# 2017–18 Kapaz PFK season

The Kapaz PFK 2017–18 season was Kapaz's sixth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and ninth season since their reformation in 2009.

## Season events

On 18 November, Shahin Diniyev resigned as manager with Yunis Hüseynov being appointed as his replacement on 20 November.

## Squad

    As of 9 February 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 | Davud Karimi |
| 2 | FW | AZE | Yusif Jafarov |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Dedimar Ferreira |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Shahriyar Aliyev |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Tural Narimanov |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Jeyhun Javadov |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Roman Huseynov (loan from Gabala) |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Samir Zargarov |
| 9 | FW | AZE | İlkin Sadıqov |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Tural Rzayev |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Kamran Abdullazadeh |
| 12 | DF | AZE | Ilyas Safarzade |
| 13 | MF | AZE | Shahriyar Rahimov (vice-captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | AZE | Farid Mammadov |
| 15 | MF | UKR | Ihor Korotetskyi |
| 16 | MF | UKR | Giuli Mandzhgaladze |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Ali Samadov |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Tural Jalilov |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Tarzin Jahangirov |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Murad Sattarli |
| 22 | GK | UKR | Serhiy Litovchenko |
| 23 | MF | AZE | Ali Aliyev |
| 24 | FW | TRI | Shahdon Winchester |
| 48 | MF | BRA | Diego Souza |
| 55 | GK | AZE | Tarlan Gasimzadeh |
| 91 | FW | BRA | Dário |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Dedimar Ferreira (from Rio Negro) |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Sergey Chernyshev (from Sumgayit) |
| 8 | FW | NGA | Victor Lucky Oseghale (from Mosta) |
| 9 | FW | AZE | İlkin Sadıqov (from Turan-Tovuz) |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Kamran Abdullazada (from Sumgayit) |
| 12 | DF | AZE | Ilyas Safarzade (from AZAL) |
| 16 | FW | AZE | Azar Mammadov (from Turan-Tovuz) |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Tural Jalilov (from Zira) |
| 19 | FW | AZE | Aydin Gasimov (from AZAL) |
| 20 | MF | MLI | Samba Diallo (from Mouloudia d'Oujda) |
| 22 | GK | AZE | Ruzi Giyasli (from Neftchi Baku) |
| 24 | FW | AZE | Magomed Kurbanov (from Sumgayit) |
| 26 | MF | SEN | Aladji Mansour Ba (from Kénitra) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Eyyub Aliyev (to Shuvalan) |
| 7 | DF | AZE | Vugar Beybalayev (to Sumgayit) |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Tural Gurbatov (to Atakum Belediyyespor) |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Dário (to Seongnam) |
| 14 | FW | AZE | Farid Mammadov |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Nijat Gurbanov (to Zira) |
| 18 | DF | AZE | Tural Akhundov (to Sumgayit) |
| 19 | FW | AZE | Orkhan Aliyev (to Zira) |
| 23 | DF | AZE | Tural Narimanov |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Renan Alves (to Vojvodina) |
| 77 | MF | POR | Serginho (to Trofense) |
| 88 | GK | LTU | Tadas Simaitis (to Jonava) |
| 90 | FW | CMR | Julien Ebah (to Al-Khor) |
| 98 | DF | AZE | Eljan Rahimov |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Tural Narimanov (from Shuvalan) |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Roman Huseynov (loan from Gabala) |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Samir Zargarov (from Keshla) |
| 15 | DF | UKR | Ihor Korotetskyi (from Avanhard) |
| 16 | MF | UKR | Giuli Mandzhgaladze (from Samtredia) |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Tarzin Jahangirov (from Neftchi Baku) |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Murad Sattarli (from Zira) |
| 22 | GK | UKR | Serhiy Litovchenko (from Dinamo Tbilisi) |
| 24 | FW | TRI | Shahdon Winchester (loan from Murciélagos) |
| 48 | MF | BRA | Diego Souza |
| 55 | GK | AZE | Tarlan Gasimzade (from Sabah) |
| 91 | FW | BRA | Dário (from Seongnam) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Karim Diniyev |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Sergey Chernyshev |
| 8 | FW | NGA | Victor Lucky Oseghale |
| 15 | DF | AZE | Azad Karimov |
| 16 | FW | AZE | Azar Mammadov |
| 19 | FW | AZE | Aydin Gasimov (to Khazar Baku) |
| 20 | MF | MLI | Samba Diallo |
| 21 | DF | AZE | Novruz Mammadov (to Khazar Baku) |
| 22 | GK | AZE | Ruzi Giyasli |
| 24 | FW | AZE | Magomed Kurbanov (to Sabah) |
| 26 | MF | SEN | Aladji Mansour Ba |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BRA | Diego Souza |
| — | FW | ENG | Alex Nimely |

## 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.

### Azerbaijan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 20 May 2018

### 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 | Davud Karimi | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | AZE | Yusif Cəfərov | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Dedimar Ferreira | 16 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Shahriyar Aliyev | 29 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Tural Narimanov | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Jeyhun Javadov | 16 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | AZE | Roman Huseynov | 11 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Samir Zargarov | 11 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AZE | İlkin Sadıqov | 25 | 1 | 11+11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Tural Rzayev | 27 | 0 | 13+11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Kamran Abdullazade | 13 | 1 | 4+6 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | AZE | Ilyas Safarzade | 21 | 4 | 12+6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | AZE | Shahriyar Rahimov | 30 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | AZE | Fərid Məmmədov | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | UKR | Ihor Korotetskyi | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | UKR | Giuli Mandzhgaladze | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Tural Jalilov | 18 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Tarzin Jahangirov | 13 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Murad Sattarli | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | UKR | Serhiy Litovchenko | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | TRI | Shahdon Winchester | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | BRA | Diego Souza | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | BRA | Dário | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Kapaz during the season: ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | AZE | Karim Diniyev | 15 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Sergey Chernyshev | 12 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | NGA | Victor Oseghale | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AZE | Azad Karimov | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AZE | Azar Mammadov | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | AZE | Aydin Gasimov | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | MLI | Samba Diallo | 13 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | AZE | Novruz Mammadov | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | AZE | Magomed Kurbanov | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SEN | Aladji Mansour Ba | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | DF | 5 | Karim Diniyev | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | FW | 91 | Dário | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | DF | 12 | Ilyas Safarzade | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | MF | 13 | Shahriyar Rahimov | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 8 | Victor Oseghale | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Shahriyar Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | İlkin Sadıqov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 20 | Tarzin Jahangirov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 15 | Ihor Korotetskyi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 11 | Kamran Abdullazada | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 18 | 5 | 23 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Dedimar Ferreira | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Shahriyar Aliyev | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Jeyhun Javadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Roman Huseynov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Samir Zargarov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | İlkin Sadıqov | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Tural Rzayev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Kamran Abdullazada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Ilyas Safarzade | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Shahriyar Rahimov | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Ihor Korotetskyi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Giuli Mandzhgaladze | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Tural Jalilov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Tarzin Jahangirov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Murad Sattarli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | Diego Souza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | Dário | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players who left Kapaz during the season: ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Karim Diniyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Sergey Chernyshev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Victor Oseghale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Azad Karimov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Azar Mammadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Samba Diallo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Novruz Mammadov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 59 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 67 | 2 |