2014–15 Araz-Naxçıvan PFK season

The Araz-Naxçıvan 2014–15 season was to be Araz-Naxçıvan's second Azerbaijan Premier League season, and first since the 2000–01 season. However they failed to complete the season after withdrawing from the league after 10 rounds, on 17 November 2014, with all their contracted players becoming free agents.^[1]

Araz-Naxçıvan

2014-15 season
President	Orkhan Jabbarov
Manager	Asgar Abdullayev
Stadium	Nakchivan City Stadium
Premier League	10th Withdrew 17 November 2014
Top goalscorer	League: David Janalidze (3) All: David Janalidze (3)
Highest home attendance	7,500 vs Neftchi Baku 10 August 2014)
Lowest home attendance	4,100 vs AZAL 18 October 2014)
Average home league attendance	5,825 17 November 2014)
Home colours

Squad

As of 17 November 2014^[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AZE Elchin Sadigov 2 DF  AZE Tural Hümbätov 3 MF  AZE Alimirza Dashzarini 4 DF  AZE Emin Jafarguliyev 5 MF  AZE Javid Hasanov 6 MF  AZE Budaq Nəsirov 7 MF  AZE Ramal Huseynov 8 MF  AZE Elmin Chobanov (captain) 9 MF  AZE Garib Ibrahimov 10 MF  AZE Eshgin Guliyev 11 MF  UKR Sergei Silyuk 13 DF  AZE Agil Nabiyev 14 DF  AZE Elhad Naziri 15 FW  AZE Ruslan Nasirli

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  AZE Kamil Hüseynov 17 FW  AZE Bakhtiyar Soltanov 18 MF  AZE Elgiz Kärämli 19 MF  AZE Tarlan Khalilov 20 DF  UKR Ruslan Zubkov 21 MF  GEO David Janalidze 24 MF  AZE Azer Mammadov 25 DF  UKR Aleksandr Krutskevich 44 DF  AZE Saşa Yunisoğlu 85 GK  AZE Kamal Bayramov 91 MF  AZE Kamil Nurähmädov — MF  AZE Akif Taghiyev — MF  AZE Əziz Hüseynov — MF  UKR Ruslan Zeynalov

Transfers

Summer

Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2014

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  AZE Emin Jafarguliyev (from AZAL) 6 MF  AZE Budaq Nəsirov 7 MF  AZE Ramal Huseynov 9 MF  AZE Garib Ibrahimov (from AZAL) 11 FW  AZE Vugar Asgarov [3] 11 MF  UKR Sergei Silyuk 13 DF  AZE Agil Nabiyev (from Ravan Baku) 14 DF  AZE Elhad Naziri (from Inter Baku) 15 FW  AZE Ruslan Nasirli (from Sumgayit) 23 GK  AZE Elchin Sadigov (from AZAL) 44 DF  AZE Saşa Yunisoğlu (from Denizlispor) 85 GK  AZE Kamal Bayramov (from Ravan Baku) 91 MF  AZE Kamil Nurähmädov (from Ravan Baku) — MF  AZE Kamil Hüseynov — MF  UKR Ruslan Zeynalov (from Oleksandriya)[4]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AZE Emil Balayev (loan return to Neftchi Baku) 4 DF  AZE Farman Ganbarov (to Ravan Baku) 6 DF  AZE Mikayil Rahimov 9 MF  AZE Irfan Yuseinov 11 FW  AZE Farid Guliyev (to Sumgayit)[5] 11 FW  AZE Vugar Asgarov (to Zira) 16 MF  AZE Vugar Ahmadov 18 FW  AZE Ibrahim Aliyev 25 MF  AZE Elgiz Karimli

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

Main article: 2014–15 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
10	1	1	8	5	18	−13	4	1	1	2	4	4	0	0	0	6	1	14	−13

Last updated: 4 November 2014.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L
Position	2	3	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Araz-Naxçıvan v Neftchi Baku

10 August 2014 1	Araz-Naxçıvan	3 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Nakhchivan
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	D.Janalidze 52', 90+4' E.Chobanov  62' 81' A.Mammadov  72' B.Nəsirov  85'	Summary	E.Abdullayev  30' E.Mehdiyev  42' Denis  49'	Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Gabala v Araz-Naxçıvan

17 August 2014 2	Gabala	1 – 0	Araz-Naxçıvan	Qabala
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Huseynov 16' (pen.) Yazalde  55' Ropotan  58'	Summary	Huseynov  26' Zubkov  36'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rahim Häsänov

Araz-Naxçıvan v Qarabağ

24 August 2014 3	Araz-Naxçıvan	Postponed	Qarabağ	Nakhchivan
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium

Sumgayit v Araz-Naxçıvan

30 August 2014 4	Sumgayit	1 – 0	Araz-Naxçıvan	Sumqayit
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Hüseynov  11'  52' Soltanpour 22' T.Jahangirov  61' S.Mahammadaliyev  90'	Summary	T.Khalilov  64' D.Janalidze  75' B.Soltanov  87' K.Bayramov  90+3'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: O.Paşayev

Araz-Naxçıvan v Inter Baku

12 September 2014 5	Araz-Naxçıvan	1 – 3	Inter Baku	Nakhchivan
17:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Zubkov 81'	Summary	Tskhadadze 48' J.Diniyev  56' 61' Lomaia  57' A.Mammadov 86'	Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium Attendance: 7,100 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

Khazar Lankaran v Araz-Naxçıvan

20 September 2014 6	Khazar Lankaran	2 – 0	Araz-Naxçıvan	Lankaran
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ramaldanov  36' Ivanov 74' 87' A.Ramazanov 88'	Summary	Zubkov  45' T.Hümbätov  50' Yunisoğlu  50'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Baku v Araz-Naxçıvan

27 September 2014 7	Baku	2 – 1	Araz-Naxçıvan	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	T.Gurbatov 28' E.Huseynov  47' N.Gurbanov 77' 90'	Summary	E.Chobanov 50' B.Nəsirov  71' Huseynov  90+1'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Ingilab Mämmädov

Araz-Naxçıvan v AZAL

18 October 2014 8	Araz-Naxçıvan	2 – 2	AZAL	Nakhchivan
15:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Zubkov  12' T.Hümbätov  23' Nabiyev  33' D.Janalidze  42' 44' B.Soltanov 62'	Summary	Abdullayev  13' 23' (pen.) Mombongo-Dues  28' Eduardo 49' Ramos 57'	Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Simurq v Araz-Naxçıvan

25 October 2014 9	Simurq	4 – 0	Araz-Naxçıvan	Zaqatala
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ćeran  8' Stanojević 34' R.Eyyubov 47', 56', 90+3' Lambot  59'	Summary	T.Hümbätov  4' K.Hüseynov  44'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Araz-Naxçıvan v Gabala

29 October 2014 10	Araz-Naxçıvan	0 – 1	Gabala	Nakhchivan
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Huseynov  19' T.Khalilov  65' Nabiyev  69'	Summary	Farkaš 21' Ropotan  51' R.Tagizade  64' Ehiosun  82'	Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

Qarabağ v Araz-Naxçıvan

2 November 2014 11	Qarabağ	4 – 0	Araz-Naxçıvan	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Muarem 15' Emeghara 34' Reynaldo 50', 62' (pen.) S.Aliyev  52' Gurbanov  59'	Summary	A.Dashzarini  32' J.Hasanov  89'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 250 Referee: Vusal Äliyev

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qarabağ (C)	32	20	8	4	51	28	+23	68	Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2	Inter Baku	32	17	12	3	55	20	+35	63	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3	Gabala	32	15	9	8	46	35	+11	54
4	Neftchi Baku	32	13	10	9	38	33	+5	49
5	Simurq	32	11	6	15	41	39	+2	39
6	AZAL	32	10	9	13	37	42	−5	39
7	Khazar Lankaran	32	8	8	16	35	46	−11	32
8	Sumgayit	32	7	10	15	32	43	−11	31
9	Baku	32	3	8	21	19	68	−49	17	Relegation to the Azerbaijan First Division
10	Araz-Naxçıvan[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Team withdrawn

Source: uefa.com
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 (only if 2 teams are tied); 6) goal difference; 7) goals scored.^[7]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Araz-Naxçıvan were officially withdrawn from the league on 17 November 2014^[6]

Azerbaijan Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Azerbaijan Cup

Khazar Lankaran v Araz-Naxçıvan

3 December 2014 Second Round	Khazar Lankaran	Walkover2	Araz-Naxçıvan	Lankaran
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium

Squad statistics

As of Match played 2 November 2014

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	AZE	Tural Hümbätov	4	0	4	0	0	0
3	MF	AZE	Alimirza Dashzarini	4	0	3+1	0	0	0
4	DF	AZE	Emin Jafarguliyev	9	0	8+1	0	0	0
5	MF	AZE	Javid Hasanov	5	0	1+4	0	0	0
6	MF	AZE	Budaq Nəsirov	6	0	5+1	0	0	0
7	MF	AZE	Ramal Huseynov	9	0	9	0	0	0
8	MF	AZE	Elmin Chobanov	8	2	6+2	2	0	0
9	MF	AZE	Garib Ibrahimov	5	0	2+3	0	0	0
10	MF	AZE	Eshgin Guliyev	7	0	6+1	0	0	0
11	MF	UKR	Sergei Silyuk	3	0	3	0	0	0
13	DF	AZE	Agil Nabiyev	6	0	6	0	0	0
15	FW	AZE	Ruslan Nasirli	4	0	0+4	0	0	0
16	MF	AZE	Kamil Hüseynov	3	0	3	0	0	0
17	FW	AZE	Bakhtiyar Soltanov	10	1	10	1	0	0
18	MF	AZE	Elgiz Kärämli	1	0	1	0	0	0
19	MF	AZE	Tarlan Khalilov	7	0	6+1	0	0	0
20	DF	UKR	Ruslan Zubkov	8	1	8	1	0	0
21	MF	GEO	David Janalidze	10	3	8+2	3	0	0
22	MF	AZE	Eshgin Guliyev	1	0	1	0	0	0
23	FW	AZE	Elnur Abdulov	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
24	MF	AZE	Azer Mammadov	6	0	5+1	0	0	0
25	DF	UKR	Aleksandr Krutskevich	4	0	4	0	0	0
44	DF	AZE	Saşa Yunisoğlu	3	0	3	0	0	0
85	GK	AZE	Kamal Bayramov	10	0	10	0	0	0
91	MF	AZE	Kamil Nurähmädov	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Araz-Naxçıvan no longer at the club:
11	FW	AZE	Vugar Asgarov	2	0	0+2	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Total
1	MF		21	David Janalidze	3	0	3
2	MF		8	Elmin Chobanov	2	0	2
3	DF		20	Ruslan Zubkov	1	0	1
	FW		17	Bakhtiyar Soltanov	1	0	1
				TOTALS	7	0	7

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Total
2		DF	Tural Hümbätov	3	0	0	0	3	0
3		MF	Alimirza Dashzarini	1	0	0	0	1	0
5		MF	Javid Hasanov	1	0	0	0	1	0
6		MF	Budaq Nəsirov	2	0	0	0	2	0
7		MF	Ramal Huseynov	3	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Elmin Chobanov	1	0	0	0	1	0
13		DF	Agil Nabiyev	2	0	0	0	2	0
16		MF	Kamil Hüseynov	1	0	0	0	1	0
17		FW	Bakhtiyar Soltanov	1	0	0	0	1	0
19		DF	Tarlan Khalilov	2	0	0	0	2	0
20		DF	Ruslan Zubkov	3	0	0	0	3	0
21		MF	David Janalidze	2	0	0	0	2	0
24		MF	Azer Mammadov	1	0	0	0	1	0
44		DF	Saşa Yunisoğlu	1	0	0	0	1	0
85		GK	Kamal Bayramov	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	25	0	0	0	25	0

Notes

• Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.^[8]
• Following Araz-Naxçıvan's withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Premier League,^[9] Khazar Lankaran were awarded the victory.

References

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3. "Araz Naxçıvan ın yeni transferi Latviyadan gəlir!". arazpfc.com (in Azerbaijani). Araz-Naxçıvan PFK. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
4. Руслан Зейналов перешел в Араз. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
5. Сумгаит подписал Гулиева. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
6. "Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза". www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
7. "Premyer Liqa: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
8. Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
9. "Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза". www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.