The 2017–18 season was Qarabağ's 25th Azerbaijan Premier League season, of which they were defending champions, and was their tenth season under manager Gurban Gurbanov.
Season overview
Transfers Qarabağ announced their first summer signing on 6 June, Abbas Huseynov from Inter Baku, with Ukrainian goalkeeper Anton Kanibolotskiy signing a two-year contract from Shakhtar Donetsk on 24 June. In July, Qarabağ signed Jakub Rzeźniczak from Legia Warsaw and Wilde-Donald Guerrier from Alanyaspor.
Qarabağ finished off their signings for the summer with loan deals for Ramil Sheydayev, Pedro Henrique and Tarik Elyounoussi, on one-year contract from Trabzonspor, PAOK and Olympiacos respectively.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Anton Kanibolotskiy GK Shakhtar Donetsk 2017 8 0 12 Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev GK Sumgayit 2015 19 0 13 Ibrahim Šehić GK Mersin İdmanyurdu 2013 2018 180 0 89 Nijat Mehbaliyev GK Youth team 2017 0 0 94 Mammad Huseynov GK Youth team 2017 0 0 Defenders 5 Maksim Medvedev DF Youth team 2006 359+ 11+ 14 Rashad Sadygov DF Eskişehirspor 2011 272 10 21 Arif Dashdemirov DF Gabala 2016 2018 21 0 23 Elgun Ulukhanov DF Krasnodar 2016 1 0 25 Ansi Agolli DF Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 2012 290 4 30 Abbas Huseynov DF Inter Baku 2017 13 0 32 Elvin Yunuszade DF Neftchi Baku 2015 2018 74 3 33 Eltun Turabov DF Youth team 2015 1 0 52 Jakub Rzeźniczak DF Legia Warsaw 2017 27 0 55 Badavi Guseynov DF Anzhi Makhachkala 2012 272 2 Midfielders 2 Gara Garayev MF Youth team 2008 2018 280 2 3 Turan Manafov MF Youth team 2017 0 0 7 Rahid Amirguliyev MF Khazar Lankaran 2015 2018 52 5 8 Míchel MF Maccabi Haifa 2015 108 21 10 Pedro Henrique MF loan from PAOK 2017 2018 26 6 20 Richard Almeida MF Santo André 2012 2018 239 49 22 Afran Ismayilov MF Inter Baku 2015 2018 218+ 30+ 27 Elçin Rəhimli MF Youth team 2017 0 0 70 Nijat Suleymanov MF Youth team 2017 1 0 77 Wilde-Donald Guerrier MF Alanyaspor 2017 30 3 91 Joshgun Diniyev MF Inter Baku 2015 99 5 98 Ruslan Hacıyev MF Youth team 2017 1 0 99 Dani Quintana MF Al-Ahli 2015 104 28 Forwards 11 Mahir Madatov FW Baku 2015 90 23 19 Famil Jamalov FW Youth team 2016 0 0 39 Zaur Fərzəliyev FW Youth team 2017 1 0 44 Aghabala Ramazanov FW Inter Baku 2017 2018 25 0 90 Ramil Sheydayev FW loan from Trabzonspor 2017 2018 19 1 away on loan 16 İbrahim Aslanli DF Gabala 2016 1 0 88 Elshan Abdullayev FW Neftchi Baku 2017 9 1 Left during the season 9 Dino Ndlovu FW Anorthosis Famagusta 2016 2018 59 24 18 Tarik Elyounoussi FW loan from Olympiacos 2017 2018 8 0
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.6 June 2017DFAbbas HuseynovInter BakuUndisclosed24 June 2017GKAnton KanibolotskiyShakhtar DonetskUndisclosed6 July 2017DFJakub RzeźniczakLegia WarsawUndisclosed6 July 2017MFWilde-Donald GuerrierAlanyasporUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.31 August 2017FWRamil SheydayevTrabzonsporEnd of Season1 September 2017MFPedro HenriquePAOKEnd of Season1 September 2017FWTarik ElyounoussiOlympiacos31 January 2018
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.5 June 2017MFVugar MustafayevZiraUndisclosed20 June 2017GKEmil BalayevSabailUndisclosed1 July 2017DFAzer SalahliSumgayitUndisclosed1 July 2017FWVüqar NadirovSabailUndisclosed7 July 2017MFMuarem MuaremAktobeUndisclosed10 January 2018FWDino NdlovuHangzhou GreentownUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.30 December 2017DFIbrahim AslanliZiraEnd of Season30 December 2017FWElshan AbdullayevZiraEnd of Season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref20 May 2017MFIlgar GurbanovGabala31 May 20171 June 2017GKBojan ŠaranovZemun1 September 201724 May 2018GKIbrahim ŠehićBB Erzurumspor5 July 201824 May 2018DFArif DashdemirovSumgayit6 August 201824 May 2018DFElvin YunuszadeSabah 24 May 2018MFRahid AmirguliyevSabail26 May 201824 May 2018MFRichard AlmeidaAstana4 July 201824 May 2018MFAfran IsmayilovSumgayit25 June 201824 May 2018FWAghabala RamazanovSabail26 May 201831 May 2018GKMammad Huseynov 31 May 2018DFEltun TurabovSabah 31 May 2018DFElgun Ulukhanov 31 May 2018MFTuran ManafovSumgayit 31 May 2018MFElchin RahimliSabail 31 May 2018FWElshan AbdullayevSabah 31 May 2018FWZaur Fərzəliyev 31 May 2018FWFamil JamalovZagatala
Friendlies
Competitions
Premier League
Results summary
Results
League table
Azerbaijan Cup
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Group stage
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Qarabağ during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupChampions LeagueTotal1 FW11Mahir Madatov8019FW9 Dino Ndlovu50493 MF20Richard5106MF10Pedro Henrique3216MF8 Míchel30366 MF99Dani Quintana50057 MF22Afran Ismayilov21148 MF77Wilde-Donald Guerrier10239 DF32Elvin Yunuszade200210MF91Joshgun Diniyev1001DF5 Maksim Medvedev1001FW90Ramil Sheydayev1001TOTALS3741253
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupChampions LeagueTotal2 MFGara Garayev100010205 DFMaksim Medvedev100010207 MFRahid Amirguliyev200010308 MFMíchel71104012110MFPedro Henrique2000113111FWMahir Madatov2000002012GKShahrudin Mahammadaliyev1000001013GKIbrahim Šehić0100101114DFRashad Sadygov4000216120MFRichard4000004021DFArif Dashdemirov1000001025DFAnsi Agolli3100104132DFElvin Yunuszade2000103044FWAghabala Ramazanov1000102052DFJakub Rzeźniczak4010409055DFBadavi Guseynov0000101077MFWilde-Donald Guerrier4010207090FWRamil Sheydayev1000001091MFJoshgun Diniyev21000021Players who left Qarabağ during the season:9 FWDino Ndlovu2000315118FWTarik Elyounoussi20000020TOTALS46430252746
Notes
References
External links Official Website