2010–11 FK Qarabağ season

Qarabağ
2010–11 season
Chairman	Tahir Gözal
Manager	Gurban Gurbanov
Stadium	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
Premier League	3rd
Azerbaijan Cup	Last 16 vs Turan Tovuz
Europa League	Play-off round vs Borussia Dortmund
Top goalscorer	League: Giorgi Adamia (18); All: Giorgi Adamia (19)
Highest home attendance	29,5001 vs Wisła Kraków ; 5 August 2010
Lowest home attendance	100 vs Simurq ; 17 October 2010
Average home league attendance	4,436
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The Qarabağ 2010–11 season was Qarabağ's 18th Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their third season under Gurban Gurbanov. They finished the season in 3rd place, and were knocked out of the 2010–11 Azerbaijan Cup at the Last 16 stage by Turan Tovuz. They also participated in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, entering at the first qualifying round stage. They beat Metalurg Skopje of Macedonia, before beating Portadown of Northern Ireland in the second qualifying round. Next they beat Wisła Kraków of Poland in the second qualifying round to make them the first Azerbaijani team to reach the Play-off Round of the Europa League. In this round they were defeated by Borussia Dortmund of Germany 5-0 on aggregate.

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
1	GK	AZE	Farhad Veliyev
2	DF	AZE	Gara Garayev
3	DF	AZE	Aftandil Hajiyev
4	DF	AZE	Zaur Hashimov
5	DF	AZE	Maksim Medvedev
6	MF	AZE	Rashad Sadigov (captain)
7	MF	AZE	Namiq Yusifov (vice captain)
8	MF	AZE	Aslan Kerimov
9	MF	AZE	Elvin Mammadov
10	MF	AZE	Emin Imamaliev
11	FW	AZE	Rauf Aliyev
12	GK	AZE	Sahil Kerimov
13	DF	AZE	Samir Abbasov
14	DF	AZE	Rashad Sadygov


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	AZE	Aykhan Abbasov
16	MF	AZE	Rashad Kerimov
17	FW	AZE	Vügar Nadirov
18	MF	AZE	Ilgar Gurbanov
19	MF	LVA	Andrejs Rubins
20	MF	MKD	Nderim Nedzipi
21	FW	AZE	Murad Sattarli
22	MF	AZE	Afran Ismayilov
23	FW	AZE	Tural Isgandarov
24	DF	ALB	Admir Teli
25	DF	ALB	Ansi Agolli
72	MF	TUR	Devran Ayhan
77	FW	GEO	Giorgi Adamia
99	GK	SRB	Bojan Pavlović

Transfers

Summer

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	DF	AZE	Samir Abbasov (from Inter Baku)
19	MF	LVA	Andrejs Rubins (from Inter Baku)
25	DF	ALB	Ansi Agolli (loan from Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih)
72	MF	TUR	Devran Ayhan (from Khazar Lankaran)

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	AZE	Rashad Sadygov (to Eskişehirspor)^[1]

Winter

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	AZE	Rashad Sadygov (from Eskişehirspor)^[2]^[3]
18	MF	AZE	Ilgar Gurbanov (from Mersin İdmanyurdu)
20	MF	MKD	Nderim Nexhipi (from Lierse S.K.)
99	MF	SRB	Bojan Pavlović (from Red Star Belgrade)

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

First round

Results

8 August 2010 1	Neftchi Baku	1 - 1	Qarabağ	Baku
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Nasimov 88'	Summary	R.F.Sadygov 80'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

21 August 2010 3	MOIK Baku	0 - 1	Qarabağ	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Adamia 78'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Jeyhun Hashimov

11 September 2010 5	Inter Baku	1 - 0	Qarabağ	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Chertoganov 12'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Vusal Aliyev

19 September 2010 6	Qarabağ	0 - 0	AZAL	Baku
17:10 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 300 Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov

22 September 2010 2	Qarabağ	3 - 0	FK Ganja	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	R.A.Sadigov 32' Aliyev 54' Adamia 78'	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 500 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

25 September 2010 7	Gabala	2 - 1	Qarabağ	Qabala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Burton 57' Subašić 72'	Report Summary	Imamaliyev 83'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1500 Referee: Afgan Hamzayev

2 October 2010 8	Turan Tovuz	0 - 1	Qarabağ	Tovuz
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Imamaliev 55'	Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

17 October 2010 9	Qarabağ	3 - 2	Simurq	Baku
15:20 AZST (UTC+5)	Adamia 52' Aliyev 77' R.A.Sadigov 88'	Summary	Tskhadadze 46' Mikayılov 73'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 100 Referee: Elvin Askerov

20 October 2010 4	Qarabağ	2 - 0	Baku	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Adamia 25', 66'	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 500 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

24 October 2010 10	FK Mughan	0 - 0	Qarabağ	Salyan
15:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Salyan Olympic Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

30 October 2010 11	Qarabağ	0 - 1	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)		Summary	Arbănaş 66'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov

5 November 2010 12	Qarabağ	3 - 0	MOIK Baku	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Adamia 17' Aliyev 44', 49'	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 200 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

13 November 2010 13	Baku	2 - 0	Qarabağ	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Borbiconi 17' Leo Rocha 90+3'	Summary		Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

21 November 2010 14	AZAL	2 - 0	Qarabağ	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Benouahi 75', 84'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

28 November 2010 15	Qarabağ	0 - 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary	Abishov 56'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov

4 December 2010 16	Qarabağ	1 - 0	Inter Baku	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Aliyev 45'	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Vusal Aliyev

11 December 2010 17	Simurq	0 - 1	Qarabağ	Zaqatala
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary	Hajiyev 77'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Afgan Hamzayev

18 December 2010 18	Qarabağ	2 - 0	FK Mughan	Baku
13:00 AZT (UTC+4)	R.A.Sadigov 40' Nadirov 59'	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jeyhun Hashimov

23 December 2010 19	Khazar Lankaran	1 - 2	Qarabağ	Lankaran
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Gurbanov 15'	Summary	Aliyev 4', 75'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov

12 February 2011 20	Qarabağ	3 - 0	Gabala	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Aliyev 14' Adamia 63' Ismayilov 73'	Report Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 1500 Referee: Elchin Mammadov

20 February 2011 21	FK Ganja	0 - 1	Qarabağ	Ganja
13:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary	Adamia 72'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Anar Salmanov

25 February 2011 22	Qarabağ	5 - 1	Turan Tovuz	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)	Mammadov 9' Adamia 10', 16' Aliyev 53' Teli 90'	Summary	Aliyev 57'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 300 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Neftçi Baku	22	14	6	2	40	9	+31	48	Qualification for championship group
2	Khazar Lankaran	22	14	5	3	28	12	+16	47
3	Qarabağ	22	13	3	6	30	14	+16	42
4	Inter Baku	22	12	4	6	24	16	+8	40
5	AZAL	22	9	9	4	27	16	+11	36

Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Championship group

Results

12 March 2011 23	Inter Baku	0 - 2	Qarabağ	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary	Aliyev 58' Adamia 74'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

18 March 2011 24	Qarabağ	1 - 0	AZAL	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Adamia 31' (pen.)	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 550 Referee: Anar Salmanov

3 April 2011 25	Neftchi Baku	2 - 0	Qarabağ	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Rodriguinho 3' Flavinho 60'	Summary		Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov

10 April 2011 26	Qarabağ	0 - 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Diego Souza 67' 90'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

16 April 2011 27	Baku	0 - 0	Qarabağ	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Tofig Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

24 April 2011 28	Qarabağ	1 - 0	Inter Baku	Baku
16:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Adamia 76' (pen.)	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

1 May 2011 29	Qarabağ	2 - 2	Baku	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Adamia 60' Teli 90'	Summary	Hashimov 22' (o.g.) Javadov 26'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Anar Salmanov

7 May 2011 30	Khazar Lankaran	1 - 1	Qarabağ	Lankaran
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Opara 16'	Summary	Gurbanov 90+1'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

13 May 2011 31	Qarabağ	3 - 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Adamia 5', 13', 49' (pen.)	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

18 May 2011 32	AZAL	3 - 1	Qarabağ	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Limani 41' Bunjevčević 43' Krastovchev 88'	Summary	Adamia 12'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Neftçi Baku (C)	32	19	10	3	53	17	+36	67	Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2	Khazar Lankaran	32	16	12	4	38	18	+20	60	Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round^[a]
3	Qarabağ	32	17	7	8	41	22	+19	58	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
4	AZAL	32	13	10	9	36	28	+8	49	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
5	Inter Baku	32	13	10	9	29	24	+5	49
6	Baku	32	10	10	12	33	32	+1	40

Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Khazar Lankaran won the 2010–11 Azerbaijan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

Azerbaijan Cup

7 December 2010 Last 16	Qarabağ	0 – 0 (3 - 4 p)	Turan Tovuz	Baku
13:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Nadirov 106'	Report	Müslümzadä 31'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

1 July 2010 1st qualifying round 1st leg	Qarabağ	4 – 1	Metalurg Skopje	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Sadygov 26' Ismayilov 45' Teli 32' 51' Imamaliev 84' Adamia 90+2'	Report	Simonovski 90+4'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 6,000 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

8 July 2010 1st qualifying round 2nd leg	Metalurg Skopje	1 – 1 (2 – 5 agg.)	Qarabağ	Skopje, Macedonia
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Krstev 78'	Report	Imamaliev 69'	Stadium: Philip II Arena² Attendance: 860 Referee: Andriy Shandor (Ukraine)

15 July 2010 2nd qualifying round 1st leg	Portadown	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Portadown, Northern Ireland
22:45 AZST (UTC+5)	Lecky 29'	Report	Ismayilov 67', 86'	Stadium: Shamrock Park Attendance: 765 Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

22 July 2010 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg	Qarabağ	1 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	Portadown	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ismayilov 83'	Report	Braniff 71'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Poland)

30 July 2010 3rd qualifying round 1st leg	Wisła Kraków	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Kraków, Poland
00:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Bunoza 51' 83'	Report	Nadirov 69'	Stadium: Suche Stawy Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

5 August 2010 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg	Qarabağ	3 – 2 (4 – 2 agg.)	Wisła Kraków	Baku, Azerbaijan
22:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ismayilov 28' Aliyev 33' Sadyqov 35'	Report	Brożek 56' Boguski 88'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 29,500 Referee: Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)

20 August 2010 Play-off round 1st leg	Borussia Dortmund	4 – 0	Qarabağ	Dortmund, Germany
00:05 AZST (UTC+5)	Kagawa 13', 41' Barrios 21', 29'	Report		Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 47,800 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

26 August 2010 Play-off round 2nd leg	Qarabağ	0 – 1 (0 – 5 agg.)	Borussia Dortmund	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Report	Barrios 90+1'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

Squad statistics

As of match played 18 May 2011

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AZE	Farhad Valiyev	30	0	21	0	1	0	8	0
2	MF	AZE	Gara Garayev	15	0	13	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF	AZE	Aftandil Hajiyev	6	1	3+2	1	0	0	0+1	0
4	DF	AZE	Zaur Hashimov	24	0	19	0	1	0	3+1	0
5	DF	AZE	Maksim Medvedev	26	0	18	0	1	0	7	0
6	MF	AZE	Rashad Sadiqov	41	5	29+3	4	1	0	8	1
7	MF	AZE	Namiq Yusifov	31	0	23+4	0	1	0	1+2	0
8	MF	AZE	Aslan Kerimov	12	0	1+5	0	0	0	1+5	0
9	MF	AZE	Elvin Mammadov	35	1	19+10	1	1	0	3+2	0
10	MF	AZE	Emin Imamaliev	16	4	8+1	2	1	0	3+3	2
11	FW	AZE	Rauf Aliyev	38	11	25+6	10	1	0	6	1
12	GK	AZE	Sahil Kerimov	3	0	2	0	0	0	0+1	0
13	DF	AZE	Samir Abbasov	22	0	9+5	0	0	0	7+1	0
14	DF	AZE	Rashad Sadygov	22	1	12+2	0	0	0	8	1
15	MF	AZE	Aykhan Abbasov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	AZE	Rashad Kerimov	10	0	7+3	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	AZE	Vügar Nadirov	37	2	18+12	1	0+1	0	1+5	1
18	DF	AZE	Ilgar Gurbanov	3	1	1+2	1	0	0	0	0
19	MF	LVA	Andrejs Rubins	17	0	7+5	0	0+1	0	4	0
20	MF	MKD	Nderim Nedzipi	10	0	4+6	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	AZE	Murad Sattarli	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	AZE	Afran Ismayilov	18	6	9+3	1	0	0	6	5
23	FW	AZE	Tural Isgandarov	6	0	1+5	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	ALB	Admir Teli	37	2	30	2	1	0	6	0
25	DF	ALB	Ansi Agolli	38	0	31	0	1	0	6	0
72	MF	TUR	Devran Ayhan	15	0	9+5	0	0+1	0	0	0
77	FW	GEO	Giorgi Adamia	40	19	23+8	18	1	0	8	1
99	GK	SRB	Bojan Pavlović	10	0	9+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Qarabağ during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Europa League	Total
1	FW	77	Giorgi Adamia	18	1	19
2	FW	11	Rauf Aliyev	10	1	10
3	MF	6	Rashad Sadiqov	4	2	6
3	MF	22	Afran Ismayilov	1	5	6
5	MF	10	Emin Imamaliev	2	2	4
6	DF	24	Admir Teli	2	0	2
	FW	17	Vügar Nadirov	1	1	2
	DF	14	Rashad Sadygov	0	2	2
9	DF	3	Aftandil Hajiyev	1	0	1
	MF	9	Elvin Mammadov	1	0	1
	MF	18	Ilgar Gurbanov	1	0	1
			TOTALS	41	12	53

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Europa League	Total
1	GK	1	Farhad Valiyev	10	1	1	12
2	GK	99	Bojan Pavlović	6	0	0	6
3	GK	12	Sahil Kerimov	2	0	0	2
			TOTALS	18	1	1	20

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa League		Total
1		GK	Farhad Valiyev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	Gara Garayev	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
4		DF	Zaur Hashimov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5		DF	Maksim Medvedev	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6		DF	Rashad Sadiqov	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
7		MF	Namiq Yusifov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Aslan Kerimov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		MF	Elvin Mammadov	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
11		FW	Rauf Aliyev	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14		MF	Rashad Sadygov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17		FW	Vügar Nadirov	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
19		MF	Andrejs Rubins	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF	Afran Ismayilov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24		DF	Admir Teli	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	1
25		FW	Giorgi Adamia	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
72		MF	Devran Ayhan	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
77		FW	Giorgi Adamia	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Plays away on loan:
Players who left Qarabağ during the season:
			TOTALS	32	0	1	0	6	1	39	1

References

Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.^[4]
Played in Skopje at Philip II Arena as Metalurg Skopje's Železarnica Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.

^ Рашад Садыхов подписал контракт с Эскишехирспором (in Russian). Retrieved 29 August 2010.
^ "Эскишехирспор расстался с Садыховым". Azerisport.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
^ "Капитан вернулся в Карабах". Azerifootball.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
^ Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)

External links

Qarabağ at Soccerway.com

[table_note_res_EL20.40610576300235-4] Khazar Lankaran won the 2010–11 Azerbaijan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

[1] Рашад Садыхов подписал контракт с Эскишехирспором (in Russian). Retrieved 29 August 2010.

[2] "Эскишехирспор расстался с Садыховым". Azerisport.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.

[3] "Капитан вернулся в Карабах". Azerifootball.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.

[5] Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)

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