2008–09 FK Qarabağ season
| 2008–09 season | |||
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| Chairman | Tahir Gözal | ||
| Manager | Gurban Gurbanov | ||
| Stadium | Guzanli Olympic Complex Stadium | ||
| Premier League | 5th | ||
| Azerbaijan Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nidal Ferhatovic Artim Šakiri (7) All: Vagif Javadov (9) | ||
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The Qarabağ 2008–09 season was Qarabağ's 16th Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their first season under Gurban Gurbanov. They finished the season in 5th place, and won the Azerbaijan Cup defeating Inter Baku in the final.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Summer
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Winter
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Competitions
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 |
| 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 |
Last updated: 8 May 2013.
Source: Soccerway
Results
| 9 August 2008 1 | Bakili Baku | 1 – 2 | Qarabağ | Baku |
| 18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Kokaşvili 63' (pen.) | Summary | Šakiri 24' Igbekoyi 81' |
Stadium: Shafa Stadium |
| 16 August 2008 2 | Qarabağ | 1 – 1 | Olimpik Baku | Baku |
| 18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Ferhatovic 90' | Summary | Junivan 22' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 23 August 2008 3 | Standard Baku | 2 – 1 | Qarabağ | Baku |
| 21:00 AZST (UTC+5) | E.Lukoshevichius 21' Məmmədov 76' |
Summary | Ferhatovic 87' | Stadium: Shafa Stadium |
| 30 August 2008 4 | Qarabağ | 0 – 2 | Baku | Baku |
| 18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Summary | Hristov 5' Fabio 78' |
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 20 September 2008 5 | Gabala | 1 – 2 | Qarabağ | Qabala |
| 17:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Kerimov 85' | Summary | Imamaliev 35' Javadov 90' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium |
| 27 September 2008 6 | Qarabağ | 0 – 2 | Simurq | Baku |
| 16:30 AZST (UTC+5) | Summary | Artiukh 21' Medvedyev 51' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 4 October 2008 7 | Turan Tovuz | 0 – 1 | Qarabağ | Tovuz |
| 16:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Summary | Šakiri 54' | Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium |
| 18 October 2008 8 | Qarabağ | 3 – 1 | NBC Salyan1 | Baku |
| 16:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Ferhatovic 18', 73' Šakiri 89' |
Summary | Khalilov 64' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 26 October 2008 9 | MOIK Baku | 0 – 1 | Qarabağ | Baku |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Summary | Ferhatovic 76' | Stadium: Shafa Stadium |
| 8 November 2008 10 | Qarabağ | 1 – 1 | Neftchi Baku | Baku |
| 14:15 AZT (UTC+4) | Imamaliev 90' | Summary | Bakhshiev 23' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 15 November 2008 11 | Inter Baku | 1 – 1 | Qarabağ | Baku |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Andaveris 14' | Summary | Javadov 24' | Stadium: Shafa Stadium |
| 23 November 2008 12 | Khazar Lankaran | 1 – 3 | Qarabağ | Lankaran |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Mario Sergio 90' | Summary | Javadov 54' Ramazanov 69' Şahin 83' |
Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium |
| 29 November 2008 13 | Qarabağ | 3 – 2 | Karvan | Baku |
| 14:15 AZT (UTC+4) | Javadov 31', 45' Ramazanov 86' |
Summary | Nadirov 60' Meskhi 75' |
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 14 February 2009 14 | Qarabağ | 3 – 0 | Bakili Baku | Baku |
| 14:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Imamaliyev 7', 53' Teli 70' |
Summary | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 21 February 2009 15 | Olimpik Baku | 0 – 1 | Qarabağ | Baku |
| 14:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Summary | Ramazanov 24' | Stadium: Shafa Stadion |
| 28 February 2009 16 | Qarabağ | 0 – 1 | Standard Baku | Baku |
| 14:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Summary | Guliyev 90' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 7 March 2009 17 | Baku | 2 – 0 | Qarabağ | Baku |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Mujiri 66' Batista 85' |
Summary | Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium |
| 15 March 2009 18 | Qarabağ | 0 – 0 | Gabala | Baku |
| 14:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Summary | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 22 March 2009 19 | Simurq | 0 – 0 | Qarabağ | Zaqatala |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Summary | Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium |
| 5 April 2009 20 | Qarabağ | 4 – 2 | Turan Tovuz | Baku |
| AZST (UTC+5) | Šakiri 53', 58' Javadov 65' Ferhatovic 67' |
Summary | Erdoğdu 71' Nabiyev 83' |
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 11 April 2009 21 | FK Mughan | 1 – 2 | Qarabağ | Salyan |
| 16:00 AZST (UTC+5) | S.Qurbanov 49' | Summary | Aliyev 76' Šakiri 87' |
Stadium: Salyan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium |
| 18 April 2009 22 | Qarabağ | 3 – 0 | MOIK Baku | Baku |
| 16:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Ferhatovic 53' Kerimov 59' Ramazanov 82' |
Summary | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 26 April 2009 23 | Neftchi Baku | 0 – 1 | Qarabağ | Baku |
| 19:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Summary | Teli 70' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium |
| 3 May 2009 24 | Qarabağ | 1 – 1 | Inter Baku | Baku |
| 16:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Şahin 35' | Summary | Rubins 59' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 9 May 2009 25 | Qarabağ | 1 – 0 | Khazar Lankaran | Baku |
| 16:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Šakiri 86' | Summary | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 3 | Simurq | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 53 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Khazar Lankaran | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 50 | |
| 5 | Qarabağ | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 49 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Olimpik Baku | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 44 | |
| 7 | Standard Baku | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 39 |
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Karabakh won the 2008–09 Azerbaijan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Azerbaijan Cup
| 30 October 2008 Round of 16 1st Leg | Qarabağ | 3 – 0 | Bakili Baku | Baku |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Ramazanov 24', 88' Ferhatovic 53' |
Summary | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 5 November 2008 Round of 16 2nd Leg | Bakili Baku | 0 – 0 (0 – 3 agg.) | Qarabağ | Baku |
| 14:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Summary | Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium |
| 25 February 2009 Quarterfinals 1st Leg | Qarabağ | 1 – 0 | Neftchi Baku | Baku |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Ramazanov 4' | Summary | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 12 March 2009 Quarterfinals 2nd Leg | Neftchi Baku | 0 – 0 (0 – 1 agg.) | Qarabağ | Baku |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Summary | Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium |
| 29 April 2009 Semifinals 1st leg | Baku | 1 – 2 | Qarabağ | Baku |
| 18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Fabio 90' | Summary | Allahverdiyev 57' Javadov 67' |
Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium |
| 6 May 2009 Semifinals 2nd leg | Qarabağ | 2 – 1 (4 – 2 agg.) | Baku | Baku |
| 16:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Javadov 43' Şahin 66' |
Summary | Pérez 32' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 |
| 23 May 2009 Final | Qarabağ | 1 – 0 | Inter Baku | Baku |
| 19:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Javadov 57' (pen.) | Summary | Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | AZE | Farhad Veliyev | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | AZE | Aftandil Hajiyev | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF | AZE | Azer Mammadov | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | AZE | Maksim Medvedyev | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | MF | AZE | Rashad Sadiqov | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | DF | ALB | Admir Teli | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | AZE | Aslan Kerimov | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | FW | BIH | Nidal Ferhatovic | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF | MKD | Artim Šakiri | 22 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | FW | AZE | Rauf Aliyev | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | GK | AZE | Sahil Kerimov | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | DF | MKD | Zekirija Ramadani | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | MF | AZE | Namiq Yusifov | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | MF | AZE | Aykhan Abbasov | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | DF | AZE | Elnur Allahverdiyev | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | BIH | Sedat Şahin | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | FW | AZE | Zaur Ramazanov | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | MF | AZE | Emin Imamaliyev | 21 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | FW | AZE | Vagif Javadov | 25 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | DF | AZE | Zaur Hashimov | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | AZE | Murad Aghakishiyev | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| DF | AZE | Gara Garayev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Players who left Qarabağ on loan during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 16 | MF | AZE | Tagim Novruzov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | MF | AZE | Afran Ismayilov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Players who appeared for Qarabağ who left during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | GUI | Mamaduba Soumah | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF | GEO | Aleksandr Gogoberishvili | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | FW | NGA | Victor Igbekoyi | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
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| 1 | FW | 20 | Vagif Javadov | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Nidal Ferhatovic | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Artim Šakiri | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| FW | 18 | Zaur Ramazanov | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | MF | 19 | Emin Imamaliyev | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | MF | 17 | Sedat Şahin | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | DF | 7 | Admir Teli | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | FW | 11 | Rauf Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 14 | Victor Igbekoyi | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 8 | Aslan Kerimov | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 16 | Elnur Allahverdiyev | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| TOTALS | 35 | 9 | 44 | ||||
Notes
- On 31 October 2008, FK NBC Salyan changed their name to FK Mughan.[2]
- Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.[3]
References
- ^ "Pupo switches club in Azerbaijan". Liberian Soccer. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ NBC is renamed
- ^ Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)