# 2013–14 AZAL PFC season

The AZAL 2013–14 season was AZAL's ninth Azerbaijan Premier League season, in which they finished 8th in the League. They also participated in the Azerbaijan Cup, where they were defeated in the Second Round by Qarabağ. AZAL started the season under the management of Vagif Sadygov, but he was sacked on 16 March 2014 following their defeat to Neftchi Baku, and replaced the following day by former Neftchi Assistant Tarlan Ahmadov.

## Squad

    As of 10 January 2014
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 | Ruslan Majidov |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Juanfran |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Aleksandr Shemonayev |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Aílton Júnior |
| 5 | MF | AZE | Murad Agayev |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Javid Tagiyev |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Garib Ibrahimov |
| 9 | MF | AZE | Orkhan Hasanov |
| 10 | MF | USA | Will John |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Jahangir Hasanzade (Captain) |
| 14 | MF | AZE | Habil Nurəhmədov |
| 15 | DF | LVA | Oskars Kļava |
| 16 | GK | AZE | Elchin Sadigov |
| 17 | MF | NGA | Victor Igbekoyi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | SLE | Samuel Barlay |
| 19 | MF | AZE | Orkhan Safiyaroglu |
| 20 | DF | SRB | Branislav Arsenijević |
| 21 | FW | AZE | Rey Mammadbayli |
| 22 | FW | TJK | Akhtam Khamroqulov |
| 23 | DF | AZE | Tural Narimanov |
| 26 | DF | AZE | Karim Diniyev |
| 27 | MF | AZE | Rashad Abdullayev |
| 28 | DF | AZE | Emin Jafarguliyev |
| 31 | MF | AZE | Shahriyar Rahimov |
| 32 | DF | GEO | Lasha Kasradze |
| 89 | FW | BIH | Nedo Turković |
| — | GK | AZE | Elmaddin Mammadov |

### 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 |
| — | MF | AZE | Elgun Abbasli (at Araz) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Aleksandr Shemonayev (from Simurq) |
| 5 | MF | AZE | Murad Agayev (from Sumgayit) |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Garib Ibrahimov (from Simurq) |
| 16 | FW | SWE | Freddy Borg (from SV Darmstadt 98) |
| 18 | MF | SLE | Samuel Barlay (from Ravan Baku) |
| 21 | FW | AZE | Rey Mammadbayli (from Gabala) |
| 27 | GK | AZE | Elmaddin Mammadov (from Youth Team) |
| 28 | DF | AZE | Emin Jafarguliyev (from Sumgayit) |
| 30 | FW | UKR | Yuriy Fomenko (from Inter Baku) |
| 31 | MF | AZE | Shahriyar Rahimov (from Ravan Baku) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Amil Agajanov (to Simurq) |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Nduka Usim (to Tavşanlı Linyitspor) |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Tagim Novruzov (to Simurq) |
| 8 | MF | TKM | Elman Tagayew (to Aşgabat) |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Elshan Mammadov |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Tarlan Khalilov (to Shusha) |
| 11 | MF | MAR | Zouhir Benouahi (to Khazar Lankaran) |
| 16 | FW | BRA | Nildo (to Khazar Lankaran) |
| 19 | MF | AZE | Orkhan Safiyaroglu (to Simurq) |
| 24 | DF | UKR | Ruslan Zubkov |
| 37 | FW | LTU | Andrius Velička (to Žalgiris Vilnius) |
| 77 | DF | AZE | Saşa Yunisoğlu (to Sumgayit) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | GK | AZE | Elchin Sadigov (from Sumgayit) |
| 19 | MF | AZE | Orkhan Safiyaroglu (from Simurq) |
| 22 | FW | TJK | Akhtam Khamroqulov (from Regar-TadAZ). |
| 26 | DF | AZE | Karim Diniyev (from Neftchi Baku) |
| 27 | MF | AZE | Rashad Abdullayev (from Baku, previously on loan Ravan Baku) |
| 32 | DF | GEO | Lasha Kasradze (from WIT Georgia) |
| 89 | FW | BIH | Nedo Turković (from Akzhayik) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | SWE | Freddy Borg (to Trelleborgs FF) |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Ruslan Tagizade (to Gabala) |
| 30 | FW | UKR | Yuriy Fomenko |
| 32 | MF | SRB | Vladimir Bogdanović |

## 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: 19 May 2014. Source: Soccerway

#### 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 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | D | L | L |
| Position | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Khazar Lankaran | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 49 | |
| 7 | Simurq | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 46 | |
| 8 | AZAL | 36 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 31 | |
| 9 | Sumgayit | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 25 | |
| 10 | Ravan Baku (R) | 36 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 66 | −44 | 22 | Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division |

### Azerbaijan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 17 May 2014

### 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 | Ruslan Majidov | 25 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Juanfran | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Aleksandr Shemonayev | 30 | 1 | 27+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Aílton | 29 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | AZE | Murad Agayev | 13 | 0 | 2+11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Aydın Qasımov | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Javid Tagiyev | 27 | 1 | 18+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Garib Ibrahimov | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | AZE | Orkhan Hasanov | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | USA | Will John | 36 | 8 | 34+1 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Jahangir Hasanzade | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | LVA | Oskars Kļava | 33 | 0 | 32+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | AZE | Elchin Sadigov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NGA | Victor Igbekoyi | 32 | 6 | 31+0 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SLE | Samuel Barlay | 25 | 1 | 17+7 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | AZE | Orkhan Safiyaroglu | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SRB | Branislav Arsenijević | 31 | 2 | 30+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | AZE | Rey Mammadbayli | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | TJK | Akhtam Khamroqulov | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | AZE | Tural Narimanov | 22 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | AZE | Äbülfäz Hüseynli | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | AZE | Karim Diniyev | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | AZE | Rashad Abdullayev | 14 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | AZE | Emin Jafarguliyev | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | AZE | Shahriyar Rahimov | 26 | 2 | 20+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | GEO | Lasha Kasradze | 13 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 89 | FW | BIH | Nedo Turković | 17 | 4 | 16+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Ravan Baku no longer at the club: ||||||||||
| 16 | FW | SWE | Freddy Borg | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Ruslan Tagizade | 14 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | UKR | Yuriy Fomenko | 13 | 1 | 5+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | SRB | Vladimir Bogdanović | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Will John | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | MF | 17 | Victor Igbekoyi | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 89 | Nedo Turković | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 20 | Branislav Arsenijević | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 31 | Shahriyar Rahimov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 7 | Javid Tagiyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | Garib Ibrahimov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 30 | Yuriy Fomenko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 18 | Samuel Barlay | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Aleksandr Shemonayev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 32 | Lasha Kasradze | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 6 | Aydın Qasımov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 29 | 0 | 29 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Ruslan Majidov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Juanfran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Aleksandr Shemonayev | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | Aílton | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Murad Agayev | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Javid Tagiyev | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Garib Ibrahimov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Will John | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Oskars Kļava | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Victor Igbekoyi | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Samuel Barlay | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Branislav Arsenijević | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Ruslan Tagizade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Tural Narimanov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Karim Diniyev | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | FW | Yuriy Fomenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Shahriyar Rahimov | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Vladimir Bogdanović | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Lasha Kasradze | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | FW | Nedo Turković | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 110 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 113 | 9 |