The Araz-Naxçıvan PFK 2025–26 season was Araz-Naxçıvan's third season back in the Azerbaijan Premier League since 2014–15.
Season events On 12 June, Araz announced the signing of Bar Cohen from Maccabi Netanya to a one-year contract.
On 17 June, Araz announced the signing of Ba-Muaka Simakala from VfL Osnabrück to a one-year contract.
On 19 June, Araz announced the signing of Bruno Franco from Lokomotiv Sofia to a one-year contract.
On 22 June, Araz announced the signing of Patrick Andrade from Qarabağ to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, and the signing of Charles Boli from Apollon Limassol also to a one-year contract.
On 1 July, Araz announced the signing of Hamidou Keyta from Konyaspor to a one-year contract.
On 2 July, Neftçi announced that they would sign Igor Ribeiro to a two-year contract from Araz, with the contract commencing on 1 August after Araz had played their UEFA Conference League Second qualifying round matches against Aris Thessaloniki.
On 25 July, Araz announced the signing of Rahil Mammadov from Radomiak Radom to a one-year contract.
On 25 August, Araz announced the signing of Coşqun Diniyev from Çorum to a one-year contract.
On 25 December, Araz announced that their contracts with Elmar Bakhshiyev and Qara Qarayev had been terminated by mutual agreement.
On 4 January, Araz announced the appointment of Andriy Demchenko as their new head coach on a contract until the summer of 2027.
On 3 February, Araz announced that their contract with Elçin Mustafayev had been terminated by mutual agreement.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 12 Cristian Avram GK Petrocub Hîncești 2023 102 0 94 Tarlan Ahmadli GK Turan Tovuz 2024 15 0 Defenders 3 Bekhtiyar Hasanalizade DF Tuzlaspor 2024 49 3 4 Rahil Mammadov DF Radomiak Radom 2025 2026 22 0 5 Slavik Alxasov DF Turan Tovuz 2024 62 2 17 Issouf Paro DF Concarneau 2024 58 4 26 Omar Buludov DF Neftçi 2024 49 1 34 Ürfan Abbasov DF Gabala 2024 65 1 77 Bruno Franco DF Lokomotiv Sofia 2025 2026 27 0 Midfielders 6 Patrick Andrade MF Qarabağ 2025 2026(+1) 36 6 8 Coşqun Diniyev MF Çorum 2025 2026 25 1 9 Ayyoub Allach MF Sheriff Tiraspol 2025 2025(+1) 8 0 19 Bar Cohen MF Maccabi Netanya 2025 2026 29 1 23 Nuno Rodrigues MF Sporting da Covilhã 2023 111 3 24 Mustafa Ahmadzada MF CF Montañesa 2024 46 0 29 Wanderson Maranhão MF Chornomorets Odesa 2023 90 1 86 Ibrahim Piriyev MF Academy 2025 1 0 Forwards 7 Hamidou Keyta FW Konyaspor 2025 2026 33 3 10 Felipe Santos FW Hapoel Haifa 2024 67 22 11 Ba-Muaka Simakala FW VfL Osnabrück 2025 2026 36 9 14 Ulvi Isgandarov FW Gabala 2024 66 6 16 Ramon Machado FW Sabah 2024 55 10 70 Charles Boli FW Apollon Limassol 2025 2026 34 6 Out on loan Left during the season 2 Qara Qarayev MF Unattached 2024 37 0 4 Igor Ribeiro DF Tacuary 2023 68 1 22 Elçin Mustafayev DF Shamakhi 2023 30 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.12 June 2025MFBar CohenMaccabi NetanyaUndisclosed17 June 2025FWBa-Muaka SimakalaVfL OsnabrückUndisclosed19 June 2025DFBruno FrancoLokomotiv SofiaUndisclosed22 June 2025MFPatrick AndradeQarabağUndisclosed22 June 2025FWCharles BoliApollon LimassolUndisclosed1 July 2025FWHamidou KeytaKonyasporUndisclosed25 July 2025DFRahil MammadovRadomiak RadomUndisclosed25 August 2025MFCoşqun DiniyevÇorumUndisclosed
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.1 August 2025DFIgor RibeiroNeftçiUndisclosed
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref18 June 2025MFJatobáDaegu 18 June 2025MFCésar Meza Colli 18 June 2025MFBennyPetro de Luanda26 August 202518 June 2025FWMićo KuzmanovićVelež Mostar4 September 202525 December 2025MFQara Qarayev 3 February 2026DFElçin MustafayevMingəçevir
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Premier League
Table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Azerbaijan Cup
UEFA Conference League
Qualifying rounds
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Araz-Naxçıvan during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupUEFA Conference LeagueTotal1 FW11Ba-Muaka Simakala9009FW10Felipe Santos70293 FW70Charles Boli5016MF6 Patrick Andrade50165 FW16Ramon Machado50056 FW7 Hamidou Keyta30037 DF3 Bekhtiyar Hasanalizade2002DF5 Slavik Alxasov2002DF17Issouf Paro200210MF19Bar Cohen1001FW14Ulvi Isgandarov1001MF8 Coşqun Diniyev1001 Own goal1001TOTALS420446
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupUEFA Conference LeagueTotal1 GK12Cristian Avram60062 GK94Tarlan Ahmadli2002TOTALS8008
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupUEFA Conference LeagueTotal3 DFBekhtiyar Hasanalizade7010301104 DFRahil Mammadov400000405 DFSlavik Alxasov510010616 MFPatrick Andrade10000201207 FWHamidou Keyta200010308 MFCoşqun Diniyev5000005010FWFelipe Santos6000107011FWBa-Muaka Simakala7000209012GKCristian Avram1000102014FWUlvi Isgandarov2000002016FWRamon Machado1000001017DFIssouf Paro1000001019MFBar Cohen2000002023MFNuno Rodrigues4000004024MFMustafa Ahmadzada4010005026DFOmar Buludov2000002029MFWanderson Maranhão4000206034DFÜrfan Abbasov4000105070FWCharles Boli2000103077DFBruno Franco3000104094GKTarlan Ahmadli10000010Players away on loan:Players who left Araz-Naxçıvan during the season:2 MFQara Qarayev000010104 DFIgor Ribeiro00002121TOTALS77120191982
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