The 2013–14 season was Gabala's ninth season as a club and their eighth season in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top flight of Azerbaijani football. They finished the season in their highest ever position, third, and earned qualification to the UEFA Europa League for the first time in the club's history. They also participated in the Azerbaijan Cup, reaching the final for the first time, where they lost to Neftchi Baku on penalties. It was their first, and only, season with manager Yuri Semin, who mutually terminated his contract at the end of the season. Danijel Subotić was the team's top goalscorer for the season with 13, 12 of which came in the Premier League.
| 2013–14 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Taleh Heydərov | ||
| Manager | Yuri Semin[1] | ||
| Stadium | Gabala City Stadium | ||
| Premier League | 3rd | ||
| Azerbaijan Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Danijel Subotić (12) All: Danijel Subotić (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,800 vs. Qarabağ 8 February 2014 vs. Khazar Lankaran 15 February 2014 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 500 vs. Ravan Baku 20 September 2013 vs. Sumgayit 25 October 2013 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,330 | ||
Season review
Preseason
On 29 May 2013 Yuri Semin was officially unveiled as the club's new manager,[1] appointing recently retired ex-national team goalkeeper Dmitriy Kramarenko as one of his coaches.[2]
Transfers
The summer transfer window saw a lot of transfer movement from Gabala, with 11 players joining the club and 15 players leaving the club. The most notable departures were January signings Luka Žinko to Hangzhou Greentown[3] and Moustapha Dabo to Kahramanmaraşspor, whilst Ifeanyi Emeghara was released, Jeyhun Sultanov retired and Cristian Pulhac was told he was free to leave the club.[4] Aleksandr Chertoganov, Vurğun Hüseynov and Anar Nazirov all joined Sumgayit,[5][6] whilst Rashad Abdullayev also left the club after one season, joining Baku.[7] Elnar Karimov, Yashar Abuzerov, Rovshan Amiraslanov, Daniel Cruz, Rey Mammadbayli and Amil Yunanov were the other players to leave the club.
Gabala's made their first two signings of the season in May, when Volodimir Levin and Nizami Hajiyev both from Inter Baku.[8][9] In June Ibrahima Niasse followed from Inter Baku[10] and Dawid Pietrzkiewicz from Simurq,[10] whilst Lorenzo Ebecilio, on loan, and Abdulwaheed Afolabi joined from Metalurh Donetsk[11] and Kuban Krasnodar[12] respectively. Gabala added another three signings in July, with Rail Malikov moving from Denizlispor,[13] Danijel Subotić from Volyn Lutsk[14] and Leonardo from Metalurh Donetsk.[14] Elnur Allahverdiyev signed with Gabala in September on an initial six-month-long loan deal after Rail Malikov was ruled out by injury.[15][16]
August
Gabala started the season with 2 victories, a 2–1 away victory over Baku on 2 August[17] and a 3–2 home victory Inter Baku on 10 August.[18] Victor Mendy picked up the club's first goals of the season, netting twice in the game against Baku, whilst Leonardo, Volodimir Levin and Ibrahima Niasse all scored their first goals for the club since their summer moves in the victory over Inter Baku. Gabala lost their next games, 2–1 away to Sumgayit[19] and 1–0 at home to Qarabağ,[20] Yannick Kamanan scored Gabala's goal in these two games, and Levin was sent off in the defeat to Sumgayit after picking up two yellow cards. Gabala got back to winning ways in their last game of August, a 2–0 victory over Khazar Lankaran at home on 31 August, with Leonardo scoring his second for the club and Lorenzo Ebecilio his first.[21]
September
After the international break, Gabala traveled to Baku to face AZAL on 15 September, and they picked up their 4th win of the season. AZAL took the lead in the 3rd minute with Will John scoring, but Mendy struck 5 minutes later to level the game. Danijel Subotić, playing his first game for the club after his registration issues were sorted out during the break,[22] scored what turned out to be the winner in the 32nd minute before Amit Guluzade picked up Gabala's second red card of the season for two bookings.[23] Gabala recorded their 5th win, and moved top of the league for the first time in their history, on 20 September, defeating Ravan Baku at home. Subotić scored his second in two appearances in the 8th minute before Levin double the lead 2 minutes later and Leonardo finished off the scoring in the second half.[24] Gabala's last game of September was a 0–0 draw away to Simurq, who played the majority of the game with 10 men following Ilkin Qirtimov's first half red card.[25]
October
Gabala's first game of October was on 4 October at home to Neftchi Baku, and was the last game before the international break. Gabala took the lead in the 7th minute through Lorenzo Ebecilio, before Mahir Shukurov equalised and Rashad Sadiqov scored the winner.[26] On 19 October 2013, Gabala returned from the international break with an away trip to Inter Baku, a game which they won 1-0 thanks to a Danijel Subotić first half goal.[27] Gabala followed this up with another victory on 25 October against Sumgayit, winning the game 2–0 with the goals coming from Danijel Subotić in the first half and Dodô in the second.[28]
November
On 3 November Gabala traveled to face Qarabağ in Baku. Gabala went 4-0 down to Qarabağ, after a Nikoloz Gelashvili brace and goals apiece from Vüqar Nadirov and Chumbinho, before scoring three themselves in 15mins to ensure a close last 5 minutes. Gabala's goals came from Lorenzo Ebecilio, Leonardo and Dodô.[29] Gabala's second game of November was a 0–0 away draw against Khazar Lankaran, which kept them third in the table.[30] On 22 November, Gabala faced AZAL at home, and recorded their 8th win of the season as a second half Leonardo goal gave them a 1–0 win.[31] At the end of November, Oumar Kalabane suffered a meniscus tear at his knee during training and underwent surgery at Acibadem Fulya Hospital.[32] Gabala won their final game of November, a 1–0 away victory over Ravan Baku on 29 November 2013, with the goal coming from Yannick Kamanan.[33]
December
Gabala started December with a 2–1 win over Mil-Muğan in the Azerbaijan Cup, with the goals coming from Leonardo and Abdulwaheed Afolabi, his first goal for the club.[34] Gabala's next game was on 8 December against Simurq, which ended as a 2–1 victory to Gabala after Danijel Subotić scored an injury time winner following his early goal and Amit Guluzade scored an own goal for Simurq.[35] Gabala suffered their fifth defeat of the season on 15 December away to Neftchi Baku. Neftchi took the lead through a 12th minute Araz Abdullayev penalty after Flavinho had been fouled, with Leonardo leveling things up in first half stoppage time from the penalty spot. Mushfig Teymurov was sent off for Gabala after collecting two yellow cards, before Mahir Shukurov scored an injury time free-kick to seal the victory for Neftchi.[36] On 18 December, Diego underwent surgery for a knee injury sustained during training the previous week.[37] Gabala's last game before the winter break, and the last in the first round of 19 matches, was on 20 December at home to Baku. Gabala won the game 2–0 with goals from Danijel Subotić and Lorenzo Ebecilio, two go 2nd in the table.[38]
January transfers
On 23 December, it was announced that Gabala had signed Ruslan Tagizade from AZAL on a two-year contract,[39][40] whilst defenders Shahriyar Khalilov and Dejan Kelhar all left the club and Tarzin Jahangirov joined Simurq on loan. On 30 December 2013, Gabala announced that they had agreed to sign Rafael Santos, who left Arsenal Kyiv following their bankruptcy in November,[41] on a two-year contract subject to completing medical.[42][43] On 6 January 2014, Santos completed his move to Gabala.[44] On 8 January, Elnur Allahverdiyev made his move to Gabala permanent, signing a one-year deal.[45] On 13 January, Anar Nazirov resigned for Gabala from Sumgayit on a one-year contract.[46] On 26 January, Gabala revealed that Davron Ergashev had signed on a six-month contract from Zhetysu following a successful trial period.[47] It also came to light that Cristian Pulhac was still at the club after refusing to terminate his contract and was currently training with the youth team.[48] On 31 January, Gabala signed Marat Izmailov on a six-month loan deal from F.C. Porto,[49] and Kamran Agayev from Baku on an 18-month contract.[50]
February
Gabala's first game of the 2014 was on 2 February away to Sumgayit, which they won 3-0 thanks to goals from Victor Mendy, Lorenzo Ebecilio and Leonardo, to return to the top of the league.[51] On 8 February Gabala dropped off the top of the table after a 0–1 home defeat to Qarabağ,[52] this was followed up with another defeat on 15 February at home to Khazar Lankaran.[53] Gabala got back to winning ways on 19 February despite going 1-0 down to a Nedo Turkovic penalty before Danijel Subotić scored his tenth of the season and a Shahriyar Rahimov gave Gabala a 2–1 away win over AZAL.[54] Gabala's next two games were 0-0 draws against Ravan Baku and Simurq.[55][56]
March
On 9 March Gabala faced Neftchi Baku at home in a game that ended 1–2 to Neftchi, with Gabala's goal coming from Lorenzo Ebecilio.[57] Gabala's next game was a 0–0 draw on 12 March against Qarabağ in the Cup,[58] before they drew 1–1 against FK Baku 4 days later in the league.[59] Gabala progressed to the Semi-Finals of the cup on 19 March winning 2–1 in the second leg of their quarter-final match against Qarabağ, thanks to goals from Danijel Subotić and Victor Mendy.[60] On 23 March Gabala were beaten 4–1 at home by Inter Baku, Victor Mendy scoring their only goal whilst they slipped out of the European places for the first time since week 5 of the season. On 25 March 2014, Bakhshiev announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2013–14 season.[61] Gabala suffered their second defeat in a row, and third in four games, on 30 March, losing 3–0 away to Qarabağ in a game that saw Elnur Allahverdiyev sent off.[62]
April
Gabala lost their first game of April, going down 1–0 away to Khazar Lankaran on 5 April.[63] Gabala's next game was on 12 April, which they drew 0–0 at home to AZAL[64] to earn only their 4th point in eight games. On 15 April Sumin released Yannick Kamanan from his contract that was due to expire at the end of the season.[65] The next day Gabala defeated Khazar Lankaran 3–0 in the first leg of their Azerbaijan Cup Semi-final, with Nizami Hajiyev scoring a bracing and Victor Mendy scoring the other.[66] Gabala followed that win up with a 2–1 away victory over Ravan Baku on 20 April, Mendy scoring again with Gabalas other goal coming from Urfan Abbasov, his first for the club.[67] Gabala went on to seal a place in the Azerbaijan Cup Final on 24 April, with a 1–1 draw in the second leg of against Khazar Lankaran, after Mendy scored his third goal in three games.[68] Gabala's last game of April was a 1–0 home win over Simurq on the 27th, Dodô grabbing the only goal.[69]
May
Gabala started May as they finished April, with a 2–1 away victory over Neftchi Baku. Javid Imamverdiyev gave Neftchi the lead in the 50th minute, with Dodô equalising in the 62nd minute before Lorenzo Ebecilio scored the winner in the 90th minute, and getting sent off for two yellow cards in stoppage time.[70] On 7 May Gabala beat Baku 3–1 to go back into 3rd in the table. The goals came from Marat Izmailov, Mushfig Teymurov and Danijel Subotić, with Izmailov's and Teymurov's goals being their first for the club.[71] Gabala drew their penultimate league game on 12 May against Inter Baku 0-0.[72] On the last day of the League season, Gabala started in fourth place, 1 point behind Neftchi Baku. Gabala came from behind to beat Sumgayit 3–1, Magomed Kurbanov scoring for Sumgayit before Victor Mendy, Lorenzo Ebecilio and Abdulwaheed Afolabi scored to give Gabala the win that moved them into third place after Neftchi Baku drew 0–0 at Simurq.[73]Gabala finished the season by playing in the Azerbaijan Cup Final against Neftchi Baku. Marat Izmailov scored Gabala's only goal to cancel out Samir Masimovs early strike to send the game into extra-time, and then to penalties, of which Gabala missed three of their five and Neftchi scored three of their four.[74]
Transfers
Summer
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Winter
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Squad
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age[N 1]) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Kamran Agayev |  | GK | 9 February 1986 (aged 28) | Baku | 2014 | 2015[50] | 20 | 0 | |
| 25 | Diego |  | GK | 11 May 1979 (aged 35) |  Vitória | 2012 | 2014[90] | 27 | 0 | |
| 27 | Dawid Pietrzkiewicz |  | GK | 9 February 1988 (aged 26) | Simurq | 2013 | 2014[10] | 10 | 0 | |
| 30 | Anar Nazirov | | GK | 8 September 1985 (aged 28) | Sumgayit | 2014 | 2016[46] | 23 | 0 | |
| 55 | Javidan Huseynzadeh | | GK | 7 March 1991 (aged 23) | Trainee | 2013 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Rail Malikov | | CB | 18 December 1985 (aged 28) |  Denizlispor | 2013 | 2014[13] | 12 | 0 | |
| 3 | Nikola Valentić |  | LB | 6 September 1983 (aged 30) | Jagodina | 2013 | 2014[91] | 27 | 0 | |
| 5 | Sadig Guliyev | | CB | 9 March 1995 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2012 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Volodimir Levin[92] | | CB | 23 January 1984 (aged 30) | Inter Baku | 2013 | 2015[8] | 28 | 2 | |
| 15 | Oumar Kalabane |  | CB | 1 August 1987 (aged 26) |  Al Dhafra | 2012 | 2014[93] | 32 | 2 | |
| 34 | Urfan Abbasov | | CB | 14 October 1992 (aged 21) | Qarabağ | 2011 | 67 | 1 | ||
| 36 | Elnur Allahverdiyev | | CB | 2 January 1983 (aged 31) | Khazar Lankaran | 2013 | 2015[77][16][45] | 24 | 0 | |
| 44 | Rafael Santos | | CB | 10 November 1984 (aged 29) |  Arsenal Kyiv | 2014 | 2016[44] | 18 | 0 | |
| 45 | Murad Musayev | | CB | 13 June 1994 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2012 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Davron Ergashev |  | CB | 19 March 1988 (aged 26) |  Zhetysu | 2014 | 2014[47] | 13 | 0 | |
| Cristian Pulhac |  | CB | 17 August 1984 (aged 29) | Dinamo București | 2013 | 2015[94][48] | 12 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Amit Guluzade | | MF | 20 November 1992 (aged 21) | Ravan Baku | 2013 | 2014[94] | 24 | 0 | |
| 7 | Marat Izmailov |  | MF | 21 September 1982 (aged 31) | loan from F.C. Porto | 2014 | 2014 | 18 | 2 | |
| 8 | Nizami Hajiyev | | MF | 8 February 1988 (aged 26) | Inter Baku | 2013 | 2014[9] | 34 | 2 | |
| 13 | Seymur Asadov | | MF | 5 May 1994 (aged 20) | Trainee | 2011 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Lorenzo Ebecilio |  | MF | 24 September 1991 (aged 22) | loan from Metalurh Donetsk | 2013 | 2014[11] | 37 | 8 | |
| 16 | Ruslan Tagizade | | MF | 9 December 1993 (aged 20) | AZAL | 2014 | 2016[39][40] | 19 | 0 | |
| 17 | Nuran Gurbanov | | ST | 10 August 1993 (aged 20) | MOIK Baku | 2011 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Ibrahima Niasse |  | MF | 18 April 1988 (aged 26) | Inter Baku | 2013 | 2014[10] | 35 | 1 | |
| 20 | Rashid Amiraslanov | | MF | 4 May 1992 (aged 22) | Trainee | 2012 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Elmar Bakhshiev | | MF | 3 August 1980 (aged 33) | Neftchi Baku | 2012 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Lourival Assis | | MF | 3 February 1984 (aged 30) |  Chernomorets Burgas | 2012 | 2015[95] | 44 | 6 | |
| 33 | Elvin Jamalov | | MF | 4 February 1995 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2013 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Kamal Mirzayev | | MF | 14 September 1994 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2012 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Leonardo | | MF | 18 March 1992 (aged 22) | Metalurh Donetsk | 2013 | 2014[14] | 33 | 8 | |
| 88 | Mushfig Teymurov | | MF | 15 January 1993 (aged 21) | Trainee | 2009 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Victor Mendy | | ST | 22 December 1981 (aged 32) | Bucaspor | 2011 | 97 | 25 | ||
| 10 | Dodô | | ST | 16 October 1987 (aged 26) |  Lokomotiva | 2011 | 107 | 18 | ||
| 19 | Abdulwaheed Afolabi |  | ST | 8 December 1991 (aged 22) | Kuban Krasnodar | 2013 | 2014[12] | 26 | 2 | |
| 31 | Danijel Subotić[96] |  | ST | 31 January 1989 (aged 25) | Volyn Lutsk | 2013 | 2014[14][22] | 35 | 13 | |
Competitions
Friendlies
Gabala| 7 July 2013 | Trabzonspor | 2–0 | Gabala | Turkey |
| AZST (UTC+5) | Summary |
Gabala| 10 July 2013 | Spartaspor | 0–7 | Gabala | Turkey |
| 20:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Summary | Kamanan  Kelhar N.Gurbanov Assis |
Gabala| 13 July 2013 | Antalyaspor | 2–2 | Gabala | Turkey |
| AZST (UTC+5) | Yıldırım 23' Tita 51' | Summary | Ebecilio 25', 56' |
Gençlerbirliği| 23 July 2013 | Gabala | 3–1 | Gençlerbirliği | Munich, Germany |
| 21:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Ebecilio 41' (pen.) Subotić 54' (pen.) Leonardo 60' | Summary | Görgülü 76' | Stadium: Hans-Bayer Stadion |
Zalaegerszegi| 25 July 2013 | Gabala | 3–0 | Zalaegerszegi | Salzburg, Austria |
| 20:00 AZST (UTC+5) | T.Jahangirov 20' Dodô 28' Leonardo 42' | Summary |
Šmartno| 27 July 2013 | Gabala | 2–1 | Šmartno | Salzburg, Austria |
| AZST (UTC+5) | Leonardo 27', 70' (pen.) | Summary | 41' |
Malatyaspor| 10 January 2014 | Gabala | 1–1 | Malatyaspor | Antalya, Turkey |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Kamanan 25' | Summary | 89' |
Tobol| 13 January 2014 | Gabala | 2–1 | Tobol | Antalya, Turkey |
| AZT (UTC+4) | Subotić 18' Mendy 23' | Summary | Volkov 90' |
Konyaspor| 16 January 2014 | Gabala | 2–4 | Konyaspor | Antalya, Turkey |
| AZT (UTC+4) | Santos 9' Kamanan 31' | Summary | Kabze 37', 53' Djalma 43' Þorvaldsson 70' |
Spartak Semey| 20 January 2014 | Gabala | 1–1 | Spartak Semey | Antalya, Turkey |
| AZT (UTC+4) | Leonardo 66' (pen.) | Summary |
Volga Nizhny Novgorod| 22 January 2014 | Gabala | 0–0 | Volga Nizhny Novgorod | Antalya, Turkey |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Summary |
Azerbaijan Premier League
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 |
Last updated: 17 May 2014.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Results
| 2 August 2013 1 | Baku | 1–2 | Gabala | Baku |
| 18:30 AZST (UTC+5) | Kalonas 12' Nabiyev  20' | Summary | Mendy 61', 81' Leonardo 70' | Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| 10 August 2013 2 | Gabala | 3–2 | Inter Baku | Qabala |
| 18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Leonardo 54' (pen.) Levin 69' Niasse 83' | Summary | Georgievski 20' Iashvili 55' Abdoulaye 67' Javadov 90+1' Mammadov 90+2' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 19 August 2013 3 | Sumgayit | 2–1 | Gabala | Sumgayit |
| 18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Asgarov 4' Novruzov 30' R.Gurbanov 62' (pen.) | Summary | Kamanan 14' Levin 51'  61' Leonardo 64' Malikov 81' Ebecilio 87' Hajiyev 90+4' | Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov |
| 25 August 2013 4 | Gabala | 0–1 | Qarabağ | Qabala |
| 18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Malikov 7' Guluzade 43' Ebecilio 68' | Summary | Nadirov 16' 68' Garayev 59' Veliyev 61' Kapolongo 68' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 31 August 2013 5 | Gabala | 2–0 | Khazar Lankaran | Qabala |
| 18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Leonardo 39' 66' Ebecilio 61' 66' Valentić 81' | Summary | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Vusal Äliyev |
| 15 September 2013 6 | AZAL | 1–2 | Gabala | Baku |
| 18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | John 3' Barlay 19' Kļava 46' Tagizade 55' Shemonayev 80' Bogdanović 90+2' | Summary | Mendy 8' Subotić 32' Guluzade 22' 50' | Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 20 September 2013 7 | Gabala | 3–0 | Ravan Baku | Qabala |
| 17:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Subotić 8' Levin 10' Leonardo 52' (pen.) | Summary | Savankulov 52' Mammadov 56' Balokog 65' Torres 66' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Rahim Hasanov |
| 29 September 2013 8 | Simurq | 0–0 | Gabala | Zaqatala |
| 18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Qirtimov  36' R.Eyyubov 52' Anderson do Ó 66' | Summary | Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| 4 October 2013 9 | Gabala | 1–2 | Neftchi Baku | Qabala |
| 16:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Ebecilio 7' Guluzade 19' | Summary | Shukurov 20' (pen.) 21' Bertucci 38' Sadiqov 56' Cardoso 90+2' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
| 19 October 2013 10 | Inter Baku | 0–1 | Gabala | Baku |
| 19:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Tskhadadze 23' Dashdemirov 52' Zargarov 90' | Summary | Niasse 25' Subotić 39' 45+2' Ebecilio 67' Assis 87' Diego 90+4' | Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 25 October 2013 11 | Gabala | 2–0 | Sumgayit | Qabala |
| 15:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Subotić 23' Niasse 25' Valentić 36' Dodô 64' | Summary | Hasanalizade 9' Ibragimov 37' Fardjad-Azad 67' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: Rahim Häsänov Referee: 500 |
| 3 November 2013 12 | Qarabağ | 4–3 | Gabala | Baku |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Gelashvili 26', 50' Nadirov 37' Chumbinho 65' Reynaldo 90+1' | Summary | Levin 64' Abbasov 66' Ebecilio 72' Leonardo 77' Dodô 85' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 10 November 2013 13 | Khazar Lankaran | 0–0 | Gabala | Lankaran |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Summary | Valentić 23' Dodô 36' Hajiyev 90' | Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Vusal Äliyev |
| 22 November 2013 14 | Gabala | 1–0 | AZAL | Qabala |
| 14:20 AZST (UTC+5) | Dodô 36' Mendy 65' Leonardo 72' 82' | Summary | Igbekoi 34' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| 29 November 2013 15 | Ravan Baku | 0–1 | Gabala | Baku |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Pecha 14' Abdullayev 69' 85' | Summary | Kamanan 26' 70' | Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Vusal Äliyev |
| 8 December 2013 16 | Gabala | 2–1 | Simurq | Qabala |
| 14:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Niasse 34' Levin 45' Allahverdiyev 45+2' Subotić 52', 90+3' 90+3' | Summary | Guluzade 64' (o.g.) Ćeran 66' Anderson do Ó 86' Gurbanov 89' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rahim Hasanov |
| 15 December 2013 17 | Neftchi Baku | 2–1 | Gabala | Baku |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Shukurov 5' 90+4' Abdullayev 12' (pen.) Sadiqov 32' Cardoso 45+1' Guliyev 72' | Summary | Leonardo 45+1' (pen.) Teymurov 11' 84' Afolabi 74' Guluzade 90+3' | Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 800 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 20 December 2013 18 | Gabala | 2–0 | Baku | Qabala |
| 13:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Guluzade 18' Subotić 20' 47' Allahverdiyev 42' Pietrzkiewicz 83' Ebecilio 85' 90+3' | Summary | Noguera 38' S.Aliyev 54' 90+2' Etto 63' Rubén 76' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| 2 February 2014 19 | Sumgayit | 0–3 | Gabala | Baku |
| 14:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Fardjad-Azad 11' | Summary | Mendy 3' Gurbanov 49' Ebecilio 55' Leonardo 57' | Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Rahim Hasanov |
| 8 February 2014 20 | Gabala | 0–1 | Qarabağ | Qabala |
| 14:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Dodô 14' Allahverdiyev 79' | Summary | Sadygov 30' Reynaldo 50' 74' Šehić 90+3' Gurbanov 81' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 15 February 2014 21 | Gabala | 2–3 | Khazar Lankaran | Qabala |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Subotić 26', 65' Niasse 36' Tagizade 45' | Summary | Sadio 51' Etame 56', 84' Blaževski 62' Scarlatache 78' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Vusal Äliyev |
| 19 February 2014 22 | AZAL | 1–2 | Gabala | Baku |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | N.Turković 39' (pen.) Barlay 45+1' Rahimov 69' | Summary | Subotić 44' Hajiyev 45' Rahimov 71' (o.g.) | Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Rahim Häsänov |
| 23 February 2014 23 | Gabala | 0–0 | Ravan Baku | Qabala |
| 13:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Leonardo 56' Allahverdiyev 65' Subotić 81' Tagizade 87' | Summary | Mörec 21' Maharramov 42' O.Lalayev 54' júlio César 70' Marković 72' Sapela 74' Mammadov 74' Bayramov 90+4' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov |
| 28 February 2014 24 | Simurq | 0–0 | Gabala | Zaqatala |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Gurbanov 39' Lambot 58' Anderson do Ó 90' | Summary | Dodô 90+1' | Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 9 March 2014 25 | Gabala | 1–2 | Neftchi Baku | Qabala |
| 13:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Valentić 6' Ebecilio 68' 90+2' | Summary | Nasimov 29', 64' Shukurov 82' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| 16 March 2014 26 | Baku | 1–1 | Gabala | Baku |
| 14:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Horvat 35' E.Mammadov 90+1' | Summary | Allahverdiyev 65' Rafael Santos 73' Subotić 80' 90' | Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 23 March 2014 27 | Gabala | 1–4 | Inter Baku | Qabala |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Allahverdiyev 41' Teymurov 62' Izmailov 65' Mendy 89' | Summary | Tskhadadze 14' A.Abatsiyev 46' Álvaro 46', 54' Špičić 57' Abdoulaye 74' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
| 30 March 2014 28 | Qarabağ | 3–0 | Gabala | Baku |
| 18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Chumbinho 48' Reynaldo 65', 87' Gurbanov 66' | Summary | Abbasov 35' Mendy 38' Allahverdiyev 76' 78' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 300 Referee: Rahim Häsänov |
| 5 April 2014 29 | Khazar Lankaran | 1–0 | Gabala | Lankaran |
| 18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Gligorov 31' Etame 71' Ramaldanov 31' | Summary | Ebecilio 14' Abbasov 28' R.Tagizade 84' Kamanan 90+3' | Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
| 12 April 2014 30 | Gabala | 0–0 | AZAL | Qabala |
| 15:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Izmailov 59' | Summary | K.Diniyev 56' Barlay 66' V.Igbekoi 78' Aílton Júnior 84' A.Shemonayev 90' L.Kasradze 90+2' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| 20 April 2014 31 | Ravan Baku | 1–2 | Gabala | Baku |
| 17:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Adamović 66' Y.Ağakärimzadä 85' | Summary | Mendy 38' Abbasov 41' Subotić 44' Niasse 48' | Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Vusal Äliyev |
| 27 April 2014 32 | Gabala | 1–0 | Simurq | Qabala |
| 16:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Dodô 57' 62' Subotić 90+4' | Summary | Qirtimov 58' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Omar Paşayev |
| 2 May 2014 33 | Neftchi Baku | 1–2 | Gabala | Baku |
| 17:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Yunuszade 38' Imamverdiyev 50' T.Guliyev 68' | Summary | Abbasov 33' Dodô 63' Ebecilio 90' 90+1' 90+3' | Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 7 May 2014 34 | Gabala | 3–1 | Baku | Qabala |
| 17:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Izmailov 15' M.Teymurov 27' 27' Subotić 57' | Summary | Mario 39' Alasgarov 65' Travner 90' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rahim Häsänov |
| 12 May 2014 35 | Inter Baku | 0–0 | Gabala | Baku |
| 18:00 AZST (UTC+5) | D.Meza 73' J.Diniyev 90+1' | Summary | Allahverdiyev 30' | Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| 17 May 2014 36 | Gabala | 3–1 | Sumgayit | Qabala |
| 17:00 AZST (UTC+5) | R.Tagizade 26' Mendy 39' Dodô 47' Afolabi 69' 90+1' Ebecilio 86' 87' Agayev 90+1' | Summary | Kurbanov 7' Mammadov 71' Hüseynov 80' Ibragimov 82' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qarabağ (C) | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 72 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Inter Baku | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 67 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Gabala | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 61 | |
| 4 | Neftçi Baku | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 60 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Baku | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 57 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Azerbaijan Cup
| 4 December 2013 Second Round | Mil-Muğan | 1–2 | Gabala | Qabala |
| 13:00 AZT (UTC+4) | E.Mammadov 1' C.Hasanov 11' Z. Mamedov 67' E.Mammadov 68' S.Babaev 69' Mr.Hajiyev 75' | Summary | Leonardo 15' (pen.) 71' Afolabi 18' Ebecilio 36' Kamanan 69' Guluzade 75' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov |
| 12 March 2014 Quarterfinals 1st leg | Gabala | 0–0 | Qarabağ | Qabala |
| 14:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Dodô 87' | Summary | Medvedev 32' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Rahim Häsänov |
| 19 March 2014 Quarterfinals 2nd leg | Qarabağ | 1–2 (1–2 agg.) | Gabala | Baku |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Reynaldo 61' Medvedev 70' Nadirov 90+2' | Summary | Subotić 45+1' Dodô 54' Izmailov 54' Mendy 82' Nazirov 90+1' Ebecilio 90+2' | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rahim Häsänov |
| 16 April 2014 Semifinals 1st leg | Gabala | 3–0 | Khazar Lankaran | Qabala |
| 16:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Hajiyev 53', 71' Mendy 59' | Summary | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rahim Häsänov |
| 24 April 2014 Semifinals 2nd leg | Khazar Lankaran | 1–1 (1–4 agg.) | Gabala | Lankaran |
| 19:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Nildo 54' | Summary | Mendy 23' | Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rahim Häsänov |
Squad statistics
- As of Match played 22 May 2014
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | AZE | Kamran Agayev | 20 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | DF | AZE | Rail Malikov | 12 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | SRB | Nikola Valentić | 17 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | MF | AZE | Amit Guluzade | 15 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | AZE | Sadig Guliyev | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | DF | AZE | Volodimir Levin | 28 | 2 | 25+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF | RUS | Marat Izmailov | 18 | 2 | 11+3 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | MF | AZE | Nizami Hajiyev | 34 | 2 | 20+9 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | FW | SEN | Victor Mendy | 41 | 10 | 26+9 | 7 | 6+0 | 3 | ||||
| 10 | FW | BRA | Dodô | 40 | 4 | 33+2 | 4 | 5+0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | MF | NED | Lorenzo Ebecilio | 36 | 8 | 28+3 | 8 | 5+0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | DF | GUI | Oumar Kalabane | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF | AZE | Ruslan Tagizade | 19 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | AZE | Nuran Gurbanov | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | MF | SEN | Ibrahima Niasse | 35 | 1 | 26+3 | 1 | 6+0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | FW | NGA | Abdulwaheed Afolabi | 26 | 2 | 1+21 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | ||||
| 22 | MF | BRA | Lourival Assis | 14 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | GK | BRA | Diego | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | GK | POL | Dawid Pietrzkiewicz | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | GK | AZE | Anar Nazirov | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | FW | SUI | Danijel Subotić | 35 | 13 | 27+2 | 12 | 4+2 | 1 | ||||
| 33 | MF | AZE | Elvin Jamalov | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | DF | AZE | Urfan Abbasov | 23 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | DF | AZE | Elnur Allahverdiyev | 24 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| 42 | MF | BRA | Leonardo | 33 | 8 | 24+7 | 7 | 1+1 | 1 | ||||
| 44 | DF | BRA | Rafael Santos | 18 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||||
| 45 | DF | AZE | Murad Musayev | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 46 | DF | TJK | Davron Ergashev | 13 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||||
| 55 | GK | AZE | Javidan Huseynzadeh | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
| 88 | MF | AZE | Mushfig Teymurov | 12 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | ||||
| Players away from Gabala on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | AZE | Tarzin Jahangirov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
| Players who appeared for Gabala no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||
| 11 | FW |  FRA | Yannick Kamanan | 19 | 2 | 13+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 84 | DF | SVN | Dejan Kelhar | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 31 | Danijel Subotić | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | | 9 | Victor Mendy | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | | 14 | Lorenzo Ebecilio | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| MF | | 42 | Leonardo | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| 5 | FW | | 10 | Dodô | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | | 6 | Volodimir Levin | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | | 11 | Yannick Kamanan | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | | 19 | Abdulwaheed Afolabi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| MF | | 7 | Marat Izmailov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| MF | | 8 | Nizami Hajiyev | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 | MF | | 18 | Ibrahima Niasse | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | 34 | Urfan Abbasov | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 88 | Mushfig Teymurov | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS | 48 | 9 | 57 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | |||||||
| | | | | | | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | GK | Kamran Agayev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | | DF | Rail Malikov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | | DF | Nikola Valentić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | | MF | Amit Guluzade | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 6 | | DF | Volodimir Levin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | | MF | Marat Izmailov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | | MF | Nizami Hajiyev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | | FW | Victor Mendy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | FW | Dodô | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | | MF | Lorenzo Ebecilio | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 16 | | MF | Ruslan Tagizade | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | | MF | Nuran Gurbanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | | MF | Ibrahima Niasse | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | | FW | Abdulwaheed Afolabi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | | MF | Lourival Assis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | | GK | Diego | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | | GK | Dawid Pietrzkiewicz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | | GK | Anar Nazirov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | | FW | Danijel Subotić | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | | DF | Urfan Abbasov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | | DF | Elnur Allahverdiyev | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 42 | | MF | Leonardo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 44 | | DF | Rafael Santos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 46 | | DF | Davron Ergashev | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 88 | | MF | Mushfig Teymurov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Players who left Gabala during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 11 | | FW | Yannick Kamanan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| TOTALS | 88 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 108 | 5 | |||||||
Notes
- Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.[97]