# 2008–09 AZAL PFC season

The Olimpik Baku 2008–09 season was Olimpik Baku's fourth Azerbaijan Premier League season and their third season with Asgar Abdullayev as manager. They participated in the 2008–09 Azerbaijan Premier League as well as the 2008–09 Azerbaijan Cup, finishing the league in 6th place, being knocked out of the Cup at the Quarterfinal stage by Gabala and going out of the UEFA Cup at the 1st Qualifying Round stage after defeat to Vojvodina.

## 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 | Zabit Safarov |
| 2 | DF | MDA | Serghei Laşcencov |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Nduka Usim |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Tarlan Ahmadov |
| 5 | MF | LTU | Marijan Choruzi |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Diano |
| 7 | DF | AZE | Agil Nabiyev |
| 8 | FW | BRA | Junivan |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Samir Musayev |
| 10 | MF | TUN | Bechir Mogaadi |
| 11 | MF | SRB | Dragan Mandic |
| 13 | MF | AZE | Nariman Azimov |
| 14 | MF | GEO | Aleksandr Gogoberishvili |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Nizami Hajiyev |
| 19 | MF | GEO | Revaz Getsadze |
| 25 | DF | AZE | Mahir Shukurov |
| 31 | MF | AZE | Samir Guliyev |
| 35 | FW | GEO | Roman Akhalkatsi |
| 44 | GK | AZE | Rauf Mehdiyev |
| 55 | FW | AZE | Leandro Gomes |
| 77 | DF | AZE | Ramin Guliyev |
| 96 | GK | AZE | Elshan Poladov |
| — | MF | AZE | Rasif Safiyarov |
| — | MF | AZE | Shahin Gurbanov |
| — | GK | AZE | Jahangir Hasanzade |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | MDA | Serghei Laşcencov (from Karpaty Lviv) |
| 5 | MF | LTU | Marijan Choruzi (from Ventspils) |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Diano (from Belasitsa Petrich) |
| 8 | FW | BRA | Junivan (from Turan Tovuz) |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Arif Dashdemirov (from Masallı) |
| 10 | MF | TUN | Bechir Mogaadi (from ES Hammam-Sousse) |
| 17 | DF | AZE | Ramin Guliyev (from Neftchi Baku) |
| 19 | MF | GEO | Revaz Getsadze (from Metalurgi Rustavi) |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Nizami Hajiyev (from Inter Baku) |
| 25 | DF | AZE | Mahir Shukurov (from Khazar Lankaran) |
| 31 | FW | GEO | Mikheil Khutsishvili (from Dinamo Tbilisi) |
| 35 | MF | GEO | Roman Akhalkatsi (from Karvan) |
| 55 | FW | AZE | Leandro Gomes (from Baku) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Ilyas Gurbanov (to Mughan) |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Arif Dashdemirov (to Standard Sumgayit) |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Fabio Luis Ramim (to Baku) |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Alessandro De Paula |
| 21 | FW | AZE | Javid Huseynov (to Inter Baku) |
| 22 | FW | GUI | Pathé Bangoura (to Mughan) |
| — | DF | MKD | Bilal Velija (to Besa Kavajë) |
| — | MF | MKD | Ilami Halimi (to Kastoria) |
| — | FW | AZE | Narvik Sirkhayev (Retired) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | GEO | Aleksandr Gogoberishvili (from Qarabağ) |
| — | GK | AZE | Jahangir Hasanzade (from Gabala) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 31 | FW | GEO | Mikheil Khutsishvili (to FK Vojvodina) |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Yashar Abuzerov (to Gabala) |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Khazar Lankaran | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 50 | |
| 5 | Qarabağ | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 49 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Olimpik Baku | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 44 | |
| 7 | Standard Baku | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 39 | |
| 8 | Neftçi Baku | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 36 | |
* ↑ Karabakh won the 2008–09 Azerbaijan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

### 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 |
| 2 | DF | MDA | Serghei Laşcencov | 21 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Usim Nduka | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Tarlan Ahmadov | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | LTU | Marijan Choruzi | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Diano | 23 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | AZE | Agil Nabiyev | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | BRA | Junivan | 22 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Samir Musayev | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | TUN | Bechir Mogaadi | 20 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SRB | Dragan Mandic | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | AZE | Nariman Azimov | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | GEO | Aleksandr Gogoberishvili | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Nizami Hajiyev | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | GEO | Revaz Getsadze | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | AZE | Mahir Shukurov | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | AZE | Vəliyev Arzuman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | AZE | Samir Guliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | GEO | Roman Akhalkatsi | 23 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | GK | AZE | Rauf Mehdiyev | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | GK | AZE | Leandro Gomes | 25 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | AZE | Ramin Guliyev | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | GK | AZE | Elshan Poladov | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Olimpik Baku and left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 8 | DF | AZE | Arif Dashdemirov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | GEO | Mikheil Khutsishvili | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Yashar Abuzerov | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 55 | Leandro Gomes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 8 | Junivan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 19 | Revaz Getsadze | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 13 | Nariman Äzimov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Bechir Mogaadi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 2 | Serghei Laşcencov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 6 | Diano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 25 | Mahir Shukurov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 35 | Roman Akhalkatsi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 20 | Nizami Hajiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 9 | Samir Musayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 14 | Aleksandr Gogoberishvili | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 32 | 3 | 1 | 36 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Total |
| 7 | DF | Agil Nabiyev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Bechir Mogaadi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Ramin Guliyev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Yashar Abuzerov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |