# 2023–24 Araz-Naxçıvan PFK season

The Araz-Naxçıvan PFK 2023–24 season was Araz-Naxçıvan's first season back in the Azerbaijan Premier League since 2014–15.

## Squad

    As of match played 26 May 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Vusal Shabanov | GK | (2002-05-10)10 May 2002 (aged 22) | Zagatala | 2022 | | |
| 12 | Cristian Avram | GK | (1994-07-27)27 July 1994 (aged 29) | Petrocub Hîncești | 2023 | 37 | 0 |
| 91 | Semir Bukvic | GK | (1991-05-21)21 May 1991 (aged 33) | Sloboda Tuzla | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Abdulla Rzayev | DF | (2002-03-12)12 March 2002 (aged 22) | on loan from Sabah | 2023 | 28 | 1 |
| 3 | Turan Manafov | DF | (1998-08-19)19 August 1998 (aged 25) | Sabail | 2023 | 36 | 3 |
| 4 | Igor Ribeiro | DF | (1996-10-04)4 October 1996 (aged 27) | Tacuary | 2023 | 29 | 1 |
| 5 | Nihad Gurbanli | DF | (2001-04-10)10 April 2001 (aged 23) | Sabail | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Mirali Ahmadov | DF | (2003-04-16)16 April 2003 (aged 21) | Sabail | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Elchin Mustafayev | DF | (2000-07-05)5 July 2000 (aged 23) | Shamakhi | 2023 | 22 | 0 |
| 27 | Numan Kurdić | DF | (1999-07-01)1 July 1999 (aged 24) | RWD Molenbeek | 2023 | 36 | 1 |
| 55 | Zamig Aliyev | DF | (2001-05-05)5 May 2001 (aged 23) | Kapaz | 2023 | 21 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Vadim Abdullayev | MF | (1994-12-17)17 December 1994 (aged 29) | Unattached | 2022 | | |
| 7 | Nijat Suleymanov | MF | (1998-11-15)15 November 1998 (aged 25) | Kapaz | 2023 | 27 | 3 |
| 11 | Ramin Nasirli | MF | (2002-09-24)24 September 2002 (aged 21) | Neftçi | 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| 17 | Ildar Alekperov | MF | (2001-04-21)21 April 2001 (aged 23) | on loan from Sabah | 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 19 | Axel Ngando | MF | (1993-07-13)13 July 1993 (aged 30) | Grenoble | 2023 | 21 | 3 |
| 23 | Nuno Rodrigues | MF | (1994-11-30)30 November 1994 (aged 29) | Sporting da Covilhã | 2023 | 37 | 2 |
| 29 | Wanderson Maranhão | MF | (1994-07-26)26 July 1994 (aged 29) | Chornomorets Odesa | 2023 | 35 | 0 |
| 39 | Tural Bayramli | MF | (1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 26) | Sabail | 2023 | 32 | 0 |
| 42 | Mohammed Kadiri | MF | (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 28) | Dynamo Kyiv | 2023 | 35 | 4 |
| 88 | Tugay Alizada | MF | (2002-07-08)8 July 2002 (aged 21) | Kremin Kremenchuk | 2022 | | |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 8 | Ismail Azzaoui | FW | (1998-01-06)6 January 1998 (aged 26) | Heracles | 2023 | 30 | 2 |
| 9 | Elvis Mashike | FW | (1994-06-06)6 June 1994 (aged 29) | Ħamrun Spartans | 2023 | 31 | 7 |
| 10 | Orkhan Aliyev | FW | (1995-12-21)21 December 1995 (aged 28) | Unattached | 2022 | | |
| 14 | Mićo Kuzmanović | FW | (1996-03-18)18 March 1996 (aged 28) | Tuzla City | 2023 | 39 | 4 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| 11 | Bayramali Qurbanov | FW | (2002-11-08)8 November 2002 (aged 21) | Sabail | 2022 | | |
| Left during the season ||||||||||

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 June 2023 | GK | Cristian Avram | Petrocub Hîncești | Undisclosed |
| 1 June 2023 | DF | Nihad Gurbanli | Sabail | Undisclosed |
| 1 June 2023 | DF | Turan Manafov | Turan Tovuz | Undisclosed |
| 1 June 2023 | DF | Elchin Mustafayev | Shamakhi | Undisclosed |
| 1 June 2023 | MF | Tural Bayramli | Sabail | Undisclosed |
| 1 June 2023 | MF | Nijat Suleymanov | Kapaz | Undisclosed |
| 1 June 2023 | MF | Mićo Kuzmanović | Sloboda Tuzla | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2023 | MF | Wanderson Maranhão | Chornomorets Odesa | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2023 | MF | Nuno Rodrigues | Sporting da Covilhã | Undisclosed |
| 18 July 2023 | GK | Semir Bukvic | Sloboda Tuzla | Undisclosed |
| 24 July 2023 | DF | Numan Kurdić | RWD Molenbeek | Undisclosed |
| 24 July 2023 | DF | Zamig Aliyev | Kapaz | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2023 | MF | Mohammed Kadiri | Unattached | Free |
| 1 August 2023 | FW | Ismail Azzaoui | Heracles Almelo | Undisclosed |
| 2 August 2023 | FW | Elvis Mashike | Ħamrun Spartans | Undisclosed |
| 3 August 2023 | DF | Igor Ribeiro | Tacuary | Undisclosed |
| 23 January 2024 | MF | Ramin Nasirli | Neftçi | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 17 July 2023 | DF | | Abdulla Rzayev | Sabah | End of season | |
| 10 January 2024 | MF | | Ildar Alekperov | Sabah | End of season | |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 16 January 2024 | FW | | Bayramali Qurbanov | Difai Ağsu | End of season | |

## 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 | 4 August 2023 | 26 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 025.00 |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 29 November 2023 | 9 February 2024 | Second Round | Quarterfinal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 027.50 |
Last updated: 26 May 2024 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: 26 May 2024. Source: See Results

#### 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 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D |
| Position | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Turan Tovuz | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 48 | |
| 7 | Sabail | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 42 | |
| 8 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 36 | |
| 9 | Kapaz | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 35 | |
| 10 | Gabala (R) | 36 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 64 | −34 | 26 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |

### Azerbaijan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 26 May 2024

### 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 | Vusal Shabanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Abdulla Rzayev | 28 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Turan Manafov | 36 | 3 | 32+1 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Igor Ribeiro | 29 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Nihad Gurbanli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Vadim Abdullayev | 39 | 0 | 27+8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Nijat Suleymanov | 27 | 3 | 5+19 | 0 | 1+2 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | BEL | Ismail Azzaoui | 30 | 2 | 12+14 | 2 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | COD | Elvis Mashike | 31 | 7 | 13+14 | 4 | 3+1 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | AZE | Orkhan Aliyev | 36 | 13 | 22+10 | 9 | 1+3 | 4 |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Ramin Nasirli | 12 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | MDA | Cristian Avram | 37 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | AZE | Mirali Ahmadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | BIH | Mićo Kuzmanović | 39 | 4 | 32+3 | 3 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Ildar Alekperov | 10 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Axel Ngando | 21 | 3 | 8+11 | 0 | 1+1 | 3 |
| 22 | DF | AZE | Elchin Mustafayev | 22 | 0 | 8+10 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | POR | Nuno Rodrigues | 37 | 2 | 31+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | BIH | Numan Kurdić | 36 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | BRA | Wanderson Maranhão | 35 | 0 | 27+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | AZE | Tural Bayramli | 32 | 0 | 17+13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | GHA | Mohammed Kadiri | 35 | 4 | 25+6 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | DF | AZE | Zamig Aliyev | 21 | 0 | 11+7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | UKR | Tugay Alizada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | GK | BIH | Semir Bukvic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 11 | FW | AZE | Bayramali Qurbanov | 11 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Sumgayit during the season: ||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Orkhan Aliyev | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Elvis Mashike | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | 42 | Mohammed Kadiri | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 14 | Mićo Kuzmanović | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | 3 | Turan Manafov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Nijat Suleymanov | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 19 | Axel Ngando | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | 8 | Ismail Azzaoui | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 23 | Nuno Rodrigues | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 27 | Numan Kurdić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 4 | Igor Ribeiro | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 2 | Abdulla Rzayev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 31 | 15 | 46 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 12 | Cristian Avram | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| | | | | TOTALS | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Vusal Shabanov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Abdulla Rzayev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Turan Manafov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Igor Ribeiro | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Vadim Abdullayev | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Nijat Suleymanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Ismail Azzaoui | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Elvis Mashike | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Orkhan Aliyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Cristian Avram | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Mirali Ahmadov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Mićo Kuzmanović | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Axel Ngando | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Elchin Mustafayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Nuno Rodrigues | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Numan Kurdić | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | Wanderson Maranhão | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Tural Bayramli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Mohammed Kadiri | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Zamig Aliyev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Tugay Alizada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 11 | FW | Bayramali Qurbanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Araz-Naxçıvan during the season: ||||||||||
| | | TOTALS | 77 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 3 |