2015–16 FK Qarabağ season

Qarabağ
	2015-16 season
Chairman	Tahir Gözal
Manager	Gurban Gurbanov
Stadium	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1
Premier League	1st
Azerbaijan Cup	Final
Champions League	3rd qualifying round vs Celtic
Europa League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Dani Quintana (15); All: Dani Quintana (17)
← 2014–15

The Qarabağ 2015-16 season is Qarabağ's 24th Azerbaijan Premier League season, of which they are defending champions, and will be their eighth season under manager Gurban Gurbanov. They will participate in the League, the Azerbaijan Cup and the UEFA Champions League, entering at the Second qualifying round.

Squad

As of 28 January 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Farhad Valiyev
2	DF	Gara Garayev
4	DF	Eltun Yagublu
5	DF	Maksim Medvedev
7	MF	Namiq Yusifov
8	MF	Míchel
9	MF	Reynaldo
10	MF	Dani Quintana
12	GK	Agaseyid Gasimov
13	GK	Ibrahim Šehić
14	DF	Rashad Sadygov (captain)
15	MF	Rahid Amirguliyev
18	MF	Ilgar Gurbanov
19	DF	Azer Salahli
20	MF	Richard

No.	Position	Player
21	FW	Tural Rzayev
22	MF	Afran Ismayilov
23	DF	Elgun Ulukhanov
25	DF	Ansi Agolli
32	DF	Elvin Yunuszade
33	DF	Eltun Turabov
55	DF	Badavi Guseynov ^[1]
63	GK	Shahruddin Mahammadaliyev
67	MF	Alharbi El Jadeyaoui ^[2]
77	MF	Javid Tagiyev
90	FW	Samuel Armenteros
91	MF	Joshgun Diniyev
94	GK	Halit Citirki
97	FW	Mahir Mädätov
99	MF	Muarem Muarem

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
99		MF	Namig Alasgarov (at Kapaz)
6		MF	Vugar Mustafayev

Transfers

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
4	DF	Eltun Yagublu (loan return from AZAL)
6	MF	Vugar Mustafayev (from Simurq)
8	MF	Míchel (from Maccabi Haifa)^[3]
10	MF	Dani Quintana (from Al-Ahli)^[4]
11	MF	Elvin Mammadov (from Inter Baku)
19	DF	Azer Salahli (from Inter Baku)
22	MF	Afran Ismayilov (from Inter Baku)
23	DF	Vladimir Dimitrovski (from Kerkyra)^[5]
29	FW	Rydell Poepon (from Valenciennes)^[6]
32	DF	Elvin Yunuszade (from Neftchi Baku)^[7]
67	MF	Alharbi El Jadeyaoui (from RC Lens)^[8]
91	MF	Joshgun Diniyev (from Inter Baku)
90	FW	Samuel Armenteros (from Anderlecht)^[3]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
3	DF	Tarlan Guliyev (loan to Kapaz)
4	DF	Bilal Abbaszade
6	DF	Haji Ahmadov (to Zira)^[9]
10	MF	Muarem Muarem (to Eskişehirspor)^[9]^[10]
11	FW	Danilo Dias (to União da Madeira)
15	MF	Toghrul Bilalli
17	FW	Vüqar Nadirov (to Khazar Lankaran)^[9]^[11]^[12]
22	MF	Toğrul Bilallı
23	FW	Tural Isgandarov ^[9]
24	DF	Admir Teli ^[9]
27	DF	Elvin Musazade
41	FW	Leroy George (to Göztepe)^[9]^[13]

Quintana's transfer was announced on 2 March 2015, but wasn't eligible to play until the summer transfer window.

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
4	DF	Eltun Yagublu (loan return from Sumgayit)
15	MF	Rahid Amirguliyev (from Khazar Lankaran)^[14]
23	DF	Elgun Ulukhanov (from Krasnodar)
63	GK	Shahruddin Mahammadaliyev (from Sumgayit)
99	MF	Muarem Muarem (from Eskişehirspor)^[15]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
4	DF	Eltun Yagublu (loan to Sumgayit)^[16]
6	MF	Vuqar Mustafayev (loan to Zira)^[17]
11	MF	Elvin Mammadov (to Zira)^[18]^[19]
23	DF	Vladimir Dimitrovski (to Teplice)^[20]^[21]
29	FW	Rydell Poepon (to Roda JC)^[22]^[23]
70	MF	Chumbinho (to Atromitos)^[24]
99	MF	Namig Alasgarov (loan to Kapaz)^[17]

Friendlies

30 June 2015	Qarabağ	3–4	SV Horn	Austria
	Reynaldo 48', 68', 89'	Summary	Rakowitz 16' (pen.), 25' Sakaki 38' E.Dilić 52'

3 July 2015	Qarabağ	2–3	Steaua București	Austria
AZST (UTC+5)	Reynaldo 6' N.Alasgarov 84'	Summary	Stanciu 2' Tudorie 57' Mihalcea 90'

7 July 2015	Qarabağ	2–2	Lokomotiv Moscow	Austria
AZST (UTC+5)	Reynaldo 45' Mammadov 77'	Summary	Kasaev 36' Tarasov 72'

16 January 2016	Qarabağ	1-0	Rot-Weiss Essen	Belek, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		Summary

20 January 2016	Qarabağ	4-0	Diósgyőri	Belek, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)	Medvedev 30' Muarem 52' Amirguliyev 58' M.Mädätov 73'	Summary

23 January 2016	Qarabağ	3-4	Admira Wacker	Belek, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Summary]

23 January 2016	Qarabağ	0-1	Jagiellonia Białystok	Belek, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		[ Summary]

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	26	6	4	63	18	+45	84	15	3	0	38	4	+34	11	3	4	25	14	+11

Last updated: 21 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	Ravan Baku	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Y.Ağakärimzadä 75' T.Gurbatov 88'	Report	Yunuszade 27' V.Mustafayev 38' Diniyev 59' Y.Ağakärimzadä 67' (o.g.) Garayev 83'	Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

23 August 2015 3	AZAL	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Malikov 22' Jafarguliyev 27' T.Hümbätov 57'	Report	V.Mustafayev 41' M.Mahir 44' Quintana 65'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 450 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

12 September 2015 4	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
20:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Yunuszade 49' Mammadov 67' Armenteros 71' 73'	Report	Amirguliyev I. Säfärzadä 80'	Stadium: Dalğa Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

20 September 2015 5	Kapaz	2 – 3	Qarabağ	Ganja
16:30 AZST (UTC+5)	B.Soltanov 49' S.Aliyev 73' S.Rahimov 90+3'	Report	Yunuszade 18' Diniyev 38' (pen.) Armenteros 50' Mammadov 74' (pen.) Richard 77'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

26 September 2015 6	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Quintana 70' Diniyev 89' Richard 90+1'	Report	Ramos 23' 61' Qurbanov 42' A.Mammadov 73' S.Masimov 90' Añete 90+1'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

4 October 2015 7	Inter Baku	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Qirtimov 61' Seyidov 72' Lomaia 78', 90' Khizanishvili 90', 90+3'	Report	Quintana 30' Gurbanov 53' Reynaldo 90+3'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

17 October 2015 8	Qarabağ	4 – 1	Zira	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Armenteros 5', 16' 11' Richard 26', 83' (pen.)	Report	Ivanović 34' V.Igbekoi 68'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

25 October 2015 9	Sumgayit	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Sumgayit
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Fardjad-Azad 39' Huseynpur 85' B.Hasanalizade 90+3'	Report	Chumbinho 45+1'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,380 Referee: Ravan Hämzäzadä

28 October 2015 10	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Ravan Baku	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	V.Mustafayev 36'	Report	Y.Ağakärimzadä 40' N.Mammadov 77'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 350 Referee: Omar Paşayev

31 October 2015 11	Qarabağ	2 – 0	AZAL	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yunuszade 23' Ismayilov 49' Poepon 90+3'	Report	A.Gasimov 61'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 830 Referee: İnqilab Mämmädov

8 November 2015 12	Khazar Lankaran	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Lankaran
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Ismayilov 33' Gurbanov 40' Míchel 49'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

21 November 2015 13	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Kapaz	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Chumbinho 36' Yunuszade 71' Quintana 83' Richard 87'	Report	B.Nasirov 8' T.Akhundov 85'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 850 Referee: Orxan Mämmädov

29 November 2015 14	Neftchi Baku	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ailton 29' R.Hajiyev 65' 65' R.Mammadov 67' K.Gurbanov 90+2' Kurbanov 90+4'	Report	Medvedev 33' Míchel 38'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Omar Paşayev

6 December 2015 15	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Inter Baku	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Quintana 34' Diniyev 88'	Report	Martins 81'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

13 December 2015 16	Zira	0 – 0	Qarabağ	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Tato 34' T.Khalilzade 90'	Report	Poepon 12'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

16 December 2015 17	Qarabağ	2 – 2	Sumgayit	Baku
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Richard 57' (pen.) Poepon 86', 90+1' Quintana 89'	Report	A.Yunanov 7' M.Rahimov 53' 54' E.Mehdiyev 83'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 500 Referee: Omar Paşayev

19 December 2015 18	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Gabala	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Richard 71' Ismayilov 79'	Report	Zec 4'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

31 January 2016 19	AZAL	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Kvirtia 78'	Report	Richard 31' Medvedev 35' Guseynov 83'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

6 February 2016 20	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Sadygov 26' Quintana 71' Richard 87' Armenteros 90+2'	Report	T.Gurbatov 10' R.Jafarov 29', 87'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 800 Referee: İnqilab Mämmädov

14 February 2016 21	Kapaz	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Ganja
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Alasgarov 44' K.Diniyev 70'	Report	Sadygov 9' Quintana 70' Ismayilov 83' Agolli 90+1'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 20,400 Referee: Omar Paşayev

20 February 2016 22	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Armenteros 8' Richard 60' Quintana 80'	Report	F.Muradbayli 22' Ailton 26' Ramos 35' K.Gurbanov 60'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

27 February 2016 23	Inter Baku	1 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Hajiyev 42' Meza 51' Kvekveskiri 58' Lomaia 59' Aghayev 68'	Report	Diniyev 59' Sadygov 87'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Omar Paşayev

5 March 2016 24	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Zira	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Muarem 4' Míchel 9' M.Mädätov 90+3'	Report	T.Mutallimov 35' Tato 88'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

13 March 2016 25	Sumgayit	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Sumgayit
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Hüseynov 61' K.Najafov 63' Chertoganov 77' S.Alkhasov 90+1'	Report	Quintana 13' Míchel 17' Garayev 80' Muarem 85'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

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	Qarabağ	5 – 1	Ravan Baku	Baku
18:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Míchel 16' Muarem 53' Richard 55' Reynaldo 64' 66' Quintana 90+1'	Report	M.Hashimli 39' Khamid 68' Y.Ağakarimzada 74'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov

3 April 2016 28	Khazar Lankaran	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Lankaran
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	T.Gurbatov 12'	Report	M.Mädätov 6', 73'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

8 April 2016 29	Qarabağ	4 – 0	Kapaz	Baku
18:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Reynaldo 17' Míchel 32' Quintana 43' Sadygov 61' M.Mädätov 62' Armenteros 90+3'	Report	B.Nasirov 40'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 3,153 Referee: Rəhim Həsənov

16 April 2016 30	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Qurbanov 23' Ailton 46' 74' A.Mammadov 56' Ramos 67' E.Badalov 70' Jairo 76'	Report	Quintana 45' 56' Richard 56' Reynaldo 73'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

22 April 2016 31	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Inter Baku	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Reynaldo 12' Muarem 50'	Report	Lomaia 36' F.Bayramov 44', 75' S.Tashkin 63' Aliyev 81'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə

1 May 2016 32	Zira	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	A.Naghiyev 43' Bonilla 45'	Report	Garayev 19' Quintana 28' Reynaldo 74'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Orxan Məmmədov

7 May 2016 33	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Sumgayit	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Ismayilov 41' Guseynov 62'	Report		Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Rovan Rəcəbov

11 May 2016 34	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Gabala	Masazir
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Quintana 17', 32'	Report	Abbasov 66' Stanković 76' Zec 90+3'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

15 May 2016 35	Ravan Baku	2 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Abbasov 27' (pen.) Yunisoğlu 45' E.Abdulov 55' H.Akhundov 86' R.Azizli 89' R.Tagizade 90+1'	Report	E.Yagublu 25' Ismayilov 45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Elvin Asgərov

20 May 2016 36	Qarabağ	3 – 0	AZAL	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	M.Mädätov 21' Míchel 30' Quintana 41' Sadygov 68'	Report	K.Huseynov 27' Jafarguliyev 29'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Omar Paşayev

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Qarabağ (C)	36	26	6	4	66	21	+45	84	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Zira^{[lower-alpha 1]}	36	17	11	8	42	31	+11	62
3	Gabala	36	16	11	9	44	28	+16	59^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
4	Inter Baku^{[lower-alpha 3]}	36	16	11	9	39	28	+11	59^{[lower-alpha 2]}
5	Kapaz	36	15	11	10	48	40	+8	56	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round^{[lower-alpha 4]}

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.^[28]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

↑ Zira would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence as the club has existed professionally for less than three season.^[25]^[26]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Gabala ahead of Inter Baku on head-to-head record: Inter Baku–Gabala 2–1, Gabala–Inter Baku 1–1, Inter Baku–Gabala 0–1, Gabala–Inter Baku 0–0.
↑ On 31 March 2016, the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) announced that Inter Baku will be excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which they would otherwise qualify in the next three (3) seasons (i.e. the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons).^[27]
↑ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Azerbaijan Cup, Qarabağ, qualified for European competitions based on league position, the spot in the Europa League first qualifying round is passed to the sixth-placed team.

Azerbaijan Cup

2 December 2015 Second Round	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Shamkir	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Taghiyev 72' Armenteros 83'	Summary	E.Şiriyev 74'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 500 Referee: Ravan Hämzäzadä

2 March 2016 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Sumgayit	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Garayev 45' Richard 52' (pen.) M.Madatov 86'	Summary	E.Mehdiyev 12'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Orkhan Mammadov

9 March 2016 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Sumgayit	1 – 4 (1 – 6 agg.)	Qarabağ	Sumqayit
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	K.Najafov 63' B.Hasanalizade 84'	Summary	Muarem 6', 50' Armenteros 10', 58' Quintana 65'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Omar Paşayev

27 April 2016 Semifinal 1st leg	Inter Baku	0 – 4	Qarabağ	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Seyidov 36'	Summary	Míchel 19', 61' Quintana 67' Reynaldo 85'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

4 May 2016 Semifinal 2nd leg	Qarabağ	1 – 0 (5 – 0 agg.)	Inter Baku	Masazır
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Míchel 23' Richard 79' E.Yagublu 87'	Summary	Fomenko 64'	Stadium: Masazir Stadium Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Final

25 May 2016	Qarabağ	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Neftchi Baku	Baku
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Quintana 92' Míchel 117' 120' Reynaldo 120+1'	Summary	Qurbanov 92' Ramos 117', 120' A.Mammadov 117'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

15 July 2015 2nd qualifying round 1st leg	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Rudar Pljevlja	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Garayev 43'	Report	R.Živković 48' Ivanović 88'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 28,854^[29] Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Romania)

22 July 2015 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg	Rudar Pljevlja	0 – 1 (0 – 1 agg.)	Qarabağ	Petrovac, Montenegro
23:45 AZST (UTC+5)	Vlahović 44' Knežević 54' R.Živković 64'	Report	Reynaldo 57'	Stadium: Stadion pod Malim Brdom² Attendance: 1,400^[29] Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

29 July 2015 3rd qualifying round 1st leg	Celtic	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Glasgow, Scotland
23:45 AZST (UTC+5)	Izaguirre 36' van Dijk 44' Boyata 82' Forrest 90+2'	Report	Agolli 62'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,011^[30] Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

5 August 2015 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg	Qarabağ	0 – 0 (0 – 1 agg.)	Celtic	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:30 AZST (UTC+5)		Report	Johansen 63' Izaguirre 88'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 31,850^[30] Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

20 August 2015 Playoff round 1st leg	Young Boys	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Bern, Switzerland
23:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Bertone 70'	Report	Richard 58' 67' Reynaldo 77'	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 6,700^[31] Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

27 August 2015 Playoff round 2nd leg	Qarabağ	3 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.)	Young Boys	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Richard 4' (pen.) 51' Reynaldo 43' Ismayilov 61'	Report	von Bergen 4' González 16' Bertone 51' Hadergjonaj 88'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 29,620^[31] Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tottenham Hotspur	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6	13	Advance to knockout phase
2	Anderlecht	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10	Advance to knockout phase
3	Monaco	6	1	3	2	5	9	−4	6
4	Qarabağ	6	1	1	4	4	8	−4	4

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

18 September 2015 1	Tottenham Hotspur	3 – 1	Qarabağ	London, England
00:05 AZST (UTC+5)	Son 28', 30' Lamela 86' Alli 87'	Report	Richard 7' (pen.) Medvedev 83' Šehić 85' Sadygov 87' Míchel 87'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 26,463^[32] Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)

1 October 2015 2	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Anderlecht	Baku, Azerbaijan
22:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Richard 36'	Report	Defour 74'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 25,000^[33] Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

22 October 2015 3	AS Monaco	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Fontvieille, Monaco
22:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Wallace 40' Carvalho 53' L.Traoré 70'	Report	Agolli 76'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 6,165^[34] Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

5 November 2015 4	Qarabağ	1 – 1	AS Monaco	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Armenteros 39' 67'	Report	Fabinho 51' Cavaleiro 72' Silva 89'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 30,200^[35] Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

26 November 2015 5	Qarabağ	0 – 1	Tottenham Hotspur	Baku, Azerbaijan
22:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Richard 44' Garayev 88'	Report	Kane 78'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium¹ Attendance: 28,000^[36] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

11 December 2015 6	Anderlecht	2 – 1	Qarabağ	Brussels, Belgium
00:05 AZT (UTC+4)	Najar 28' Okaka 31' Lukebakio 70'	Report	Armenteros 35' Quintana 26' 48' Richard 51' Míchel 80'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 16,075^[37] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 25 May 2016

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Champions League		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Farhad Valiyev	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Gara Garayev	42	1	15+11	1	4	0	4	0	8	0
4	DF		Eltun Yagublu	5	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Maksim Medvedev	38	0	26	0	4	0	2	0	6	0
6	MF		Vugar Mustafayev	9	1	6+2	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0.
7	MF		Namiq Yusifov	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Míchel	31	8	21+3	4	5	4	0	0	0+2	0
9	FW		Reynaldo	25	8	9+5	5	2+1	1	4	1	4	1
10	MF		Dani Quintana	49	17	26+6	15	5	1	4	0	8	1
13	GK		Ibrahim Šehić	47	0	32	0	3	0	4	0	8	0
14	DF		Rashad Sadygov	34	2	19	2	3	0	4	0	8	0
15	MF		Rahid Amirguliyev	3	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Ilgar Gurbanov	28	0	16+2	0	3+1	0	2+1	0	3	0
19	DF		Azer Salahli	7	0	5+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF		Richard	49	14	26+5	9	3+3	1	4	0	8	4
22	MF		Afran Ismayilov	43	7	16+13	6	2+3	0	0+1	0	6+2	1
25	DF		Ansi Agolli	39	0	23+1	0	3+1	0	4	0	7	0
32	DF		Elvin Yunuszade	25	0	17+2	0	3+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
55	DF		Badavi Guseynov	46	0	30	0	4	0	4	0	8	0
63	GK		Shahruddin Mahammadaliyev	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
67	MF		Alharbi El Jadeyaoui	19	0	7+2	0	1	0	4	0	4+1	0
77	MF		Javid Tagiyev	27	1	6+9	0	2+1	1	2+2	0	4+1	0
90	FW		Samuel Armenteros	32	11	14+9	7	3	3	0	0	4+2	1
91	MF		Joshgun Diniyev	42	1	24+8	1	3+1	0	1+2	0	0+3	0
97	FW		Mahir Mädätov	21	8	12+4	7	4+1	1	0	0	0	0
99	MF		Muarem Muarem	18	4	9+5	2	2+2	2	0	0	0	0
Players away from Qarabağ on loan:
99	FW		Namig Alasgarov	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Qarabağ but left during the season:
11	MF		Elvin Mammadov	19	1	11+2	1	0	0	0+4	0	0+2	0
23	DF		Vladimir Dimitrovski	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Rydell Poepon	22	1	10+5	1	0	0	1+1	0	1+4	0
70	MF		Chumbinho	14	1	7+2	1	0+1	0	0	0	1+3	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	MF	10	Dani Quintana	15	1	0	1	17
2	MF	20	Richard	9	1	0	4	14
3	FW	90	Samuel Armenteros	7	3	0	1	11
4	FW	9	Reynaldo	5	1	1	1	8
	FW	97	Mahir Mädätov	7	1	0	0	8
	MF	8	Míchel	4	4	0	0	8
7	MF	22	Afran Ismayilov	6	0	0	1	7
8	MF	99	Muarem Muarem	3	2	0	0	5
9	DF	14	Rashad Sadygov	2	0	0	0	2
9			Own goal	2	0	0	0	2
11	DF	2	Gara Garayev	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	11	Elvin Mammadov	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	91	Joshgun Diniyev	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	6	Vugar Mustafayev	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	29	Rydell Poepon	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	70	Chumbinho	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	77	Javid Tagiyev	0	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	66	14	1	8	89

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
2		DF	Gara Garayev	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
4		DF	Eltun Yagublu	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
5		DF	Maksim Medvedev	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
6		MF	Vugar Mustafayev	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Míchel	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
9		FW	Reynaldo	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1
10		MF	Dani Quintana	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
11		MF	Elvin Mammadov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		GK	Ibrahim Šehić	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
14		DF	Rashad Sadygov	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
18		MF	Ilgar Gurbanov	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
20		MF	Richard	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	10	0
25		DF	Ansi Agolli	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
29		FW	Rydell Poepon	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
32		DF	Elvin Yunuszade	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
55		DF	Badavi Guseynov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
70		MF	Chumbinho	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
90		FW	Samuel Armenteros	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
91		MF	Joshgun Diniyev	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
97		FW	Mahir Mädätov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
99		MF	Muarem Muarem	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	47	2	6	1	2	0	15	0	70	3

Notes

Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.^[38]
Rudar Pljevlja played their home match at Stadion pod Malim Brdom, Petrovac, instead of their regular stadium Gradski stadion, Pljevlja.

References

↑ Guseynov was born in Kaspiysk, Russia, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan, making his debut for Azerbaijan in 2012.
↑ El Jadeyaoui was born in Strasbourg, France, but qualified to represent Morocco, making his debut for Morocco in 2013.
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External links

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[table_note_ZIR0.59403529623882-27] Zira would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round, but failed to obtain a UEFA licence as the club has existed professionally for less than three season.^[25]^[26]

[table_hth_INT0.59403529623882-28] 2.0 ^2.1 Gabala ahead of Inter Baku on head-to-head record: Inter Baku–Gabala 2–1, Gabala–Inter Baku 1–1, Inter Baku–Gabala 0–1, Gabala–Inter Baku 0–0.

[table_note_INT0.59403529623882-30] On 31 March 2016, the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) announced that Inter Baku will be excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which they would otherwise qualify in the next three (3) seasons (i.e. the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons).^[27]

[table_note_res_EL1C0.59403529623882-31] Since the winners of the 2015–16 Azerbaijan Cup, Qarabağ, qualified for European competitions based on league position, the spot in the Europa League first qualifying round is passed to the sixth-placed team.

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2015–16 FK Qarabağ season

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	26	6	4	63	18	+45	84	15	3	0	38	4	+34	11	3	4	25	14	+11

v t e Qarabağ FK
Grounds	Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Guzanli Olympic Complex Stadium
Records	Domestic Europe
Seasons	2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Players	Managers

v t e 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League teams
AZAL Gabala Inter Baku Kapaz Khazar Lankaran Neftchi Baku Qarabağ Ravan Baku Sumgayit Zira
Summer 2015 transfers Winter 2016 transfers Foreign players

v t e Football in Azerbaijan
League competitions	Premier League First Division Azerbaijani football league system Women's League (defunct) AFFA Amateur League
Cup competitions	Azerbaijan Cup Azerbaijan Supercup
Anual tournaments	Azerbaijan Winter Cup (2016)
National teams	Men (Results) Women Futsal U-21 U-19 U-17 Beach
Lists and categories	Clubs Venues Foreign Premier League Players
Awards	Footballer of the Year
Others	Professional Football League of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Football Academy
Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan

v t e 2015–16 in Azerbaijani football
« 2013–14 2016–17 »
Domestic leagues	Azerbaijan Premier League Azerbaijan First Division
Domestic cups	Azerbaijan Cup Azerbaijan Supercup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification (Group H)
Club seasons
Premier League	AZAL Gabala Inter Kapaz Khazar Neftchi Qarabağ Ravan Sumgayit Zira
Summer 2015 transfers Winter 2016 transfers

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	26	6	4	63	18	+45	84	15	3	0	38	4	+34	11	3	4	25	14	+11

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	26	6	4	63	18	+45	84	15	3	0	38	4	+34	11	3	4	25	14	+11