2007–08 FK Qarabağ season
# 2007–08 FK Qarabağ season

The Qarabağ 2007–08 season was Qarabağ's 15th Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their only full season with Rasim Kara as their manager. They finished the season in 5th place, and were knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup at the Quarterfinal stage by Inter Baku.

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Farhad Veliyev |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Huseyn Isgandarov |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Aftandil Hajiyev |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Azer Mammadov |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Maksim Medvedev |
| 6 | DF | GUI | Mamadouba Soumah |
| 7 | MF | GEO | Goga Beraia |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Aslan Kerimov |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Murad Aghakishiyev |
| 11 | FW | AZE | Rauf Aliyev |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Osman Umarov |
| 13 | DF | AZE | Nodar Mammadov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | NGA | Victor Igbekoyi |
| 15 | MF | AZE | Aykhan Abbasov |
| 20 | FW | AZE | Vagif Javadov |
| 21 | FW | AZE | Kanan Karimov |
| 22 | DF | AZE | Timur İsrafilov |
| 23 | DF | AZE | Afran Ismayilov |
| 25 | DF | LBR | Isaac Pupo |
| — | DF | AZE | Shahriyar Khalilov |
| — | DF | AZE | Bayram Karimov |
| — | DF | AZE | Zaur Hashimov |
| — | MF | AZE | Elshan Mammadov |

## Transfers

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Farhad Veliyev (from Inter Baku) |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Aftandil Hajiyev (from Neftchi Baku) |
| 6 | DF | GUI | Mamadouba Soumah |
| 9 | MF | GEO | Irakli Beraia |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Murad Aghakishiyev (from MKT Araz) |
| 14 | MF | NGA | Victor Igbekoyi (from Turan Tovuz) |
| 15 | MF | AZE | Aykhan Abbasov (from Inter Baku) |
| 25 | MF | LBR | Isaac Pupo (from LPRC Oilers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Ramal Huseynov (to Baku) |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Jahangir Hasanzade (to Inter Baku) |
| 14 | MF | AZE | Namiq Yusifov (to Neftchi Baku) |
| 16 | DF | AZE | Samir Abbasov (to Inter Baku) |
| 17 | DF | SRB | Bojan Ilic (to Baku) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | DF | AZE | Zaur Hashimov (from Khazar Lankaran) |
| — | MF | AZE | Elshan Mammadov (from Standard Baku) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | MF | GEO | Irakli Beraia (to Turan Tovuz) |

## Competitions

### Azerbaijan Premier League

**Table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Neftçi Baku | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 55 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Khazar Lankaran | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 52 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 5 | Qarabağ | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 41 | |
| 6 | Gabala | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 36 | |
| 7 | Simurq | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 36 | |

* ↑ Khazar Lankaran qualified for the first qualifiying round of the 1st qualifying round of the UEFA Cup as winners of the 2007–08 Azerbaijan Cup.

## Squad statistics

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Farhad Veliyev | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Huseyn Isgandarov | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Aftandil Hajiyev | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Azer Mammadov | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Maksim Medvedev | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | GUI | Mamadouba Soumah | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | GEO | Goga Beraia | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | AZE | Aslan Kerimov | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Murad Aghakishiyev | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AZE | Rauf Aliyev | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Osman Umarov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | AZE | Nodar Mammadov | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NGA | Victor Igbekoyi | 22 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AZE | Aykhan Abbasov | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | AZE | Vagif Javadov | 25 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | AZE | Kanan Karimov | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | AZE | Timur İsrafilov | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | AZE | Afran Ismayilov | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | LBR | Isaac Pupo | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Shahriyar Khalilov | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Bayram Karimov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Zaur Hashimov | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | AZE | Elshan Mammadov | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Qarabağ on loan: ||||||||||
| 16 | MF | AZE | Tagim Novruzov | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Qarabağ that left during the season: ||||||||||
| 9 | MF | GEO | Irakli Beraia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FW | 20 | Vagif Javadov | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | MF | 14 | Victor Igbekoyi | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Rauf Aliyev | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 21 | Kanan Karimov | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 15 | Aykhan Abbasov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 8 | Aslan Kerimov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Zaur Hashimov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Murad Aghakishiyev | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 25 | Isaac Pupo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Elshan Mammadov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 3 | Aftandil Hajiyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 7 | Goga Beraia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Unknown | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| | | | TOTALS | 25 | 11 | 36 |
