2007–08 AZAL PFC season

The Olimpik Baku 2007–08 season was Olimpik Baku's third Azerbaijan Premier League season and their second season with Asgar Abdullayev as manager. They participated in the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League as well as the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup, finishing the league in 2nd, qualifying for a European competition for the first time, and reaching the quarterfinal stage of the cup, where they were eliminated by Khazar Lankaran.

Olimpik Baku
2007–08 season
ChairmanRasul Rasulov
ManagerAsgar Abdullayev
StadiumShafa Stadium
Premier League2nd
Azerbaijan CupQuarter-finals vs Khazar Lankaran
Top goalscorerJunivan (11)

Squad edit

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   AZE Ilyas Gurbanov
3 DF   AZE Nduka Usim [1]
5 DF   SRB Dragan Mandic
4 DF   AZE Tarlan Ahmadov
7 DF   AZE Agil Nabiyev
8 FW   BRA Junivan
9 FW   SRB Jovan Drobnjak
10 MF   AZE Fábio [2]
11 MF   AZE Namiq Əliyev
12 GK   AZE Zabit Safarov
14 DF   AZE Elvin Aliyev
16 FW   AZE Farrukh Ismayilov
17 MF   BRA Aleşandro De Paula
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   AZE Fəqan Şahbazov
19 FW   BLR Dmitri Parkhachev
22 FW   GUI Pathé Bangoura
44 GK   AZE Rauf Mehdiyev
77 MF   AZE Yashar Abuzerov
96 GK   AZE Elshan Poladov
DF   MKD Bilal Velija
MF   AZE Yuri Muzika
MF   MKD Ilami Halimi
MF   AZE Narvik Sirkhayev
FW   AZE Samir Musayev
UNK   UKR Sergey Qribanov
UNK   AZE Orxan Rəcəbov

Transfers edit

Summer edit

Winter edit

Competitions edit

Azerbaijan Premier League edit

Results edit

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12 August 2007 1 Olimpik Baku 1 – 0 ABN Bärdä Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Mandic   Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
19 August 2007 2 Turan Tovuz 1 – 3 Olimpik Baku Tovuz
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Garaev   13' Summary Usim   40'
Bangoura   76'
Drobnjak   90'
Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium
26 August 2007 3 Olimpik Baku 1 – 0 Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Bangoura   24' Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
2 September 2007 4 Gabala 0 – 1 Olimpik Baku Qabala
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Ismayilov   35' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
16 September 2007 5 Olimpik Baku 1 – 0 Inter Baku Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Junivan   59' Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
22 September 2007 6 Standard Baku 0 – 0 Olimpik Baku Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
30 September 2007 7 Olimpik Baku 3 – 0 Baku Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Junivan   6', 70'
Y.Abuzerov   45'
Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
6 October 2007 8 Neftchi Baku 0 – 0 Olimpik Baku Baku
15:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
27 October 2007 9 Olimpik Baku 3 – 1 FK Masallı Baku
22:25 AZST (UTC+5) Junivan   35'
Mandic   54'
Vəliyev   56' (o.g.)
Summary Oz   59' Stadium: Shafa Stadium
4 November 2007 10 Olimpik Baku 1 – 0 Simurq Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Junivan   20' Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
10 November 2007 11 Karvan 0 – 1 Olimpik Baku Yevlakh
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Junivan   31' Stadium: Yevlakh Stadium
25 November 2007 12 Olimpik Baku 0 – 0 Khazar Lankaran Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
1 December 2007 13 Qarabağ 0 – 1 Olimpik Baku Baku
14:15 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Junivan   25' Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
16 February 2008 14 ABN Bärdä 1 – 1 Olimpik Baku Barda
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) S.Gurbanov   30' Summary Fábio   67' Stadium: Barda City Stadium
23 February 2008 15 Olimpik Baku 3 – 0 Turan Tovuz Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Junivan   7', 31'
Musayev   30'
Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
1 March 2008 16 Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit 0 – 1 Olimpik Baku Sumqayit
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Junivan   20' Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
15 March 2008 17 Olimpik Baku 2 – 0 Gabala Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Junivan   22'
Fábio   79'
Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
30 March 2008 18 Olimpik Baku 1 – 0 Standard Baku Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Ismayilov   26' Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
6 April 2008 19 Baku 0 – 1 Olimpik Baku Baku
17:15 AZST (UTC+5) Summary S.Musayev   55' Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium
13 April 2008 20 Olimpik Baku 0 – 0 Neftchi Baku Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
19 April 2008 21 FK Masallı 1 – 2 Olimpik Baku Masally
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) B.Goncharov   24' Summary Velija   48'
Musayev   53'
Stadium: Anatoly Banishevski Stadium
28 April 2008 22 Inter Baku 2 – 0 Olimpik Baku Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Mammadov   29'
Zlatinov   90'
Summary Stadium: Zabrat Stadium
4 May 2008 23 Simurq 0 – 0 Olimpik Baku Zaqatala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium
12 May 2008 24 Olimpik Baku 2 – 0 Karvan Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Fábio   50'
Musayev   87'
Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
17 May 2008 25 Khazar Lankaran 0 – 0 Olimpik Baku Lankaran
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium
28 May 2008 26 Olimpik Baku 0 – 1 Qarabağ Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Hashimov   80' Stadium: Shafa Stadium

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Inter Baku (C) 26 18 4 4 55 18 +37 58 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Olimpik Baku 26 17 7 2 29 7 +22 58 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
3 Neftçi Baku 26 16 7 3 42 18 +24 55 Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
4 Khazar Lankaran 26 14 10 2 44 16 +28 52 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
5 Qarabağ 26 11 8 7 25 16 +9 41
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Khazar Lankaran qualified for the first qualifiying round of the 1st qualifying round of the UEFA Cup as winners of the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup.

Azerbaijan Cup edit

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26 September 2007 First Round 1st leg Bakılı 0 – 3 Olimpik Baku Baku
AZT (UTC+4) [ Summary] Stadium: Shafa Stadium
3 October 2007 First Round 2nd leg Olimpik Baku 1 – 1
(4 – 1 agg.)
Bakılı Baku
AZT (UTC+4) [ Summary] Stadium: Shafa Stadium
24 October 2007 Last 16 1st leg ABN Bärdä 1 – 1 Olimpik Baku Barda
AZT (UTC+4) S.Gurbanov   32' Summary I.Gurbanov   84' Stadium: Barda City Stadium
31 October 2007 Last 16 2nd leg Olimpik Baku 3 – 1
(4 – 2 agg.)
ABN Bärdä Baku
AZT (UTC+4) Ismayilov   3', 11'
Fábio   76'
Summary Gurbanov   44' (o.g.) Stadium: Shafa Stadium
6 March 2008 Quarterfinals 1st Leg Olimpik Baku 1 – 0 Khazar Lankaran Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Parkhachev   14' Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
19 March 2008 Quarterfinals 2nd Leg Khazar Lankaran 2 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)
Olimpik Baku Lankaran
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League[6] Azerbaijan Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   AZE Ilyas Gurbanov 7 0 7 0 0 0
3 DF   AZE Usim Nduka 26 1 26 1 0 0
4 DF   AZE Tarlan Ahmadov 26 0 26 0 0 0
5 DF   SRB Dragan Mandic 23 2 23 2 0 0
7 DF   AZE Agil Nabiyev 26 0 26 0 0 0
8 FW   BRA Junivan 21 11 21 11 0 0
9 FW   SRB Jovan Drobnjak 15 1 15 1 0 0
10 MF   AZE Fábio 23 3 23 3 0 0
11 MF   AZE Namiq Əliyev 24 0 24 0 0 0
14 DF   AZE Elvin Aliyev 23 0 23 0 0 0
16 FW   AZE Farrukh Ismayilov 21 2 21 2 0 0
17 MF   BRA Aleşandro De Paula 2 0 2 0 0 0
18 FW   AZE Fəqan Şahbazov 3 0 3 0 0 0
19 FW   BLR Dmitri Parkhachev 25 0 25 0 0 0
22 FW   GUI Pathé Bangoura 8 2 8 2 0 0
44 GK   AZE Rauf Mehdiyev 23 0 23 0 0 0
77 MF   AZE Yashar Abuzerov 21 1 21 1 0 0
96 GK   AZE Elshan Poladov 4 0 4 0 0 0
DF   MKD Bilal Velija 9 1 9 1 0 0
MF   AZE Yuri Muzika 6 0 6 0 0 0
MF   MKD Ilami Halimi 5 0 5 0 0 0
MF   AZE Narvik Sirkhayev 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW   AZE Samir Musayev 10 4 10 4 0 0
    UKR Sergey Qribanov 7 0 7 0 0 0
    AZE Orxan Rəcəbov 1 0 1 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Olimpik Baku and left during the season:
21 FW   AZE Javid Huseynov 3 0 3 0 0 0

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League[6] Azerbaijan Cup Total
1 FW   8 Junivan 11 0 11
2 FW   Samir Musayev 4 0 4
MF   10 Fábio 3 1 4
FW   16 Farrukh Ismayilov 2 2 4
5 DF   5 Dragan Mandic 2 0 2
FW   21 Pathé Bangoura 2 0 2
7 DF   3 Nduka Usim 1 0 1
MF   77 Yashar Abuzerov 1 0 1
MF   9 Jovan Drobnjak 1 0 1
DF   Bilal Velija 1 0 1
FW   19 Dmitri Parkhachev 0 1 1
DF   2 Ilyas Gurbanov 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 1
Unknown 0 4 4
TOTALS 29 9 38

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ Usim was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan.
  2. ^ Fábiowas born in São Paulo, Brazil, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan.
  3. ^ "Azerbaijan Yuksek Liqa 2007/08". Futbol24. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Azerbaijan Cup 2007/08". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Azərbaycan kuboku – 2007/08" (PDF). APL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b "07-08 Stats" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  7. ^ Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)

External links edit