# 2007–08 AZAL PFC season

The Olimpik Baku 2007–08 season was Olimpik Baku's third Azerbaijan Premier League season and their second season with Asgar Abdullayev as manager. They participated in the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League as well as the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup, finishing the league in 2nd, qualifying for a European competition for the first time, and reaching the quarterfinal stage of the cup, where they were eliminated 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 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Ilyas Gurbanov |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Nduka Usim |
| 5 | DF | SRB | Dragan Mandic |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Tarlan Ahmadov |
| 7 | DF | AZE | Agil Nabiyev |
| 8 | FW | BRA | Junivan |
| 9 | FW | SRB | Jovan Drobnjak |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Fábio |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Namiq Əliyev |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Zabit Safarov |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Elvin Aliyev |
| 16 | FW | AZE | Farrukh Ismayilov |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Aleşandro De Paula |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | AZE | Fəqan Şahbazov |
| 19 | FW | BLR | Dmitri Parkhachev |
| 22 | FW | GUI | Pathé Bangoura |
| 44 | GK | AZE | Rauf Mehdiyev |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Yashar Abuzerov |
| 96 | GK | AZE | Elshan Poladov |
| — | DF | MKD | Bilal Velija |
| — | MF | AZE | Yuri Muzika |
| — | MF | MKD | Ilami Halimi |
| — | MF | AZE | Narvik Sirkhayev |
| — | FW | AZE | Samir Musayev |
| — | UNK | UKR | Sergey Qribanov |
| — | UNK | AZE | Orxan Rəcəbov |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Ilyas Gurbanov (from MKT-Araz) |
| 8 | FW | BRA | Junivan (from Belasitsa Petrich) |
| 16 | FW | AZE | Farrukh Ismayilov (from Neftchi Baku) |
| 19 | FW | BLR | Dmitri Parkhachev (from Dinamo Brest) |
| 20 | FW | AZE | Senan Gurbanov (from Gabala) |
| 21 | FW | AZE | Javid Huseynov (from Turan Tovuz) |
| 96 | GK | AZE | Elshan Poladov (from Inter Baku) |
| — | MF | AZE | Yuri Muzika (from Karvan) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | AZE | Vidadi Rzayev (Retired) |
| — | FW | AZE | Vadim Vasilyev (to Karvan) |
| — | FW | AZE | Khagani Mammadov (to Inter Baku) |
| — | FW | NIG | Ghani Animofoshe (to JS du Ténéré) |
| — | FW | CGO | Mwanza Muteba (to Tatlısu Halk Odası) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | MKD | Bilal Velija (from Porin Palloilijat) |
| — | MF | MKD | Ilami Halimi (from Lokomotiv Plovdiv) |
| — | MF | AZE | Narvik Sirkhayev (from Anzhi Makhachkala) |
| — | FW | AZE | Samir Musayev (from Simurq) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | AZE | Senan Gurbanov (to ABN Bärdä) |
| 21 | FW | AZE | Javid Huseynov (to Inter Baku) |

## Competitions
### Azerbaijan Premier League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Inter Baku (C) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 18 | +37 | 58 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Olimpik Baku | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 58 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Neftçi Baku | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 55 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 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 | |
* 1 2 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 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Ilyas Gurbanov | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Usim Nduka | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Tarlan Ahmadov | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SRB | Dragan Mandic | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | AZE | Agil Nabiyev | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | BRA | Junivan | 21 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SRB | Jovan Drobnjak | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Fábio | 23 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Namiq Əliyev | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Elvin Aliyev | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | AZE | Farrukh Ismayilov | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Aleşandro De Paula | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | AZE | Fəqan Şahbazov | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | BLR | Dmitri Parkhachev | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | GUI | Pathé Bangoura | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | AZE | Rauf Mehdiyev | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Yashar Abuzerov | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | GK | AZE | Elshan Poladov | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | MKD | Bilal Velija | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Yuri Muzika | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | MKD | Ilami Halimi | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Narvik Sirkhayev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | AZE | Samir Musayev | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | | UKR | Sergey Qribanov | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | AZE | Orxan Rəcəbov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Olimpik Baku and left during the season: ||||||||||
| 21 | FW | AZE | Javid Huseynov | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 8 | Junivan | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | | Samir Musayev | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Fábio | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | FW | 16 | Farrukh Ismayilov | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | 5 | Dragan Mandic | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 21 | Pathé Bangoura | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Nduka Usim | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 77 | Yashar Abuzerov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 9 | Jovan Drobnjak | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | | Bilal Velija | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 19 | Dmitri Parkhachev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Ilyas Gurbanov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Unknown | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | TOTALS | 29 | 9 | 38 |