2016–17 Gabala FC season

The 2016–17 season is Gabala FK's 12th season, and their 11th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top-flight of Azerbaijani football. As well as participating in the Premier League, Gabala will take part in the Azerbaijan Cup and UEFA Europa League.

Gabala
2016-17 season
ChairmanTale Heydarov
ManagerRoman Hryhorchuk
StadiumGabala City Stadium
Premier League2nd
Azerbaijan CupRunners-up
Europa LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Filip Ozobić (11)
All: Filip Ozobić (15)
← 2015-16
2017-18 →

Transfers edit

Summer edit

Winter edit

Released edit

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
30 May 2017[30] DF   Rafael Santos
30 May 2017[30] MF   Rashad Sadiqov Zira 1 June 2017[31]
30 May 2017[30] MF   Nika Kvekveskiri Tobol
30 May 2017[30] FW   Sergei Zenjov KS Cracovia 27 June 2017[32][33]
30 May 2017[30] DF   Magomed Mirzabekov Neftchi Baku 12 June 2017[34]
30 May 2017[30] FW   Danijel Subotić Ulsan Hyundai 11 July 2017
30 May 2017[30] FW   Rashad Eyyubov Sumgayit 1 June 2017[35]

Squad edit

As of match played 5 May 2017[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 33) Chornomorets Odesa 2015 2017[38] 107 0
30 Suleyman Suleymanov   GK (1997-03-20)20 March 1997 (aged 20) Trainee 2015 0 0
33 Dawid Pietrzkiewicz   GK (1988-02-09)9 February 1988 (aged 29) 2015 14 0
35 Murad Popov   GK (1999-03-05)5 March 1999 (aged 18) Trainee 2016 0 0
Defenders
2 Sahil Mirzayev   DF (1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 20) Trainee 2015 0 0
3 Vojislav Stanković   DF (1987-09-22)22 September 1987 (aged 29) Inter Baku 2017 81 2
5 Rasim Ramaldanov   DF (1986-01-24)24 January 1986 (aged 31) Kolkheti-1913 Poti 2017 2017[23] 7 0
13 Murad Musayev   DF (1994-06-13)13 June 1994 (aged 22) Trainee 2012 9 0
15 Vitaliy Vernydub   DF (1987-10-17)17 October 1987 (aged 29) Zorya Luhansk 2015 2016[39] 53 3
17 Magomed Mirzabekov   DF (1990-11-16)16 November 1990 (aged 26) Inter Baku 2015 62 0
20 Ricardinho   DF (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 32) Malmö 2015 69 3
34 Urfan Abbasov   DF (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 24) Qarabağ 2011 157 2
44 Rafael Santos   DF (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 32) Arsenal Kyiv 2014[40] 2017[41] 104 2
74 Yusif Nabiyev   DF (1997-09-03)3 September 1997 (aged 19) Trainee 2015 0 0
Midfielders
4 Elvin Jamalov   MF (1995-02-04)4 February 1995 (aged 22) Trainee 2013 93 0
6 Rashad Sadiqov   MF (1983-10-08)8 October 1983 (aged 33) Khazar Lankaran 2015 91 2
7 Nika Kvekveskiri   MF (1992-05-29)29 May 1992 (aged 24) Inter Baku 2016 29 1
8 Gismat Aliyev   MF (1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (aged 20) Trainee 2014 14 0
11 Asif Mammadov   MF (1986-08-05)5 August 1986 (aged 30) Inter Baku 2015 2016[42] 62 6
14 Javid Huseynov   MF (1988-03-09)9 March 1988 (aged 29) FK Baku 2016 2017[4] 61 15
16 Emin Zamanov   MF (1997-12-26)26 December 1997 (aged 19) Trainee 2015 0 0
19 Filip Ozobić   MF (1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 26) Slaven Belupo 2016 2018[6] 45 15
26 Ülvi İbazadə   MF (1996-08-26)26 August 1996 (aged 20) Trainee 2016 1 0
27 Theo Weeks   MF (1990-01-19)19 January 1990 (aged 27) Loan from Ermis Aradippou 2016 2017[7] 33 7
29 Hajiaga Hajiyev   MF (1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 19) Trainee 2016 0 0
70 Farid Nabiyev   MF (1999-07-22)22 July 1999 (aged 17) Trainee 2015 2 0
77 Araz Abdullayev   MF (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 25) Neftchi Baku 2016 2018[25] 11 0
88 Tellur Mutallimov   MF (1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 22) Trainee 2014 22 4
Forwards
9 Sergei Zenjov   ST (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 28) Torpedo Moscow 2015 2017[43] 80 14
10 Ruslan Qurbanov   ST (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 25) Neftchi Baku 2016 2018[3] 30 7
18 Bagaliy Dabo   ST (1988-07-27)27 July 1988 (aged 28) US Créteil 2016 2018[5] 29 11
21 Roman Huseynov   ST (1997-12-26)26 December 1997 (aged 19) Trainee 2015 14 1
31 Danijel Subotić   ST (1989-01-31)31 January 1989 (aged 28) Sheriff Tiraspol 2017 2017[24] 48 19
32 Rashad Eyyubov   ST (1995-12-03)3 December 1995 (aged 21) Kapaz 2016 41 5
90 Ramil Hasanov   ST (1996-02-15)15 February 1996 (aged 21) Tavriya 2015 2 0
Left during the season
30 Petar Franjić   MF (1991-08-21)21 August 1991 (aged 25) RNK Split 2016 2018 [8] 9 0
39 Sadig Guliyev   DF (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 22) Trainee 2012 18 0

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)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   AZE Ehtiram Shahverdiyev (at Sumgayit)

Friendlies edit

18 June 2016 Dila Gori   0 – 2   Gabala Gori, Georgia
AZT (UTC+4) Report Eyyubov   60'
R.Hasanov   63'
Stadium: Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium
22 June 2016 Sioni Bolnisi   0 – 4   Gabala Bolnisi, Georgia
AZT (UTC+4) Report Ozobić   6'
Weeks   15'
Sadiqov   65' (pen.)
E.Shahverdiyev   74'
Stadium: Tamaz Stepania Stadium
26 June 2016 Sioni Bolnisi   1 – 1   Gabala Bolnisi, Georgia
AZT (UTC+4)   35' Report Kvekveskiri   20' Stadium: Tamaz Stepania Stadium
4 September 2016 Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol   0 – 2   Gabala Ukraine
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Report Dabo   79'
Eyyubov   90'
13 January 2017 Partizani Tirana   2 – 1   Gabala Turkey
AZT (UTC+4) Ekuban   45'
Jamalov   84' (o.g.)
Report Kvekveskiri   43'
18 January 2017 Gaz Metan Mediaș   0 – 1   Gabala Turkey
AZT (UTC+4) Report Ozobić   30'
19 January 2017 Ordabasy   0 – 0   Gabala Turkey
AZT (UTC+4) Report
24 January 2017 Shkëndija   1 – 2   Gabala Turkey
AZT (UTC+4) Čolak   89' Report Ozobić   38'
Abdullayev   77'

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 10 4 47 18  +29 52 11 3 0 26 4  +22 3 7 4 21 14  +7

Last updated: 29 April 2017.
Source: See Results

Results edit

8 August 2016 1 Gabala 2 – 0 Kapaz Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Abbasov   48'
Mutallimov   52'  58'
Jamalov   58'
Dabo   79'
Report Ebah   29' Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
12 August 2016 2 Gabala 0 – 0 Inter Baku Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) Santos   6'
Abbasov   31'
Weeks   86'
Zenjov   90'
Report F.Bayramov   21'
Qirtimov   50'
S.Zargarov   84'
Khizanishvili   86'
Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
21 August 2016 3 Gabala Sumgayit Qabala
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) [ Report] Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
10 September 2016 4 Neftchi Baku 0 – 8 Gabala Masazır
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) Abdullayev   75' Report Dabo   6', 16', 59'
Vernydub   10'
Ozobić   29'
Qurbanov   45+1', 83'
Jairo   70' (o.g.)
Stadium: Alinja Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rahim Hasanov
19 September 2016 5 Gabala 3 – 0 AZAL Qabala
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić   31'
Qurbanov   56'
R.Huseynov   65'
Report T.Hümbatov   41'
Amirjanov   54'
I.Alakbarov   79'
G.Magomedov   90+2'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
22 September 2016 3 Gabala 2 – 0 Sumgayit Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Dabo   85', 90'
Ozobić   90'
Santos   90+2'
Report Y.Nabiyev   70' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
25 September 2016 6 Zira 0 – 2 Gabala Zirə
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)AZT (UTC+4) Naghiyev   66' Report Stanković   3'
Weeks   19', 76'
Mammadov   30'
Franjić   65'
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə
2 October 2016 7 Gabala 2 – 0 Qarabağ Qabala
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić   11'
Dabo   14'
Stanković   33'
Jamalov   75'
Abbasov   76'
Report Ndlovu   33'
Richard   77'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rahim Həsənov
15 October 2016 8 Inter Baku 1 – 1 Gabala Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ramazanov   48'
Abışov   50'
Hajiyev   60'
Qirtimov   61'
F.Bayramov   78'
Report Ozobić   28'
Zenjov   69'
Stadium: Inter Arena
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə
25 October 2016 9 Sumgayit 2 – 2 Gabala Sumqayit
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) B.Hasanalizade   34'
Malikov   40'
Y.Nabiyev   47'
Yunanov   90+4' (pen.)
Report Stanković   58'
Eyyubov   64'
Qurbanov   68'
Ozobić   73'
S.Guliyev   81'   90+3'
Santos   83'
Mammadov   90+4'
Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Rahim Həsənov
29 October 2016 10 Gabala 4 – 1 Neftchi Baku Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Zenjov   11', 59'
Mammadov   34'  62'
Eyyubov   77'
Vernydub   90+1'
Report A.Abdullayev   49'  74'
Castillo   53'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
6 November 2016 11 AZAL 0 – 0 Gabala Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) K.Mirzayev   11'
Kvirtia   84'
R.Nasirli   85'
A.Mammadov   90'
Coronado   90+5'
Report Qurbanov   52'
Jamalov   54'
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
19 November 2016 12 Gabala 1 – 0 Zira Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Sadiqov   31'
Ozobić   52'
Report Taghiyev   30'
Meza   31'
Mustafayev   47'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Omar Paşayev
29 November 2016 13 Qarabağ 2 – 1 Gabala Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Medvedev   74'
Richard   87' (pen.)  90+4'   90+4'
Quintana   90+2'
Ndlovu   90+4'
Šehić   90+4'
Report Ozobić   64'
Qurbanov   72'
Ricardinho   90'
Abbasov   90+2'
Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Rahim Həsənov
17 December 2016 14 Gabala 2 – 1 Kapaz Qabala
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić   23' (pen.)
Santos   51'
Stanković   75'
Qurbanov   83' (pen.)
Report Renan   22'   82'
T.Akhundov   77' (pen.)
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
28 January 2017 15 Gabala 1 – 1 Sumgayit Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Qurbanov   51'
Mutallimov   54'
Vernydub   58'
Abbasov   88'
Report A.Salahli   13'
Gystarov   31'
N.Mukhtarov   51'
Kurbanov   53'
Hüseynov   81'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
3 February 2017 16 Gabala 1 – 0 Neftchi Baku Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Stanković   39'
Sadiqov   47'
Abdullayev   57'
Subotić   77'  89'
Report Abışov   76' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
8 February 2017 17 Gabala 2 – 0 AZAL Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Sadiqov   72'
Stanković   74'
Ozobić   64' (pen.), 90+3'  79'
Kvekveskiri   79'
Report Roberts   3'   63'
E.Suleymanov   44'
Jafarguliyev   45'
A.Mammadov   75'
S.Mammadov   84'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
12 February 2017 18 Zira 2 – 2 Gabala Zirə
16:30 AZT (UTC+4) V.Igbekoyi   53'  72'
T.Khalilzade   59'
Naghiyev   78'
Mustafayev   82'
Gadze   90+4'
Report Subotić   37'  90+3'
Ramaldanov   57'   74'
Abbasov   66'
Ozobić   88'
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
19 February 2017 19 Gabala 2 – 0 Qarabağ Qabala
17:30 AZT (UTC+4) Zenjov   30'
Kvekveskiri   58'
Ozobić   68'
Report Míchel   36' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
28 February 2017 20 Kapaz 1 – 1 Gabala Ganja
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) S.Rahimov   36'
N.Gurbanov   38'
Dário   85'
D.Karimi   90'
Report Kvekveskiri   38'
Renan   54' (o.g.)
Huseynov   64'
Stadium: Ganja City Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
4 March 2017 21 Inter Baku 0 – 2 Gabala Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) Qirtimov   14'
Guliyev   51'
Fardjad-Azad   83'
Report Ramaldanov   12'
Weeks   60'
Mutallimov   71'
Subotić   82'
Stadium: Inter Arena
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
14 March 2017 22 Neftchi Baku 1 – 0 Gabala Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) Alasgarov   40'
Petrov   67'
Bajković   89'
Report Subotić   47' Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Elvin Əsgərov
19 March 2017 23 AZAL 1 – 1 Gabala Baku
15:30 AZT (UTC+4) T.Hümbatov   42'
Kvirtia   81'  90'
Tounkara   88'
Report Weeks   16'
Mutallimov   52'
Kvekveskiri   90+2'
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Omar Paşayev
2 April 2017 24 Gabala 1 – 1 Zira Qabala
18:30 AZT (UTC+4) Zenjov   8' Report Meza   61'
Mustafayev   65'
Nazirov   90+1'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov
9 April 2017 25 Qarabağ 0 – 0 Gabala Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4) Agolli   53' Report Abbasov   90'
Mutallimov   90+3'
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
16 April 2017 26 Kapaz 2 – 0 Gabala Ganja
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Dário   21'  90+3'
Ebah   70'
V.Beybalayev   80'
Report Ricardinho   41'
Ramaldanov   77'
Stadium: Ganja City Stadium
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Omar Pashayev
24 April 2017 27 Gabala 4 – 3 Inter Baku Qabala
14:30 AZT (UTC+4) Ricardinho   14'
Zenjov   26'
Scarlatache   33' (o.g.)
Subotić   67'
Sadiqov   70'
Mutallimov   90+1'
Report Aliyev   3', 78'
E.Abdullayev   72'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
29 April 2017 28 Sumgayit 2 – 1 Gabala Sumqayit
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Yunanov   27'  38'
M.Abbasov   29'  88'
Malikov   78'
Report Mammadov   40'
G.Aliyev   90'
Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Qarabağ (C) 28 19 5 4 46 14 +32 62 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[a]
2 Gabala 28 14 10 4 48 21 +27 52 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Inter Baku 28 11 10 7 39 33 +6 43 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Zira 28 10 9 9 29 26 +3 39
5 Kapaz 28 9 9 10 24 27 −3 36
Source: PFL (in Azerbaijani), 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.[44]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Qarabağ qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Azerbaijan Cup edit

3 December 2016 Second Round Gabala 2 – 2
(4–1 p)
Zagatala Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Stanković   12'
Eyyubov   45+2' (pen.)
Kvekveskiri   60'
Jamalov   70'
Huseynov   71'
Santos   114'
Qurbanov   120'
Report S.Abdullayev   32'
O.Balash   65'  109'
A.Agajanov   111'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rauf Cabbarov
Penalties
Ozobić  
Stanković  
Eyyubov  
Qurbanov  
O.Balash  
V.Abdullayev  
R.Tagizade  
13 December 2016 Quarterfinal First Leg Gabala 2 – 1 AZAL Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić   61'
Qurbanov   74'  90+1'
Report Mirzaga Huseynpur   37'
Amirjanov   76'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
21 December 2016 Quarterfinal Second Leg AZAL 0 – 1
(1 – 3 agg.)
Gabala Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) D.Janelidze   32'
K.Hüseynov   51'
K.Mirzayev   68'
E.Huseynov   87'
Report Stanković   24'
Mammadov   53'
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 250
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
30 March 2017 Semifinal First Leg Inter Baku 1 – 3 Gabala Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) E.Abdullayev   13'
Scarlatache   18'
M.Guliyev   34'
O.Sadigli   87'
Report Subotić   14' (pen.), 47'
Ozobić   88' (pen.)
Santos   90+3'
Stadium: Inter Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Elvin Asgərov
5 April 2017 Semifinal Second Leg Gabala 2 – 0
(5 – 1 agg.)
Inter Baku Qabala
16:30 AZT (UTC+4) Subotić   12'
Dabo   33'
Report E.Abdullayev   54' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Omar Pashayev

Final edit

5 May 2017 Qarabağ 2 – 0 Gabala Nakhchivan
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Madatov   28'  52'
Abbasov   68' (o.g.)
Report Stanković   79' Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium
Attendance: 12,800
Referee: Fariz Yusifov

UEFA Europa League edit

Qualifying rounds edit

30 June 2016 First qualifying round 1st leg Gabala   5 – 1   Samtredia Baku,[A] Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) Stanković   16'
Zenjov   19'  65'
Weeks   30', 69', 72'  69'
Report T.Markozashvili   44'
L.Shergelashvili   59'
D.Jikia   63'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 5,850[45]
Referee: Denis Scherbakov (Belarus)
7 July 2016 First qualifying round 2nd leg Samtredia   2 – 1
(3 – 6 agg.)
  Gabala Zestaponi,[B], Georgia
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Zivzivadze   14' (pen.)
Mchedlishvili   30'
Shergelashvili   90+2'
Mandzhgaladze   90+3'
Report Vernydub   25'
Weeks   42'
Mutallimov   81'
Stadium: David Abashidze Stadium
Attendance: 847[45]
Referee: Georgios Kyzas (Greece)
14 July 2016 Second qualifying round 1st leg MTK Budapest   1 – 2   Gabala Győr[C], Hungary
22:30 AZT (UTC+4) Gera   26'
Bese   40'
Torghelle   70'
Report Kvekveskiri   25'
Stanković   49'
Ozobić   63'
Stadium: Ménfői út,
Attendance: 501[46]
Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Sweden)
21 July 2016 Second qualifying round 2nd leg Gabala   2 – 0
(4 – 1 agg.)
  MTK Budapest Baku,[A] Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC+4) Zenjov   7'
Stanković   15'
Weeks   37'
Report Baki   36'
Grgić   85'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 5,550[46]
Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)
28 July 2016 Third qualifying round 1st leg Lille   1 – 1   Gabala Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
21:00 AZT (UTC+4) Corchia   43'
Mendes   47'
Report Vernydub   13'
Ozobić   42'
Kvekveskiri   44'
Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole[D]
Attendance: 8,265[47]
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
4 August 2016 Third qualifying round 2nd leg Gabala   1 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)
  Lille Baku,[A] Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić   34'
Kvekveskiri   44'
Mammadov   90+4'
Report Amalfitano   26'
Sankharé   88'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 10,550[47]
Referee: Aleksei Eskov (Russia)
18 August 2016 Playoff round 1st leg Gabala   3 – 1   NK Maribor Baku,[A] Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC+4) Zenjov   38'
Dabo   51', 52'
Report Tavares   18'
Šuler   30'
Vrhovec   59'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 4,723[48]
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
25 August 2016 Playoff round 2nd leg NK Maribor   1 – 0
(2 – 3 agg.)
  Gabala Maribor, Slovenia
22:15 AZT (UTC+4) Janža   49'
Pihler   60'
Šme   65'
Tavares   66'
Kabha   7'
Report Vernydub   37'
Weeks   70'
Mammadov   88'
Ozobić   89'
Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 9,000[48]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Saint-Étienne 6 3 3 0 8 5 +3 12 Advance to knockout phase
2   Anderlecht 6 3 2 1 16 8 +8 11
3   Mainz 05 6 2 3 1 8 10 −2 9
4   Gabala 6 0 0 6 5 14 −9 0
Source: UEFA
15 September 2016 1 Anderlecht   3 – 1   Gabala Anderlecht, Belgium
21:00 AZT (UTC+4) Teodorczyk   14'
Rafael   41' (o.g.)
Spajić   56'
Capel   77'
Report Dabo   20'
Ricardinho   81'
Mammadov   84'
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 11,638[49]
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
29 September 2016 2 Gabala   2 – 3   Mainz 05 Baku[A], Azerbaijan
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić   47'
Qurbanov   57' (pen.)
Zenjov   62'  69'
Vernydub   78'
Stanković   90'
Report Hack   14'
Muto   41'
Lössl   56'
Córdoba   68'
Öztunalı   78'  87'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
20 October 2016 3 Saint-Étienne   1 – 0   Gabala Saint-Étienne, France
23:05 AZT (UTC+4) Théophile-Catherine   51'
Ricardinho   70' (o.g.)
M'Bengue   82'
Report Vernydub   58' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 22,855[50]
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
3 November 2016 4 Gabala   1 – 2   Saint-Étienne Baku[A], Azerbaijan
22:00 AZT (UTC+4) Qurbanov   33'  39'
Mirzabekov   90+3'
Report Pogba   28'
Tannane   45+1'
Berić   53'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 5,600[51]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
24 November 2016 5 Gabala   1 – 3   Anderlecht Baku[A], Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ricardinho   15' (pen.)
Eyyubov   63'   88'
Report Tielemans   11'
Adjei   28'
Dendoncker   42'
Boeckx   72'
Bruno   90'
Teodorczyk   90+4'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 4,500[52]
Referee: Yevhen Aranovsky (Ukraine)
8 December 2016 6 Mainz 05   2 – 0   Gabala Mainz, Germany
22:00 AZT (UTC+4) Hack   30'
De Blasis   40'
Bussmann   66'
Jairo   76'
Report Stadium: Opel Arena
Referee: Simon Evans (Wales)

Squad statistics edit

As of Match played 5 May 2017

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 41 2 22 0 6 1 13 1
4 MF   AZE Elvin Jamalov 21 0 12+2 0 1+1 0 0+5 0
5 DF   AZE Rasim Ramaldanov 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
6 MF   AZE Rashad Sadiqov 35 0 17+4 0 4 0 10 0
7 MF   GEO Nika Kvekveskiri 29 1 13+1 0 3+1 0 10+1 1
8 MF   AZE Gismat Aliyev 6 0 2+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
9 FW   EST Sergei Zenjov 39 10 14+8 6 3+1 0 13 4
10 FW   AZE Ruslan Qurbanov 30 7 14+7 4 3 1 4+2 2
11 MF   AZE Asif Mammadov 36 3 17+3 2 4 1 3+9 0
13 DF   AZE Murad Musayev 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   AZE Javid Huseynov 21 0 10+6 0 2+3 0 0 0
15 DF   UKR Vitaliy Vernydub 31 3 14 2 2+1 0 14 1
17 DF   AZE Magomed Mirzabekov 33 0 14+7 0 0+2 0 10 0
18 FW   FRA Bagaliy Dabo 29 11 10+6 7 1+1 1 11 3
19 MF   CRO Filip Ozobić 45 15 26+1 11 3+1 2 14 2
20 DF   BRA Ricardinho 25 2 10 1 1 0 14 1
21 FW   AZE Roman Huseynov 10 1 2+4 1 1+2 0 0+1 0
22 GK   UKR Dmytro Bezotosnyi 46 0 27 0 5 0 14 0
26 MF   AZE Ülvi İbazadə 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   LBR Theo Weeks 33 7 11+5 2 5 0 12 5
31 FW   SUI Danijel Subotić 13 6 7+4 3 2 3 0 0
32 FW   AZE Rashad Eyyubov 19 3 6+1 2 3+1 1 2+6 0
33 GK   POL Dawid Pietrzkiewicz 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
34 DF   AZE Urfan Abbasov 31 0 18+2 0 5+1 0 5 0
44 DF   BRA Rafael Santos 20 0 8+1 0 3 0 5+3 0
70 MF   AZE Farid Nabiyev 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
77 MF   AZE Araz Abdullayev 11 0 7+2 0 1+1 0 0 0
88 MF   AZE Tellur Mutallimov 22 4 14+3 4 3 0 0+2 0
90 FW   UKR Ramil Hasanov 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players away from Gabala on loan:
Players who left Gabala during the season:
30 MF   CRO Petar Franjić 9 0 2+2 0 1 0 0+4 0
39 DF   AZE Sadig Guliyev 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Europa League Total
1 MF   19 Filip Ozobić 11 2 2 15
2 FW   18 Bagaliy Dabo 7 1 3 11
3 FW   9 Sergei Zenjov 6 0 4 10
4 FW   10 Ruslan Qurbanov 4 1 2 7
MF   27 Theo Weeks 2 0 5 7
6 FW   31 Danijel Subotić 3 3 0 6
7 MF   88 Tellur Mutallimov 4 0 0 4
8 FW   32 Rashad Eyyubov 2 1 0 3
MF   11 Asif Mammadov 2 1 0 3
DF   15 Vitaliy Vernydub 2 0 1 3
Own goal 3 0 0 3
12 DF   3 Vojislav Stanković 0 1 1 2
DF   20 Ricardinho 1 0 1 2
13 FW   21 Roman Huseynov 1 0 0 1
MF   7 Nika Kvekveskiri 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 48 10 20 78

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Europa League Total
               
3   DF Vojislav Stanković 6 0 2 0 3 0 11 0
4   MF Elvin Jamalov 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
5   DF Rasim Ramaldanov 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
6   MF Rashad Sadiqov 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
7   MF Nika Kvekveskiri 3 1 1 0 2 0 6 1
8   MF Gismat Aliyev 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9   FW Sergei Zenjov 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
10   FW Ruslan Qurbanov 4 0 2 0 1 0 7 0
11   MF Asif Mammadov 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
14   MF Javid Huseynov 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
15   DF Vitaliy Vernydub 1 0 0 0 4 0 5 0
17   DF Magomed Mirzabekov 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
19   MF Filip Ozobić 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
20   DF Ricardinho 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
27   MF Theo Weeks 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 1
31   FW Danijel Subotić 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
32   FW Rashad Eyyubov 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1
34   DF Urfan Abbasov 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
39   DF Sadig Guliyev 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
44   DF Rafael Santos 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
77   MF Araz Abdullayev 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
88   MF Tellur Mutallimov 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Players who left Gabala during the season:
30   MF Petar Franjić 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
TOTALS 61 3 9 0 24 2 94 5

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f
    Gabala will play their home matches at Bakcell Arena, Baku instead of their regular stadium, City Stadium, Qabala.
  2. ^
    Samtredia will play their home match at David Abashidze Stadium, Zestaponi, instead of their regular stadium Erosi Manjgaladze Stadium, Samtredia.
  3. ^
    MTK Budapest play their home matches at Ménfői út, Győr, instead of their temporary stadium Stadion Rudolf Illovszky, Budapest.
  4. ^
    Lille will play their home match at Stadium Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, instead of their regular stadium Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq.[53]

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