2016–17 Neftchi Baku PFK season

The Neftchi Baku 2016–17 season is Neftchi Baku's 25th Azerbaijan Premier League season. Neftchi will compete Azerbaijan Premier League and in the 2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup and UEFA Europa League.

Neftchi Baku

2016–17 season
Chairman	Chingiz Abdullayev
Manager	Vali Gasimov (until 14 September) Elkhan Abdullayev (from 15 September)
Stadium	Bakcell Arena
Premier League	7th
Azerbaijan Cup	Semi-final vs Qarabağ
Europa League	Second qualifying round vs Shkëndija
Top goalscorer	League: Daniel Lucas (4) All: Two Players (4)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Season Events

Following the club's 8-0 defeat to Gabala on 10 September, Vali Gasimov was fired as manager.[1] The following day Elkhan Abdullayev was appointed as manager until the end of the season.[2]

Squad

As of 2 February 2017[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  BRA Jairo 4 DF  AZE Rahil Mammadov 6 DF  CZE Pavel Dreksa (loan from Karviná) 7 MF  AZE Namig Alasgarov 8 MF  CZE Zdeněk Folprecht (loan from Slovan Liberec) 9 FW  ARG Hugo Bargas 10 MF  AZE Javid Imamverdiyev 11 FW  CHI Ignacio Herrera 12 FW  ESP Daniel Lucas 13 MF  AZE Murad Agayev 15 DF  AZE Ruslan Abışov 17 MF  AZE Rahman Hajiyev 19 MF  AZE Fahmin Muradbayli

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  AZE Agshin Gurbanli 22 DF  AZE Mahir Shukurov 23 MF  AZE Tarzin Jahangirov 26 DF  AZE Kamal Gurbanov 27 DF  AZE Magsad Isayev 28 MF  UKR Kyrylo Petrov 29 DF  GEO Giorgi Navalovski 33 GK  MNE Boban Bajković 53 GK  AZE Maksim Vaylo 61 DF  AZE Tayyar Mammadov 80 MF  VEN Edson Castillo 95 DF  AZE Elvin Badalov

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 — DF  AZE Eltun Yagublu (at Sabail) — MF  AZE Orkhan Gurbanli (at Sabail)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  AZE Mirabdulla Abbasov (at Sumgayit)

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 1 GK  CRO Krševan Santini (from Enosis)[4] 6 DF  MKD Vanče Šikov (from Austria Wien)[5] 9 FW  ROU Cătălin Țîră (from Rapid București)[6] 13 MF  AZE Murad Agayev (from Sumgayit)[7] 20 DF  AZE Eltun Yagublu (loan from Qarabağ)[8] 22 DF  AZE Mahir Shukurov [9] 23 MF  AZE Tarzin Jahangirov (from Gabala) 30 DF  CRO Dario Melnjak (loan from Lokeren)[5] 33 GK  MNE Boban Bajković [9] 80 MF  VEN Edson Castillo (from Mineros)[10] 88 MF  AZE Orkhan Gurbanli (loan return from Daugavpils) 90 MF  BRA Pessalli (from Angers)[9] 99 FW  BRA Denílson (loan from Granada B)[11]

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 1 GK  AZE Aqil Mammadov (to AZAL)[12][13][14] 5 DF  ESP Melli (to Reus Deportiu)[13][15] 6 DF  BRA Ailton (loan return to Fluminense) 9 FW  CHI Nicolás Canales (to Okzhetpes)[13][16] 11 FW  AZE Ruslan Qurbanov (to Gabala)[17] 14 FW  AZE Magomed Kurbanov (loan return to Sumgayit)[13] 15 MF  PAR Éric Ramos (to Rubio Ñu)[18][13] 18 MF  AZE Elshan Rzazade (to Mil-Muğan) 20 FW  ESP Añete (to Levski Sofia)[13][19] 22 FW  AZE Mirabdulla Abbasov (loan to Sumgayit, previously on loan to Daugavpils)[13]

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 6 DF  CZE Pavel Dreksa (loan from MFK Karviná)[20] 7 MF  AZE Namig Alasgarov (from Qarabağ)[21] 8 MF  CZE Zdeněk Folprecht (loan from Slovan Liberec)[22] 9 FW  ARG Hugo Bargas (from Blooming)[23] 11 FW  CHI Ignacio Herrera (from Irtysh Pavlodar)[24] 12 FW  ESP Daniel Lucas (from St. Pölten)[25] 15 DF  AZE Ruslan Abışov (to Neftchi Baku)[26] 28 MF  UKR Kyrylo Petrov (from Olimpik Donetsk)[27] 29 DF  GEO Giorgi Navalovski (from Veria)[21]

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 1 GK  CRO Krševan Santini [28] 5 DF  AZE Anton Krivotsyuk 6 DF  MKD Vanče Šikov [29] 7 MF  AZE Araz Abdullayev (to Gabala)[30] 8 MF  AZE Elshan Abdullayev (to Qarabağ)[31] 9 FW  ROU Cătălin Țîră [32] 20 DF  AZE Eltun Yagublu (loan to Sabail) 30 DF  CRO Dario Melnjak (loan return to Lokeren)[33] 41 DF  AZE Omar Buludov 45 MF  AZE Kamran Najafzade 66 GK  AZE Kamran Ibrahimov 72 DF  AZE Bilal Abbaszade 88 MF  AZE Orkhan Gurbanli (loan to Sabail) 90 MF  BRA Pessalli (to Paraná) 99 FW  BRA Denílson (loan return to Granada B)[34]

Trialists: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  PAR Ramón Cardozo [35]

Friendlies

8 January 2017	Sivasspor	0 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Bellis Deluxe Hotel

11 January 2017	Nasaf Qarshi	1 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	82'	Report		Stadium: Bellis Deluxe Hotel

15 January 2017	Kukësi	4 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Folprecht  29' Imamverdiyev  31'

17 January 2017	Tosno	2 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Cardozo  17' Agayev  90+1'

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
28	9	2	17	24	45	−21	29	6	1	7	15	20	−5	3	1	10	9	25	−16

Last updated: 29 April 2017.
Source: See Results

Results

6 August 2016 1	AZAL	0 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	E.Manafov  18' R.Nasirli  36'	Report	Jairo  23'  36' E.Badalov  60' K.Gurbanov  65' Hajiyev  70'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 350 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

14 August 2016 2	Neftchi Baku	0 – 1	Zira	Masazır
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Imamverdiyev  19'	Report	T.Khalilzade  14' Đurić  40' Mustafayev  43'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 750 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

21 August 2016 3	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Masazır
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Jairo  24' (o.g.) M.Madatov  47' El Jadeyaoui  80'	Report		Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

10 September 2016 4	Neftchi Baku	0 – 8	Gabala	Masazır
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Abdullayev  75'	Report	Dabo  6', 16', 59' Vernydub  10' Ozobić  29' Qurbanov  45+1', 83' Jairo  70' (o.g.)	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

18 September 2016 5	Inter Baku	2 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Fardjad-Azad  45+1' Aliyev  87', 90+3' 90+4' Aghayev  90+3'	Report	Abdullayev  67' (pen.)	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

27 September 2016 6	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Sumgayit	Masazır
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Imamverdiyev  6' Jairo  78'	Report	Y.Nabiyev  19' S.Asadov  71'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 600 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

1 October 2016 7	Neftchi Baku	2 – 0	Kapaz	Masazır
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Denílson  14' Țîră  31' 90+2'	Report	A.Karimov  30' N.Gurbanov  42' V.Beybalayev  54' S.Rahimov  65'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 900 Referee: Omar Paşayev

16 October 2016 8	Zira	0 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Zirə
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Meza  15' Mustafayev  24' Krneta  43' (pen.) Naghiyev  50' 58'	Report	Denílson  24' R.Mammadov  39'  47' K.Gurbanov  90+2'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

25 October 2016 9	Neftchi Baku	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Castillo  43' Jairo  67' Hajiyev  85' Țîră  90+2'	Report	Amirguliyev  29' Quintana  83' Ndlovu  85' Jairo  90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

28 October 2016 10	Gabala	4 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Zenjov  11', 59' A.Mammadov  34' 62' Eyyubov  77' Vernydub  90+1'	Report	A.Abdullayev  49' 74' Castillo  53'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

5 November 2016 11	Neftchi Baku	2 – 1	Inter Baku	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Pessalli  54' A.Abdullayev  61' (pen.) Castillo  64' Bajković  90+3'	Report	Abışov  49' Ramazanov  64' Guliyev  66' Hajiyev  67' Khizanishvili  90+1' 90+3'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə

20 November 2016 12	Sumgayit	2 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Sumqayit
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Guluzade  3' 43' A.Mehdiyev  63' Abbasov  75'	Report	E.Badalov  65'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

27 November 2016 13	Kapaz	2 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Ganja
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	O.Aliyev  27' K.Diniyev  45+1' Ebah  49'	Report	Hajiyev  64'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 8,350 Referee: Omar Paşayev

17 December 2016 14	Neftchi Baku	0 – 1	AZAL	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Jairo  63'	Report	I.Alakbarov  67' D.Janelidze  80' E.Suleymanov  82' Amirjanov  88'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 150 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

29 January 2017 15	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ramazanov  60' Ndlovu  72' (pen.)	Report	Imamverdiyev  13' 82' Navalovski  50' Hajiyev  67' F.Muradbayli  81'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

3 February 2017 16	Gabala	1 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Stanković  39' Sadiqov  47' Abdullayev  57' Subotić  77' 89'	Report	Abışov  76'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

9 February 2017 17	Inter Baku	1 – 3	Neftchi Baku	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Aliyev  35' F.Bayramov  41'	Report	Lucas  13' Alasgarov  17' Herrera  58' K.Gurbanov  89'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

13 February 2017 18	Neftchi Baku	1 – 0	Sumgayit	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Petrov  69' Navalovski  76' Bargas  86' 86' M.Isayev  88'	Report	K.Najafov  82'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

18 February 2017 19	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	Kapaz	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Navalovski  90+2'	[ Report]	S.Rahimov  24' S.Aliyev  90+1'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

27 February 2017 20	AZAL	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:30 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Lucas  4' Alasgarov  31' Folprecht  69' Agayev  90+3'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Omar Paşayev

5 March 2017 21	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Zira	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Lucas  60' (pen.) T.Jahangirov  90+3'	Report	V.Igbekoi  49' Navalovski  62' Đurić  79'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

14 March 2017 22	Neftchi Baku	1 – 0	Gabala	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Alasgarov  40' Petrov  67' Bajković  89'	Report	Subotić  47'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Elvin Əsgərov

18 March 2017 23	Neftchi Baku	2 – 1	Inter Baku	Baku
19:37 AZT (UTC+4)	Bargas  42' Hajiyev  70'	Report	Hajiyev  71'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

2 April 2017 24	Sumgayit	2 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Sumqayit
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Gystarov  53' B.Hasanalizade  60' Yunanov  63'	Report	Imamverdiyev  74'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 2,002 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

9 April 2017 25	Kapaz	2 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Ganja
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	T.Akhundov  14' (pen.), 42' (pen.)	Report	M.Isayev  11' Shukurov  81'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Elvin Asgərov

15 April 2017 26	Neftchi Baku	4 – 0	AZAL	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Folprecht  13' 74' Lucas  17' Herrera  35' Hajiyev  55'	Report	K.Huseynov  45'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov

23 April 2017 27	Zira	3 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Zirə
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Gadze  38' T.Khalilzade  42' Meza  44' Mustafayev  59' Latifu  63'	Report	Herrera  34' 34' Abışov  39' Alasgarov  45+1' Folprecht  55' Bajković  90' Lucas  90+2'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov
Note: On 25 April 2017, Zira were awarded a 3-0 victory over Neftchi Baku fielded 7 foreign players in this match.[36]

29 April 2017 28	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	M.Isayev  40' Herrera  90'	Report	Ndlovu  48' Abışov  60' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Omar Paşayev

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Zira	28	10	9	9	29	26	+3	39	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5	Kapaz	28	9	9	10	24	27	−3	36
6	Sumgayit	28	9	8	11	28	35	−7	35
7	Neftçi Baku	28	9	2	17	24	45	−21	29
8	AZAL (R)	28	1	7	20	13	50	−37	10	Relegation to the Azerbaijan First Division

Source: PFL (in Azerbaijani), 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.[37]
(R) Relegated.

Azerbaijan Cup

2 December 2016 Second Round	Neftchi Baku	2 – 0	Sharurspor	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	F.Muradbayli  14' M.Isayev  22' E.Yagublu  64'	Report	A.Ağayev  44' J.Süleymanov  74'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 300

13 December 2016 Quarterfinal First Leg	Zira	0 – 3	Neftchi Baku	Zirə
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Pessalli  44', 58', 63'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

21 December 2016 Quarterfinal Second Leg	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2 (4 – 2 agg.)	Zira	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	R.Mammadov  40' E.Yagublu  59' Jairo  61'	Report	Đurić  34' 59' Krneta  35' Naghiyev  39' Meza  57' N.Novruzov  85'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

30 March 2017 Semifinal First Leg	Neftchi Baku	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Petrov  48'	Report	Muarem  13' Ndlovu  28' E.Abdullayev  72' S.Mahammadaliyev  89'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

5 April 2017 Semifinal Second Leg	Qarabağ	0 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Petrov  19'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying Rounds

30 June 2016 First qualifying round 1st leg	Balzan	0 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Paola[note 1], Malta
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Bezzina  53' C.Brincat  72' Grioli  86'	Report	Hajiyev  14' Castillo  64' Qurbanov  83' (pen.)	Stadium: Hibernians Stadium Attendance: 357[38] Referee: Jovan Kaluđerović (Montenegro)

7 July 2016 First qualifying round 2nd leg	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2 (3 – 2 agg.)	Balzan	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Jairo  20' 53' Melnjak  56' E.Abdullayev  72'	Report	D.Grima  44' Micallef  51', 67' C.Brincat  83' Serrano  85' Anderson  86' B.Kaljević  86' Fenech  86' Grioli  90+5'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 7,650[38] Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)

14 July 2016 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0	Shkëndija	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Agayev  48'	Report	Alimi  57' Vujčić  75'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 6,891[39] Referee: Sergey Tsinkevich (Belarus)

21 July 2016 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Shkëndija	1 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Skopje[note 2], Macedonia
22:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ibraimi  31' Júnior  90+2'	Report	M.Isayev  23' Šikov  49'  72' Qurbanov  72' Jairo  88'	Stadium: Philip II Arena Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

Squad statistics

As of Match played 29 April 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF		Jairo	21	1	12+1	0	3+1	0	4	1
4	DF		Rahil Mammadov	13	1	7+1	0	2	1	0+3	0
6	DF		Pavel Dreksa	12	0	11	0	1	0	0	0
7	MF		Namig Alasgarov	12	2	12	2	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Zdeněk Folprecht	16	1	13+1	1	1+1	0	0	0
9	FW		Hugo Bargas	15	2	3+10	2	1+1	0	0	0
10	MF		Javid Imamverdiyev	27	2	13+7	2	2+1	0	0+4	0
11	FW		Ignacio Herrera	15	3	12+1	3	2	0	0	0
12	FW		Daniel Lucas	15	4	11+2	4	1+1	0	0	0
13	MF		Murad Agayev	15	0	6+2	0	1+2	0	4	0
15	DF		Ruslan Abışov	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Rahman Hajiyev	36	4	22+5	3	4+1	0	4	1
19	MF		Fahmin Muradbayli	28	1	11+8	0	5	1	2+2	0
21	MF		Agshin Gurbanli	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
22	DF		Mahir Shukurov	8	0	4+3	0	0+1	0	0	0
23	MF		Tarzin Jahangirov	22	0	13+4	0	3+2	0	0	0
25	MF		Kyrylo Petrov	12	0	10	0	2	0	0	0
26	DF		Kamal Gurbanov	10	0	5+5	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF		Magsad Isayev	31	1	21+1	0	5	1	4	0
29	DF		Giorgi Navalovski	16	0	13+1	0	2	0	0	0
33	GK		Boban Bajković	19	0	14	0	5	0	0	0
49	FW		İbrahim Əliyev	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
53	GK		Maksim Vaylo	7	0	6+1	0	0	0	0	0
80	MF		Edson Castillo	27	0	16+4	0	3	0	4	0
95	DF		Elvin Badalov	21	1	13+3	1	5	0	0	0
Players away from Neftchi Baku on loan:
88	MF		Orkhan Gurbanli	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Neftchi Baku no longer at the club:
1	GK		Krševan Santini	12	0	8	0	0	0	4	0
6	DF		Vanče Šikov	10	0	6	0	0	0	4	0
7	MF		Araz Abdullayev	17	3	9+2	3	1+1	0	4	0
8	MF		Elshan Abdullayev	3	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
9	FW		Cătălin Țîră	8	1	4+4	1	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Ruslan Qurbanov	7	1	2+1	0	0	0	4	1
20	DF		Eltun Yagublu	7	0	3+1	0	3	0	0	0
30	DF		Dario Melnjak	14	0	10	0	0	0	4	0
90	MF		Pessalli	10	4	3+4	1	3	3	0	0
99	FW		Denílson	9	1	7+2	1	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW		12	Daniel Lucas	4	0	0	4
	MF		17	Rahman Hajiyev	3	0	1	4
	MF		90	Pessalli	1	3	0	4
4	MF		7	Araz Abdullayev	3	0	0	3
	FW		11	Ignacio Herrera	3	0	0	3
6	MF		10	Javid Imamverdiyev	2	0	0	2
	MF		7	Namig Alasgarov	2	0	0	2
	FW		9	Hugo Bargas	2	0	0	2
9	DF		95	Elvin Badalov	1	0	0	1
	FW		99	Denílson	1	0	0	1
	FW		9	Cătălin Țîră	1	0	0	1
	MF		8	Zdeněk Folprecht	1	0	0	1
	MF		19	Fahmin Muradbayli	0	1	0	1
	DF		27	Magsad Isayev	0	1	0	1
	DF		4	Rahil Mammadov	0	1	0	1
	FW		11	Ruslan Qurbanov	0	0	1	1
	DF		3	Jairo	0	0	1	1
				TOTALS	24	6	3	33

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa League		Total
3		DF	Jairo	5	1	1	0	2	0	8	1
4		DF	Rahil Mammadov	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
6		DF	Vanče Šikov	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0
7		MF	Araz Abdullayev	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7		MF	Namig Alasgarov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Elshan Abdullayev	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
8		MF	Zdeněk Folprecht	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
9		FW	Cătălin Țîră	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
9		FW	Hugo Bargas	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Javid Imamverdiyev	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11		FW	Ruslan Qurbanov	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
11		FW	Ignacio Herrera	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		MF	Murad Agayev	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
15		DF	Ruslan Abışov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17		MF	Rahman Hajiyev	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19		MF	Fahmin Muradbayli	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		DF	Eltun Yagublu	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
22		DF	Mahir Shukurov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Tarzin Jahangirov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25		MF	Kyrylo Petrov	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
26		DF	Kamal Gurbanov	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
27		DF	Magsad Isayev	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
29		DF	Giorgi Navalovski	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
30		DF	Dario Melnjak	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
33		GK	Boban Bajković	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
80		MF	Edson Castillo	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
95		DF	Elvin Badalov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
99		FW	Denílson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	47	3	4	0	10	1	61	4

Notes

1. Balzan played their home match at Hibernians Stadium, Paola, instead of their regular stadium National Stadium, Ta' Qali.
2. Shkëndija play their home matches at Philip II Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Tetovo.

References

1. "Neftçi PFK-nın rəsmi məlumatı". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
2. "Neftçi PFK: yeni təyinatlar haqqında". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
3. http://neftchipfk.com/az/team_9/
4. "Croatian goalkeeper in Neftchi". neftchipfk.com. Neftçi PFK. 23 June 2016.
5. ""Neftçi"də 4 yeni futbolçu". neftchipfk.com. Neftchi Baku. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
6. "Neftçi PFK rumıniyalı hücumçu ilə müqavilə imzalayıb". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
7. Агаев перешел в Нефтчи. azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 June 2016.
8. ""Neftçi" "Qarabağ"ın futbolçusunu heyətinə qatdı". sportal.az. Sportal. 17 June 2016.
9. ""Neftçi" Şükürov, Baykoviç və Pessalli ilə müqavilə bağladı". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
10. Эдсон Кастильо о переходе в Нефтчи. azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 16 June 2016.
11. "Braziliyalı hücumçu Denilson Pereyra Neftçi də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
12. Нефтчи расстался с Агилем Мамедовым. azerisport.az (in Russian). Azerisport. 14 June 2016.
13. "Neftçi PFK-nın məlumatı". neftchipfk.com. Neftchi Baku. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
14. Вратарь Нефтчи перебрался в АЗАЛ. azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azeri Football. 24 July 2016.
15. "Melli signa pel Reus". cfreusdeportiu.com. Reus Deportiu. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
16. Окжетпес подписал нападающего. okzhetpes.kz (in Russian). FC Okzhetpes. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
17. "Qəbələ Ruslan Qurbanovu rənglərinə bağladı". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
18. Эрик Рамос ушёл из "Нефтчи". apasport.az (in Russian). Apasport. 26 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
19. "Антонио Аниете подписа за 1 + 1 година с Левски" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 24 June 2016.
20. "Pavel Dreksa "Neftçi"də!". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
21. "Azərbaycan və Gürcüstan milli komandalarının futbolçuları "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
22. "Çexiyalı futbolçu "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
23. "Hüqo Barqas "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
24. "Çilili hücumameyilli yarımmüdafiəçi "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
25. "İspaniyalı hücumçu Neftçi də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
26. "Neftçi milli komandanın üzvü ilə müqavilə bağladı". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
27. "Kirilo Petrov "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
28. "Neftçi PFK Krşevan Santini ilə müqaviləyə xitam verdi". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
29. "Neftçi PFK Vançe Şıkovla müqaviləyə xitam verdi". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
30. "Gabala signed Araz Abdullayev from national senior team". gabalafc.az. Gabala FC. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
31. "Elşən Abdullayev "Neftçi"dən ayrıldı". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
32. "Neftçi PFK Katalin Tira ilə müqaviləyə xitam verdi". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
33. "Neftçi PFK Dario Melnyakla müqaviləyə xitam verdi". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
34. "Neftçi PFK Denilsonla müqaviləyə xitam verdi". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
35. "Neftçi Paraqvay əsilli hücumçunu sınayır". neftchipfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
36. Официально: Нефтчи засчитано техническое поражение в матче с Зиря. azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
37. "Premyer Liqa 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
38. "Summary UEFA Europa League - Round 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
39. "Summary UEFA Europa League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2016.

External links

• Official Website (in Azerbaijani, English, and Russian)