# 2007–08 FC Inter Baku season

The Inter Baku 2007–08 season was Inter Baku's seventh Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their second season under manager Valentin Khodukin. They finished won the league on goal difference over Olimpik Baku and where runners-up in the Cup.

## 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 | Jahangir Hasanzade |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Shahriyar Rahimov |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Nikola Jolović |
| 5 | DF | SRB | Milan Zagorac |
| 6 | DF | RUS | Aliyar Ismailov |
| 7 | FW | AZE | Ramin Nasibov |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Nizami Hajiyev |
| 9 | DF | AZE | Samir Abbasov |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Emin Imamaliev |
| 12 | DF | AZE | Khayal Mustafayev |
| 13 | MF | CZE | Bronislav Červenka |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Ramil Ağayev |
| 15 | DF | AZE | Volodimir Levin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | LTU | Tomas Ražanauskas |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Mahmud Qurbanov |
| 18 | DF | SRB | Goran Arnaut |
| 19 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Abbasov |
| 20 | FW | AZE | Khagani Mammadov |
| 22 | FW | URU | Walter Guglielmone |
| 23 | FW | BUL | Georgi Vladimirov |
| 42 | GK | AZE | Elxan Həsənov |
| — | GK | AZE | Vaqif Şirinbəyov |
| — | MF | BUL | Petar Zlatinov |
| — | MF | AZE | Elvin Mammadov |
| — | FW | AZE | Javid Huseynov |
| — | FW | URU | Román Cuello |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Jahangir Hasanzade (from Qarabağ) |
| 9 | DF | AZE | Samir Abbasov (from Qarabağ) |
| 13 | MF | CZE | Bronislav Červenka (from Fastav Zlín) |
| 17 | DF | AZE | Mahmud Qurbanov (from Khazar Lankaran) |
| 18 | MF | SRB | Goran Arnaut (from Primorje) |
| 19 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Abbasov (from Neftchi Baku) |
| 20 | FW | AZE | Khagani Mammadov (from Olimpik Baku) |
| 22 | FW | URU | Walter Guglielmone (from Liverpool de Montevideo) |
| 23 | FW | BUL | Georgi Vladimirov (from Cherno More) |
| 25 | DF | AZE | Mahir Shukurov (from Neftchi Baku) |
| 42 | GK | AZE | Elxan Həsənov (from Karvan) |
| — | GK | AZE | Vaqif Sjirinbäjov (from Olimpik Baku) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | AZE | Farhad Veliyev (to Qarabağ) |
| — | GK | AZE | Elshan Poladov (to Olimpik Baku) |
| — | GK | UKR | Oleg Ostapenko (to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih) |
| — | DF | AZE | Aykhan Abbasov (to Qarabağ) |
| — | DF | AZE | Ruslan Poladov (to MKT Araz) |
| — | DF | NGA | Tony Alegbe (loan return to Karpaty Lviv) |
| — | MF | AZE | Elmar Bakhshiev (to Khazar Lankaran) |
| — | MF | AZE | Ismayil Mammadov (to Standard Baku) |
| — | MF | AZE | Vyacheslav Lychkin (to Simurq) |
| — | MF | UKR | Sergey Chernyak (Retired) |
| — | FW | LTU | Valdas Trakys (to Ekranas) |
| — | FW | BIH | Tomislav Stanić (to Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BUL | Petar Zlatinov (from Litex Lovech) |
| — | FW | AZE | Elvin Mammadov (from Turan Tovuz) |
| — | FW | AZE | Javid Huseynov (from Olimpik Baku) |
| — | FW | URU | Román Cuello (from Deportes Melipilla) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | FW | LTU | Andrius Gedgaudas (to Banga Gargždai) |
| 25 | DF | AZE | Mahir Shukurov (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.

### Azerbaijan Cup
#### Final
## 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 | Jahangir Hasanzade | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Shahriyar Rahimov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Nikola Jolović | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SRB | Milan Zagorac | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | RUS | Aliyar Ismailov | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | AZE | Ramin Nasibov | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Nizami Hajiyev | 14 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Emin Imamaliev | 19 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | AZE | Khayal Mustafayev | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | CZE | Bronislav Červenka | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Ramil Ağayev | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AZE | Volodimir Levin | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | LTU | Tomas Ražanauskas | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Mahmud Qurbanov | 23 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SRB | Goran Arnaut | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Abbasov | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | AZE | Khagani Mammadov | 23 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | AZE | Daniel Akhtyamov | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | URU | Walter Guglielmone | 20 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | BUL | Georgi Vladimirov | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | AZE | Elxan Həsənov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | GK | BUL | Svilen Simeonov | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Mixail Kitelman | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | BUL | Petar Zlatinov | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Elvin Mammadov | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | URU | Román Cuello | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | AZE | Javid Huseynov | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Inter Baku and left during the season: ||||||||||
| 11 | FW | LTU | Andrius Gedgaudas | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | AZE | Mahir Shukurov | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 20 | Khagani Mammadov | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | FW | 22 | Walter Guglielmone | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | MF | 8 | Nizami Hajiyev | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 17 | Mahmud Qurbanov | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Emin Imamaliev | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | | Petar Zlatinov | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | | Román Cuello | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | 23 | Georgi Vladimirov | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | | Javid Huseynov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 5 | Milan Zagorac | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 16 | Tomas Ražanauskas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | Elvin Mammadov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 11 | Andrius Gedgaudas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 15 | Volodimir Levin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | Unknown | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | TOTALS | 55 | 19 | 74 |