2007–08 FK Qarabağ season

Qarabağ

2007–08 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)
Home colours Away colours

The Qarabağ 2007–08 season was Qarabağ's 15th 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.

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 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

No. Pos. Nation Player 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

Summer

Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2007

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 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

Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2008

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 9 MF  GEO Irakli Beraia (to Turan Tovuz)

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

Main article: 2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League

Results

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Simurq v Qarabağ

11 August 2007 1	Simurq	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Zaqatala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Mazyar 51'	Summary

Qarabağ v Karvan

18 August 2007 2	Qarabağ	0 – 1	Karvan	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Akhalkatsi 55'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium^1

Khazar Lankaran v Qarabağ

26 August 2007 3	Khazar Lankaran	2 – 0	Qarabağ	Lankaran
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
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
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Javadov 50', 72' Igbekoyi 58'	Summary	K.Muradov 59'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium^1

Turan Tovuz v Qarabağ

22 September 2007 6	Turan Tovuz	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Tovuz
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
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Javadov 58' Igbekoyi 62' Abbasov 88'	Summary	Stanić 5' (pen.)	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium^1

Gabala v Qarabağ

6 October 2007 8	Gabala	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Qabala
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
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
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary	Javadov 41'	Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium

Qarabağ v Baku

10 November 2007 11	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Hajiyev 90'	Summary	Tijani 7'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium^1

Neftchi Baku v Qarabağ

25 November 2007 12	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	Qarabağ	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium

Qarabağ v Olimpik Baku

1 December 2007 13	Qarabağ	0 – 1	Olimpik Baku	Baku
14:15 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary	Junivan 25'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium^1

Qarabağ v Simurq

16 February 2008 14	Qarabağ	2 – 2	Simurq	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Javadov 68' Pupo 83'	Summary	Nasibov 24' Sayadov 30'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium^1

Karvan v Qarabağ

24 February 2008 15	Karvan	0 – 0	Qarabağ	Yevlakh
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Yevlakh City Stadium

Qarabağ v Khazar Lankaran

2 March 2008 16	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Javadov 4' Hashimov 13'	Summary		Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium^1

Qarabağ v Masallı

15 March 2008 17	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Masallı	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	R.Aliyev 34'	Summary	R.Amiraslanov 76'	Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium^1

Qarabağ v Turan Tovuz

30 March 2008 18	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Turan Tovuz	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium^1

Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit v Qarabağ

6 April 2008 19	Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Sumqayit
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Mammadov 90'	Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium

Qarabağ v Gabala

13 April 2008 20	Qarabağ	2 – 1	Gabala	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	K.Kerimov 8' A.Kerimov 55'	Summary	Tebloyev 80'	Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium^1

Inter Baku v Qarabağ

19 April 2008 21	Inter Baku	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Baku
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
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
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Abbasov 51'	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium^1

Baku v Qarabağ

12 May 2008 24	Baku	0 – 0	Qarabağ	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium

Qarabağ v Neftchi Baku

17 May 2008 25	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium^1

Olimpik Baku v Qarabağ

27 May 2008 26	Olimpik Baku	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Hashimov 80'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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

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
		[ 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
		[ Summary]		Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium^1

Turan Tovuz v Qarabağ

24 October 2007 Round of 16 1st Leg	Turan Tovuz	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Tovuz
		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
	Aghakishiyev 41' Javadov 90+1'	Summary	Garaev 88'	Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium^1

Inter Baku v Qarabağ

3 March 2008 Quarterfinals 1st Leg	Inter Baku	2 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
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
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium^1

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Total
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

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

References

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

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