# 2008–09 FK Baku season

The FK Baku 2008-09 season was Baku's 11th Azerbaijan Premier League season, and was their second season with Gjoko Hadžievski as their manager, having replaced Boyukagha Hajiyev in July 2007. They finished the season in 1st place in the league and were knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup at the Semi-final stage by Qarabağ.

## Squad

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 | CRO | Marko Šarlija |
| 2 | FW | SEN | Papa Biaye Çeikouna |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Rafael Amirbekov |
| 4 | MF | MDA | Vadim Borets |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Stanislav Bachev |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Mahmud Gurbanov |
| 8 | MF | CRO | Ernad Skulić |
| 9 | FW | GEO | Giorgi Demetradze |
| 10 | MF | GEO | Amiran Mujiri |
| 11 | FW | MKD | Dragan Nacevski |
| 12 | FW | ARG | Fernando Perez |
| 13 | GK | AZE | Aqil Mammadov |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Elvin Aliyev |
| 15 | MF | AZE | Jemshid Maharramov |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Ramazan Abbasov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | BDI | Floribert Ndayisaba |
| 19 | FW | NGA | Ahmad Tijani |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Fabio |
| 21 | DF | BUL | Aleksandar Tomash |
| 22 | DF | AZE | Sabuhi Hasanov |
| 23 | GK | SEN | Kalidou Cissokho |
| 25 | FW | TUR | Sınan Demırcan |
| 27 | FW | AZE | Bakhtiyar Soltanov |
| 30 | FW | BRA | William Batista (on loan from FC Kharkiv) |
| 32 | MF | MDA | Alexei Savinov |
| 33 | DF | AZE | Saşa Yunisoğlu |
| 55 | FW | GEO | Giorgi Adamia |
| 99 | FW | MAR | Hassan Souari |
| — | FW | BRA | Bruno Bastelli |
| 37 | DF | AZE | Vuqar Beybalayev |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Marko Šarlija (from NK Inter Zapresic) |
| 4 | MF | MDA | Vadim Borets (from Neftchi Baku) |
| 9 | FW | GEO | Giorgi Demetradze (from Arsenal Kiew) |
| 11 | FW | MKD | Dragan Načevski (from AO Kerkyra) |
| 18 | DF | BDI | Floribert Ndayisaba (from Vital`O) |
| 21 | DF | BUL | Aleksandar Tomas (from Cherno More Varna) |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Fabio Luis Ramim (from FK Olimpik Baku) |
| 32 | MF | MDA | Alexei Savinov (from Zimbru Chişinău) |
| 55 | FW | GEO | Giorgi Adamia (from Neftchi Baku) |
| — | FW | MKD | Georgi Hristov (from Den Bosch) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Andrezinho |
| 5 | MF | AZE | Ilgar Abdurahmanov (to Mughan) |
| 6 | DF | AZE | Vugar Guliev |
| 7 | DF | AZE | Asif Abbasov |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Asen Nikolov (to Gabala) |
| 14 | MF | GEO | Aleksandr Gogoberishvili (to Qarabağ) |
| 16 | FW | AZE | Farid Guliyev (loan to Mughan) |
| 18 | DF | AZE | Hafiz Aliyev (to Bakılı) |
| 19 | DF | SRB | Bojan Ilić (to Bakılı) |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Elnur Abbasov |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Vasif Aliyev |
| 25 | GK | AZE | Orkhan Mirzaev |
| 26 | MF | AZE | Tarlan Khalilov (to Mughan) |
| 27 | FW | AZE | Emin Amiraslanov (to Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit) |
| 55 | FW | AZE | Leandro Gomes (to FK Olimpik Baku) |
| — | DF | AZE | Elnur Yusifov |
| — | FW | AZE | Anatoli Ponomarev (loan return to Östers IF) |
| — | FW | MKD | Cvetan Curlinov (to Kožuf) |
| — | FW | SEN | Ely Cissé (to MAS Fez) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Ramazan Abbasov (from Neftchi Baku) |
| 30 | FW | BRA | William Batista (loan from Kharkiv) |
| 55 | FW | GEO | Georgi Adamia (from Neftchi Baku) |
| 99 | FW | MAR | Hassan Souari (from Khouribga) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | SRB | Dejan Branković (to JJK) |
| — | DF | AZE | Elnur Abdullayev (to Mughan) |
| — | MF | AZE | Ramal Huseynov (loan to Kocaelispor) |
| — | FW | MKD | Georgi Hristov |

## 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: 8 May 2013. Source: Soccerway

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Baku (C) | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 13 | +41 | 62 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Inter Baku | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 16 | +38 | 61 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Simurq | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 53 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Khazar Lankaran | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 50 | |
| 5 | Qarabağ | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 49 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
* ↑ Karabakh won the 2008–09 Azerbaijan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

### Azerbaijan Cup
## Squad statistics
### 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 | CRO | Marko Šarlija | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Rafael Amirbekov | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | MDA | Vadim Borets | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BUL | Stanislav Bachev | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Mahmud Gurbanov | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CRO | Ernad Skulić | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GEO | Giorgi Demetradze | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GEO | Amiran Mujiri | 22 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | MKD | Dragan Nacevski | 19 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ARG | Fernando Pérez | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Elvin Aliyev | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AZE | Jemshid Maharramov | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Ramazan Abbasov | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | NGA | Ahmad Tijani | 18 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Fabio Luis Ramim | 22 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | BUL | Aleksandar Tomash | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | AZE | Sabuhi Hasanov | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | SEN | Kalidou Cissokho | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | AZE | Bakhtiyar Soltanov | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | BRA | William Batista | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | MDA | Alexei Savinov | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | AZE | Saşa Yunisoğlu | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | GEO | Giorgi Adamia | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | AZE | Rahman Hajiyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Baku who left on loan during the season: ||||||||||
| | MF | AZE | Ramal Huseynov | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Baku who left during the season: ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | SRB | Dejan Branković | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | MKD | Georgi Hristov | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Amiran Mujiri | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | MF | 20 | Fabio Luis Ramim | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | FW | 12 | Fernando Pérez | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | FW | 18 | Ahmad Tijani | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | FW | 27 | Bakhtiyar Soltanov | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | FW | 11 | Dragan Nacevski | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | FW | 30 | William Batista | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | FW | 9 | Giorgi Demetradze | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | 55 | Giorgi Adamia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | | Georgi Hristov | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 5 | Stanislav Bachev | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 4 | Vadim Borets | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 32 | Alexei Savinov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 33 | Saşa Yunisoğlu | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 8 | Ernad Skulić | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 17 | Ramazan Abbasov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | Ramal Huseynov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | | Bruno Bastelli | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 54 | 18 | 72 |