2013–14 Gabala FC season

The 2013–14 season was Gabala's ninth season as a club and their eighth season in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top flight of Azerbaijani football. They finished the season in their highest ever position, third, and earned qualification to the UEFA Europa League for the first time in the club's history. They also participated in the Azerbaijan Cup, reaching the final for the first time, where they lost to Neftchi Baku on penalties. It was their first, and only, season with manager Yuri Semin, who mutually terminated his contract at the end of the season. Danijel Subotić was the team's top goalscorer for the season with 13, 12 of which came in the Premier League.

Gabala
2013–14 season
ChairmanTaleh Heydərov
ManagerYuri Semin[1]
StadiumGabala City Stadium
Premier League3rd
Azerbaijan CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Danijel Subotić (12)
All: Danijel Subotić (13)
Highest home attendance2,800 vs. Qarabağ
8 February 2014
vs. Khazar Lankaran
15 February 2014
Lowest home attendance500 vs. Ravan Baku
20 September 2013
vs. Sumgayit
25 October 2013
Average home league attendance1,330

Season review

Pre-season

On 29 May 2013 Yuri Semin was officially unveiled as the club's new manager,[1] appointing recently retired ex-national team goalkeeper Dmitriy Kramarenko as one of his coaches.[2]

Transfers

The summer transfer window saw a lot of transfer movement from Gabala, with 11 players joining the club and 15 players leaving the club. The most notable departures were January signings Luka Žinko to Hangzhou Greentown[3] and Moustapha Dabo to Kahramanmaraşspor, whilst Ifeanyi Emeghara was released, Jeyhun Sultanov retired and Cristian Pulhac was told he was free to leave the club.[4] Aleksandr Chertoganov, Vurğun Hüseynov and Anar Nazirov all joined Sumgayit,[5][6] whilst Rashad Abdullayev also left the club after one season, joining Baku.[7] Elnar Karimov, Yashar Abuzerov, Rovshan Amiraslanov, Daniel Cruz, Rey Mammadbayli and Amil Yunanov were the other players to leave the club.

Gabala's made their first two signings of the season in May, when Volodimir Levin and Nizami Hajiyev both from Inter Baku.[8][9] In June Ibrahima Niasse followed from Inter Baku[10] and Dawid Pietrzkiewicz from Simurq,[10] whilst Lorenzo Ebecilio, on loan, and Abdulwaheed Afolabi joined from Metalurh Donetsk[11] and Kuban Krasnodar[12] respectively. Gabala added another three signings in July, with Rail Malikov moving from Denizlispor,[13] Danijel Subotić from Volyn Lutsk[14] and Leonardo from Metalurh Donetsk.[14] Elnur Allahverdiyev signed with Gabala in September on an initial six-month-long loan deal after Rail Malikov was ruled out by injury.[15][16]

August

Gabala started the season with 2 victories, a 2–1 away victory over Baku on 2 August[17] and a 3–2 home victory Inter Baku on 10 August.[18] Victor Mendy picked up the club's first goals of the season, netting twice in the game against Baku, whilst Leonardo, Volodimir Levin and Ibrahima Niasse all scored their first goals for the club since their summer moves in the victory over Inter Baku. Gabala lost their next games, 2–1 away to Sumgayit[19] and 1–0 at home to Qarabağ,[20] Yannick Kamanan scored Gabala's goal in these two games, and Levin was sent off in the defeat to Sumgayit after picking up two yellow cards. Gabala got back to winning ways in their last game of August, a 2–0 victory over Khazar Lankaran at home on 31 August, with Leonardo scoring his second for the club and Lorenzo Ebecilio his first.[21]

September

After the international break, Gabala traveled to Baku to face AZAL on 15 September, and they picked up their 4th win of the season. AZAL took the lead in the 3rd minute with Will John scoring, but Mendy struck 5 minutes later to level the game. Danijel Subotić, playing his first game for the club after his registration issues were sorted out during the break,[22] scored what turned out to be the winner in the 32nd minute before Amit Guluzade picked up Gabala's second red card of the season for two bookings.[23] Gabala recorded their 5th win, and moved top of the league for the first time in their history, on 20 September, defeating Ravan Baku at home. Subotić scored his second in two appearances in the 8th minute before Levin double the lead 2 minutes later and Leonardo finished off the scoring in the second half.[24] Gabala's last game of September was a 0–0 draw away to Simurq, who played the majority of the game with 10 men following Ilkin Qirtimov's first half red card.[25]

October

Gabala's first game of October was on 4 October at home to Neftchi Baku, and was the last game before the international break. Gabala took the lead in the 7th minute through Lorenzo Ebecilio, before Mahir Shukurov equalised and Rashad Sadiqov scored the winner.[26] On 19 October 2013, Gabala returned from the international break with an away trip to Inter Baku, a game which they won 1-0 thanks to a Danijel Subotić first half goal.[27] Gabala followed this up with another victory on 25 October against Sumgayit, winning the game 2–0 with the goals coming from Danijel Subotić in the first half and Dodô in the second.[28]

November

On 3 November Gabala traveled to face Qarabağ in Baku. Gabala went 4-0 down to Qarabağ, after a Nikoloz Gelashvili brace and goals apiece from Vüqar Nadirov and Chumbinho, before scoring three themselves in 15mins to ensure a close last 5 minutes. Gabala's goals came from Lorenzo Ebecilio, Leonardo and Dodô.[29] Gabala's second game of November was a 0–0 away draw against Khazar Lankaran, which kept them third in the table.[30] On 22 November, Gabala faced AZAL at home, and recorded their 8th win of the season as a second half Leonardo goal gave them a 1–0 win.[31] At the end of November, Oumar Kalabane suffered a meniscus tear at his knee during training and underwent surgery at Acibadem Fulya Hospital.[32] Gabala won their final game of November, a 1–0 away victory over Ravan Baku on 29 November 2013, with the goal coming from Yannick Kamanan.[33]

December

Gabala started December with a 2–1 win over Mil-Muğan in the Azerbaijan Cup, with the goals coming from Leonardo and Abdulwaheed Afolabi, his first goal for the club.[34] Gabala's next game was on 8 December against Simurq, which ended as a 2–1 victory to Gabala after Danijel Subotić scored an injury time winner following his early goal and Amit Guluzade scored an own goal for Simurq.[35] Gabala suffered their fifth defeat of the season on 15 December away to Neftchi Baku. Neftchi took the lead through a 12th minute Araz Abdullayev penalty after Flavinho had been fouled, with Leonardo leveling things up in first half stoppage time from the penalty spot. Mushfig Teymurov was sent off for Gabala after collecting two yellow cards, before Mahir Shukurov scored an injury time free-kick to seal the victory for Neftchi.[36] On 18 December, Diego underwent surgery for a knee injury sustained during training the previous week.[37] Gabala's last game before the winter break, and the last in the first round of 19 matches, was on 20 December at home to Baku. Gabala won the game 2–0 with goals from Danijel Subotić and Lorenzo Ebecilio, two go 2nd in the table.[38]

January transfers

On 23 December, it was announced that Gabala had signed Ruslan Tagizade from AZAL on a two-year contract,[39][40] whilst defenders Shahriyar Khalilov and Dejan Kelhar all left the club and Tarzin Jahangirov joined Simurq on loan. On 30 December 2013, Gabala announced that they had agreed to sign Rafael Santos, who left Arsenal Kyiv following their bankruptcy in November,[41] on a two-year contract subject to completing medical.[42][43] On 6 January 2014, Santos completed his move to Gabala.[44] On 8 January, Elnur Allahverdiyev made his move to Gabala permanent, signing a one-year deal.[45] On 13 January, Anar Nazirov resigned for Gabala from Sumgayit on a one-year contract.[46] On 26 January, Gabala revealed that Davron Ergashev had signed on a six-month contract from Zhetysu following a successful trial period.[47] It also came to light that Cristian Pulhac was still at the club after refusing to terminate his contract and was currently training with the youth team.[48] On 31 January, Gabala signed Marat Izmailov on a six-month loan deal from F.C. Porto,[49] and Kamran Agayev from Baku on an 18-month contract.[50]

February

Gabala's first game of the 2014 was on 2 February away to Sumgayit, which they won 3-0 thanks to goals from Victor Mendy, Lorenzo Ebecilio and Leonardo, to return to the top of the league.[51] On 8 February Gabala dropped off the top of the table after a 0–1 home defeat to Qarabağ,[52] this was followed up with another defeat on 15 February at home to Khazar Lankaran.[53] Gabala got back to winning ways on 19 February despite going 1-0 down to a Nedo Turkovic penalty before Danijel Subotić scored his tenth of the season and a Shahriyar Rahimov gave Gabala a 2–1 away win over AZAL.[54] Gabala's next two games were 0-0 draws against Ravan Baku and Simurq.[55][56]

March

On 9 March Gabala faced Neftchi Baku at home in a game that ended 1–2 to Neftchi, with Gabala's goal coming from Lorenzo Ebecilio.[57] Gabala's next game was a 0–0 draw on 12 March against Qarabağ in the Cup,[58] before they drew 1–1 against FK Baku 4 days later in the league.[59] Gabala progressed to the Semi-Finals of the cup on 19 March winning 2–1 in the second leg of their Quarter-Final match against Qarabağ, thanks to goals from Danijel Subotić and Victor Mendy.[60] On 23 March Gabala were beaten 4–1 at home by Inter Baku, Victor Mendy scoring their only goal whilst they slipped out of the European places for the first time since week 5 of the season. On 25 March 2014, Bakhshiev announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2013–14 season.[61] Gabala suffered their second defeat in a row, and third in four games, on 30 March, losing 3–0 away to Qarabağ in a game that saw Elnur Allahverdiyev sent off.[62]

April

Gabala lost their first game of April, going down 1–0 away to Khazar Lankaran on 5 April.[63] Gabala's next game was on 12 April, which they drew 0–0 at home to AZAL[64] to earn only their 4th point in eight games. On 15 April Sumin released Yannick Kamanan from his contract that was due to expire at the end of the season.[65] The next day Gabala defeated Khazar Lankaran 3–0 in the first leg of their Azerbaijan Cup Semi-final, with Nizami Hajiyev scoring a bracing and Victor Mendy scoring the other.[66] Gabala followed that win up with a 2–1 away victory over Ravan Baku on 20 April, Mendy scoring again with Gabalas other goal coming from Urfan Abbasov, his first for the club.[67] Gabala went on to seal a place in the Azerbaijan Cup Final on 24 April, with a 1–1 draw in the second leg of against Khazar Lankaran, after Mendy scored his third goal in three games.[68] Gabala's last game of April was a 1–0 home win over Simurq on the 27th, Dodô grabbing the only goal.[69]

May

Gabala started May as they finished April, with a 2–1 away victory over Neftchi Baku. Javid Imamverdiyev gave Neftchi the lead in the 50th minute, with Dodô equalising in the 62nd minute before Lorenzo Ebecilio scored the winner in the 90th minute, and getting sent off for two yellow cards in stoppage time.[70] On 7 May Gabala beat Baku 3–1 to go back into 3rd in the table. The goals came from Marat Izmailov, Mushfig Teymurov and Danijel Subotić, with Izmailov's and Teymurov's goals being their first for the club.[71] Gabala drew their penultimate league game on 12 May against Inter Baku 0-0.[72] On the last day of the League season, Gabala started in fourth place, 1 point behind Neftchi Baku. Gabala came from behind to beat Sumgayit 3–1, Magomed Kurbanov scoring for Sumgayit before Victor Mendy, Lorenzo Ebecilio and Abdulwaheed Afolabi scored to give Gabala the win that moved them into third place after Neftchi Baku drew 0–0 at Simurq.[73] Gabala finished the season by playing in the Azerbaijan Cup Final against Neftchi Baku. Marat Izmailov scored Gabala's only goal to cancel out Samir Masimovs early strike to send the game into extra-time, and then to penalties, of which Gabala missed three of their five and Neftchi scored three of their four.[74]

Transfers

Summer

Winter

Squad

As of match played 22 May 2014[88][89]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age[N 1]) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Kamran Agayev GK (1986-02-09)9 February 1986 (aged 28) Baku 2014 2015[50] 20 0
25 Diego GK (1979-05-11)11 May 1979 (aged 35) Vitória 2012 2014[90] 27 0
27 Dawid Pietrzkiewicz GK (1988-02-09)9 February 1988 (aged 26) Simurq 2013 2014[10] 10 0
30 Anar Nazirov GK (1985-09-08)8 September 1985 (aged 28) Sumgayit 2014 2016[46] 23 0
55 Javidan Huseynzadeh GK (1991-03-07)7 March 1991 (aged 23) Trainee 2013 1 0
Defenders
2 Rail Malikov CB (1985-12-18)18 December 1985 (aged 28) Denizlispor 2013 2014[13] 12 0
3 Nikola Valentić LB (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 30) Jagodina 2013 2014[91] 27 0
5 Sadig Guliyev CB (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 19) Trainee 2012 5 0
6 Volodimir Levin[92] CB (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 30) Inter Baku 2013 2015[8] 28 2
15 Oumar Kalabane CB (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 26) Al Dhafra 2012 2014[93] 32 2
34 Urfan Abbasov CB (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 21) Qarabağ 2011 67 1
36 Elnur Allahverdiyev CB (1983-01-02)2 January 1983 (aged 31) Khazar Lankaran 2013 2015[77][16][45] 24 0
44 Rafael Santos CB (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 29) Arsenal Kyiv 2014 2016[44] 18 0
45 Murad Musaev CB (1994-06-13)13 June 1994 (aged 19) Trainee 2012 2 0
46 Davron Ergashev CB (1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 26) Zhetysu 2014 2014[47] 13 0
Cristian Pulhac CB (1984-08-17)17 August 1984 (aged 29) Dinamo București 2013 2015[94][48] 12 0
Midfielders
4 Amit Guluzade MF (1992-11-20)20 November 1992 (aged 21) Ravan Baku 2013 2014[94] 24 0
7 Marat Izmailov MF (1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 31) loan from F.C. Porto 2014 2014 18 2
8 Nizami Hajiyev MF (1988-02-08)8 February 1988 (aged 26) Inter Baku 2013 2014[9] 34 2
13 Seymur Asadov MF (1994-05-05)5 May 1994 (aged 20) Trainee 2011 1 0
14 Lorenzo Ebecilio MF (1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 22) loan from Metalurh Donetsk 2013 2014[11] 37 8
16 Ruslan Tagizade MF (1993-12-09)9 December 1993 (aged 20) AZAL 2014 2016[39][40] 19 0
17 Nuran Gurbanov ST (1993-08-10)10 August 1993 (aged 20) MOIK Baku 2011 14 0
18 Ibrahima Niasse MF (1988-04-18)18 April 1988 (aged 26) Inter Baku 2013 2014[10] 35 1
20 Rashid Amiraslanov MF (1992-05-04)4 May 1992 (aged 22) Trainee 2012 1 0
21 Elmar Bakhshiev MF (1980-08-03)3 August 1980 (aged 33) Neftchi Baku 2012 28 0
22 Lourival Assis MF (1984-02-03)3 February 1984 (aged 30) Chernomorets Burgas 2012 2015[95] 44 6
33 Elvin Jamalov MF (1995-02-04)4 February 1995 (aged 19) Trainee 2013 2 0
37 Kamal Mirzayev MF (1994-09-14)14 September 1994 (aged 19) Trainee 2012 5 0
42 Leonardo MF (1992-03-18)18 March 1992 (aged 22) Metalurh Donetsk 2013 2014[14] 33 8
88 Mushfig Teymurov MF (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 21) Trainee 2009 16 1
Forwards
9 Victor Mendy ST (1981-12-22)22 December 1981 (aged 32) Bucaspor 2011 97 25
10 Dodô ST (1987-10-16)16 October 1987 (aged 26) Lokomotiva 2011 107 18
19 Abdulwaheed Afolabi ST (1991-12-08)8 December 1991 (aged 22) Kuban Krasnodar 2013 2014[12] 26 2
31 Danijel Subotić[96] ST (1989-01-31)31 January 1989 (aged 25) Volyn Lutsk 2013 2014[14][22] 35 13

Competitions

Friendlies

2 July 2013 Azerbaijan Select 12 GabalaAzerbaijan
AZST (UTC+5) Summary Kamanan
Dodô
3 July 2013 Metalurh Zaporizhya 11 GabalaTurkey
AZST (UTC+5) Summary
Video
Hajiyev  30'
7 July 2013 Trabzonspor 20 GabalaTurkey
AZST (UTC+5) Summary
10 July 2013 Spartaspor 07 GabalaTurkey
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Kamanan
Kelhar
N.Gurbanov
Assis
13 July 2013 Antalyaspor 22 GabalaTurkey
AZST (UTC+5) Yıldırım  23'
Tita  51'
Summary Ebecilio  25', 56'
20 July 2013 Gabala PostponedSalzburg, Austria
AZST (UTC+5) Summary
23 July 2013 Gabala 31 GençlerbirliğiMunich, Germany
21:00 AZST (UTC+5) Ebecilio  41' (pen.)
Subotić  54' (pen.)
Leonardo  60'
Summary Görgülü  76' Stadium: Hans-Bayer Stadion
25 July 2013 Gabala 30 ZalaegerszegiSalzburg, Austria
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) T.Jahangirov  20'
Dodô  28'
Leonardo  42'
Summary
27 July 2013 Gabala 21 ŠmartnoSalzburg, Austria
AZST (UTC+5) Leonardo  27', 70' (pen.) Summary  41'
10 January 2014 Gabala 11 MalatyasporAntalya, Turkey
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Kamanan  25' Summary  89'
13 January 2014 Gabala 21 TobolAntalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4) Subotić  18'
Mendy  23'
Summary Volkov  90'
16 January 2014 Gabala 24 KonyasporAntalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4) Santos  9'
Kamanan  31'
Summary Kabze  37', 53'
Djalma  43'
Þorvaldsson  70'
20 January 2014 Gabala 11 Spartak SemeyAntalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4) Leonardo  66' (pen.) Summary
22 January 2014 Gabala 00 Volga Nizhny NovgorodAntalya, Turkey
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary
25 January 2014 Gabala Cancelled Torpedo MoscowAntalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4) Summary

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 18 7 11 48 36  +12 61 10 2 6 27 18  +9 8 5 5 21 18  +3

Last updated: 17 May 2014.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWWLLWWWDLWWLDWWWLWWLLWDDLDLLLDWWWWDW
Position333443113323333232133222235555544343
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

2 August 2013 1Baku12GabalaBaku
18:30 AZST (UTC+5) Kalonas  12'
Nabiyev  20'
Summary Mendy  61', 81'
Leonardo  70'
Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
10 August 2013 2Gabala32Inter BakuQabala
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Leonardo  54' (pen.)
Levin  69'
Niasse  83'
Summary Georgievski  20'
Iashvili  55'
Abdoulaye  67'
Javadov  90+1'
Mammadov  90+2'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
19 August 2013 3Sumgayit21GabalaSumgayit
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Asgarov  4'
Novruzov  30'
R.Gurbanov  62' (pen.)
Summary Kamanan  14'
Levin  51'  61'
Leonardo  64'
Malikov  81'
Ebecilio  87'
Hajiyev  90+4'
Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov
25 August 2013 4Gabala01QarabağQabala
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Malikov  7'
Guluzade  43'
Ebecilio  68'
Summary Nadirov  16' 68'
Garayev  59'
Veliyev  61'
Kapolongo  68'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
31 August 2013 5Gabala20Khazar LankaranQabala
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Leonardo  39' 66'
Ebecilio  61' 66'
Valentić  81'
Summary Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Vusal Äliyev
15 September 2013 6AZAL12GabalaBaku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) John  3'
Barlay  19'
Kļava  46'
Tagizade  55'
Shemonayev  80'
Bogdanović  90+2'
Summary Mendy  8'
Subotić  32'
Guluzade  22'  50'
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
20 September 2013 7Gabala30Ravan BakuQabala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Subotić  8'
Levin  10'
Leonardo  52' (pen.)
Summary Savankulov  52'
Mammadov  56'
Balokog  65'
Torres  66'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rahim Hasanov
29 September 2013 8Simurq00GabalaZaqatala
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Qirtimov  36'
R.Eyyubov  52'
Anderson do Ó  66'
Summary Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
4 October 2013 9Gabala12Neftchi BakuQabala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Ebecilio  7'
Guluzade  19'
Summary Shukurov  20' (pen.) 21'
Bertucci  38'
Sadiqov  56'
Cardoso  90+2'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
19 October 2013 10Inter Baku01GabalaBaku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Tskhadadze  23'
Dashdemirov  52'
Zargarov  90'
Summary Niasse  25'
Subotić  39' 45+2'
Ebecilio  67'
Assis  87'
Diego  90+4'
Stadium: Shafa Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
25 October 2013 11Gabala20SumgayitQabala
15:00 AZST (UTC+5) Subotić  23'
Niasse  25'
Valentić  36'
Dodô  64'
Summary Hasanalizade  9'
Ibragimov  37'
Fardjad-Azad  67'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: Rahim Häsänov
Referee: 500
3 November 2013 12Qarabağ43GabalaBaku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Gelashvili  26', 50'
Nadirov  37'
Chumbinho  65'
Reynaldo  90+1'
Summary Levin  64'
Abbasov  66'
Ebecilio  72'
Leonardo  77'
Dodô  85'
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
10 November 2013 13Khazar Lankaran00GabalaLankaran
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Valentić  23'
Dodô  36'
Hajiyev  90'
Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Vusal Äliyev
22 November 2013 14Gabala10AZALQabala
14:20 AZST (UTC+5) Dodô  36'
Mendy  65'
Leonardo  72' 82'
Summary Igbekoi  34' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
29 November 2013 15Ravan Baku01GabalaBaku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Pecha  14'
Abdullayev  69'  85'
Summary Kamanan  26'  70' Stadium: Bayil Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Vusal Äliyev
8 December 2013 16Gabala21SimurqQabala
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Niasse  34'
Levin  45'
Allahverdiyev  45+2'
Subotić  52', 90+3' 90+3'
Summary Guluzade  64' (o.g.)
Ćeran  66'
Anderson do Ó  86'
Gurbanov  89'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rahim Hasanov
15 December 2013 17Neftchi Baku21GabalaBaku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Shukurov  5' 90+4'
Abdullayev  12' (pen.)
Sadiqov  32'
Cardoso  45+1'
Guliyev  72'
Summary Leonardo  45+1' (pen.)
Teymurov  11'  84'
Afolabi  74'
Guluzade  90+3'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 800
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
20 December 2013 18Gabala20BakuQabala
13:00 AZT (UTC+4) Guluzade  18'
Subotić  20' 47'
Allahverdiyev  42'
Pietrzkiewicz  83'
Ebecilio  85' 90+3'
Summary Noguera  38'
S.Aliyev  54'  90+2'
Etto  63'
Rubén  76'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
2 February 2014 19Sumgayit03GabalaBaku
14:30 AZT (UTC+4) Fardjad-Azad  11' Summary Mendy  3'
Gurbanov  49'
Ebecilio  55'
Leonardo  57'
Stadium: Bayil Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rahim Hasanov
8 February 2014 20Gabala01QarabağQabala
14:30 AZT (UTC+4) Dodô  14'
Allahverdiyev  79'
Summary
Sadygov  30'
Reynaldo  50' 74'
Šehić  90+3'
Gurbanov  81'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
15 February 2014 21Gabala23Khazar LankaranQabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Subotić  26', 65'
Niasse  36'
Tagizade  45'
Summary Sadio  51'
Etame  56', 84'
Blaževski  62'
Scarlatache  78'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Vusal Äliyev
19 February 2014 22AZAL12GabalaBaku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) N.Turković  39' (pen.)
Barlay  45+1'
Rahimov  69'
Summary Subotić  44'
Hajiyev  45'
Rahimov  71' (o.g.)
Stadium: AZAL Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
23 February 2014 23Gabala00Ravan BakuQabala
13:00 AZT (UTC+4) Leonardo  56'
Allahverdiyev  65'
Subotić  81'
Tagizade  87'
Summary Mörec  21'
Maharramov  42'
O.Lalayev  54'
júlio César  70'
Marković  72'
Sapela  74'
Mammadov  74'
Bayramov  90+4'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Elvin Äsgärov
28 February 2014 24Simurq00GabalaZaqatala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Gurbanov  39'
Lambot  58'
Anderson do Ó  90'
Summary Dodô  90+1' Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
9 March 2014 25Gabala12Neftchi BakuQabala
13:00 AZT (UTC+4) Valentić  6'
Ebecilio  68' 90+2'
Summary Nasimov  29', 64'
Shukurov  82'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
16 March 2014 26Baku11GabalaBaku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Horvat  35'
E.Mammadov  90+1'
Summary Allahverdiyev  65'
Rafael Santos  73'
Subotić  80' 90'
Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
23 March 2014 27Gabala14Inter BakuQabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Allahverdiyev  41'
Teymurov  62'
Izmailov  65'
Mendy  89'
Summary Tskhadadze  14'
A.Abatsiyev  46'
Álvaro  46', 54'
Špičić  57'
Abdoulaye  74'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
30 March 2014 28Qarabağ30GabalaBaku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Chumbinho  48'
Reynaldo  65', 87'
Gurbanov  66'
Summary Abbasov  35'
Mendy  38'
Allahverdiyev  76'  78'
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
5 April 2014 29Khazar Lankaran10GabalaLankaran
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Gligorov  31'
Etame  71'
Ramaldanov  31'
Summary Ebecilio  14'
Abbasov  28'
R.Tagizade  84'
Kamanan  90+3'
Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
12 April 2014 30Gabala00AZALQabala
15:00 AZST (UTC+5) Izmailov  59' Summary K.Diniyev  56'
Barlay  66'
V.Igbekoi  78'
Aílton Júnior  84'
A.Shemonayev  90'
L.Kasradze  90+2'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
20 April 2014 31Ravan Baku12GabalaBaku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Adamović  66'
Y.Ağakärimzadä  85'
Summary Mendy  38'
Abbasov  41'
Subotić  44'
Niasse  48'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Vusal Äliyev
27 April 2014 32Gabala10SimurqQabala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Dodô  57' 62'
Subotić  90+4'
Summary Qirtimov  58' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Omar Paşayev
2 May 2014 33Neftchi Baku12GabalaBaku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Yunuszade  38'
Imamverdiyev  50'
T.Guliyev  68'
Summary Abbasov  33'
Dodô  63'
Ebecilio  90' 90+1'  90+3'
Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
7 May 2014 34Gabala31BakuQabala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Izmailov  15'
M.Teymurov  27' 27'
Subotić  57'
Summary Mario  39'
Alasgarov  65'
Travner  90'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
12 May 2014 35Inter Baku00GabalaBaku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) D.Meza  73'
J.Diniyev  90+1'
Summary Allahverdiyev  30' Stadium: Shafa Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
17 May 2014 36Gabala31SumgayitQabala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) R.Tagizade  26'
Mendy  39'
Dodô  47'
Afolabi  69' 90+1'
Ebecilio  86' 87'
Agayev  90+1'
Summary Kurbanov  7'
Mammadov  71'
Hüseynov  80'
Ibragimov  82'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Qarabağ (C) 36 21 9 6 65 21 +44 72 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Inter Baku 36 20 7 9 60 37 +23 67 Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3 Gabala 36 18 7 11 48 36 +12 61
4 Neftçi Baku 36 17 9 10 47 43 +4 60 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
5 Baku 36 16 9 11 53 43 +10 57
Source: Azerbaijan Professional Football league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Azerbaijan Cup

4 December 2013 Second RoundMil-Muğan12GabalaQabala
13:00 AZT (UTC+4) E.Mammadov  1'
C.Hasanov  11'
Z. Mamedov  67'
E.Mammadov  68'
S.Babaev  69'
Mr.Hajiyev  75'
Summary Leonardo  15' (pen.)  71'
Afolabi  18'
Ebecilio  36'
Kamanan  69'
Guluzade  75'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Elvin Äsgärov
12 March 2014 Quarterfinals 1st legGabala00QarabağQabala
14:30 AZT (UTC+4) Dodô  87' Summary Medvedev  32' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
19 March 2014 Quarterfinals 2nd legQarabağ12
(12 agg.)
GabalaBaku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Reynaldo  61'
Medvedev  70'
Nadirov  90+2'
Summary Subotić  45+1'
Dodô  54'
Izmailov  54'
Mendy  82'
Nazirov  90+1'
Ebecilio  90+2'
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
16 April 2014 Semifinals 1st legGabala30Khazar LankaranQabala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Hajiyev  53', 71'
Mendy  59'
Summary Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
24 April 2014 Semifinals 2nd legKhazar Lankaran11
(14 agg.)
GabalaLankaran
19:00 AZST (UTC+5) Nildo  54' Summary Mendy  23' Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rahim Häsänov
22 May 2014 FinalNeftchi Baku11 (a.e.t.)
(32 p)
GabalaBaku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Masimov  52' Summary Izmailov  71' Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Aliyar Ağayev
Penalties
Ramos
Flavinho
Denis
Bruno
Izmailov
Santos
Assis
Hajiyev
Niasse

Squad statistics

As of Match played 22 May 2014

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueAzerbaijan Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Kamran Agayev 20016+004+00
2 DF Rail Malikov 1209+101+10
3 DF Nikola Valentić 17011+402+00
4 MF Amit Guluzade 15013+100+10
5 DF Sadig Guliyev 403+001+00
6 DF Volodimir Levin 28225+023+00
7 MF Marat Izmailov 18211+314+01
8 MF Nizami Hajiyev 34220+904+12
9 FW Victor Mendy 411026+976+03
10 FW Dodô 40433+245+00
14 MF Lorenzo Ebecilio 36828+385+00
15 DF Oumar Kalabane 303+000+00
16 MF Ruslan Tagizade 19011+305+00
17 MF Nuran Gurbanov 502+300+00
18 MF Ibrahima Niasse 35126+316+00
19 FW Abdulwaheed Afolabi 2621+2111+31
22 MF Lourival Assis 1402+700+50
25 GK Diego 909+000+00
27 GK Dawid Pietrzkiewicz 10010+000+00
30 GK Anar Nazirov 201+001+00
31 FW Danijel Subotić 351327+2124+21
33 MF Elvin Jamalov 201+001+00
34 DF Urfan Abbasov 23118+312+00
36 DF Elnur Allahverdiyev 24022+200+00
42 MF Leonardo 33824+771+11
44 DF Rafael Santos 18015+003+00
45 DF Murad Musaev 100+000+10
46 DF Davron Ergashev 1307+204+00
55 GK Javidan Huseynzadeh 100+001+00
88 MF Mushfig Teymurov 1218+212+00
Players away from Gabala on loan:
7 MF Tarzin Jahangirov 100+100+00
Players who appeared for Gabala no longer at the club:
11 FW Yannick Kamanan 19213+520+10
84 DF Dejan Kelhar 702+500+00

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
1FW31Danijel Subotić12113
2FW9Victor Mendy7310
3MF14Lorenzo Ebecilio808
MF42Leonardo718
5FW10Dodô404
6DF6Volodimir Levin202
FW11Yannick Kamanan202
FW19Abdulwaheed Afolabi112
MF7Marat Izmailov112
MF8Nizami Hajiyev022
11MF18Ibrahima Niasse101
DF34Urfan Abbasov101
MF88Mushfig Teymurov101
Own goal101
TOTALS 48957

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
1GKKamran Agayev101020
2DFRail Malikov201030
3DFNikola Valentić400040
4MFAmit Guluzade611071
6DFVolodimir Levin410041
7MFMarat Izmailov202040
8MFNizami Hajiyev301040
9FWVictor Mendy200020
10FWDodô602080
14MFLorenzo Ebecilio10120121
16MFRuslan Tagizade401050
17MFNuran Gurbanov100010
18MFIbrahima Niasse500050
19FWAbdulwaheed Afolabi200020
22MFLourival Assis100010
25GKDiego100010
27GKDawid Pietrzkiewicz100010
30GKAnar Nazirov001010
31FWDanijel Subotić701080
34DFUrfan Abbasov501060
36DFElnur Allahverdiyev910091
42MFLeonardo501060
44DFRafael Santos101020
46DFDavron Ergashev002020
88MFMushfig Teymurov410041
Players who left Gabala during the season:
11FWYannick Kamanan201030
TOTALS 88 5 20 0 108 5

Notes

  1. Age as of the end of the season
  • Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.[97]
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