# 2016–17 Sumgayit FK season

The Sumgayit FK 2016-17 season is Sumgayit's sixth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and seventh season in their history. It is their first full season with Samir Abbasov as manager, during which they will participate in the Azerbaijan Cup as well as the League.

## Squad

    As of match played 29 April 2017
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Farhad Valiyev | GK | (1980-11-01)1 November 1980 (aged 36) | Qarabağ | 2016 | 29 | 0 |
| 92 | Mehdi Jannatov | GK | (1992-01-26)26 January 1992 (aged 25) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Tarlan Ahmadli | GK | (1994-11-21)21 November 1994 (aged 22) | Ravan Baku | 2012 | 15 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Rail Malikov | DF | (1985-12-18)18 December 1985 (aged 31) | AZAL | 2016 | 26 | 0 |
| 3 | Vurğun Hüseynov | DF | (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 29) | Gabala | 2013 | 116 | 0 |
| 13 | Bahlul Mustafazade | DF | (1997-02-27)27 February 1997 (aged 20) | loan from Gabala | 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade | DF | (1992-12-29)29 December 1992 (aged 24) | Trainee | 2011 | 127 | 2 |
| 17 | Vaguf Gulaliyev | DF | (1993-05-11)11 May 1993 (aged 23) | Khazar Lankaran | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Azer Salahli | DF | (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 23) | loan from Qarabağ | 2016 | 31 | 1 |
| 74 | Yusif Nabiyev | DF | (1997-09-03)3 September 1997 (aged 19) | loan from Gabala | 2016 | 18 | 3 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | Seymur Asadov | MF | (1994-05-05)5 May 1994 (aged 22) | | 2016 | 15 | 1 |
| 6 | Mikayil Rahimov | MF | (1987-05-11)11 May 1987 (aged 29) | FC Baku | 2015 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Sergey Chernyshev | MF | (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 27) | Druzhba Maykop | 2017 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | Nijat Mukhtarov | MF | (1995-06-01)1 June 1995 (aged 21) | Ravan Baku | 2016 | 38 | 1 |
| 18 | Suleyman Ahmadov | MF | (1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 17) | Inter Baku | 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Farkhad Gystarov | MF | (1994-11-21)21 November 1994 (aged 22) | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | Nasyr Abilayev | MF | (1995-11-19)19 November 1995 (aged 21) | Khimki-M | 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | Ayaz Mehdiyev | MF | (1993-02-22)22 February 1993 (aged 24) | Giresunspor | 2015 | 28 | 0 |
| 42 | Kamran Abdullazade | MF | (1995-03-20)20 March 1995 (aged 22) | Khazar Lankaran | 2016 | 12 | 0 |
| 77 | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | DF | (1996-10-01)1 October 1996 (aged 20) | loan from Gabala | 2017 | 12 | 0 |
| 97 | Khayal Najafov | MF | (1997-12-19)19 December 1997 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2014 | 37 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Amil Yunanov | FW | (1993-01-06)6 January 1993 (aged 24) | Ravan Baku | 2015 | 52 | 21 |
| 14 | Magomed Kurbanov | FW | (1992-04-11)11 April 1992 (aged 25) | Taganrog | 2014 | 69 | 21 |
| 22 | Mirabdulla Abbasov | FW | (1995-04-27)27 April 1995 (aged 22) | loan from Neftchi Baku | 2016 | 30 | 8 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 7 | Vagif Javadov | FW | (1989-05-25)25 May 1989 (aged 27) | Khazar Lankaran | 2015 | 32 | 6 |
| 11 | Ebrahim Abednezhad | MF | (1992-08-22)22 August 1992 (aged 24) | Tractor Sazi | 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Amit Guluzade | MF | (1992-11-20)20 November 1992 (aged 24) | Atlético CP | 2015 | 40 | 1 |
| 66 | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh | MF | (1992-04-21)21 April 1992 (aged 25) | Giti Pasand | 2016 | 10 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Farhad Valiyev (from Qarabağ) |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Rail Malikov (from AZAL) |
| 5 | MF | AZE | Seymur Asadov (from AZAL) |
| 10 | FW | AZE | Magomed Kurbanov (loan return from Neftçi Baku) |
| 11 | MF | IRN | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh (from Giti Pasand Isfahan) |
| 13 | GK | AZE | Ali Hasanli (from Neftchala) |
| 17 | DF | AZE | Vaguf Gulaliyev (from Khazar Lankaran) |
| 19 | DF | AZE | Azer Salahli (loan from Qarabağ) |
| 21 | MF | RUS | Nasyr Abilayev |
| 22 | FW | AZE | Mirabdulla Abbasov (loan from Neftçi Baku) |
| 42 | MF | AZE | Kamran Abdullazade (from Khazar Lankaran) |
| 66 | MF | IRN | Ebrahim Abednezhad (from Tractor Sazi) |
| 74 | DF | AZE | Yusif Nabiyev (loan from Gabala) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Salahat Aghayev (to Inter Baku) |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Slavik Alkhasov (to Inter Baku) |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Jamil Hajiyev (to Zira) |
| 7 | FW | AZE | Pardis Fardjad-Azad (to Inter Baku) |
| 9 | MF | AZE | Ali Alimardanli |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Uğur Pamuk (to Manisaspor) |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Tural Abbaszade |
| 13 | MF | AZE | Murad Agayev (to Neftchi Baku) |
| 15 | DF | AZE | Rijat Garayev (to Inter Baku) |
| 16 | MF | AZE | Kanan Manafov |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Aleksandr Chertoganov |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Tofig Mikayilov |
| 23 | MF | AZE | Tural Rzayev |
| 55 | FW | AZE | Aghabala Ramazanov (to Inter Baku) |
| 99 | DF | AZE | Rasim Ramaldanov (to Kolkheti-1913) |
| — | MF | AZE | Budag Nasirov (loan to Sporting CP, previously on loan to Kapaz) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Sergey Chernyshev (from Druzhba Maykop) |
| 13 | DF | AZE | Bahlul Mustafazade (loan from Gabala) |
| 20 | MF | RUS | Farkhad Gystarov (from SKA Rostov-on-Don) |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev (loan from Gabala) |
| 92 | GK | RUS | Mehdi Jannatov (from Anzhi Makhachkala) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | FW | AZE | Vagif Javadov (to AZAL) |
| 11 | MF | IRN | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh |
| 13 | GK | AZE | Ali Hasanli |
| 24 | MF | AZE | Amit Guluzade (to Athlitiki Enosi Larissa) |
| 66 | MF | IRN | Ebrahim Abednezhad |

## 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 |
| 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 | |
| 6 | Sumgayit | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 35 | |
| 7 | Neftçi Baku | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 29 | |
| 8 | AZAL (R) | 28 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 50 | −37 | 10 | Relegation to the Azerbaijan First Division |

### Azerbaijan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 29 April 2017

### 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 | Farhad Valiyev | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Rail Malikov | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Vurğun Hüseynov | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | AZE | Seymur Asadov | 15 | 1 | 6+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Sergey Chernyshev | 9 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Nijat Mukhtarov | 23 | 1 | 15+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Amil Yunanov | 26 | 9 | 13+10 | 6 | 2+1 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | AZE | Magomed Kurbanov | 24 | 3 | 21+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | AZE | Bahlul Mustafazade | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade | 27 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | AZE | Vaguf Gulaliyev | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Suleiman Akhmedov | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | AZE | Azer Salahli | 31 | 1 | 26+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | RUS | Farkhad Gystarov | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | RUS | Nasyr Abilayev | 8 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | AZE | Mirabdulla Abbasov | 30 | 8 | 19+8 | 8 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | AZE | Ayaz Mehdiyev | 18 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | AZE | Tural Bayramlı | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | AZE | Kamran Abdullzade | 12 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 74 | DF | AZE | Yusif Nabiyev | 18 | 3 | 15+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | 12 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | GK | AZE | Tarlan Ahmadli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | AZE | Khayal Najafov | 21 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Zira but left during the season: ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | AZE | Vagif Javadov | 15 | 3 | 10+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IRN | Ebrahim Abednezhad | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | AZE | Amit Guluzade | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | IRN | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Amil Yunanov | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | 22 | Mirabdulla Abbasov | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Vagif Javadov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | 74 | Yusif Nabiyev | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 10 | Magomed Kurbanov | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 5 | Seymur Asadov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 24 | Amit Guluzade | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | Nijat Mukhtarov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 7 | Sergey Chernyshev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 19 | Azer Salahli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 14 | Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 28 | 4 | 32 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Rail Malikov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Vurğun Hüseynov | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Vagif Javadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Sergey Chernyshev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Nijat Mukhtarov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Amil Yunanov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Magomed Kurbanov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Bahlul Mustafazade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Azer Salahli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Farkhad Gystarov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Nasyr Abilayev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Mirabdulla Abbasov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Amit Guluzade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Ayaz Mehdiyev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Kamran Abdullzade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | DF | Yusif Nabiyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | Khayal Najafov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 51 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 0 |