# 2016–17 FK Qarabağ season

The Qarabağ 2016–17 season was Qarabağ's 24th Azerbaijan Premier League season, of which they were defending champions, and was their ninth season under manager Gurban Gurbanov. They won the League for the fourth season in a row on 16 April 2017, reaching the final of the Azerbaijan Cup and the group stages of the UEFA Europa League having been eliminated from the UEFA Champions League in the 3rd qualifying round by Viktoria Plzeň on away goals.

## Squad

    As of 27 January 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 | SRB | Bojan Šaranov |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Gara Garayev |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Maksim Medvedev (vice-captain) |
| 6 | FW | RSA | Dino Ndlovu |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Míchel |
| 10 | MF | MKD | Muarem Muarem |
| 11 | FW | AZE | Mahir Madatov |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev |
| 13 | GK | BIH | Ibrahim Šehić |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Rashad Sadygov (captain) |
| 15 | MF | AZE | Rahid Amirguliyev |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Ilgar Gurbanov |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Richard Almeida |
| 21 | DF | AZE | Arif Dashdemirov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Afran Ismayilov |
| 23 | DF | AZE | Elgun Ulukhanov |
| 25 | DF | ALB | Ansi Agolli |
| 28 | DF | AZE | İbrahim Aslanli |
| 32 | DF | AZE | Elvin Yunuszade |
| 33 | MF | AZE | Eltun Turabov |
| 34 | MF | AZE | Salman Jafarov |
| 44 | FW | AZE | Aghabala Ramazanov |
| 55 | DF | AZE | Badavi Guseynov |
| 71 | FW | AZE | Vüqar Nadirov |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Elshan Abdullayev |
| 91 | MF | AZE | Joshgun Diniyev |
| 94 | GK | TUR | Halit Oghuzhan |
| 99 | MF | ESP | Dani Quintana |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | GK | AZE | Emil Balayev (at Sabail) |
| — | DF | AZE | Shahriyar Aliyev (at Kapaz) |
| — | DF | AZE | Eltun Yagublu (at Neftchi Baku) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | AZE | Azer Salahli (at Sumgayit) |
| — | MF | AZE | Vugar Mustafayev (at Zira) |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SRB | Bojan Šaranov (from Partizan) |
| 6 | FW | RSA | Dino Ndlovu (from Anorthosis Famagusta) |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Namig Alasgarov (loan return from Kapaz) |
| 21 | DF | AZE | Arif Dashdemirov (from Gabala) |
| 71 | FW | AZE | Vüqar Nadirov (from Inter Baku) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Farhad Valiyev (to Sumgayit) |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Eltun Yagublu (loan to Neftchi Baku) |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Vugar Mustafayev (loan to Zira) |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Namiq Yusifov (retired) |
| 19 | DF | AZE | Azer Salahli (loan to Sumgayit) |
| 67 | MF | MAR | Alharbi El Jadeyaoui |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Javid Taghiyev (to Zira) |
| 90 | FW | SWE | Samuel Armenteros (to Heracles Almelo) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 44 | FW | AZE | Aghabala Ramazanov (from Inter Baku) |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Elshan Abdullayev (from Neftchi Baku) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Reynaldo (to Adanaspor) |
| 17 | FW | AZE | Namig Alasgarov (to Neftchi Baku) |
| 64 | GK | AZE | Emil Balayev (loan to Sabail) |

## 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: 29 April 2017. Source: See Results

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Qarabağ (C) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 14 | +32 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Qarabağ qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FIO | PAOK | QRB | LIB |
| 1 | Fiorentina | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | PAOK | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Qarabağ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Slovan Liberec | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — |

## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 5 May 2017

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SRB | Bojan Šaranov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Gara Garayev | 37 | 0 | 15+6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Maksim Medvedev | 35 | 3 | 18+1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | RSA | Dino Ndlovu | 34 | 15 | 20+3 | 10 | 3+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Míchel | 40 | 7 | 21+4 | 4 | 4+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | MKD | Muarem Muarem | 40 | 7 | 15+8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | AZE | Mahir Madatov | 32 | 6 | 8+13 | 3 | 4+1 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | BIH | Ibrahim Šehić | 33 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Rashad Sadygov | 26 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | AZE | Rahid Amirguliyev | 31 | 5 | 12+8 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Ilgar Gurbanov | 21 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Richard | 34 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | AZE | Arif Dashdemirov | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Afran Ismayilov | 36 | 1 | 10+11 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | AZE | Elgun Ulukhanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALB | Ansi Agolli | 36 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | AZE | İbrahim Aslanli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | AZE | Elvin Yunuszade | 21 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | AZE | Aghabala Ramazanov | 15 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | AZE | Badavi Guseynov | 32 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 71 | FW | AZE | Vüqar Nadirov | 4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Elshan Abdullayev | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | AZE | Joshgun Diniyev | 28 | 3 | 16+5 | 1 | 4+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | ESP | Dani Quintana | 29 | 6 | 13+2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Players away from Qarabağ on loan: ||||||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Qarabağ but left during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | BRA | Reynaldo | 21 | 6 | 7+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Namig Alasgarov | 14 | 4 | 2+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 67 | MF | MAR | Alharbi El Jadeyaoui | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 6 | Dino Ndlovu | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | MF | 8 | Míchel | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Muarem Muarem | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | FW | 9 | Reynaldo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 11 | Mahir Madatov | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | 99 | Dani Quintana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | 15 | Rahid Amirguliyev | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | 20 | Richard | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | MF | 17 | Namig Alasgarov | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | | | Own goal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | 5 | Maksim Medvedev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | 91 | Joshgun Diniyev | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | DF | 14 | Rashad Sadygov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | 67 | Alharbi El Jadeyaoui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 18 | Ilgar Gurbanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 32 | Elvin Yunuszade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 22 | Afran Ismayilov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 55 | Badavi Guseynov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | 77 | Elshan Abdullayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 71 | Vüqar Nadirov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 45 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 79 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Gara Garayev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Maksim Medvedev | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Dino Ndlovu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Míchel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Reynaldo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Muarem Muarem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Mahir Madatov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Ibrahim Šehić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Rashad Sadygov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Rahid Amirguliyev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Ilgar Gurbanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Richard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | Ansi Agolli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Elvin Yunuszade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | FW | Aghabala Ramazanov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Badavi Guseynov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Elshan Abdullayev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | Joshgun Diniyev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | Dani Quintana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 69 | 2 |