# 2008–09 FC Inter Baku season

The Inter Baku 2008–09 season was Inter Baku's eighth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their third season under manager Valentin Khodukin. They finished 2nd in the league one point behind champions Baku.

## Squad

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 | BRA | Wilson Junior |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Shahriyar Rahimov |
| 3 | MF | AZE | Ruhid Yusubov |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Accioly |
| 5 | DF | SRB | Milan Zagorac |
| 6 | DF | RUS | Aliyar Ismailov |
| 9 | DF | AZE | Samir Abbasov |
| 10 | FW | AZE | Khagani Mammadov |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Asif Mammadov |
| 12 | DF | AZE | Khayal Mustafayev |
| 13 | MF | CZE | Bronislav Červenka |
| 14 | MF | BUL | Petar Zlatinov |
| 15 | DF | AZE | Vladimir Levin |
| 16 | MF | SRB | Marko Petrovic |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Elvin Mammadov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | SVN | Goran Arnaut |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Cleiton |
| 21 | MF | MDA | Ion Testemitanu |
| 22 | FW | URU | Walter Guglielmone |
| 23 | MF | MDA | Oleg Shishkin |
| 24 | MF | LVA | Andrejs Rubins |
| 25 | MF | AZE | Javid Huseynov |
| 30 | MF | LVA | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko |
| 34 | MF | BRA | Adriano Gabiru |
| 72 | GK | AZE | Fuad Akhmedov |
| 42 | GK | AZE | Elkhan Hasanov |
| 88 | GK | BUL | Svilen Simeonov |
| -- | MF | BRA | Velton Carlos Silva |
| — | FW | AZE | Nevruz Keklikov |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Wilson Junior (from Naval) |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Accioly (from Santa Clara) |
| 8 | MF | BLR | Valyantsin Byalkevich (from Dynamo Kyiv) |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Asif Mammadov (from Standard Baku) |
| 16 | DF | SRB | Marko Petrovic (from Hamme) |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Cleiton (loan from ASA) |
| 23 | MF | MDA | Oleg Shishkin (from Avangard Kursk) |
| 24 | MF | LVA | Andrejs Rubins (from Spartak Moscow, previously on loan to Liepājas Metalurgs) |
| 25 | MF | AZE | Javid Huseynov (from Olimpik Baku) |
| 26 | MF | LTU | Tadas Labukas (loan from Oțelul Galați) |
| 34 | MF | BRA | Adriano Gabiru (loan from Internacional) |
| — | MF | BRA | Velton Carlos Silva |
| — | FW | AZE | Nevruz Keklikov (from 11 Sosyalist A) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Jahangir Hasanzade (to Gabala) |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Nikola Jolović (to Čukarički Stankom) |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Mahmud Qurbanov (to Baku) |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Emin Imamaliev (to Qarabağ) |
| 23 | FW | BUL | Georgi Vladimirov |
| — | DF | AZE | Mahir Shukurov (to Khazar Lankaran) |
| — | DF | AZE | Nizami Hajiyev (to Olimpik Baku) |
| — | FW | URU | Román Cuello |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | MDA | Ion Testimitanu (from Sheriff Tiraspol) |
| 28 | FW | BOL | Augusto Andaveris (loan from La Paz) |
| 30 | MF | LVA | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko (from Ventspils) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | MF | LTU | Tadas Labukas (loan return to Oțelul Galați) |

## Competitions
### Azerbaijan Premier League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 22 May 2013. Source: Soccerway

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Baku (C) | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 13 | +41 | 62 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Inter Baku | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 16 | +38 | 61 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Simurq | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 53 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Khazar Lankaran | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 50 | |
| 5 | Qarabağ | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 49 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
* ↑ Karabakh won the 2008–09 Azerbaijan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

### UEFA Champions League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Wilson Júnior | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Shahriyar Rahimov | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Accioly | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SRB | Milan Zagorac | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | RUS | Aliyar Ismailov | 29 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BLR | Valyantsin Byalkevich | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | AZE | Samir Abbasov | 25 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | AZE | Khagani Mammadov | 15 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Asif Mammadov | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | AZE | Khayal Mustafayev | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | CZE | Bronislav Červenka | 26 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | BUL | Petar Zlatinov | 18 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | AZE | Vladimir Levin | 14 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SRB | Marko Petrovic | 15 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Elvin Mammadov | 21 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SVN | Goran Arnaut | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Cleiton | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | MDA | Ion Testemitanu | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | URU | Walter Guglielmone | 26 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | MDA | Oleg Shishkin | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | LVA | Andrejs Rubins | 19 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | AZE | Javid Huseynov | 17 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | BOL | Augusto Andaveris | 15 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | GK | BUL | Svilen Simeonov | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Adriano Gabiru | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | LVA | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Ruhid Yusubov | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Baku on loan during the season: ||||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Baku who left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | AZE | Makhmud Gurbanov | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Emin Imamaliev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | LTU | Tadas Labukas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Velton Carlos Silva | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | UEFA Champions League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 22 | Walter Guglielmone | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | MF | 24 | Andrejs Rubins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | 28 | Augusto Andaveris | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | MF | 14 | Petar Zlatinov | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Accioly | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 10 | Khagani Mammadov | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | 17 | Elvin Mammadov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | 13 | Bronislav Červenka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | 25 | Javid Huseynov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | Ruhid Yusubov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 21 | Ion Testemitanu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 5 | Aliyar Ismailov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 9 | Samir Abbasov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | Adriano Gabiru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 16 | Marko Petrovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 15 | Vladimir Levin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 30 | Vladimirs Koļesņičenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 11 | Asif Mammadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 54 | 12 | 2 | 68 |