2010–11 AZAL PFC season

The AZAL 2010–11 season was AZAL's sixth Azerbaijan Premier League season. AZAL finished the season in 8th place and were knocked out of the 2010–11 Azerbaijan Cup by Inter Baku in the semi-finals. It was their first full season under the management of Nazim Suleymanov. The team's kit was supplied by Umbro and their sponsor was Silk Way.

AZAL

2010–11 season
Chairman	Zaur Akhundov
Manager	Nazim Suleymanov
Stadium	Shafa Stadium
Premier League	4th
Azerbaijan Cup	Semi-finals vs Inter Baku
Top goalscorer	League: Gvidas Juska (9) All: Gvidas Juska (9)
Highest home attendance	4,000 vs Khazar Lankaran 13 March 2011
Lowest home attendance	300 vs Turan Tovuz 14 August 2010 Simurq 12 September 2010 Inter Baku 16 October 2010
Average home league attendance	1,311
Home colours Away colours

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  MKD Robert Petrov 3 DF  AZE Nduka Usim (2nd vice-captain) 4 DF  AZE Namig Abdullazade 5 DF  AZE Agil Nabiyev (captain) 6 DF  LVA Ritus Krjauklis 7 MF  AZE Tarlan Khalilov 8 FW  ALB Eleandro Pema 9 MF  NGA Victor Igbekoyi 10 MF  RUS Nugzar Kvirtiya 11 MF  MAR Zouhir Benouahi 12 GK  AZE Jahangir Hasanzade (1st vice-captain) 13 MF  SRB Dragan Mandić

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF  AZE Elvin Aliyev 15 FW  LTU Gvidas Juska 16 MF  SRB Mensur Limani 17 MF  AZE Vusal Garaev 18 MF  AZE Orkhan Safiyaroglu 19 MF  AZE Huseyn Akhundov 20 FW  BLR Gennadi Bliznyuk 21 MF  SRB Mirko Bunjevčević 22 MF  AZE Anar Hasanov 23 MF  NGA Pius Ikedia 24 FW  BUL Enyo Krastovchev 96 GK  AZE Elshan Poladov

Transfers

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  MKD Robert Petrov (from Slavia Sofia) 6 DF  LVA Ritus Krjauklis (from Ventspils)[1] 8 FW  ALB Eleandro Pema (from Kastrioti Kruje) 11 MF  MAR Zouhir Benouahi (from Al-Fahaheel) 14 DF  AZE Elvin Aliyev (loan from FK Baku) 20 DF  LTU Marius Kazlauskas (from Dunajská Streda) 23 MF  NGA Pius Ikedia (from RBC Roosendaal)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  MDA Serghei Laşcencov (Banned)[2] 5 MF  BRA Claudiano (to Sriwijaya) — FW  BRA Ismael Gaúcho (to Juventude Sport Clube)[3]

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  SRB Mensur Limani (from Vllaznia Shkodër) 20 FW  BLR Gennadi Bliznyuk (from Belshina Bobruisk) 24 FW  BUL Enyo Krastovchev (from Levski Sofia)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 6 DF  NGA Abiodun Lawal (released) 16 FW  AZE Samir Abdulov (to FK Ganja) 17 MF  AZE Huseyn Akhundov (loan to FK Mughan) 20 DF  LTU Marius Kazlauskas (to Banga Gargždai)

Competitions

Results

7 August 2010 1	Baku	2 - 3	AZAL	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Jabá  64', 77'	Summary	Juška  43', 52' Bunjevčević  54'	Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

14 August 2010 2	AZAL	1 - 0	Turan Tovuz	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Mandić  69'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Afgan Hamzayev

21 August 2010 3	FK Ganja	1 - 1	AZAL	Qabala
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Junivan  42'	Summary	Usim  69'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

29 August 2010 4	AZAL	0 - 1	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Beqiri  90+2'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov

12 September 2010 5	AZAL	2 - 1	Simurq	Baku
18:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Juška  73' (pen.), 85' Garaev  34'  75'	Summary	Rahimov  90'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

19 September 2010 6	Qarabağ	0 - 0	AZAL	Baku^1
17:10 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov

26 September 2010 7	AZAL	2 - 0	MOIK Baku	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Garaev  39' Juska  90'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

1 October 2010 8	Neftchi Baku	1 - 0	AZAL	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Mpenza  3'	Summary		Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Afgan Hamzayev

16 October 2010 9	AZAL	5 - 0	Inter Baku	Baku
16:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Juška  69' Igbekoyi  49', 79' Kvirtiya  76' Garaev  82'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

23 October 2010 10	Gabala	0 - 0	AZAL	Qabala
15:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Report Summary		Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Jeyhun Hashimov

30 October 2010 11	AZAL	2 - 0	FK Mughan	Baku
15:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Juška  29' Igbekoyi  85'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

6 November 2010 12	Simurq	0 - 1	AZAL	Zaqatala
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary	Benouahi  28'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 155 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

12 November 2010 13	MOIK Baku	1 - 1	AZAL	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Gurbanov  47' (pen.) Gventsadze  60'	Summary	Ikedia  27'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Elvin Askerov

21 November 2010 14	AZAL	2 - 0	Qarabağ	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Benouahi  75', 84'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

28 November 2010 15	Turan Tovuz	1 - 2	AZAL	Tovuz
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Erdoğdu  58'	Summary	Benouahi  12', 53'	Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Elnur Muradov

4 December 2010 16	AZAL	0 - 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

11 December 2010 17	Inter Baku	1 - 1	AZAL	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Zlatinov  61'	Summary	Juška  70'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

19 December 2010 18	AZAL	2 - 2	Gabala	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Juška  45' Petrov  90'	Report Summary	Isayev  3' Antić  19'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov

23 December 2010 19	FK Mughan	3 - 1	AZAL	Salyan
13:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mammadov  27', 61' Hodžić  70' Mirzayev  43'  90+4'	Summary	Garaev  8'	Stadium: Salyan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

12 February 2011 20	AZAL	0 - 0	FK Ganja	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Elnur Muradov

20 February 2011 21	Khazar Lankaran	2 - 1	AZAL	Lankaran
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Abdullayev  45' Chiacu  78'	Summary	Nduka  57'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

25 February 2011 22	AZAL	0 - 0	Baku	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Qarabağ	22	13	3	6	30	14	+16	42	Qualification for championship group
4	Inter Baku	22	12	4	6	24	16	+8	40
5	AZAL	22	9	9	4	27	16	+11	36
6	Baku	22	9	6	7	28	21	+7	33
7	Gabala	22	8	7	7	19	14	+5	31	Qualification for relegation group

Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

13 March 2011 23	AZAL	1 - 0	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Krastovchev  76'	Summary		Stadium: AZAL Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov

18 March 2011 24	Qarabağ	1 - 0	AZAL	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Adamia  31' (pen.)	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium^1 Attendance: 550 Referee: Anar Salmanov

3 April 2011 25	AZAL	1 - 0	Inter Baku	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Kvirtiya  45'	Summary		Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 800 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

10 April 2011 26	AZAL	1 - 0	Baku	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Bliznyuk  45+2'	Summary		Stadium: AZAL Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Elnur Muradov

17 April 2011 27	Neftchi Baku	2 - 1	AZAL	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Abdullayev  49' Mpenza  51'	Summary	Benouahi  6'	Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

23 April 2011 28	Khazar Lankaran	3 - 0	AZAL	Lankaran
18:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Opara  58' Parks  76' Abdullayev  79'	Summary		Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Vusal Aliyev

1 May 2011 29	AZAL	1 - 3	Neftchi Baku	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Petrov  75'  87' Juska  90+1'	Summary	Huseynov  11' Krjauklis  17' (o.g.) Rodriguinho  90'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov

7 May 2011 30	Baku	2 - 1	AZAL	Baku
15:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Šolić  20' Sofroni  79'	Summary	Usim  66'	Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

13 May 2011 31	Inter Baku	0 - 0	AZAL	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

18 May 2011 32	AZAL	3 - 1	Qarabağ	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Limani  41' Bunjevčević  43' Krastovchev  88'	Summary	Adamia  12'	Stadium: Tofig Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Table

Pos	Team	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[lower-alpha 1]
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
5	Inter Baku	32	13	10	9	29	24	+5	49
6	Baku	32	10	10	12	33	32	+1	40

Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Khazar Lankaran won the 2010–11 Azerbaijan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

Azerbaijan Cup

8 December 2010 First Round	Ravan Baku	1 - 2	AZAL	Baku
13:00 AZT (UTC+4)	R.Mammadov  90+2'	Summary	Pema  30' Nabiyev  63'	Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Jeyhun Hashimov

2 March 2011 Quarterfinal 1st Leg	AZAL	2 - 0	Turan Tovuz	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Juska  39' Kvirtiya  43'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

9 March 2011 Quarterfinal 2nd Leg	Turan Tovuz	1 - 1 (3 - 1 agg.)	AZAL	Tovuz
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Kondev  76'	Summary	Pema  63'	Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

27 April 2011 Semi Final 1st Leg	Inter Baku	0 - 0	AZAL	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

4 May 2011 Semi Final 2nd Leg	AZAL	0 - 1 (0 - 1 agg.)	Inter Baku	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Odikadze  2'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Robert Petrov	35	1	31+0	1	4+0	0
3	DF		Nduka Usim	36	3	31+0	3	5+0	0
4	DF		Namig Abdullazade	3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
5	DF		Agil Nabiyev	33	1	28+0	0	5+0	1
6	DF		Ritus Krjauklis	14	0	7+3	0	4+0	0
7	MF		Tarlan Khalilov	10	0	4+5	0	0+1	0
8	FW		Eleandro Pema	17	2	8+6	0	3+0	2
9	MF		Victor Igbekoyi	33	3	29+0	3	4+0	0
10	MF		Nugzar Kvirtiya	31	3	20+7	2	3+1	1
11	MF		Zouhir Benouahi	28	6	22+4	6	2+0	0
12	GK		Jahangir Hasanzade	29	0	25+0	0	4+0	0
13	MF		Dragan Mandić	21	1	20+0	1	1+0	0
14	DF		Elvin Aliyev	29	0	27+0	0	2+0	0
15	FW		Gvidas Juska	35	11	24+7	10	2+2	1
16	MF		Mensur Limani	12	1	7+2	1	2+1	0
17	MF		Vusal Garaev	27	3	12+12	3	2+1	0
18	MF		Orkhan Safiyaroglu	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
20	FW		Gennadi Bliznyuk	8	1	6+0	1	2+0	0
21	MF		Mirko Bunjevčević	34	2	29+2	2	2+1	0
22	MF		Anar Hasanov	10	0	0+8	0	1+1	0
23	MF		Pius Ikedia	23	1	7+14	1	2+0	0
24	FW		Enyo Krastovchev	15	2	5+6	2	3+1	0
96	GK		Elshan Poladov	8	0	7+0	0	1+0	0
			Javid Rahimov	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
Players who appeared for AZAL and left on loan during the season:
19	MF		Huseyn Akhundov	6	0	0+5	0	0+1	0
Players who appeared for AZAL and left during the season:
6	MF		Abiodun Lawal	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
16	FW		Samir Abdulov	9	0	2+6	0	1+0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Total
1	FW		15	Gvidas Juska	10	1	11
2	MF		11	Zouhir Benouahi	6	0	6
3	MF		9	Victor Igbekoyi	3	0	3
	DF		3	Nduka Usim	3	0	3
	MF		17	Vusal Garaev	3	0	3
	MF		10	Nugzar Kvirtiya	2	1	3
7	MF		21	Mirko Bunjevčević	2	0	2
	FW		24	Enyo Krastovchev	2	0	2
	FW		8	Eleandro Pema	0	2	2
10	MF		13	Dragan Mandić	1	0	1
	DF		2	Robert Petrov	1	0	1
	MF		16	Mensur Limani	1	0	1
	FW		20	Gennadi Bliznyuk	1	0	1
	MF		23	Pius Ikedia	1	0	1
	DF		5	Agil Nabiyev	0	1	1
				TOTALS	36	5	41

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Total
2		DF	Robert Petrov	4	1	1	0	1	0
3		DF	Nduka Usim	5	0	0	0	5	0
5		DF	Agil Nabiyev	4	0	0	0	4	0
9		MF	Victor Igbekoyi	8	0	1	0	9	0
10		MF	Nugzar Kvirtiya	3	0	1	0	4	0
11		MF	Zouhir Benouahi	9	0	1	0	10	0
12		GK	Jahangir Hasanzade	3	0	1	0	4	0
13		MF	Dragan Mandić	3	0	0	0	3	0
14		DF	Elvin Aliyev	10	0	0	0	10	0
15		FW	Gvidas Juska	1	0	0	0	1	0
16		MF	Samir Abdulov	0	0	1	0	1	0
17		MF	Vusal Garaev	4	1	1	0	5	1
21		MF	Mirko Bunjevčević	3	0	0	0	3	0
23		MF	Pius Ikedia	1	0	0	0	1	0
24		FW	Enyo Krastovchev	1	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	57	2	7	0	64	2

References

• Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.[4]

1. "Ritus Krjauklis". lff.lv. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
2. "CAS Issues it's Decision in the Case FC Karparty and FC Metalist (Ukraine)" (PDF). tas-cas.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
3. "Ismael Gaúcho". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
4. Doğma torpaq, qüdrətinə qurban olum! Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)

External links

• AZAL PFC Official Web Site
• AZAL PFC at PFL.AZ
• AZAL PFC Official Facebook Page