2016-17 season | |
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President | Kamran Guliyev |
Manager | Samir Abbasov |
Stadium | Kapital Bank Arena |
Premier League | 4th |
Azerbaijan Cup | Quarterfinal vs Qarabağ |
Top goalscorer | League: Mirabdulla Abbasov (4) All: Amil Yunanov (5) |
The Sumgayit FK 2016-17 season is Sumgayit's sixth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and seventh season in their history. It is their first full season with Samir Abbasov as manager, during which they will participate in the Azerbaijan Cup as well as the League.
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Farhad Valiyev | GK | 1 November 1980 (aged 36) | Qarabağ | 2016 | 29 | 0 | |||
92 | Mehdi Jannatov | GK | 26 January 1992 (aged 25) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |||
94 | Tarlan Ahmadli | GK | 21 November 1994 (aged 22) | Ravan Baku | 2012 | 15 | 0 | |||
Defenders | ||||||||||
2 | Rail Malikov | DF | 18 December 1985 (aged 31) | AZAL | 2016 | 26 | 0 | |||
3 | Vurğun Hüseynov | DF | 25 April 1988 (aged 29) | Gabala | 2013 | 116 | 0 | |||
13 | Bahlul Mustafazade | DF | 27 February 1997 (aged 20) | loan from Gabala | 2017 | 4 | 0 | |||
14 | Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade | DF | 29 December 1992 (aged 24) | Trainee | 2011 | 127 | 2 | |||
17 | Vaguf Gulaliyev | DF | 11 May 1993 (aged 23) | Khazar Lankaran | 2016 | 2 | 0 | |||
19 | Azer Salahli | DF | 11 April 1994 (aged 23) | loan from Qarabağ | 2016 | 31 | 1 | |||
74 | Yusif Nabiyev | DF | 3 September 1997 (aged 19) | loan from Gabala | 2016 | 18 | 3 | |||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
5 | Seymur Asadov | MF | 5 May 1994 (aged 22) | 2016 | 15 | 1 | ||||
6 | Mikayil Rahimov | MF | 11 May 1987 (aged 29) | FC Baku | 2015 | 10 | 2 | |||
7 | Sergey Chernyshev | MF | 27 April 1990 (aged 27) | Druzhba Maykop | 2017 | 9 | 1 | |||
8 | Nijat Mukhtarov | MF | 1 June 1995 (aged 21) | Ravan Baku | 2016 | 38 | 1 | |||
18 | Suleyman Ahmadov | MF | 25 November 1999 (aged 17) | Inter Baku | 2016 | 5 | 0 | |||
20 | Farkhad Gystarov | MF | 21 November 1994 (aged 22) | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 2017 | 8 | 0 | |||
21 | Nasyr Abilayev | MF | 19 November 1995 (aged 21) | Khimki-M | 2017 | 8 | 0 | |||
25 | Ayaz Mehdiyev | MF | 22 February 1993 (aged 24) | Giresunspor | 2015 | 28 | 0 | |||
42 | Kamran Abdullazade | MF | 20 March 1995 (aged 22) | Khazar Lankaran | 2016 | 12 | 0 | |||
77 | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | DF | 1 October 1996 (aged 20) | loan from Gabala | 2017 | 12 | 0 | |||
97 | Khayal Najafov | MF | 19 December 1997 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2014 | 37 | 1 | |||
Forwards | ||||||||||
9 | Amil Yunanov | FW | 6 January 1993 (aged 24) | Ravan Baku | 2015 | 52 | 21 | |||
14 | Magomed Kurbanov | FW | 11 April 1992 (aged 25) | Taganrog | 2014 | 69 | 21 | |||
22 | Mirabdulla Abbasov | FW | 27 April 1995 (aged 22) | loan from Neftchi Baku | 2016 | 30 | 8 | |||
Left during the season | ||||||||||
7 | Vagif Javadov | FW | 25 May 1989 (aged 27) | Khazar Lankaran | 2015 | 32 | 6 | |||
11 | Ebrahim Abednezhad | MF | 22 August 1992 (aged 24) | Tractor Sazi | 2016 | 5 | 0 | |||
24 | Amit Guluzade | MF | 20 November 1992 (aged 24) | Atlético CP | 2015 | 40 | 1 | |||
66 | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh | MF | 21 April 1992 (aged 25) | Giti Pasand | 2016 | 10 | 0 |
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13 January 2017 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 3 – 1 | Sumgayit | Antalya, Turkey |
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Salihi 20' Karimi 80' Orelesi 82' | Report | Abbasov 90' | Stadium: Stadium of the "Titanic De Luxe Beach & Resort Hotel Antalya", Lara |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | −9 |
Last updated: 29 April 2017.
Source: See Results
6 August 20161 | Zira | 0 – 1 | Sumgayit | Zirə |
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Mustafayev 85' | Report | Javadov 75' Yunanov 79' Guluzade 86' | Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov |
11 August 20162 | Sumgayit | 0 – 2 | Qarabağ | Sumqayit |
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Report | Muarem 52' Quintana 84' | Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Revan Həmzəzadə |
21 August 20163 | Gabala | – | Sumgayit | Qabala |
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | [ Report] | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium |
11 September 20164 | Sumgayit | 1 – 2 | Inter Baku | Sumqayit |
20:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Javadov 90+1' | Report | Denis 2' Khizanishvili 30' F.Bayramov 45' Ramazanov 61' Hajiyev 90+2' | Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
18 September 20165 | Kapaz | 1 – 1 | Sumgayit | Ganja |
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Javadov 69' Abednezhad 71' Y.Nabiyev 74' | Report | Renan 40' Serginho 56' K.Diniyev 73' T.Akhundov 85' | Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Rahim Həsənov |
22 September 20163 | Gabala | 2 – 0 | Sumgayit | Qabala |
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Dabo 85', 90' Ozobić 90' Santos 90+2' | Report | Y.Nabiyev 70' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
27 September 20166 | 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 20167 | Sumgayit | 1 – 1 | AZAL | Sumqayit |
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Hüseynov 25' Abbasov 83' Javadov 87' | Report | I.Alakbarov 9' Jafarguliyev 36' Coronado 66' E.Suleymanov 78' A.Mammadov 90' | Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov |
15 October 20168 | Qarabağ | 3 – 0 | Sumgayit | Baku |
18:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Reynaldo 24' Míchel 42' Gurbanov 44' Ndlovu 90+3' | Report | Y.Nabiyev 41' | Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
25 October 20169 | Sumgayit | 2 – 2 | Gabala | Sumqayit |
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | B.Hasanalizade 34' Malikov 40' Y.Nabiyev 47' Yunanov 90+4' (pen.) | Report | Stanković 58' Eyyubov 64' Qurbanov 68' Ozobić 73' S.Guliyev 81' 90+3' Santos 83' A.Mammadov 90+4' | Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Rahim Həsənov |
30 October 201610 | Inter Baku | 3 – 1 | Sumgayit | Baku |
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Khizanishvili 21' Fardjad-Azad 25' Hajiyev 55', 80' | Report | Abbasov 3' 59' Malikov 58' | Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Omar Paşayev |
5 November 201611 | Kapaz | 0 – 0 | Sumgayit | Ganja |
14:30 AZT (UTC+4) | J.Javadov 24' K.Diniyev 30' 62' | Report | Yunanov 65' | Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
20 November 201612 | 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 201613 | AZAL | 1 – 1 | Sumgayit | Baku |
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | D.Janelidze 14' A.Coronado 30' 85' Kvirtia 38' K.Huseynov 41' Mirzaga Huseynpur 90+3' | Report | Malikov 15' Kurbanov 15' Guluzade 54' Yunanov 86' (pen.) Hüseynov 90+2' | Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 150 Referee: Ramil Diniyev |
17 December 201614 | Sumgayit | 1 – 0 | Zira | Sumqayit |
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Abbasov 22' Guluzade 82' K.Abdullzade 86' | Report | Nazirov 70' Naghiyev 71' E.Nəbiyev 88' | Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 350 Referee: Omar Paşayev |
28 January 201715 | Gabala | 1 – 1 | Sumgayit | Qabala |
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Qurbanov 51' T.Mutallimov 54' Vernydub 58' Abbasov 88' | Report | A.Salahli 13' Gystarov 31' N.Mukhtarov 51' Kurbanov 53' Hüseynov 81' | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
4 February 201716 | Sumgayit | 2 – 2 | Inter Baku | Sumqayit |
16:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Hüseynov 8' Abbasov 19' (pen.) Malikov 60' N.Mukhtarov 90+1' | Report | Guliyev 18' Qirtimov 49' S.Alkhasov 57' E.Abdullayev 69' Aliyev 90' | Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov |
9 February 201717 | Sumgayit | 3 – 1 | Kapaz | Sumqayit |
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Chernyshev 7' A.Salahli 29' N.Mukhtarov 45' X.Najafov 59' Kurbanov 61' | Report | N.Mammadov 67' K.Diniyev 71' 71' S.Rahimov 79' | Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Rahim Həsənov |
13 February 201718 | 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 |
19 February 201719 | Sumgayit | 1 – 0 | AZAL | Sumqayit |
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Y.Nabiyev 13' Kurbanov 45+1' | Report | Tounkara 90+3' | Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rahim Həsənov |
27 February 201720 | Zira | 1 – 0 | Sumgayit | Zirə |
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Gadze 35' N.Novruzov 80' Krneta 88' | Report | Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
4 March 201721 | Sumgayit | 0 – 4 | Qarabağ | Sumqayit |
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Mustafazade 24' Chernyshev 58' Kurbanov 62' | Report | Míchel 23' Richard 45+1' (pen.) Muarem 49' Guseynov 60' | Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev |
13 March 201722 | Inter Baku | 1 – 0 | Sumgayit | Baku |
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Hajiyev 39' E.Abdullayev 45+1' Scarlatache 52' | Report | Malikov 56' E.Shahverdiyev 74' | Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
18 March 201723 | Kapaz | 1 – 0 | Sumgayit | Ganja |
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | S.Rahimov 29' Dário 45' Renan 72' | Report | Gystarov 30' Hüseynov 90+4' | Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov |
2 April 201724 | Sumgayit | 2 – 0 | Neftchi Baku | Sumqayit |
18:30 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 201725 | AZAL | 1 – 2 | Sumgayit | Baku |
17:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Amirjanov 41' Jafarguliyev 90' | Report | Yunanov 22' N.Mukhtarov 40' Abbasov 64' B.Hasanalizade 75' | Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
15 April 201726 | Sumgayit | 1 – 1 | Zira | Sumqayit |
16:30 AZT (UTC+4) | B.Hasanalizade 22' A.Salahli 31' Gystarov 60' N.Mukhtarov 73' Abbasov 83' A.Mehdiyev 90+4' | Report | Naghiyev 67' Đurić 90+4' (pen.) 90+4' | Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
2 December 2016Second Round | MOIK Baku | 0 – 2 | Sumgayit | Baku |
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) | J.Muxtarzadə 45' G.İbrahimov 66' | Report | A.Mehdiyev 44' Kurbanov 76' Hüseynov 78' Yunanov 83' | Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
1 | GK | AZE | Farhad Valiyev | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2 | DF | AZE | Rail Malikov | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | AZE | Vurğun Hüseynov | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
5 | MF | AZE | Seymur Asadov | 15 | 1 | 6+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
7 | MF | AZE | Sergey Chernyshev | 9 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
8 | MF | AZE | Nijat Mukhtarov | 23 | 1 | 15+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
9 | FW | AZE | Amil Yunanov | 26 | 9 | 13+10 | 6 | 2+1 | 3 | ||||
10 | FW | AZE | Magomed Kurbanov | 24 | 3 | 21+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
13 | DF | AZE | Bahlul Mustafazade | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
14 | DF | AZE | Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade | 27 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
17 | DF | AZE | Vaguf Gulaliyev | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
18 | MF | AZE | Suleiman Akhmedov | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
19 | DF | AZE | Azer Salahli | 31 | 1 | 26+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
20 | MF | RUS | Farkhad Gystarov | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
21 | MF | RUS | Nasyr Abilayev | 8 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
22 | FW | AZE | Mirabdulla Abbasov | 30 | 8 | 19+8 | 8 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
25 | MF | AZE | Ayaz Mehdiyev | 18 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
39 | MF | AZE | Tural Bayramlı | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
42 | MF | AZE | Kamran Abdullzade | 12 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
74 | DF | AZE | Yusif Nabiyev | 18 | 3 | 15+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
77 | MF | AZE | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | 12 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
94 | GK | AZE | Tarlan Ahmadli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
97 | MF | AZE | Khayal Najafov | 21 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Players who appeared for Zira but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
7 | FW | AZE | Vagif Javadov | 15 | 3 | 10+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
11 | MF | IRN | Ebrahim Abednezhad | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
24 | MF | AZE | Amit Guluzade | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
66 | MF | IRN | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 9 | Amil Yunanov | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
2 | FW | 22 | Mirabdulla Abbasov | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
3 | FW | 7 | Vagif Javadov | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
DF | 74 | Yusif Nabiyev | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
FW | 10 | Magomed Kurbanov | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
6 | MF | 5 | Seymur Asadov | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 24 | Amit Guluzade | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 8 | Nijat Mukhtarov | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 7 | Sergey Chernyshev | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | 19 | Azer Salahli | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | 14 | Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 28 | 4 | 32 |
Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | |||
2 | DF | Rail Malikov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Vurğun Hüseynov | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
7 | FW | Vagif Javadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Sergey Chernyshev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Nijat Mukhtarov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Amil Yunanov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Magomed Kurbanov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Bahlul Mustafazade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
14 | DF | Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
19 | DF | Azer Salahli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Farkhad Gystarov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Nasyr Abilayev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
22 | FW | Mirabdulla Abbasov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
24 | MF | Amit Guluzade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Ayaz Mehdiyev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
42 | MF | Kamran Abdullzade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
66 | MF | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
74 | DF | Yusif Nabiyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
77 | MF | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
97 | MF | Khayal Najafov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 51 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
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