2014–15 Araz-Naxçıvan PFK season

Araz-Naxçıvan
2014-15 season
President	Orkhan Jabbarov
Manager	Asgar Abdullayev
Stadium	Nakchivan City Stadium
Premier League	10th ; Withdrew ; 17 November 2014
Top goalscorer	League: David Janalidze (3); All: David Janalidze (3)
Highest home attendance	7,500 vs Neftchi Baku ; 10 August 2014)
Lowest home attendance	4,100 vs AZAL ; 18 October 2014)
Average home league attendance	5,825 ; 17 November 2014)
	Home colours
	Home colours

The Araz-Naxçıvan 2014–15 season was to be Araz-Naxçıvan's second Azerbaijan Premier League season, and first since the 2000–01 season. However they failed to complete the season after withdrawing from the league after 10 rounds, on 17 November 2014, with all their contracted players becoming free agents.^[1]

Squad

As of 17 November 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	Elchin Sadigov
2	DF	AZE	Tural Hümbätov
3	MF	AZE	Alimirza Dashzarini
4	DF	AZE	Emin Jafarguliyev
5	MF	AZE	Javid Hasanov
6	MF	AZE	Budaq Nəsirov
7	MF	AZE	Ramal Huseynov
8	MF	AZE	Elmin Chobanov (captain)
9	MF	AZE	Garib Ibrahimov
10	MF	AZE	Eshgin Guliyev
11	MF	UKR	Sergei Silyuk
13	DF	AZE	Agil Nabiyev
14	DF	AZE	Elhad Naziri
15	FW	AZE	Ruslan Nasirli


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	AZE	Kamil Hüseynov
17	FW	AZE	Bakhtiyar Soltanov
18	MF	AZE	Elgiz Kärämli
19	MF	AZE	Tarlan Khalilov
20	DF	UKR	Ruslan Zubkov
21	MF	GEO	David Janalidze
24	MF	AZE	Azer Mammadov
25	DF	UKR	Aleksandr Krutskevich
44	DF	AZE	Saşa Yunisoğlu
85	GK	AZE	Kamal Bayramov
91	MF	AZE	Kamil Nurähmädov
—	MF	AZE	Akif Taghiyev
—	MF	AZE	Əziz Hüseynov
—	MF	UKR	Ruslan Zeynalov

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
4	DF	AZE	Emin Jafarguliyev (from AZAL)
6	MF	AZE	Budaq Nəsirov
7	MF	AZE	Ramal Huseynov
9	MF	AZE	Garib Ibrahimov (from AZAL)
11	FW	AZE	Vugar Asgarov ^[3]
11	MF	UKR	Sergei Silyuk
13	DF	AZE	Agil Nabiyev (from Ravan Baku)
14	DF	AZE	Elhad Naziri (from Inter Baku)
15	FW	AZE	Ruslan Nasirli (from Sumgayit)
23	GK	AZE	Elchin Sadigov (from AZAL)
44	DF	AZE	Saşa Yunisoğlu (from Denizlispor)
85	GK	AZE	Kamal Bayramov (from Ravan Baku)
91	MF	AZE	Kamil Nurähmädov (from Ravan Baku)
—	MF	AZE	Kamil Hüseynov
—	MF	UKR	Ruslan Zeynalov (from Oleksandriya)^[4]

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
1	GK	AZE	Emil Balayev (loan return to Neftchi Baku)
4	DF	AZE	Farman Ganbarov (to Ravan Baku)
6	DF	AZE	Mikayil Rahimov
9	MF	AZE	Irfan Yuseinov
11	FW	AZE	Farid Guliyev (to Sumgayit)^[5]
11	FW	AZE	Vugar Asgarov (to Zira)
16	MF	AZE	Vugar Ahmadov
18	FW	AZE	Ibrahim Aliyev
25	MF	AZE	Elgiz Karimli

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
10	1	1	8	5	18	−13	4	1	1	2	4	4	0	0	0	6	1	14	−13

Last updated: 4 November 2014.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L
Position	2	3	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

10 August 2014 1	Araz-Naxçıvan	3 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Nakhchivan
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	D.Janalidze 52', 90+4' E.Chobanov 62' 81' A.Mammadov 72' B.Nəsirov 85'	Summary	E.Abdullayev 30' E.Mehdiyev 42' Denis 49'	Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

17 August 2014 2	Gabala	1 – 0	Araz-Naxçıvan	Qabala
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Huseynov 16' (pen.) Yazalde 55' Ropotan 58'	Summary	Huseynov 26' Zubkov 36'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rahim Häsänov

24 August 2014 3	Araz-Naxçıvan	Postponed	Qarabağ	Nakhchivan
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium

30 August 2014 4	Sumgayit	1 – 0	Araz-Naxçıvan	Sumqayit
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Hüseynov 11' 52' Soltanpour 22' T.Jahangirov 61' S.Mahammadaliyev 90'	Summary	T.Khalilov 64' D.Janalidze 75' B.Soltanov 87' K.Bayramov 90+3'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: O.Paşayev

12 September 2014 5	Araz-Naxçıvan	1 – 3	Inter Baku	Nakhchivan
17:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Zubkov 81'	Summary	Tskhadadze 48' J.Diniyev 56' 61' Lomaia 57' A.Mammadov 86'	Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium Attendance: 7,100 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

20 September 2014 6	Khazar Lankaran	2 – 0	Araz-Naxçıvan	Lankaran
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ramaldanov 36' Ivanov 74' 87' A.Ramazanov 88'	Summary	Zubkov 45' T.Hümbätov 50' Yunisoğlu 50'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

27 September 2014 7	Baku	2 – 1	Araz-Naxçıvan	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	T.Gurbatov 28' E.Huseynov 47' N.Gurbanov 77' 90'	Summary	E.Chobanov 50' B.Nəsirov 71' Huseynov 90+1'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Ingilab Mämmädov

18 October 2014 8	Araz-Naxçıvan	2 – 2	AZAL	Nakhchivan
15:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Zubkov 12' T.Hümbätov 23' Nabiyev 33' D.Janalidze 42' 44' B.Soltanov 62'	Summary	Abdullayev 13' 23' (pen.) Mombongo-Dues 28' Eduardo 49' Ramos 57'	Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

25 October 2014 9	Simurq	4 – 0	Araz-Naxçıvan	Zaqatala
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ćeran 8' Stanojević 34' R.Eyyubov 47', 56', 90+3' Lambot 59'	Summary	T.Hümbätov 4' K.Hüseynov 44'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

29 October 2014 10	Araz-Naxçıvan	0 – 1	Gabala	Nakhchivan
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Huseynov 19' T.Khalilov 65' Nabiyev 69'	Summary	Farkaš 21' Ropotan 51' R.Tagizade 64' Ehiosun 82'	Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

2 November 2014 11	Qarabağ	4 – 0	Araz-Naxçıvan	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Muarem 15' Emeghara 34' Reynaldo 50', 62' (pen.) S.Aliyev 52' Gurbanov 59'	Summary	A.Dashzarini 32' J.Hasanov 89'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 250 Referee: Vusal Äliyev

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qarabağ (C)	32	20	8	4	51	28	+23	68	Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2	Inter Baku	32	17	12	3	55	20	+35	63	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3	Gabala	32	15	9	8	46	35	+11	54
4	Neftchi Baku	32	13	10	9	38	33	+5	49
5	Simurq	32	11	6	15	41	39	+2	39
6	AZAL	32	10	9	13	37	42	−5	39
7	Khazar Lankaran	32	8	8	16	35	46	−11	32
8	Sumgayit	32	7	10	15	32	43	−11	31
9	Baku	32	3	8	21	19	68	−49	17	Relegation to the Azerbaijan First Division
10	Araz-Naxçıvan^[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Team withdrawn

Source: uefa.com
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 (only if 2 teams are tied); 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored.^[7]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Araz-Naxçıvan were officially withdrawn from the league on 17 November 2014^[6]

Azerbaijan Cup

3 December 2014 Second Round	Khazar Lankaran	Walkover²	Araz-Naxçıvan	Lankaran
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium

Squad statistics

As of Match played 2 November 2014

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	AZE	Tural Hümbätov	4	0	4	0	0	0
3	MF	AZE	Alimirza Dashzarini	4	0	3+1	0	0	0
4	DF	AZE	Emin Jafarguliyev	9	0	8+1	0	0	0
5	MF	AZE	Javid Hasanov	5	0	1+4	0	0	0
6	MF	AZE	Budaq Nəsirov	6	0	5+1	0	0	0
7	MF	AZE	Ramal Huseynov	9	0	9	0	0	0
8	MF	AZE	Elmin Chobanov	8	2	6+2	2	0	0
9	MF	AZE	Garib Ibrahimov	5	0	2+3	0	0	0
10	MF	AZE	Eshgin Guliyev	7	0	6+1	0	0	0
11	MF	UKR	Sergei Silyuk	3	0	3	0	0	0
13	DF	AZE	Agil Nabiyev	6	0	6	0	0	0
15	FW	AZE	Ruslan Nasirli	4	0	0+4	0	0	0
16	MF	AZE	Kamil Hüseynov	3	0	3	0	0	0
17	FW	AZE	Bakhtiyar Soltanov	10	1	10	1	0	0
18	MF	AZE	Elgiz Kärämli	1	0	1	0	0	0
19	MF	AZE	Tarlan Khalilov	7	0	6+1	0	0	0
20	DF	UKR	Ruslan Zubkov	8	1	8	1	0	0
21	MF	GEO	David Janalidze	10	3	8+2	3	0	0
22	MF	AZE	Eshgin Guliyev	1	0	1	0	0	0
23	FW	AZE	Elnur Abdulov	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
24	MF	AZE	Azer Mammadov	6	0	5+1	0	0	0
25	DF	UKR	Aleksandr Krutskevich	4	0	4	0	0	0
44	DF	AZE	Saşa Yunisoğlu	3	0	3	0	0	0
85	GK	AZE	Kamal Bayramov	10	0	10	0	0	0
91	MF	AZE	Kamil Nurähmädov	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Araz-Naxçıvan no longer at the club:
11	FW	AZE	Vugar Asgarov	2	0	0+2	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Total
1	MF	21	David Janalidze	3	3
2	MF	8	Elmin Chobanov	2	2
3	DF	20	Ruslan Zubkov	1	1
3	FW	17	Bakhtiyar Soltanov	1	1
			TOTALS	7	7

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Total
2		DF	Tural Hümbätov	3	0	0	0	3	0
3		MF	Alimirza Dashzarini	1	0	0	0	1	0
5		MF	Javid Hasanov	1	0	0	0	1	0
6		MF	Budaq Nəsirov	2	0	0	0	2	0
7		MF	Ramal Huseynov	3	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Elmin Chobanov	1	0	0	0	1	0
13		DF	Agil Nabiyev	2	0	0	0	2	0
16		MF	Kamil Hüseynov	1	0	0	0	1	0
17		FW	Bakhtiyar Soltanov	1	0	0	0	1	0
19		DF	Tarlan Khalilov	2	0	0	0	2	0
20		DF	Ruslan Zubkov	3	0	0	0	3	0
21		MF	David Janalidze	2	0	0	0	2	0
24		MF	Azer Mammadov	1	0	0	0	1	0
44		DF	Saşa Yunisoğlu	1	0	0	0	1	0
85		GK	Kamal Bayramov	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	25	0	0	0	25	0

Notes

Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.^[8]
Following Araz-Naxçıvan's withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Premier League,^[9] Khazar Lankaran were awarded the victory.

References

^ Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ "Araz Naxçıvan". pfl.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 6 August 2014.
^ "Araz Naxçıvan ın yeni transferi Latviyadan gəlir!". arazpfc.com (in Azerbaijani). Araz-Naxçıvan PFK. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ Руслан Зейналов перешел в Араз. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^ Сумгаит подписал Гулиева. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
^ "Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза". www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^ "Premyer Liqa: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
^ "Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза". www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[table_note_ARZ0.59173945225391-7] Araz-Naxçıvan were officially withdrawn from the league on 17 November 2014^[6]

[1] Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[2] "Araz Naxçıvan". pfl.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 6 August 2014.

[3] "Araz Naxçıvan ın yeni transferi Latviyadan gəlir!". arazpfc.com (in Azerbaijani). Araz-Naxçıvan PFK. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[4] Руслан Зейналов перешел в Араз. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

[Sumgayit_sign_Guliyev-5] Сумгаит подписал Гулиева. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

[6] "Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза". www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[rules-8] "Premyer Liqa: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

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

[10] "Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза". www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

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