (1987-06-15)15 June 1987 (aged 28) Khazar Lankaran 2015 2015[15] 0 0
32 Facundo Pereyra ST (1987-10-03)3 October 1987 (aged 28) loan from PAOK 2015 2016[16] 21 5
70 Vagif Javadov ST (1989-05-25)25 May 1989 (aged 26) loan from Khazar Lankaran 2015 2015[17] 5 1
88 David Meza MF (1988-08-15)15 August 1988 (aged 27) Inter Baku 2015 2016[19] 10 1

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
DF Sadig Guliyev (at Kapaz)
MF Tarzin Jahangirov (at Zira)
No. Position Player
MF Tellur Mutallimov (at Zira)

Friendlies
14 June 2015 Erzurumspor U21 1 – 2 GabalaErzurum, Turkey
19:30 AZST (UTC+5) H.Kadakın  38' (pen.) Report Gai  33', 55' Stadium: Kazım Karabekir Stadium
18 June 2015 Ashkalespor 0 – 10 GabalaErzurum, Turkey
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Report Gai  12'
Mammadov  15'
Dodô  25', 26'
S.Zargarov  48', 57', 77'
Sadiqov  66'
Q.Aliyev  68', 69'		 Stadium: Kazım Karabekir Stadium
24 June 2015 Gabala1 – 0Inter BakuQabala
AZST (UTC+5) Antonov  68' Report Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
27 June 2015 Gabala1 – 1Inter BakuQabala
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Huseynov  70' Report Aliyev  8' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
6 September 2015 Chornomorets Odesa 0 – 2 GabalaOdessa, Ukraine
AZST (UTC+5) Report Antonov  13'
Vernydub  69'		 Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
16 January 2016 Osnabrück 1 – 1 GabalaAntalya, Turkey
17:30 AZT (UTC+4) Pisot  83' Report Zec  57'
20 January 2016 Zürich 0 – 4 GabalaAntalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4) Report V.Abdullayev  27'
Antonov  73', 75'
S.Zargarov  80'
24 January 2016 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1 – 0 GabalaAntalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4) Edmar  39' Report

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League
Main article: 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 16 11 9 45 27  +18 59 6 9 4 25 15  +10 10 2 5 20 12  +8

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Soccerway

Results
10 August 2015 1Gabala2 – 2QarabağQabala
21:00 AZST (UTC+5) Zenjov  32'
S.Zargarov  61' 87'
Sadiqov  73'		 Report Richard  62' (pen.), 83'
Gurbanov  75'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
15 August 2015 2AZAL0 – 2GabalaBaku
21:00 AZST (UTC+5) Malikov  45'
T. Hümbätov  48'
T. Novruzov  76'		 Report Gai  45+1'
Antonov  76'		 Stadium: Dalga Arena[43]
Attendance: 250
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
23 August 2015 3Gabala1 – 0KapazQabala
21:00 AZST (UTC+5) Zec  6'
Santos  74'
Vernydub  83'		 Report B. Nasirov  21'
T. Narimanov  58'
B. Soltanov  70'
S. Rahimov  81'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Oerxan Mämmädov
12 September 2015 4Inter Baku2 – 1GabalaBaku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Martins  10', 29'
Hajiyev  88'		 Report U.Abbasov  36'
Dashdemirov  64'
Antonov  84'		 Stadium: Inter Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
21 September 2015 5Gabala1 – 0SumgayitQabala
21:00 AZST (UTC+5) Jamalov  69'
Abışov  80'
Sadiqov  82'
Gai  90+2' (pen.)		 Report J.Hajiyev  84'
T.Rzayev  90+1'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Omar Paşayev
25 September 2015 6Ravan Baku0 – 3GabalaBaku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Report Dodô  37'
S.Zargarov  58' 73'
Gai  78'		 Stadium: Bayil Stadium
Attendance: 430
Referee: Elvin Äsgärov
4 October 2015 7Gabala6 – 0Khazar LankaranQabala
21:00 AZST (UTC+5) Dodô  1'
Abışov  4'
Pereyra  10', 79'
Gai  45'
Dashdemirov  56'
Antonov  73'
Mirzabekov  87'
Zec  89'		 Report Scarlatache  61' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rähim Häsänov
17 October 2015 8Neftchi Baku0 – 1GabalaBaku
15:30 AZST (UTC+5) M.Isayev  86' Report Jamalov  55'
Zenjov  81'
Antonov  83' 90'
Gai  85'
Dodô  90+3'		 Stadium: Bakikhanov Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
25 October 2015 9Gabala0 – 0ZiraQabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Abışov  55'
U.Abbasov  64'		 Report Bonilla  90'
Nazirov  90+1'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Elvin Äsgärov
28 October 2015 10Gabala0 – 0AZALQabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Report Kvirtia  68'
K.Mirzayev  83'
M.Teymurov  90'
Namașco  90+2'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Ravan Hämzäzadä
31 October 20155 11Gabala1 – 2KapazQabala
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Antonov  67'
Pereyra  69'		 Report Sytnik  2'
Eyyubov  65'
T.Simaitis  90+3'
Dário  90+4'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Äliyar Ağayev
9 November 2015 12Gabala1 – 1Inter BakuQabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Antonov  30'
Mirzabekov  36'
U.Abbasov  68'
Stanković  71'
Jamalov  79'
Dashdemirov  90+3'		 Report Martins  35'
Aghayev  77'
A.Hüseynov  90+4'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
21 November 2015 13Sumgayit2 – 2GabalaSumqayit
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Pamuk  29'
Ramazanov  63' 69'
E.Mehdiyev  67'
B.Hasanalizade  77'
Hüseynov  87'		 Report Vernydub  31'
J.Hajiyev  40' (o.g.)
Ricardinho  63'
S.Zargarov  71'
Antonov  78'		 Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Elvin Äsgärov
30 November 2015 14Gabala1 – 1Ravan BakuQabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Mirzabekov  17'
Pereyra  90+5'		 Report Aliyev  34'
T.Gurbatov  66'
Makhnovskyi  72'
V.Baybalayev  78'
Suma  82'
Yunisoğlu  90+3'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
6 December 2015 15Khazar Lankaran0 – 1GabalaLankaran
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) I.Säfärzadä  61' Report Antonov  20'
Jamalov  49'
Santos  53'		 Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Omar Paşayev
13 December 2015 16Gabala0 – 1Neftchi BakuQabala
15:30 AZT (UTC+4) Dashdemirov  43'
Sadiqov  89'		 Report Jairo  22' 45+2'
Qurbanov  37'
Kurbanov  69'
A.Mammadov		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
16 December 2015 17Zira1 – 0GabalaBaku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4) N.Gurbanov  24'
K.Bayramov  67'		 Report Jamalov  28' Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
19 December 2015 18Qarabağ1 – 1GabalaBaku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Richard  71'
Ismayilov  79'		 Report Zec  4' Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
30 January 2016 19Kapaz3 – 0GabalaGanja
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ebah  25', 75'
S.Aliyev  45+1'
Alasgarov  57'
B.Nasirov  82'		 Report Zec  78' Stadium: Ganja City Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
7 February 2016 20Inter Baku0 – 1GabalaBaku
17:40 AZT (UTC+4) Meza  55'
Nadirov  89'		 Report Sadiqov  9'
Zec  18'
Santos  44'		 Stadium: Inter Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
14 February 2016 21Gabala1 – 0SumgayitQabala
17:30 AZT (UTC+4) Jamalov  26'
Zec  69'		 Report Agayev  68'
Guluzade  84'
J.Hajiyev  88'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 850
Referee: Ravan Hämzäzadä
21 February 2016 22Ravan Baku0 – 1GabalaBaku
16:30 AZT (UTC+4) Report Dashdemirov  77' Stadium: Bayil Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ömər Paşayev
27 February 2016 23Gabala0 – 0Khazar LankaranQabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Gai  52'
Jamalov  65'
Mammadov  90+4'		 Report I.Gadirzade  68'
O.Sadigli  87'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə
5 March 2016 24Neftchi Baku1 – 2GabalaBaku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Añete  26'
A.Mammadov  52'
Jairo  80'
Qurbanov  80'		 Report Santos  50' 70'
Antonov  75'
Eyyubov  90'		 Stadium: Bakikhanov Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Omar Paşayev
13 March 2016 25Gabala1 – 2ZiraQabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Gai  17'
Zec  30'
Stanković  90+4'		 Report Mbah  24'
Bonilla  40', 84' 64'
V.Mustafayev  76'
A.Naghiyev  90+2'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
19 March 2016 26Gabala1 – 2QarabağQabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Zenjov  17'
Zec  21'		 Report Míchel  9'
Yunuszade  35'
M.Mädätov  72' 87'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
30 March 2016 27AZAL2 – 1GabalaBaku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) K.Huseynov  5'
Malikov  36'
Jafarguliyev  43'
T.Hümbatov  54'
M.Sattarli  73'		 Report Gai  37' (pen.)
Santos  65'
Abbasov  67'
Eyyubov  82'
Zec  84'		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
3 April 2016 28Gabala0 – 0Inter BakuQabala
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Mammadov  54' Report Salukvadze  59'
Fomenko  90+2'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Rəhim Həsənov
9 April 2016 29Sumgayit1 – 1GabalaSumqayit
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Guluzade  9'
Fardjad-Azad  85' (pen.)		 Report Gai  33' 65'
Stanković  62'		 Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Omar Paşayev
15 April 2016 30Gabala2 – 0Ravan BakuQabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ricardinho  68'
Jamalov  73'
Mammadov  76' 80'
Antonov  85'
Stanković  88'		 Report Yunisoğlu  54'  61' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
23 April 2016 31Khazar Lankaran0 – 1GabalaLankaran
16:30 AZT (UTC+4) M.Qambarli  24'
O.Sadigli  88'
Mammadov  88'		 Report Gai  9'
Vernydub  62'
S.Zargarov  66'		 Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rahim Həsənov
1 May 2016 32Gabala2 – 2Neftchi BakuQabala
16:30 AZT (UTC+4) Gai  21' (pen.)
Sadiqov  51'
Mirzabekov  87'
Zec  90'		 Report R.Mammadov  10'
Kurbanov  16'
Qurbanov  32'
E.Abdullayev  64'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
7 May 2016 33Zira0 – 3GabalaBaku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Bonilla  72'
V.Igbekoi  83'		 Report Vernydub  16'
Santos  26' 53'
Zec  38' 47', 79'
Gai
Sadiqov  72'
Ricardinho  88'		 Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
11 May 2016 34Qarabağ2 – 0GabalaMasazir
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Quintana  17', 32' Report Abbasov  66'
Stanković  76'
Zec  90+3'		 Stadium: Alinja Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rahim Həsənov
15 May 2016 35Gabala2 – 0AZALQabala
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Mammadov  21'
Vernydub  57'
Zec  79'
K.Huseynov  87' (o.g.)
Stanković  90'		 Report Coronado  81'
Malikov  83'
Guruli  90'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Revan Həmzəzadə
20 May 2016 36Kapaz0 – 1GabalaGanja
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) B.Nasirov  17'
S.Rahimov  88'		 Report Mammadov  14'
S.Zargarov  27'
Antonov  39'
Gai  76' 90+1'
Vernydub  80'		 Stadium: Ganja City Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Rahim Həsənov

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Qarabağ (C) 36 26 6 4 66 21 +45 84 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Zira[lower-alpha 2] 36 17 11 8 42 31 +11 62
3 Gabala 36 16 11 9 44 28 +16 59[lower-alpha 3] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Inter Baku[lower-alpha 4] 36 16 11 9 39 28 +11 59[lower-alpha 3]
5 Kapaz 36 15 11 10 48 40 +8 56 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
Source: PFL, 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.[47]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Qarabağ qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 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.
  2. Zira would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence as the club has existed professionally for less than three season.[44][45]
  3. Gabala ahead of Inter Baku on head-to-head record: Inter Baku–Gabala 2–1, Gabala–Inter Baku 1–1, Inter Baku–Gabala 0–1, Gabala–Inter Baku 0–0.
  4. On 31 March 2016, the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) announced that Inter Baku will be excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which they would otherwise qualify in the next three (3) seasons (i.e. the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons).[46]

Azerbaijan Cup
Main article: 2015–16 Azerbaijan Cup
3 December 2015 Second RoundGabala7 – 0Mil-MuğanQabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Meza  6'
S.Zargarov  16'
Pereyra  22'
G.Aliyev  25'  68'
Ricardinho  42'
Zec  44'
Javadov  58'
Mammadov  83'		 Summary Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov
2 March 2016 Quarterfinal 1st legZira1 – 2GabalaBaku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Bonilla  77'
V.Mustafayev  84'		 Summary Zenjov  32'
Gai  75'
Dodô  83'		 Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Attendance: 630
Referee: Rahim Hasanov
9 March 2016 Quarterfinal 2nd legGabala5 – 1
(7 – 2 agg.)		ZiraQabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Gai  5', 12'
Sadiqov  17'
Eyyubov  65'
Zec  79'		 Summary N.Novruzov  36' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
27 April 2016 Semifinal 1st legNeftchi Baku1 – 1GabalaBaku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Jairo  33'
Hajiyev  71'
F.Muradbayli  86'		 Summary Gai  5' 74'
Abbasov  41'
Sadiqov  54'  84'		 Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
4 May 2016 Semifinal 2nd legGabala1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 2 agg.)
(3–4 p)		Neftchi BakuQabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Mammadov  20'
Jamalov  44'
S.Zargarov  61'
Zec  76' 120'		 Summary Qurbanov  59'
Ramos  61'
Ailton  68'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
Penalties
Gai
Antonov
Zec
Vernydub
S.Zargarov 		Ramos
Jairo
A.Abdullayev
Añete
R.Qurbanov

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying Rounds
2 July 2015 First qualifying round 1st legDinamo Tbilisi 2 – 1 GabalaTbilisi, Georgia
21:00 AZST (UTC+5) Gvelesiani  51'
Jighauri  65'
Totadze  79'
Iashvili  81'
Papunashvili  84'		 Report Florescu  35'
Vernydub  69'
Huseynov  74'		 Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 7,500[48]
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
9 July 2015 First qualifying round 2nd legGabala 2 – 0
(3 – 2 agg.)		 Dinamo TbilisiQabala, Azerbaijan
22:00 AZST (UTC+5) Vernydub  37'
Florescu  49'
Huseynov  54'
Zenjov  88'
Antonov  90+3'		 Report Totadze  71' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 4,400[48]
Referee: Amaury Delerue (France)
16 July 2015 Second qualifying round 1st legČukarički 0 – 1 GabalaBelgrade, Serbia
23:30 AZST (UTC+5) Stojiljković  53' (pen.)
Brežančić  69'		 Report Florescu  21'
Santos  25'
U.Abbasov  61'
Vernydub  74'
Huseynov  80'		 Stadium: Stadion Čukarički
Attendance: 3,550[49]
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
23 July 2015 Second qualifying round 2nd legGabala 2 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)		 ČukaričkiBaku2, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC+5) Zenjov  39', 53' 81'
Santos  67'
Gai  90+4'		 Report Piasentin  90+3' Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 8,500[49]
Referee: Radek Příhoda (Czech Republic)
30 July 2015 Third qualifying round 1st legApollon Limassol 1 – 1 GabalaLarnaca3, Cyprus
22:00 AZST (UTC+5) Kolokoudias  14'
Elízio  54'
Lopes  69'
Freire  90+2'		 Report U.Abbasov  62'
Ricardinho  75'
Stanković  88'
Huseynov  90+5' (pen.)		 Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
Attendance: 4,540[50]
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
6 August 2015 Third qualifying round 2nd legGabala 1 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Apollon LimassolBaku2, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC+5) Huseynov  35' 80' (pen.)
U.Abbasov  90+1'		 Report Alexandre  31'
Papoulis  34'
Jaime  58'
Freire  69'
Sachetti  79'
Vale  80'
Guié  90+1'		 Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 9,500[50]
Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal)
20 August 2015 Playoff round 1st legGabala 0 – 0 PanathinaikosBaku2, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC+5) Santos  49'
Antonov  83'		 Report Zeca  31'
Wemmer  63'		 Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 10,950[51]
Referee: Andre Marriner (England)
27 August 2015 Playoff round 2nd legPanathinaikos 2 – 2
(2 – 2(a) agg.)		 GabalaAthens, Greece
23:00 AZST (UTC+5) Berg  35' 40'
Zeca  52'
Nano  73' 78'
Tavlaridis  90+1'		 Report Dodô  6', 60'
Vernydub  39'
Gai  62'
Ricardinho  78'		 Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Attendance: 13,956[51]
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Group stage
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Krasnodar 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10
3 PAOK 6 1 4 1 3 3 0 7
4 Gabala 6 0 2 4 2 12 −10 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 September 2015 1Gabala 0 – 0 PAOKBaku4, Azerbaijan
22:00 AZST (UTC+5) Dodô  69'
Antonov  90'		 Report Rodrigues  31'
Tzavellas  45'		 Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 7,500[52]
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
2 October 2015 2Krasnodar 2 – 1 GabalaKrasnodar, Russia
00:05 AZST (UTC+5) Wánderson  8'
Jędrzejczyk  73'
Granqvist  82'
Smolov  84'
Ahmedov  87'		 Report Pereyra  45'
Dodô  51'
Stanković  80'
Bezotosnyi  81'
Sadiqov  88'		 Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 8,901[53]
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)
22 October 2015 3Gabala 1 – 3 Borussia DortmundBaku4, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Stanković  68'
S.Zargarov  86'
Dodô  90+3'		 Report Aubameyang  31', 38', 72'
Papastathopoulos  47'
Bender  83'		 Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 10,500[54]
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
5 November 2015 4Borussia Dortmund 4 – 0 GabalaDortmund, Germany
22:00 AZT (UTC+4) Bender  14'
Reus  28'
Aubameyang  45'
Zenjov  67' (o.g.)
Mkhitaryan  70'		 Report Vernydub  8'
Meza  71'
Jamalov  86'
S.Zargarov  90+2'		 Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 57,000[55]
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)
27 November 2015 5PAOK 0 – 0 GabalaThessaloniki, Greece
00:05 AZT (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 6,131[56]
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
10 December 2015 6Gabala 0 – 3 KrasnodarBaku4, Azerbaijan
22:00 AZT (UTC+4) Dodô  24' Report Kaboré  9'
Sigurðsson  26'
Pereyra  40'
Wánderson  75'		 Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 3,000[57]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Squad statistics
As of Match played 20 May 2016

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Andrey Popovich 100801010
3 DF Vojislav Stanković 39022+203+10110
4 MF Elvin Jamalov 3702904+100+30
5 DF Pavlo Pashayev 20100+1000
6 MF Rashad Sadiqov 42223+41318+40
7 FW Ermin Zec 361016+773+134+50
8 MF Magomed Mirzabekov 29018+702+100+10
9 FW Sergei Zenjov 42522+4220143
10 FW Dodô 34718+12218+54
11 MF Asif Mammadov 26312+723+110+30
13 DF Murad Musaev 10100000
15 DF Vitaliy Vernydub 2201103080
18 MF Vadim Abdullayev 10100000
19 MF Oleksiy Gai 531434+11044140
20 DF Ricardinho 32111+502+11130
21 DF Arif Dashdemirov 46127+312010+40
22 GK Dmytro Bezotosnyi 44028040120
25 MF Gismat Aliyev 705+101000
32 FW Rashad Eyyubov 2127+1011+3100
33 GK Dawid Pietrzkiewicz 200+100010
34 DF Urfan Abbasov 30018+303060
44 DF Rafael Santos 3322022+10100
66 MF Samir Zargarov 38416+103313+60
69 FW Oleksiy Antonov 49819+1372+10141
77 MF Ehtiram Şahverdiyev 200+100+1000
87 DF Ruslan Abışov 1901702000
97 FW Roman Huseynov 400+300+1000
Players away from Gabala on loan:
Players who appeared for Gabala no longer at the club:
5 MF George Florescu 40100030
14 FW Javid Huseynov 63000063
32 FW Facundo Pereyra 2057+74113+20
70 FW Vagif Javadov 512+100+110+10
88 MF David Meza 1012+201150

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Europa League Total
1MF19Oleksiy Gai104014
2FW7Ermin Zec73010
3FW69Oleksiy Antonov7018
4FW10Dodô2147
5FW32Facundo Pereyra4105
FW9Sergei Zenjov2035
7MF66Samir Zargarov3104
8MF11Asif Mammadov2103
FW14Javid Huseynov0033
10DF44Rafael Santos2002
Own goal2002
FW32Rashad Eyyubov1102
MF6Rashad Sadiqov1102
14DF21Arif Dashdemirov1001
MF88David Meza0101
DF20Ricardinho0101
FW70Vagif Javadov0101
TOTALS 44161171

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Europa League Total
3DFVojislav Stanković60003090
4MFElvin Jamalov801010100
6MFRashad Sadiqov41211072
7FWErmin Zec80100090
8MFMagomed Mirzabekov40000040
9FWSergei Zenjov10101030
10FWDodô10002030
11MFAsif Mammadov40100050
15DFVitaliy Vernydub600050110
19DFOleksiy Gai50102080
20DFRicardinho30002050
21DFArif Dashdemirov40000040
22GKDmytro Bezotosnyi00001010
32FWRashad Eyyubov10000010
34DFUrfan Abbasov50002171
44DFRafael Santos60003090
66MFSamir Zargarov40102070
69FWOleksiy Antonov50002070
87DFRuslan Abışov30000030
Players who left Gabala during the season:
5MFGeorge Florescu00003030
14FWJavid Huseynov00003030
32FWFacundo Pereyra00001010
88MFDavid Meza00001010
TOTALS 78 1 8 1 35 1 121 3

Notes
    • Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.[58]
    • Gabala played their second & third qualifying round home matches at the Bakcell Arena, Baku, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Qabala, due to a punishment by UEFA.[59]
    • Apollon Limassol play their home matches at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, instead of their regular stadium Tsirion Stadium, Limassol.
    • Gabala played their home matches at Bakcell Arena, Baku instead of their regular stadium, Gabala City Stadium, Qabala.
    • The match between Gabala and Kapaz on 31 October 2015, was suspended in 29th minute due to server fog. The remainder of the game was played the next day, 1 November 2015, at 20:00.[60]

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