2007–08 FK Qarabağ season

Qarabağ 2007-08 football season

Qarabağ2007-08 season

Chairman| Tahir Gözal
Manager| Rasim Kara
Stadium| Guzanli Olympic Complex Stadium
Premier League| 5th
Azerbaijan Cup| Quarterfinals vs Inter Baku
Top goalscorer| Vagif Javadov (6)

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The Qarabağ 2007-08 season was Qarabağ's fifteenth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their only full season with Rasim Kara as their manager. They finished the season in 5th place, and were knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup at the Quarterfinal stage by Inter Baku.

## Contents

* 1 Squad
* 2 Transfers
* 2.1 Summer
* 2.2 Winter
* 3 Competitions
* 3.1 Azerbaijan Premier League
* 3.1.1 Results
* 3.1.2 Table
* 3.2 Azerbaijan Cup
* 4 Squad statistics
* 4.1 Appearances and goals
* 4.2 Goal scorers
* 5 Notes
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Squad[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

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1  | GK |  AZE | Farhad Veliyev
2  | DF |  AZE | Huseyn Isgandarov
3  | DF |  AZE | Aftandil Hajiyev
4  | DF |  AZE | Azer Mammadov
5  | DF |  AZE | Maksim Medvedev
6  | DF |  GUI | Mamadouba Soumah
7  | MF |  GEO | Goga Beraia
8  | MF |  AZE | Aslan Kerimov
10  | MF |  AZE | Murad Aghakishiyev
11  | FW |  AZE | Rauf Aliyev
12  | GK |  AZE | Osman Umarov
13  | DF |  AZE | Nodar Mammadov
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14  | MF |  NGA | Victor Igbekoyi
15  | MF |  AZE | Aykhan Abbasov
20  | FW |  AZE | Vagif Javadov
21  | FW |  AZE | Kanan Karimov
22  | DF |  AZE | Timur İsrafilov
23  | DF |  AZE | Afran Ismayilov
25  | DF |  LBR | Isaac Pupo
-- | DF |  AZE | Shahriyar Khalilov
-- | DF |  AZE | Bayram Karimov
-- | DF |  AZE | Zaur Hashimov
-- | MF |  AZE | Elshan Mammadov

## Transfers[edit]

### Summer[edit]

Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2007

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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1  | GK |  AZE | Farhad Veliyev (from  Inter Baku)
3  | DF |  AZE | Aftandil Hajiyev (from  Neftchi Baku)
6  | DF |  GUI | Mamadouba Soumah [1]
9  | MF |  GEO | Irakli Beraia
10  | MF |  AZE | Murad Aghakishiyev (from  MKT Araz)
14  | MF |  NGA | Victor Igbekoyi (from  Turan Tovuz)
15  | MF |  AZE | Aykhan Abbasov (from  Inter Baku)
25  | MF |  LBR | Isaac Pupo (from  LPRC Oilers)[2]

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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7  | MF |  AZE | Ramal Huseynov (to  Baku)
12  | GK |  AZE | Jahangir Hasanzade (to  Inter Baku)
14  | MF |  AZE | Namiq Yusifov (to  Neftchi Baku)
16  | DF |  AZE | Samir Abbasov (to  Inter Baku)
17  | DF |  SRB | Bojan Ilic (to  Baku)

### Winter[edit]

Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2008

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

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-- | DF |  AZE | Zaur Hashimov (from  Khazar Lankaran)
-- | MF |  AZE | Elshan Mammadov (from  Standard Baku)

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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9  | MF |  GEO | Irakli Beraia (to  Turan Tovuz)

## Competitions[edit]

### Azerbaijan Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League

#### Results[edit]

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Simurq v Qarabağ 11 August 2007 1|  Simurq | 1 - 0|  Qarabağ | Zaqatala

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17:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Mazyar 51' | Summary |  |

Qarabağ v Karvan 18 August 2007 2|  Qarabağ | 0 - 1|  Karvan | Baku

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17:00 AZST (UTC+5) |  | Summary | Akhalkatsi 55' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1

Khazar Lankaran v Qarabağ 26 August 2007 3|  Khazar Lankaran | 2 - 0|  Qarabağ | Lankaran

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19:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Bakhshiev 35'
Juninho 61' | Summary |  | Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium

Masallı v Qarabağ 1 September 2007 4|  Masallı | 1 - 0|  Qarabağ | Masallı

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19:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Fabio Ricardo  46' | Summary |  | Stadium: Anatoliy Banishevskiy Stadium

Qarabağ v ABN Bärdä 16 September 2007 5|  Qarabağ | 3 - 1|  ABN Bärdä | Baku

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18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Javadov 50', 72'
Igbekoyi 58' | Summary | K.Muradov  59' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1

Turan Tovuz v Qarabağ 22 September 2007 6|  Turan Tovuz | 0 - 2|  Qarabağ | Tovuz

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17:00 AZST (UTC+5) |  | Summary | Igbekoyi | Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium

Qarabağ v Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit 30 September 2007 7|  Qarabağ | 3 - 1|  Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | Baku

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18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Javadov 58'
Igbekoyi 62'
Abbasov 88' | Summary | Stanić 5' (pen.) | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1

Gabala v Qarabağ 6 October 2007 8|  Gabala | 1 - 2|  Qarabağ | Qabala

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15:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Ngoy 62' | Summary | K.Kerimov 14'
Beraia  48' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium

Inter Baku v Qarabağ 28 October 2007 9|  Inter Baku | 1 - 0|  Qarabağ | baku

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20:25 AZST (UTC+5) | K.Mammadov 87' | Summary |  | Stadium: Shafa Stadium

Standard Baku v Qarabağ 4 November 2007 10|  Standard Baku | 0 - 1|  Qarabağ | Sumqayit

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15:00 AZT (UTC+4) |  | Summary | Javadov 41' | Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium

Qarabağ v Baku 10 November 2007 11|  Qarabağ | 1 - 1|  Baku | Baku

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15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Hajiyev 90' | Summary | Tijani 7' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1

Neftchi Baku v Qarabağ 25 November 2007 12|  Neftchi Baku | 0 - 0|  Qarabağ | Baku

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15:00 AZT (UTC+4) |  | Summary |  | Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium

Qarabağ v Olimpik Baku 1 December 2007 13|  Qarabağ | 0 - 1|  Olimpik Baku | Baku

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14:15 AZT (UTC+4) |  | Summary | Junivan 25' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1

Qarabağ v Simurq 16 February 2008 14|  Qarabağ | 2 - 2|  Simurq | Baku

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15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Javadov 68'
Pupo 83' | Summary | Nasibov  24'
Sayadov  30' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1

Karvan v Qarabağ 24 February 2008 15|  Karvan | 0 - 0|  Qarabağ | Yevlakh

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15:00 AZT (UTC+4) |  | Summary |  | Stadium: Yevlakh City Stadium

Qarabağ v Khazar Lankaran 2 March 2008 16|  Qarabağ | 2 - 0|  Khazar Lankaran | Baku

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15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Javadov 4'
Hashimov 13' | Summary |  | Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium1

Qarabağ v Masallı 15 March 2008 17|  Qarabağ | 1 - 1|  Masallı | Baku

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15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | R.Aliyev 34' | Summary | R.Amiraslanov  76' | Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium1

Qarabağ v Turan Tovuz 30 March 2008 18|  Qarabağ | 0 - 0|  Turan Tovuz | Baku

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16:00 AZT (UTC+4) |  | Summary |  | Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium1

Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit v Qarabağ 6 April 2008 19|  Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 0 - 1|  Qarabağ | Sumqayit

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16:00 AZST (UTC+5) |  | Summary | Mammadov 90' | Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium

Qarabağ v Gabala 13 April 2008 20|  Qarabağ | 2 - 1|  Gabala | Baku

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16:00 AZST (UTC+5) | K.Kerimov 8'
A.Kerimov 55' | Summary | Tebloyev 80' | Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium1

Inter Baku v Qarabağ 19 April 2008 21|  Inter Baku | 1 - 0|  Qarabağ | Baku

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16:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Qurbanov 10' | Summary |  | Stadium: Shafa Stadium

ABN Bärdä v Qarabağ 26 April 2008 22|  ABN Bärdä | 0 - 3|  Qarabağ | Barda

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16:00 AZST (UTC+5) |  | Summary | Aghakishiyev 8'
Igbekoyi 15'
A.Kerimov 22' | Stadium: Barda City Stadium

Qarabağ v Standard Baku 4 May 2008 23|  Qarabağ | 1 - 0|  Standard Baku | Baku

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17:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Abbasov 51' | Summary |  | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1

Baku v Qarabağ 12 May 2008 24|  Baku | 0 - 0|  Qarabağ | Baku

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18:00 AZST (UTC+5) |  | Summary |  | Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium

Qarabağ v Neftchi Baku 17 May 2008 25|  Qarabağ | 0 - 0|  Neftchi Baku | Baku

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17:00 AZST (UTC+5) |  | Summary |  | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1

Olimpik Baku v Qarabağ 27 May 2008 26|  Olimpik Baku | 0 - 1|  Qarabağ | Baku

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16:00 AZST (UTC+5) |  | Summary | Hashimov 80' | Stadium: Shafa Stadium

#### Table[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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3  | Neftçi Baku | 26  | 16  | 7  | 3  | 42  | 18  | +24  | 55  | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
4  | Khazar Lankaran | 26  | 14  | 10  | 2  | 44  | 16  | +28  | 52  | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
5  | Qarabağ | 26  | 11  | 8  | 7  | 25  | 16  | +9  | 41  |
6  | Gabala | 26  | 11  | 3  | 12  | 33  | 36  | −3  | 36
7  | Simurq | 26  | 9  | 9  | 8  | 31  | 25  | +6  | 36

Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. ^ Khazar Lankaran qualified for the first qualifiying round of the 1st qualifying round of the UEFA Cup as winners of the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup.

### Azerbaijan Cup[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup

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MKT Araz v Qarabağ 26 September 2007 1st Round 1st Leg|  MKT Araz | 0 - 1|  Qarabağ | Imishli

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|  | [ Summary] |  | Stadium: Heydar Aliyev Stadium

Qarabağ v MKT Araz 3 October 2007 1st Round 2nd Leg|  Qarabağ | 4 - 0
(5 - 0 agg.)|  MKT Araz | Baku

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|  | [ Summary] |  | Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium1

Turan Tovuz v Qarabağ 24 October 2007 Round of 16 1st Leg|  Turan Tovuz | 0 - 2|  Qarabağ | Tovuz

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|  | Summary | Igbekoyi 7'
Karimov 85' | Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium

Qarabağ v Turan Tovuz 31 October 2007 Round of 16 2nd Leg|  Qarabağ | 2 - 1
(4 - 1 agg.)|  Turan Tovuz | Baku

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| Aghakishiyev 41'
Javadov 90+1' | Summary | Garaev 88' | Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium1

Inter Baku v Qarabağ 3 March 2008 Quarterfinals 1st Leg|  Inter Baku | 2 - 2|  Qarabağ | Baku

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15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Cuello 45', 73' | [ Summary] | Aliyev 63', 87' | Stadium: Zabrat Stadium

Qarabağ v Inter Baku 19 March 2008 Quarterfinals 2nd Leg|  Qarabağ | 0 - 1
(2 - 3 agg.)|  Inter Baku | Baku

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17:00 AZT (UTC+4) |  | Summary |  | Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium1

## Squad statistics[edit]

### Appearances and goals[edit]

No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | Premier League[5] | Azerbaijan Cup

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
1  | GK |  AZE | Farhad Veliyev | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0
2  | DF |  AZE | Huseyn Isgandarov  | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0
3  | DF |  AZE | Aftandil Hajiyev | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0
4  | DF |  AZE | Azer Mammadov | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0
5  | DF |  AZE | Maksim Medvedev | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0
6  | DF |  GUI | Mamadouba Soumah  | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0
7  | MF |  GEO | Goga Beraia  | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0
8  | DF |  AZE | Aslan Kerimov | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0
10  | MF |  AZE | Murad Aghakishiyev | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0
11  | FW |  AZE | Rauf Aliyev | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0
12  | GK |  AZE | Osman Umarov  | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
13  | DF |  AZE | Nodar Mammadov | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0
14  | MF |  NGA | Victor Igbekoyi | 22 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0
15  | MF |  AZE | Aykhan Abbasov | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0
20  | FW |  AZE | Vagif Javadov | 25 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0
21  | FW |  AZE | Kanan Karimov | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0
22  | DF |  AZE | Timur İsrafilov  | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
23  | MF |  AZE | Afran Ismayilov | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0
25  | MF |  LBR | Isaac Pupo | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0
| DF |  AZE | Shahriyar Khalilov  | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
| DF |  AZE | Bayram Karimov  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
| DF |  AZE | Zaur Hashimov | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0
| MF |  AZE | Elshan Mammadov | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0
Players away from Qarabağ on loan:
16  | MF |  AZE | Tagim Novruzov  | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
Players who appeared for Qarabağ that left during the season:
9  | MF |  GEO | Irakli Beraia  | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0

### Goal scorers[edit]

Place  | Position  | Nation  | Number  | Name  | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total

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1 | FW |  | 20 | Vagif Javadov | 6 | 1 | 7
2 | MF |  | 14 | Victor Igbekoyi | 5 | 1 | 6
3 | FW |  | 11 | Rauf Aliyev | 1 | 2 | 3
FW |  | 21 | Kanan Karimov | 2 | 1 | 3
5 | MF |  | 15 | Aykhan Abbasov | 2 | 0 | 2
DF |  | 8 | Aslan Kerimov | 2 | 0 | 2
DF |  |  | Zaur Hashimov | 2 | 0 | 2
MF |  | 10 | Murad Aghakishiyev | 1 | 1 | 2
9 | MF |  | 25 | Isaac Pupo | 1 | 0 | 1
FW |  |  | Elshan Mammadov | 1 | 0 | 1
DF |  | 3 | Aftandil Hajiyev | 1 | 0 | 1
MF |  | 7 | Goga Beraia | 1 | 0 | 1
| Unknown | 0 | 5 | 5
| TOTALS | 25 | 11 | 36

## Notes[edit]

* Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "QVİNEYA MİLLISİNİN ÜZVÜ, MAMADOUBA SOUMAH". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). FK Qarabağ. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
2. ^ "Isaac Pupo seals a deal in Europe". Liberian Soccer. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
3. ^ "Azerbaijan Yuksek Liqa 2007/08". Futbol24. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
4. ^ "Azerbaijan Cup 2007/08". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
5. ^ "Player Statistics 2007/08" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
6. ^ Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)

## External links[edit]

* Official Site
* http://www.weltfussball.at/teams/fk-qarabag/2009/2/
* Qarabağ at Soccerway.com

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Grounds|

* Azersun Arena
* Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
* Guzanli Olympic Complex Stadium
* Imarat Stadium

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* 1993 Azerbaijan Cup Final
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Domestic cups|

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European competitions|

* Champions League
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Related to national team|

* UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying (Group A)

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Premier League|

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* Summer 2007 transfers
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*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[Nat]: Nationality