# 2017–18 Keşla FK season

The Keşla 2017–18 season was Inter Baku's seventeenth Azerbaijan Premier League season.

## Season events

On 28 October 2017, Inter Baku officially changed their name to Keşla FK. Following a 0–2 against Kapaz on 28 October, Keşla replaced Zaur Svanadze with Ramiz Mammadov the next day. On 25 December, Keşla announced that Ramie Mammadov had become the club's Sporting Director, with Yuriy Maksymov coming in as the club's new manager.

## Squad

    As of 30 January 2018
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 | Kamran Aghayev |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Sertan Tashkin |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Denis Silva |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Slavik Alkhasov |
| 7 | FW | AZE | Vagif Javadov |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Pardis Fardjad-Azad |
| 10 | MF | PAR | César Meza |
| 13 | GK | AZE | Orkhan Sadigli |
| 14 | FW | JAM | Andre Clennon |
| 16 | GK | AZE | Shahin Zakiyev |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Pablo Podio (loan from Fastav Zlín) |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Agshin Guluzade |
| 21 | MF | CMR | Hervé Tchami |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Magsad Isayev |
| 24 | MF | AZE | Fuad Bayramov |
| 27 | DF | ROU | Adrian Scarlatache |
| 33 | DF | AZE | Tarlan Guliyev |
| 39 | FW | AZE | Alibey Mammadli |
| 40 | MF | SRB | Nemanja Stojanovic (loan from Karabakh Wien) |
| 65 | MF | AZE | Jabir Amirli |
| 66 | DF | AZE | Murad Gayali |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Oleg Huseynov |
| 88 | MF | AZE | Mammad Guliyev |
| 90 | MF | GAM | Ebrima Sohna |
| 98 | FW | AZE | Gara Garayev |

### On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Mirsahib Abbasov (at Zira) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 99 | DF | AZE | Rijat Garayev (at Sabah) |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Salahat Aghayev (to Neftchi Baku) |
| 11 | FW | AZE | Rauf Aliyev (to Kukësi) |
| 14 | DF | GEO | Zurab Khizanishvili (Retired) |
| 17 | DF | AZE | Abbas Huseynov (to Qarabağ) |
| 45 | FW | AZE | Ilkin Sadigov (to Turan-Tovuz) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Kamran Aghayev (from Mladá Boleslav) |
| 7 | FW | AZE | Vagif Javadov |
| 10 | MF | PAR | César Meza |
| 14 | FW | JAM | Andre Clennon (from VPS) |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Pablo Podio (loan from Fastav Zlín) |
| 21 | MF | CMR | Hervé Tchami (from Hajer) |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Magsad Isayev (from Neftchi Baku) |
| 40 | MF | SRB | Nemanja Stojanović (loan from Karabakh Wien) |
| 90 | MF | GAM | Ebrima Sohna (from VPS) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Samir Zargarov (to Kapaz) |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Mirsahib Abbasov (loan to Zira) |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Nizami Hajiyev |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Elnur Abdullayev (to Sumgayit) |
| 19 | MF | AZE | Mirhüseyn Seyidov |
| 22 | DF | AZE | Ilkin Qirtimov (to Neftchi Baku) |
| 99 | DF | AZE | Rijat Garayev (loan to Sabah) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | AZE | Ruslan Jafarov |
| — | MF | AZE | Seymur Asadov |
| — | MF | CMR | Hervé Tchami |
| — | MF | SRB | Nemanja Stojanovic |
| — | FW | AZE | Magomed Kurbanov |

## 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: 20 May 2018. Source: See Results

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Zira | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 44 | |
| 5 | Sumgayit | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 40 | |
| 6 | Keşla | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 31 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 7 | Səbail | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 23 | |
| 8 | Kapaz (R) | 28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 14 | Relegation to the Azerbaijan First Division |
* ↑ Keşla qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning 2017–18 Azerbaijan Cup.

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 28 May 2018

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Kamran Aghayev | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Sertan Tashkin | 25 | 2 | 15+5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Denis Silva | 37 | 1 | 26+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Slavik Alkhasov | 38 | 4 | 20+8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | AZE | Vagif Javadov | 12 | 3 | 6+3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Pardis Fardjad-Azad | 35 | 8 | 20+5 | 4 | 5+1 | 3 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | PAR | César Meza | 14 | 2 | 10+1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | JAM | Andre Clennon | 12 | 2 | 10+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | AZE | Orkhan Sadigli | 25 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Pablo Podio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Akshin Guluzadeh | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CMR | Hervé Tchami | 13 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Magsad Isayev | 6 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | AZE | Fuad Bayramov | 28 | 2 | 17+4 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ROU | Adrian Scarlatache | 37 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | DF | AZE | Tarlan Guliyev | 30 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | AZE | Əlibəy Məmmədli | 12 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | SRB | Nemanja Stojanovic | 11 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | AZE | Asad Masimov | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | DF | AZE | Emil Əliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | MF | AZE | Urfan Ismayilov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | DF | AZE | Sinan Akkoyun | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | MF | AZE | Jaber Amirli | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | AZE | Murad Gayaly | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Oleq Hüseynov | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | AZE | Rafael Məhərrəmli | 7 | 2 | 0+4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | MF | AZE | Elvin Cəfərquliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | AZE | Mammad Guliyev | 24 | 1 | 7+12 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | GAM | Ebrima Sohna | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | AZE | Mirsahib Abbasov | 18 | 3 | 8+4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 |
| Players who left Inter Baku during the season: ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | AZE | Salahat Aghayev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Samir Zargarov | 17 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Nizami Hajiyev | 12 | 3 | 7+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Elnur Abdullayev | 16 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AZE | Rauf Aliyev | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | AZE | Mirhüseyn Seyidov | 15 | 1 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | AZE | Ilkin Qirtimov | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | AZE | Asif Vəliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Pardis Fardjad-Azad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | MF | 27 | Adrian Scarlatache | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | DF | 4 | Slavik Alkhasov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 7 | Vagif Javadov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Nizami Hajiyev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Mirsahib Abbasov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Sertan Tashkin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 24 | Fuad Bayramov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 14 | Andre Clennon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 80 | Rafael Məhərrəmli | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 10 | César Meza | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 20 | Akshin Guluzadeh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 33 | Tarlan Guliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 22 | Magsad Isayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 88 | Mammad Guliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 11 | Rauf Aliyev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 3 | Denis Silva | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 19 | Mirhüseyn Seyidov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 28 | 11 | 7 | 46 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Orkhan Sadigli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Sertan Tashkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Denis Silva | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Slavik Alkhasov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Vagif Javadov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Pardis Fardjad-Azad | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | César Meza | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Andre Clennon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | Orkhan Sadigli | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Pablo Podio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Magsad Isayev | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Fuad Bayramov | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Adrian Scarlatache | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Tarlan Guliyev | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 39 | MF | Əlibəy Məmmədli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Nemanja Stojanovic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | DF | Emil Əliyev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | Murad Gayaly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Mammad Guliyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | Ebrima Sohna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Mirsahib Abbasov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Keşla during the season: ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Samir Zargarov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Nizami Hajiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Elnur Abdullayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Rauf Aliyev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Mirhüseyn Seyidov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Ilkin Qirtimov | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 60 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 4 |