# 2007–08 Neftchi Baku PFK season

The Neftchi Baku 2007–08 season was Neftchi Baku's sixteenth Azerbaijan Premier League season. They started the season under the management of Gurban Gurbanov, who was replaced by Vlastimil Petržela after the UEFA Cup qualifiers at the start of September. Petržela was replaced by Anatoliy Demyanenko on 5 January 2008. They finished 3rd in the league and were knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup at the semifinal stage by Inter Baku. Neftchi also took part in the UEFA Cup, being eliminated at the First qualifying round by SV Ried of Austria.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SRB | Vladimir Mićović |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Rail Malikov |
| 4 | MF | AZE | Namiq Yusifov |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Elnur Allahverdiyev |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Rashad Sadiqov |
| 7 | MF | MDA | Vadim Boreț |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Aleksandr Chertoganov |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Samir Aliyev |
| 10 | FW | GEO | Georgi Adamia |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Ramazan Abbasov |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Huseyn Mahammadov |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Rashad Sadygov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | AZE | Eshgin Guliyev |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Agil Mammadov |
| 20 | FW | AZE | Branimir Subašić |
| 21 | FW | AZE | Zaur Tagizade |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Marcos (loan from FK Karvan) |
| 25 | DF | EST | Dmitri Kruglov (loan from Lokomotiv Moscow) |
| 32 | MF | TKM | Nazar Baýramow |
| 55 | GK | AZE | Ruslan Majidov |
| 77 | DF | AZE | Ramin Guliyev |
| — | DF | AZE | Ruslan Abishov |
| — | MF | AZE | Ramal Huseynov (loan from FK Baku) |
| — | MF | BUL | Svetoslav Petrov |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Rail Malikov (from Baku) |
| 4 | MF | AZE | Namiq Yusifov (from Qarabağ) |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Ramazan Abbasov (from MOIK Baku) |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Agil Mammadov (from Baku) |
| 25 | MF | AZE | Zeynal Zeynalov (from MKT Araz) |
| 32 | MF | TKM | Nazar Baýramow (from FK Karvan) |
| 55 | GK | AZE | Ruslan Majidov (from Widzew Łódź) |
| 77 | DF | AZE | Ramin Guliyev (from Baku) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | AZE | Ruslan Abbasov (to Inter Baku) |
| — | DF | AZE | Igor Getman (Retired) |
| — | DF | AZE | Aftandil Hajiyev (to Qarabağ) |
| — | DF | AZE | Mahir Shukurov (to Inter Baku) |
| — | MF | BUL | Svetoslav Petrov (loan to Changchun Yatai) |
| — | FW | AZE | Farrukh Ismayilov (to Olimpik Baku) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Marcos (loan from FK Karvan) |
| 25 | MF | EST | Dmitri Kruglov (loan from Lokomotiv Moscow) |
| — | MF | AZE | Ramal Huseynov (loan from FK Baku) |
| — | MF | BUL | Svetoslav Petrov (loan return from Changchun Yatai) |
| — | FW | BRA | José Carlos (from Brasília) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | MF | AZE | Zeynal Zeynalov (to FK Karvan) |
| 55 | GK | AZE | Ruslan Majidov (to Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit) |
| — | FW | AZE | Nadir Nabiyev (to Khazar Lankaran) |

## Competitions
### Azerbaijan Premier League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Inter Baku (C) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 18 | +37 | 58 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Olimpik Baku | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 58 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Neftçi Baku | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 55 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Khazar Lankaran | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 52 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 5 | Qarabağ | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 41 | |
* 1 2 Khazar Lankaran qualified for the first qualifiying round of the 1st qualifying round of the UEFA Cup as winners of the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup.

### UEFA Cup
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SRB | Vladimir Mićović | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Rail Malikov | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | AZE | Namiq Yusifov | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Elnur Allahverdiyev | 23 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Rashad Sadiqov | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | MDA | Vadim Boreț | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Aleksandr Chertoganov | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Samir Aliyev | 13 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | GEO | Georgi Adamia | 27 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Ramazan Abbasov | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Huseyn Mahammadov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Rashad Sadygov | 21 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | AZE | Eshgin Guliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Agil Mammadov | 24 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | AZE | Branimir Subašić | 27 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | AZE | Zaur Tagizade | 21 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Marcos | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | EST | Dmitri Kruglov | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | TKM | Nazar Baýramow | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | AZE | Ramin Guliyev | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Ruslan Abishov | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Ramal Huseynov | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BUL | Svetoslav Petrov | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | José Carlos | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Neftchi Baku who left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 25 | MF | AZE | Zeynal Zeynalov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | GK | AZE | Ruslan Majidov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | AZE | Nadir Nabiyev | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 20 | Branimir Subašić | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Georgi Adamia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | DF | 14 | Rashad Sadygov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 9 | Samir Aliyev | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 21 | Zaur Tagizade | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 5 | Elnur Allahverdiyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 25 | Dmitri Kruglov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 17 | Agil Mammadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Svetoslav Petrov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | | Nadir Nabiyev | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 11 | Ramazan Abbasov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | | Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Awarded | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | Unknown | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| | | | TOTALS | 42 | 18 | 3 | 63 |