# 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.

## Squad

    As of 3 February 2015
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 | 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. 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) |
| — | 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. 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

| 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) |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Elnur Allahverdiyev (from Gabala) |
| 15 | MF | PAR | Éric Ramos (from Rubio Ñu, previously on loan) |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Nijat Gurbanov (loan return from Simurq) |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Cauê (from FC Vaslui) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Tärlän Quliyev (to Qarabağ) |
| 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) |
| 22 | DF | AZE | Mahir Shukurov (to Karşıyaka) |
| 25 | MF | AZE | Javid Imamverdiyev (on loan to Elazigspor) |

### Winter

| 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) |
| — | GK | AZE | Elchin Sadigov (loan return from Araz-Naxçıvan) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Emil Balayev (to Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Elnur Allahverdiyev |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Bruno Bertucci (to Portuguesa) |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Nijat Gurbanov (on loan to AZAL) |
| 23 | FW | AZE | Ruslan Qurbanov (loan to Hajduk Split) |
| — | GK | AZE | Elchin Sadigov (on loan to Baku) |

## 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 ||

## Competitions
### Azerbaijan Supercup
### 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: 28 May 2015. Source: Soccerway

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Neftchi Baku | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 49 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team withdrawn |
* ↑ Araz-Naxçıvan were officially withdrawn from the league on 17 November 2014

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 3 June 2015

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | 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 | 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 |
| 4 | DF | 3 | Denis Silva | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Flavinho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 21 | Samir Masimov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 23 | Ruslan Qurbanov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 19 | Mirhuseyn Seyidov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 18 | Cauê | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 15 | Éric Ramos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 8 | Elshan Abdullayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 2 | Carlos Cardoso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 38 | 8 | 9 | 55 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | 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 |