2017–18 Gabala FC season

The 2017–18 season was Gabala FK's 13th season, and their 12th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top-flight of Azerbaijani football. Gabala finished the season in second place, 16 points behind champions Qarabağ. In the Azerbaijan Cup were runners-up for the second year in a row, losing to Keşla 1-0 in the final whilst they also reached the Third qualifying round of the Europa League before being knocked out by Panathinaikos.

Gabala
2017-18 season
ChairmanTale Heydarov
ManagerRoman Hryhorchuk
StadiumGabala City Stadium
Premier League2nd
Azerbaijan CupRunners-up
Europa LeagueThird qualifying round vs Panathinaikos
Top goalscorerLeague: Bagaliy Dabo (13)
All: Bagaliy Dabo (16)
Highest home attendance11,000 vs Panathinaikos
3 August 2017
Lowest home attendance375 vs Kapaz
29 September 2017
Average home league attendance2,087
5 May 2018
← 2016-17
2018-19 →

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
31 May 2017 MF   Ilgar Gurbanov Qarabağ Undisclosed [1]
5 June 2017 GK   Agil Mammadov AZAL Undisclosed [2]
5 June 2017 MF   Elvin Mammadov Zira Undisclosed [2]
15 June 2017 MF   Javi Hernández Górnik Łęczna Undisclosed [3]
23 June 2017 FW   Steeven Joseph-Monrose Stade Brest Undisclosed [4]
24 June 2017 DF   Dion Malone ADO Den Haag Undisclosed [5]
7 July 2017 DF   Dave Bulthuis 1. FC Nürnberg Undisclosed [6]
31 August 2017 MF   Alen Askerov Novigrad Undisclosed [7]
21 September 2017 FW   Ekigho Ehiosun Gazişehir Gaziantep Undisclosed [8]
30 December 2017 MF   Tamkin Khalilzade Zira Undisclosed [9]
25 January 2018 GK   Agil Mammadov Neftchi Baku Free
28 March 2018 FW   Rauf Aliyev Kukësi Free [10]

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 DF   Murad Musayev Səbail Undisclosed
3 August 2017 DF   Ricardinho Oxford United Undisclosed [11]
17 August 2017 DF   Javi Hernández Cracovia Undisclosed [12]
22 August 2017 GK   Dawid Pietrzkiewicz Sandecja Nowy Sącz Undisclosed
1 September 2017 DF   Farid Nabiyev Slavia Prague Undisclosed [13]
10 January 2018 DF   Dave Bulthuis Heerenveen Undisclosed [14]
GK   Suleyman Suleymanov Sumgayit Undisclosed [15]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
28 June 2017 MF   Andy Halliday Rangers 4 January 2018 [16][17]
2 July 2017 FW   Famoussa Koné Göztepe Season Long [18]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
2 June 2017 FW   Ramil Hasanov Sumgayit [19]
2 July 2017 DF   Yusif Nabiyev Zira 3 January 2018 [20][21]
12 August 2017 MF   Araz Abdullayev Anorthosis End of Season [22]
2 January 2018 FW   Ulvi Iskandarov Sumgayit End of Season [23]
5 January 2018 FW   Ramil Hasanov Khazar Baku End of Season [24]
6 January 2018 MF   Roman Huseynov Kapaz End of Season [25]
16 February 2018 FW   Rovlan Muradov Slavia Prague End of Season [26]

Released edit

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
1 January 2018[17] GK   Agil Mammadov Neftchi Baku 1 January 2018
1 January 2018[17] MF   Tellur Mutallimov Zira 1 January 2018[27]
1 January 2018[17] FW   Ekigho Ehiosun Hapoel Acre 17 September 2018
31 May 2018[28] DF   Vitaliy Vernydub Zorya Luhansk 19 June 2018[29]
31 May 2018 MF   Elvin Mammadov Sumgayit 11 June 2018[30]
31 May 2018 MF   Filip Ozobić Qarabağ 2 June 2018[31]
31 May 2018[28] FW   Ruslan Qurbanov Sabail 11 June 2018[32]
31 May 2018 FW   Bagaliy Dabo Neftchi Baku 17 June 2018[33]

Trial edit

Date From Date To Position Nationality Name Last Club Ref.
November 2017 MF   Abdul Kerim Konte [34]
November 2017 MF   Kevin Pena [34]
January 2018 FW   Kaique Santos [35]

Squad edit

As of match played 28 May 2018[36][37]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
22 Dmytro Bezotosnyi   GK (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 34) Chornomorets Odesa 2015 141 0
23 Agil Mammadov   GK (1989-05-01)1 May 1989 (aged 29) Neftchi Baku 2018 2018[2] 5 0
35 Murad Popov   GK (1999-03-05)5 March 1999 (aged 19) Trainee 2016 0 0
Defenders
2 Sahil Mirzayev   DF (1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 21) Trainee 2015 0 0
3 Vojislav Stanković   DF (1987-09-22)22 September 1987 (aged 30) Inter Baku 2017 2019[38] 112 2
5 Rasim Ramaldanov   DF (1986-01-24)24 January 1986 (aged 32) Kolkheti-1913 Poti 2017[39] 18 0
15 Vitaliy Vernydub   DF (1987-10-17)17 October 1987 (aged 30) Zorya Luhansk 2015[40] 2018 78 3
16 Dion Malone   DF (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 29) ADO Den Haag 2017 2019[5] 21 0
34 Urfan Abbasov   DF (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 25) Qarabağ 2011 188 2
74 Yusif Nabiyev   DF (1997-09-03)3 September 1997 (aged 20) Trainee 2015 4 0
Midfielders
4 Elvin Jamalov   MF (1995-02-04)4 February 1995 (aged 23) Trainee 2013 114 0
6 Elvin Mammadov   MF (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 29) Zira 2017 2018[2] 15 2
7 Alen Askerov   MF (1996-07-11)11 July 1996 (aged 21) Novigrad 2017 2018 0 0
8 Gismat Aliyev   MF (1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (aged 21) Trainee 2014 43 0
11 Asif Mammadov   MF (1986-08-05)5 August 1986 (aged 31) Inter Baku 2015 100+ 11
14 Javid Huseynov   MF (1988-03-09)9 March 1988 (aged 30) Baku 2016 89 20
16 Emin Zamanov   MF (1997-12-26)26 December 1997 (aged 20) Trainee 2015 0 0
18 Ilgar Gurbanov   MF (1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 32) Qarabağ 2017 2019[1] 20 1
19 Filip Ozobić   MF (1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 27) Slaven Belupo 2016 2018[41] 74 25
26 Ülvi İbazadə   MF (1996-08-26)26 August 1996 (aged 21) Trainee 2016 1 0
29 Hajiagha Hajili   MF (1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 20) Trainee 2016 4 0
32 Amin Seydiyev   MF (1998-11-15)15 November 1998 (aged 19) Trainee 2017 1 0
33 Tamkin Khalilzade   MF (1993-08-06)6 August 1993 (aged 24) Zira 2017 2020 15 0
Forwards
9 Bagaliy Dabo   ST (1988-07-27)27 July 1988 (aged 29) US Créteil 2016 2018[42] 62 27
10 Ruslan Qurbanov   ST (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 26) Neftchi Baku 2016 2018[43] 59 11
28 Steeven Joseph-Monrose   ST (1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 27) Stade Brest 2017 2019[4] 31 12
45 Famoussa Koné   ST (1994-05-03)3 May 1994 (aged 24) Göztepe 2017 2018[18] 33 7
Rauf Aliyev   ST (1989-02-12)12 February 1989 (aged 29) Kukësi 2018[10] 2019[10] 0 0
Left during the season
12 Andy Halliday   MF (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 29) loan from Rangers 2017 2018[16] 8 0
20 Javi Hernández   MF (1989-06-06)6 June 1989 (aged 28) Górnik Łęczna 2017 2018[3] 1 0
21 Dave Bulthuis   DF (1990-06-28)28 June 1990 (aged 27) 1. FC Nürnberg 2017 2020[6] 8 0
88 Tellur Mutallimov   MF (1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 23) Trainee 2014 30 5
90 Ekigho Ehiosun   ST (1990-06-25)25 June 1990 (aged 27) Gazişehir Gaziantep 2017[8] 2018[8] 39 6

Out on loan 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
DF   AZE Bahlul Mustafazade (at Sumgayit)
MF   AZE Araz Abdullayev (at Anorthosis)
MF   AZE Ehtiram Shahverdiyev (at Sumgayit)
MF   AZE Emin Zamanov (at Kapaz)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   AZE Roman Huseynov (at Sumgayit)
FW   AZE Ulvi Iskandarov (at Kapaz)
FW   AZE Rovlan Muradov (at Slavia Prague)
FW   UKR Ramil Hasanov (at Khazar Baku)

Friendlies edit

12 June 2017 TSV Fulpmes   0 – 8   Gabala Austria
AZT (UTC+4) Report Dabo  
Mutallimov  
Gurbanov  
Ozobić  
Jamalov  
G.Aliyev  
U.İbazadə   
15 June 2017 Akhmat Grozny   1 – 0   Gabala Jenbach, Austria
AZT (UTC+4) Sadayev   49' Report
18 June 2017 Stubai Cup Admira Wacker Mödling   1 – 0   Gabala Austria
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Report
Note: 45mins
18 June 2017 Stubai Cup CSKA Sofia   2 – 0   Gabala Austria
AZT (UTC+4) Nedyalkov   4'
Mercado   44'
Report
Note: 45mins
22 June 2017 Ludogorets Razgrad   2 – 0   Gabala Austria
AZT (UTC+4) João Paulo   37'
Lukoki   73'
Report
30 June 2017 SV Grödig   0 – 7   Gabala Salzburg, Austria
AZT (UTC+4) Report Joseph-Monrose   24'
Abbasov   37'
As.Mammadov   47', 56'
Hernández   48'
Abdullayev   58'
F.Nabiyev   75'
4 July 2017 Dynamo Kyiv   2 – 1   Gabala Austria
AZT (UTC+4) Khlyobas   13', 55' Report E.Mammadov   86'
8 July 2017 Utrecht   0 – 1   Gabala Austria
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Report Koné   64'
4 September 2017 Gabala 1 – 3 Sumgayit Baku
17:45 AZT (UTC+4) Halliday   45' (pen.) Report Yunanov   22'
Imamverdiyev   56', 70'
Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium
11 November 2017 Gabala 0 – 1 Zira Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Report Gadze   77' Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium
12 November 2017 Gabala 1 – 1 Səbail Baku
AZT (UTC+4) K.Penan   45' Report Popovici   70' Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium
10 January 2018 Gabala   1 – 1   Akhisar Belediyespor Belek, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4) Serginho   17' Report Ozobić   57' Stadium: Rixos Premium Hotel
14 January 2018 Gabala   v   Atyrau Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)
17 January 2018 Gabala   0 – 1   Zürich Antalya, Turkey
16:30 AZT (UTC+4) Report Brunner   57'
24 January 2018 Gabala   2 – 1   Rabotnički Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4) As.Mammadov   45'
Dabo   54'
Report Serginho   39'
27 January 2018 Gabala   3 – 3   Arsenal Tula Antalya, Turkey
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić   16'
Joseph-Monrose   32'
Vernydub   83'
Report Berkhamov   5', 28', 44'
31 January 2018 Gabala   1 – 3   Bohemians 1905 Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4) Hajili   49' Report Luts   31'
J.Nečas   69'
Hašek   72'
3 February 2018 Gabala   0 – 2   Shkëndija Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4) Report Ibraimi   8'
Hasani   34' (pen.)

Competitions edit

Azerbaijan Premier League edit

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
28 14 7 7 42 25  +17 49 7 4 3 19 11  +8 7 3 4 23 14  +9

Last updated: 21 May 2018.
Source: See Results

Results edit

12 August 2017 1 Inter Baku 1 – 2 Gabala Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) Seyidov   31'
Fardjad-Azad   71'
S.Zargarov   78'
Report E.Mammadov   13'  61'
Ozobić   23' (pen.)  90+2'
Joseph-Monrose   41'
Stadium: Inter Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Omar Paşayev
20 August 2017 2 Gabala 1 – 0 Sumgayit Qabala
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) Mutallimov   40'
E.Mammadov   57'
Report A.Salahli   2'
E.Shahverdiyev   77'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
26 August 2017 3 Qarabağ 2 – 1 Gabala Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4) Sadygov   47'
Amirguliyev   52'
Madatov   63'
Míchel   73'
Ndlovu   88'
Report Malone   51'
Joseph-Monrose   69'
G.Aliyev   83'
Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
9 September 2017 4 Gabala 1 – 1 Zira Qabala
20:30 AZT (UTC+4) Stanković   37'
Abbasov   83'
J.Huseynov   90+1'
Vernydub   90+1'
Report Matei   58'
V.Igbekoyi   74'  90+1'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Omar Paşayev
17 September 2017 5 Sabail 1 – 3 Gabala Baku
21:00 AZT (UTC+4) E.Yagublu   32'
Nadirov   56'
Report Dabo   42', 90+3'
Vernydub   57'
As.Mammadov   60'
Halliday   84'
Stadium: Bayil Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
24 September 2017 6 Gabala 2 – 1 Neftchi Baku Qabala
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Joseph-Monrose   4'  90'
Dabo   40'
Halliday   58'
J.Huseynov   65'
Report Alasgarov   48'
Sadiqov   52'
Krivotsyuk   63'
Abışov   81'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Farizx Yusifov
29 September 2017 7 Gabala 0 – 2 Kapaz Qabala
18:30 AZT (UTC+4) Qurbanov   47'
As.Mammadov   83'
G.Aliyev   84'
E.Mammadov   90+2'
Report K.Diniyev   48'
S.Rahimov   53'
I.Sadigov   56'  59'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 175
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
14 October 2017 8 Sumgayit 0 – 1 Gabala Sumqayit
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Malikov   37'
B.Hasanalizade   54'
Report Koné   29'
Halliday   43'
As.Mammadov   80'
Bezotosnyi   88'
Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
22 October 2017 9 Gabala 1 – 0 Qarabağ Qabala
13:30 AZT (UTC+4) As.Mammadov   8'
Jamalov   74'
Report Agolli  
Sadygov   35'
Rzeźniczak   36'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Omar Paşayev
28 October 2017 10 Zira 1 – 2 Gabala Zirə
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Đurić   19' (pen.)  43'
Tounkara   38'  72'
K.Bayramov   44'
Gadze   63'
Boum   79'
Naghiyev   81'
Khalilzade   90+3'
Report Abbasov   33'
Stanković   35'
J.Huseynov
Ehiosun   51'
Koné   72'
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Yusifov
4 November 2017 11 Gabala 3 – 1 Sabail Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Koné   16'
Dabo   29', 83'
Report K.Gurbanov   56'
E.Yagublu   88'  90+2'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
19 November 2017 12 Neftchi Baku 2 – 3 Gabala Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Makhmudov   19'
Petrov   48'
Krivotsyuk   55'
Report Dabo   22'
Qurbanov   56' (pen.)
Jamalov   61'
Joseph-Monrose   80'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
25 November 2017 13 Kapaz 1 – 6 Gabala Ganja
14:30 AZT (UTC+4) I.Sadigov   27'
N.Mammadov   35'
K.Diniyev   56' (pen.)
Report Dabo   1', 54'
Joseph-Monrose   14'
Koné   31'  40', 78'
Abbasov   58'
Qurbanov   65'
Stadium: Ganja City Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Omar Paşayev
3 December 2017 14 Gabala 3 – 0 Keşla Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Dabo   24'
Ozobić   51', 56'
Ehiosun   88'
Report Fardjad-Azad   30' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
10 February 2018 15 Qarabağ 0 – 0 Gabala Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Diniyev   71'
Rzeźniczak   72'
Amirguliyev   78'
Report G.Aliyev   17'
Stanković   73'
Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
17 February 2018 16 Gabala 2 – 1 Zira Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Qurbanov   43'
G.Aliyev   46'
Joseph-Monrose   56'
Dabo   64'
Report Dedov   32'  39'
Urdinov   43'
I.Muradov   51'
Đurić   65'
Mustafayev   66'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
24 February 2018 17 Sabail 2 – 1 Gabala Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Vernydub   25' (o.g.)
F.Muradbayli   57'
E.Yagublu   88'
Report Khalilzade   31'
As.Mammadov   57'
Dabo   68'
Hajili   71'
Stadium: Bayil Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
4 March 2018 18 Gabala 1 – 2 Neftchi Baku Qabala
15:30 AZT (UTC+4) E.Mammadov   34'
Dabo   38'
Jamalov   56'
Nabiyev   83'
Stanković   88'
Report Hajiyev   19'
M.Abbasov   59'
Herrera   73'
Mahmudov   76'
Petrov   87'
Krivotsyuk   90+1'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
9 March 2018 19 Kapaz 0 – 1 Gabala Ganja
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Jalilov   21' Report Hajili   19'
Qurbanov   30'
Ozobić   66'
Stadium: Ganja City Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ravan Hamzazade
13 March 2018 20 Keşla 1 – 1 Gabala Baku
15:30 AZT (UTC+4) F.Bayramov   38'
Stanković   59' (o.g.)
Fardjad-Azad   75'
Report Dabo   32'
G.Aliyev   40'
Jamalov   59'
Malone   81'
Stadium: Inter Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Omar Paşayev
2 April 2018 21 Gabala 1 – 1 Sumgayit Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Jamalov   26'
Joseph-Monrose   55'  80'
Stanković   67'
Report V.Beybalayev   40'
N.Gurbanov   83'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 550
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
8 April 2018 22 Zira 1 – 1 Gabala Zirə
16:30 AZT (UTC+4) Đurić   53' (pen.)
Williams   56'
Report Joseph-Monrose   78'
Khalilzade   90+3'
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə
15 April 2018 23 Gabala 1 – 1 Sabail Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ramaldanov   27'
Jamalov   61'
Koné   82'  84'
G.Aliyev   90+4'
Report T.Tsetskhladze   20'
F.Muradbayli   55'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
22 April 2018 24 Neftchi Baku 1 – 0 Gabala Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Abışov   4'  34'
Mahmudov   19'   63'
Petrov   32'
Alaskarov   41'
Report Joseph-Monrose   21'
Ozobić   90'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
28 April 2018 25 Gabala 3 – 0 Kapaz Qabala
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) G.Aliyev   8'
Abbasov   13'
Ozobić   31'
Joseph-Monrose   39'
Huseynov   45+1'
Koné   71'
Report Mandzhgaladze   62'
R.Huseynov   70'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
5 May 2018 26 Gabala 1 – 1 Keşla Qabala
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Joseph-Monrose   30'
Ramaldanov   43'
Report S.Alkhasov   10'
A.Mammadli   24'
Javadov   61'
F.Bayramov   67'
Guliyev   83'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə
12 May 2018 27 Sumgayit 0 – 2 Gabala Sumqayit
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Hüseynov   52'
N.Gurbanov   80'
Report Dabo   37'
Huseynov   88'
Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
21 May 2018 28 Gabala 0 – 1 Qarabağ Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Huseynov   45+2'
Ozobić   74'
Khalilzade   85'
Report Ramazanov   15'
Quintana   22' (pen.)
Sadygov   50'
Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Raad Ahmədov
Note: Match moved to the Azersun Arena in Baku.[44]

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Qarabağ (C) 28 20 5 3 37 13 +24 65 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Gabala 28 14 7 7 43 26 +17 49 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Neftçi Baku 28 14 4 10 39 28 +11 46
4 Zira 28 12 8 8 36 30 +6 44
5 Sumgayit 28 11 7 10 34 33 +1 40
Source: 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.[45]
(C) Champions

Azerbaijan Cup edit

29 November 2017 Second Round Gabala 8 – 0 Mil-Muğan Qabala
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Huseynov   30' (pen.)
Qurbanov   42'
Ozobić   45+1', 58', 84'
U.Iskandarov   52'
Hajili   64'  85'
Ehiosun   73'
Report J.Hasanov   29'
A.Babazadeh   45'
S.Babayev   55'   83'
V.Mehraliyev   75'
E.Mammadov   77'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ziya Nasirov
11 December 2017 Quarterfinal 1st leg Gabala 1 – 0 Səbail Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Joseph-Monrose   59'
J.Huseynov  76'
Stanković   90+3'
Report Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ravan Hamzazade
15 December 2017 Quarterfinal 2nd leg Səbail 2 – 4
(2 – 5 agg.)
Gabala Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Popovici   16'
Nadirov   37'
Tagaýew   78'
Report Ozobić   22'
Qurbanov   24'  44'
Koné   56'  59'
Dabo   75'
Abbasov   77'
Stadium: Bayil Arena
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ingilab Mammadov
12 April 2018 Semifinal 1st leg Gabala 1 – 2 Neftchi Baku Qabala
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić   68'
G.Aliyev   88'
Joseph-Monrose   90+1'
Report Gómez   29'
Alaskarov   45'  86'
R.Azizli   90+3'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
18 April 2018 Semifinal 2nd leg Neftchi Baku 1 – 3
(3 – 4 agg.)
Gabala Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) Mustivar   9'
Meza   46'
Abışov   59'
Herrera   84'
Report Dabo   20', 30'
Abbasov   38'
Joseph-Monrose   41'
Qurbanov   45'
Huseynov   60' (pen.)
Ramaldanov   88'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Final edit

27 May 2018 Gabala 0 – 1 Keşla Qabala
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) Guliyev   7'
Sohna   17'
Fardjad-Azad   71'  90+5'
O.Sadigli   88'
Aghayev   90+1'
Report Joseph-Monrose   4'
Koné   77'
Gurbanov   88'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

UEFA Europa League edit

Qualifying rounds edit

13 July 2017 Second qualifying round 1st leg Gabala   1 – 1   Jagiellonia Białystok Baku[note 1], Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC+4) Halliday   17'
E.Mammadov   27'
Joseph-Monrose   48'
Huseynov   56'
Stanković   88'
Report Romanchuk   15'
Góralski   18'
Burliga   44'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 6,500[46]
Referee: Marco Fritz (Germany)
20 July 2017 Second qualifying round 2nd leg Jagiellonia Białystok   0 – 2
(1 – 3 agg.)
  Gabala Białystok, Poland
21:30 AZT (UTC+4) Guilherme   21' Report Gurbanov   18'
Huseynov   83'
Ozobić   89'
Stadium: Białystok City Stadium
Attendance: 13,326[46]
Referee: Sebastian Colţescu (Romania)
27 July 2017 Third qualifying round 1st leg Panathinaikos   1 – 0   Gabala Athens, Greece
22:30 AZT (UTC+4) Molins   37' (pen.) Report Vernydub   42' Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 11,237[47]
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
3 August 2017 Third qualifying round 2nd leg Gabala   1 – 2
(1 – 3 agg.)
  Panathinaikos Baku[note 1], Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC+4) Malone   20'
Moledo   48' (o.g.)
Report Lod   51'  63'
Cabezas   66'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 11,000[47]
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Squad statistics edit

As of Match played 28 May 2018

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF   SRB Vojislav Stanković 31 0 20+1 0 6 0 4 0
4 MF   AZE Elvin Jamalov 21 0 14+4 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
5 DF   AZE Rasim Ramaldanov 11 0 8+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
6 MF   AZE Elvin Mammadov 16 2 6+5 2 0+1 0 1+3 0
8 MF   AZE Gismat Aliyev 29 0 22+2 0 5 0 0 0
9 FW   FRA Bagaliy Dabo 33 16 24+3 13 4 3 2 0
10 MF   AZE Ruslan Qurbanov 29 4 14+10 2 4+1 2 0 0
11 MF   AZE Asif Mammadov 29 2 13+9 2 3+1 0 0+3 0
14 FW   AZE Javid Huseynov 28 5 18 3 6 2 4 0
15 DF   UKR Vitaliy Vernydub 25 0 20 0 1 0 4 0
16 DF   SUR Dion Malone 21 0 13+5 0 0 0 3 0
18 MF   AZE Ilgar Gurbanov 20 1 8+3 0 3+2 0 4 1
19 MF   CRO Filip Ozobić 29 10 15+4 5 5+1 4 4 1
22 GK   UKR Dmytro Bezotosnyi 34 0 26 0 4 0 4 0
23 GK   AZE Agil Mammadov 5 0 2+1 0 2 0 0 0
28 FW   FRA Steeven Joseph-Monrose 31 12 21+1 9 5 2 4 1
29 MF   AZE Hajiagha Hajili 4 1 2+1 0 1 1 0 0
32 MF   AZE Amin Seydiyev 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
33 MF   AZE Tamkin Khalilzade 15 0 7+5 0 3 0 0 0
34 DF   AZE Urfan Abbasov 31 0 25 0 5 0 1 0
45 FW   MLI Famoussa Koné 33 7 13+10 6 6 1 1+3 0
74 DF   AZE Yusif Nabiyev 4 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players away from Gabala on loan:
17 FW   AZE Roman Huseynov 5 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
70 FW   AZE Ulvi Iskandarov 1 1 0 0 0+1 1 0 0
Players who left Gabala during the season:
12 MF   SCO Andy Halliday 8 0 3 0 1 0 4 0
20 MF   ESP Javi Hernández 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 DF   NED Dave Bulthuis 8 0 2+2 0 0 0 3+1 0
88 MF   AZE Tellur Mutallimov 8 1 5+2 1 0+1 0 0 0
90 FW   NGA Ekigho Ehiosun 7 1 2+4 0 1 1 0 0

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Europa League Total
1 FW   9 Bagaliy Dabo 13 3 0 16
2 FW   28 Steeven Joseph-Monrose 9 2 1 12
3 MF   19 Filip Ozobić 5 4 1 10
4 FW   45 Famoussa Koné 6 1 0 7
5 MF   14 Javid Huseynov 3 2 0 5
6 FW   10 Ruslan Qurbanov 2 2 0 4
7 MF   11 Asif Mammadov 2 0 0 2
MF   6 Elvin Mammadov 2 0 0 2
9 MF   88 Tellur Mutallimov 1 0 0 1
FW   70 Ülvi İsgəndərov 0 1 0 1
FW   90 Ekigho Ehiosun 0 1 0 1
MF   29 Hajiagha Hajili 0 1 0 1
MF   18 Ilgar Gurbanov 0 0 1 1
Own goal 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 43 17 4 64

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Europa League Total
               
3   DF Vojislav Stanković 5 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
4   MF Elvin Jamalov 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
5   DF Rasim Ramaldanov 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
6   MF Elvin Mammadov 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
8   MF Gismat Aliyev 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
9   FW Bagaliy Dabo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10   FW Ruslan Qurbanov 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
11   MF Asif Mammadov 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14   MF Javid Huseynov 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 2
15   DF Vitaliy Vernydub 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
16   DF Dion Malone 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
18   MF Ilgar Gurbanov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
19   MF Filip Ozobić 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
22   GK Dmytro Bezotosnyi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28   FW Steeven Joseph-Monrose 3 1 2 0 0 0 5 1
29   MF Hajiagha Hajili 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
33   MF Tamkin Khalilzade 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
34   DF Urfan Abbasov 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
45   FW Famoussa Koné 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
74   DF Yusif Nabiyev 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Players who left Gabala during the season:
12   MF Andy Halliday 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
90   FW Ekigho Ehiosun 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS 59 4 13 1 7 0 79 5

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Gabala will play their home match at Bakcell Arena, Baku, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Qabala.

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