2016–17 AZAL PFC season

The AZAL PFK 2016–17 season was AZAL's twelfth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and thirteenth season in their history. It was their third full season with Tarlan Ahmadov as manager, during which they finished bottom of the league, with just 10 points, and were knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup by Gabala at the Quarterfinal stage.

AZAL
2016–17 season
PresidentZaur Akhundov
ManagerTarlan Ahmadov
StadiumAZAL Arena
Premier League10th
Azerbaijan CupQuarterfinal vs Gabala
Top goalscorerLeague: David Janelidze
Nugzar Kvirtia (3)
All: David Janelidze (5)

Squad
As of 22 February 2017

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 Tarlan Gasimzadeh
2 DF Elshad Manafov
3 DF Tural Hümbatov
5 DF Kamil Huseynov
6 FW Bakhtiyar Soltanov
7 MF Kamal Mirzayev
8 MF Sadio Tounkara
9 FW Royal Najafov
10 MF Nugzar Kvirtia
11 FW Franck Madou
12 DF Mahsun Gambarli
14 MF Ilgar Alakbarov
16 DF Ashkan Feizi
17 DF Eltun Huseynov
No. Position Player
18 DF Ruslan Amirjanov
19 MF Elnur Suleymanov
21 MF Samir Masimov
23 GK Aqil Mammadov
24 DF Emin Jafarguliyev (captain)
27 MF Rashad Abdullayev
33 MF Seyidrazi Aghayev
44 DF Omega Roberts
55 MF Geyrat Aliyev
65 MF Farhad Budagov
70 FW Vagif Javadov
77 MF Arkadi Halperin
91 MF Mehdi Taouil
95 MF Shirmammad Mammadov

Transfers

Summer
Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2016

Winter
Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2016–17

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League
Main article: 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 1 7 20 11 49  −38 10 0 4 10 5 19  −14 1 3 10 6 30  −24

Last updated: 29 April 2017.
Source: See Results

Results
6 August 2016 1AZAL0 – 2Neftchi BakuBaku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) E.Manafov  18'
R.Nasirli  36'		 Report Jairo  23'  36'
E.Badalov  60'
K.Gurbanov  65'
Hajiyev  70'		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 350
Referee: Rahim Həsənov
13 August 2016 2Kapaz0 – 0AZALGanja
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) K.Diniyev  53'
Renan  76'		 Report Coronado  32' Stadium: Ganja City Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
19 August 2016 3Zira3 – 1AZALZirə
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Đurić  38'
Progni  39', 85'
E.Mammadov  45' (pen.)		 Report I.Alakbarov  45'
D.Janelidze  67'		 Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
9 September 2016 4Qarabağ6 – 0AZALMasazır
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 5Gabala3 – 0AZALQabala
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić  31'
Qurbanov  56'
R.Huseynov  65'		 Report T.Hümbatov  41'
Amirjanov  54'
I.Alakbarov  79'
G.Magomedov  90+2'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
24 September 2016 6AZAL1 – 3Inter BakuBaku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) G.Magomedov  31'
T.Hümbatov  45'
Kvirtia  54'		 Report Hajiyev  45+1' (pen.)
Aliyev  63'
Ramazanov  65' 76'		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
1 October 2016 7Sumgayit1 – 1AZALSumqayit
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Hüseynov  25'
M.Abbasov  83'
Javadov  87'		 Report I.Alakbarov  9'
Jafarguliyev  36'
Coronado  66'
E.Suleymanov  78'
A.Mammadov  90'		 Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
16 October 2016 8AZAL0 – 1KapazBaku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) K.Mirzayev  5' Report J.Javadov  15'
Ebah  83'		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov
24 October 2016 9AZAL1 – 1ZiraBaku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) G.Aliyev  40'
Coronado  46'
T.Hümbatov  54'
D.Janelidze  64'		 Report Meza  25' (pen.) 41'
Naghiyev  48'
Progni  67'
Lourenço  83'		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
29 October 2016 10AZAL0 – 1QarabağBaku
17:00 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 11AZAL0 – 0GabalaBaku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) K.Mirzayev  11'
Kvirtia  84'
R.Nasirli  85'
A.Mammadov  90'
Coronado  90+5'		 Report Qurbanov  52'
E.Jamalov  54'		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
20 November 2016 12Inter Baku3 – 0AZALBaku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) S.Alkhasov  14' 65'
Abışov  23' (pen.)
Qirtimov  56'
Guliyev  82'		 Report Fok  22'  68'
T.Novruzov  56'
G.Magomedov  82'
E.Huseynov  89'		 Stadium: Inter Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
27 November 2016 13AZAL1 – 1SumgayitBaku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) D.Janelidze  14'
A.Coronado  30'  85'
Kvirtia  38'
K.Huseynov  41'
Mirzaga Huseynpur  90+3'		 Report Malikov  15'
Kurbanov  15'
Guluzade  54'
Yunanov  86' (pen.)
Hüseynov  90+2'		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ramil Diniyev
17 December 2016 14Neftchi Baku0 – 1AZALBaku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Jairo  63' Report I.Alakbarov  67'
D.Janelidze  80'
E.Suleymanov  82'
Amirjanov  88'		 Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
29 January 2017 15Zira2 – 1AZALZirə
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Meza  11', 29' 72'
Mustafayev  32'		 Report Abdullayev  50'
K.Mirzayev  52'		 Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə
3 February 2017 16AZAL1 – 2QarabağBaku
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 17Gabala2 – 0AZALQabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Sadiqov  72'
Stanković  74'
Ozobić  64' (pen.), 90+3' 79'
Kvekveskiri  79'		 Report Roberts  3'  63'
E.Suleymanov  44'
Jafarguliyev  45'
Mammadov  75'
S.Mammadov  84'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
13 February 2017 18AZAL0 – 1Inter BakuBaku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) T.Hümbatov  30'
Kvirtia  90+1'		 Report F.Bayramov  66'
Hajiyev  84'		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Elvin Əsgərov
19 February 2017 19Sumgayit1 – 0AZALSumqayit
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Y.Nabiyev  13'
Kurbanov  45+1'		 Report Tounkara  90+3' Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rahim Həsənov
27 February 2017 20AZAL0 – 1Neftchi BakuBaku
15:30 AZT (UTC+4) Report Lucas  4'
Alasgarov  31'
Folprecht  69'
Agayev  90+3'		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 400
Referee: Omar Paşayev
5 March 2017 21Kapaz1 – 1AZALGanja
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) S.Aliyev  39'
Dário  69'
J.Javadov  90+1'		 Report Amirjanov  51'
Javadov  90'		 Stadium: Ganja City Stadium
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov
14 March 2017 22Qarabağ1 – 0AZALBaku
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 23AZAL1 – 1GabalaBaku
15:30 AZT (UTC+4) T.Hümbatov  42'
Kvirtia  81' 90'
Tounkara  88'		 Report Weeks  16'
T.Mutallimov  52'
Kvekveskiri  90+2'		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Omar Paşayev
2 April 2017 24Inter Baku2 – 1AZALBaku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Fardjad-Azad  28'
Denis  48'
F.Bayramov  67'
Khizanishvili  74'
Aliyev  90+1'		 Report Tounkara  79'
Amirjanov  90+3'		 Stadium: Inter Arena
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə
10 April 2017 25AZAL1 – 2SumgayitBaku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4) Amirjanov  41'
Jafarguliyev  90'		 Report Yunanov  22'
N.Mukhtarov  40'
M.Abbasov  64'
B.Hasanalizade  75'		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
15 April 2017 26Neftchi Baku4 – 0AZALBaku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4) Folprecht  13' 74'
Lucas  17'
Herrera  35'
Hajiyev  55'		 Report K.Huseynov  45' Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov
23 April 2017 27AZAL1 – 2KapazBaku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Madou  82' Report Serginho  37', 43'
J.Javadov  38'		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 330
Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə
29 April 2017 28AZAL0 – 3ZiraBaku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Report Mammadov  34'
Đurić  54'
T.Khalilzade  83' (pen.)		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 150
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
6 Sumgayit 28 9 8 11 28 35 −7 35
7 Neftçi Baku 28 9 2 17 24 45 −21 29
8 AZAL (R) 28 1 7 20 13 50 −37 10 Relegation to the Azerbaijan First Division
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.[10]
(R) Relegated.

Azerbaijan Cup
Main article: 2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup
2 December 2016 Second RoundAZAL4 – 0Ravan BakuBaku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) S.Mammadov  12'
A.Najafov  60'
Mirzaga Huseynpur  62'
Abdullayev  72'
D.Janelidze  80', 85'		 Report M.Haşımlı  82'
Z.Quliyev  90+1'		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 100
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
13 December 2016 Quarterfinal First LegGabala2 – 1AZALQabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić  61'
Qurbanov  74' 90+1'		 Report Mirzaga Huseynpur  37'
Amirjanov  76'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
21 December 2016 Quarterfinal Second LegAZAL0 – 1
(1 – 3 agg.)		GabalaBaku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) D.Janelidze  32'
K.Hüseynov  51'
K.Mirzayev  68'
E.Huseynov  87'		 Report Stanković  24'
A.Mammadov  53'		 Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 250
Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Squad statistics
As of Match played 29 April 2017

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueAzerbaijan Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Tarlan Gasimzadeh 101000
2 DF Elshad Manafov 10010000
3 DF Tural Hümbatov 20016+1030
5 DF Kamil Huseynov 25022030
6 FW Bakhtiyar Soltanov 504+1000
7 MF Kamal Mirzayev 2402102+10
8 MF Sadio Tounkara 14012+100+10
9 FW Royal Najafov 25016+701+10
10 MF Nugzar Kvirtia 27316+10310
11 FW Franck Madou 812+6100
14 MF Ilgar Alakbarov 19116130
17 DF Eltun Hüseynov 1004+4020
18 DF Ruslan Amirjanov 29223+3230
19 MF Elnur Suleymanov 1908+900+20
21 MF Samir Masimov 803+5000
23 GK Agil Mammadov 2802502+10
24 DF Emin Jafarguliyev 25024010
27 MF Rashad Abdullayev 20214+3230
33 MF Seyidrazi Aghayev 101000
36 FW Rinat Aşurov 101000
44 DF Omega Roberts 505000
51 MF Faud Bayramov 101000
55 MF Geyrat Aliyev 403+1000
70 FW Vagif Javadov 916+3100
77 MF Arkadi Halperin 13010+3000
91 MF Mehdi Taouil 505000
95 MF Shirmammad Mammadov 311+1011
Players who left AZAL during the season:
1 GK Rashad Azizli 302010
4 DF Qvanzav Məhəmmədov 90800+10
6 MF Tagim Novruzov 201+1000
11 FW Ruslan Nasirli 1107+300+10
15 DF Brian Fok 302+1000
21 FW David Janelidze 1556+632+12
77 MF Adan Coronado 15011+1030
88 MF Mirzaga Huseynpur 1021+7022

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
1FW21David Janelidze325
2MF10Nugzar Kvirtia303
3MF27Rashad Abdullayev202
DF18Ruslan Amirjanov202
MF88Mirzaga Huseynpur022
6MF14Ilgar Alakbarov101
FW70Vagif Javadov101
FW11Franck Madou101
MF95Shirmammad Mammadov011
TOTALS 13518

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
2DFElshad Manafov200020
3DFTural Hümbatov600060
4DFQvanzav Məhəmmədov300030
5DFKamil Huseynov201030
6MFTagim Novruzov100010
7MFKamal Mirzayev401050
8MFSadio Tounkara510051
9FWRoyal Najafov001010
10MFNugzar Kvirtia300030
11FWRuslan Nasirli110011
14MFIlgar Alakbarov300030
15DFBrian Fok210021
17DFEltun Hüseynov201030
18DFRuslan Amirjanov301040
19MFElnur Suleymanov300030
21FWDavid Janelidze201030
23GKAgil Mammadov300030
24DFEmin Jafarguliyev400040
27MFRashad Abdullayev001010
44DFOmega Roberts210021
55MFGeyrat Aliyev100010
77MFAdan Coronado610061
88MFMirzaga Huseynpur100010
91MFMehdi Taouil100010
95MFShirmammad Mammadov100010
TOTALS 60 5 7 0 67 5

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