2007–08 FK Baku season
# 2007–08 FK Baku season

The FK Baku 2007-08 season was Baku's tenth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and was their first season with Gjoko Hadžievski as their manager, having replaced Boyukagha Hajiyev in July 2007. They finished the season in 8th place in the league and were knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup at the Quarterfinal stage by Gabala.

## 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 | AZE | Andrezinho |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Rafael Amirbekov |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Ilgar Abdurahmanov |
| 6 | DF | AZE | Vugar Guliev |
| 7 | DF | AZE | Asif Abbasov |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Asen Nikolov |
| 10 | MF | GEO | Amiran Mujiri |
| 12 | FW | ARG | Fernando Nestor Pérez |
| 14 | MF | GEO | Aleksandr Gogoberishvili |
| 15 | MF | AZE | Jamshid Maharramov |
| 16 | FW | AZE | Farid Guliev |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Ahmad Tijani |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Hafiz Aliyev |
| 19 | DF | SRB | Bojan Ilić |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Elnur Abbasov |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Vasif Aliyev |
| 23 | GK | SEN | Khalidou Sissokho |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | GK | AZE | Orkhan Mirzaev |
| 26 | MF | AZE | Tarlan Khalilov |
| 27 | FW | AZE | Emin Amiraslanov |
| 55 | FW | AZE | Leandro Gomes |
| 67 | MF | AZE | Ramal Huseynov |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Elnur Abdullaev |
| — | GK | AZE | Aqil Mammadov |
| — | DF | AZE | Sabuhi Hasanov |
| — | DF | AZE | Elnur Yusifov |
| — | DF | BUL | Stanislav Bachev |
| — | DF | SRB | Dejan Branković |
| — | MF | CRO | Ernad Skulić |
| — | FW | AZE | Anatoli Ponomarev (loan from Östers IF) |
| — | FW | AZE | Bakhtiyar Soltanov |
| — | FW | MKD | Cvetan Čurlinov |
| — | FW | SEN | Ely Cissé |

## Transfers

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Ilgar Abdurahmanov (from Simurq) |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Asen Nikolov (from Partizan) |
| 9 | FW | PAR | Israel Rodríguez (from Sportivo Luqueño) |
| 15 | MF | AZE | Jamshid Maharramov (from Karvan) |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Ahmad Tijani (from Shahdag) |
| 19 | DF | SRB | Bojan Ilic (from Qarabağ) |
| 22 | FW | AZE | Vasif Aliyev (from Gabala) |
| — | DF | BUL | Stanislav Bachev (from Marek Dupnitsa) |
| — | DF | CMR | Hiobi Hiobi Willy Jackson (from Tonnerre Kalara Club de Yaoundé) |
| — | FW | AZE | Bakhtiyar Soltanov (Youth Team) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | AZE | Rail Malikov (to Neftchi Baku) |
| — | DF | AZE | Ramin Guliv (to Neftchi Baku) |
| — | MF | AZE | Jeyhun Sultanov (to Khazar Lankaran) |
| — | MF | AZE | Ilgar Guliev |
| — | MF | SRB | Darko Jovandić (to Banat Zrenjanin) |
| — | FW | AZE | Ramazan Abbasov (to Neftchi Baku) |
| — | FW | AZE | Samir Musayev (to Simurq) |
| — | FW | AZE | Emin Amiraslanov (to Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Hafiz Aliyev (from Turan Tovuz) |
| — | DF | SRB | Dejan Branković (from OFK Beograd) |
| — | MF | CRO | Ernad Skulić (from Inter Zaprešić) |
| — | FW | MKD | Cvetan Čurlinov (from Žalgiris Vilnius) |
| — | FW | AZE | Anatoli Ponomarev (loan from Östers IF) |
| — | FW | SEN | Ely Cissé (from Kasımpaşa) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | CMR | Hiobi Hiobi Willy Jackson (to Deportivo Mongomo) |
| 9 | FW | PAR | Israel Rodríguez (to Standard Baku) |

## Competitions

### Azerbaijan Premier League

**Table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Gabala | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 36 |
| 7 | Simurq | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 36 |
| 8 | Baku | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 35 |
| 9 | Standard Baku | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 32 |
| 10 | FK Masallı | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 30 |

## Squad statistics

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Intertoto Cup | Intertoto Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Andrezinho | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Rafael Amirbekov | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Ilgar Abdurahmanov | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | AZE | Vugar Guliev | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | AZE | Asif Abbasov | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BUL | Asen Nikolov | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GEO | Amiran Mujiri | 21 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ARG | Fernando Nestor Pérez | 24 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | GEO | Aleksandr Gogoberishvili | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AZE | Jamshid Maharramov | 23 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | AZE | Farid Guliev | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Ahmad Tijani | 19 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Hafiz Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SRB | Bojan Ilic | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Elnur Abbasov | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Vasif Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | SEN | Khalidou Sissokho | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | AZE | Orkhan Mirzaev | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | AZE | Tarlan Khalilov | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | AZE | Emin Amiraslanov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | AZE | Leandro Gomes | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | MF | AZE | Ramal Huseynov | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Elnur Abdullaev | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | AZE | Aqil Mammadov | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Sabuhi Hasanov | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AZE | Elnur Yusifov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | BUL | Stanislav Bachev | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SRB | Dejan Branković | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | CRO | Ernad Skulić | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | AZE | Anatoli Ponomarev | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | AZE | Bakhtiyar Soltanov | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | MKD | Cvetan Čurlinov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SEN | Ely Cissé | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Baku who left on loan during the season: ||||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Baku who left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | AZE | Samir Musayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | PAR | Israel Rodríguez | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Intertoto Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FW | 12 | Fernando Nestor Pérez | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | FW | 17 | Ahmad Tijani | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Amiran Mujiri | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 55 | Leandro Gomes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | | Ely Cissé | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Israel Rodríguez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 15 | Jamshid Maharramov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 14 | Aleksandr Gogoberishvili | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 77 | Elnur Abdullaev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | | Dejan Branković | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 26 | Tarlan Khalilov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | | Stanislav Bachev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 5 | Vugar Guliev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | | Anatoli Ponomarev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 9 | Samir Musayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | | | Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | | | Unknown | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| | | | TOTALS | 35 | 12 | 2 | 49 |
