2015–16 Neftchi Baku PFK season

Neftchi Baku
2015–16 season
Chairman	Sadyg Sadygov
Manager	Samir Aliyev ; (until 15 November) ; Asgar Abdullayev ; (15 November - 5 March) ; Vali Gasimov (caretaker) ; (from 6 March)
Stadium	Bakcell Arena
Premier League	6th
Azerbaijan Cup	Runners-up
Europa League	First qualifying round vs Mladost Podgorica
Top goalscorer	League: Ruslan Qurbanov (13); All: Ruslan Qurbanov (18)
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The Neftchi Baku 2015–16 season is Neftchi Baku's 24th Azerbaijan Premier League season. Neftchi will compete Azerbaijan Premier League and in the 2015–16 Azerbaijan Cup and UEFA Europa League.

Squad

As of 31 January 2016

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AZE	Agil Mammadov
3	DF	BRA	Jairo
4	DF	AZE	Rahil Mammadov
5	DF	ESP	Melli
6	DF	BRA	Ailton (loan from Fluminense)
7	MF	AZE	Araz Abdullayev
8	MF	AZE	Elshan Abdullayev
9	FW	CHI	Nicolás Canales
10	MF	AZE	Javid Imamverdiyev
11	FW	AZE	Ruslan Qurbanov
14	FW	AZE	Magomed Kurbanov (loan from Sumgayit)
15	MF	PAR	Éric Ramos


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	AZE	Rahman Hajiyev
18	MF	AZE	Elshan Rzazade
19	FW	AZE	Fahmin Muradbayli
20	FW	ESP	Añete
26	DF	AZE	Kamal Gurbanov
27	DF	AZE	Magsad Isayev
33	DF	AZE	Orkhan Bashirov
45	MF	AZE	Kamran Najafzade
53	GK	AZE	Maksim Vaylo
61	MF	AZE	Tayyar Mämmädov
72	DF	AZE	Bilal Abbaszade
95	DF	AZE	Elvin Badalov

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	FW	AZE	Mirabdulla Abbasov (at Daugavpils)
88	MF	AZE	Orkhan Gurbanli (at Daugavpils)
--	GK	AZE	Ruzi Giyasli (at Qaradağ)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	AZE	Tanrıverdi Maharramli (at Neftchala)
--	FW	AZE	Ilham Allahverdiyev (at Qaradağ)

Transfers

Summer

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	BRA	Jairo (from Trofense)^[1]
5	DF	ESP	Melli (from Simurq)^[2]
6	DF	BRA	Ailton (loan from Fluminense)^[3]
10	MF	AZE	Javid Imamverdiyev (loan return from Elazığspor)
14	MF	AZE	Magomed Kurbanov (loan from Sumgayit)^[4]
20	FW	ESP	Añete (from Levski Sofia)
23	FW	AZE	Ruslan Qurbanov (loan return from Hajduk Split)
24	GK	SVK	Michal Peškovič (from Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała)^[5]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	BRA	Carlos Cardoso (to Tractor Sazi Tabriz)^[6]
3	DF	BRA	Denis Silva (to Inter Baku)^[6]
5	DF	AZE	Elvin Yunuszade (to Qarabağ)^[7]
9	MF	BRA	Flavinho (to Chapecoense)^[8]^[9]
10	MF	SLE	Julius Wobay ^[6]
11	FW	CHI	Nicolás Canales (to Krylia Sovetov)
12	GK	LVA	Pāvels Doroševs (to Liepāja)
19	MF	AZE	Mirhüseyn Seyidov (to Inter Baku)
22	FW	AZE	Rauf Aliyev (to Inter Baku)
28	MF	AZE	Emin Mehdiyev (loan to Sumgayit)^[4]
30	GK	SRB	Saša Stamenković (to Kerkyra)^[6]^[10]
77	MF	AZE	Nijat Gurbanov (to Zira, previously on loan AZAL)^[11]
90	FW	CMR	Ernest Webnje Nfor ^[6]^[12]

Winter

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	CHI	Nicolás Canales (from Krylia Sovetov)^[13]
18	MF	AZE	Elshan Rzazade (from Khazar Lankaran)^[14]
72	DF	AZE	Bilal Abbaszade (from Qarabağ)^[15]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	AZE	Aziz Guliyev
18	MF	BRA	Cauê (to Hapoel Tel Aviv)^[16]^[17]
21	FW	AZE	Samir Masimov (to Domžale)^[18]^[19]
22	FW	AZE	Mirabdulla Abbasov (loan to Daugavpils)^[20]
24	GK	SVK	Michal Peškovič ^[21]
88	MF	AZE	Orkhan Gurbanli (loan to Daugavpils)^[20]
—	GK	AZE	Ruzi Giyasli (loan to Qaradağ Lokbatan, previously on loan to Ağsu)

Friendlies

20 June 2015	Neftchi Baku	0 – 3	MTK	Austria
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report

24 June 2015	Neftchi Baku	0 – 2	Kukësi	Austria
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Moreira Pejić

27 June 2015	Neftchi Baku	0 – 1	Shakhtar Donetsk	Austria
AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Bolbat 81'

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
36	13	10	13	41	41	0	49	6	6	6	22	20	+2	7	4	7	19	21	−2

Last updated: 20 May 2016.
Source: Soccerway

Results

9 August 2015 1	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	Kapaz	Baku
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	A.Abdullayev 40' E.Badalov 49'	Summary	S.Aliyev 42' 70' Juninho 48' M.Aghakishiyev 90+4'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

17 August 2015 2	Inter Baku	1 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Qirtimov 19' 80' Silva 45' 72' Aliyev 80' Khizanishvili 87'	Report	Melli 16' Ramos 52' M.Isayev 56'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

23 August 2015 3	Neftchi Baku	2 – 1	Sumgayit	Baku
18:15 AZST (UTC+5)	A.Abdullayev 51' R.Hajiyev 53' Ailton 80' A.Mammadov 88'	Summary	Fardjad-Azad 45' N.Gurbanov 78' J.Hajiyev 90+3'	Stadium: Bakikhanov Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

13 September 2015 4	Ravan Baku	1 – 3	Neftchi Baku	Baku
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Y.Ağakärimzadä 7' N.Mukhtarov 70' Barlay 89'	Summary	Ailton 20' 56' F.Muradbayli 24', 82' R.Hajiyev 40' R.Mammadov 53' Cauê 64'	Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

20 September 2015 5	Neftchi Baku	1 – 1	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	E.Abdullayev 57' A.Abdullayev 58' Cauê 82' Añete 90+1'	Summary	O.Sadıqlı 4' Scarlatache 9' 56' Amirguliyev 60' K.Abdullazadä 69' E.Jäfärov 81'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rahim Häsänov

26 September 2015 6	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Quintana 70' Diniyev 89' Richard 90+1'	Report	Ramos 23' 61' Qurbanov 42' A.Mammadov 73' S.Masimov 90' Añete 90+1'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

3 October 2015 7	Zira	2 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ivanović 19' 66' T.Jahangirov 25' Tato 34' Bonilla 71'	Report	Qurbanov 20' F.Muradbayli 47' Ramos 77' S.Masimov 80'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

17 October 2015 8	Neftchi Baku	0 – 1	Gabala	Baku
15:30 AZST (UTC+5)	M.Isayev 86'	Report	E.Jamalov 55' Zenjov 81' Antonov 83' 90' Gai 85' Dodô 90+3'	Stadium: Bakikhanov Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Rahim Häsänov

23 October 2015 9	AZAL	2 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Kvirtia 24' (pen.) 24' Malikov 26' T.Novruzov 42' Guruli 90+4' (pen.)	Report	K.Gurbanov 23' Ailton 29' Qurbanov 57' R.Hajiyev 71' Jairo 90+4'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

27 October 2015 10	Neftchi Baku	1 – 1	Inter Baku	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qurbanov 35' (pen.) Ramos 39' A.Mammadov 52' F.Muradbayli 63' Ailton 90+1'	Summary	A.Hüseynov 34' N.Hajiyev 86' Abatsiyev 90+2' Salukvadze 90+3'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

2 November 2015 11	Sumgayit	1 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Sumqayit
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Pamuk 7' J.Hajiyev 29' S.Mahammadaliyev 76' E.Mehdiyev 78'	Report	Añete 15' Cauê 38' Ailton 48' Qurbanov 60' 77' (pen.) F.Muradbayli 72' E.Abdullayev 85' A.Mammadov 88'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rauf Cabbarov

8 November 2015 12	Neftchi Baku	2 – 3	Ravan Baku	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qurbanov 31' 41', 90' Peškovič 77'	Summary	N.Mukhtarov 47' Y.Ağakärimzadä 49' R.Tagizade 65' Abbasov 77' M.Quliyev 84'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Omar Paşayev

22 November 2015 13	Khazar Lankaran	0 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Lankaran
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	K.Abdullazadä 43' I.Säfärzadä 45+1'	Summary	K.Gurbanov 24' Ramos 43' Imamverdiyev 54' E.Abdullayev 60' F.Muradbayli 75'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

29 November 2015 14	Neftchi Baku	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ailton 29' R.Hajiyev 65' 65' R.Mammadov 67' K.Gurbanov 90+2' Kurbanov 90+4'	Summary	Medvedev 33' Míchel 38'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Omar Paşayev

6 December 2015 15	Neftchi Baku	1 – 1	Zira	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qurbanov 10' 40' Ramos 40' R.Mammadov 52' A.Mammadov 80'	Report	Tato 4' V.Igbekoi 26' T.Khalilzade 44' A.Nagiyev 74'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 900 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

13 December 2015 16	Gabala	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Qabala
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

17 December 2015 17	Neftchi Baku	0 – 1	AZAL	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Jairo 61' Ramos 75' Añete 90'	Summary	R.Nasirli 29' M.Sattarly 87' K.Mirzayev 90+2'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

20 December 2015 18	Kapaz	1 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Ganja
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Guliyev 15' B.Nasirov 36' T.Narimanov 53' A.Karimov 90+2'	Summary	Ailton 32' 50' Cauê 35' Ramos 40' Imamverdiyev 47' 85' Qurbanov 51' A.Mammadov 81'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Omar Paşayev

30 January 2015 19	Neftchi Baku	1 – 0	Sumgayit	Baku
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Añete 13' Qurbanov 55' Hajiyev 57' K.Gurbanov 70'	Summary	Hüseynov 61' J.Hajiyev 66' Ramazanov 79' Agayev 82' Chertoganov 84'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

5 February 2016 20	Neftchi Baku	1 – 1	Ravan Baku	Baku
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Jairo 38' 88' 83' Imamverdiyev 44' Qurbanov 51'	Summary	R.Tagizade 16' N.Mammadov 19' N.Gurbanov 36' C.Abdullayev 48' Khamid 85' 89' Yunisoğlu 90+1' Abbasov 90+5'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

13 February 2016 21	Neftchi Baku	1 – 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	K.Gurbanov 24' Ramos 55' E.Abdullayev 87' 87' F.Muradbayli 90'	Report	A.Mirili 75' V.Gulaliyev 88'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

20 February 2016 22	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Armenteros 8' Richard 60' Quintana 80'	Summary	F.Muradbayli 22' Ailton 26' Ramos 35' K.Gurbanov 60'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

27 February 2016 23	Zira	3 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	T.Mutallimov 14' N.Novruzov 16' Bonilla 24' N.Gurbanov 76' Tato 88', 90+3' A.Nagiyev 85'	Summary	Imamverdiyev 25' 43' Qurbanov 44'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

5 March 2016 24	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Gabala	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Añete 26' A.Mammadov 52' Jairo 80' Qurbanov 80'	Summary	Santos 50' 70' Antonov 75' Eyyubov 90'	Stadium: Bakikhanov Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Omar Paşayev

13 March 2016 25	AZAL	1 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	K.Mirzayev 41' Guruli 45+3'	Report	Canales 41'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

19 March 2016 26	Neftchi Baku	2 – 3	Kapaz	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	A.Abdullayev 43' 60' F.Muradbayli 43' Qurbanov 81' (pen.) E.Abdullayev 89'	Summary	B.Soltanov 31' T.Akhundov 33' (pen.) B.Nasirov 43' Ebah 65' S.Aliyev 80' Guliyev 83' S.Rahimov 90+1' T.Simaitis 90+1'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Rauf Cabbarov

30 March 2016 27	Inter Baku	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Khizanishvili 10' Seyidov 19' E.Abdullayev 81' Denis 85'	Summary	Qurbanov 50' (pen.) K.Gurbanov 79'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 350 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

3 April 2016 28	Ravan Baku	1 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	E.Hasanaliyev 3' Abbasov 81'	Summary	K.Gurbanov 24' Ailton 41' Qurbanov 78'	Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Omar Paşayev

10 April 2016 29	Khazar Lankaran	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Lankaran
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Mammadov 54'	Summary	Qurbanov 40' M.Isayev 64'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

16 April 2016 30	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qurbanov 23' Ailton 46' 74' A.Mammadov 56' Ramos 67' E.Badalov 70' Jairo 76'	Report	Quintana 45' 56' Richard 56' Reynaldo 73'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

23 April 2016 31	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	Zira	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	K.Gurbanov 47' Canales 62'	Summary	Krneta 62' Bonilla 67'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

1 May 2016 32	Gabala	2 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Qabala
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 33	Neftchi Baku	3 – 1	AZAL	Masazır
19:05 AZT (UTC+4)	Añete 16' A.Abdullayev 24' Ailton 44' Ramos 56' Kurbanov 90+3'	Summary	Jafarguliyev 47' Kvirtia 49'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

11 May 2016 34	Kapaz	1 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Ganja
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ebah 5' T.Akhundov 38' B.Nasirov 68' S.Rahimov 79' Guliyev 88' 90'	Summary	Jairo 41' Añete 49' Qurbanov 80' (pen.) E.Abdullayev 90+2'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

15 May 2016 35	Neftchi Baku	4 – 2	Inter Baku	Masazır
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qurbanov 27' A.Abdullayev 33' E.Abdullayev 51' Ailton 80' 84'	Summary	M.Abbasov 6', 90+2' Salukvadze 22' Lomaia 23' Meza 41'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

20 May 2016 36	Sumgayit	2 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Sumqayit
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Javadov 18' Ramaldanov 56' A.Yunanov 64' Ramazanov 71' N.Mukhtarov 72' Agayev 76' Aghayev 82'	Summary	Añete 9' A.Abdullayev 14' R.Mammadov 43' Jairo 62'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Inter Baku^[a]	36	16	11	9	39	28	+11	59^[b]
5	Kapaz	36	15	11	10	48	40	+8	56	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
6	Neftçi Baku	36	13	10	13	41	41	0	49	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
7	AZAL	36	13	7	16	26	38	−12	46
8	Sumgayit	36	9	12	15	41	49	−8	39

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.^[23]
Notes:

^ 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 seasons (i.e. the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons).^[22]
^ 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.

Azerbaijan Cup

2 December 2015 Second round	Neftchi Baku	8 – 0	Qaradağ Lökbatan	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Cauê 5' R.Hajiyev 19' E.Abdullayev 32', 62' 67' Qurbanov 34', 52' Imamverdiyev 36' Ailton 48' A.Guliyev 72' Kurbanov 83'	Summary	V.İsmayılov 41' E.Mustafayev 65' R.Nuriyev 66'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

2 March 2016 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Khazar Lankaran	3 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Lankaran
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	V.Gulaliyev 18' T.Gurbatov 19' V.Baybalayev 37' I.Gadirzade 52' B.Budagov 90+3'	Summary	Qurbanov 22' F.Muradbayli 39' Ramos 43' E.Badalov 60' A.Mammadov	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

9 March 2016 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Neftchi Baku	2 – 0 (4 – 3 agg.)	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ramos 29' Qurbanov 60' (pen.) A.Abdullayev 64' 87'	Summary	V.Baybalayev 40' V.Gulaliyev 49' Mammadov 59'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

27 April 2016 Semifinal 1st leg	Neftchi Baku	1 – 1	Gabala	Baku
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 leg	Gabala	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2 – 2 agg.) (3–4 p)	Neftchi Baku	Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	A.Mammadov 20' E.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

Final

25 May 2016	Qarabağ	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Neftchi Baku	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Quintana 92' Míchel 117' 120' Reynaldo 120+1'	Summary	Qurbanov 92' Ramos 117' 120' A.Mammadov 117'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

2 July 2015 First qualifying round 1st leg	Neftchi Baku	2 – 2	Mladost Podgorica	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	K.Gurbanov 33' 36' A.Abdullayev 55'	Report	Lagator 34' Raičević 47' M.M.Radulović 68' M.B.Radulović 77' Mirković 87'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 9,866^[24] Referee: Ali Palabiyik (Turkey)

9 July 2015 First qualifying round 2nd leg	Mladost Podgorica	1 – 1 ((a)3 – 3 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Podgorica, Montenegro
23:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Pejović 45' Vuković 90+1' Muhović 90+5' M.M.Radulović 79' 90+9'	Report	R.Hajiyev 6' Cauê 15' Ailton 58' 90+9' A.Abdullayev 71' N.Gurbanov 84' M.Vaylo 90+9'	Stadium: Stadion pod Goricom ^{[note 1]} Attendance: 4,000^[24] Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

Squad statistics

As of Match played 25 May 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AZE	Agil Mammadov	34	0	28	0	4	0	2	0
3	DF	BRA	Jairo	25	2	20	2	5	0	0	0
4	DF	AZE	Rahil Mammadov	23	0	18+1	0	3+1	0	0	0
5	DF	ESP	Melli	31	0	24+2	0	2+1	0	2	0
6	DF	BRA	Ailton	39	3	30+2	3	4+1	0	2	0
7	MF	AZE	Araz Abdullayev	34	9	21+5	6	4+2	1	2	2
8	MF	AZE	Elshan Abdullayev	40	6	19+13	4	5+1	2	1+1	0
9	FW	CHI	Nicolás Canales	9	1	3+4	1	0+2	0	0	0
10	MF	AZE	Javid Imamverdiyev	27	2	13+10	1	3+1	1	0	0
11	FW	AZE	Ruslan Qurbanov	39	18	28+3	13	6	5	2	0
14	FW	AZE	Magomed Kurbanov	17	1	4+9	0	0+2	1	2	0
15	MF	PAR	Éric Ramos	36	1	31	1	5	0	0	0
17	MF	AZE	Rahman Hajiyev	42	5	29+5	3	5+1	2	2	0
18	MF	AZE	Elshan Rzazade	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	AZE	Fahmin Muradbayli	36	5	23+8	4	3+2	1	0	0
20	FW	ESP	Añete	30	3	23+3	3	2+2	0	0	0
26	DF	AZE	Kamal Gurbanov	30	1	19+4	0	4+1	0	2	1
27	DF	AZE	Magsad Isayev	25	0	20+2	0	3	0	0	0
41	MF	AZE	Agshin Gurbanli	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF	AZE	Kamran Najafzade	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
53	GK	AZE	Maksim Vaylo	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0
61	MF	AZE	Tayyar Mämmädov	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	AZE	Nijat Gurbanov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
95	DF	AZE	Elvin Badalov	26	0	18+1	0	5	0	2	0
Players away from Neftchi Baku on loan:
22	FW	AZE	Mirabdulla Abbasov	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who appeared for Neftchi Baku no longer at the club:
16	DF	AZE	Aziz Guliyev	3	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
18	MF	BRA	Cauê	20	1	13+5	0	1	1	1	0
21	FW	AZE	Samir Masimov	12	0	4+6	0	0	0	2	0
24	GK	SVK	Michal Peškovič	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	11	Ruslan Qurbanov	13	5	0	18
2	MF	7	Araz Abdullayev	6	1	2	9
3	MF	8	Elshan Abdullayev	4	2	1	7
4	FW	19	Fahmin Muradbayli	4	1	0	5
4	MF	17	Rahman Hajiyev	3	2	0	5
6	FW	20	Añete	3	0	0	3
6	DF	6	Ailton	3	0	0	3
8	DF	3	Jairo	2	0	0	2
8	MF	10	Javid Imamverdiyev	1	1	0	2
10	MF	15	Éric Ramos	1	0	0	1
	FW	9	Nicolás Canales	1	0	0	1
	MF	18	Cauê	0	1	0	1
	FW	14	Magomed Kurbanov	0	1	0	1
	DF	26	Kamal Gurbanov	0	0	1	1
			TOTALS	41	14	3	58

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa League		Total
1		GK	Agil Mammadov	9	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
3		DF	Jairo	7	3	1	0	0	0	8	3
4		DF	Rahil Mammadov	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
5		DF	Melli	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
6		DF	Ailton	13	2	2	0	1	1	15	3
7		MF	Araz Abdullayev	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Elshan Abdullayev	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
9		FW	Nicolás Canales	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Javid Imamverdiyev	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
11		FW	Ruslan Qurbanov	12	0	1	0	0	0	13	0
14		FW	Magomed Kurbanov	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
15		MF	Éric Ramos	12	0	4	1	0	0	16	1
16		DF	Aziz Guliyev	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
17		MF	Rahman Hajiyev	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
18		MF	Cauê	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
19		FW	Fahmin Muradbayli	4	1	1	0	0	0	5	1
20		FW	Añete	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
21		FW	Samir Masimov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24		GK	Michal Peškovič	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
26		DF	Kamal Gurbanov	9	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
27		DF	Magsad Isayev	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
53		GK	Maksim Vaylo	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
77		MF	Nijat Gurbanov	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
95		DF	Elvin Badalov	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
			TOTALS	109	8	15	1	5	2	129	11

Notes

^ Mladost Podgorica play their home matches at Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica, instead of their regular Stadion FK Mladost, Podgorica.

Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.^[25]

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[table_note_INT0.9363658209035-23] 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 seasons (i.e. the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons).^[22]

[table_hth_INT0.9363658209035-24] 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.

[Mladost_Podgorica-27] Mladost Podgorica play their home matches at Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica, instead of their regular Stadion FK Mladost, Podgorica.

[1] "Neftçi braziliyalı müdafiəçi ilə müqavilə bağladı". neftchipfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

[Neftchi_sign_Melli-2] "Нефтчи подписал бывшего защитника Симурга". azerisport.com/ (in Russian). Azerisport. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.

[3] "Нефтчи арендовал 20-летнего бразильца". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

[Kurbanov_to_Neftchi-4] "Сумгайыт продал Гурбанова Нефтчи и получил Мехтиева". azerisport.com/. Azerisport. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

[5] "Mixal Peskoviç Neftçi də!". neftchipfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 15 August 2015. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

[Changes_in_Neftchi:_New_coach-foreigner_5_foreign_players_go-6] "Изменения в Нефтчи: Новый тренер-иностранец, 5 легионеров уходят". azerifootball.com/ru/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.

[Qarabağ_sign_Yunuszade-7] "Карабах оформил переход Юнусзаде". azerisport.com/ (in Russian). Azerisport. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.

[8] "Neftçi PFK Flavinyo ilə yollarını ayırıb". neftchipfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

[9] "Флавиньо в Серии А". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[10] "Прощание славянина: Саша Стаменкович написал прощальное письмо". azerifootball.com/ru/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

[Zira_sign_Gurbanov-11] "Zirə daha bir futbolçu ilə gücləndi". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

[12] "Ernest Nforla bağlanmış müqaviləyə əlverişli şərtlər əsasında xitam verildi". neftchipfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

[13] "Каналес снова в "Нефтчи"". www.neftchipfk.com/en (in Russian). Neftchi Baku. 14 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.

[14] "Neftchi signed Elshan Rzazade". www.neftchipfk.com/en. Neftchi Baku. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

[Neftchi_sign_Abbaszade-15] ""Neftçi" "Qarabağ"ın futbolçusunu aldı". www.sport7.az (in Azerbaijani). Sport7. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[16] "Kaueyə gələcək karyerasında uğurlar arzulayırıq". www.neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi PFK. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

[17] "קאווה ססיליו דה סילבה חתם בהפועל תל אביב". www.htafc.co.il (in Hebrew). Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[18] ""Neftçi"nin futbolçusu "Domjale" klubunda". www.neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi PFK. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

[19] "Samir Masimov nova okrepitev Domžal". www.nkdomzale.si (in Slovenian). NK Domžale. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

[Abbasov_and_Gurbanli_loan_to_Daugavpils-20] ""Neftçi"nin 2 futbolçusu "Dauqavpils"də". www.neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi PFK. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

[21] "Нефтчи расстался со словаком". www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Azerisport. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

[22] "CFCB adjudicatory chamber orders". uefa.org. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

[25] "Premyer Liqa 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

[AttendanceQR1-26] "Summary UEFA Europa League - Round 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

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

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