The Qarabağ 2020–21 season was Qarabağ's 28th Azerbaijan Premier League season, of which were defending champions, and will be their thirteenth season under manager Gurban Gurbanov.
Season overview
On 2 July, Qarabağ announced the return of Wilde-Donald Guerrier from Neftçi.
On 10 July, Qarabağ announced the signing of Emil Balayev.
On 19 July, Kevin Medina signed a three-year contract with Qarabağ.
On 26 July, Uroš Matić signed for Qarabağ on a three-year contract from Copenhagen.
On 1 August, Hajiagha Hajili joined Zira on loan for the season.
On 28 August, Qarabağ announced the signing of Patrick Andrade to a two-year contract, with the option of a third, from Cherno More Varna.
On 30 September, Qarabağ's match against Sabail scheduled for 4 October was postponed to allow Azerbaijan additional preparation time for their upcoming UEFA Nations League matches.
On 20 October, UEFA announced that all UEFA matches played by Azerbaijani or Armenian clubs must take place at a neutral venue due to the ongoing 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This resulted in Qarabağ's UEFA Europe League home match against Villarreal being moved to the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul.
On 8 December, Qarabağ's final UEFA Europa League group match, against Villarreal, was postponed as Qarabağ did not have enough players due to COVID-19 infections. The match was awarded 3–0 to Villarreal on 18 December.
On 2 January, Musa Gurbanli moved to Zira on loan for the rest of the season.
On 31 January, Wilde-Donald Guerrier left Qarabağ by mutual consent.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev GK Sumgayit 2015 71 0 12 Emil Balayev GK Zira 2020 14 0 Defenders 4 Rahil Mammadov DF Sabail 2018 2021 51 2 5 Maksim Medvedev DF Youth team 2006 465+ 15+ 21 Rauf Huseynli DF Youth team 2019 0 0 30 Abbas Huseynov DF Inter Baku 2017 80 1 55 Badavi Huseynov DF Anzhi Makhachkala 2012 279 5 81 Kevin Medina DF Chaves 2020 2023 33 0 Midfielders 2 Gara Garayev MF Youth team 2008 2021 385 4 6 Patrick Andrade MF Cherno More Varna 2020 2022 (+1) 31 7 8 Uroš Matić MF Copenhagen 2020 2023 31 3 10 Abdellah Zoubir MF RC Lens 2018 115 24 18 Ismayil Ibrahimli MF MOIK Baku 2018 60 5 19 Filip Ozobić MF Gabala 2018 2021 79 23 27 Toral Bayramov MF Academy 2019 32 2 44 Elvin Jafarguliyev MF Youth team 2019 32 0 Forwards 7 Owusu Kwabena FW Leganés 2020 2023 44 9 9 Jaime Romero FW Córdoba 2019 2022 57 12 11 Mahir Emreli FW Baku 2015 196 71 Away on loan 22 Musa Gurbanli FW Youth team 2019 6 1 99 Ruslan Hajiyev MF Youth team 2018 0 0 Hajiagha Hajili MF Gabala 2019 2023 11 0 Rafael Maharramli MF Keşla 2018 0 0 Left during the season 77 Wilde-Donald Guerrier MF Neftçi 2020 83 12
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.2 July 2020MFWilde-Donald GuerrierNeftçiFree10 July 2020GKEmil BalayevZiraUndisclosed19 July 2020DFKevin MedinaChavesUndisclosed26 July 2020MFUroš MatićCopenhagenUndisclosed28 August 2020MFPatrick AndradeCherno More VarnaUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.Summer 2020MFRuslan HajiyevSabailEnd of season1 August 2020MFHajiagha HajiliZiraEnd of season20 August 2020MFRafael MaharramliKeşlaEnd of season2 January 2021FWMusa GurbanliZiraEnd of season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref17 July 2020MFMíchelMarino de Luanco 31 January 2021MFWilde-Donald GuerrierApollon Limassol8 February 2021
Friendlies
Competitions
Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Azerbaijan Cup
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
UEFA Europa 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 LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 FW11Mahir Emreli18220222 MF19Filip Ozobić11001123 MF10Abdellah Zoubir70029FW7 Owusu Kwabena710195 MF6 Patrick Andrade420176 MF77Wilde-Donald Guerrier40206FW9 Jaime Romero401168 MF27Toral Bayramov20002DF5 Maksim Medvedev11002MF8 Uroš Matić0011211DF55Badavi Huseynov10001FW22Musa Gurbanli10001DF4 Rahil Mammadov10001MF8 Uroš Matić10001MF2 Gara Garayev10001 Own goal10001TOTALS6466783
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 GK1 Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev9221142 GK12Emil Balayev41005TOTALS1232118
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 GKShahrudin Mahammadaliyev10100000202 MFGara Garayev10000010204 DFRahil Mammadov21000000215 DFMaksim Medvedev20000000206 MFPatrick Andrade20001020507 FWOwusu Kwabena40000020608 MFUroš Matić00000010109 FWJaime Romero100000102010MFAbdellah Zoubir100000102011FWMahir Emreli200000103018MFIsmayil Ibrahimli401010006019MFFilip Ozobić000000303027MFToral Bayramov301000004030DFAbbas Huseynov001000102044MFElvin Jafarguliyev800000008055DFBadavi Huseynov002000002081DFKevin Medina4200100052Players who left Qarabağ during the season:77MFWilde-Donald Guerrier1000102040TOTALS3636040140573
References
External links Official Website