The 2024–25 season was Qarabağ FK's 74th year since its founding and its 33th consecutive season in Azerbaijan's premier league. The team will also compete in the Azerbaijan Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League.
Season overview On 11 June, Qarabağ announced the signing of Fabijan Buntić from Vizela on a contract until the summer of 2027.
On 14 June, Qarabağ announced the return of Musa Qurbanlı from Djurgarden on a contract until the summer of 2027.
On 18 July, Qarabağ announced the signing of Shakhruddin Magomedaliyev from Adana Demirspor to a one-year contract.
On 15 August, Qarabağ announced the signing of Mateusz Kochalski from Stal Mielec on a contract until the summer of 2028.
On 23 August, Qarabağ announced the signing of Emmanuel Addai from AD Alcorcón on a contract until the summer of 2026.
On 3 September, Qarabağ announced the signing of Oleksiy Kashchuk from Shakhtar Donetsk on a contract until the summer of 2027.
On 9 September, Hamidou Keyta was released from his contract with the club.
On 13 January, Qarabağ announced that they had agreed a fee with CR Flamengo, rumoured to be around €5million, for Juninho, with the forward travelling to Rio de Janeiro to finalise the deal. Two days later, on 15 January, Qarabağ and Flamengo both confirmed the transfer of Juninho.
On 4 February, Qarabağ announced the return of Kady Borges from Ferencváros on a four-year contract.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Shakhruddin Magomedaliyev GK Sumgayit 2024 2027 149 0 12 Sadig Mammadzade GK Sabail 2024 1 0 89 Amin Ramazanov GK Lokomotiv Moscow 2021 14 0 97 Fabijan Buntić GK Vizela 2024 2027 15 0 99 Mateusz Kochalski GK Stal Mielec 2024 2028 28 0 Defenders 2 Matheus Silva DF Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2023 2025 (+2) 87 3 13 Behlul Mustafazade DF Unattached 2021 139 5 26 Amin Rzayev DF Academy 2025 1 0 27 Toral Bayramov DF Academy 2019 208 28 29 Marko Vešović DF Legia Warsaw 2021 2027 135 5 30 Abbas Huseynov DF Inter Baku 2017 173 5 32 Hikmat Jabrayilzade DF Academy 2024 1 0 44 Elvin Cafarguliyev DF Youth team 2019 186 8 55 Badavi Guseynov DF Anzhi Makhachkala 2012 379 5 81 Kevin Medina DF Chaves 2020 160 4 Midfielders 7 Yassine Benzia MF Dijon 2023 2025 104 28 8 Marko Janković MF Hapoel Tel Aviv 2022 126 8 9 Kady Borges MF Ferencváros 2025 2028 94 35 10 Abdellah Zoubir MF RC Lens 2018 312 69 15 Leandro Andrade MF Cherno More 2021 2027 162 44 21 Oleksiy Kashchuk MF Shakhtar Donetsk 2024 2027 39 8 24 Aleksey Isayev MF Sabah 2024 2027 56 1 66 Patrick Andrade MF Partizan 2023 2025 (+1) 149 16 Forwards 11 Emmanuel Addai FW AD Alcorcón 2024 2026 39 4 19 Redon Xhixha FW Tirana 2023 2026 73 14 22 Musa Qurbanlı FW Djurgarden 2024 2027 90 37 90 Nariman Akhundzade FW Youth team 2022 101 28 Away on loan Ismayil Ibrahimli MF MOIK Baku 2018 107 7 Rustam Akhmedzade FW Mynai 2021 2026 8 0 Left during the season 6 Júlio Romão MF Santa Clara 2022 2026 120 2 17 Hamidou Keyta FW Zira 2023 2026 54 9 18 Juninho FW Chaves 2023 2026 81 42 20 Richard Almeida MF Zira 2021 378 64
Kits Supplier: Adidas / Sponsors: Azersun(chest), Nothreat(sleeve)
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.11 June 2024GKFabijan BuntićVizelaUndisclosed14 June 2024FWMusa QurbanlıDjurgardenUndisclosed18 July 2024GKShakhruddin MagomedaliyevAdana DemirsporUndisclosed15 August 2024GKMateusz KochalskiStal MielecUndisclosed23 August 2024FWEmmanuel AddaiAD AlcorcónUndisclosed3 September 2024MFOleksiy KashchukShakhtar DonetskUndisclosed4 February 2025MFKady BorgesFerencvárosUndisclosed
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.8 June 2024DFNihad GuliyevSabailUndisclosed9 July 2024GKLuka GugeshashviliPanserraikosUndisclosed15 January 2025FWJuninhoFlamengoUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.22 June 2023MFIsmayil IbrahimliZiraEnd of season23 June 2023FWRustam AkhmedzadeZiraEnd of season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref2 June 2024DFMaksim MedvedevRetirement3 June 2024FWAdama DiakhabyBandırmaspor30 June 20244 June 2024GKAndrey LunyovDynamo Moscow18 June 20249 September 2024FWHamidou KeytaKonyaspor10 September 20244 January 2025MFJúlio RomãoFerencváros5 February 202511 February 2025MFRichard AlmeidaPrimavera
Friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league schedule was released on 19 July 2024.
Azerbaijan Cup
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
UEFA Europa League
League phase
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="16"|Players away on loan: |- |colspan="16"|Players who left Qarabağ during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 MF15Leandro Andrade15011172 MF7 Yassine Benzia7230123 FW90Nariman Akhundzade920011FW18Juninho3062115 DF27Toral Bayramov512196 MF21Oleksiy Kashchuk80008MF10Abdellah Zoubir610188 FW22Musa Qurbanlı61007MF9 Kady Borges6100710 Own goal2301611FW19Redon Xhixha4010512FW11Emmanuel Addai4000413MF66Patrick Andrade1020314MF20Richard Almeida2000215DF2 Matheus Silva10001DF13Behlul Mustafazade10001DF30Abbas Hüseynov10001DF44Elvin Cafarguliyev10001DF81Kevin Medina10001MF24Aleksey Isayev10001FW17Hamidou Keyta10001MF8 Marko Janković10001TOTALS8611156118
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 GK99Mateusz Kochalski11200132 GK1 Shakhruddin Magomedaliyev610073 GK97Fabijan Buntić402064 GK12Sadig Mammadzade10001TOTALS2232027
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 GKShakhruddin Magomedaliyev10000000102 DFMatheus Silva10001000207 MFYassine Benzia30211010718 MFMarko Janković701000201009 MFKady Borges302000005010MFAbdellah Zoubir100010103011FWEmmanuel Addai100000102013DFBehlul Mustafazade101010003015MFLeandro Andrade101000002019FWRedon Xhixha100000001021MFOleksiy Kashchuk100000001022FWMusa Qurbanlı300000104024MFAleksey Isayev200000002027DFToral Bayramov200000002029DFMarko Vešović102010105030DFAbbas Hüseynov200000103044DFElvin Cafarguliyev310000316255DFBadavi Guseynov001000102066MFPatrick Andrade700010109081DFKevin Medina210021307290FWNariman Akhundzade100000001099GKMateusz Kochalski0000001010Players away on loan:Players who left Qarabağ during the season:6 MFJúlio Romão6000302111118FWJuninho100010103020MFRichard Almeida2000000020TOTALS532101121202956
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