The 2017–18 season was Gabala FK's 13th season, and their 12th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top-flight of Azerbaijani football. Gabala finished the season in second place, 16 points behind champions Qarabağ. In the Azerbaijan Cup were runners-up for the second year in a row, losing to Keşla 1-0 in the final whilst they also reached the Third qualifying round of the Europa League before being knocked out by Panathinaikos.
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.31 May 2017MFIlgar GurbanovQarabağUndisclosed5 June 2017GKAgil MammadovAZALUndisclosed5 June 2017MFElvin MammadovZiraUndisclosed15 June 2017MFJavi HernándezGórnik ŁęcznaUndisclosed23 June 2017FWSteeven Joseph-MonroseStade BrestUndisclosed24 June 2017DFDion MaloneADO Den HaagUndisclosed7 July 2017DFDave Bulthuis1. FC NürnbergUndisclosed31 August 2017MFAlen AskerovNovigradUndisclosed21 September 2017FWEkigho EhiosunGazişehir GaziantepUndisclosed30 December 2017MFTamkin KhalilzadeZiraUndisclosed25 January 2018GKAgil MammadovNeftchi BakuFree28 March 2018FWRauf AliyevKukësiFree
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.1 July 2017DFMurad MusayevSəbailUndisclosed3 August 2017DFRicardinhoOxford UnitedUndisclosed17 August 2017DFJavi HernándezCracoviaUndisclosed22 August 2017GKDawid PietrzkiewiczSandecja Nowy SączUndisclosed1 September 2017DFFarid NabiyevSlavia PragueUndisclosed10 January 2018DFDave BulthuisHeerenveenUndisclosed GKSuleyman SuleymanovSumgayitUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.28 June 2017MFAndy HallidayRangers4 January 20182 July 2017FWFamoussa KonéGöztepeSeason Long
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.2 June 2017FWRamil HasanovSumgayit 2 July 2017DFYusif NabiyevZira3 January 201812 August 2017MFAraz AbdullayevAnorthosisEnd of Season2 January 2018FWUlvi IsgandarovSumgayitEnd of Season5 January 2018FWRamil HasanovKhazar BakuEnd of Season6 January 2018MFRoman HuseynovKapazEnd of Season16 February 2018FWRovlan MuradovSlavia PragueEnd of Season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date 1 January 2018 GK Agil Mammadov Neftchi Baku 1 January 2018 1 January 2018 MF Tellur Mutallimov Zira 1 January 2018 1 January 2018 FW Ekigho Ehiosun Hapoel Acre 17 September 2018 31 May 2018 DF Vitaliy Vernydub Zorya Luhansk 19 June 2018 31 May 2018 MF Elvin Mammadov Sumgayit 11 June 2018 31 May 2018 MF Filip Ozobić Qarabağ 2 June 2018 31 May 2018 FW Ruslan Qurbanov Sabail 11 June 2018 31 May 2018 FW Bagaliy Dabo Neftchi Baku 17 June 2018
Trial Date From Date To Position Nationality Name Last club Ref.November 2017 MFAbdul Kerim Konte November 2017 MFKevin Pena January 2018 FWKaiqueSantos
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 22 Dmytro Bezotosnyi GK Chornomorets Odesa 2015 141 0 23 Agil Mammadov GK Neftchi Baku 2018 2018 5 0 35 Murad Popov GK Trainee 2016 0 0 Defenders 2 Sahil Mirzayev DF Trainee 2015 0 0 3 Vojislav Stanković DF Inter Baku 2017 2019 112 2 5 Rasim Ramaldanov DF Kolkheti-1913 Poti 2017 18 0 15 Vitaliy Vernydub DF Zorya Luhansk 2015 2018 78 3 16 Dion Malone DF ADO Den Haag 2017 2019 21 0 34 Urfan Abbasov DF Qarabağ 2011 188 2 74 Yusif Nabiyev DF Trainee 2015 4 0 Midfielders 4 Elvin Jamalov MF Trainee 2013 114 0 6 Elvin Mammadov MF Zira 2017 2018 15 2 7 Alen Askerov MF Novigrad 2017 2018 0 0 8 Qismət Alıyev MF Trainee 2014 43 0 11 Asif Mammadov MF Inter Baku 2015 100+ 11 14 Javid Huseynov MF Baku 2016 89 20 16 Emin Zamanov MF Trainee 2015 0 0 18 Ilgar Gurbanov MF Qarabağ 2017 2019 20 1 19 Filip Ozobić MF Slaven Belupo 2016 2018 74 25 26 Ülvi İbazadə MF Trainee 2016 1 0 29 Hajiagha Hajili MF Trainee 2016 4 0 32 Amin Seydiyev MF Trainee 2017 1 0 33 Tamkin Khalilzade MF Zira 2017 2020 15 0 Forwards 9 Bagaliy Dabo ST US Créteil 2016 2018 62 27 10 Ruslan Qurbanov ST Neftchi Baku 2016 2018 59 11 28 Steeven Joseph-Monrose ST Stade Brest 2017 2019 31 12 45 Famoussa Koné ST Göztepe 2017 2018 33 7 Rauf Aliyev ST Kukësi 2018 2019 0 0 Left during the season 12 Andy Halliday MF loan from Rangers 2017 2018 8 0 20 Javi Hernández MF Górnik Łęczna 2017 2018 1 0 21 Dave Bulthuis DF 1. FC Nürnberg 2017 2020 8 0 88 Tellur Mutallimov MF Trainee 2014 30 5 90 Ekigho Ehiosun ST Gazişehir Gaziantep 2017 2018 39 6
Out on loan
Friendlies
Competitions
Azerbaijan Premier League
Results summary
Results
League table
Azerbaijan Cup
Final
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Gabala on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Gabala during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupEuropa LeagueTotal1 FW9 Bagaliy Dabo1330162 FW28Steeven Joseph-Monrose921123 MF19Filip Ozobić541104 FW45Famoussa Koné61075 MF14Javid Huseynov32056 FW10Ruslan Qurbanov22047 MF11Asif Mammadov2002MF6 Elvin Mammadov20029 MF88Tellur Mutallimov1001FW70Ulvi Isgandarov0101FW90Ekigho Ehiosun0101MF29Hajiagha Hajili0101MF18Ilgar Gurbanov0011 Own goal0011TOTALS4317464
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupEuropa LeagueTotal3 DFVojislav Stanković501010704 MFElvin Jamalov600000605 DFRasim Ramaldanov201000306 MFElvin Mammadov300010408 MFQismət Alıyev701000809 FWBagaliy Dabo1000001010FWRuslan Qurbanov3020005011MFAsif Mammadov3000003014MFJavid Huseynov1200203215DFVitaliy Vernydub2000103016DFDion Malone2000103018MFIlgar Gurbanov0001000119MFFilip Ozobić3010004022GKDmytro Bezotosnyi1000001028FWSteeven Joseph-Monrose3120005129MFHajiagha Hajili2010003033MFTamkin Khalilzade3000003034DFUrfan Abbasov4020006045FWFamoussa Koné3020005074DFYusif Nabiyev01000001Players who left Gabala during the season:12MFAndy Halliday3000104090FWEkigho Ehiosun20000020TOTALS59413170795
Notes
References
External links Gabala FC Website Gabala FC at UEFA.com Gabala FC at Soccerway.com Gabala FC at National Football Teams.com