# 2006–07 Gabala FC season

The Gabala FC 2006-07 season was Gabala FC's first Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their first season under manager Ramiz Mammadov. They finished the season in 11th place, whilst they also took part in the 2006–07 Azerbaijan Cup, which they were knocked out of in at the Last 16 stage by Baku.

## Squad

    As of match played 22 May 2007
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| | Elnar Karimov | GK | (1985-04-05)5 April 1985 (aged 22) | Khazar Lankaran | 2006 |
| | Rashad Mustafaev | GK | (1976-11-15)15 November 1976 (aged 30) | | 2006 |
| | Nadir Shukurov | GK | (1967-02-28)28 February 1967 (aged 40) | MKT Araz | 2006 |
| | Khayal Zeynalov | GK | (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 25) | Olimpik Baku | 2007 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | Ali Abishov | DF | (1968-08-31)31 August 1968 (aged 38) | Shahdag Qusar | 2005 |
| | Rahman Azizov | DF | (1982-07-02)2 July 1982 (aged 24) | | 2005 |
| | Azər Həşimov | DF | (1984-11-06)6 November 1984 (aged 22) | Energetik Mingəçevir | 2005 |
| | Vugar Hasanov | DF | | | 2006 |
| | Samir Mammadov | DF | (1980-10-20)20 October 1980 (aged 26) | | 2006 |
| | Subhi Məmmədov | DF | | Kapaz | 2006 |
| | Şəhruz Mustafayev | DF | (1975-09-08)8 September 1975 (aged 31) | Olimpik Baku | 2007 |
| | Rashad Yusubov | DF | (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 22) | | 2005 |
| | Giorgi Krasovski | DF | (1979-12-20)20 December 1979 (aged 27) | Torpedo Kutaisi | 2006 |
| | Oleg Osadci | DF | (1979-02-08)8 February 1979 (aged 28) | | 2005 |
| | Vyaçeslav Sidoryuk | DF | (1971-02-21)21 February 1971 (aged 36) | Shahdag Qusar | 2006 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | Elmir Aliev | MF | (1981-03-03)3 March 1981 (aged 26) | Olimpik Baku | 2006 |
| | Vusal Garaev | MF | (1986-07-08)8 July 1986 (aged 20) | Turan Tovuz | 2005 |
| | Ibrahim Huseynov | MF | (1977-08-06)6 August 1977 (aged 29) | | 2005 |
| | Ali Ismaylov | MF | (1981-12-19)19 December 1981 (aged 25) | Adliyya Baku | 2005 |
| | Asif Mammadov | MF | (1986-08-05)5 August 1986 (aged 20) | Mil-Muğan | 2007 |
| | Nail Mammadov | MF | (1984-03-01)1 March 1984 (aged 23) | | 2006 |
| | Eldeniz Suleymanov | MF | (1975-08-29)29 August 1975 (aged 31) | AMMK Baku | 2006 |
| | Anar Veliev | MF | (1979-08-20)20 August 1979 (aged 27) | Olimpik Baku | 2006 |
| | Samir Zərgərov | MF | (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 20) | Adliyya Baku | 2006 |
| | Dmitri Kapanadze | MF | (1975-05-26)26 May 1975 (aged 31) | Göyazan Qazakh | 2006 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | Vasif Äliyev | FW | (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 25) | Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit | 2006 |
| | Rovshan Veliev | FW | (1980-01-04)4 January 1980 (aged 27) | | 2005 |
| | Dmitri Ditmarxusişvili | FW | | | 2006 |
| | Marius Humenike | FW | (1977-10-22)22 October 1977 (aged 29) | Shahdag Qusar | 2006 |
| | Vitali Balamestny | FW | (1980-07-28)28 July 1980 (aged 26) | Dynamo Stavropol | 2006 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| | Sanan Gurbanov | FW | (1980-08-04)4 August 1980 (aged 26) | Shahdag Qusar | 2006 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| Summer 2006 | GK | Elnar Karimov | Khazar Lankaran | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2006 | GK | Nadir Shukurov | MKT Araz | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2006 | DF | Ali Abishov | Shahdag | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2006 | DF | Subhi Məmmədov | Kapaz | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2006 | DF | Şəhruz Mustafayev | Olimpik Baku | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2006 | DF | Marius Humenike | Shahdag | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2006 | MF | Anar Vəliyev | Olimpik Baku | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2006 | MF | Elmir Aliev | Olimpik Baku | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2006 | MF | Vusal Garaev | Turan Tovuz | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2006 | MF | Dmitri Kapanadze | Göyazan Qazakh | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2006 | MF | Vyacheslav Sidoryuk | Shahdag | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2006 | FW | Vasif Äliyev | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2006 | FW | Sanan Gurbanov | Shahdag | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2006 | FW | Vitali Balamestny | Dynamo Stavropol | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2007 | GK | Khayal Zeynalov | Olimpik Baku | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2007 | DF | Giorgi Krasovski | Torpedo Kutaisi | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2007 | MF | Asif Mammadov | MKT Araz | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
| Winter 2007 | FW | | Sanan Gurbanov | Olimpik Baku | Undisclosed | |

## 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 % |
| Top League | 5 August 2006 | 22 May 2007 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 47 | −30 | 016.67 |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 11 September 2006 | 2 December 2006 | Round of 32 | Last 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 021.43 |
Last updated: 22 May 2007 Source: Competitions

### Top 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: 13 August 2011. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | L |
| Position | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 9 | Simurq | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 25 | |
| 10 | Turan | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 20 | |
| 11 | Gabala | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 47 | −30 | 16 | |
| 12 | Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 54 | −38 | 12 | |
| 13 | Şahdağ (R) | 24 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 11 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |

### Azerbaijan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 22 May 2007

### 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 |
| | GK | AZE | Elnar Karimov | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | AZE | Rashad Mustafaev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | AZE | Nadir Shukurov | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | AZE | Khayal Zeynalov | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Ali Abishov | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Rahman Azizov | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Azər Həşimov | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Vugar Hasanov | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Samir Mammadov | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Sabuhi Mamedov | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Şəhruz Mustafayev | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Rəşad Yusubov | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | GEO | Gorgi Krasovski | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | UKR | Oleg Osadci | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | UKR | Vyaçeslav Sidoryuk | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Elmir Alıyev | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Vusal Garaev | 20 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Ibrahim Huseynov | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Ali Ismaylov | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Asif Mammadov | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Nail Məmmədov | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Eldeniz Suleymanov | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Anar Vəliyev | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Samir Zərgərov | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | GEO | Dmitri Kapanadze | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | AZE | Vasif Äliyev | 21 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | AZE | Rovshan Veliev | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | GEO | Dmitri Ditmarxusişvili | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ROU | Marius Humenike | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | RUS | Vitali Balamestny | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Gabala no longer at the club: ||||||||||
| | FW | AZE | Sanan Gurbanov | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal Scorers

| Place | Position | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | Vusal Garaev | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | Vasif Äliyev | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | Asif Mammadov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | FW | Vitali Balamestny | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | Rahman Azizov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | Samir Zərgərov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | Rovshan Veliev | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Ibrahim Huseynov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Oleg Osadci | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | Unknown | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | | TOTALS | 17 | 11 | 28 |