# 2016–17 Zira FK season

The Zira FK 2016–17 season is Zira's second Azerbaijan Premier League season, and third season in their history. It is their second season with Adil Shukurov as manager, during which they will participate in the Azerbaijan Cup as well as the League.

## Season events

On 27 December 2016, Adil Shukurov had his contract as manager terminated by mutual consent, with Aykhan Abbasov taking over as manager until the end of the season.

## Squad

    As of 16 February 2017
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 | Anar Nazirov |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Adil Naghiyev |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Vugar Mustafayev (loan from Qarabağ) |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Ben Sangaré |
| 8 | MF | SRB | Milan Đurić |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Elvin Mammadov (captain) |
| 11 | MF | NGA | Victor Igbekoyi |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Shamo Hasanov |
| 13 | DF | AZE | Aleksandr Shemonayev |
| 16 | DF | NGA | Akeem Latifu |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Vusal Isgandarli |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Tural Jalilov |
| 19 | FW | AZE | Nurlan Novruzov |
| 20 | MF | PAR | César Meza Colli |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Murad Sattarli |
| 23 | DF | SRB | Jovan Krneta |
| 26 | MF | GEO | Giorgi Gorozia |
| 28 | MF | AZE | Tamkin Khalilzade |
| 38 | MF | AZE | Ilkin Muradov |
| 39 | DF | AZE | Sadig Guliyev |
| 43 | FW | GHA | Richard Gadze (loan from Delhi Dynamos) |
| 44 | DF | POR | Miguel Lourenço (loan from Vitória de Setúbal) |
| 64 | MF | AZE | Ulvi Suleymanov |
| 77 | DF | AZE | Yamin Agakerimzade |
| 85 | GK | AZE | Kamal Bayramov |
| 90 | FW | AZE | Muxtar Əliyev |
| 92 | MF | AZE | Javid Taghiyev |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Vugar Mustafayev (loan from Qarabağ) |
| 7 | MF | ALB | Gerhard Progni (from Skënderbeu) |
| 8 | MF | SRB | Milan Đurić (from Istra) |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Tural Jalilov (from Khazar Lankaran) |
| 20 | MF | PAR | César Meza Colli (from Inter Baku) |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Murad Sattarli (from AZAL) |
| 44 | DF | POR | Miguel Lourenço (loan from Vitória de Setúbal) |
| 55 | DF | AZE | Jamil Hajiyev (from Sumgayit) |
| 77 | DF | AZE | Yamin Agakerimzade (from Ravan Baku) |
| 92 | MF | AZE | Javid Taghiyev (from Qarabağ) |
| 99 | FW | UKR | Yasyn Khamid (from Ravan Baku) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | NGA | Chimezie Mbah |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Tarzin Jahangirov (loan return to Gabala) |
| 9 | FW | SLV | Nelson Bonilla (to Nacional) |
| 10 | FW | MNE | Igor Ivanović (to Sutjeska) |
| 14 | MF | AZE | Tellur Mutallimov (loan return to Gabala) |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Nijat Gurbanov (to Kapaz) |
| 27 | MF | AZE | Rashad Abdullayev |
| 32 | MF | ESP | Tato (to Escobedo) |
| 33 | MF | BRA | Diego Souza |
| 39 | DF | AZE | Sadig Guliyev (loan return to Gabala) |
| 77 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Poladov (to Shusha) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Ben Sangaré (from Sedan) |
| 16 | DF | NGA | Akeem Latifu (from Alanyaspor) |
| 26 | MF | GEO | Giorgi Gorozia (from Stabæk) |
| 39 | DF | AZE | Sadig Guliyev (from Gabala) |
| 43 | FW | GHA | Richard Gadze (loan from Delhi Dynamos) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | ALB | Gerhard Progni (to Teuta Durrës) |
| 55 | DF | AZE | Jamil Hajiyev (to Shamkir) |
| 99 | FW | UKR | Yasyn Khamid |

## 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 | 4th | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 035.71 |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 3 December 2016 | 21 December 2016 | Second Round | Quarterfinal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 038.71 |
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 |
| 2 | Gabala | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Inter Baku | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 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 | |

### Azerbaijan Cup
## 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 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Anar Nazirov | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Adil Naghiyev | 24 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Vugar Mustafayev | 28 | 1 | 21+4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Ben Sangaré | 9 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SRB | Milan Đurić | 29 | 4 | 24+2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Nurlan Novruzov | 26 | 2 | 15+8 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Elvin Mammadov | 28 | 3 | 20+5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NGA | Victor Igbekoyi | 23 | 2 | 17+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | AZE | Aleksandr Shemonayev | 11 | 1 | 6+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | NGA | Akeem Latifu | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Vusal Isgandarli | 17 | 0 | 0+15 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Tural Jalilov | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | PAR | César Meza Colli | 22 | 4 | 18+2 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Murad Sattarli | 10 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SRB | Jovan Krneta | 28 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | GEO | Giorgi Gorozia | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | AZE | Tamkin Khalilzade | 30 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | AZE | Ilkin Muradov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | AZE | Sadig Guliyev | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | GHA | Richard Gadze | 12 | 3 | 11+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | POR | Miguel Lourenço | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | GK | AZE | Kamal Bayramov | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | AZE | Javid Taghiyev | 15 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 96 | FW | AZE | Elgun Nəbiyev | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Zira during the season: ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ALB | Gerhard Progni | 17 | 2 | 12+2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | AZE | Jəmil Hacıyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | UKR | Yasyn Khamid | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 20 | César Meza Colli | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | MF | 8 | Milan Đurić | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 43 | Richard Gadze | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Elvin Mammadov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Gerhard Progni | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 23 | Jovan Krneta | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 11 | Victor Igbekoyi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 28 | Tamkin Khalilzade | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 19 | Nurlan Novruzov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 6 | Vugar Mustafayev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 5 | Adil Naghiyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 92 | Javid Taghiyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Awarded | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | TOTALS | 29 | 3 | 32 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Anar Nazirov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Adil Naghiyev | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Vugar Mustafayev | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Gerhard Progni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Milan Đurić | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Nurlan Novruzov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Elvin Mammadov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Victor Igbekoyi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Akeem Latifu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | César Meza Colli | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | Jovan Krneta | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Tamkin Khalilzade | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | Richard Gadze | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Miguel Lourenço | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | GK | Kamal Bayramov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | DF | Javid Taghiyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | FW | Elgun Nəbiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 69 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 3 |