2015–16 FK Qarabağ season

The Qarabağ 2015–16 season is Qarabağ's 23rd Azerbaijan Premier League season, of which they are defending champions, and will be their eighth season under manager Gurban Gurbanov. They will participate in the League, the Azerbaijan Cup and the UEFA Champions League, entering at the Second qualifying round.

Qarabağ

2015–16 season
Chairman	Tahir Gözal
Manager	Gurban Gurbanov
Stadium	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
Premier League	1st
Azerbaijan Cup	Champions
Champions League	3rd qualifying round vs Celtic
Europa League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Dani Quintana (15) All: Dani Quintana (17)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Squad

As of 28 January 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AZE Farhad Valiyev 2 DF  AZE Gara Garayev 4 DF  AZE Eltun Yagublu 5 DF  AZE Maksim Medvedev 7 MF  AZE Namiq Yusifov 8 MF  ESP Míchel 9 MF  BRA Reynaldo 10 MF  ESP Dani Quintana 12 GK  AZE Agaseyid Gasimov 13 GK  BIH Ibrahim Šehić 14 DF  AZE Rashad Sadygov (captain) 15 MF  AZE Rahid Amirguliyev 18 MF  AZE Ilgar Gurbanov 19 DF  AZE Azer Salahli 20 MF  BRA Richard

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW  AZE Tural Rzayev 22 MF  AZE Afran Ismayilov 23 DF  AZE Elgun Ulukhanov 25 DF  ALB Ansi Agolli 32 DF  AZE Elvin Yunuszade 33 DF  AZE Eltun Turabov 55 DF  AZE Badavi Guseynov [1] 63 GK  AZE Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev [2] 67 MF  MAR Alharbi El Jadeyaoui [3] 77 MF  AZE Javid Tagiyev 90 FW  SWE Samuel Armenteros 91 MF  AZE Joshgun Diniyev 94 GK  TUR Halit Citirki 97 FW  AZE Mahir Madatov 99 MF  MKD Muarem Muarem

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 6 MF  AZE Vugar Mustafayev (at Zira) 99 MF  AZE Namig Alasgarov (at Bursaspor)

Transfers

Summer

Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2015

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  AZE Eltun Yagublu (loan return from AZAL) 6 MF  AZE Vugar Mustafayev (from Simurq) 8 MF  ESP Míchel (from Maccabi Haifa)[4] 10 MF  ESP Dani Quintana (from Al-Ahli)†[5] 11 MF  AZE Elvin Mammadov (from Inter Baku) 19 DF  AZE Azer Salahli (from Inter Baku) 22 MF  AZE Afran Ismayilov (from Inter Baku) 23 DF  MKD Vladimir Dimitrovski (from Kerkyra)[6] 29 FW  NED Rydell Poepon (from Valenciennes)[7] 32 DF  AZE Elvin Yunuszade (from Neftchi Baku)[8] 67 MF  MAR Alharbi El Jadeyaoui (from RC Lens)[9] 91 MF  AZE Joshgun Diniyev (from Inter Baku) 90 FW  SWE Samuel Armenteros (from Anderlecht)[4]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  AZE Tarlan Guliyev (loan to Kapaz) 4 DF  AZE Bilal Abbaszade 6 DF  AZE Haji Ahmadov (to Zira)[10] 10 MF  MKD Muarem Muarem (to Eskişehirspor)[10][11] 11 FW  BRA Danilo Dias (to União da Madeira) 15 MF  AZE Toghrul Bilalli 17 FW  AZE Vüqar Nadirov (to Khazar Lankaran)[10][12][13] 22 MF  AZE Toğrul Bilallı 23 FW  AZE Tural Isgandarov [10] 24 DF  ALB Admir Teli [10] 27 DF  AZE Elvin Musazade 41 FW  NED Leroy George (to Göztepe)[10][14] — MF  AZE Tamkin Khalilzade (to Zira, previously on loan to AZAL)

† Quintana's transfer was announced on 2 March 2015, but wasn't eligible to play until the summer transfer window.

Winter

Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2016

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  AZE Eltun Yagublu (loan return from Sumgayit) 15 MF  AZE Rahid Amirguliyev (from Khazar Lankaran)[15] 23 DF  AZE Elgun Ulukhanov (from Krasnodar) 63 GK  AZE Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev (from Sumgayit) 99 MF  MKD Muarem Muarem (from Eskişehirspor)[16]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  AZE Eltun Yagublu (loan to Sumgayit)[17] 6 MF  AZE Vugar Mustafayev (loan to Zira)[18] 11 MF  AZE Elvin Mammadov (to Zira)[19][20] 23 DF  MKD Vladimir Dimitrovski (to Teplice)[21][22] 29 FW  NED Rydell Poepon (to Roda JC)[23][24] 70 MF  BRA Chumbinho (to Atromitos)[25] 99 MF  AZE Namig Alasgarov (loan to Kapaz)[18]

Friendlies

Qarabağ v SV Horn

30 June 2015	Qarabağ	3–4	SV Horn	Austria
	Reynaldo 48', 68', 89'	Summary	Rakowitz 16' (pen.), 25' Sakaki 38' E.Dilić 52'

Qarabağ v Steaua București

3 July 2015	Qarabağ	2–3	Steaua București	Austria
AZST (UTC+5)	Reynaldo 6' N.Alasgarov 84'	Summary	Stanciu 2' Tudorie 57' Mihalcea 90'

Qarabağ v Lokomotiv Moscow

7 July 2015	Qarabağ	2–2	Lokomotiv Moscow	Austria
AZST (UTC+5)	Reynaldo 45' Mammadov 77'	Summary	Kasaev 36' Tarasov 72'

Qarabağ v Rot-Weiss Essen

16 January 2016	Qarabağ	1-0	Rot-Weiss Essen	Belek, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		Summary

Qarabağ v Diósgyőri

20 January 2016	Qarabağ	4-0	Diósgyőri	Belek, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)	Medvedev 30' Muarem 52' Amirguliyev 58' Madatov 73'	Summary

Qarabağ v Admira Wacker

23 January 2016	Qarabağ	3-4	Admira Wacker	Belek, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Summary]

Qarabağ v Jagiellonia Białystok

23 January 2016	Qarabağ	0-1	Jagiellonia Białystok	Belek, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Summary]

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

Main article: 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	26	6	4	63	18	+45	84	15	3	0	38	4	+34	11	3	4	25	14	+11

Last updated: 21 May 2016.
Source: Soccerway

Results

Gabala v Qarabağ

10 August 2015 1	Gabala	2 – 2	Qarabağ	Qabala
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Zenjov 32' S.Zargarov  61' 87' Sadiqov  73'	Report	Richard 62' (pen.), 83' Gurbanov  75'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Ravan Baku v Qarabağ

15 August 2015 2	Ravan Baku	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Y.Ağakärimzadä  75' T.Gurbatov 88'	Report	Yunuszade  27' V.Mustafayev  38' Diniyev  59' Y.Ağakärimzadä 67' (o.g.) Garayev 83'	Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

AZAL v Qarabağ

23 August 2015 3	AZAL	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Malikov  22' Jafarguliyev  27' T.Hümbätov  57'	Report	V.Mustafayev  41' M.Mahir 44' Quintana 65'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 450 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

Qarabağ v Khazar Lankaran

12 September 2015 4	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
20:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Yunuszade  49' Mammadov  67' Armenteros  71' 73'	Report	Amirguliyev I. Säfärzadä  80'	Stadium: Dalğa Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Kapaz v Qarabağ

20 September 2015 5	Kapaz	2 – 3	Qarabağ	Ganja
16:30 AZST (UTC+5)	B.Soltanov 49' S.Aliyev  73' S.Rahimov 90+3'	Report	Yunuszade  18' Diniyev 38' (pen.) Armenteros 50' Mammadov 74' (pen.) Richard  77'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

Qarabağ v Neftchi Baku

26 September 2015 6	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Quintana  70' Diniyev  89' Richard 90+1'	Report	Ramos  23' 61' Qurbanov  42' A.Mammadov  73' S.Masimov  90' Añete  90+1'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Inter Baku v Qarabağ

4 October 2015 7	Inter Baku	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Qirtimov  61' Seyidov  72' Lomaia  78'  90' Khizanishvili  90'  90+3'	Report	Quintana 30' Gurbanov  53' Reynaldo 90+3'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

Qarabağ v Zira

17 October 2015 8	Qarabağ	4 – 1	Zira	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Armenteros 5', 16' 11' Richard 26', 83' (pen.)	Report	Ivanović 34' V.Igbekoi  68'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Sumgayit v Qarabağ

25 October 2015 9	Sumgayit	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Sumgayit
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Fardjad-Azad  39' Mirzaga Huseynpur 85' B.Hasanalizade  90+3'	Report	Chumbinho  45+1'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,380 Referee: Ravan Hämzäzadä

Qarabağ v Ravan Baku

28 October 2015 10	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Ravan Baku	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	V.Mustafayev 36'	Report	Y.Ağakärimzadä  40' N.Mammadov  77'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 350 Referee: Omar Paşayev

Qarabağ v AZAL

31 October 2015 11	Qarabağ	2 – 0	AZAL	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yunuszade  23' Ismayilov 49' Poepon 90+3'	Report	A.Gasimov  61'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 830 Referee: İnqilab Mämmädov

Khazar Lankaran v Qarabağ

8 November 2015 12	Khazar Lankaran	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Lankaran
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Ismayilov 33' Gurbanov  40' Míchel  49'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Qarabağ v Kapaz

21 November 2015 13	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Kapaz	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Chumbinho 36' Yunuszade  71' Quintana 83' Richard 87'	Report	B.Nasirov  8' T.Akhundov  85'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 850 Referee: Orxan Mämmädov

Neftchi Baku v Qarabağ

29 November 2015 14	Neftchi Baku	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ailton  29' R.Hajiyev 65' 65' R.Mammadov  67' K.Gurbanov  90+2' Kurbanov  90+4'	Report	Medvedev  33' Míchel  38'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Omar Paşayev

Qarabağ v Inter Baku

6 December 2015 15	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Inter Baku	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Quintana 34' Diniyev  88'	Report	Martins  81'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Zira v Qarabağ

13 December 2015 16	Zira	0 – 0	Qarabağ	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Tato  34' T.Khalilzade  90'	Report	Poepon  12'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

Qarabağ v Sumgayit

16 December 2015 17	Qarabağ	2 – 2	Sumgayit	Baku
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Richard 57' (pen.) Poepon  86'  90+1' Quintana 89'	Report	A.Yunanov 7' M.Rahimov  53' 54' E.Mehdiyev  83'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 500 Referee: Omar Paşayev

Qarabağ v Gabala

19 December 2015 18	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Gabala	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Richard  71' Ismayilov 79'	Report	Zec 4'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

AZAL v Qarabağ

31 January 2016 19	AZAL	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Kvirtia 78'	Report	Richard  31' Medvedev  35' Guseynov  83'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

Qarabağ v Khazar Lankaran

6 February 2016 20	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Sadygov  26' Quintana 71' Richard 87' Armenteros 90+2'	Report	T.Gurbatov  10' R.Jafarov  29'  87'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 800 Referee: İnqilab Mämmädov

Kapaz v Qarabağ

14 February 2016 21	Kapaz	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Ganja
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Alasgarov 44' K.Diniyev  70'	Report	Sadygov 9' Quintana  70' Ismayilov 83' Agolli  90+1'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 20,400 Referee: Omar Paşayev

Qarabağ v Neftchi Baku

20 February 2016 22	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Armenteros 8' Richard  60' Quintana 80'	Report	F.Muradbayli  22' Ailton  26' Ramos  35' K.Gurbanov  60'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Inter Baku v Qarabağ

27 February 2016 23	Inter Baku	1 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Hajiyev 42' Meza  51' Kvekveskiri  58' Lomaia  59' Aghayev  68'	Report	Diniyev  59' Sadygov 87'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Omar Paşayev

Qarabağ v Zira

5 March 2016 24	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Zira	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Muarem 4' Míchel  9' Madatov 90+3'	Report	T.Mutallimov  35' Tato  88'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Sumgayit v Qarabağ

13 March 2016 25	Sumgayit	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Sumgayit
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Hüseynov  61' K.Najafov  63' Chertoganov  77' S.Alkhasov  90+1'	Report	Quintana 13' Míchel 17' Garayev  80' Muarem  85'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

Gabala v Qarabağ

19 March 2016 26	Gabala	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Zenjov 17' Zec  21'	Report	Míchel 9' Yunuszade  35' Madatov 72' 87'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Qarabağ v Ravan Baku

30 March 2016 27	Qarabağ	5 – 1	Ravan Baku	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Míchel 16' Muarem 53' Richard 55' Reynaldo 64' 66' Quintana 90+1'	Report	M.Hashimli  39' Khamid 68' Y.Ağakarimzada  74'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov

Khazar Lankaran v Qarabağ

3 April 2016 28	Khazar Lankaran	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Lankaran
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	T.Gurbatov 12'	Report	Madatov 6', 73'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Qarabağ v Kapaz

8 April 2016 29	Qarabağ	4 – 0	Kapaz	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Reynaldo 17' Míchel  32' Quintana 43' Sadygov  61' Madatov 62' Armenteros 90+3'	Report	B.Nasirov  40'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 3,153 Referee: Rəhim Həsənov

Neftchi Baku v Qarabağ

16 April 2016 30	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qurbanov  23' Ailton  46' 74' A.Mammadov  56' Ramos  67' E.Badalov  70' Jairo  76'	Report	Quintana  45' 56' Richard  56' Reynaldo 73'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Qarabağ v Inter Baku

22 April 2016 31	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Inter Baku	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Reynaldo 12' Muarem 50'	Report	Lomaia  36' F.Bayramov  44'  75' S.Tashkin  63' Aliyev  81'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə

Zira v Qarabağ

1 May 2016 32	Zira	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	A.Naghiyev  43' Bonilla  45'	Report	Garayev  19' Quintana 28' Reynaldo 74'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Orxan Məmmədov

Qarabağ v Sumgayit

7 May 2016 33	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Sumgayit	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ismayilov 41' Guseynov  62'	Report		Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Rovan Rəcəbov

Qarabağ v Gabala

11 May 2016 34	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Gabala	Masazir
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Quintana 17', 32'	Report	Abbasov  66' Stanković  76' Zec  90+3'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

Ravan Baku v Qarabağ

15 May 2016 35	Ravan Baku	2 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Abbasov 27' (pen.) Yunisoğlu  45' E.Abdulov 55' H.Akhundov  86' R.Azizli  89' R.Tagizade  90+1'	Report	E.Yagublu  25' Ismayilov 45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Elvin Asgərov

Qarabağ v AZAL

20 May 2016 36	Qarabağ	3 – 0	AZAL	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Madatov 21' Míchel 30' Quintana 41' Sadygov  68'	Report	K.Huseynov  27' Jafarguliyev  29'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Omar Paşayev

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Qarabağ (C)	36	26	6	4	66	21	+45	84	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[a]
2	Zira[b]	36	17	11	8	42	31	+11	62
3	Gabala	36	16	11	9	44	28	+16	59[c]	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Inter Baku[d]	36	16	11	9	39	28	+11	59[c]
5	Kapaz	36	15	11	10	48	40	+8	56	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round

Source: PFL, UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.^[29]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Qarabağ qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Azerbaijan Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
2. Zira would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence as the club has existed professionally for less than three season.^[26][27]
3. Gabala ahead of Inter Baku on head-to-head record: Inter Baku–Gabala 2–1, Gabala–Inter Baku 1–1, Inter Baku–Gabala 0–1, Gabala–Inter Baku 0–0.
4. On 31 March 2016, the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) announced that Inter Baku will be excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which they would otherwise qualify in the next three seasons (i.e. the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons).^[28]

Azerbaijan Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Azerbaijan Cup

Qarabağ v Shamkir

2 December 2015 Second Round	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Shamkir	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Taghiyev 72' Armenteros 83'	Summary	E.Şiriyev  74'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 500 Referee: Ravan Hämzäzadä

Qarabağ v Sumgayit

2 March 2016 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Sumgayit	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Garayev  45' Richard 52' (pen.) Madatov 86'	Summary	E.Mehdiyev  12'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Orkhan Mammadov

Sumgayit v Qarabağ

9 March 2016 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Sumgayit	1 – 4 (1 – 6 agg.)	Qarabağ	Sumqayit
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	K.Najafov 63' B.Hasanalizade  84'	Summary	Muarem 6', 50' Armenteros 10', 58' Quintana  65'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Omar Paşayev

Inter Baku v Qarabağ

27 April 2016 Semifinal 1st leg	Inter Baku	0 – 4	Qarabağ	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Seyidov  36'	Summary	Míchel 19', 61' Quintana 67' Reynaldo 85'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

Qarabağ v Inter Baku

4 May 2016 Semifinal 2nd leg	Qarabağ	1 – 0 (5 – 0 agg.)	Inter Baku	Masazır
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Míchel 23' Richard  79' E.Yagublu  87'	Summary	Fomenko  64'	Stadium: Masazir Stadium Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Final

Qarabağ v Neftchi Baku

25 May 2016	Qarabağ	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Neftchi Baku	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Quintana  92' Míchel  117' 120' Reynaldo  120+1'	Summary	Qurbanov  92' Ramos  117'  120' A.Mammadov  117'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Qarabağ v Rudar Pljevlja

15 July 2015 2nd qualifying round 1st leg	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Rudar Pljevlja	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Garayev  43'	Report	R.Živković  48' Ivanović  88'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 28,854[30] Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Romania)

Rudar Pljevlja v Qarabağ

22 July 2015 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg	Rudar Pljevlja	0 – 1 (0 – 1 agg.)	Qarabağ	Petrovac, Montenegro
23:45 AZST (UTC+5)	Vlahović  44' Knežević  54' R.Živković  64'	Report	Reynaldo 57'	Stadium: Stadion pod Malim Brdom2 Attendance: 1,400[30] Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Celtic v Qarabağ

29 July 2015 3rd qualifying round 1st leg	Celtic	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Glasgow, Scotland
23:45 AZST (UTC+5)	Izaguirre  36' van Dijk  44' Boyata 82' Forrest  90+2'	Report	Agolli  62'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,011[31] Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

Qarabağ v Celtic

5 August 2015 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg	Qarabağ	0 – 0 (0 – 1 agg.)	Celtic	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:30 AZST (UTC+5)		Report	Johansen  63' Izaguirre  88'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 31,850[31] Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Young Boys v Qarabağ

20 August 2015 Playoff round 1st leg	Young Boys	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Bern, Switzerland
23:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Bertone  70'	Report	Richard  58' 67' Reynaldo  77'	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 6,700[32] Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

Qarabağ v Young Boys

27 August 2015 Playoff round 2nd leg	Qarabağ	3 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.)	Young Boys	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Richard 4' (pen.) 51' Reynaldo 43' Ismayilov 61'	Report	von Bergen  4' González  16' Bertone  51' Hadergjonaj  88'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 29,620[32] Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)

Group stage

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tottenham Hotspur	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6	13	Advance to knockout phase
2	Anderlecht	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10
3	Monaco	6	1	3	2	5	9	−4	6
4	Qarabağ	6	1	1	4	4	8	−4	4

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Tottenham Hotspur v Qarabağ

18 September 2015 1	Tottenham Hotspur	3 – 1	Qarabağ	London, England
00:05 AZST (UTC+5)	Son 28', 30' Lamela 86' Alli  87'	Report	Richard 7' (pen.) Medvedev  83' Šehić  85' Sadygov  87' Míchel  87'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 26,463[33] Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)

Qarabağ v Anderlecht

1 October 2015 2	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Anderlecht	Baku, Azerbaijan
22:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Richard 36'	Report	Defour  74'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 25,000[34] Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

AS Monaco v Qarabağ

22 October 2015 3	AS Monaco	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Fontvieille, Monaco
22:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Wallace  40' Carvalho  53' L.Traoré 70'	Report	Agolli  76'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,165[35] Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

Qarabağ v AS Monaco

5 November 2015 4	Qarabağ	1 – 1	AS Monaco	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Armenteros 39' 67'	Report	Fabinho  51' Cavaleiro 72' Silva  89'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 30,200[36] Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

Qarabağ v Tottenham Hotspur

26 November 2015 5	Qarabağ	0 – 1	Tottenham Hotspur	Baku, Azerbaijan
22:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Richard  44' Garayev  88'	Report	Kane 78'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 28,000[37] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Anderlecht v Qarabağ

11 December 2015 6	Anderlecht	2 – 1	Qarabağ	Brussels, Belgium
00:05 AZT (UTC+4)	Najar 28' Okaka 31' Lukebakio  70'	Report	Armenteros  35' Quintana 26' 48' Richard  51' Míchel  80'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 16,075[38] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Squad statistics

As of Match played 25 May 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Champions League		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AZE	Farhad Valiyev	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	AZE	Gara Garayev	42	1	15+11	1	4	0	4	0	8	0
4	DF	AZE	Eltun Yagublu	5	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	AZE	Maksim Medvedev	38	0	26	0	4	0	2	0	6	0
7	MF	AZE	Namiq Yusifov	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ESP	Míchel	31	8	21+3	4	5	4	0	0	0+2	0
9	FW	BRA	Reynaldo	25	8	9+5	5	2+1	1	4	1	4	1
10	MF	ESP	Dani Quintana	49	17	26+6	15	5	1	4	0	8	1
13	GK	BIH	Ibrahim Šehić	47	0	32	0	3	0	4	0	8	0
14	DF	AZE	Rashad Sadygov	34	2	19	2	3	0	4	0	8	0
15	MF	AZE	Rahid Amirguliyev	3	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	AZE	Ilgar Gurbanov	28	0	16+2	0	3+1	0	2+1	0	3	0
19	DF	AZE	Azer Salahli	7	0	5+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	BRA	Richard	49	14	26+5	9	3+3	1	4	0	8	4
22	MF	AZE	Afran Ismayilov	43	7	16+13	6	2+3	0	0+1	0	6+2	1
25	DF	ALB	Ansi Agolli	39	0	23+1	0	3+1	0	4	0	7	0
32	DF	AZE	Elvin Yunuszade	25	0	17+2	0	3+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
55	DF	AZE	Badavi Guseynov	46	0	30	0	4	0	4	0	8	0
63	GK	RUS	Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
67	MF	MAR	Alharbi El Jadeyaoui	19	0	7+2	0	1	0	4	0	4+1	0
77	MF	AZE	Javid Tagiyev	27	1	6+9	0	2+1	1	2+2	0	4+1	0
90	FW	SWE	Samuel Armenteros	32	11	14+9	7	3	3	0	0	4+2	1
91	MF	AZE	Joshgun Diniyev	42	1	24+8	1	3+1	0	1+2	0	0+3	0
97	FW	AZE	Mahir Madatov	21	8	12+4	7	4+1	1	0	0	0	0
99	MF	MKD	Muarem Muarem	18	4	9+5	2	2+2	2	0	0	0	0
Players away from Qarabağ on loan:
6	MF	AZE	Vugar Mustafayev	9	1	6+2	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0.
99	FW	AZE	Namig Alasgarov	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Qarabağ but left during the season:
11	MF	AZE	Elvin Mammadov	19	1	11+2	1	0	0	0+4	0	0+2	0
23	DF	MKD	Vladimir Dimitrovski	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	NED	Rydell Poepon	22	1	10+5	1	0	0	1+1	0	1+4	0
70	MF	BRA	Chumbinho	14	1	7+2	1	0+1	0	0	0	1+3	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	MF		10	Dani Quintana	15	1	0	1	17
2	MF		20	Richard	9	1	0	4	14
3	FW		90	Samuel Armenteros	7	3	0	1	11
4	FW		9	Reynaldo	5	1	1	1	8
	FW		97	Mahir Madatov	7	1	0	0	8
	MF		8	Míchel	4	4	0	0	8
7	MF		22	Afran Ismayilov	6	0	0	1	7
8	MF		99	Muarem Muarem	3	2	0	0	5
9	DF		14	Rashad Sadygov	2	0	0	0	2
				Own goal	2	0	0	0	2
11	DF		2	Gara Garayev	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		11	Elvin Mammadov	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		91	Joshgun Diniyev	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		6	Vugar Mustafayev	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		29	Rydell Poepon	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		70	Chumbinho	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		77	Javid Tagiyev	0	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	66	14	1	8	89

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
2		DF	Gara Garayev	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
4		DF	Eltun Yagublu	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
5		DF	Maksim Medvedev	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
6		MF	Vugar Mustafayev	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Míchel	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
9		FW	Reynaldo	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1
10		MF	Dani Quintana	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
11		MF	Elvin Mammadov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		GK	Ibrahim Šehić	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
14		DF	Rashad Sadygov	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
18		MF	Ilgar Gurbanov	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
20		MF	Richard	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	10	0
25		DF	Ansi Agolli	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
29		FW	Rydell Poepon	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
32		DF	Elvin Yunuszade	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
55		DF	Badavi Guseynov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
70		MF	Chumbinho	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
90		FW	Samuel Armenteros	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
91		MF	Joshgun Diniyev	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
97		FW	Mahir Madatov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
99		MF	Muarem Muarem	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	47	2	6	1	2	0	15	0	70	3

Notes

• Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.^[39]
• Rudar Pljevlja played their home match at Stadion pod Malim Brdom, Petrovac, instead of their regular stadium Gradski stadion, Pljevlja.

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External links

• Official Website