2007–08 AZAL PFC season

The Olimpik Baku 2007–08 season was Olimpik Baku's third Azerbaijan Premier League season and their second season with Asgar Abdullayev as manager. They participated in the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League as well as the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup, finishing the league in 2nd, qualifying for a European competition for the first time, and reaching the quarterfinal stage of the cup, where they were eliminated by Khazar Lankaran.

Olimpik Baku
2007–08 season
ChairmanRasul Rasulov
ManagerAsgar Abdullayev
StadiumShafa Stadium
Premier League2nd
Azerbaijan CupQuarter-finals vs Khazar Lankaran
Top goalscorerJunivan (11)

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Azerbaijan AZE Ilyas Gurbanov
3 DF Azerbaijan AZE Nduka Usim [1]
5 DF Serbia SRB Dragan Mandic
4 DF Azerbaijan AZE Tarlan Ahmadov
7 DF Azerbaijan AZE Agil Nabiyev
8 FW Brazil BRA Junivan
9 FW Serbia SRB Jovan Drobnjak
10 MF Azerbaijan AZE Fábio [2]
11 MF Azerbaijan AZE Namiq Əliyev
12 GK Azerbaijan AZE Zabit Safarov
14 DF Azerbaijan AZE Elvin Aliyev
16 FW Azerbaijan AZE Farrukh Ismayilov
17 MF Brazil BRA Aleşandro De Paula
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Azerbaijan AZE Fəqan Şahbazov
19 FW Belarus BLR Dmitri Parkhachev
22 FW Guinea GUI Pathé Bangoura
44 GK Azerbaijan AZE Rauf Mehdiyev
77 MF Azerbaijan AZE Yashar Abuzerov
96 GK Azerbaijan AZE Elshan Poladov
DF North Macedonia MKD Bilal Velija
MF Azerbaijan AZE Yuri Muzika
MF North Macedonia MKD Ilami Halimi
MF Azerbaijan AZE Narvik Sirkhayev
FW Azerbaijan AZE Samir Musayev
UNK Ukraine UKR Sergey Qribanov
UNK Azerbaijan AZE Orxan Rəcəbov

Transfers

Summer

Winter

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results

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12 August 2007 1 Olimpik Baku 1 – 0 ABN Bärdä Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Mandic Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
19 August 2007 2 Turan Tovuz 1 – 3 Olimpik Baku Tovuz
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Garaev 13' Summary Usim 40'
Bangoura 76'
Drobnjak 90'
Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium
26 August 2007 3 Olimpik Baku 1 – 0 Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Bangoura 24' Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
2 September 2007 4 Gabala 0 – 1 Olimpik Baku Qabala
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Ismayilov 35' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
16 September 2007 5 Olimpik Baku 1 – 0 Inter Baku Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Junivan 59' Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
22 September 2007 6 Standard Baku 0 – 0 Olimpik Baku Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
30 September 2007 7 Olimpik Baku 3 – 0 Baku Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Junivan 6', 70'
Y.Abuzerov 45'
Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
6 October 2007 8 Neftchi Baku 0 – 0 Olimpik Baku Baku
15:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
27 October 2007 9 Olimpik Baku 3 – 1 FK Masallı Baku
22:25 AZST (UTC+5) Junivan 35'
Mandic 54'
Vəliyev 56' (o.g.)
Summary Oz 59' Stadium: Shafa Stadium
4 November 2007 10 Olimpik Baku 1 – 0 Simurq Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Junivan 20' Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
10 November 2007 11 Karvan 0 – 1 Olimpik Baku Yevlakh
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Junivan 31' Stadium: Yevlakh Stadium
25 November 2007 12 Olimpik Baku 0 – 0 Khazar Lankaran Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
1 December 2007 13 Qarabağ 0 – 1 Olimpik Baku Baku
14:15 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Junivan 25' Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
16 February 2008 14 ABN Bärdä 1 – 1 Olimpik Baku Barda
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) S.Gurbanov 30' Summary Fábio 67' Stadium: Barda City Stadium
23 February 2008 15 Olimpik Baku 3 – 0 Turan Tovuz Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Junivan 7', 31'
Musayev 30'
Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
1 March 2008 16 Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit 0 – 1 Olimpik Baku Sumqayit
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Junivan 20' Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
15 March 2008 17 Olimpik Baku 2 – 0 Gabala Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Junivan 22'
Fábio 79'
Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
30 March 2008 18 Olimpik Baku 1 – 0 Standard Baku Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Ismayilov 26' Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
6 April 2008 19 Baku 0 – 1 Olimpik Baku Baku
17:15 AZST (UTC+5) Summary S.Musayev 55' Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium
13 April 2008 20 Olimpik Baku 0 – 0 Neftchi Baku Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
19 April 2008 21 FK Masallı 1 – 2 Olimpik Baku Masally
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) B.Goncharov 24' Summary Velija 48'
Musayev 53'
Stadium: Anatoly Banishevski Stadium
28 April 2008 22 Inter Baku 2 – 0 Olimpik Baku Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Mammadov 29'
Zlatinov 90'
Summary Stadium: Zabrat Stadium
4 May 2008 23 Simurq 0 – 0 Olimpik Baku Zaqatala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium
12 May 2008 24 Olimpik Baku 2 – 0 Karvan Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Fábio 50'
Musayev 87'
Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
17 May 2008 25 Khazar Lankaran 0 – 0 Olimpik Baku Lankaran
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium
28 May 2008 26 Olimpik Baku 0 – 1 Qarabağ Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Hashimov 80' Stadium: Shafa Stadium

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Inter Baku (C) 26 18 4 4 55 18 +37 58 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Olimpik Baku 26 17 7 2 29 7 +22 58 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 1]
5 Qarabağ 26 11 8 7 25 16 +9 41
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
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

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26 September 2007 First Round 1st leg Bakılı 0 – 3 Olimpik Baku Baku
AZT (UTC+4) [ Summary] Stadium: Shafa Stadium
3 October 2007 First Round 2nd leg Olimpik Baku 1 – 1
(4 – 1 agg.)
Bakılı Baku
AZT (UTC+4) [ Summary] Stadium: Shafa Stadium
24 October 2007 Last 16 1st leg ABN Bärdä 1 – 1 Olimpik Baku Barda
AZT (UTC+4) S.Gurbanov 32' Summary I.Gurbanov 84' Stadium: Barda City Stadium
31 October 2007 Last 16 2nd leg Olimpik Baku 3 – 1
(4 – 2 agg.)
ABN Bärdä Baku
AZT (UTC+4) Ismayilov 3', 11'
Fábio 76'
Summary Gurbanov 44' (o.g.) Stadium: Shafa Stadium
6 March 2008 Quarterfinals 1st Leg Olimpik Baku 1 – 0 Khazar Lankaran Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Parkhachev 14' Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
19 March 2008 Quarterfinals 2nd Leg Khazar Lankaran 2 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)
Olimpik Baku Lankaran
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League[6]Azerbaijan Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Azerbaijan AZE Ilyas Gurbanov 707000
3 DF Azerbaijan AZE Usim Nduka 26126100
4 DF Azerbaijan AZE Tarlan Ahmadov 26026000
5 DF Serbia SRB Dragan Mandic 23223200
7 DF Azerbaijan AZE Agil Nabiyev 26026000
8 FW Brazil BRA Junivan 2111211100
9 FW Serbia SRB Jovan Drobnjak 15115100
10 MF Azerbaijan AZE Fábio 23323300
11 MF Azerbaijan AZE Namiq Əliyev 24024000
14 DF Azerbaijan AZE Elvin Aliyev 23023000
16 FW Azerbaijan AZE Farrukh Ismayilov 21221200
17 MF Brazil BRA Aleşandro De Paula 202000
18 FW Azerbaijan AZE Fəqan Şahbazov 303000
19 FW Belarus BLR Dmitri Parkhachev 25025000
22 FW Guinea GUI Pathé Bangoura 828200
44 GK Azerbaijan AZE Rauf Mehdiyev 23023000
77 MF Azerbaijan AZE Yashar Abuzerov 21121100
96 GK Azerbaijan AZE Elshan Poladov 404000
DF North Macedonia MKD Bilal Velija 919100
MF Azerbaijan AZE Yuri Muzika 606000
MF North Macedonia MKD Ilami Halimi 505000
MF Azerbaijan AZE Narvik Sirkhayev 101000
FW Azerbaijan AZE Samir Musayev 10410400
  Ukraine UKR Sergey Qribanov 707000
  Azerbaijan AZE Orxan Rəcəbov 101000
Players who appeared for Olimpik Baku and left during the season:
21 FW Azerbaijan AZE Javid Huseynov 303000

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League[6] Azerbaijan Cup Total
1FWBrazil8Junivan11011
2FWAzerbaijanSamir Musayev404
MFAzerbaijan10Fábio314
FWAzerbaijan16Farrukh Ismayilov224
5DFSerbia5Dragan Mandic202
FWGuinea21Pathé Bangoura202
7DFAzerbaijan3Nduka Usim101
MFAzerbaijan77Yashar Abuzerov101
MFSerbia9Jovan Drobnjak101
DFNorth MacedoniaBilal Velija101
FWBelarus19Dmitri Parkhachev011
DFAzerbaijan2Ilyas Gurbanov011
Own goal101
Unknown044
TOTALS 29938

Notes

References

  1. Usim was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan.
  2. Fábiowas born in São Paulo, Brazil, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan.
  3. "Azerbaijan Yuksek Liqa 2007/08". Futbol24. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. "Azerbaijan Cup 2007/08". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  5. "Azərbaycan kuboku – 2007/08" (PDF). APL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  6. "07-08 Stats" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  7. Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
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