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]
2013–14 season | ||||
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President | Zaur Akhundov | |||
Manager | Vagif Sadygov till 16 March 2014 Tarlan Ahmadov from 17 March 2014 | |||
Stadium | AZAL Arena | |||
Premier League | 8th | |||
Azerbaijan Cup | Second Round vs Qarabağ | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Will John (8) All: Will John (8) | |||
Highest home attendance | 2,500 vs Khazar Lankaran 22 September 2013 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 200 vs Sumgayit 23 August 2013 Inter Baku 26 October 2013 Ravan Baku 8 December 2013 | |||
Average home league attendance | 661 | |||
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Squad
- 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.
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Out on loan
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Transfers
Summer
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Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Winter
In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Friendlies
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 |
Azerbaijan Premier League
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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
Results
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 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Squad statistics
- As of Match played 17 May 2014
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
1 | GK | Ruslan Majidov | 25 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
2 | DF | Juanfran | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
3 | DF | Aleksandr Shemonayev | 30 | 1 | 27+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
4 | DF | Aílton | 29 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
5 | MF | Murad Agayev | 13 | 0 | 2+11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
6 | MF | Aydın Qasımov | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
7 | MF | Javid Tagiyev | 27 | 1 | 18+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
8 | MF | Garib Ibrahimov | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
9 | MF | Orkhan Hasanov | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
10 | MF | Will John | 36 | 8 | 34+1 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
12 | GK | Jahangir Hasanzade | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
15 | DF | Oskars Kļava | 33 | 0 | 32+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
16 | GK | Elchin Sadigov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
17 | MF | Victor Igbekoyi | 32 | 6 | 31+0 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
18 | MF | Samuel Barlay | 25 | 1 | 17+7 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
19 | MF | Orkhan Safiyaroglu | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
20 | DF | Branislav Arsenijević | 31 | 2 | 30+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
21 | FW | Rey Mammadbayli | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
22 | FW | Akhtam Khamroqulov | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
23 | DF | Tural Narimanov | 22 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
25 | MF | Äbülfäz Hüseynli | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
26 | DF | Karim Diniyev | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
27 | MF | Rashad Abdullayev | 14 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
28 | DF | Emin Jafarguliyev | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
31 | MF | Shahriyar Rahimov | 26 | 2 | 20+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
32 | DF | Lasha Kasradze | 13 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
89 | FW | Nedo Turković | 17 | 4 | 16+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
Players who appeared for Ravan Baku no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||
16 | FW | Freddy Borg | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||||
22 | MF | Ruslan Tagizade | 14 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||||
30 | FW | Yuriy Fomenko | 13 | 1 | 5+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
32 | DF | Vladimir Bogdanović | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Goal scorers
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
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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
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 |
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