2014–15 Neftchi Baku PFK season

Neftchi Baku
2014–15 season
Chairman	Sadyg Sadygov
Manager	Boyukagha Hajiyev ; (until 3 September 2014); Arif Asadov ; (from 4 September 2014)
Stadium	Bakcell Arena
Premier League	4th
Azerbaijan Cup	Runners-up
Europa League	Play-off Round vs Partizan
Top goalscorer	League: Nicolás Canales (11); All: Nicolás Canales (14)
Highest home attendance	22,350 vs Partizan; 28 August 2014
Lowest home attendance	300 ; vs Inter Baku; 26 October 2014 ; vs Qaradağ; 3 December 2014 ; vs Baku; 1 April 2015
Average home league attendance	3,095 ; 29 May 2015
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The Neftchi Baku 2014–15 season was Neftchi Baku's 23rd Azerbaijan Premier League season. They started the season under manager Boyukagha Hajiyev, but he was replaced by Arif Asadov in September 2014. Neftchi finished 4th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, runners up in the 2014–15 Azerbaijan Cup, and reached the Play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

Squad

As of 3 February 2015

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	Agil Mammadov
2	DF	BRA	Carlos Cardoso
3	DF	BRA	Denis Silva
4	DF	AZE	Rahil Mammadov
5	DF	AZE	Elvin Yunuszade
7	MF	AZE	Araz Abdullayev
8	MF	AZE	Elshan Abdullayev
9	MF	BRA	Flavinho (captain)
10	MF	SLE	Julius Wobay
11	FW	CHI	Nicolás Canales
12	GK	LVA	Pāvels Doroševs
15	MF	PAR	Éric Ramos
16	DF	AZE	Aziz Guliyev
17	MF	AZE	Rahman Hajiyev


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	BRA	Cauê
19	MF	AZE	Mirhuseyn Seyidov
20	FW	AZE	Fahmin Muradbayli
21	MF	AZE	Samir Masimov
22	FW	AZE	Rauf Aliyev
27	DF	AZE	Magsad Isayev
28	MF	AZE	Emin Mehdiyev
29	FW	AZE	Javid Muxtarzade
30	GK	SRB	Saša Stamenković
53	GK	AZE	Maksim Vaylo
88	FW	AZE	Mirkamil Hashimli
90	FW	CMR	Ernest Nfor
95	DF	AZE	Elvin Badalov

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	AZE	Nijat Gurbanov (at AZAL)
23	FW	AZE	Ruslan Qurbanov (at Hajduk Split)
25	MF	AZE	Javid Imamverdiyev (at Elazigspor)
—	GK	AZE	Rashad Azizli (at Simurq)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	AZE	Elchin Sadigov (at Baku)^[1]
—	MF	AZE	Tanrıverdi Maharramli (at Neftchala FK)
—	FW	AZE	Ilham Allahverdiyev (at Qaradağ FK)

Reserve 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
4	DF	AZE	Rahil Mammadov
6	MF	AZE	Parviz Garaxanov
13	FW	AZE	Amrah Pashali
22	MF	AZE	Mirabdulla Abbasov
24	GK	AZE	Ruzi Giyasli
31	DF	AZE	Elmaddin Mammadov
33	MF	AZE	Orkhan Bashirov
35	DF	AZE	Shafi Bagirov
38	DF	AZE	Sarkhan Jabrayilov


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
40	MF	AZE	Elkhan Aghayev
41	MF	AZE	Agshin Gurbanli
42	MF	AZE	Orxan Gurbanli
46	MF	AZE	Orkhan Sabirbayli
47	MF	AZE	Etibar Suleymanov
48	MF	AZE	Javidan Gaziyev
50	MF	AZE	Aleksandr Gross
51	MF	AZE	Elchin Asadov
54	MF	AZE	Oruc Ismayilov
56	FW	AZE	Pilagha Mehdiyev

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
1	GK	AZE	Emil Balayev (loan return from Araz-Naxçıvan)
10	MF	SLE	Julius Wobay (loan return from Al-Shaab CSC)
11	FW	CHI	Nicolás Canales (from Colo-Colo)^[2]
14	DF	AZE	Elnur Allahverdiyev (from Gabala)^[3]
15	MF	PAR	Éric Ramos (from Rubio Ñu, previously on loan)^[4]
17	MF	AZE	Nijat Gurbanov (loan return from Simurq)
18	MF	BRA	Cauê (from FC Vaslui)^[5]

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
4	DF	AZE	Tärlän Quliyev (to Qarabağ)^[6]
5	DF	MKD	Igor Mitreski (Retired)
6	MF	AZE	Rashad Sadiqov (to Khazar Lankaran)
11	FW	NED	Melvin Platje (to Venlo)
14	FW	UZB	Bahodir Nasimov (to Padideh)^[7]
22	DF	AZE	Mahir Shukurov (to Karşıyaka)^[8]^[9]
25	MF	AZE	Javid Imamverdiyev (on loan to Elazigspor)^[10]

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
1	GK	AZE	Agil Mammadov (from Baku)
16	DF	AZE	Aziz Guliyev (from Baku)
17	MF	AZE	Rahman Hajiyev (from Baku, previously on loan to Gaziantep BB)
22	FW	AZE	Rauf Aliyev (from Khazar Lankaran)^[11]
—	GK	AZE	Elchin Sadigov (loan return from Araz-Naxçıvan)^[12]

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
1	GK	AZE	Emil Balayev (to Eintracht Frankfurt)
14	DF	AZE	Elnur Allahverdiyev ^[13]
16	DF	BRA	Bruno Bertucci (to Portuguesa)^[14]^[15]
17	MF	AZE	Nijat Gurbanov (on loan to AZAL)^[16]
23	FW	AZE	Ruslan Qurbanov (loan to Hajduk Split)
—	GK	AZE	Elchin Sadigov (on loan to Baku)^[1]

The board of directors

Position	Name
President	Sadıq Sadıqov
Vice-President	Elnur Mammadov
Executive director	Mubariz Khudiyev
Press and Operations Officer	Gunduz Abbaszade
Adviser	Elnur Ashrafoglu
Head of Security Service	Vagif Musayev
Source: Neftchi Baku PFK

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Arif Asadov
Assistant first team coach	Elmir Khankishiyev
Assistant first team coach	Nazim Aliyev
Selection coach	Bakhtiyar Musayev
Goalkeeper coach	Pāvels Doroševs
Fitness coach	Carmel Barbulescu
Club doctor	Boris Khatagurov
Assistant doctor	Rasim Gadimaliev
Assistant doctor	Tofig Gasimov
Physiotherapist	Zakir Guliyev
Source: Neftchi Baku PFC

Friendlies

17 June 2014	Neftchi Baku	2 – 3	Chikhura Sachkhere	Turkey
AZST (UTC+5)	Masimov 19' Denis 34'	Summary	Odikadze 11' (pen.), 83' Mumladze 90+2'

20 June 2014	Neftchi Baku	1 – 1	Chikhura Sachkhere	Turkey
18:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Wobay	Summary

25 June 2014	Neftchi Baku	3 – 1	Al-Qadisiyah	Turkey
AZST (UTC+5)	Wobay Qurbanov N.Gurbanov	Summary

3 July 2014	Neftchi Baku	2 – 2	Dynamo Kyiv	Turkey
AZST (UTC+5)	Flavinho 40' Nfor 51'	[ Summary]	Rybalka 31' Yarmolenko 35'

6 July 2014	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Dynamo Dresden	Turkey
19:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Masimov 7'	Summary	15' 56'

14 January 2015	Hajer	1 – 3	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)	Aldosari 60'	Report	Masimov 3' Aliyev 50', 63'

17 January 2014	Erciyesspor	0 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		Report

20 January 2014	Elazığspor	1 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Mardan Stadium

21 January 2014	Volyn Lutsk	3 – 4	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		Report

23 January 2014	Petrolul Ploiești	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Denis 38'

Competitions

Azerbaijan Supercup

13 August 2014	Neftchi Baku	Postponed^[17]	Qarabağ	Qabala
AZST (UTC+5)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Gabala City Stadium

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
32	13	10	9	38	33	+5	49	7	5	4	20	15	+5	6	5	5	18	18	0

Last updated: 28 May 2015.
Source: Soccerway

Results

10 August 2014 1	Araz-Naxçıvan	Annulled²	Neftchi Baku	Nakhchivan
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	D.Janalidze 52', 90+4' E.Chobanov 62' 81' A.Mammadov 72' B.Nəsirov 85'	Summary	E.Abdullayev 30' E.Mehdiyev 42' Denis 49'	Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

16 August 2014 2	Neftchi Baku	1 – 0	Baku	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Wobay 22' E.Badalov 89'	Summary	Aliyev 15' N.Gurbanov 77' N.Novruzov 81' Travner 90'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Omar Paşayev

25 August 2014 3	AZAL	Postponed	Neftchi Baku	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: AZAL Arena Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

31 August 2014 4	Neftchi Baku	2 – 1	Simurq	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Abdullayev 2' E.Mehdiyev 19' Wobay 47' Ramos 75' Stamenković 90+4'	Summary	Cardoso 54' (o.g.) Qirtimov 63' Třešňák 89'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

13 September 2014 5	Neftchi Baku	1 – 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
17:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Flavinho 28' 38' Stamenković 40' Yunuszade 52' Doroševs 74' Bruno 87'	Summary	Amirguliyev 38' Thiego 63' 90+3'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

21 September 2014 6	Gabala	0 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Qabala
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ropotan 13' Amirjanov 28' Farkaš 90+3'	Summary	Seyidov 37' M.Isayev 39' Cauê 79' Ramos 88'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

27 September 2014 7	Neftchi Baku	1 – 3	Qarabağ	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Nfor 24' 87' Allahverdiyev 32' Cardoso 34' Ramos 37'	Summary	Reynaldo 14' Richard 35' (pen.) Muarem 76' Nadirov 85'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

17 October 2014 8	Sumgayit	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Sumqayit
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Chertoganov 67' S.Alkhasov 90'	Summary	Nfor 12' Allahverdiyev 26' Yunuszade 43' M.Isayev 76' Seyidov 89'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Referee: Omar Paşayev

26 October 2014 9	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	Inter Baku	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Allahverdiyev 37' Seyidov 38' Yunuszade 69'	Summary	Nildo 80'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

29 October 2014 10	Baku	1 – 3	Neftchi Baku	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	N.Novruzov 55' 65' A.Guliyev 67' Jabá 70'	Summary	Wobay 38' Ramos 60' Abdullayev 62' Cauê 85'	Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

2 November 2014 11	Neftchi Baku	4 – 0	AZAL	Baku
17:15 AZT (UTC+4)	E.Yagublu 10' (o.g.) Denis 38' Canales 71', 85' E.Abdullayev 73'	Summary	Ramos 80' 82' Córdoba 84'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

20 November 2014 12	Simurq	1 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Zaqatala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Stanojević 14' Ćeran 18' (pen.) Qirtimov 63' Kapsa 90+3'	Summary	E.Balayev 18' Cardoso 19' M.Isayev 29'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

24 November 2014 13	Khazar Lankaran	2 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ivanov 5' 13' Ismayilov 35' 74' S.Tounkara 45+2' Sadiqov 54' Sankoh 90+2'	Summary	Qurbanov 10' Allahverdiyev 11' 50' E.Balayev 16' Flavinho 30' Nfor 39' Seyidov 40' 90+4' Cardoso 68' N.Gurbanov 90+4'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

29 November 2014 14	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	Gabala	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yunuszade 46' Flavinho 46' Cauê 66' E.Badalov 89'	Summary	Huseynov 73' Abışov 79'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ingilab Mämmädov

7 December 2014 15	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:15 AZT (UTC+4)	Richard 45+1' Guseynov 64' Emeghara 80'	Summary	Abdullayev 45+1'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

14 December 2014 16	Neftchi Baku	3 – 2	Sumgayit	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	M.Isayev 23' Qurbanov 51', 73' Seyidov 54' Abdullayev 56'	Summary	Mammadov 43' O.Aliyev 34', 64'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

18 December 2014 17	Inter Baku	2 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Bocognano 32' Nildo 63' Mirzabekov 71' Álvaro 87'	Summary	Canales 41' Abdullayev 43' Yunuszade 52' Cardoso 74' Seyidov 80' Flavinho 90' N.Gurbanov 90+1'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

20 December 2014 18	Neftchi Baku	– ²	Araz-Naxçıvan	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Bakcell Arena

31 January 2015 19	AZAL	2 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mombongo-Dues 26', 90+2'	Summary	Canales 68' (pen.)	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 350 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

6 February 2015 20	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	Simurq	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yunuszade 51' Cardoso 71' Ramos 80' Denis 90+2'	Summary	R.Eyyubov 84'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

11 February 2015 21	Neftchi Baku	2 – 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yunuszade 12' Wobay 66' Masimov 69'	Summary	Jalilov 32' Amirguliyev 38'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

15 February 2015 22	Gabala	1 – 3	Neftchi Baku	Qabala
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mendy 10' 45'	Summary	Ramos 32' Seyidov 45+1' Wobay 58' 88' Denis 71' Flavinho 87' E.Mehdiyev 87'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,500

19 February 2015 23	Neftchi Baku	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ramos 36' Cardoso 57' Aliyev 66' Flavinho 71'	Summary	Medvedev 69' Muarem 71' Reynaldo 89' George 90+1' N.Alasgarov 90+3'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

24 February 2015 3	AZAL	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Juanfran 53'	Summary	Canales 8' Cardoso 11' M.Isayev 27' Yunuszade 57' Mammadov 70' Flavinho 79' E.Mehdiyev 88'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 800 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

28 February 2015 24	Sumgayit	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Sumqayit
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Chertoganov 44' O.Aliyev 45+1'	Summary	M.Isayev 11' A.Guliyev 69' Canales 75' 83'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

8 March 2015 25	Neftchi Baku	0 – 2	Inter Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ramos 57' Cardoso 60' Flavinho 60' Wobay 78'	Summary	M.Isayev 49' (o.g.) Salukvadze 54' Aghayev 77' Stanković 77' A.Mammadov 87'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

17 March 2015 26	Araz-Naxçıvan	– ²	Neftchi Baku	Nakhchivan
AZST (UTC+5)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium

1 April 2015 27	Neftchi Baku	2 – 0	Baku	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	A.Guliyev 6' Canales 36' 42' Wobay 65'	Summary	G.liyev 11' K.Nurähmädov 71'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Xalil Xälilov

5 April 2015 28	Simurq	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Zaqatala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	V.Mustafayev 64' A.Agajanov 73'	Summary	Ramos 21' Seyidov 52' Cardoso 65' 74' A.Guliyev 72' Canales 76' 77' Mammadov 90+4'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ingilab Mämmädov

9 April 2015 29	Khazar Lankaran	2 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Lankaran
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Sankoh 30' 33' Amirguliyev 62' 90' Scarlatache 74' S.Tounkara 76' E.Rzazadä 78'	Summary	Wobay 13' Ramos 26' Flavinho 35' Yunuszade 51' E.Mehdiyev 56'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

17 April 2015 30	Neftchi Baku	1 – 3	Gabala	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Canales 44' Denis 54' Cauê 61' E.Mehdiyev 71'	Summary	Gai 25' Huseynov 50' U.Abbasov 54' E.Jamalov 61' Mendy 86'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

25 April 2015 31	Qarabağ	3 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Muarem 15' 43' J.Taghiyev 29' George 69' Agolli 73'	Summary	A.Abdullayev 32' 67' Ramos 39' Canales 59' Cardoso 71' 75' Nfor 81'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

1 May 2015 32	Neftchi Baku	2 – 2	Sumgayit	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Canales 14' 45' A.Quliyev 47' Masimov 87'	Summary	S.Alkhasov 10' Kurbanov 18' 90' Chertoganov 32' T.Mikayilov 79'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

8 May 2015 33	Inter Baku	0 – 4	Neftchi Baku	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	J.Diniyev 37' Tskhadadze 45', 55' Meza 49' Aghayev 65' Mammadov 90+1'	Summary	Ramos 59' Seyidov 90'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ingilab Mämmädov

14 May 2015 34	Neftchi Baku	– ²	Araz-Naxçıvan	Baku
AZST (UTC+5)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Bakcell Arena

22 May 2015 35	Baku	0 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Pelagias 63'	Summary	Nfor 25' Stamenković 35' E.Badalov 74' Cauê 76' Denis 87'	Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Rahim Häsänov

28 May 2015 36	Neftchi Baku	1 – 1	AZAL	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ramos 43' E.Abdullayev 60' A.Guliyev 75' E.Mehdiyev 81' Mammadov 90'	Summary	S.Asadov 20' K.Diniyev 41' O.Lalayev 44' 55' N.Gurbanov 84' K.Bayramov 90+5'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qarabağ (C)	32	20	8	4	51	28	+23	68	Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2	Inter Baku	32	17	12	3	55	20	+35	63	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3	Gabala	32	15	9	8	46	35	+11	54
4	Neftchi Baku	32	13	10	9	38	33	+5	49
5	Simurq	32	11	6	15	41	39	+2	39
6	AZAL	32	10	9	13	37	42	−5	39
7	Khazar Lankaran	32	8	8	16	35	46	−11	32
8	Sumgayit	32	7	10	15	32	43	−11	31
9	Baku	32	3	8	21	19	68	−49	17	Relegation to the Azerbaijan First Division
10	Araz-Naxçıvan^[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Team withdrawn

Source: uefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5. head-to-head away goals (only if 2 teams are tied); 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored.^[19]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Araz-Naxçıvan were officially withdrawn from the league on 17 November 2014^[18]

Azerbaijan Cup

3 December 2014 Second round	Neftchi Baku	3 – 0	Qaradağ	Baku
13:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Nfor 17' Cauê 68' Qurbanov 75' Denis 78'	Summary	A.Häsänov 68'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Vusal Äliyev

4 March 2015 Quarterfinals 1st leg	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	AZAL	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Aliyev 34' Ramos 47' Flavinho 82'	Summary	Kļava 49' V.Igbekoi 65'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ingilab Mämmädov

13 March 2015 Quarterfinals 2nd leg	AZAL	0 – 1 (0 – 1 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Kutsenko 26'	Summary	Wobay 19' Masimov 25' Ramos 45' M.Isayev 47' Yunuszade 63'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Ingilab Mämmädov

13 April 2015 Semifinal 1st leg	Neftchi Baku	2 – 0	Inter Baku	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yunuszade 12' Canales 19', 71' Seyidov 62'	Summary	J.Diniyev 8' Aghayev 20'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ingilab Mämmädov

21 April 2015 Semifinal 2nd leg	Inter Baku	1 – 2 (1 – 3 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Abatsiyev 17' Dashdemirov 37' D.Meza 45+1' Tskhadadze 57'	Summary	E.Mehdiyev 19' Canales 27' Ramos 57' A.Guliyev 82' Abdullayev 90+3'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

Final

3 June 2015 Final	Qarabağ	3 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Qabala
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Reynaldo 5', 39' Muarem 85'	Summary	Nfor 77' Cardoso 81'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Rähim Häsänov

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

17 July 2014 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Koper	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Abdullayev 45+1' Cardoso 52' Flavinho 54' Ramos 90'	Report	Galešić 24' Palčič 41' Guberac 52' Halilović 67'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Dzianis Shcharbakou (Belarus)

24 July 2014 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Koper	0 – 2 (2 – 3 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Koper, Slovenia
23:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Guberac 25' Štromajer 28' 51' Črnigoj 64' Galešić 79'	Report	M.Seyidov 21' Cardoso 18' 84' Ramos 79'	Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

31 July 2014 Third qualifying round 1st leg	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	Chikhura Sachkhere	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Report	Datunaishvili 48'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

7 August 2014 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	Chikhura Sachkhere	2 – 3 (2 – 3 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Tbilisi, Georgia
23:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Gabedava 30', 50' 68' Datunaishvili 85' Rekhviashvili 90+2'	Report	Nfor 16', 27', 38' Cauê 20' Cardoso 52' Bruno 63' Yunuszade 68' Masimov 74'	Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Attendance: 21,359 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

21 August 2014 Play-off round 1st leg	Partizan	3 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Belgrade, Serbia
22:15 AZST (UTC+5)	Denis 29' (o.g.) Grbić 32' Yunuszade 69' (o.g.)	Report	Denis 11', 17'	Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 10,177 Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)

28 August 2014 Play-off round 2nd leg	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2 (3 – 5 agg.)	Partizan	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Wobay 58' 70' Nfor 45+1' 86' Ramos 48' 90+3' Cauê 90+4'	Report	Škuletić 24', 90+2' 90+4' Vulićević 62'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 22,350 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

Squad statistics

As of Match played 3 June 2015

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	Agil Mammadov	17	0	13	0	4	0	0	0
2	DF	BRA	Carlos Cardoso	36	1	25+1	0	5	0	5	1
3	DF	BRA	Denis Silva	26	5	19	2	3+2	1	2	2
4	DF	AZE	Rahil Mämmädov	7	0	4+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
5	DF	AZE	Elvin Yunuszade	31	0	21	0	4	0	6	0
7	MF	AZE	Araz Abdullayev	42	5	28+2	4	4+2	0	6	1
8	MF	AZE	Elshan Abdullayev	12	1	5+6	1	1	0	0	0
9	FW	BRA	Flavinho	32	2	20+4	2	1+1	0	6	0
10	MF	SLE	Julius Wobay	38	9	26+1	7	4+1	1	6	1
11	FW	CHI	Nicolás Canales	35	14	20+8	11	4+1	3	0+2	0
12	GK	LVA	Pāvels Doroševs	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	PAR	Éric Ramos	40	1	24+5	1	4+1	0	6	0
16	MF	AZE	Äziz Quliyev	18	0	12+2	0	3+1	0	0	0
17	MF	AZE	Rahman Hajiyev	16	0	3+10	0	2+1	0	0	0
18	MF	BRA	Cauê	35	1	21+4	1	4	0	6	0
19	MF	AZE	Mirhuseyn Seyidov	34	2	20+3	1	4+1	0	5+1	1
20	FW	AZE	Fahmin Muradbayli	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	AZE	Samir Masimov	40	1	10+18	1	4+2	0	0+6	0
22	FW	AZE	Rauf Aliyev	13	0	3+8	0	2	0	0	0
27	DF	AZE	Magsad Isayev	28	0	24	0	2	0	1+1	0
28	MF	AZE	Emin Mehdiyev	18	0	10+3	0	4+1	0	0	0
29	FW	AZE	Javid Muxtarzade	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	SRB	Saša Stamenković	20	0	11+1	0	2	0	6	0
49	FW	AZE	Mirabdulla Abbasov	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
90	FW	CMR	Ernest Nfor	26	7	12+5	2	1+2	2	6	3
95	DF	AZE	Elvin Badalov	9	0	6	0	2	0	0+1	0
Players away from Neftchi Baku on loan:
17	MF	AZE	Nijat Gurbanov	4	0	1+2	0	1	0	0	0
23	FW	AZE	Ruslan Qurbanov	16	4	7+5	3	0+1	1	0+3	0
25	MF	AZE	Javid Imamverdiyev	4	0	1	0	0	0	0+3	0
Players who appeared for Neftchi Baku no longer at the club:
1	GK	AZE	Emil Balayev	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	AZE	Elnur Allahverdiyev	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	BRA	Bruno Bertucci	9	0	2+1	0	0	0	5+1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	11	Nicolás Canales	11	3	0	14
2	MF	10	Julius Wobay	7	1	1	9
3	FW	90	Ernest Nfor	2	2	3	7
4	MF	7	Araz Abdullayev	4	0	1	5
4	DF	3	Denis Silva	2	1	2	5
6	FW	9	Flavinho	2	0	0	2
	FW	21	Samir Masimov	2	0	0	2
	FW	23	Ruslan Qurbanov	1	1	0	2
	MF	19	Mirhuseyn Seyidov	1	0	1	2
10	MF	18	Cauê	1	0	0	1
	MF	15	Éric Ramos	1	0	0	1
	MF	8	Elshan Abdullayev	1	0	0	1
	DF	2	Carlos Cardoso	0	0	1	1
			Own goal	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	38	8	9	55

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa League		Total
1		GK	Emil Balayev	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
1		GK	Agil Mammadov	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2		DF	Carlos Cardoso	11	2	1	0	3	0	15	2
3		DF	Denis Silva	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
5		DF	Elvin Yunuszade	9	0	2	0	1	0	12	0
7		MF	Araz Abdullayev	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
8		MF	Elshan Abdullayev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Flavinho	8	0	1	0	2	0	11	0
10		MF	Julius Wobay	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
11		FW	Nicolás Canales	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
12		GK	Pāvels Doroševs	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		DF	Elnur Allahverdiyev	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
15		MF	Éric Ramos	12	0	3	0	3	1	17	1
16		DF	Bruno Bertucci	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
16		DF	Aziz Guliyev	5	1	1	0	2	0	8	1
17		MF	Nijat Gurbanov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18		MF	Cauê	4	0	1	0	1	1	6	1
19		MF	Mirhuseyn Seyidov	8	1	1	0	0	0	9	1
21		FW	Samir Masimov	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
22		FW	Rauf Aliyev	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
27		DF	Magsad Isayev	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
28		MF	Emin Mehdiyev	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
30		GK	Saša Stamenković	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
90		FW	Ernest Nfor	4	0	0	0	2	1	6	1
95		DF	Elvin Badalov	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
			TOTALS	105	8	15	0	16	3	136	11

Notes

Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.^[20]
Araz-Naxçıvan were excluded from the Azerbaijan Premier League on 17 November 2014, with all their results being annulled.

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[table_note_ARZ0.28336236080311-19] Araz-Naxçıvan were officially withdrawn from the league on 17 November 2014^[18]

[Baku_Loan_Sadigov-1] "Нефтчи отдал Садыгова в ФК Баку". azerifootball.com/ru/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

[2] "PFC "neftchi" signed Nicolas Canales". neftchipfk.com. Neftchi Baku PFC. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

[3] "Elnur Allahverdiyev: "Neftçi"nin uğurları üçün əlimdən gələni edəcəyəm"". www.neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku PFC. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

[4] Эрик Рамос: Хотел остаться в Нефтчи, где приобрел большой опыт. azerisport.com/ (in Russian). Azerisport. Retrieved 7 October 2014.

[5] ""Neftchi" signed Caue! (PHOTOSESSION)". neftchipfk.com/en/. Neftchi Baku. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

[6] "Tərlan Quliyev rəsmən Qarabağda". www.azerisport.com (in Azerbaijani). Azerisport. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

[7] "Uzbekistan Striker Nasimov Joins Padideh". www.persianleague.com. Persian League. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.

[16_June_2014-8] "Mahir Şükürovu Karşıyaka istəyir". www.azerisport.com (in Azerbaijani). Azerisport. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

[9] "Mahir Şükürov Karşıyaka ilə müqavilə imzaladı". www.azerisport.com (in Azerbaijani). Azerisport. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

[10] "Cavid İmamverdiyev "Elazığspor" klubuna keçib". www.itv.az (in Azerbaijani). itv.az. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.

[Aliyev_swaps_Khazar_for_Neftchi-11] "Нефтчи оформил трансфер Рауфа Алиева (ФОТО)". www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

[12] Нефтчи подписал вратаря Араза. www.azerifootball.com/ru (in Russian). Azerifootball. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

[13] "Официально: Аллахвердиева выгнали из Нефтчи". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

[14] Бертуччи все-таки ушел из Нефтчи. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.

[15] "Corinthians former full back signs with Portuguesa" (in Portuguese). Band. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

[Two_join_AZAL-16] "АЗАЛ усилился игроками Нефтчи и Хазара". azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

[17] Суперкубка не будет, или зачем ПФЛ нужен календарь?. azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[18] "Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза". www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[rules-20] "Premyer Liqa: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

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

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