# 2010–11 FK Baku season

The 2010-11 FK Baku season was the club's thirteenth season in the Azerbaijan Premier League. They started the season under German manager Winfried Schäfer, however he was sacked and replaced by Latvian Aleksandrs Starkovs in January 2011. FK Baku finished the season in sixth place. They also took part in the 2010–11 Azerbaijan Cup, getting knocked out by Khazar Lankaran in the semi-final stage. Baku entered the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League at the first qualifying round stage, and got knocked out in this round by Budućnost Podgorica, from Montenegro, after fielding a suspended player in the first leg in which Budućnost Podgorica were awarded a 3–0 win after the original match had ended in a 2–1 win for Baku.

## 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 | CRO | Marko Šarlija |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Rafael Amirbekov |
| 4 | MF | MDA | Vadim Boret |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Stéphane Borbiconi (loan from FC Metz) |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Mahmud Qurbanov |
| 8 | MF | CRO | Ernad Skulić |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Vagif Javadov (loan from Twente) |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Nijat Abdullayev |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Adnan Barakat |
| 12 | FW | MDA | Veaceslav Sofroni |
| 15 | MF | AZE | Jamshid Maharramov (captain) |
| 16 | GK | AZE | Aqil Mammadov |
| 18 | DF | BUL | Radomir Todorov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Fábio Luís Ramim |
| 23 | GK | SEN | Khalidou Sissokho |
| 27 | MF | AZE | Bakhtiyar Soltanov |
| 29 | MF | AZE | Aziz Guliyev |
| 30 | MF | SLE | Ibrahim Kargbo |
| 32 | DF | MDA | Alexei Savinov |
| 33 | DF | SRB | Stevan Bates |
| 39 | MF | UKR | Ruslan Levyha |
| 55 | MF | BRA | Juninho |
| 77 | MF | CRO | Aleksandar Šolić |
| 85 | FW | BRA | Jabá |
| 99 | MF | BRA | Leonardo Rocha |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | FW | BIH | Saša Kajkut (from Borac Banja Luka) |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Stéphane Borbiconi (loan from FC Metz) |
| 6 | DF | TOG | Daré Nibombé (from Politehnica Timișoara) |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Vagif Javadov (loan from FC Twente) |
| 10 | FW | CMR | Joël Epalle (from VfL Bochum) |
| 12 | FW | MDA | Veaceslav Sofroni (from Zimbru Chişinău) |
| 25 | MF | COL | Jefferson Angulo (from Catanduvense) |
| 29 | DF | AZE | Aziz Guliyev (from FK Karvan) |
| 30 | MF | SLE | Ibrahim Kargbo (from Willem II) |
| 55 | MF | BRA | Juninho (from Khazar Lankaran) |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Leonardo Rocha (from Deportivo Lara) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Elvin Aliyev (loan to AZAL) |
| 18 | MF | BDI | Floribert Ndayisaba (to Fantastique Bujumbura) |
| 19 | FW | NGA | Ahmad Tijani (released) |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Wênio (to Morrinhos) |
| 22 | DF | AZE | Sabuhi Hasanov (to Simurq) |
| 29 | MF | ROU | Cristian Muscalu (to Tur Turek) |
| 33 | DF | AZE | Saşa Yunisoğlu (to Gabala) |
| 34 | FW | BRA | Adriano (to Metropolitano) |
| 55 | FW | KEN | Allan Wanga (to Hoang Anh Gia Lai) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Rafael Amirbekov (from FK Ganja) |
| 18 | DF | BUL | Radomir Todorov (From Khazar Lankaran) |
| 33 | DF | SRB | Stevan Bates (from Tromsø IL) |
| 39 | MF | UKR | Ruslan Levyha (From FC Tobol) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | FW | BIH | Saša Kajkut (to Borac Banja Luka) |
| 6 | DF | TOG | Daré Nibombé (to Arminia Bielefeld) |
| 10 | FW | CMR | Joël Epalle (to Iraklis Thessaloniki) |
| 25 | MF | COL | Jefferson Angulo (to Millonarios) |

## Competitions
### Azerbaijan Premier League
#### First round
##### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 |
| 8 | Mughan | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 27 | Qualification for relegation group |

#### 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.

### UEFA Europa League
#### First qualifying round
##### Notes

* Note 1: UEFA awarded Budućnost Podgorica a 3–0 win due to Baku fielding a suspended player in the first leg. The original match had ended in a 2–1 win for Baku.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CRO | Marko Šarlija | 30 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Rafael Amirbekov | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | MDA | Vadim Boret | 19 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Stéphane Borbiconi | 22 | 4 | 20+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Mahmud Qurbanov | 15 | 0 | 5+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CRO | Ernad Skulić | 18 | 3 | 15+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Vagif Javadov | 26 | 4 | 19+4 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Nijat Abdullayev | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Adnan Barakat | 21 | 1 | 15+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | MDA | Veaceslav Sofroni | 17 | 2 | 7+7 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | AZE | Aqil Mammadov | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AZE | Jamshid Maharramov | 35 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Rahman Hajiyev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | BUL | Radomir Todorov | 11 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Fábio Luís Ramim | 30 | 2 | 18+6 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | SEN | Khalidou Sissokho | 7 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | AZE | Bakhtiyar Soltanov | 15 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | AZE | Aziz Guliyev | 23 | 1 | 17+3 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | SLE | Ibrahim Kargbo | 32 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | MDA | Alexei Savinov | 23 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | SRB | Stevan Bates | 15 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | UKR | Ruslan Levyha | 60 | 0 | 8+50 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | BRA | Juninho | 15 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | CRO | Aleksandar Šolić | 31 | 2 | 24+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 85 | FW | BRA | Jabá | 32 | 10 | 25+0 | 7 | 4+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 99 | MF | BRA | Leonardo Rocha | 18 | 4 | 8+6 | 3 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Baku who left on loan during the season: ||||||||||||
| 21 | MF | AZE | Emin Jafarguliyev | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Baku who left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 2 | FW | BIH | Saša Kajkut | 13 | 2 | 2+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | TOG | Daré Nibombé | 13 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | CMR | Joël Epalle | 12 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | AZE | Sabuhi Hasanov | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | COL | Jefferson Angulo | 10 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 85 | Jabá | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Vagif Javadov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | DF | 5 | Stéphane Borbiconi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 99 | Leonardo Rocha | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Ernad Skulić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 2 | Saša Kajkut | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 20 | Fábio Luís Ramim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 77 | Aleksandar Šolić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 6 | Daré Nibombé | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 10 | Joël Epalle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 11 | Adnan Barakat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 12 | Veaceslav Sofroni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 21 | Emin Jafarguliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 29 | Aziz Guliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 55 | Juninho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 33 | 4 | 4 | 41 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Marko Šarlija | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | Saša Kajkut | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Vadim Boret | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Stéphane Borbiconi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Daré Nibombé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ernad Skulić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Vagif Javadov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Joël Epalle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Adnan Barakat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Veaceslav Sofroni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Jamshid Maharramov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Fábio Luís Ramim | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Emin Jafarguliyev | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | GK | Khalidou Sissokho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Jefferson Angulo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Aziz Guliyev | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 30 | MF | Ibrahim Kargbo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | Alexei Savinov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Stevan Bates | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | Juninho | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Aleksandar Šolić | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 85 | FW | Jabá | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 99 | MF | Leonardo Rocha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 73 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 6 |