# 2021–22 Qarabağ FK season

The Qarabağ 2021–22 season was Qarabağ's 29th Azerbaijan Premier League season and their fourteenth season under manager Gurban Gurbanov. As well as the Azerbaijan Premier League, Qarabağ will also participate in the Azerbaijan Cup and the inaugural season of the UEFA Europa Conference League.

## Season overview

On 1 June, Hajiagha Hajili had his loan deal with Zira extended for an additional year.
On 8 June, Mahir Emreli left the club to sign for Legia Warsaw.
On 11 June, Qarabağ announced the signing of Kady on a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year, from Vilafranquense.
On 1 July, Qarabağ announced the signing of Ramil Sheydayev to a two-year contract, from Sabah.
On 16 July, Qarabağ announced the signing of Marko Vešović to a two-year contract, from Legia Warsaw.
On 26 July, Uroš Matić left Qarabağ.
On 29 July, Qarabağ announced the signing of Bahlul Mustafazade to a three-year contract.
On 3 August, Qarabağ announced the return of Richard Almeida on a one-year contract, and Gaspar Panadero from Cádiz on a three-year contract.
On 18 August, Qarabağ announced the signing of Ibrahima Wadji to a three-year contract from Haugesund.
On 15 December, Qarabağ announced the signing of Rustam Akhmedzade on a contract until 30 June 2026, from Mynai.
On 12 January, Qarabağ announced the signing of Luka Gugeshashvili on loan from Jagiellonia Białystok until the end of the season. The following day, 13 January, Qarabağ announced the signing of Leandro Andrade from Cherno More, on a contract until 30 June 2025.
On 31 January, Gaspar Panadero was loaned to AEK Larnaca for the remainder of the season.
On 9 February, Rahil Mammadov was loaned to Zira for the remainder of the season.

## Squad

    As of match played 27 May 2022
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev | GK | (1994-06-12)12 June 1994 (aged 27) | Sumgayit | 2015 | | 103 | 0 |
| 23 | Luka Gugeshashvili | GK | (1999-04-29)29 April 1999 (aged 23) | loan from Jagiellonia Białystok | 2022 | 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 89 | Amin Ramazanov | GK | (2003-01-20)20 January 2003 (aged 19) | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2021 | | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 5 | Maksim Medvedev | DF | (1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 32) | Youth team | 2006 | | 501+ | 17+ |
| 13 | Bahlul Mustafazade | DF | (1997-02-27)27 February 1997 (aged 25) | Unattached | 2021 | 2024 | 21 | 0 |
| 21 | Rauf Huseynli | DF | (2000-01-25)25 January 2000 (aged 22) | Youth team | 2019 | | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Zamiq Aliyev | DF | (2001-05-05)5 May 2001 (aged 21) | Youth team | 2020 | | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Marko Vešović | DF | (1996-05-02)2 May 1996 (aged 26) | Legia Warsaw | 2021 | | 39 | 3 |
| 30 | Abbas Huseynov | DF | (1995-06-13)13 June 1995 (aged 26) | Inter Baku | 2017 | | 112 | 2 |
| 55 | Badavi Huseynov | DF | (1991-07-11)11 July 1991 (aged 30) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2012 | | 283 | 5 |
| 81 | Kevin Medina | DF | (1993-03-09)9 March 1993 (aged 29) | Chaves | 2020 | 2023 | 74 | 1 |
| 83 | Nihad Guliyev | DF | (2001-07-19)19 July 2001 (aged 20) | Youth team | 2020 | | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 2 | Gara Garayev | MF | (1992-10-12)12 October 1992 (aged 29) | Youth team | 2008 | | 424 | 4 |
| 6 | Patrick Andrade | MF | (1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 29) | Cherno More Varna | 2020 | 2022 (+1) | 70 | 11 |
| 7 | Richard Almeida | MF | (1989-03-20)20 March 1989 (aged 33) | Zira | 2021 | 2022 | 305 | 55 |
| 10 | Abdellah Zoubir | MF | (1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 30) | RC Lens | 2018 | | 158 | 36 |
| 15 | Leandro Andrade | MF | (1999-09-24)24 September 1999 (aged 22) | Cherno More | 2021 | 2025 | 15 | 4 |
| 18 | Ismayil Ibrahimli | MF | (1998-02-13)13 February 1998 (aged 24) | MOIK Baku | 2018 | | 86 | 7 |
| 19 | Filip Ozobić | MF | (1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 31) | Gabala | 2018 | | 120 | 35 |
| 20 | Kady | MF | (1996-05-02)2 May 1996 (aged 26) | Vilafranquense | 2021 | | 44 | 20 |
| 27 | Toral Bayramov | MF | (2001-02-23)23 February 2001 (aged 21) | Academy | 2019 | | 68 | 3 |
| 44 | Elvin Cafarguliyev | MF | (2000-10-26)26 October 2000 (aged 21) | Youth team | 2019 | | 46 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 11 | Jaime Romero | FW | (1990-07-31)31 July 1990 (aged 31) | Córdoba | 2019 | 2022 | 67 | 13 |
| 22 | Musa Gurbanli | FW | (2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 20) | Youth team | 2019 | | 29 | 10 |
| 25 | Ibrahima Wadji | FW | (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 27) | Haugesund | 2021 | 2024 | 28 | 16 |
| 77 | Ramil Sheydayev | FW | (1996-03-15)15 March 1996 (aged 26) | Sabah | 2021 | 2023 | 59 | 14 |
| 97 | Rustam Akhmedzade | FW | (2000-12-25)25 December 2000 (aged 21) | Mynai | 2021 | 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 4 | Rahil Mammadov | DF | (1995-11-24)24 November 1995 (aged 26) | Sabail | 2018 | 2021 | 55 | 2 |
| 17 | Gaspar Panadero | MF | (1997-12-09)9 December 1997 (aged 24) | Cádiz | 2021 | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| | Hajiagha Hajili | MF | (1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 24) | Gabala | 2019 | 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| | Ruslan Hajiyev | MF | (1998-03-20)20 March 1998 (aged 24) | Youth team | 2018 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Owusu Kwabena | FW | (1997-06-18)18 June 1997 (aged 24) | Leganés | 2020 | 2023 | 44 | 9 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 8 | Uroš Matić | MF | (1990-05-23)23 May 1990 (aged 32) | Copenhagen | 2020 | 2023 | 31 | 3 |
| 12 | Emil Balayev | GK | (1994-04-17)17 April 1994 (aged 28) | Zira | 2020 | | 19 | 0 |

### Out 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 |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Gaspar Panadero (at AEK Larnaca) |
| — | MF | AZE | Hajiagha Hajili (at Zira) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | AZE | Ruslan Hajiyev (at Sabail) |
| — | FW | GHA | Owusu Kwabena (at MKE Ankaragücü) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 11 June 2021 | MF | Kady | Vilafranquense | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Amin Ramazanov | Lokomotiv Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Ramil Sheydayev | Sabah | Undisclosed |
| 16 July 2021 | DF | Marko Vešović | Legia Warsaw | Undisclosed |
| 29 July 2021 | DF | Bahlul Mustafazade | Unattached | Free |
| 3 August 2021 | MF | Richard Almeida | Zira | Undisclosed |
| 3 August 2021 | MF | Gaspar Panadero | Cádiz | Undisclosed |
| 18 August 2021 | FW | Ibrahima Wadji | Haugesund | Undisclosed |
| 15 December 2021 | FW | Rustam Akhmedzade | Mynai | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2022 | MF | Leandro Andrade | Cherno More | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 12 January 2022 | GK | | Luka Gugeshashvili | Jagiellonia Białystok | End of season | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 8 June 2021 | FW | | Mahir Emreli | Legia Warsaw | Undisclosed | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 1 June 2021 | MF | Hajiagha Hajili | Zira | End of season |
| 1 June 2021 | FW | Owusu Kwabena | MKE Ankaragücü | End of season |
| 9 July 2021 | DF | Rauf Huseynli | Zira | 31 December 2021 |
| 11 August 2021 | MF | Ruslan Hajiyev | Sabail | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | MF | Gaspar Panadero | AEK Larnaca | End of season |
| 9 February 2022 | DF | Rahil Mammadov | Zira | End of season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 26 July 2021 | MF | Uroš Matić | Abha | 26 July 2021 |
| 3 March 2022 | GK | Emil Balayev | Turan | 4 March 2022 |
| 31 May 2022 | MF | Patrick Andrade | Partizan | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 15 August 2021 | 21 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 13 | +59 | 075.00 |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 1 February 2022 | 27 May 2022 | Quarterfinal | Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 080.00 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 22 July 2021 | 24 February 2022 | Second qualifying round | Knockout round play-offs | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 106 | 31 | +75 | 068.09 |
Last updated: 27 May 2022 Source: Competitions

### 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: 21 May 2022. Source: See Results

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Qarabağ (C) | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 13 | +59 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Neftçi Baku | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 50 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Zira | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 47 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Gabala | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 45 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Sabah | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 41 | |

### UEFA Europa Conference League
#### Qualifying rounds
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Basel | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 14 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | Qarabağ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout round play-offs |
| 3 | Omonia | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kairat | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | |

#### Knockout round play-off
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 27 May 2022

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa Conference League | Europa Conference League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev | 32 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | AZE | Gara Garayev | 39 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Maksim Medvedev | 36 | 2 | 18+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | CPV | Patrick Andrade | 39 | 4 | 22+1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Richard Almeida | 21 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Abdellah Zoubir | 43 | 12 | 17+8 | 8 | 3+1 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Jaime Romero | 11 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Emil Balayev | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | AZE | Bahlul Mustafazade | 21 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | CPV | Leandro Andrade | 15 | 4 | 6+3 | 3 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Ismayil Ibrahimli | 26 | 2 | 10+5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1+7 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | AZE | Filip Ozobić | 41 | 12 | 17+7 | 11 | 2+2 | 0 | 11+2 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Kady | 44 | 20 | 21+4 | 12 | 4+1 | 3 | 10+4 | 5 |
| 21 | DF | AZE | Rauf Huseynli | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | AZE | Musa Gurbanlı | 23 | 9 | 10+5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0+6 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | GEO | Luka Gugeshashvili | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | AZE | Zamiq Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | SEN | Ibrahima Wadji | 28 | 16 | 12+4 | 11 | 3+1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | AZE | Toral Bayramov | 36 | 1 | 15+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | MNE | Marko Vešović | 39 | 3 | 18+4 | 3 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | AZE | Abbas Huseynov | 31 | 1 | 13+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 44 | MF | AZE | Elvin Cafarguliyev | 14 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | AZE | Badavi Huseynov | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | AZE | Ramil Sheydayev | 44 | 13 | 16+9 | 7 | 3+2 | 4 | 6+8 | 2 |
| 81 | DF | COL | Kevin Medina | 41 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | DF | AZE | Nihad Guliyev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | GK | AZE | Amin Ramazanov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | AZE | Rustam Akhmedzade | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | AZE | Rahil Mammadov | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Gaspar Panadero | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Qarabağ during the season: ||||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa Conference League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 20 | Kady | 12 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | FW | 25 | Ibrahima Wadji | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | FW | 77 | Ramil Sheydayev | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | MF | 19 | Filip Ozobić | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Abdellah Zoubir | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | FW | 22 | Musa Gurbanlı | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | MF | 15 | Leandro Andrade | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 6 | Patrick Andrade | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | DF | 29 | Marko Vešović | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | 18 | Ismayil Ibrahimli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 5 | Maksim Medvedev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | 81 | Kevin Medina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 44 | Elvin Cafarguliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 21 | Rauf Huseynli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | 11 | Jaime Romero | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 27 | Toral Bayramov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 30 | Abbas Huseynov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 72 | 16 | 18 | 106 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa Conference League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev | 10 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | GK | 23 | Luka Gugeshashvili | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | GK | 12 | Emil Balayev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | GK | 89 | Amin Ramazanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | TOTALS | 17 | 3 | 5 | 25 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa Conference League | Europa Conference League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Gara Garayev | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Maksim Medvedev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Patrick Andrade | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Richard Almeida | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Bahlul Mustafazade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Leandro Andrade | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Ismayil Ibrahimli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Filip Ozobić | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Kady | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Rauf Huseynli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Musa Gurbanlı | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Zamiq Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Ibrahima Wadji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Toral Bayramov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Marko Vešović | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Abbas Huseynov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Elvin Cafarguliyev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Ramil Sheydayev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | DF | Kevin Medina | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Rahil Mammadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Qarabağ during the season: ||||||||||||
| | | TOTALS | 51 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 88 | 2 |