# 2010–11 AZAL PFC season

The AZAL 2010–11 season was AZAL's sixth Azerbaijan Premier League season. AZAL finished the season in 8th place and were knocked out of the 2010–11 Azerbaijan Cup by Inter Baku in the semi-finals. It was their first full season under the management of Nazim Suleymanov. The team's kit was supplied by Umbro and their sponsor was Silk Way.

## 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 |
| 2 | DF | MKD | Robert Petrov |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Nduka Usim (2nd vice-captain) |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Namig Abdullazade |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Agil Nabiyev (captain) |
| 6 | DF | LVA | Ritus Krjauklis |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Tarlan Khalilov |
| 8 | FW | ALB | Eleandro Pema |
| 9 | MF | NGA | Victor Igbekoyi |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Nugzar Kvirtiya |
| 11 | MF | MAR | Zouhir Benouahi |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Jahangir Hasanzade (1st vice-captain) |
| 13 | MF | SRB | Dragan Mandić |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Elvin Aliyev |
| 15 | FW | LTU | Gvidas Juska |
| 16 | MF | SRB | Mensur Limani |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Vusal Garaev |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Orkhan Safiyaroglu |
| 19 | MF | AZE | Huseyn Akhundov |
| 20 | FW | BLR | Gennadi Bliznyuk |
| 21 | MF | SRB | Mirko Bunjevčević |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Anar Hasanov |
| 23 | MF | NGA | Pius Ikedia |
| 24 | FW | BUL | Enyo Krastovchev |
| 96 | GK | AZE | Elshan Poladov |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | MKD | Robert Petrov (from Slavia Sofia) |
| 6 | DF | LVA | Ritus Krjauklis (from Ventspils) |
| 8 | FW | ALB | Eleandro Pema (from Kastrioti Kruje) |
| 11 | MF | MAR | Zouhir Benouahi (from Al-Fahaheel) |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Elvin Aliyev (loan from FK Baku) |
| 20 | DF | LTU | Marius Kazlauskas (from Dunajská Streda) |
| 23 | MF | NGA | Pius Ikedia (from RBC Roosendaal) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | MDA | Serghei Laşcencov (Banned) |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Claudiano (to Sriwijaya) |
| — | FW | BRA | Ismael Gaúcho (to Juventude Sport Clube) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | SRB | Mensur Limani (from Vllaznia Shkodër) |
| 20 | FW | BLR | Gennadi Bliznyuk (from Belshina Bobruisk) |
| 24 | FW | BUL | Enyo Krastovchev (from Levski Sofia) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | DF | NGA | Abiodun Lawal (released) |
| 16 | FW | AZE | Samir Abdulov (to FK Ganja) |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Huseyn Akhundov (loan to FK Mughan) |
| 20 | DF | LTU | Marius Kazlauskas (to Banga Gargždai) |

## Competitions
### Azerbaijan Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | Qarabağ | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 42 | Qualification for championship group |
| 4 | Inter Baku | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 40 | Qualification for championship group |
| 5 | AZAL | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 36 | Qualification for championship group |
| 6 | Baku | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 33 | Qualification for championship group |
| 7 | Gabala | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 31 | Qualification for relegation group |

### Azerbaijan Premier League Championship Group
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Neftçi Baku (C) | 32 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 53 | 17 | +36 | 67 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Khazar Lankaran | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Qarabağ | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 58 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | AZAL | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 49 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Inter Baku | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 49 | |
| 6 | Baku | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 40 | |
* ↑ Khazar Lankaran won the 2010–11 Azerbaijan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

### Azerbaijan Cup
## 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 |
| 2 | DF | MKD | Robert Petrov | 35 | 1 | 31+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Nduka Usim | 36 | 3 | 31+0 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Namig Abdullazade | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Agil Nabiyev | 33 | 1 | 28+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | LVA | Ritus Krjauklis | 14 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Tarlan Khalilov | 10 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ALB | Eleandro Pema | 17 | 2 | 8+6 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | NGA | Victor Igbekoyi | 33 | 3 | 29+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Nugzar Kvirtiya | 31 | 3 | 20+7 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | MAR | Zouhir Benouahi | 28 | 6 | 22+4 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Jahangir Hasanzade | 29 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | SRB | Dragan Mandić | 21 | 1 | 20+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Elvin Aliyev | 29 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | LTU | Gvidas Juska | 35 | 11 | 24+7 | 10 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | SRB | Mensur Limani | 12 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Vusal Garaev | 27 | 3 | 12+12 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Orkhan Safiyaroglu | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | BLR | Gennadi Bliznyuk | 8 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SRB | Mirko Bunjevčević | 34 | 2 | 29+2 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Anar Hasanov | 10 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NGA | Pius Ikedia | 23 | 1 | 7+14 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | BUL | Enyo Krastovchev | 15 | 2 | 5+6 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 96 | GK | AZE | Elshan Poladov | 8 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | | AZE | Javid Rahimov | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for AZAL and left on loan during the season: ||||||||||
| 19 | MF | AZE | Huseyn Akhundov | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for AZAL and left during the season: ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | NGA | Abiodun Lawal | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | AZE | Samir Abdulov | 9 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 15 | Gvidas Juska | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | MF | 11 | Zouhir Benouahi | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 9 | Victor Igbekoyi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | 3 | Nduka Usim | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 17 | Vusal Garaev | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Nugzar Kvirtiya | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 21 | Mirko Bunjevčević | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 24 | Enyo Krastovchev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 8 | Eleandro Pema | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 13 | Dragan Mandić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 2 | Robert Petrov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 16 | Mensur Limani | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 20 | Gennadi Bliznyuk | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 23 | Pius Ikedia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 5 | Agil Nabiyev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 36 | 5 | 41 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Robert Petrov | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Nduka Usim | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Agil Nabiyev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Victor Igbekoyi | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Nugzar Kvirtiya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Zouhir Benouahi | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Jahangir Hasanzade | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Dragan Mandić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Elvin Aliyev | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Gvidas Juska | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Samir Abdulov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Vusal Garaev | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Mirko Bunjevčević | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Pius Ikedia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Enyo Krastovchev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 57 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 64 | 2 |