2013–14 AZAL PFC season

The AZAL 2013–14 season was AZAL's ninth Azerbaijan Premier League season, in which they finished 8th in the League. They also participated in the Azerbaijan Cup, where they were defeated in the Second Round by Qarabağ. AZAL started the season under the management of Vagif Sadygov, but he was sacked on 16 March 2014 following their defeat to Neftchi Baku, and replaced the following day by former Neftchi Assistant Tarlan Ahmadov.[1]

AZAL
2013–14 season
PresidentZaur Akhundov
ManagerVagif Sadygov
till 16 March 2014
Tarlan Ahmadov
from 17 March 2014
StadiumAZAL Arena
Premier League8th
Azerbaijan CupSecond Round vs Qarabağ
Top goalscorerLeague: Will John (8)
All: Will John (8)
Highest home attendance2,500 vs Khazar Lankaran
22 September 2013
Lowest home attendance200 vs Sumgayit
23 August 2013
Inter Baku
26 October 2013
Ravan Baku
8 December 2013
Average home league attendance661

Squad edit

As of 10 January 2014[2]

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 Ruslan Majidov
2 DF   ESP Juanfran
3 DF   AZE Aleksandr Shemonayev
4 DF   BRA Aílton Júnior
5 MF   AZE Murad Agayev [3]
7 MF   AZE Javid Tagiyev
8 MF   AZE Garib Ibrahimov
9 MF   AZE Orkhan Hasanov
10 MF   USA Will John
12 GK   AZE Jahangir Hasanzade (Captain)
14 MF   AZE Habil Nurəhmədov
15 DF   LVA Oskars Kļava
16 GK   AZE Elchin Sadigov
17 MF   NGA Victor Igbekoyi
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   SLE Samuel Barlay
19 MF   AZE Orkhan Safiyaroglu
20 DF   SRB Branislav Arsenijević
21 FW   AZE Rey Mammadbayli
22 FW   TJK Akhtam Khamroqulov
23 DF   AZE Tural Narimanov
26 DF   AZE Karim Diniyev
27 MF   AZE Rashad Abdullayev
28 DF   AZE Emin Jafarguliyev
31 MF   AZE Shahriyar Rahimov
32 DF   GEO Lasha Kasradze
89 FW   BIH Nedo Turković
GK   AZE Elmaddin Mammadov

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
MF   AZE Elgun Abbasli (at Araz)
No. Pos. Nation Player

Transfers edit

Summer edit

Winter edit

Competitions edit

Friendlies edit

30 June 2013 AZAL   3 - 0   Ravan Baku Baku, Azerbaijan
10:00 AZT (UTC+4) Bogdanović   12'
Igbekoyi   65'
F. Guliyev   76'
Stadium: AZAL Arena
6 July 2013 AZAL   0 - 0   Sumgayit Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
12 July 2013 AZAL   9 - 1   FC Shusha Baku, Azerbaijan
10:00 AZT (UTC+4) Stadium: AZAL Arena
14 July 2013 AZAL   1 - 0   Ravan Baku Baku, Azerbaijan
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Nyang   49' Stadium: Bayil Arena
17 July 2013 AZAL   2 - 0   FK Neftchala Baku, Azerbaijan
10:00 AZT (UTC+4) Kļava   21'
Savankulov   85'
Stadium: AZAL Arena
19 July 2013 AZAL   0 - 1   FK Qaradağ Baku, Azerbaijan
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Stadium: AZAL Arena
28 July 2013 AZAL   2 - 1   FK Qaradağ Baku, Azerbaijan
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Fomenko  
John  
Stadium: AZAL Arena
January 2014 AZAL 3 - 0 Qaradağ Baku, Azerbaijan
AZT (UTC+4) [ Summary]
January 2014 AZAL v Shusha Baku, Azerbaijan
AZT (UTC+4) [ Summary]
18 January 2014 AZAL 1 - 2 Sumgayit Baku, Azerbaijan
AZT (UTC+4) [ Summary]
22 January 2014 AZAL 2 - 0 Araz-Naxçıvan Baku, Azerbaijan
AZT (UTC+4) Igbekoyi  
Turkovic  
Summary
24 January 2014 AZAL 6 - 0 Ağsu Baku, Azerbaijan
AZT (UTC+4)  
 
 
 
 
 
Summary

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
36 6 13 17 29 49  −20 31 4 6 8 17 26  −9 2 7 9 12 23  −11

Last updated: 19 May 2014.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultLWWWWLLDDDLDDLDWLWLDLLDLLLLLLDDDDDLL
Position1054314454456677677788888888888888888
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

3 August 2013 1 Neftchi Baku 4 – 1 AZAL Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Nasimov   9'
Flavinho   29'
R. Sadiqov   36'
E. Mehdiyev   90+2'
Summary John   58' Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Vusal Äliyev
9 August 2013 2 AZAL 1 – 0 Baku Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Igbekoyi   27' Summary Česnauskis   36'   45+1' Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
18 August 2013 3 Inter Baku 1 – 2 AZAL Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Amirjanov   30' Summary Igbekoyi   42', 67' Stadium: Shafa Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
23 August 2013 4 AZAL 1 – 0 Sumgayit Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) John   45+1' Summary K.Diniyev   12'   54'
Mirzabekov   73'
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Vusal Äliyev
1 September 2013 5 Qarabağ 0 – 1 AZAL Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Arsenijević   21' Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ramil Diniyev
15 September 2013 6 AZAL 1 – 2 Gabala Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) John   3' Summary Mendy   8'
Subotić   32'
Guluzade    
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
22 September 2013 7 AZAL 1 – 3 Khazar Lankaran Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Tagiyev   10'
Kļava   45+1'
Summary Sacconi   3'
Nildo   68', 76'
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Vusal Äliyev
29 September 2013 8 Ravan Baku 0 – 0 AZAL Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Bayil Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
4 October 2013 9 AZAL 1 – 1 Simurq Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Ibrahimov   24' Summary R.Eyyubov   52' (pen.) Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ramil Diniyev
20 October 2013 10 Baku 2 – 2 AZAL Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Aliyev   11', 22' Summary Arsenijević   29'
Fomenko   70'
Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Attendance: 850
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
26 October 2013 11 AZAL 0 – 2 Inter Baku Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Tskhadadze   67'
Mammadov   82'
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov
3 November 2013 12 Sumgayit 0 – 0 AZAL Sumgayit
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
9 November 2013 13 AZAL 1 – 1 Qarabağ Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Igbekoyi   33' Summary Medvedev   73' Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
22 November 2013 14 Gabala 1 – 0 AZAL Qabala
14:20 AZST (UTC+5) Leonardo   72' Summary Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
30 November 2013 15 Khazar Lankaran 1 – 1 AZAL Lankaran
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Abdullayev   36'
Ramazanov   85'
Summary Barlay   22'
Arsenijević   10'   55'
Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
8 December 2013 16 AZAL 2 – 1 Ravan Baku Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Rahimov   90', 90+4' Summary Akhundov   50' Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov
14 December 2013 17 Simurq 3 – 0 AZAL Zaqatala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ćeran   22'
Costin   45+1'
Poladov   90'
Summary Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ramil Diniyev
20 December 2013 18 AZAL 2 – 1 Neftchi Baku Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) John   19'
Shemonayev   88'
Summary Sadiqov   59'
Shukurov   74'   80'
Yunuszade   27'   83'
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov
2 February 2014 19 Inter Baku 2 – 1 AZAL Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) A.Abatsiyev   6'
Amirjanov   78'
Summary N.Turković   49' Stadium: Shafa Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
8 February 2014 20 AZAL 2 – 2 Sumgayit Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) N.Turković   45'
Igbekoyi   80'
[ Summary] Jahangirov   60'
Fardjad-Azad   89' (pen.)
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Elvin Äsgärov
15 February 2014 21 Qarabağ 2 – 1 AZAL Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Narimanov   33' (o.g.)
Chumbinho   47'
Summary Igbekoyi   66' Stadium: Bakcell Arena2
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov
19 February 2014 22 AZAL 1 – 2 Gabala Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) N.Turković   39' (pen.) Summary Subotić   44'
Rahimov   71' (o.g.)
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
22 February 2014 23 AZAL 2 – 2 Khazar Lankaran Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) N.Turković   84'
Shemonayev   67'   90+1'
John   90+5' (pen.)
Summary Nildo   22'
Abdullayev   48'
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
28 February 2014 24 Ravan Baku 1 – 0 AZAL Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Maharramov   20'   46'
Adamović   76'
Summary Junior   75'
Igbekoyi   71'   85'
Stadium: Bayil Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
8 March 2014 25 AZAL 0 – 2 Simurq Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Shemonayev   73' Summary Poljak   29'
Qirtimov   73'
Ćeran   87'
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 400
Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov
16 March 2014 26 Neftchi Baku 2 – 1 AZAL Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4) Abdullayev   6', 44' Summary John   90+3' (pen.) Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
23 March 2014 27 AZAL 1 – 2 Baku Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) John   39' Summary Travner   30'
Aílton Júnior   47' (o.g.)
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ramil Häsänov
28 March 2014 28 Sumgayit 2 – 1 AZAL Sumqayit
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Kurbanov   21'
Pamuk   55'
Summary Kasradze   7' Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
5 April 2014 29 AZAL 0 – 2 Qarabağ Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Reynaldo   24'
Richard   59'
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ramil Diniyev
12 April 2014 30 Gabala 0 – 0 AZAL Qabala
15:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
20 April 2014 31 Khazar Lankaran 1 – 1 AZAL Lankaran
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) T.Sadio   9' Summary John   34' Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Omar Paşayev
27 April 2014 32 AZAL 0 – 0 Ravan Baku Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
2 May 2014 33 Simurq 0 – 0 AZAL Zaqatala
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
7 May 2014 34 AZAL 0 – 0 Neftchi Baku Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) K.Diniyev   37'   58'
Agayev   86'
Summary Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 650
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
12 May 2014 35 Baku 1 – 0 AZAL Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Šolić   71' Summary Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Omar Paşayev
17 May 2014 36 AZAL 1 – 3 Inter Baku Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) A.Qasımov   75' Summary S.Zargarov   2'
Madrigal   9', 84'
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Khazar Lankaran 36 12 13 11 44 49 −5 49
7 Simurq 36 11 13 12 35 28 +7 46
8 AZAL 36 6 13 17 29 49 −20 31
9 Sumgayit 36 5 10 21 27 61 −34 25
10 Ravan Baku (R) 36 4 10 22 22 66 −44 22 Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Azerbaijan Cup edit

4 December 2013 Second Round Qarabağ 1 – 0 AZAL Baku
16:30 AZT (UTC+4) Reynaldo   79' Summary Shemonayev   43'   64' Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Squad statistics edit

As of Match played 17 May 2014

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Azerbaijan Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   AZE Ruslan Majidov 25 0 24+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF   ESP Juanfran 10 0 7+2 0 1+0 0
3 DF   AZE Aleksandr Shemonayev 30 1 27+2 1 1+0 0
4 DF   BRA Aílton 29 0 27+1 0 1+0 0
5 MF   AZE Murad Agayev 13 0 2+11 0 0+0 0
6 MF   AZE Aydın Qasımov 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0
7 MF   AZE Javid Tagiyev 27 1 18+8 1 0+1 0
8 MF   AZE Garib Ibrahimov 17 1 16 1 0+1 0
9 MF   AZE Orkhan Hasanov 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
10 MF   USA Will John 36 8 34+1 8 1+0 0
12 GK   AZE Jahangir Hasanzade 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF   LVA Oskars Kļava 33 0 32+0 0 1+0 0
16 GK   AZE Elchin Sadigov 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
17 MF   NGA Victor Igbekoyi 32 6 31+0 6 1+0 0
18 MF   SLE Samuel Barlay 25 1 17+7 1 1+0 0
19 MF   AZE Orkhan Safiyaroglu 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0
20 DF   SRB Branislav Arsenijević 31 2 30+0 2 1+0 0
21 FW   AZE Rey Mammadbayli 7 0 2+5 0 0+0 0
22 FW   TJK Akhtam Khamroqulov 7 0 0+7 0 0+0 0
23 DF   AZE Tural Narimanov 22 0 21+1 0 0+0 0
25 MF   AZE Äbülfäz Hüseynli 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
26 DF   AZE Karim Diniyev 9 0 8+1 0 0+0 0
27 MF   AZE Rashad Abdullayev 14 0 9+5 0 0+0 0
28 DF   AZE Emin Jafarguliyev 7 0 1+6 0 0+0 0
31 MF   AZE Shahriyar Rahimov 26 2 20+5 2 1+0 0
32 DF   GEO Lasha Kasradze 13 1 12+1 1 0+0 0
89 FW   BIH Nedo Turković 17 4 16+1 4 0+0 0
Players who appeared for Ravan Baku no longer at the club:
16 FW   SWE Freddy Borg 6 0 0+6 0 0+0 0
22 MF   AZE Ruslan Tagizade 14 0 10+3 0 1+0 0
30 FW   UKR Yuriy Fomenko 13 1 5+7 1 0+1 0
32 DF   SRB Vladimir Bogdanović 12 0 11+1 0 0+0 0

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
1 MF   10 Will John 8 0 8
2 MF   17 Victor Igbekoyi 6 0 6
3 FW   89 Nedo Turković 4 0 4
4 DF   20 Branislav Arsenijević 2 0 2
MF   31 Shahriyar Rahimov 2 0 2
6 DF   7 Javid Tagiyev 1 0 1
MF   8 Garib Ibrahimov 1 0 1
FW   30 Yuriy Fomenko 1 0 1
FW   18 Samuel Barlay 1 0 1
DF   3 Aleksandr Shemonayev 1 0 1
DF   32 Lasha Kasradze 1 0 1
MF   6 Aydın Qasımov 1 0 1
TOTALS 29 0 29

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
           
1   GK Ruslan Majidov 4 0 0 0 4 0
2   DF Juanfran 2 0 0 0 2 0
3   DF Aleksandr Shemonayev 16 2 2 1 18 3
4   DF Aílton 8 1 0 0 8 1
5   MF Murad Agayev 0 1 0 0 0 1
7   MF Javid Tagiyev 5 0 0 0 5 0
8   MF Garib Ibrahimov 3 0 0 0 3 0
10   MF Will John 4 0 0 0 4 0
15   DF Oskars Kļava 10 1 0 0 10 1
17   MF Victor Igbekoyi 10 1 0 0 10 1
18   MF Samuel Barlay 8 0 1 0 9 0
20   DF Branislav Arsenijević 6 1 0 0 6 1
22   MF Ruslan Tagizade 4 0 0 0 4 0
23   MF Tural Narimanov 3 0 0 0 3 0
26   DF Karim Diniyev 4 1 0 0 4 1
30   FW Yuriy Fomenko 1 0 0 0 1 0
31   MF Shahriyar Rahimov 10 0 0 0 10 0
32   DF Vladimir Bogdanović 5 0 0 0 5 0
32   DF Lasha Kasradze 3 0 0 0 3 0
89   FW Nedo Turković 4 0 0 0 4 0
TOTALS 110 8 3 1 113 9

References edit

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  2. ^ "The new season begins with 17 fubolcu Airlines". azerisport.com/az/. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  3. ^ Agayev was born in Stavropol, Russia, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan.
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  5. ^ "DONE: Freddy Borg to Azal PFK". fotbolltransfers.com/az/. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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  10. ^ "Nield moved to Lankaran". azerifootball.com. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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External links edit