2018–19 Qarabağ FK season
The Qarabağ 2018–19 season is Qarabağ's 26th Azerbaijan Premier League season, of which they are defending champions, and will be their eleventh season under manager Gurban Gurbanov.
2018–19 season | |
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President | Tahir Gözal |
Manager | Gurban Gurbanov |
Stadium | Azersun Arena |
Premier League | 1st |
Azerbaijan Cup | Semifinal vs Gabala |
Champions League | Third qualifying round vs BATE Borisov |
Europa League | Group Stage |
Top goalscorer | League: Mahir Emreli (16) All: Mahir Emreli (16) |
Season overview edit
On 17 January 2019, Qarabağ announced that Dzon Delarge had been sent to train with Qarabağ-2.[1]
Transfers edit
On 2 June 2018, Rahil Mammadov and Filip Ozobić both signed a three-year contract with Qarabağ.[2][3] On 26 June, Qarabağ announced the signing of Abdellah Zoubir on a two-year contract from RC Lens.[4]
On 4 July, Qarabağ announced the signing of Hannes Halldórsson on a two-year contract from Randers FC.[5] The following day Simeon Slavchev joined Qarabağ on a three-year contract.[6] Qarabağ announced the signing of Vagner on 6 July.
On 24 July, Dzon Delarge and Innocent Emeghara signed for Qarabağ.[7][8]
On 19 December, Qarabağ announced the return of Reynaldo on a 2+1⁄2-year contract.[9]
On 9 January, Qarabağ announced that they signed midfielder Hajiagha Hajili, who was on loan from Gabala, permanently on a four-year contract. [10]
On 13 January, Joshgun Diniyev moved to Sabah FK.[11]
Squad edit
- As of match played 11 May 2019
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
12 | Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev | GK | 12 June 1994 (aged 24) | Sumgayit | 2015 | 2020 | 31 | 0 | ||
13 | Vagner | GK | 6 June 1986 (aged 32) | Royal Excel Mouscron | 2018 | 2020 | 26 | 0 | ||
94 | Nijat Mehbaliyev | GK | 11 September 2000 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2017 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | ||||||||||
4 | Rahil Mammadov | DF | 24 November 1995 (aged 23) | Sabail | 2018[2] | 2021[2] | 19 | 1 | ||
5 | Maksim Medvedev | DF | 29 September 1989 (aged 29) | Youth team | 2006 | 2020 | 397+ | 12+ | ||
14 | Rashad Sadygov | DF | 16 June 1982 (aged 36) | Eskişehirspor | 2011 | 2019 | 301 | 10 | ||
30 | Abbas Huseynov | DF | 13 June 1995 (aged 23) | Inter Baku | 2017 | 2019 | 30 | 0 | ||
52 | Jakub Rzeźniczak | DF | 26 October 1986 (aged 32) | Legia Warsaw | 2017 | 2019 | 48 | 1 | ||
55 | Badavi Huseynov | DF | 11 July 1991 (aged 27) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2012 | 2020 | 305 | 3 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
2 | Gara Garayev | MF | 12 October 1992 (aged 26) | Youth team | 2008 | 2020 | 320 | 2 | ||
6 | Simeon Slavchev | MF | 25 September 1993 (aged 25) | Sporting CP | 2018[6] | 2021[6] | 31 | 2 | ||
8 | Míchel | MF | 8 November 1985 (aged 33) | Maccabi Haifa | 2015 | 2019 | 143 | 29 | ||
9 | Araz Abdullayev | MF | 18 April 1992 (aged 27) | loan from Panionios | 2018 | 2020 | 28 | 4 | ||
10 | Dani Quintana | MF | 8 March 1987 (aged 32) | Al-Ahli | 2015 | 2020 | 128 | 38 | ||
17 | Abdellah Zoubir | MF | 5 December 1991 (aged 27) | RC Lens | 2018[4] | 2020[4] | 41 | 8 | ||
18 | Ismayil Ibrahimli | MF | 13 February 1998 (aged 21) | MOIK Baku | 2018 | 2019 | 3 | 0 | ||
19 | Filip Ozobić | MF | 8 April 1991 (aged 28) | Gabala | 2018[3] | 2021[3] | 44 | 10 | ||
20 | Richard | MF | 20 March 1989 (aged 30) | loan from Astana | 2019 | 255 | 54 | |||
21 | Hajiagha Hajili | MF | 30 January 1998 (aged 21) | Gabala | 2019[10] | 2023[10] | 4 | 0 | ||
77 | Wilde-Donald Guerrier | MF | 31 March 1989 (aged 30) | Alanyaspor | 2017 | 2020 | 67 | 6 | ||
Forwards | ||||||||||
7 | Innocent Emeghara | FW | 27 May 1989 (aged 29) | Ermis Aradippou | 2018[8] | 26 | 10 | |||
11 | Mahir Emreli | FW | 1 July 1997 (aged 21) | Baku | 2015 | 2020 | 135 | 39 | ||
28 | Dzon Delarge | FW | 24 June 1990 (aged 28) | Bursaspor | 2018[7] | 2020[7] | 19 | 3 | ||
99 | Reynaldo | FW | 25 August 1989 (aged 29) | Aktobe | 2019[9] | 2021[9] | 140 | 62 | ||
Away on loan | ||||||||||
Left during the season | ||||||||||
1 | Hannes Halldórsson | GK | 27 April 1984 (aged 35) | Randers | 2018[5] | 2020[5] | 8 | 0 | ||
25 | Ansi Agolli | DF | 11 October 1982 (aged 36) | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 2012 | 2019 | 307 | 4 | ||
91 | Joshgun Diniyev | MF | 13 September 1995 (aged 23) | Inter Baku | 2015 | 2019 | 112 | 5 |
Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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2 June 2018 | DF | Rahil Mammadov | Sabail | Undisclosed | [2] | |
2 June 2018 | MF | Filip Ozobić | Gabala | Free | [3] | |
26 June 2018 | MF | Abdellah Zoubir | RC Lens | Undisclosed | [4] | |
4 July 2018 | GK | Hannes Halldórsson | Randers | Undisclosed | [5] | |
5 July 2018 | MF | Simeon Slavchev | Sporting CP | Undisclosed | [6] | |
6 July 2018 | GK | Vagner | Royal Excel Mouscron | Undisclosed | ||
24 July 2018 | FW | Dzon Delarge | Bursaspor | Undisclosed | [7] | |
24 July 2018 | FW | Innocent Emeghara | Ermis Aradippou | Undisclosed | [8] | |
MF | Ismayil Ibrahimli | MOIK Baku | Undisclosed | |||
MF | Rovlan Muradov | Gabala | Undisclosed | |||
19 December 2018 | FW | Reynaldo | Aktobe | Free | [9] | |
9 January 2019 | MF | Hajiagha Hajili | Gabala | Undisclosed | [10] |
Out edit
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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Summer 2018 | MF | Ruslan Hacıyev | Sabail | Undisclosed | ||
13 January 2019 | MF | Joshgun Diniyev | Sabah | Undisclosed | [11] |
Loans in edit
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
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31 August 2018 | MF | Araz Abdullayev | Panionios | 30 June 2020 | [12] | |
MF | Hajiagha Hajili | Gabala | 9 January 2019 | [10] | ||
12 January 2019 | MF | Richard Almeida | Astana | 31 December 2019 |
Released edit
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
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28 June 2018[13] | GK | Anton Kanibolotskiy | Miedź Legnica | 16 July 2018 | |
FW | Yaroslav Deda | Karpaty Lviv | |||
16 March 2019[14] | DF | Ansi Agolli | New York Cosmos | 25 March 2019[15] | |
5 April 2019[16] | GK | Hannes Þór Halldórsson | Valur | 9 April 2019[17] | |
13 May 2019[18] | DF | Jakub Rzeźniczak | Wisła Płock | 11 June 2019[19] | |
13 May 2019[18] | FW | Reynaldo | Irtysh Pavlodar | 4 July 2019[20] | |
13 May 2019[18] | FW | Innocent Emeghara | Fatih Karagümrük |
Friendlies edit
23 June 2018 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1 – 1 | Qarabağ | Austria |
AZT (UTC+4) | 36' 68' | Report | Quintana |
26 June 2018 | Wacker Innsbruck | 0 – 0 | Qarabağ | Austria |
AZT (UTC+4) | Report |
4 July 2018 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 – 0 | Qarabağ | Austria |
AZT (UTC+4) | Tsyhankov 14' | Report |
23 January 2019 | Qarabağ | 1 – 1 | Piast Gliwice | Antalya, Turkey |
AZST (UTC+4) | Abdullayev 15' | Report | 9' |
Competitions edit
Azerbaijan Premier League edit
Results summary edit
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 |
28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 10 | +25 |
Last updated: 11 May 2019.
Source: See Results
Results edit
26 August 2018 3 | Qarabağ | 1 – 1 | Neftchi Baku | Baku |
20:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Emeghara 70' Emreli 84' | Report | Karikari 28' | Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
14 September 2018 4 | Qarabağ | 1 – 0 | Sumgayit | Baku |
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Ozobić 21' (pen.) Rzeźniczak 29' Agolli 90+1' | Report | Y.Nabiyev 21' | Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov |
23 September 2018 5 | Qarabağ | 4 – 1 | Gabala | Baku |
20:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Zoubir 30', 73' Abdullayev 45+1' Delarge 61' Garayev 89' Rzeźniczak 90+2' Sadygov 90+2' | Report | Stanković 45' Abbasov 86' Ramaldanov 90' Khalilzade 90+2' | Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
20 October 2018 8 | Qarabağ | 0 – 3 | Sabail | Baku |
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Zoubir 41' 62' Mahammadaliyev 80' | Report | Cociuc 54' | Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə |
Note: Match awarded as a 3-0 victory to Sabail. |
31 October 2018 7 | Keşla | 1 – 1 | Qarabağ | Baku |
19 AZT (UTC+4) | Ayité 30' S.Tashkin 78' Masimov 87' 88' Yunanov 90+1' | Report | Sadygov 34' Míchel 56' Emreli 75' Rzeźniczak 90+1' | Stadium: ASK Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rahim Həsənov |
Note: Match original scheduled for 6 October, but moved to 31 October to assist the Azerbaijan national football team.[22] |
3 November 2018 10 | Qarabağ | 2 – 0 | Sumgayit | Baku |
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Slavchev 25' Delarge 57' | Report | B.Hasanalizade 65' S.Aliyev 75' Dashdemirov 79' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Vugar Həsənli |
24 November 2018 12 | Qarabağ | 1 – 1 | Sabah | Baku |
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Rzeźniczak 45+1' 60' Abdullayev 45+1' Ozobić 90+5' | Report | E.Nabiyev 44' Wanderson 59' N.Mammadov 60' Ramos 81' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov |
3 February 2019 15 | Qarabağ | 1 – 1 | Neftchi Baku | Baku |
18:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Quintana 6' Emreli 32' Garayev 90' 90+2' | Report | Mbodj 28' 30' Dabo 35' A.Krivotsyuk 50' 70' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə |
9 March 2019 20 | Qarabağ | 0 – 0 | Zira | Baku |
18:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Emreli 84' | Report | Mutallimov 56' Nasirov 83' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Qarabağ (C) | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Neftçi Baku | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Sabail | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 41 | |
4 | Gabala | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
5 | Zira | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 31 |
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.[23]
(C) Champions
Azerbaijan Cup edit
1 May 2019 Semifinal 2nd leg | Qarabağ | 2 – 1 (2 – 2 a agg.) | Gabala | Baku |
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Emreli 30' Míchel 37' 90+5' Quintana 58' | Report | Huseynov 20' Stanković 49' A.Seydiyev 65' Volkovi 82' Lilaj 83' Atakora 85' Nazirov 90+1' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov |
UEFA Champions League edit
Qualifying rounds edit
11 July 2018 First qualifying round 1st leg | Olimpija Ljubljana | 0 – 1 | Qarabağ | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
21:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Putinčanin 24' Issah 85' | Report | Garayev 31' 90+1' Guerrier 73' 79' Huseynov 85' | Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 5,248[24] Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
18 July 2018 First qualifying round 2nd leg | Qarabağ | 0 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.) | Olimpija Ljubljana | Baku, Azerbaijan |
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Medvedev 87' Rzeźniczak 90+3' | Report | Boateng 5' Putinčanin 85' Gajić 86' 90+6' Črnic 90+2' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 21,520[24] Referee: Erez Papir (Israel) |
Note: Qarabağ played their home matches at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku |
25 July 2018 Second qualifying round 1st leg | Kukësi | 0 – 0 | Qarabağ | Shkodër, Albania |
21:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium Attendance: 700[25] Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen (Norway) | ||
Note: Kukësi played their home matches at Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, instead of their regular stadium Zeqir Ymeri Stadium, Kukës |
1 August 2018 Second qualifying round 2nd leg | Qarabağ | 3 – 0 (3 – 0 agg.) | Kukësi | Baku, Azerbaijan |
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Slavchev 15' Quintana 24' (pen.), 57' (pen.) Delarge 89' | Report | Shameti 18' Alla 52' Malikji 56' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 25,030[25] Referee: Peter Kráľovič (Slovakia) |
Note: Qarabağ played their home matches at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku |
7 August 2018 Third qualifying round 1st leg | Qarabağ | 0 – 1 | BATE Borisov | Baku, Azerbaijan |
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Report | Drahun 36' Rios 44' Signevich 54' Filipović 56' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 29,000[26][failed verification] Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) | |
Note: Qarabağ played their home matches at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku |
14 August 2018 Third qualifying round 2nd leg | BATE Borisov | 1 – 1 (2 – 1 agg.) | Qarabağ | Barysaw, Belarus |
21:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Ivanić 20' Scherbitskiy 90+3' | Report | Emeghara 32' 77' Garayev 39' Míchel 54' Slavchev 62' Sadygov 81' | Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 12,489[26][failed verification] Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
UEFA Europa League edit
Qualifying rounds edit
23 August 2018 Playoff round 1st leg | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1 – 0 | Qarabağ | Tiraspol, Moldova |
21:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Kapić 8' Kendysh 30' | Report | Garayev 46' Ozobić 79' | Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 5,073[27] Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
30 August 2018 Playoff round 2nd leg | Qarabağ | 3 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.) | Sheriff Tiraspol | Baku, Azerbaijan |
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Medvedev 9' Slavchev 34' Guerrier 42' Ozobić 55' Garayev 90+3' | Report | Boiciuc 24' Racu 31' Kovačević 34' Jô Santos 47' Sušić 83' Rodrigues 90+1' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 21,350[27] Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) |
Note: Qarabağ played their home matches at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku |
Group stage edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Sporting CP | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 | |
3 | Vorskla Poltava | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3[a] | |
4 | Qarabağ | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3[a] |
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