2007–08 FK Qarabağ season

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.

Qarabağ
2007–08 season
ChairmanTahir Gözal
ManagerRasim Kara
StadiumGuzanli Olympic Complex Stadium
Premier League5th
Azerbaijan CupQuarterfinals vs Inter Baku
Top goalscorerVagif Javadov (6)

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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

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Summer

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Winter

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Competitions

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Azerbaijan Premier League

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Results

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11 August 2007 1 Simurq 1 – 0 Qarabağ Zaqatala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Mazyar   51' Summary
18 August 2007 2 Qarabağ 0 – 1 Karvan Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Akhalkatsi   55' Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
26 August 2007 3 Khazar Lankaran 2 – 0 Qarabağ Lankaran
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Bakhshiev   35'
Juninho   61'
Summary Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium
1 September 2007 4 Masallı 1 – 0 Qarabağ Masallı
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Fabio Ricardo   46' Summary Stadium: Anatoliy Banishevskiy Stadium
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 Stadium1
22 September 2007 6 Turan Tovuz 0 – 2 Qarabağ Tovuz
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Igbekoyi    Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium
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 Stadium1
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
28 October 2007 9 Inter Baku 1 – 0 Qarabağ baku
20:25 AZST (UTC+5) K.Mammadov   87' Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
4 November 2007 10 Standard Baku 0 – 1 Qarabağ Sumqayit
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Javadov   41' Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
10 November 2007 11 Qarabağ 1 – 1 Baku Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Hajiyev   90' Summary Tijani   7' Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
25 November 2007 12 Neftchi Baku 0 – 0 Qarabağ Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov 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 Qarabağ 2 – 2 Simurq Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Javadov   68'
Pupo   83'
Summary Nasibov   24'
Sayadov   30'
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
24 February 2008 15 Karvan 0 – 0 Qarabağ Yevlakh
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Stadium: Yevlakh City Stadium
2 March 2008 16 Qarabağ 2 – 0 Khazar Lankaran Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Javadov   4'
Hashimov   13'
Summary Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium1
15 March 2008 17 Qarabağ 1 – 1 Masallı Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) R.Aliyev   34' Summary R.Amiraslanov   76' Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium1
30 March 2008 18 Qarabağ 0 – 0 Turan Tovuz Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium1
6 April 2008 19 Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit 0 – 1 Qarabağ Sumqayit
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Mammadov   90' Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
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 Stadium1
19 April 2008 21 Inter Baku 1 – 0 Qarabağ Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Qurbanov   10' Summary Stadium: Shafa Stadium
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
4 May 2008 23 Qarabağ 1 – 0 Standard Baku Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Abbasov   51' Summary Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
12 May 2008 24 Baku 0 – 0 Qarabağ Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium
17 May 2008 25 Qarabağ 0 – 0 Neftchi Baku Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
27 May 2008 26 Olimpik Baku 0 – 1 Qarabağ Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Hashimov   80' Stadium: Shafa Stadium

Table

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Pos Team 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

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26 September 2007 1st Round 1st Leg MKT Araz 0 – 1 Qarabağ Imishli
[ Summary] Stadium: Heydar Aliyev Stadium
3 October 2007 1st Round 2nd Leg Qarabağ 4 – 0
(5 – 0 agg.)
MKT Araz Baku
[ Summary] Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium1
24 October 2007 Round of 16 1st Leg Turan Tovuz 0 – 2 Qarabağ Tovuz
Summary Igbekoyi   7'
Karimov   85'
Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium
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 Stadium1
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
19 March 2008 Quarterfinals 2nd Leg Qarabağ 0 – 1
(2 – 3 agg.)
Inter Baku Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary   Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium1

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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

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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

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References

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  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)
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