2012–13 AZAL PFC season

AZAL
2012-13 season
Chairman Zaur Akhundov
Manager Vagif Sadygov
Stadium AZAL Arena
Premier League 7th
Azerbaijan Cup Second Round vs Simurq
Top goalscorer League: Nildo (21)
All: Nildo (21)
Highest home attendance 2,500 vs Ravan Baku
11 August 2012
Lowest home attendance 200 vs Sumgayit
25 November 2012
200 vs Turan Tovuz
15 December 2012
200 vs Kəpəz
23 February 2013
200 vs Ravan Baku
19 April 2013
200 vs Sumgayit
8 May 2013
Average home league attendance 785
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2011-12 2013-14 →

The AZAL 2012-13 season was AZAL's eighth Azerbaijan Premier League season and their first season with Vagif Sadygov as manager. They participated in the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League, finishing 7th in the initial 22 game championship. They then went unbeaten, winning nine and drawing one, as the finished top of the Relegation Group with 57 points, 17 points clear of 8th placed Khazar Lankaran. They took part in the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Cup, which they were knocked out of at the second round stage by Simurq.

Squad

As of 10 April 2013

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

No. Position Player
1 Azerbaijan GK Amil Agajanov
2 Spain DF Juanfran
3 Azerbaijan DF Nduka Usim (Vice-captain)
4 Brazil DF Aílton
6 Azerbaijan MF Tagim Novruzov
7 Azerbaijan MF Javid Tagiyev
9 Azerbaijan FW Elshan Mammadov
10 Azerbaijan MF Tarlan Khalilov
11 Morocco MF Zouhir Benouahi
12 Azerbaijan GK Jahangir Hasanzade (Captain)
15 Latvia DF Oskars Kļava
16 Brazil FW Nildo
17 Nigeria MF Victor Igbekoi
No. Position Player
19 Azerbaijan MF Orkhan Safiyaroglu
20 Serbia DF Branislav Arsenijević
22 Azerbaijan DF Ruslan Tagizade
23 Azerbaijan DF Tural Narimanov
24 Ukraine DF Ruslan Zubkov
25 Azerbaijan MF Habil Nurahmadov
27 Azerbaijan GK Ruslan Majidov
28 United States MF Will John
32 Serbia MF Vladimir Bogdanović
37 Lithuania MF Andrius Velička
77 Azerbaijan DF Saşa Yunisoğlu
99 Azerbaijan MF Orkhan Hasanov

Transfers

Summer

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

No. Position Player
2 Spain DF Juanfran (from SpainLa Nucía)[1]
4 Brazil DF Aílton (HungaryFerencvárosi)[2]
6 Azerbaijan MF Tagim Novruzov (from Azerbaijan Ravan)
7 Azerbaijan MF Javid Tagiyev (from AzerbaijanTuran Tovuz)
8 Turkmenistan MF Elman Tagaýew (from TurkmenistanAltyn Asyr)[3]
15 Latvia DF Oskars Kļava (from Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs)[4]
16 Brazil FW Nildo (from Poland Górnik Leczna)[5]
18 Azerbaijan FW Rahman Musayev (from AzerbaijanQaradağ)
21 Azerbaijan FW Yasin Abbasov (from Azerbaijan Sumgayit)
22 Azerbaijan DF Ruslan Tagizade (from Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)
24 Ukraine DF Ruslan Zubkov (from UkraineOdessa)
27 Azerbaijan GK Ruslan Majidov (from Azerbaijan Sumgayit)
28 Moldova MF Artur Pătraş (RomaniaPolitehnica Timișoara)[6]
33 Azerbaijan GK Khayyam Hasanov (from AzerbaijanShusha)
37 Lithuania FW Andrius Velička (from LithuaniaEkranas)
77 Azerbaijan FW Arif Isayev (from AzerbaijanGabala)
99 Azerbaijan MF Orkhan Hasanov (from AzerbaijanNeftchi Baku)

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

No. Position Player
2 Republic of Macedonia DF Robert Petrov
6 Lithuania DF Mindaugas Daunoravičius (to Lithuania FK Nevėžis)[7]
10 Russia MF Nugzar Kvirtiya (to Azerbaijan Turan Tovuz)
13 Azerbaijan DF Shahriyar Rahimov (loan return to Azerbaijan Inter Baku)
15 Moldova FW Gheorghe Boghiu (to Moldova Milsami)[8]
19 Azerbaijan MF Huseyn Akhundov (to Azerbaijan Ravan Baku)
20 Serbia MF Mensur Limani (to Albania KF Tirana)[9]
23 Brazil FW Tales Schutz (to Azerbaijan Inter Baku)
24 Ukraine DF Ruslan Zubkov (loan to Azerbaijan Turan Tovuz)
88 Albania MF Ervin Bulku (to Iran Sepahan)[10]

Winter

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

No. Position Player
24 Ukraine DF Ruslan Zubkov (loan return from AzerbaijanTuran Tovuz)
25 Azerbaijan MF Habil Nurahmadov (from Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran)
28 United States MF Will John (from Ukraine Oleksandriya, previously on loan to United States Missouri Comets)
32 Serbia MF Vladimir Bogdanović (from Greece Panetolikos)
77 Azerbaijan DF Saşa Yunisoğlu (from Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku)

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

No. Position Player
5 Azerbaijan DF Agil Nabiyev (to Azerbaijan Baku)
8 Turkmenistan MF Elman Tagaýew
14 Azerbaijan DF Sabuhi Hasanov
18 Azerbaijan MF Rahman Musayev
21 Azerbaijan FW Yasin Abbasov (to Azerbaijan Neftchala)
26 Azerbaijan MF Etibar Shahmardanov (to Germany Henstedt-Ulzburg)
28 Moldova MF Artur Pătraş (to Moldova Politehnica Chişinău)[11]
77 Azerbaijan MF Arif Isayev (to Turkey Denizlispor)

Competitions

Friendlies

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 7 8 7 32 25  +7 29 5 4 2 23 11  +12 2 4 5 9 14  −5

Last updated: 3 March 2013.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHHAHAAHAAHAAHAHHAHH
Result D W W W D D L L D W L L D W D D L D L L W W
Position 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 5 4 3 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 7

Source: Soccerway
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

League table

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Neftchi Baku 22 14 2 6 47 24+23 44 Qualification for championship group
2 Inter Baku 22 11 8 3 24 12+12 41
3 Qarabağ 22 10 9 3 30 19+11 39
4 Simurq 22 9 9 4 25 15+10 36
5 Gabala 22 9 5 8 26 27−1 32
6 Baku 22 6 12 4 24 15+9 30
7 AZAL 22 7 8 7 32 25+7 29 Qualification for relegation group
8 Khazar Lankaran 22 7 7 8 32 27+5 28
9 Turan 22 6 5 11 24 35−11 23
10 Sumgayit 22 5 7 10 20 39−19 22
11 Ravan Baku 22 6 4 12 23 36−13 22
12 Kəpəz 22 2 4 16 12 45−33 10

Updated to games played on 3 March 2013.
Source: Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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Azerbaijan Premier League Relegation Group

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 9 1 0 25 8  +17 28 5 0 0 12 3  +9 4 1 0 13 5  +8

Last updated: 20 May 2013.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910
GroundAAHAHHAHAH
Result W D W W W W W W W W
Position 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Last updated: 20 May 2013.
Source: Soccerway
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Table

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
7 AZAL 32 16 9 7 57 32+25 57
8 Khazar Lankaran 32 10 10 12 40 37+3 40 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1
9 Ravan Baku 32 12 4 16 46 53−7 40
10 Sumgayit 32 9 8 15 31 49−18 35
11 Turan (R) 32 8 6 18 34 59−25 30 Relegation to 2013-14 Azerbaijan First Division
12 Kəpəz (R) 32 5 4 23 22 64−42 19

Updated to games played on 20 May 2013.
Source: Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Khazar Lankaran qualified for the first qualifiying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League as winner of the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Azerbaijan Cup

Squad Statistics

As of 21 May 2013

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League Azerbaijan Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Azerbaijan Amil Agajanov 9 0 8+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Spain Juanfran 30 0 29+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF Azerbaijan Nduka Usim 28 0 25+2 0 1+0 0
4 DF Brazil Junior Ailton 28 0 27+0 0 1+0 0
6 MF Azerbaijan Tagim Novruzov 29 1 27+1 1 1+0 0
7 MF Azerbaijan Javid Tagiyev 26 5 17+8 5 1+0 0
9 FW Azerbaijan Elshan Mammadov 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
10 MF Azerbaijan Tarlan Khalilov 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
11 MF Morocco Zouhir Benouahi 26 8 24+1 8 0+1 0
12 GK Azerbaijan Jahangir Hasanzade 19 0 19+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Azerbaijan Orkhan Safiyaroglu 5 0 2+2 0 0+1 0
15 DF Latvia Oskars Kļava 26 2 20+5 2 1+0 0
16 FW Brazil Nildo 33 21 30+2 21 1+0 0
17 MF Nigeria Victor Igbekoi 30 8 28+1 8 1+0 0
19 MF Azerbaijan Orkhan Safiyaroglu 7 1 5+2 1 0+0 0
20 DF Serbia Branislav Arsenijević 32 2 30+1 2 1+0 0
22 DF Azerbaijan Ruslan Tagizade 26 5 16+10 5 0+0 0
23 DF Azerbaijan Tural Narimanov 11 0 6+5 0 0+0 0
27 GK Azerbaijan Ruslan Majidov 6 0 5+1 0 0+0 0
28 MF United States Will John 6 4 3+3 4 0+0 0
32 MF Serbia Vladimir Bogdanović 14 0 7+7 0 0+0 0
37 MF Lithuania Andrius Velicka 15 0 4+11 0 0+0 0
77 DF Azerbaijan Saşa Yunisoğlu 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
99 MF Azerbaijan Orkhan Hasanov 14 0 7+7 0 0+0 0
Players who appeared for AZAL no longer at the club:
5 DF Azerbaijan Agil Nabiyev 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
8 MF Turkmenistan Elman Tagaýew 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF Azerbaijan Etibar Shahmardanov 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
28 MF Moldova Artur Pătraş 8 0 6+1 0 1+0 0
77 FW Azerbaijan Arif Isayev 5 0 0+4 0 0+1 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
1 FWBrazil 16Nildo 21 0 21
2 MFMorocco 11Zouhir Benouahi 8 0 8
FWNigeria 17Victor Igbekoi 8 0 8
4 MFAzerbaijan 7 Javid Tagiyev 5 0 5
5 MFUnited States 28Will John 4 0 4
DFAzerbaijan 22Ruslan Tagizade 4 0 4
7 DFSerbia 20Branislav Arsenijević 2 0 2
DFLatvia 15Oskars Kļava 2 0 2
9 MFAzerbaijan 19Orkhan Safiyaroglu 1 0 1
MFAzerbaijan 6 Tagim Novruzov 1 0 1
TOTALS 57 0 57

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card
1 Azerbaijan GKAmil Agajanov 3 0 0 0 3 0
2 Spain DFJuanfran 5 0 0 0 5 0
3 Azerbaijan DFNduka Usim 3 0 0 0 3 0
4 Brazil DFJunior Ailton 4 1 0 0 4 1
6 Azerbaijan MFTagim Novruzov 11 0 0 0 11 0
7 Azerbaijan MFJavid Tagiyev 5 1 0 0 5 1
11Morocco MFZouhir Benouahi 4 0 0 0 4 0
12Azerbaijan GKJahangir Hasanzade 1 0 0 0 1 0
15Latvia DFOskars Kļava 9 0 1 0 10 0
17Nigeria FWVictor Igbekoi 6 0 0 0 6 0
20Serbia DFBranislav Arsenijević 2 0 0 0 2 0
22Azerbaijan DFRuslan Tagizade 7 0 0 0 7 0
23Azerbaijan DFTural Narimanov 1 0 0 0 1 0
26Azerbaijan MFEtibar Shahmardanov 1 0 0 0 1 0
28Moldova MFArtur Pătraş 1 0 0 0 1 0
32Serbia MFVladimir Bogdanović 1 0 0 0 1 0
37Lithuania MFAndrius Velička 1 0 0 0 1 0
99Azerbaijan MFOrkhan Hasanov 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 66 2 1 0 67 2

References

  1. ↑ http://www.beninoticias.com/juan-francisco-gracia-mart%C3%ADnez-juanfran-ha-firmado-por-dos-temporadas-en-el-fc-azal-baku-de-la-super
  2. ↑ "Junior az AZAL Bakuba igazolt" (in Hungarian). http://www.nb1.hu/. Retrieved 5 November 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ↑ Elman Tagaýew at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/25072012-klava_parcelas_uz_azerbaidzanas_azal
  5. ↑ "AZAL baxışda olan 3 futbolçu ilə müqavilə bağladı" (in Azerbaijani). http://olimpiya.az/. Retrieved 5 November 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ↑ Artur Pătraş at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ↑ http://www.soccerway.com/players/mindaugas-daunoravicius/33406
  8. ↑ http://www.soccerfame.com/transfer/15332/gheorghe-boghiu
  9. ↑ http://www.titulli.com/2012/08/09/mensur-limani-provohet-te-tirana/
  10. ↑ http://asport.al/zyrtare-ervin-bulku-firmos-me-sepahan-in-ne-iran/
  11. ↑ "The former midfielder has found himself a new job AZAL". Azerisport.az. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  12. ↑ http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2012/12/03/azerbaijan/premyer-liqa/khazar-lankaran-fk/olimpik-baki/1338656/

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