# 2010–11 Gabala FC season

The Gabala FC 2010–11 season was Gabala's fifth Azerbaijan Premier League season, which they finished in 7th position. They were knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup by Baku at the Quarter Finals stage. It was their first season Tony Adams as their manager.

## 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 | AZE | Elnar Karimov |
| 2 | DF | BUL | Velichko Velichkov |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Nodar Mammadov |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Ramin Guliyev |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Sergey Sokolov |
| 6 | DF | SRB | Ljubo Baranin |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Yashar Abuzerov |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Bruno Barbosa |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Bruno Anjos |
| 10 | FW | JAM | Deon Burton |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Terry Cooke |
| 11 | FW | NED | Collins John |
| 12 | GK | LVA | Pāvels Doroševs |
| 14 | DF | SRB | Milan Antić |
| 15 | DF | ROU | Răzvan Ţârlea |
| 16 | MF | GUI | Abdoul Kader Camara |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Arif İsayev |
| 18 | MF | GEO | Goga Beraia (captain) |
| 19 | FW | AZE | Branimir Subašić |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Cristian Torres |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Asif Qadiri |
| 21 | MF | SLE | Al Bangura |
| 22 | FW | AZE | Murad Hüseynov |
| 23 | MF | AZE | Azer Hashimov |
| 24 | MF | AZE | Tarzin Jahangirov |
| 25 | MF | AZE | Nuran Gurbanov |
| 26 | MF | AZE | Namig Aliyev |
| 30 | GK | AZE | Anar Nazirov |
| 33 | DF | AZE | Saşa Yunisoğlu |
| 34 | DF | NED | Steve Olfers |
| — | MF | AZE | Mushfig Teymurov |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Nodar Mammadov (From Qarabağ) |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Ramin Guliyev (From Standard Sumgayit) |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Bruno Barbosa (From São Paulo) |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Bruno Anjos (loan from São Paulo) |
| 10 | FW | JAM | Deon Burton (From Charlton Athletic) |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Terry Cooke (From North Queensland Fury) |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Arif İsayev (From Standard) |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Julio Cézar de Moura Almeida (loan from São Paulo) |
| 19 | FW | AZE | Branimir Subašić (From Red Star Belgrade) |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Asaf Gadiri (From Turan Tovuz) |
| 21 | FW | AZE | Murad Hüseynov (From Mladost Lučani) |
| 25 | MF | AZE | Nuran Gurbanov (From MOIK) |
| 30 | GK | AZE | Anar Nazirov (From Standard) |
| 33 | DF | AZE | Saşa Yunisoğlu (From Baku) |
| 34 | DF | NED | Steve Olfers (From PSV Eindhoven) |
| — | FW | GHA | Samad Oppong (trail) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Azer Mammadov (to Kapaz) |
| 8 | MF | UKR | Maksym Skorokhodov (to Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine) |
| 9 | FW | POL | Tomasz Stolpa (to Zagłębie Sosnowiec) |
| 10 | FW | AZE | Kenan Kerimov (to Kapaz) |
| 11 | MF | MDA | Anatolie Ostap (to Banga Gargždai) |
| 17 | MF | POR | Paulino Lopes Tavares (to Aubervilliers) |
| 19 | MF | GEO | Revaz Getsadze (to Metalurgi Rustavi) |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Julio Cézar de Moura Almeida (loan return São Paulo) |
| 21 | DF | AZE | Arif Dashdemirov (to Inter Baku) |
| 23 | MF | AZE | Azer Hashimov (to MOIK) |
| 24 | FW | UKR | Ihor Melnyk (to Sumy) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | FW | NED | Collins John (From Chicago Fire) |
| 21 | MF | SLE | Al Bangura (From Mersin İdmanyurdu) |
| 25 | MF | AZE | Nuran Gurbanov (From MOIK Baku) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Parvin Pashayev (to Mughan) |
| 25 | FW | AZE | Rahman Musayev (to Qaradağ) |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 31 May 2011 | DF | Ramin Guliyev | Retired | |
| 31 May 2011 | MF | Terry Cooke | Retired | |
| 31 May 2011 | FW | Al Bangura | Forest Green Rovers | 1 July 2011 |

## Competitions
### Azerbaijan Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 5 | AZAL | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 36 | Qualification for championship group |
| 6 | Baku | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 33 | Qualification for championship group |
| 7 | Gabala | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 31 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 8 | Mughan | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 27 | Qualification for relegation group |
| 9 | Ganja | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 24 | Qualification for relegation group |

### Azerbaijan Premier League Relegation Group
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Gabala | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 51 | |
| 8 | Mughan | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 47 | |
| 9 | Ganja | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 36 | |
| 10 | Turan | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 27 | |
| 11 | Simurq (R) | 32 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 52 | −32 | 19 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |
| 12 | MOIK Baku (R) | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 55 | −41 | 18 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |

### 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 | AZE | Elnar Karimov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Nodar Mammadov | 30 | 3 | 27+0 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Ramin Guliyev | 8 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Sergey Sokolov | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SRB | Ljubo Baranin | 30 | 3 | 27+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Yashar Abuzerov | 15 | 2 | 10+4 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Bruno Barbosa | 20 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Bruno Anjos | 17 | 1 | 11+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | JAM | Deon Burton | 31 | 9 | 28+0 | 9 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | NED | Collins John | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | LVA | Pāvels Doroševs | 30 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | SRB | Milan Antić | 27 | 3 | 24+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ROU | Răzvan Ţârlea | 24 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | GUI | Abdoul Kader Camara | 25 | 0 | 19+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Arif İsayev | 28 | 2 | 12+13 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GEO | Goga Beraia | 20 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | AZE | Branimir Subašić | 21 | 2 | 16+3 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Cristian Torres | 25 | 2 | 16+8 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SLE | Al Bangura | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | AZE | Murad Hüseynov | 12 | 3 | 9+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | AZE | Tarzin Jahangirov | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | AZE | Nuran Gurbanov | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | AZE | Namig Aliyev | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | AZE | Amil Yunanov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | AZE | Anar Nazirov | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | AZE | Saşa Yunisoğlu | 28 | 3 | 27+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | NED | Steve Olfers | 28 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | AZE | Farid Hagverdiyev | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Gabala who left during the season: ||||||||||
| 11 | MF | ENG | Terry Cooke | 12 | 1 | 4+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Asaf Gadiri | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | AZE | Rahman Musayev | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Deon Burton | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | DF | 33 | Saşa Yunisoğlu | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 14 | Milan Antić | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | FW | 22 | Murad Hüseynov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | DF | 6 | Ljuba Baranin | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 19 | Branimir Subašić | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 21 | Arif İsayev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 20 | Cristian Torres | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 7 | Yashar Abuzerov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 11 | Terry Cooke | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 8 | Bruno Barbosa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 3 | Nodar Mammadov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 9 | Bruno Anjos | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 31 | 2 | 33 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Elnar Kerimov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Nodar Mammadov | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Ramin Guliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Sergey Sokolov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Ljubo Baranin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Yashar Abuzerov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Bruno Barbosa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Bruno Anjos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Deon Burton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Terry Cooke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Pāvels Doroševs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Milan Antić | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Răzvan Ţârlea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Abdoul Kader Camara | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Arif İsayev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Goga Beraia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Cristian Torres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Al Bangura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Murad Hüseynov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Namig Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Saşa Yunisoğlu | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Steve Olfers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 70 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 5 |