# 2007–08 Gabala FC season

The Gabala FC 2007–08 season was Gabala FC's second Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their second season under manager Ramiz Mammadov. They finished the season in 6th place, whilst they also took part in the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup, which they were knocked out of in the Semifinals by Khazar Lankaran.

## 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 | Elnar Karimov |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Huseynov |
| 3 | MF | RUS | Anatoli Tebloyev |
| 4 | DF | GEO | Irakli Vashakidze |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Ali Ismaylov |
| 6 | MF | GUI | Abdoul Kader Camara |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Shahruz Mustafayev |
| 8 | DF | AZE | Ibrahim Huseynov |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Vitali Balamestny |
| 10 | MF | GEO | Tornike Aptsiauri |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Samir Mamedov |
| 12 | GK | GEO | Zurab Mamaladze |
| 13 | MF | AZE | Habib Agayev |
| 14 | FW | MDA | Vladimir Ţaranu |
| 16 | MF | AZE | Sabuhi Mamedov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | AZE | Eldaniz Suleymanov |
| 19 | DF | AZE | Vugar Hasanov |
| 20 | DF | AZE | Ceyhun Adishirinov |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Azer Hashimov |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Parvin Pashayev |
| 23 | MF | TUR | Abdulkadir Öz |
| 24 | MF | AZE | Ali Abishov |
| 25 | FW | AZE | Samir Zargarov |
| 27 | MF | GEO | Giorgi Gabidauri |
| 28 | MF | AZE | Azer Jabbarov |
| 29 | MF | AZE | Jamal Mamedov |
| — | DF | AZE | Agshin Salahov |
| — | MF | AZE | Rahman Azizov |
| — | FW | BRA | Erivelto |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GEO | Zurab Mamaladze (From Sioni Bolnisi) |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Huseynov |
| 3 | MF | RUS | Anatoli Tebloyev (From Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo) |
| 4 | DF | GEO | Irakli Vashakidze (From Turan Tovuz) |
| 6 | MF | GUI | Abdoul Kader Camara (From Dessel Sport) |
| 10 | MF | GEO | Tornike Aptsiauri (From Olimpi Rustavi) |
| 13 | MF | AZE | Habib Agayev |
| 15 | FW | COD | Mbomboko Fiston Ngoy (loan from TP Mazembe) |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Ceyhun Adishirinov (from FK MKT-Araz) |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Azer Hashimov |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Parvin Pashayev |
| 23 | MF | TUR | Abdulkadir Öz |
| 27 | MF | GEO | Giorgi Gabidauri (From Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 29 | DF | AZE | Jamal Mamedov |
| — | DF | AZE | Agshin Salahov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | AZE | Khayal Zeynalov (to ABN Bärdä) |
| — | GK | AZE | Nadir Shukurov |
| — | DF | GEO | Gorgi Krasovski (to Mglebi Zugdidi) |
| — | DF | UKR | Oleg Osadchi |
| — | DF | ROU | Marius Humenike |
| — | DF | AZE | Rəşad Yusubov |
| — | MF | UKR | Vyacheslav Sidoryuk (Retired) |
| — | MF | AZE | Vusal Garaev (to Turan Tovuz) |
| — | MF | AZE | Nail Məmmədov (to ABN Bärdä) |
| — | MF | GEO | Dmitri Kapanadze |
| — | MF | AZE | Anar Vəliyev (to Masallı) |
| — | MF | AZE | Elmir Alıyev |
| — | FW | AZE | Vasif Äliyev (to Baku) |
| — | FW | AZE | Senan Gurbanov (to Olimpik Baku) |
| — | FW | AZE | Asif Mammadov (to Standard Baku) |
| — | FW | AZE | Rovshan Veliev |
| — | FW | GEO | Dmitri Ditmarxusişvili |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | MDA | Vladimir Ţaranu (from Nistru Otaci) |
| 28 | MF | AZE | Azer Jabbarov (from MKT Araz) |
| — | FW | BRA | Erivelto (loan from Rio Branco) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | COD | Mbomboko Fiston Ngoy (loan return to TP Mazembe) |

## 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: 13 August 2011. 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | D | L |
| Position | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Khazar Lankaran | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 52 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 5 | Qarabağ | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 41 | |
| 6 | Gabala | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 36 | |
| 7 | Simurq | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 36 | |
| 8 | Baku | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 35 | |
* ↑ Khazar Lankaran qualified for the first qualifiying round of the 1st qualifying round of the UEFA Cup as winners of the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup.

### 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 |
| 1 | GK | GEO | Zurab Mamaladze | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Huseynov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | RUS | Anatoli Tebloyev | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GEO | Irakli Vashakidze | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Ali Ismaylov | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | GUI | Abdoul Kader Camara | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Shahruz Mustafayev | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | AZE | Ibrahim Huseynov | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Vitali Balamestny | 18 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GEO | Tornike Aptsiauri | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | AZE | Samir Mamedov | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Elnar Karimov | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | AZE | Habib Agayev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | MDA | Vladimir Ţaranu | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | COD | Mbomboko Fiston Ngoy | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AZE | Sabuhi Mamedov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | AZE | Eldaniz Suleymanov | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | AZE | Vugar Hasanov | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | AZE | Ceyhun Adishirinov | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Azer Hashimov | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Parvin Pashayev | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | TUR | Abdulkadir Öz | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | AZE | Ali Abishov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | AZE | Samir Zargarov | 24 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | GEO | Giorgi Gabidauri | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | AZE | Azer Jabbarov | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | AZE | Jamal Mamedov | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Agshin Salahov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Rahman Azizov | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Erivelto | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Gabala no longer at the club: ||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Vitali Balamestny | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | FW | 25 | Samir Zargarov | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Tornike Aptsiauri | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 15 | Mbomboko Fiston Ngoy | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 14 | Vladimir Ţaranu | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | 28 | Azer Jabbarov | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | DF | 8 | Ibrahim Huseynov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 6 | Abdoul Kader Camara | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 20 | Ceyhun Adishirinov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 7 | Shahruz Mustafayev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 5 | Ali Ismaylov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 29 | Jamal Mamedov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 4 | Irakli Vashakidze | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 23 | Abdulkadir Öz | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | | Unknown | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | | | Own Goal | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 33 | 11 | 44 |

## Team kit

These are the 2007–08 Gabala F.C. kits.
Supplier: Erreà Sponsor(s): Hyundai
| Gabala's Home Kit | Gabala's Away Kit |