2011–12 AZAL PFC season

The AZAL 2011–12 season was AZAL's seventh Azerbaijan Premier League season. AZAL finished the season in 7th place and were knocked out of the 2011–12 Azerbaijan Cup by FK Baku in the Quarter-finals and by FC Minsk of Belarus in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

AZAL
2011–12 season
ChairmanZaur Akhundov
ManagerNazim Suleymanov
until 7 July 2011
Elkhan Abdullayev
12 July - 31 October 2011
Rafig Mirzayev
1 November 2011 – 2 April 2012
Mais Azimov
(caretaker) 2–6 April 2012
Vagif Sadygov
from 6 April 2011
StadiumAZAL Arena
Premier League7th
Azerbaijan CupQuarter Finals vs Baku
Europa League1st Qualifying Round vs Minsk
Top goalscorerLeague: Tales Schutz
Zouhir Benouahi (10)

All: Zouhir Benouahi (11)
Highest home attendance2,800 vs Khazar
14 August 2011
Lowest home attendance100 vs Turan
12 May 2012
Average home league attendance887

Nazim Suleymanov resigned as manager of AZAL during preseason,[1] being replaced by Elkhan Abdullayev,[2] who himself resigned in October,[3] being replaced by Rafig Mirzayev. Mirzayev was the manager for 6 months before having his contract terminated by mutal consent in April 2012.[4] Mais Azimov was appointed as a caretaker manager for one game[5][6] before Vagif Sadygov was appointed manager on 6 April 2012.[7] The team's kit was supplied by Umbro and their sponsor was Silk Way.

Squad

As of 7 February 2012

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 Amil Agajanov
2 DF  MKD Robert Petrov
3 DF  AZE Nduka Usim (2nd vice-captain)
5 DF  AZE Agil Nabiyev (captain)
6 DF  LTU Mindaugas Daunoravičius
7 MF  AZE Tarlan Khalilov
8 FW  AZE Elshan Mammadov
10 MF  RUS Nugzar Kvirtiya
11 MF  MAR Zouhir Benouahi
12 GK  AZE Jahangir Hasanzade (1st vice-captain)
13 DF  AZE Shahriyar Rahimov (on loan from Inter Baku)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  AZE Orkhan Safiyaroglu
15 FW  MDA Gheorghe Boghiu
16 MF  SRB Branislav Arsenijević
17 MF  NGA Victor Igbekoyi
19 MF  AZE Huseyn Akhundov
20 MF  SRB Mensur Limani
22 MF  AZE Elgun Abbasli
23 FW  BRA Tales Schutz
25 DF  AZE Tural Narimanov (on loan from Neftchi Baku)
88 MF  ALB Ervin Bulku

Transfers

Summer

Winter

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 8 5 9 35 35  0 29 7 1 3 26 16  +10 1 4 6 9 19  −10

Last updated: 13 August 2011.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWLDWLDLDDLLWWDWLWLLWLW
Position7
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

7 August 2011 1Simurq0 - 3AZALZaqatala City Stadium
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Shemonayev  67' Summary Benouahi  17', 46'
Ramaldanov  90+3' (o.g.)
Igbekoyi  13'  40'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ramil Diniyev
14 August 2011 2AZAL0 - 3Khazar LankaranAZAL Stadium
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Piţ  13'
Opara  61', 75'
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
18 August 2011 3Gabala1 - 1AZALGabala City Stadium
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Shukurov  11'
Burton  50'
summary Igbekoyi  43' Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Aliyar Agayev
27 August 2011 4AZAL3 - 1Neftchi BakuAZAL Stadium
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Mammadov  45', 72'
Bulku  56'
Summary Georgievski  57' Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
11 September 2011 5Kəpəz3 - 1AZALGanja City Stadium
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Karimov  1'
Feutchine  36'
Fomenko  81'
Summary Bulku  45+2' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
17 September 2011 6AZAL1 - 1Inter BakuAZAL Stadium
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Boghiu  49' Summary Levin  87' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov
23 September 2011 7AZAL1 - 3QarabağAZAL Stadium
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Boghiu  3' Summary Arsenijević  15' (o.g.)
Adamia  21', 77'
Adamia  41'  82'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Anar Salmanov
29 September 2011 8Baku0 - 0AZALTofig Bahramov Stadium
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Attendance: 420
Referee: Vusal Aliyev
15 October 2011 9Turan Tovuz0 - 0AZALTovuz City Stadium
15:00 AZST (UTC+5) Beriashvili  45+1' Summary Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ramil Diniyev
22 October 2011 10AZAL1 - 2Ravan BakuAZAL Stadium
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Mammadov  35' Summary Zečević  27'
Hodžić  89'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Elchin Mämmädov
30 October 2011 11Sumgayit2 - 1AZALMehdi Huseynzade Stadium
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Abdulov  5'
Mammadov  33'
Summary Schutz  70' Attendance: 500
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
5 November 2011 12AZAL3 - 0GabalaAZAL Stadium
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Schutz  50', 69'
Khalilov  90'
Summary Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Anar Salmanov
19 November 2011 13AZAL2 - 0KəpəzAZAL Stadium
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Arsenijević  38'
Schutz  59'
Summary Attendance: 1000
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
25 November 2011 14Inter Baku1 - 1AZALShafa Stadium
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Zargarov  54' Summary Schutz  10' Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov
4 December 2011 15AZAL1 - 0BakuAZAL Stadium
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Schutz  16'
Khalilov  79'  86'
Summary Attendance: 1000
Referee: Anar Salmanov
11 December 2011 16Neftchi Baku7 - 1AZALIsmat Gayibov Stadium
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Kvirtiya  3' (o.g.)
Nasimov  11' (pen.), 19', 32'
Huseynov  52'
Flavinho  56'
Georgievski  77'
Summary Benouahi  64' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
14 December 2011 17AZAL5 - 1SimurqAZAL Stadium
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Mammadov  17'
Benouahi  19' (pen.)
Schutz  49', 53'
Boghiu  90+2'
Summary Poškus  68' Attendance: 950
Referee: Anar Salmanov
20 December 2011 18Ravan Baku3 - 1AZALDalga Arena
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Huseynov  34'
Barlay  45+1'
Igor Souza  60'
Summary Benouahi  70' Attendance: 200
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
15 February 2012 19Khazar Lankaran1 - 0AZALLankaran City Stadium
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Amirguliev  74' Summary Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
21 February 2012 20AZAL3 - 2Turan TovuzAZAL Stadium
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Benouahi  1', 71'
Boghiu  78'
Summary Nabiyev  38'
Huseynov  90'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alik Yunusov
2 March 2012 21Qarabağ1 - 0AZALGuzanli Olympic Stadium
14:30 AZT (UTC+4) Aliyev  80' Summary Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rahim Hasanov
7 March 2012 22AZAL6 - 3SumgayitAZAL Stadium
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Schutz  30', 71'
Benouahi  33', 53'
Arsenijević  55'
Khalilov  72'
Summary Aliyev  54'
Pamuk  76'
Mustafayev  78' (pen.)
Attendance: 300
Referee: Elvin Askerov

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Baku 22 10 5 7 27 22 +5 35 Qualification for championship group
6 Gabala 22 10 5 7 27 23 +4 35
7 AZAL 22 8 5 9 35 35 0 29 Qualification for relegation group
8 Ravan Baku 22 6 7 9 23 29 6 25
9 Kapaz 22 6 4 12 26 38 12 22
Source: Soccerway: Azerbaijan Premier League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Azerbaijan Premier League Relegation Group

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 4 3 3 9 9  0 15 2 3 0 5 2  +3 2 0 3 4 7  −3

Last updated: 21 December 2011.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910
GroundAAHAHHAHAH
ResultLLWWDDWDLW
Position7877777777
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

11 March 2012 23Turan3 - 0AZALTovuz
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Erdoğdu  10'
Agamammadli  16' (o.g.)
Islamov 48' (o.g.)
Summary Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Fuad Hasanov
18 March 2012 24Ravan Baku2 - 0AZALBaku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Hodžić  18'
Novruzov  41' (pen.)
Summary Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alik Yunusov
24 March 2012 25AZAL2 - 0KəpəzBaku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Kvirtia  59'
Boghiu  72'
Summary Stadium: AZAL Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Elchin Mämmädov
1 April 2012 26Simurq1 - 2AZALZaqatala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Tarasovs  24' Summary Safiyaroglu  27'
Kvirtiya  61'
Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov
8 April 2012 27AZAL1 - 1SumgayitBaku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Nabiyev  40'  79'
Igbekoyi  55'  55'
Bulku  87'
Summary E.Guliyev  54' (pen.)
T.Guliyev  15'  74'
Stadium: AZAL Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rahim Hasanov
14 April 2012 28AZAL1 - 1Ravan BakuBaku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Benouahi  58' Summary Hodžić  47' Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Elvin Askerov
22 April 2012 29Kəpəz0 - 2AZALTovuz
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Allahguliyev  55' (o.g.)
Narimanov  65'
Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Vusal Aliyev
29 April 2012 30AZAL0 - 0SimurqBaku
18:15 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 250
Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov
6 May 2012 31Sumgayit1 - 0AZALSumgayit
17:30 AZST (UTC+5) Hasanov  83' Summary Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
Attendance: 135
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
12 May 2012 32AZAL1 - 0TuranBaku
17:30 AZST (UTC+5) Safiyaroglu  10'
Schutz  35'  75'
Summary Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 100
Referee: Elvin Askerov

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 AZAL 32 12 8 12 44 44 0 44
8 Ravan Baku 32 10 11 11 39 39 0 41
9 Simurq 32 8 10 14 27 41 14 34
10 Kapaz 32 9 5 18 35 55 20 32
11 Turan (R) 32 6 7 19 26 42 16 25 Qualification for relegation playoffs
12 Sumgayit (R) 32 6 6 20 27 52 25 24 Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Azerbaijan Cup

30 November 2011 Last 16AZAL2 - 0ShahdagBaku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Benouahi  65'
Kvirtiya  90'
Summary Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov
14 March 2012 Quarter Finals 1st LegBaku3 - 1AZALBaku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Šolić  27'
Česnauskis  59'
Koke  64'
Summary Rahimov  68' Stadium: Tofig Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rahim Hasanov
28 March 2012 Quarter Finals 2nd LegAZAL1 - 2
(2 - 5 agg.)
BakuBaku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Kvirtiya  45+1'
Safiyaroglu  52'
Summary Juninho  5', 85' Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Europa League

First Qualifying Round

30 June 2011 1st LegAZAL 1 – 1 MinskBaku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Igbekoyi  14' Report Voronkov  11' Stadium: AZAL Stadium
Attendance: 2,900[10]
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
7 July 2011 2nd LegMinsk 2 – 1
(3 - 2 agg.)
AZALMinsk, Belarus
21:00 AZST (UTC+5) Loshankov  5'
Sascheko  11'
Report Sachivko  66' (o.g.)
Usim  46'
Stadium: Dynama Stadium
Attendance: 3,000[11]
Referee: Angel Angelov (Bulgaria)

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 14 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Amil Agajanov 12010+001+100+00
2 DF Robert Petrov 30024+103+002+00
3 DF Nduka Usim 32028+002+002+00
5 DF Agil Nabiyev 23018+003+002+00
6 DF Mindaugas Daunoravičius 1408+501+000+00
7 MF Tarlan Khalilov 32215+1421+002+00
8 FW Elshan Mammadov 25415+641+100+20
10 MF Nugzar Kvirtiya 33326+222+111+10
11 MF Zouhir Benouahi 301123+2103+012+00
12 GK Jahangir Hasanzade 25021+002+002+00
13 DF Shahriyar Rahimov 1117+201+110+00
14 MF Orkhan Safiyaroglu 1635+921+110+00
15 FW Gheorghe Boghiu 30514+1353+000+00
16 MF Branislav Arsenijević 30227+023+000+00
17 MF Victor Igbekoyi 29224+012+102+01
18 FW Elmin Chobanov 100+100+000+00
19 MF Huseyn Akhundov 23011+1000+101+00
20 MF Mensur Limani 1709+501+002+00
22 MF Elgun Abbasli 300+300+000+00
23 FW Tales Schutz 231020+2101+000+00
25 DF Tural Narimanov 1018+210+000+00
88 MF Ervin Bulku 24320+232+000+00
Players who appeared for AZAL no longer at the club:
6 DF Ritus Krjauklis 100+000+001+00
9 MF Vusal Garayev 905+201+000+10
23 MF Pius Ikedia 200+000+001+10
24 FW Enyo Krastovchev 402+000+002+00
25 FW Cristian Ruiz 702+500+000+00

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Europa League Total
1MF11Zouhir Benouahi101011
2FW23Tales Schutz100010
3MF8Elshan Mammadov4004
FW15Gheorghe Boghiu5005
5MF10Nugzar Kvirtiya2103
MF88Ervin Bulku3003
DF14Orkhan Safiyaroglu2103
Own Goal2013
9MF17Victor Igbekoyi1012
MF16Branislav Arsenijević2002
MF7Tarlan Khalilov2002
12DF13Tural Narimanov1001
DF13Shahriyar Rahimov0101
TOTALS 434249

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Europa League Total
1GKAmil Agajanov30000030
2DFRobert Petrov70000070
3DFNduka Usim60001171
5DFAgil Nabiyev71101091
6DFMindaugas Daunoravičius40000040
7MFTarlan Khalilov21000021
8FWElshan Mammadov20000020
10MFNugzar Kvirtiya30010031
11MFZouhir Benouahi80001090
12GKJahangir Hasanzade20000020
13DFShahriyar Rahimov30100040
14MFOrkhan Safiyaroglu10000010
15FWGheorghe Boghiu20100030
16MFBranislav Arsenijević10100020
17MFVictor Igbekoyi62201092
19MFHuseyn Akhundov20000020
20MFMensur Limani20000020
22MFElgun Abbasli10000010
23FWTales Schutz81000081
25DFTural Narimanov30000030
25FWCristian Ruiz10000010
88MFErvin Bulku80100090
TOTALS 82 5 7 1 4 1 93 7
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