# 2016–17 Neftchi Baku PFK season

The Neftchi Baku 2016–17 season is Neftchi Baku's 25th Azerbaijan Premier League season. Neftchi will compete Azerbaijan Premier League and in the 2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup and UEFA Europa League.

## Season Events

Following the club's 8-0 defeat to Gabala on 10 September, Vali Gasimov was fired as manager. The following day Elkhan Abdullayev was appointed as manager until the end of the season.

## Squad

    As of match played 29 April 2017
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 33 | Boban Bajković | GK | (1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 32) | Unattached | 2016 | 2017 | 19 | 0 |
| 53 | Maksim Vaylo | GK | (1995-05-13)13 May 1995 (aged 21) | Dynamo Kyiv | 2014 | | 14 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Jairo | DF | (1992-12-31)31 December 1992 (aged 24) | Trofense | 2015 | | 46 | 3 |
| 4 | Rahil Mammadov | DF | (1995-11-24)24 November 1995 (aged 21) | Academy | 2013 | | 43 | 1 |
| 6 | Pavel Dreksa | DF | (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 27) | on loan from MFK Karviná | 2017 | 2017 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Ruslan Abishov | DF | (1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 29) | Inter Baku | 2017 | | | |
| 22 | Mahir Shukurov | DF | (1982-12-12)12 December 1982 (aged 34) | Karşıyaka | 2016 | | | |
| 26 | Kamal Gurbanov | DF | (1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (aged 22) | Academy | 2015 | | 40 | 1 |
| 27 | Magsad Isayev | DF | (1994-06-07)7 June 1994 (aged 22) | Academy | 2013 | | 95 | 1 |
| 29 | Giorgi Navalovski | DF | (1986-06-28)28 June 1986 (aged 30) | Veria | 2017 | | 16 | 0 |
| 61 | Tayyar Mammadov | DF | (1996-02-10)10 February 1996 (aged 21) | Baku | 2016 | | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | Elvin Badalov | DF | (1995-06-14)14 June 1995 (aged 21) | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2014 | | 58 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | Namiq Ələsgərov | MF | (1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 22) | Qarabağ | 2017 | | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | Zdeněk Folprecht | MF | (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 26) | on loan from Slovan Liberec | 2017 | | 16 | 1 |
| 10 | Javid Imamverdiyev | MF | (1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 26) | Academy | 2008 | | | |
| 13 | Murad Agayev | MF | (1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 24) | Sumgayit | 2016 | | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | Rahman Hajiyev | MF | (1993-07-25)25 July 1993 (aged 23) | Baku | 2015 | | 94 | 9 |
| 19 | Fahmin Muradbayli | MF | (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 21) | Academy | 2013 | | 67 | 6 |
| 21 | Agshin Gurbanli | MF | (1996-07-15)15 July 1996 (aged 20) | Academy | 2013 | | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Tarzin Cahangirov | MF | (1992-01-17)17 January 1992 (aged 25) | Academy | 2016 | | 22 | 0 |
| 28 | Kyrylo Petrov | MF | (1990-06-22)22 June 1990 (aged 26) | Olimpik Donetsk | 2017 | | 12 | 0 |
| 80 | Edson Castillo | MF | (1994-05-18)18 May 1994 (aged 22) | Mineros de Guayana | 2016 | | 27 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Hugo Bargas | FW | (1986-10-22)22 October 1986 (aged 30) | Club Blooming | 2017 | | 15 | 2 |
| 11 | Ignacio Herrera | FW | (1987-10-14)14 October 1987 (aged 29) | Irtysh Pavlodar | 2017 | | 15 | 3 |
| 12 | Dani Segovia | FW | (1985-05-23)23 May 1985 (aged 31) | SKN St. Pölten | 2017 | | 15 | 4 |
| 49 | Ibrahim Aliyev | FW | (1999-07-17)17 July 1999 (aged 17) | Academy | 2016 | | 3 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 20 | Eltun Yagublu | DF | (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 25) | Qarabağ | 2016 | | 7 | 0 |
| 88 | Orkhan Gurbanli | MF | (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 21) | Academy | 2014 | | 1 | 0 |
| | Mirabdulla Abbasov | FW | (1995-04-27)27 April 1995 (aged 22) | Academy | 2015 | | 5 | 0 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 1 | Krševan Santini | GK | (1987-04-11)11 April 1987 (aged 30) | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2016 | | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Vanče Šikov | DF | (1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 31) | Austria Wien | 2016 | | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Araz Abdullayev | MF | (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 25) | Everton | 2012 | | 217 | 35 |
| 8 | Elshan Abdullayev | MF | (1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 23) | Academy | 2012 | | | |
| 9 | Cătălin Țîră | FW | (1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 22) | Rapid București | 2016 | | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | Ruslan Gurbanov | FW | (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 25) | Rostov | 2010 | | 88 | 27 |
| 30 | Dario Melnjak | DF | (1992-10-31)31 October 1992 (aged 24) | on loan from Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | 2016 | | 14 | 0 |
| 90 | Pessalli | MF | (1990-09-24)24 September 1990 (aged 26) | Angers | 2016 | | 10 | 4 |
| 99 | Denílson | FW | (1995-07-18)18 July 1995 (aged 21) | on loan from Recreativo Granada | 2016 | | 9 | 1 |

### 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 |
| 20 | DF | AZE | Eltun Yagublu (at Sabail) |
| 88 | MF | AZE | Orkhan Gurbanli (at Sabail) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | AZE | Mirabdulla Abbasov (at Sumgayit) |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Krševan Santini (from Enosis) |
| 6 | DF | MKD | Vanče Šikov (from Austria Wien) |
| 9 | FW | ROU | Cătălin Țîră (from Rapid București) |
| 13 | MF | AZE | Murad Agayev (from Sumgayit) |
| 20 | DF | AZE | Eltun Yagublu (loan from Qarabağ) |
| 22 | DF | AZE | Mahir Shukurov |
| 23 | MF | AZE | Tarzin Jahangirov (from Gabala) |
| 30 | DF | CRO | Dario Melnjak (loan from Lokeren) |
| 33 | GK | MNE | Boban Bajković |
| 80 | MF | VEN | Edson Castillo (from Mineros) |
| 88 | MF | AZE | Orkhan Gurbanli (loan return from Daugavpils) |
| 90 | MF | BRA | Pessalli (from Angers) |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Denílson (loan from Granada B) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Aqil Mammadov (to AZAL) |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Melli (to Reus Deportiu) |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Ailton (loan return to Fluminense) |
| 9 | FW | CHI | Nicolás Canales (to Okzhetpes) |
| 11 | FW | AZE | Ruslan Qurbanov (to Gabala) |
| 14 | FW | AZE | Magomed Kurbanov (loan return to Sumgayit) |
| 15 | MF | PAR | Éric Ramos (to Rubio Ñu) |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Elshan Rzazade (to Mil-Muğan) |
| 20 | FW | ESP | Añete (to Levski Sofia) |
| 22 | FW | AZE | Mirabdulla Abbasov (loan to Sumgayit, previously on loan to Daugavpils) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | DF | CZE | Pavel Dreksa (loan from MFK Karviná) |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Namig Alasgarov (from Qarabağ) |
| 8 | MF | CZE | Zdeněk Folprecht (loan from Slovan Liberec) |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Hugo Bargas (from Blooming) |
| 11 | FW | CHI | Ignacio Herrera (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 12 | FW | ESP | Daniel Lucas (from St. Pölten) |
| 15 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Abışov (to Neftchi Baku) |
| 28 | MF | UKR | Kyrylo Petrov (from Olimpik Donetsk) |
| 29 | DF | GEO | Giorgi Navalovski (from Veria) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Krševan Santini |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Anton Krivotsyuk |
| 6 | DF | MKD | Vanče Šikov |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Araz Abdullayev (to Gabala) |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Elshan Abdullayev (to Qarabağ) |
| 9 | FW | ROU | Cătălin Țîră |
| 20 | DF | AZE | Eltun Yagublu (loan to Sabail) |
| 30 | DF | CRO | Dario Melnjak (loan return to Lokeren) |
| 41 | DF | AZE | Omar Buludov |
| 45 | MF | AZE | Kamran Najafzade |
| 66 | GK | AZE | Kamran Ibrahimov |
| 72 | DF | AZE | Bilal Abbaszade |
| 88 | MF | AZE | Orkhan Gurbanli (loan to Sabail) |
| 90 | MF | BRA | Pessalli (to Paraná) |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Denílson (loan return to Granada B) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | PAR | Ramón Cardozo |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 6 August 2016 | 29 April 2017 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 032.14 |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 2 December 2016 | 5 April 2017 | Second round | Semifinal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 040.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 30 June 2016 | 21 July 2016 | First qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 025.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 032.43 |
Last updated: 29 April 2017 Source: Competitions

### 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: 29 April 2017. Source: See Results

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Zira | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Kapaz | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 36 | |
| 6 | Sumgayit | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 35 | |
| 7 | Neftçi Baku | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 29 | |
| 8 | AZAL (R) | 28 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 50 | −37 | 10 | Relegation to the Azerbaijan First Division |

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

    As of match played 29 April 2017

### 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 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Jairo | 21 | 1 | 12+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Rahil Mammadov | 13 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CZE | Pavel Dreksa | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Namiq Ələsgərov | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CZE | Zdeněk Folprecht | 16 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Hugo Bargas | 15 | 2 | 3+10 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Javid Imamverdiyev | 27 | 2 | 13+7 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CHI | Ignacio Herrera | 15 | 3 | 12+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ESP | Dani Segovia | 15 | 4 | 11+2 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | AZE | Murad Agayev | 15 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Abishov | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Rahman Hajiyev | 36 | 4 | 22+5 | 3 | 4+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | AZE | Fahmin Muradbayli | 28 | 1 | 11+8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Agshin Gurbanli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | AZE | Mahir Shukurov | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | AZE | Tarzin Jahangirov | 22 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | UKR | Kyrylo Petrov | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | AZE | Kamal Gurbanov | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | AZE | Magsad Isayev | 31 | 1 | 21+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | GEO | Giorgi Navalovski | 16 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | MNE | Boban Bajković | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | AZE | Ibrahim Aliyev | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | GK | AZE | Maksim Vaylo | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | VEN | Edson Castillo | 27 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 95 | DF | AZE | Elvin Badalov | 21 | 1 | 13+3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Neftchi Baku on loan: ||||||||||||
| 20 | DF | AZE | Eltun Yagublu | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | AZE | Orkhan Gurbanli | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Neftchi Baku no longer at the club: ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | CRO | Krševan Santini | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | MKD | Vanče Šikov | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Araz Abdullayev | 17 | 3 | 9+2 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Elshan Abdullayev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ROU | Cătălin Țîră | 8 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AZE | Ruslan Gurbanov | 7 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | CRO | Dario Melnjak | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | BRA | Pessalli | 10 | 4 | 3+4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Denílson | 9 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 12 | Dani Segovia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | MF | 17 | Rahman Hajiyev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | MF | 90 | Pessalli | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Araz Abdullayev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 11 | Ignacio Herrera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | Javid Imamverdiyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 7 | Namiq Ələsgərov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Hugo Bargas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 95 | Elvin Badalov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 99 | Denílson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 9 | Cătălin Țîră | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 8 | Zdeněk Folprecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 19 | Fahmin Muradbayli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 27 | Magsad Isayev | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 4 | Rahil Mammadov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 11 | Ruslan Gurbanov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 3 | Jairo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 24 | 6 | 3 | 33 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 33 | Boban Bajković | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Krševan Santini | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | GK | 53 | Maksim Vaylo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | TOTALS | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Jairo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Rahil Mammadov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Namiq Ələsgərov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Zdeněk Folprecht | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Hugo Bargas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Javid Imamverdiyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Ignacio Herrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Murad Agayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Ruslan Abishov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Rahman Hajiyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Fahmin Muradbayli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Mahir Shukurov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Tarzin Jahangirov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Kyrylo Petrov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Kamal Gurbanov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Magsad Isayev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Giorgi Navalovski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Boban Bajković | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Edson Castillo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 95 | DF | Elvin Badalov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| 20 | DF | Eltun Yagublu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Neftçi during the season: ||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | Vanče Šikov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Araz Abdullayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Elshan Abdullayev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Cătălin Țîră | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Ruslan Gurbanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Dario Melnjak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Denílson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 47 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 61 | 4 |