# 2012–13 FK Khazar Lankaran season

The Khazar Lankaran 2012–13 season is Khazar Lankaran's eighth Azerbaijan Premier League season. Khazar Lankaran finished in 8th place in the league, after competing in the Relegation Championship during the second half of the season. They also reached the final of the Azerbaijan Cup, eventually losing to Neftchi Baku on penalties after a 0–0 draw. They competed in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, getting knocked out by Lech Poznań of Poland at the second qualifying round stage having previously defeated Nõmme Kalju of Estonia, 4–2, in the first qualifying round. Khazar started the season under Yunis Huseinov, until he resigned on 31 October 2012. Erik Roqueta Capilla was appointed as their caretaker manager on 1 November 2012. On 14 November 2012, Carles Martorell Baqués was appointed as the club's permanent manager, replacing caretaker manager Erik Roqueta Capilla. Baqués resigned as manager on 26 February 2013. On 8 March 2013 John Toshack was announced as the new manager, taking over from 15 March 2013.

## Squad

    As of 23 April 2013
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 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Elnur Allahverdiyev |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Vanderson |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Álvaro Silva |
| 7 | MF | MLI | Sadio Tounkara |
| 8 | DF | BRA | Éder Bonfim |
| 9 | MF | AZE | Uğur Pamuk |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Elnur Abdullayev |
| 11 | FW | GRE | Dimitris Sialmas |
| 14 | MF | AZE | Rahid Amirguliyev (captain) |
| 16 | MF | ROU | Adrian Piț |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Kazım Kazımlı |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | BUL | Radomir Todorov |
| 24 | FW | TUR | Gökhan Güleç |
| 25 | GK | AZE | Orkhan Sadigli |
| 27 | DF | ROU | Adrian Scarlatache |
| 30 | GK | ESP | Toni Doblas |
| 35 | FW | ARG | Luciano Olguín |
| 42 | MF | AZE | Kamran Abdullazadeh |
| 55 | FW | AZE | Aghabala Ramazanov |
| 97 | FW | AZE | Elnur Jafarov |
| 99 | MF | CRO | Marin Oršulić |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Vanderson Scardovelli (from PAS Giannina) |
| 11 | FW | GRE | Dimitris Sialmas (from AEK Athens) |
| 15 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Abishov (from Neftchi Baku) |
| 27 | DF | ROU | Adrian Scarlatache (from Dinamo București) |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Beto (from Mersin İdman Yurdu) |
| 55 | FW | AZE | Aghabala Ramazanov (from Neftchi Baku) |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Kamran Agayev (resigned with Khazar Lankaran) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Kamran Agayev (released, resigned with Khazar Lankaran) |
| 3 | DF | ALB | Elvin Beqiri (to Vllaznia Shkodër) |
| 7 | MF | ROU | Cătălin Doman (to Argeș Pitești) |
| 11 | MF | ROU | Andrei Mureşan (to Astra Ploiești) |
| 11 | FW | CRC | Randall Brenes (to Cartaginés). |
| 12 | MF | MLI | Salif Ballo (to Turan Tovuz) |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Alim Qurbanov (Retired]) |
| 22 | MF | POR | António Semedo (Retired) |
| 23 | DF | AZE | Shahriyar Khalilov (to Gabala) |
| 33 | DF | SRB | Stevan Bates (Loan return to FK Rad) |
| 81 | MF | BRA | Ricardo Gomes (to FC Andorra August 2013) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Álvaro Silva (from Xerez) |
| 9 | MF | AZE | Uğur Pamuk (from Sumgayit) |
| 24 | FW | TUR | Gökhan Güleç (from Şanlıurfaspor) |
| 30 | GK | ESP | Toni Doblas (from Real Zaragoza) |
| 35 | FW | ARG | Luciano Olguín (from Shenyang Dongjin) |
| 99 | MF | CRO | Marin Oršulić (from NK Zagreb) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Kamran Agayev (to Baku) |
| 4 | MF | AZE | Akif Taghiyev |
| 6 | MF | CRO | Robert Alviž (to FC Atyrau) |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Branimir Subašić (to Qarabağ) |
| 85 | GK | AZE | Kamal Bayramov (to Turan Tovuz) |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Beto |

## 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: 5 March 2013. 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | L | D |
| Position | 4 | | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 6 | Baku | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 30 | Qualification for championship group |
| 7 | AZAL | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 29 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 8 | Khazar Lankaran | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 28 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 9 | Turan | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 23 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 10 | Sumgayit | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 22 | Qualification for relegation group |
* Note 1: The match was originally played on 2 December 2012 but suspended in 54th minute at 1-1 due to fog. The remaining minutes were played the next day.

### Azerbaijan Premier League Relegation Group
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 23 May 2013. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | AZAL | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 57 | |
| 8 | Khazar Lankaran | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 40 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 9 | Ravan Baku | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 40 | |
| 10 | Sumgayit | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 35 | |
| 11 | Turan (R) | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 30 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
* ↑ Khazar Lankaran qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League as winner of the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Cup.

### Europa League
#### First qualifying round
#### Second qualifying round
## Squad statistics

    As of 29 May 2013

### 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 | Vanderson | 24 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Álvaro Silva | 15 | 1 | 11+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Elnur Allahverdiyev | 30 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | MLI | Sadio Tounkara | 37 | 5 | 22+7 | 5 | 2+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Éder Bonfim | 23 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | AZE | Uğur Pamuk | 15 | 2 | 6+4 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Elnur Abdullayev | 31 | 2 | 18+8 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | GRE | Dimitris Sialmas | 24 | 6 | 14+7 | 6 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Rahid Amirguliyev | 40 | 3 | 29+1 | 1 | 6+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ROU | Adrian Piţ | 37 | 4 | 28+0 | 4 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Kazım Kazımlı | 13 | 2 | 3+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | BUL | Radomir Todorov | 33 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | TUR | Gökhan Güleç | 13 | 2 | 6+5 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | AZE | Orkhan Sadigli | 28 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ROU | Adrian Scarlatache | 37 | 6 | 27+0 | 5 | 6+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 30 | GK | ESP | Toni Doblas | 10 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ARG | Luciano Olguín | 8 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | AZE | Kamran Abdullazada | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | AZE | Aghabala Ramazanov | 24 | 5 | 7+12 | 1 | 4+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | AZE | Elnur Jafarov | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | CRO | Marin Oršulić | 17 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Khazar no longer at the club: ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | AZE | Kamran Agayev | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | AZE | Akif Taghiyev | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CRO | Robert Alviž | 30 | 5 | 22+1 | 5 | 1+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Branimir Subašić | 22 | 7 | 17+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | CRC | Randall Brenes | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Abishov | 22 | 2 | 17+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 81 | MF | BRA | Ricardo Vilana | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 85 | GK | AZE | Kamal Bayramov | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Beto | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Branimir Subašić | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Dimitris Sialmas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | DF | 27 | Adrian Scarlatache | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 6 | Robert Alviž | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Sadio Tounkara | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 55 | Aghabala Ramazanov | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | 16 | Adrian Piţ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | 14 | Rahid Amirguliyev | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 15 | Ruslan Abishov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 10 | Elnur Abdullayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 17 | Kazim Kazimli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 24 | Gökhan Güleç | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 9 | Uğur Pamuk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | 6 | Álvaro Silva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 35 | Luciano Olguín | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 40 | 9 | 5 | 54 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Elnur Allahverdiyev | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Vanderson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Álvaro Silva | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Elnur Allahverdiyev | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Robert Alviž | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Sadio Tounkara | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Éder Bonfim | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Branimir Subašić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Elnur Abdullayev | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | Dimitris Sialmas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Rahid Amirguliyev | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Ruslan Abishov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | Adrian Piţ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Radomir Todorov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Gökhan Güleç | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Orkhan Sadigli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Adrian Scarlatache | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 30 | FW | Randall Brenes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Toni Doblas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | Luciano Olguín | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | Aghabala Ramazanov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 85 | GK | Kamal Bayramov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Beto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | Marin Oršulić | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 80 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 111 | 10 |

## Team kit

These are the 2012–13 Khazar Lankaran kits.
Supplier: Puma Sponsor(s): Palmali
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