2014–15 Neftchi Baku PFK season

The Neftchi Baku 2014–15 season was Neftchi Baku's 23rd Azerbaijan Premier League season. They started the season under manager Boyukagha Hajiyev, but he was replaced by Arif Asadov in September 2014. Neftchi finished 4th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, runners up in the 2014–15 Azerbaijan Cup, and reached the Play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

Neftchi Baku

2014–15 season
Chairman	Sadyg Sadygov
Manager	Boyukagha Hajiyev (until 3 September 2014) Arif Asadov (from 4 September 2014)
Stadium	Bakcell Arena
Premier League	4th
Azerbaijan Cup	Runners-up
Europa League	Play-off round vs Partizan
Top goalscorer	League: Nicolás Canales (11) All: Nicolás Canales (14)
Highest home attendance	22,350 vs Partizan 28 August 2014
Lowest home attendance	300 vs Inter Baku 26 October 2014 vs Qaradağ 3 December 2014 vs Baku 1 April 2015
Average home league attendance	3,095 29 May 2015
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

Squad

As of 3 February 2015

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 Agil Mammadov 2 DF  BRA Carlos Cardoso 3 DF  BRA Denis Silva 4 DF  AZE Rahil Mammadov 5 DF  AZE Elvin Yunuszade 7 MF  AZE Araz Abdullayev 8 MF  AZE Elshan Abdullayev 9 MF  BRA Flavinho (captain) 10 MF  SLE Julius Wobay 11 FW  CHI Nicolás Canales 12 GK  LVA Pāvels Doroševs 15 MF  PAR Éric Ramos 16 DF  AZE Aziz Guliyev 17 MF  AZE Rahman Hajiyev

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  BRA Cauê 19 MF  AZE Mirhuseyn Seyidov 20 FW  AZE Fahmin Muradbayli 21 MF  AZE Samir Masimov 22 FW  AZE Rauf Aliyev 27 DF  AZE Magsad Isayev 28 MF  AZE Emin Mehdiyev 29 FW  AZE Javid Muxtarzade 30 GK  SRB Saša Stamenković 53 GK  AZE Maksim Vaylo 88 FW  AZE Mirkamil Hashimli 90 FW  CMR Ernest Nfor 95 DF  AZE Elvin Badalov

Out on loan

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 17 MF  AZE Nijat Gurbanov (at AZAL) 23 FW  AZE Ruslan Qurbanov (at Hajduk Split) 25 MF  AZE Javid Imamverdiyev (at Elazigspor) — GK  AZE Rashad Azizli (at Simurq)

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  AZE Elchin Sadigov (at Baku)[1] — MF  AZE Tanrıverdi Maharramli (at Neftchala FK) — FW  AZE Ilham Allahverdiyev (at Qaradağ FK)

Reserve squad

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 Rahil Mammadov 6 MF  AZE Parviz Garaxanov 13 FW  AZE Amrah Pashali 22 MF  AZE Mirabdulla Abbasov 24 GK  AZE Ruzi Giyasli 31 DF  AZE Elmaddin Mammadov 33 MF  AZE Orkhan Bashirov 35 DF  AZE Shafi Bagirov 38 DF  AZE Sarkhan Jabrayilov

No. Pos. Nation Player 40 MF  AZE Elkhan Aghayev 41 MF  AZE Agshin Gurbanli 42 MF  AZE Orxan Gurbanli 46 MF  AZE Orkhan Sabirbayli 47 MF  AZE Etibar Suleymanov 48 MF  AZE Javidan Gaziyev 50 MF  AZE Aleksandr Gross 51 MF  AZE Elchin Asadov 54 MF  AZE Oruc Ismayilov 56 FW  AZE Pilagha Mehdiyev

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 1 GK  AZE Emil Balayev (loan return from Araz-Naxçıvan) 10 MF  SLE Julius Wobay (loan return from Al-Shaab CSC) 11 FW  CHI Nicolás Canales (from Colo-Colo)[2] 14 DF  AZE Elnur Allahverdiyev (from Gabala)[3] 15 MF  PAR Éric Ramos (from Rubio Ñu, previously on loan)[4] 17 MF  AZE Nijat Gurbanov (loan return from Simurq) 18 MF  BRA Cauê (from FC Vaslui)[5]

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 4 DF  AZE Tärlän Quliyev (to Qarabağ)[6] 5 DF  MKD Igor Mitreski (Retired) 6 MF  AZE Rashad Sadiqov (to Khazar Lankaran) 11 FW  NED Melvin Platje (to Venlo) 14 FW  UZB Bahodir Nasimov (to Padideh)[7] 22 DF  AZE Mahir Shukurov (to Karşıyaka)[8][9] 25 MF  AZE Javid Imamverdiyev (on loan to Elazigspor)[10]

Winter

Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2015

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 1 GK  AZE Agil Mammadov (from Baku) 16 DF  AZE Aziz Guliyev (from Baku) 17 MF  AZE Rahman Hajiyev (from Baku, previously on loan to Gaziantep BB) 22 FW  AZE Rauf Aliyev (from Khazar Lankaran)[11] — GK  AZE Elchin Sadigov (loan return from Araz-Naxçıvan)[12]

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 (to Eintracht Frankfurt) 14 DF  AZE Elnur Allahverdiyev [13] 16 DF  BRA Bruno Bertucci (to Portuguesa)[14][15] 17 MF  AZE Nijat Gurbanov (on loan to AZAL)[16] 23 FW  AZE Ruslan Qurbanov (loan to Hajduk Split) — GK  AZE Elchin Sadigov (on loan to Baku)[1]

The board of directors

Position	Name
President	Sadıq Sadıqov
Vice-President	Elnur Mammadov
Executive director	Mubariz Khudiyev
Press and Operations Officer	Gunduz Abbaszade
Adviser	Elnur Ashrafoglu
Head of Security Service	Vagif Musayev
Source: Neftchi Baku PFK

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Arif Asadov
Assistant first team coach	Elmir Khankishiyev
Assistant first team coach	Nazim Aliyev
Selection coach	Bakhtiyar Musayev
Goalkeeper coach	Pāvels Doroševs
Fitness coach	Carmel Barbulescu
Club doctor	Boris Khatagurov
Assistant doctor	Rasim Gadimaliev
Assistant doctor	Tofig Gasimov
Physiotherapist	Zakir Guliyev
Source: Neftchi Baku PFC

Friendlies

Neftchi Baku v Chikhura Sachkhere

17 June 2014	Neftchi Baku	2 – 3	Chikhura Sachkhere	Turkey
AZST (UTC+5)	Masimov 19' Denis 34'	Summary	Odikadze 11' (pen.), 83' Mumladze 90+2'

Neftchi Baku v Chikhura Sachkhere

20 June 2014	Neftchi Baku	1 – 1	Chikhura Sachkhere	Turkey
18:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Wobay	Summary

Neftchi Baku v Al-Qadisiyah

25 June 2014	Neftchi Baku	3 – 1	Al-Qadisiyah	Turkey
AZST (UTC+5)	Wobay Qurbanov N.Gurbanov	Summary

Neftchi Baku v Dynamo Kyiv

3 July 2014	Neftchi Baku	2 – 2	Dynamo Kyiv	Turkey
AZST (UTC+5)	Flavinho 40' Nfor 51'	[ Summary]	Rybalka 31' Yarmolenko 35'

Neftchi Baku v Dynamo Dresden

6 July 2014	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Dynamo Dresden	Turkey
19:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Masimov 7'	Summary	15' 56'

Hajer v Neftchi Baku

14 January 2015	Hajer	1 – 3	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)	Aldosari 60'	Report	Masimov 3' Aliyev 50', 63'

Erciyesspor v Neftchi Baku

17 January 2014	Erciyesspor	0 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		Report

Elazığspor v Neftchi Baku

20 January 2014	Elazığspor	1 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Mardan Stadium

Volyn Lutsk v Neftchi Baku

21 January 2014	Volyn Lutsk	3 – 4	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		Report

Petrolul Ploiești v Neftchi Baku

23 January 2014	Petrolul Ploiești	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Denis 38'

Competitions

Azerbaijan Supercup

Main article: 2014 Azerbaijan Supercup

Neftchi Baku v Qarabağ

13 August 2014	Neftchi Baku	Postponed[17]	Qarabağ	Qabala
AZST (UTC+5)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Gabala City Stadium

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
32	13	10	9	38	33	+5	49	7	5	4	20	15	+5	6	5	5	18	18	0

Last updated: 28 May 2015.
Source: Soccerway

Results

Araz-Naxçıvan v Neftchi Baku

10 August 2014 1	Araz-Naxçıvan	Annulled2	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

Neftchi Baku v Baku

16 August 2014 2	Neftchi Baku	1 – 0	Baku	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Wobay 22' E.Badalov  89'	Summary	Aliyev  15' N.Gurbanov  77' N.Novruzov  81' Travner  90'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Omar Paşayev

AZAL v Neftchi Baku

25 August 2014 3	AZAL	Postponed	Neftchi Baku	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: AZAL Arena Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

Neftchi Baku v Simurq

31 August 2014 4	Neftchi Baku	2 – 1	Simurq	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Abdullayev 2' E.Mehdiyev  19' Wobay 47' Ramos  75' Stamenković  90+4'	Summary	Cardoso 54' (o.g.) Qirtimov  63' Třešňák  89'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

Neftchi Baku v Khazar Lankaran

13 September 2014 5	Neftchi Baku	1 – 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
17:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Flavinho 28' 38' Stamenković  40' Yunuszade  52' Doroševs  74' Bruno  87'	Summary	Amirguliyev  38' Thiego  63'  90+3'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Gabala v Neftchi Baku

21 September 2014 6	Gabala	0 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Qabala
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ropotan  13' Amirjanov  28' Farkaš  90+3'	Summary	Seyidov  37' M.Isayev  39' Cauê  79' Ramos  88'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

Neftchi Baku v Qarabağ

27 September 2014 7	Neftchi Baku	1 – 3	Qarabağ	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Nfor  24' 87' Allahverdiyev  32' Cardoso  34' Ramos  37'	Summary	Reynaldo  14' Richard 35' (pen.) Muarem 76' Nadirov 85'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

Sumgayit v Neftchi Baku

17 October 2014 8	Sumgayit	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Sumqayit
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Chertoganov  67' S.Alkhasov  90'	Summary	Nfor 12' Allahverdiyev  26' Yunuszade  43' M.Isayev  76' Seyidov  89'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Referee: Omar Paşayev

Neftchi Baku v Inter Baku

26 October 2014 9	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	Inter Baku	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Allahverdiyev  37' Seyidov  38' Yunuszade  69'	Summary	Nildo  80'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Baku v Neftchi Baku

29 October 2014 10	Baku	1 – 3	Neftchi Baku	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	N.Novruzov 55' 65' A.Guliyev  67' Jabá  70'	Summary	Wobay 38' Ramos  60' Abdullayev 62' Cauê 85'	Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Neftchi Baku v AZAL

2 November 2014 11	Neftchi Baku	4 – 0	AZAL	Baku
17:15 AZT (UTC+4)	E.Yagublu 10' (o.g.) Denis 38' Canales 71', 85' E.Abdullayev  73'	Summary	Ramos  80'  82' Córdoba  84'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Simurq v Neftchi Baku

20 November 2014 12	Simurq	1 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Zaqatala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Stanojević  14' Ćeran 18' (pen.) Qirtimov  63' Kapsa  90+3'	Summary	E.Balayev  18' Cardoso  19' M.Isayev  29'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Khazar Lankaran v Neftchi Baku

24 November 2014 13	Khazar Lankaran	2 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ivanov 5' 13' Ismayilov 35' 74' S.Tounkara  45+2' Sadiqov  54' Sankoh  90+2'	Summary	Qurbanov 10' Allahverdiyev  11'  50' E.Balayev  16' Flavinho  30' Nfor  39' Seyidov  40' 90+4' Cardoso  68' N.Gurbanov  90+4'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

Neftchi Baku v Gabala

29 November 2014 14	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	Gabala	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yunuszade  46' Flavinho  46' Cauê  66' E.Badalov  89'	Summary	Huseynov  73' Abışov  79'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ingilab Mämmädov

Qarabağ v Neftchi Baku

7 December 2014 15	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:15 AZT (UTC+4)	Richard  45+1' Guseynov  64' Emeghara  80'	Summary	Abdullayev  45+1'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Neftchi Baku v Sumgayit

14 December 2014 16	Neftchi Baku	3 – 2	Sumgayit	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	M.Isayev  23' Qurbanov 51', 73' Seyidov  54' Abdullayev 56'	Summary	Mammadov  43' O.Aliyev 34', 64'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Inter Baku v Neftchi Baku

18 December 2014 17	Inter Baku	2 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Bocognano  32' Nildo 63' Mirzabekov 71' Álvaro  87'	Summary	Canales 41' Abdullayev  43' Yunuszade  52' Cardoso  74' Seyidov  80' Flavinho  90' N.Gurbanov  90+1'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Neftchi Baku v Araz-Naxçıvan

20 December 2014 18	Neftchi Baku	– 2	Araz-Naxçıvan	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Bakcell Arena

AZAL v Neftchi Baku

31 January 2015 19	AZAL	2 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mombongo-Dues 26', 90+2'	Summary	Canales 68' (pen.)	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 350 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

Neftchi Baku v Simurq

6 February 2015 20	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	Simurq	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yunuszade  51' Cardoso  71' Ramos  80' Denis  90+2'	Summary	R.Eyyubov  84'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Neftchi Baku v Khazar Lankaran

11 February 2015 21	Neftchi Baku	2 – 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yunuszade  12' Wobay 66' Masimov 69'	Summary	Jalilov  32' Amirguliyev  38'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Gabala v Neftchi Baku

15 February 2015 22	Gabala	1 – 3	Neftchi Baku	Qabala
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mendy 10' 45'	Summary	Ramos  32' Seyidov  45+1' Wobay 58' 88' Denis 71' Flavinho 87' E.Mehdiyev  87'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,500

Neftchi Baku v Qarabağ

19 February 2015 23	Neftchi Baku	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ramos  36' Cardoso  57' Aliyev  66' Flavinho  71'	Summary	Medvedev  69' Muarem  71' Reynaldo 89' George  90+1' N.Alasgarov  90+3'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

AZAL v Neftchi Baku

24 February 2015 3	AZAL	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Juanfran  53'	Summary	Canales 8' Cardoso  11' M.Isayev  27' Yunuszade  57' Mammadov  70' Flavinho  79' E.Mehdiyev  88'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 800 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

Sumgayit v Neftchi Baku

28 February 2015 24	Sumgayit	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Sumqayit
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Chertoganov  44' O.Aliyev  45+1'	Summary	M.Isayev  11' A.Guliyev  69' Canales  75' 83'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Neftchi Baku v Inter Baku

8 March 2015 25	Neftchi Baku	0 – 2	Inter Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ramos  57' Cardoso  60' Flavinho  60' Wobay  78'	Summary	M.Isayev 49' (o.g.) Salukvadze  54' Aghayev  77' Stanković  77' A.Mammadov 87'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Araz-Naxçıvan v Neftchi Baku

17 March 2015 26	Araz-Naxçıvan	– 2	Neftchi Baku	Nakhchivan
AZST (UTC+5)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Nakhchivan City Stadium

Neftchi Baku v Baku

1 April 2015 27	Neftchi Baku	2 – 0	Baku	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	A.Guliyev  6' Canales  36' 42' Wobay 65'	Summary	G.liyev  11' K.Nurähmädov  71'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Xalil Xälilov

Simurq v Neftchi Baku

5 April 2015 28	Simurq	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Zaqatala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	V.Mustafayev  64' A.Agajanov  73'	Summary	Ramos  21' Seyidov  52' Cardoso  65'  74' A.Guliyev  72' Canales 76' 77' Mammadov  90+4'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ingilab Mämmädov

Khazar Lankaran v Neftchi Baku

9 April 2015 29	Khazar Lankaran	2 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Lankaran
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Sankoh  30'  33' Amirguliyev 62' 90' Scarlatache 74' S.Tounkara  76' E.Rzazadä  78'	Summary	Wobay 13' Ramos 26' Flavinho  35' Yunuszade  51' E.Mehdiyev  56'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Neftchi Baku v Gabala

17 April 2015 30	Neftchi Baku	1 – 3	Gabala	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Canales 44' Denis  54' Cauê  61' E.Mehdiyev  71'	Summary	Gai 25' Huseynov 50' U.Abbasov  54' E.Jamalov  61' Mendy  86'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Qarabağ v Neftchi Baku

25 April 2015 31	Qarabağ	3 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Muarem 15' 43' J.Taghiyev 29' George 69' Agolli  73'	Summary	A.Abdullayev 32' 67' Ramos  39' Canales 59' Cardoso  71'  75' Nfor  81'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Neftchi Baku v Sumgayit

1 May 2015 32	Neftchi Baku	2 – 2	Sumgayit	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Canales 14' 45' A.Quliyev  47' Masimov 87'	Summary	S.Alkhasov 10' Kurbanov 18' 90' Chertoganov  32' T.Mikayilov  79'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

Inter Baku v Neftchi Baku

8 May 2015 33	Inter Baku	0 – 4	Neftchi Baku	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	J.Diniyev  37' Tskhadadze 45', 55' Meza 49' Aghayev  65' Mammadov 90+1'	Summary	Ramos  59' Seyidov  90'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ingilab Mämmädov

Neftchi Baku v Araz-Naxçıvan

14 May 2015 34	Neftchi Baku	– 2	Araz-Naxçıvan	Baku
AZST (UTC+5)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Bakcell Arena

Baku v Neftchi Baku

22 May 2015 35	Baku	0 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Pelagias  63'	Summary	Nfor  25' Stamenković  35' E.Badalov  74' Cauê  76' Denis  87'	Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Rahim Häsänov

Neftchi Baku v AZAL

28 May 2015 36	Neftchi Baku	1 – 1	AZAL	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ramos  43' E.Abdullayev 60' A.Guliyev  75' E.Mehdiyev  81' Mammadov  90'	Summary	S.Asadov  20' K.Diniyev  41' O.Lalayev  44'  55' N.Gurbanov 84' K.Bayramov  90+5'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

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.^[19]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Araz-Naxçıvan were officially withdrawn from the league on 17 November 2014^[18]

Azerbaijan Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Azerbaijan Cup

Neftchi Baku v Qaradağ

3 December 2014 Second round	Neftchi Baku	3 – 0	Qaradağ	Baku
13:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Nfor 17' Cauê  68' Qurbanov 75' Denis 78'	Summary	A.Häsänov  68'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Vusal Äliyev

Neftchi Baku v AZAL

4 March 2015 Quarterfinals 1st leg	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	AZAL	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Aliyev  34' Ramos  47' Flavinho  82'	Summary	Kļava  49' V.Igbekoi  65'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ingilab Mämmädov

AZAL v Neftchi Baku

13 March 2015 Quarterfinals 2nd leg	AZAL	0 – 1 (0 – 1 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Kutsenko  26'	Summary	Wobay 19' Masimov  25' Ramos  45' M.Isayev  47' Yunuszade  63'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Ingilab Mämmädov

Neftchi Baku v Inter Baku

13 April 2015 Semifinal 1st leg	Neftchi Baku	2 – 0	Inter Baku	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yunuszade  12' Canales 19', 71' Seyidov  62'	Summary	J.Diniyev  8' Aghayev  20'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ingilab Mämmädov

Inter Baku v Neftchi Baku

21 April 2015 Semifinal 2nd leg	Inter Baku	1 – 2 (1 – 3 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Abatsiyev  17' Dashdemirov 37' D.Meza  45+1' Tskhadadze 57'	Summary	E.Mehdiyev  19' Canales 27' Ramos  57' A.Guliyev  82' Abdullayev  90+3'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

Final

Qarabağ v Neftchi Baku

3 June 2015 Final	Qarabağ	3 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Qabala
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Reynaldo 5', 39' Muarem 85'	Summary	Nfor 77' Cardoso  81'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Rähim Häsänov

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Neftchi Baku v Koper

17 July 2014 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Koper	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Abdullayev 45+1' Cardoso  52' Flavinho  54' Ramos  90'	Report	Galešić 24' Palčič 41' Guberac  52' Halilović  67'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Dzianis Shcharbakou (Belarus)

Koper v Neftchi Baku

24 July 2014 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Koper	0 – 2 (2 – 3 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Koper, Slovenia
23:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Guberac  25' Štromajer  28'  51' Črnigoj  64' Galešić  79'	Report	M.Seyidov 21' Cardoso  18' 84' Ramos  79'	Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

Neftchi Baku v Chikhura Sachkhere

31 July 2014 Third qualifying round 1st leg	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	Chikhura Sachkhere	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Report	Datunaishvili  48'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

Chikhura Sachkhere v Neftchi Baku

7 August 2014 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	Chikhura Sachkhere	2 – 3 (2 – 3 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Tbilisi, Georgia
23:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Gabedava 30', 50' 68' Datunaishvili  85' Rekhviashvili  90+2'	Report	Nfor 16', 27', 38' Cauê  20' Cardoso  52' Bruno  63' Yunuszade  68' Masimov  74'	Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Attendance: 21,359 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

Partizan v Neftchi Baku

21 August 2014 Play-off round 1st leg	Partizan	3 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Belgrade, Serbia
22:15 AZST (UTC+5)	Denis 29' (o.g.) Grbić 32' Yunuszade 69' (o.g.)	Report	Denis 11', 17'	Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 10,177 Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)

Neftchi Baku v Partizan

28 August 2014 Play-off round 2nd leg	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2 (3 – 5 agg.)	Partizan	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Wobay 58' 70' Nfor  45+1'  86' Ramos  48'  90+3' Cauê  90+4'	Report	Škuletić 24', 90+2' 90+4' Vulićević  62'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 22,350 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

Squad statistics

As of Match played 3 June 2015

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AZE	Agil Mammadov	17	0	13	0	4	0	0	0
2	DF	BRA	Carlos Cardoso	36	1	25+1	0	5	0	5	1
3	DF	BRA	Denis Silva	26	5	19	2	3+2	1	2	2
4	DF	AZE	Rahil Mämmädov	7	0	4+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
5	DF	AZE	Elvin Yunuszade	31	0	21	0	4	0	6	0
7	MF	AZE	Araz Abdullayev	42	5	28+2	4	4+2	0	6	1
8	MF	AZE	Elshan Abdullayev	12	1	5+6	1	1	0	0	0
9	FW	BRA	Flavinho	32	2	20+4	2	1+1	0	6	0
10	MF	SLE	Julius Wobay	38	9	26+1	7	4+1	1	6	1
11	FW	CHI	Nicolás Canales	35	14	20+8	11	4+1	3	0+2	0
12	GK	LVA	Pāvels Doroševs	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	PAR	Éric Ramos	40	1	24+5	1	4+1	0	6	0
16	MF	AZE	Äziz Quliyev	18	0	12+2	0	3+1	0	0	0
17	MF	AZE	Rahman Hajiyev	16	0	3+10	0	2+1	0	0	0
18	MF	BRA	Cauê	35	1	21+4	1	4	0	6	0
19	MF	AZE	Mirhuseyn Seyidov	34	2	20+3	1	4+1	0	5+1	1
20	FW	AZE	Fahmin Muradbayli	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	AZE	Samir Masimov	40	1	10+18	1	4+2	0	0+6	0
22	FW	AZE	Rauf Aliyev	13	0	3+8	0	2	0	0	0
27	DF	AZE	Magsad Isayev	28	0	24	0	2	0	1+1	0
28	MF	AZE	Emin Mehdiyev	18	0	10+3	0	4+1	0	0	0
29	FW	AZE	Javid Muxtarzade	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	SRB	Saša Stamenković	20	0	11+1	0	2	0	6	0
49	FW	AZE	Mirabdulla Abbasov	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
90	FW	CMR	Ernest Nfor	26	7	12+5	2	1+2	2	6	3
95	DF	AZE	Elvin Badalov	9	0	6	0	2	0	0+1	0
Players away from Neftchi Baku on loan:
17	MF	AZE	Nijat Gurbanov	4	0	1+2	0	1	0	0	0
23	FW	AZE	Ruslan Qurbanov	16	4	7+5	3	0+1	1	0+3	0
25	MF	AZE	Javid Imamverdiyev	4	0	1	0	0	0	0+3	0
Players who appeared for Neftchi Baku no longer at the club:
1	GK	AZE	Emil Balayev	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	AZE	Elnur Allahverdiyev	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	BRA	Bruno Bertucci	9	0	2+1	0	0	0	5+1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW		11	Nicolás Canales	11	3	0	14
2	MF		10	Julius Wobay	7	1	1	9
3	FW		90	Ernest Nfor	2	2	3	7
4	MF		7	Araz Abdullayev	4	0	1	5
	DF		3	Denis Silva	2	1	2	5
6	FW		9	Flavinho	2	0	0	2
	FW		21	Samir Masimov	2	0	0	2
	FW		23	Ruslan Qurbanov	1	1	0	2
	MF		19	Mirhuseyn Seyidov	1	0	1	2
10	MF		18	Cauê	1	0	0	1
	MF		15	Éric Ramos	1	0	0	1
	MF		8	Elshan Abdullayev	1	0	0	1
	DF		2	Carlos Cardoso	0	0	1	1
				Own goal	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	38	8	9	55

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa League		Total
1		GK	Emil Balayev	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
1		GK	Agil Mammadov	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2		DF	Carlos Cardoso	11	2	1	0	3	0	15	2
3		DF	Denis Silva	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
5		DF	Elvin Yunuszade	9	0	2	0	1	0	12	0
7		MF	Araz Abdullayev	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
8		MF	Elshan Abdullayev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Flavinho	8	0	1	0	2	0	11	0
10		MF	Julius Wobay	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
11		FW	Nicolás Canales	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
12		GK	Pāvels Doroševs	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		DF	Elnur Allahverdiyev	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
15		MF	Éric Ramos	12	0	3	0	3	1	17	1
16		DF	Bruno Bertucci	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
16		DF	Aziz Guliyev	5	1	1	0	2	0	8	1
17		MF	Nijat Gurbanov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18		MF	Cauê	4	0	1	0	1	1	6	1
19		MF	Mirhuseyn Seyidov	8	1	1	0	0	0	9	1
21		FW	Samir Masimov	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
22		FW	Rauf Aliyev	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
27		DF	Magsad Isayev	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
28		MF	Emin Mehdiyev	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
30		GK	Saša Stamenković	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
90		FW	Ernest Nfor	4	0	0	0	2	1	6	1
95		DF	Elvin Badalov	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
			TOTALS	105	8	15	0	16	3	136	11

Notes

• Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.^[20]
• Araz-Naxçıvan were excluded from the Azerbaijan Premier League on 17 November 2014, with all their results being annulled.

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