The 2015–16 season was Gabala FK's 11th season, and their 10th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top-flight of Azerbaijani football. Domestically, Gabala finished 3rd in the Premier League for the third season in a row and reached the semifinals of the Azerbaijan Cup where they were defeated by Neftchi Baku. In Europe Gabala reached the group stages of the UEFA Europa League where they faced PAOK, Krasnodar and Borussia Dortmund before finishing bottom of the group.
| 2015-16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Tale Heydarov | ||
| Manager | Roman Hryhorchuk | ||
| Stadium | Gabala City Stadium | ||
| Premier League | 3rd | ||
| Azerbaijan Cup | Semifinal | ||
| Europa League | Group Stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Oleksiy Gai (10) All: Oleksiy Gai (14) | ||
Season review
In September 2015, Gabala announced a new one-year shirt sponsorship deal with QafqaZ Hotels and Resorts.[1]
Transfers
The summer transfer window saw a lot of transfer movement from Gabala, with 14 players leaving the club and 9 players arriving. The most notable departures were the club's all-time leading goalscorer Victor Mendy returning to France,[2] Ruslan Fomin moving to FC Atyrau in Kazakhstan,[3] and Ekigho Ehiosun returning to parent club Gençlerbirliği S.K. Alexandru Benga, Ruslan Abışov, Adrian Ropotan, Pavol Farkaš and Mikhail Sivakow also left the clubs at the end of their contracts.[2][4][5][6][7]
Arif Dashdemirov, Magomed Mirzabekov, Asif Mammadov all joined from Inter Baku PIK permanently,[2][8] whilst Vojislav Stanković also joined from Inter Baku on an 18-month loan deal.[9] Andrey Popovich and Samir Zargarov also joined from other Azerbaijan Premier League clubs, Sumgayit FK and Simurq PFC respectively.[2] Sergei Zenjov moved from recently relegated Russian Premier League side FC Torpedo Moscow, Vitaliy Vernydub from FC Zorya Luhansk, Oleksiy Antonov from FC Aktobe,[10][11] and George Florescu from Astra Giurgiu.[12]
Transfers
Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Squad
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Andrey Popovich[39] |  | GK | 4 March 1992 (aged 24) | Sumgayit | 2015 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Dmytro Bezotosnyi |  | GK | 15 November 1983 (aged 32) | Chornomorets Odesa | 2015 | 2016[3] | 61 | 0 | |
| 33 | Dawid Pietrzkiewicz |  | GK | 9 February 1988 (aged 28) | Free Agent | 2015 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Suleyman Suleymanov | | GK | 20 March 1997 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Sahil Mirzoyev | | DF | 18 January 1997 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Vojislav Stanković |  | DF | 22 September 1987 (aged 28) | loan from Inter Baku | 2015 | 2017[9] | 39 | 0 | |
| 5 | Pavlo Pashayev | | DF | 4 January 1988 (aged 28) | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 2016 | 2016[27] | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | Murad Musayev | | DF | 13 June 1994 (aged 21) | Trainee | 2012 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Vitaliy Vernydub | | DF | 17 October 1987 (aged 28) | Zorya Luhansk | 2015 | 2016[14] | 22 | 0 | |
| 20 | Ricardinho |  | DF | 9 September 1984 (aged 31) |  Malmö | 2015 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 21 | Arif Dashdemirov | | DF | 10 February 1987 (aged 29) | Inter Baku | 2015 | 64 | 1 | ||
| 34 | Urfan Abbasov | | DF | 14 October 1992 (aged 23) | Qarabağ | 2011 | 126 | 2 | ||
| 44 | Rafael Santos | | DF | 10 November 1984 (aged 31) | Arsenal Kyiv | 2014[40] | 2017[35] | 84 | 2 | |
| 74 | Yusif Nabiyev | | DF | Trainee | 2015 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 87 | Ruslan Abışov | | DF | 10 October 1987 (aged 28) | Khazar Lankaran | 2015 | 2016[18] | 51 | 4 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Elvin Jamalov | | MF | 4 February 1995 (aged 21) | Trainee | 2013 | 73 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Rashad Sadiqov | | MF | 8 October 1983 (aged 32) | Khazar Lankaran | 2015 | 56 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Magomed Mirzabekov | | MF | 16 November 1990 (aged 25) | Inter Baku | 2015 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Asif Mammadov | | MF | 5 August 1986 (aged 29) | Inter Baku | 2015 | 2016[8] | 26 | 3 | |
| 16 | Emin Zamanov | | MF | 26 December 1997 (aged 18) | Trainee | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Vadim Abdullayev | | MF | 17 December 1994 (aged 21) | Simurq | 2015 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Oleksiy Gai | | MF | 6 November 1982 (aged 33) | Chornomorets Odesa | 2015 | 2016[3][41] | 71 | 18 | |
| 25 | Gismat Aliyev | | MF | 24 October 1996 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2014 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Kamal Mirzayev | | MF | 14 September 1994 (aged 21) | Trainee | 2012 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 66 | Samir Zargarov | | MF | 29 August 1986 (aged 29) | Simurq | 2015 | 122 | 14 | ||
| 77 | Ehtiram Şahverdiyev | | MF | 1 October 1996 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2015 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Ermin Zec |  | ST | 18 February 1988 (aged 28) |  Balıkesirspor | 2015 | 2016[13] | 36 | 10 | |
| 9 | Sergei Zenjov |  | ST | 20 April 1989 (aged 27) |  Torpedo Moscow | 2015 | 2017[10] | 42 | 5 | |
| 10 | Dodô | | ST | 16 October 1987 (aged 28) |  Lokomotiva | 2011 | 2016[42] | 161 | 30 | |
| 32 | Rashad Eyyubov | | ST | 3 December 1995 (aged 20) | Kapaz | 2016 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 69 | Oleksiy Antonov | | ST | 8 May 1986 (aged 30) |  Aktobe | 2015 | 2017[11] | 49 | 8 | |
| 90 | Ramil Hasanov | | ST | 15 February 1996 (aged 20) | Trainee | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 97 | Roman Huseynov | | ST | 26 December 1997 (aged 18) | Trainee | 2015 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 5 | George Florescu |  | MF | 21 May 1984 (aged 31) | Astra Giurgiu | 2015 | 2017[12] | 4 | 0 | |
| 14 | Javid Huseynov | | ST | 9 March 1988 (aged 28) | FK Baku | 2014 | 40 | 15 | ||
| 17 | Vüqar Nadirov | | ST | 15 June 1987 (aged 28) | Khazar Lankaran | 2015 | 2015[15] | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Facundo Pereyra |  | ST | 3 October 1987 (aged 28) | loan from  PAOK | 2015 | 2016[16] | 21 | 5 | |
| 70 | Vagif Javadov | | ST | 25 May 1989 (aged 26) | loan from Khazar Lankaran | 2015 | 2015[17] | 5 | 1 | |
| 88 | David Meza |  | MF | 15 August 1988 (aged 27) | Inter Baku | 2015 | 2016[19] | 10 | 1 | |
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MF | AZE | Tellur Mutallimov (at Zira) |
Friendlies
v 
Gabala
Gabala| 14 June 2015 | Erzurumspor U21 | 1 – 2 | Gabala | Erzurum, Turkey |
| 19:30 AZST (UTC+5) | H.Kadakın  38' (pen.) | Report | Gai 33', 55' | Stadium: Kazım Karabekir Stadium |
v Gabala
Gabala| 18 June 2015 | Ashkalespor | 0 – 10 | Gabala | Erzurum, Turkey |
| 20:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Report | Gai 12' Mammadov 15' Dodô 25', 26' S.Zargarov 48', 57', 77' Sadiqov 66' Q.Aliyev 68', 69' | Stadium: Kazım Karabekir Stadium |
| 24 June 2015 | Gabala | 1 – 0 | Inter Baku | Qabala |
| AZST (UTC+5) | Antonov 68' | Report | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium |
| 27 June 2015 | Gabala | 1 – 1 | Inter Baku | Qabala |
| 20:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Huseynov 70' | Report | Aliyev 8' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium |
v Gabala
Gabala| 6 September 2015 | Chornomorets Odesa | 0 – 2 | Gabala | Odesa, Ukraine |
| AZST (UTC+5) | Report | Antonov 13' Vernydub 69' | Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium Attendance: 5,500 |
v Gabala
Gabala| 16 January 2016 | Osnabrück  | 1 – 1 | Gabala | Antalya, Turkey |
| 17:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Pisot 83' | Report | Zec 57' |
Competitions
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 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 59 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 12 | +8 |
Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Soccerway
Results
| 10 August 2015 1 | Gabala | 2 – 2 | Qarabağ | Qabala |
| 21:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Zenjov 32' S.Zargarov  61' 87' Sadiqov  73' | Report | Richard 62' (pen.), 83' Gurbanov 75' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 15 August 2015 2 | AZAL | 0 – 2 | Gabala | Baku |
| 21:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Malikov 45' T. Hümbätov 48' T. Novruzov 76' | Report | Gai 45+1' Antonov 76' | Stadium: Dalga Arena[43] Attendance: 250 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| 23 August 2015 3 | Gabala | 1 – 0 | Kapaz | Qabala |
| 21:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Zec 6' Santos 74' Vernydub 83' | Report | B. Nasirov 21' T. Narimanov 58' B. Soltanov 70' S. Rahimov 81' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Oerxan Mämmädov |
| 12 September 2015 4 | Inter Baku | 2 – 1 | Gabala | Baku |
| 20:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Martins 10', 29' Hajiyev 88' | Report | U.Abbasov 36' Dashdemirov 64' Antonov 84' | Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rahim Häsänov |
| 21 September 2015 5 | Gabala | 1 – 0 | Sumgayit | Qabala |
| 21:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Jamalov 69' Abışov 80' Sadiqov 82' Gai 90+2' (pen.) | Report | J.Hajiyev 84' T.Rzayev 90+1' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Omar Paşayev |
| 25 September 2015 6 | Ravan Baku | 0 – 3 | Gabala | Baku |
| 20:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Report | Dodô 37' S.Zargarov 58' 73' Gai 78' | Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 430 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov |
| 4 October 2015 7 | Gabala | 6 – 0 | Khazar Lankaran | Qabala |
| 21:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Dodô 1' Abışov 4' Pereyra 10', 79' Gai 45' Dashdemirov 56' Antonov 73' Mirzabekov 87' Zec 89' | Report | Scarlatache 61' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rähim Häsänov |
| 17 October 2015 8 | Neftchi Baku | 0 – 1 | Gabala | Baku |
| 15:30 AZST (UTC+5) | M.Isayev 86' | Report | Jamalov 55' Zenjov 81' Antonov 83' 90' Gai 85' Dodô 90+3' | Stadium: Bakikhanov Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Rahim Häsänov |
| 25 October 2015 9 | Gabala | 0 – 0 | Zira | Qabala |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Abışov 55' U.Abbasov 64' | Report | Bonilla 90' Nazirov 90+1' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov |
| 28 October 2015 10 | Gabala | 0 – 0 | AZAL | Qabala |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Report | Kvirtia 68' K.Mirzayev 83' M.Teymurov 90' Namașco 90+2' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Ravan Hämzäzadä |
| 31 October 20155 11 | Gabala | 1 – 2 | Kapaz | Qabala |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Antonov 67' Pereyra 69' | Report | Sytnik 2' Eyyubov 65' T.Simaitis 90+3' Dário 90+4' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Äliyar Ağayev |
| 9 November 2015 12 | Gabala | 1 – 1 | Inter Baku | Qabala |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Antonov 30' Mirzabekov 36' U.Abbasov 68' Stanković 71' Jamalov 79' Dashdemirov 90+3' | Report | Martins 35' Aghayev 77' A.Hüseynov 90+4' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rahim Häsänov |
| 21 November 2015 13 | Sumgayit | 2 – 2 | Gabala | Sumqayit |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Pamuk 29' Ramazanov 63' 69' E.Mehdiyev 67' B.Hasanalizade 77' Hüseynov 87' | Report | Vernydub 31' J.Hajiyev 40' (o.g.) Ricardinho 63' S.Zargarov 71' Antonov 78' | Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov |
| 30 November 2015 14 | Gabala | 1 – 1 | Ravan Baku | Qabala |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Mirzabekov 17' Pereyra 90+5' | Report | Aliyev 34' T.Gurbatov 66' Makhnovskyi 72' V.Baybalayev 78' Suma 82' Yunisoğlu 90+3' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
| 6 December 2015 15 | Khazar Lankaran | 0 – 1 | Gabala | Lankaran |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | I.Säfärzadä 61' | Report | Antonov 20' Jamalov 49' Santos 53' | Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Omar Paşayev |
| 13 December 2015 16 | Gabala | 0 – 1 | Neftchi Baku | Qabala |
| 15:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Dashdemirov 43' Sadiqov 89' | Report | Jairo 22' 45+2' Qurbanov 37' Kurbanov 69' A.Mammadov | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rahim Häsänov |
| 16 December 2015 17 | Zira | 1 – 0 | Gabala | Baku |
| 18:30 AZT (UTC+4) | N.Gurbanov 24' K.Bayramov 67' | Report | Jamalov 28' | Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| 19 December 2015 18 | Qarabağ | 1 – 1 | Gabala | Baku |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Richard 71' Ismayilov 79' | Report | Zec 4' | Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 30 January 2016 19 | Kapaz | 3 – 0 | Gabala | Ganja |
| 14:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Ebah 25', 75' S.Aliyev 45+1' Alasgarov 57' B.Nasirov 82' | Report | Zec 78' | Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| 7 February 2016 20 | Inter Baku | 0 – 1 | Gabala | Baku |
| 17:40 AZT (UTC+4) | Meza 55' Nadirov 89' | Report | Sadiqov 9' Zec 18' Santos 44' | Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Rahim Häsänov |
| 14 February 2016 21 | Gabala | 1 – 0 | Sumgayit | Qabala |
| 17:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Jamalov 26' Zec 69' | Report | Agayev 68' Guluzade 84' J.Hajiyev 88' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 850 Referee: Ravan Hämzäzadä |
| 21 February 2016 22 | Ravan Baku | 0 – 1 | Gabala | Baku |
| 16:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Report | Dashdemirov 77' | Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Ömər Paşayev |
| 27 February 2016 23 | Gabala | 0 – 0 | Khazar Lankaran | Qabala |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Gai 52' Jamalov 65' Mammadov 90+4' | Report | I.Gadirzade 68' O.Sadigli 87' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə |
| 5 March 2016 24 | Neftchi Baku | 1 – 2 | Gabala | Baku |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Añete 26' A.Mammadov 52' Jairo 80' Qurbanov 80' | Report | Santos 50' 70' Antonov 75' Eyyubov 90' | Stadium: Bakikhanov Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Omar Paşayev |
| 13 March 2016 25 | Gabala | 1 – 2 | Zira | Qabala |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Gai 17' Zec 30' Stanković 90+4' | Report | Mbah 24' Bonilla 40', 84' 64' V.Mustafayev 76' A.Naghiyev 90+2' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| 19 March 2016 26 | Gabala | 1 – 2 | Qarabağ | Qabala |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Zenjov 17' Zec 21' | Report | Míchel 9' Yunuszade 35' M.Mädätov 72' 87' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 30 March 2016 27 | AZAL | 2 – 1 | Gabala | Baku |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | K.Huseynov 5' Malikov 36' Jafarguliyev 43' T.Hümbatov 54' M.Sattarli 73' | Report | Gai 37' (pen.) Santos 65' Abbasov 67' Eyyubov 82' Zec 84' | Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov |
| 3 April 2016 28 | Gabala | 0 – 0 | Inter Baku | Qabala |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Mammadov 54' | Report | Salukvadze 59' Fomenko 90+2' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Rəhim Həsənov |
| 9 April 2016 29 | Sumgayit | 1 – 1 | Gabala | Sumqayit |
| 14:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Guluzade 9' Fardjad-Azad 85' (pen.) | Report | Gai 33' 65' Stanković 62' | Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Omar Paşayev |
| 15 April 2016 30 | Gabala | 2 – 0 | Ravan Baku | Qabala |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Ricardinho 68' Jamalov 73' Mammadov 76' 80' Antonov 85' Stanković 88' | Report | Yunisoğlu 54'  61' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
| 23 April 2016 31 | Khazar Lankaran | 0 – 1 | Gabala | Lankaran |
| 16:30 AZT (UTC+4) | M.Qambarli 24' O.Sadigli 88' Mammadov 88' | Report | Gai 9' Vernydub 62' S.Zargarov 66' | Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rahim Həsənov |
| 1 May 2016 32 | Gabala | 2 – 2 | Neftchi Baku | Qabala |
| 16:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Gai 21' (pen.) Sadiqov 51' Mirzabekov 87' Zec 90' | Report | R.Mammadov 10' Kurbanov 16' Qurbanov 32' E.Abdullayev 64' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
| 7 May 2016 33 | Zira | 0 – 3 | Gabala | Baku |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Bonilla 72' V.Igbekoi 83' | Report | Vernydub 16' Santos 26' 53' Zec 38' 47', 79' Gai Sadiqov 72' Ricardinho 88' | Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
| 11 May 2016 34 | Qarabağ | 2 – 0 | Gabala | Masazir |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Quintana 17', 32' | Report | Abbasov 66' Stanković 76' Zec 90+3' | Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rahim Həsənov |
| 15 May 2016 35 | Gabala | 2 – 0 | AZAL | Qabala |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Mammadov 21' Vernydub 57' Zec 79' K.Huseynov 87' (o.g.) Stanković 90' | Report | Coronado 81' Malikov 83' Guruli 90' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Revan Həmzəzadə |
| 20 May 2016 36 | Kapaz | 0 – 1 | Gabala | Ganja |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | B.Nasirov 17' S.Rahimov 88' | Report | Mammadov 14' S.Zargarov 27' Antonov 39' Gai 76' 90+1' Vernydub 80' | Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Rahim Həsənov |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qarabağ (C) | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 21 | +45 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[a] |
| 2 | Zira[b] | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 62 | |
| 3 | Gabala | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 59[c] | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Inter Baku[d] | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 59[c] | |
| 5 | Kapaz | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
Source: PFL, UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.[47]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.[47]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Azerbaijan Cup
| 3 December 2015 Second round | Gabala | 7 – 0 | Mil-Muğan | Qabala |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Meza 6' S.Zargarov 16' Pereyra 22' G.Aliyev 25' 68' Ricardinho 42' Zec 44' Javadov 58' Mammadov 83' | Summary | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov |
| 2 March 2016 Quarterfinal 1st leg | Zira | 1 – 2 | Gabala | Baku |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Bonilla 77' V.Mustafayev 84' | Summary | Zenjov 32' Gai 75' Dodô 83' | Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 630 Referee: Rahim Hasanov |
| 9 March 2016 Quarterfinal 2nd leg | Gabala | 5 – 1 (7 – 2 agg.) | Zira | Qabala |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Gai 5', 12' Sadiqov 17' Eyyubov 65' Zec 79' | Summary | N.Novruzov 36' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
| 27 April 2016 Semifinal 1st leg | Neftchi Baku | 1 – 1 | Gabala | Baku |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Jairo 33' Hajiyev 71' F.Muradbayli 86' | Summary | Gai 5' 74' Abbasov 41' Sadiqov 54' 84' | Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 4 May 2016 Semifinal 2nd leg | Gabala | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2 – 2 agg.) (3–4 p) | Neftchi Baku | Qabala |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Mammadov 20' Jamalov 44' S.Zargarov 61' Zec 76' 120' | Summary | Qurbanov 59' Ramos 61' Ailton 68' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| Penalties | ||||
Gai  Antonov Zec Vernydub  S.Zargarov | Ramos Jairo A.Abdullayev Añete R.Qurbanov | |||
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
v Gabala
Gabala| 2 July 2015 First qualifying round 1st leg | Dinamo Tbilisi  | 2 – 1 | Gabala | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 21:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Gvelesiani 51' Jighauri 65' Totadze 79' Iashvili 81' Papunashvili 84' | Report | Florescu 35' Vernydub 69' Huseynov 74' | Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Attendance: 7,500[48] Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel) |
v 
Dinamo Tbilisi
Dinamo Tbilisi| 9 July 2015 First qualifying round 2nd leg | Gabala | 2 – 0 (3 – 2 agg.) | Dinamo Tbilisi | Qabala, Azerbaijan |
| 22:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Vernydub 37' Florescu 49' Huseynov 54' Zenjov 88' Antonov 90+3' | Report | Totadze 71' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 4,400[48] Referee: Amaury Delerue (France) |
v Gabala
Gabala| 16 July 2015 Second qualifying round 1st leg | Čukarički | 1 – 0 | Gabala | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 23:30 AZST (UTC+5) | Stojiljković 53' (pen.) Brežančić 69' | Report | Florescu 21' Santos 25' U.Abbasov 61' Vernydub 74' Huseynov 80' | Stadium: Stadion Čukarički Attendance: 3,550[49] Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
v 
Čukarički
Čukarički| 23 July 2015 Second qualifying round 2nd leg | Gabala | 2 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) | Čukarički | Baku2, Azerbaijan |
| 21:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Zenjov 39', 53' 81' Santos 67' Gai 90+4' | Report | Piasentin 90+3' | Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 8,500[49] Referee: Radek Příhoda (Czech Republic) |
v Gabala
Gabala| 30 July 2015 Third qualifying round 1st leg | Apollon Limassol  | 1 – 1 | Gabala | Larnaca3, Cyprus |
| 22:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Kolokoudias 14' Elízio 54' Lopes 69' Freire 90+2' | Report | U.Abbasov 62' Ricardinho 75' Stanković 88' Huseynov 90+5' (pen.) | Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Attendance: 4,540[50] Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine) |
v 
Apollon Limassol
Apollon Limassol| 6 August 2015 Third qualifying round 2nd leg | Gabala | 1 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) | Apollon Limassol | Baku2, Azerbaijan |
| 21:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Huseynov 35' 80' (pen.) U.Abbasov 90+1' | Report | Alexandre 31' Papoulis 34' Jaime 58' Freire 69' Sachetti 79' Vale 80' Guié 90+1' | Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 9,500[50] Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal) |
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Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos| 20 August 2015 Playoff round 1st leg | Gabala | 0 – 0 | Panathinaikos | Baku2, Azerbaijan |
| 21:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Santos 49' Antonov 83' | Report | Zeca 31' Wemmer 63' | Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 10,950[51] Referee: Andre Marriner (England) |
v Gabala
Gabala| 27 August 2015 Playoff round 2nd leg | Panathinaikos | 2 – 2 (2 – 2(a) agg.) | Gabala | Athens, Greece |
| 23:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Berg 35' 40' Zeca 52' Nano 73' 78' Tavlaridis 90+1' | Report | Dodô 6', 60' Vernydub 39' Gai 62' Ricardinho 78' | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 13,956[51] Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krasnodar | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | |
| 3 | PAOK | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Gabala | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2 |
v PAOK
PAOK| 17 September 2015 1 | Gabala | 0 – 0 | PAOK | Baku4, Azerbaijan |
| 22:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Dodô 69' Antonov 90' | Report | Rodrigues 31' Tzavellas 45' | Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 7,500[52] Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (Spain) |
v Gabala
Gabala| 2 October 2015 2 | Krasnodar | 2 – 1 | Gabala | Krasnodar, Russia |
| 00:05 AZST (UTC+5) | Wánderson 8' Jędrzejczyk 73' Granqvist 82' Smolov 84' Ahmedov 87' | Report | Pereyra 45' Dodô 51' Stanković 80' Bezotosnyi 81' Sadiqov 88' | Stadium: Kuban Stadium Attendance: 8,901[53] Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland) |
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Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund| 22 October 2015 3 | Gabala | 1 – 3 | Borussia Dortmund | Baku4, Azerbaijan |
| 20:00 AZST (UTC+5) | Stanković 68' S.Zargarov 86' Dodô 90+3' | Report | Aubameyang 31', 38', 72' Papastathopoulos 47' Bender 83' | Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 10,500[54] Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
v Gabala
Gabala| 5 November 2015 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 – 0 | Gabala | Dortmund, Germany |
| 22:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Bender 14' Reus 28' Aubameyang 45' Zenjov 67' (o.g.) Mkhitaryan 70' | Report | Vernydub 8' Meza 71' Jamalov 86' S.Zargarov 90+2' | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 57,000[55] Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium) |
v Gabala
Gabala| 27 November 2015 5 | PAOK | 0 – 0 | Gabala | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| 00:05 AZT (UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 6,131[56] Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
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Krasnodar
Krasnodar| 10 December 2015 6 | Gabala | 0 – 3 | Krasnodar | Baku4, Azerbaijan |
| 22:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Dodô 24' | Report | Kaboré 9' Sigurðsson 26' Pereyra 40' Wánderson 75' | Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 3,000[57] Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
Squad statistics
- As of Match played 20 May 2016
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | AZE | Andrey Popovich | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | SRB | Vojislav Stanković | 39 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | AZE | Elvin Jamalov | 37 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | AZE | Pavlo Pashayev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | AZE | Rashad Sadiqov | 42 | 2 | 23+4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8+4 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | BIH | Ermin Zec | 36 | 10 | 16+7 | 7 | 3+1 | 3 | 4+5 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | AZE | Magomed Mirzabekov | 29 | 0 | 18+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | EST | Sergei Zenjov | 42 | 5 | 22+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| 10 | FW | BRA | Dodô | 34 | 7 | 18+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8+5 | 4 | ||
| 11 | MF | AZE | Asif Mammadov | 26 | 3 | 12+7 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF | AZE | Murad Musayev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | UKR | Vitaliy Vernydub | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | AZE | Vadim Abdullayev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | UKR | Oleksiy Gai | 53 | 14 | 34+1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | BRA | Ricardinho | 32 | 1 | 11+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | AZE | Arif Dashdemirov | 46 | 1 | 27+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | ||
| 22 | GK | UKR | Dmytro Bezotosnyi | 44 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF | AZE | Gismat Aliyev | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | FW | AZE | Rashad Eyyubov | 21 | 2 | 7+10 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | GK | POL | Dawid Pietrzkiewicz | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF | AZE | Urfan Abbasov | 30 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 44 | DF | BRA | Rafael Santos | 33 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 66 | MF | AZE | Samir Zargarov | 38 | 4 | 16+10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3+6 | 0 | ||
| 69 | FW | UKR | Oleksiy Antonov | 49 | 8 | 19+13 | 7 | 2+1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 77 | MF | AZE | Ehtiram Şahverdiyev | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 87 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Abışov | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 97 | FW | AZE | Roman Huseynov | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players away from Gabala on loan: | |||||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Gabala no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | ROU | George Florescu | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | AZE | Javid Huseynov | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 32 | FW | ARG | Facundo Pereyra | 20 | 5 | 7+7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | ||
| 70 | FW | AZE | Vagif Javadov | 5 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 88 | MF | PAR | David Meza | 10 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | | 19 | Oleksiy Gai | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | FW | | 7 | Ermin Zec | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | | 69 | Oleksiy Antonov | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | FW | | 10 | Dodô | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | FW | | 32 | Facundo Pereyra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | | 9 | Sergei Zenjov | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 7 | MF | | 66 | Samir Zargarov | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | | 11 | Asif Mammadov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | | 14 | Javid Huseynov | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10 | DF | | 44 | Rafael Santos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| FW | | 32 | Rashad Eyyubov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | | 6 | Rashad Sadiqov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | DF | | 21 | Arif Dashdemirov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | | 88 | David Meza | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 20 | Ricardinho | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 70 | Vagif Javadov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 44 | 16 | 11 | 71 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Total | ||||||
| | | | | | | | | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | | DF | Vojislav Stanković | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | MF | Elvin Jamalov | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | MF | Rashad Sadiqov | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 7 | | FW | Ermin Zec | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | MF | Magomed Mirzabekov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | FW | Sergei Zenjov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | FW | Dodô | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | MF | Asif Mammadov | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | DF | Vitaliy Vernydub | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | DF | Oleksiy Gai | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | DF | Ricardinho | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | DF | Arif Dashdemirov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | GK | Dmytro Bezotosnyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 32 | | FW | Rashad Eyyubov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | | DF | Urfan Abbasov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 44 | | DF | Rafael Santos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 66 | | MF | Samir Zargarov | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 69 | | FW | Oleksiy Antonov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 87 | | DF | Ruslan Abışov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Players who left Gabala during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 5 | | MF | George Florescu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | FW | Javid Huseynov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 32 | | FW | Facundo Pereyra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 88 | | MF | David Meza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| TOTALS | 78 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 121 | 3 | |||||
Notes
- Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.[58]
- Gabala played their second & third qualifying round home matches at the Bakcell Arena, Baku, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Qabala, due to a punishment by UEFA.[59]
- Apollon Limassol play their home matches at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, instead of their regular stadium Tsirion Stadium, Limassol.
- Gabala played their home matches at Bakcell Arena, Baku instead of their regular stadium, Gabala City Stadium, Qabala.
- The match between Gabala and Kapaz on 31 October 2015, was suspended in 29th minute due to server fog. The remainder of the game was played the next day, 1 November 2015, at 20:00.[60]
References
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