2016–17 FK Qarabağ season

The Qarabağ 2016–17 season is Qarabağ's 24th Azerbaijan Premier League season, of which they are defending champions, and will be their ninth season under manager Gurban Gurbanov. They won the League for the fourth season in a row on 16 April 2017, reaching the final of the Azerbaijan Cup and the group stages of the UEFA Europa League having been eliminated from the UEFA Champions League in the 3rd qualifying round by Viktoria Plzeň on away goals.

Qarabağ

2016–17 season
Chairman	Tahir Gözal
Manager	Gurban Gurbanov
Stadium	Azersun Arena
Premier League	1st
Azerbaijan Cup	Champions
Champions League	3rd qualifying round vs Viktoria Plzeň
Europa League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Dino Ndlovu (10) All: Dino Ndlovu (15)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Squad

As of 27 January 2017

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  SRB Bojan Šaranov 2 DF  AZE Gara Garayev 5 DF  AZE Maksim Medvedev (vice-captain) 6 FW  RSA Dino Ndlovu 8 MF  ESP Míchel 10 MF  MKD Muarem Muarem 11 FW  AZE Mahir Madatov 12 GK  AZE Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev 13 GK  BIH Ibrahim Šehić 14 DF  AZE Rashad Sadygov (captain) 15 MF  AZE Rahid Amirguliyev 18 MF  AZE Ilgar Gurbanov 20 MF  BRA Richard Almeida 21 DF  AZE Arif Dashdemirov

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF  AZE Afran Ismayilov 23 DF  AZE Elgun Ulukhanov 25 DF  ALB Ansi Agolli 28 DF  AZE İbrahim Aslanli 32 DF  AZE Elvin Yunuszade 33 MF  AZE Eltun Turabov 34 MF  AZE Salman Jafarov 44 FW  AZE Aghabala Ramazanov 55 DF  AZE Badavi Guseynov [1] 71 FW  AZE Vüqar Nadirov 77 MF  AZE Elshan Abdullayev 91 MF  AZE Joshgun Diniyev 94 GK  TUR Halit Oghuzhan 99 MF  ESP Dani Quintana

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 — GK  AZE Emil Balayev (at Sabail) — DF  AZE Shahriyar Aliyev (at Kapaz) — DF  AZE Eltun Yagublu (at Neftchi Baku)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  AZE Azer Salahli (at Sumgayit) — MF  AZE Vugar Mustafayev (at Zira)

Transfers

Summer

Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 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 1 GK  SRB Bojan Šaranov (from Partizan) 6 FW  RSA Dino Ndlovu (from Anorthosis Famagusta)[2] 17 MF  AZE Namig Alasgarov (loan return from Kapaz) 21 DF  AZE Arif Dashdemirov (from Gabala)[3] 71 FW  AZE Vüqar Nadirov (from Inter Baku)[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 1 GK  AZE Farhad Valiyev (to Sumgayit)[5] 4 DF  AZE Eltun Yagublu (loan to Neftchi Baku)[6] 6 MF  AZE Vugar Mustafayev (loan to Zira) 7 MF  AZE Namiq Yusifov (retired)[7] 19 DF  AZE Azer Salahli (loan to Sumgayit)[8] 67 MF  MAR Alharbi El Jadeyaoui 77 MF  AZE Javid Taghiyev (to Zira)[9] 90 FW  SWE Samuel Armenteros (to Heracles Almelo)[10][11]

Winter

Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2016–17

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 44 FW  AZE Aghabala Ramazanov (from Inter Baku)[12] 77 MF  AZE Elshan Abdullayev (from Neftchi Baku)[13]

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 9 FW  BRA Reynaldo (to Adanaspor)[14] 17 FW  AZE Namig Alasgarov (to Neftchi Baku)[15][16] 64 GK  AZE Emil Balayev (loan to Sabail)

Friendlies

Wacker Innsbruck v Qarabağ

25 June 2016	Wacker Innsbruck	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Kössen, Austria
AZT (UTC+4)	Jamnig 41'	Report

Zenit Saint Petersburg v Qarabağ

28 June 2016	Zenit Saint Petersburg	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Kössen, Austria
AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Amirguliyev 81'

Skënderbeu v Qarabağ

1 July 2016	Skënderbeu	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Kössen, Austria
AZT (UTC+4)	Radaš 45'	Report

Qarabağ v Zira

6 July 2016	Qarabağ	4 – 0	Zira	Baku, Azerbaijan
AZT (UTC+4)	Reynaldo 37', 59', 87' Quintana 89'	Report		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium

Skënderbeu Korçë v Qarabağ

15 January 2017	Skënderbeu Korçë	–	Qarabağ	Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Report]

v Qarabağ

January 2017		–	Qarabağ	Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Report]

v Qarabağ

January 2017		–	Qarabağ	Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Report]

v Qarabağ

January 2017		–	Qarabağ	Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Report]

v Qarabağ

2017		–	Qarabağ	Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Report]

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

Main article: 2016–17 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
28	19	5	4	46	14	+32	62	10	3	1	25	5	+20	9	2	3	21	9	+12

Last updated: 29 April 2017.
Source: See Results

Results

Inter Baku v Qarabağ

7 August 2016 1	Inter Baku	2 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	O.Sadigli  44' Guliyev  52' Abışov  69' 70', 75' Hajiyev  90+1' Aghayev  90+3'	Report	Reynaldo 11'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Sumgayit v Qarabağ

11 August 2016 2	Sumgayit	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Sumqayit
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Muarem 52' Quintana 84'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Revan Həmzəzadə

Qarabağ v Neftchi Baku

21 August 2016 3	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Masazır
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Jairo 24' (o.g.) Madatov 47' El Jadeyaoui 80'	Report		Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Qarabağ v AZAL

9 September 2016 4	Qarabağ	6 – 0	AZAL	Masazır
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Reynaldo 2', 64' Medvedev 42', 66' 50' Míchel 45+1' Quintana 59'	Report	D.Janelidze  24' E.Manafov  72'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Orphan Mammadov

Qarabağ v Zira

19 September 2016 5	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Zira	Masazır
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Amirguliyev 20', 37' Míchel  90+2'	Report	Mammadov  22'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Kapaz v Qarabağ

25 September 2016 6	Kapaz	1 – 1	Qarabağ	Ganja
15:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Serginho  31' V.Beybalayev  38' Dário 54'	Report	Medvedev  21' Reynaldo 75' Míchel  82' Richard  86'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 14,238 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

Gabala v Qarabağ

2 October 2016 7	Gabala	2 – 0	Qarabağ	Qabala
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ozobić 11' Dabo 14' Stanković  33' E.Jamalov  75' Abbasov  76'	Report	Ndlovu  33' Richard  77'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

Qarabağ v Sumgayit

15 October 2016 8	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Sumgayit	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Reynaldo  24' Míchel 42' Gurbanov 44' Ndlovu 90+3'	Report	Y.Nabiyev  41'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Neftchi Baku v Qarabağ

25 October 2016 9	Neftchi Baku	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Castillo  43' Jairo  67' Hajiyev  85' Țîră  90+2'	Report	Amirguliyev 29' Quintana  83' Ndlovu  85' Jairo 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

AZAL v Qarabağ

29 October 2016 10	AZAL	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	T.Hümbatov  28' K.Mirzayev  33' Jafarguliyev  55'	Report	Guseynov  37' Muarem 63'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov

Zira v Qarabağ

6 November 2016 11	Zira	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Zirə
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Lourenço  73' Đurić  77' Mustafayev  90+1'	Report	Quintana 69' Yunuszade 80'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Qarabağ v Kapaz

19 November 2016 12	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Kapaz	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ndlovu 17' Quintana  32' Yunuszade  37' Medvedev  61' Garayev  73'	Report	N.Gurbanov  25' Renan  70'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 600 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Qarabağ v Gabala

29 November 2016 13	Qarabağ	2 – 1	Gabala	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Medvedev  74' Richard 87' (pen.) 90+4'  90+4' Quintana  90+2' Ndlovu 90+4' Šehić  90+4'	Report	Ozobić 64' Qurbanov  72' Ricardinho  90' Abbasov  90+2'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

Qarabağ v Inter Baku

17 December 2016 14	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Inter Baku	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Quintana  44' Garayev  62'	Report	Aliyev  32' Guliyev  37' Khizanishvili  82'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Qarabag v Neftchi Baku

29 January 2017 15	Qarabag	1 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ramazanov  60' Ndlovu 72' (pen.)	Report	Imamverdiyev 13' 82' Navalovski  50' Hajiyev  67' F.Muradbayli  81'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

AZAL v Qarabağ

3 February 2017 16	AZAL	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Abdullayev 7' Tounkara  11'  45+3' E.Huseynov  90'	Report	Diniyev  6' 63' Medvedev 60' Ramazanov  78'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 650 Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov

Qarabağ v Zira

8 February 2017 17	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Zira	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ismayilov 13' Ndlovu 47' Ramazanov  51'	Report		Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Kapaz v Qarabağ

12 February 2017 18	Kapaz	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Ganja
14:30 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Madatov 65' Ramazanov  86'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Omar Paşayev

Gabala v Qarabağ

19 February 2017 19	Gabala	2 – 0	Qarabağ	Qabala
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Zenjov 30' Kvekveskiri  58' Ozobić 68'	Report	Míchel  36'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Qarabağ v Inter Baku

28 February 2017 20	Qarabağ	0 – 1	Inter Baku	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Gurbanov  50' Diniyev  90+3'	Report	F.Bayramov  34' Qirtimov  38' Khizanishvili 72' Hajiyev  79'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Elvin Əsgərov

Sumgayit v Qarabağ

4 March 2017 21	Sumgayit	0 – 4	Qarabağ	Sumqayit
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	B.Mustafazade  24' Chernyshev  58' Kurbanov  62'	Report	Míchel 23' Richard 45+1' (pen.) Muarem 49' Guseynov 60'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Qarabağ v AZAL

14 March 2017 22	Qarabağ	1 – 0	AZAL	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Diniyev  58' Sadygov  60' Ndlovu 68' Garayev  88'	Report	Taouil  55'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 750 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

Zira v Qarabağ

19 March 2017 23	Zira	0 – 0	Qarabağ	Zirə
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Naghiyev  49' Latifu  65'  66' Mammadov  69' Nazirov  89' V.Igbekoi  90'	Report	Diniyev  42' Agolli  65'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Qarabağ v Kapaz

2 April 2017 24	Qarabağ	2 – 1	Kapaz	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ndlovu 42' Míchel 47' Medvedev  90'	Report	K.Diniyev 26'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Qarabağ v Gabala

9 April 2017 25	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Gabala	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Agolli  53'	Report	Abbasov  90' Mutallimov  90+3'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Inter Baku v Qarabağ

16 April 2017 26	Inter Baku	0 – 3	Qarabağ	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Seyidov  43'	Report	Madatov 4' Ndlovu 54', 78'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,234 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

Qarabağ v Sumgayit

23 April 2017 27	Qarabağ	2 – 1	Sumgayit	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Muarem 12' 89' Medvedev  78' Guseynov  81' E.Abdullayev 82' Yunuszade  90+3'	Report	K.Najafov  31' Yunanov 83' A.Mehdiyev  87'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Elvin Əsgərov

Neftchi Baku v Qarabağ

29 April 2017 28	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	M.Isayev  40' Herrera 90'	Report	Ndlovu 48' Abışov 60' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 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)	28	19	5	4	46	14	+32	62	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[a]
2	Gabala	28	14	10	4	48	21	+27	52	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3	Inter Baku	28	11	10	7	39	33	+6	43	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Zira	28	10	9	9	29	26	+3	39
5	Kapaz	28	9	9	10	24	27	−3	36

Source: PFL (in Azerbaijani), 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.^[17]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Qarabağ qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 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.

Azerbaijan Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup

Qarabağ v Sabail

3 December 2016 Second Round	Qarabağ	5 – 0	Sabail	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ndlovu 21', 53' Quintana 33' Míchel 55' Diniyev 81'	Report		Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Omar Paşayev

Qarabağ v Sumgayit

13 December 2016 Quarterfinal First Leg	Qarabağ	6 – 0	Sumgayit	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Richard 25' (pen.) Ndlovu 34' (pen.) Diniyev 40' Madatov 64', 78' Alasgarov 67'	Report	Hüseynov  34' B.Hasanalizade  54' K.Najafov  68'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Orkhan Mammadov

Sumgayit v Qarabağ

21 December 2016 Quarterfinal Second Leg	Sumgayit	2 – 5 (2 – 11 agg.)	Qarabağ	Sumgayit
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yunanov 14', 80' B.Hasanalizade  66' N.Abilayev  72'	Report	Alasgarov 8', 16', 82' Nadirov 70' Amirguliyev 90'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 950 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Neftchi Baku v Qarabağ

30 March 2017 Semifinal First Leg	Neftchi Baku	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Petrov  48'	Report	Muarem 13' Ndlovu 28' E.Abdullayev  72' Mahammadaliyev  89'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Qarabağ v Neftchi Baku

5 April 2017 Semifinal Second Leg	Qarabağ	0 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Petrov  19'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Final

Qarabağ v Gabala

5 May 2017	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Gabala	Nakhchivan
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Madatov  28' 52' Abbasov 68' (o.g.)	Report	Stanković  79'	Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Qarabağ v F91 Dudelange

12 July 2016 2nd qualifying round 1st leg	Qarabağ	2 – 0	F91 Dudelange	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Richard 11' (pen.), 28' Quintana  34' Medvedev  39' Garayev  55'	Report	Mélisse  10' Malget  24' Pokar  49'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku[A] Attendance: 18,600[18] Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)

F91 Dudelange v Qarabağ

19 July 2016 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg	F91 Dudelange	1 – 1 (1 – 3 agg.)	Qarabağ	Dudelange, Luxembourg
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Dikaba  24' N'Diaye 71' Pokar  84'	Report	Guseynov  18' Míchel  27' Sadygov  65' Diniyev  88' Reynaldo 90+4'	Stadium: Stade Jos Nosbaum Attendance: 891[18] Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

Viktoria Plzeň v Qarabağ

26 July 2016 3rd qualifying round 1st leg	Viktoria Plzeň	0 – 0	Qarabağ	Plzeň, Czech Republic
22:15 AZT (UTC+4)	Baránek  28'  75'	Report	Madatov  28'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,269[19] Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

Qarabağ v Viktoria Plzeň

2 August 2016 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg	Qarabağ	1 – 1 (1 – 1(a) agg.)	Viktoria Plzeň	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Medvedev  27' Muarem 28' Garayev  72' Míchel  87'	Report	Ďuriš  69' Krmenčík 85' Krmenčík  90+1' Bakoš  90+5'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku[A] Attendance: 30,792[19] Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

IFK Göteborg v Qarabağ

18 August 2016 Play-off round 1st leg	IFK Göteborg	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Gothenburg, Sweden
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Pettersson  26' Albæk 56' Smedberg-Dalence  90'	Report	Sadygov  13' Richard  89'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 11,458[20] Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Qarabağ v IFK Göteborg

25 August 2016 Play-off round 2nd leg	Qarabağ	3 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.)	IFK Göteborg	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Sadygov 19' 90+3' Muarem 26' Quintana 51' Medvedev  62'	Report	Eriksson  9'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku[A] Attendance: 25,500[20] Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

Group stage

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group J

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FIO	PAOK	QRB	LIB
1	Fiorentina	6	4	1	1	15	6	+9	13	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–3	5–1	3–0
2	PAOK	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10			0–0	—	0–1	2–0
3	Qarabağ	6	2	1	3	7	12	−5	7			1–2	2–0	—	2–2
4	Slovan Liberec	6	1	1	4	7	12	−5	4			1–3	1–2	3–0	—

Source: UEFA

Qarabağ v Slovan Liberec

15 September 2016 1	Qarabağ	2 – 2	Slovan Liberec	Baku, Azerbaijan
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Míchel 7' 75' Agolli  72' Sadygov 90+4'	Report	Sýkora 1' Baroš 68' Vůch  90+5'	Stadium: Dalga Arena, Baku[B] Attendance: 6,200[21] Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)

Fiorentina v Qarabağ

29 September 2016 2	Fiorentina	5 – 1	Qarabağ	Florence, Italy
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Sánchez  18' Babacar 39', 45+2' Kalinić 43' Zárate 63', 78' 64'	Report	Yunuszade  30' Medvedev  38' Míchel  87' Ndlovu 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 14,145[22] Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

Qarabağ v PAOK

20 October 2016 3	Qarabağ	2 – 0	PAOK	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Quintana 56' Ndlovu  73' Amirguliyev  80' 87'	Report		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku[B] Attendance: 26,784[23] Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

PAOK v Qarabağ

4 November 2016 4	PAOK	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Thessaloniki, Greece
00:05 AZT (UTC+4)	Athanasiadis  4' Tzavellas  56' Pereyra  82'	Report	Medvedev  4' Míchel 69'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 11,476[24] Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

Slovan Liberec v Qarabağ

24 November 2016 5	Slovan Liberec	3 – 0	Qarabağ	Liberec, Czech Republic
22:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Vůch 11' Komlichenko  45+1' 57' (pen.), 63' Breite  75'	Report	Míchel  40' Medvedev  56'	Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 4,942[25] Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Qarabağ v Fiorentina

8 December 2016 6	Qarabağ	1 – 2	Fiorentina	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Gurbanov  15' Reynaldo 73' Guseynov  86'	Report	Chiesa  19'  84' 76' Vecino 60'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku[B] Attendance: 21,750[26] Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Squad statistics

As of Match played 5 May 2017

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	SRB	Bojan Šaranov	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	AZE	Gara Garayev	37	0	15+6	0	5	0	4	0	7	0
5	DF	AZE	Maksim Medvedev	35	3	18+1	3	5	0	4	0	7	0
6	FW	RSA	Dino Ndlovu	34	15	20+3	10	3+1	4	0	0	5+2	1
8	MF	ESP	Míchel	40	7	21+4	4	4+1	1	4	0	5+1	2
10	MF	MKD	Muarem Muarem	40	7	15+8	4	5	1	3+1	1	6+2	1
11	FW	AZE	Mahir Madatov	32	6	8+13	3	4+1	3	2+1	0	0+3	0
12	GK	AZE	Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev	11	0	7	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	BIH	Ibrahim Šehić	33	0	19	0	2	0	4	0	8	0
14	DF	AZE	Rashad Sadygov	26	2	14	0	1	0	4	0	7	2
15	MF	AZE	Rahid Amirguliyev	31	5	12+8	3	4+1	1	0+1	0	4+1	1
18	MF	AZE	Ilgar Gurbanov	21	1	15+1	1	3	0	0+1	0	1	0
20	MF	BRA	Richard	34	5	20	2	2	1	4	2	8	0
21	DF	AZE	Arif Dashdemirov	16	0	11	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	AZE	Afran Ismayilov	36	1	10+11	1	3+3	0	0+4	0	1+4	0
23	DF	AZE	Elgun Ulukhanov	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	ALB	Ansi Agolli	36	0	20+1	0	3	0	4	0	8	0
28	DF	AZE	İbrahim Aslanli	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	AZE	Elvin Yunuszade	21	1	12+1	1	4	0	0+1	0	3	0
44	FW	AZE	Aghabala Ramazanov	15	0	8+4	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
55	DF	AZE	Badavi Guseynov	32	1	20	1	3	0	4	0	4+1	0
71	FW	AZE	Vüqar Nadirov	4	1	1+1	0	0+1	1	0	0	0+1	0
77	MF	AZE	Elshan Abdullayev	3	1	1+1	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
91	MF	AZE	Joshgun Diniyev	28	3	16+5	1	4+2	2	0+1	0	0	0
99	MF	ESP	Dani Quintana	29	6	13+2	3	2	1	4	0	8	2
Players away from Qarabağ on loan:
Players who appeared for Qarabağ but left during the season:
9	FW	BRA	Reynaldo	21	6	7+3	4	0	0	3+1	1	4+3	1
17	MF	AZE	Namig Alasgarov	14	4	2+6	0	2+1	4	0	0	0+3	0
67	MF	MAR	Alharbi El Jadeyaoui	2	1	1	1	0	0	0+1	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	FW		6	Dino Ndlovu	10	4	0	1	15
2	MF		8	Míchel	4	1	0	2	7
	MF		10	Muarem Muarem	4	1	1	1	7
4	FW		9	Reynaldo	4	0	1	1	6
	FW		11	Mahir Madatov	3	3	0	0	6
	MF		99	Dani Quintana	3	1	0	2	6
7	MF		15	Rahid Amirguliyev	3	1	0	1	5
	MF		20	Richard	2	1	2	0	5
9	MF		17	Namig Alasgarov	0	4	0	0	4
				Own goal	3	1	0	0	4
11	FW		5	Maksim Medvedev	3	0	0	0	3
	MF		91	Joshgun Diniyev	1	2	0	0	3
13	DF		14	Rashad Sadygov	0	0	0	2	2
14	MF		67	Alharbi El Jadeyaoui	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		18	Ilgar Gurbanov	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		32	Elvin Yunuszade	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		22	Afran Ismayilov	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		55	Badavi Guseynov	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		77	Elshan Abdullayev	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		71	Vüqar Nadirov	0	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	45	20	4	10	79

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
2		DF	Gara Garayev	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
5		DF	Maksim Medvedev	6	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	12	0
6		FW	Dino Ndlovu	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
8		MF	Míchel	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	8	0
9		FW	Reynaldo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Muarem Muarem	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		FW	Mahir Madatov	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
12		GK	Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		GK	Ibrahim Šehić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		MF	Rashad Sadygov	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	4	0
15		MF	Rahid Amirguliyev	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
18		MF	Ilgar Gurbanov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
20		MF	Richard	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1
25		DF	Ansi Agolli	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
32		DF	Elvin Yunuszade	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
44		FW	Aghabala Ramazanov	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
55		DF	Badavi Guseynov	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
77		MF	Elshan Abdullayev	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
91		MF	Joshgun Diniyev	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
99		MF	Dani Quintana	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
			TOTALS	39	1	3	0	11	0	16	1	69	2

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d}
   Qarabağ played their home matches at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku.^[27]
2. ^ ^{a b c}
   Qarabağ played their home match on matchday 1 at Dalga Arena, Baku, and will play their home matches on matchday 3 and matchday 6 at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium, Azersun Arena, Baku.

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External links

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