2010–11 Gabala FC season

Gabala
2010–11 season
ChairmanTaleh Heydərov
ManagerTony Adams
StadiumGabala City Stadium
Premier League7th
Azerbaijan CupQuarter final vs FK Baku
Top goalscorerLeague: Deon Burton (9)
All: Deon Burton (9)
Highest home attendance2,500 vs Khazar Lankaran
6 November 2010
Baku
23 December 2010
Lowest home attendance300 vs Neftchi ISM
8 December 2010
FK Ganja
1 April 2011
MOIK Baku
24 April 2011
Average home league attendanceLeague: 1,281
All: 1,172

The Gabala FC 2010–11 season was Gabala's fifth Azerbaijan Premier League season, which they finished in 7th position. They were knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup by Baku at the Quarter Finals stage. It was their first season Tony Adams as their manager.

Squad

As of match played 18 May 2011
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Elnar Karimov GK (1985-04-05)5 April 1985 (aged 26) Khazar Lankaran 2006 18 0
12 Pāvels Doroševs GK (1980-10-09)9 October 1980 (aged 30) Skonto Riga 2009 72 0
30 Anar Nazirov GK (1985-09-08)8 September 1985 (aged 25) Standard Sumgayit 2010 5 0
Defenders
2 Velichko Velichkov DF (1986-11-24)24 November 1986 (aged 24) OFC Sliven 2000 2010
3 Nodar Mammadov[a] DF (1988-06-03)3 June 1988 (aged 22) Qarabağ 2010 30 3
4 Ramin Guliyev DF (1981-06-22)22 June 1981 (aged 29) Standard Sumgayit 2010 8 0
5 Sergei Sokolov[b] DF (1977-03-12)12 March 1977 (aged 34) Simurq 2010
6 Ljubo Baranin DF (1986-08-25)25 August 1986 (aged 24) Bežanija 2009
14 Milan Antić DF (1981-07-01)1 July 1981 (aged 29) Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje 2009
15 Răzvan Țârlea DF (1979-08-05)5 August 1979 (aged 31) Petrolul Ploiești 2009
33 Sasha Yunisoglu[c] DF (1985-12-18)18 December 1985 (aged 25) Baku 2010 28 3
34 Steve Olfers DF (1982-02-25)25 February 1982 (aged 29) PSV Eindhoven 2010 28 0
Midfielders
7 Yashar Abuzarov MF (1977-09-09)9 September 1977 (aged 33) Olimpik Baku 2009
8 Bruno Barbosa MF (1988-02-15)15 February 1988 (aged 23) São Paulo 2010 20 1
9 Bruno Anjos MF (1991-12-18)18 December 1991 (aged 19) on loan from São Paulo 2010 17 1
11 Terry Cooke MF (1976-08-05)5 August 1976 (aged 34) North Queensland Fury 2010 12 1
16 Kader Camara MF (1977-08-16)16 August 1977 (aged 33) Olimpik-Shuvalan 2010
17 Arif İsayev MF (1985-07-28)28 July 1985 (aged 25) Standard Sumgayit 2010 28 2
18 Goga Beraia[d] (captain) MF (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 27) Qarabağ 2008
20 Cristian Torres[e] MF (1985-06-18)18 June 1985 (aged 25) Jūrmala-VV 2009
21 Al Bangura MF (1988-01-24)24 January 1988 (aged 23) Forest Green Rovers 2011 5 0
24 Tarzin Cahangirov MF (1992-01-17)17 January 1992 (aged 19) Academy 2010 6 0
25 Nuran Qurbanov MF (1993-08-10)10 August 1993 (aged 17) MOIK Baku 2011 5 0
26 Namig Aliev MF (1990-09-29)29 September 1990 (aged 20) 2009
28 Mushfig Teymurov MF (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 18) Karvan 2009
Forwards
10 Deon Burton[f] FW (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 33) Charlton Athletic 2010 2012 31 9
11 Collins John[g] FW (1985-10-17)17 October 1985 (aged 24) Chicago Fire 2011 3 0
19 Branimir Subašić[h] FW (1982-04-07)7 April 1982 (aged 29) Red Star Belgrade 2010 21 2
22 Murad Hüseynov[i] FW (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 22) Mladost Lučani 2011 12 3
Left during the season
19 Julio Cézar FW (1990-06-28)28 June 1990 (aged 20) on loan from São Paulo 2010 0 0
21 Asaf Qadiri MF (1984-08-17)17 August 1984 (aged 26) Turan Tovuz 2010 1 0
25 Rahman Musayev FW (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 24) Turan Tovuz 2010 5 0
  1. ^ Nodar Mammadov was born in Kaspi, Georgian SSR, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan, representing them at senior level between 2007 and 2008.
  2. ^ Sergei Sokolov was born in Stavropol, Russian SFSR, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan, representing them at senior level in 2006.
  3. ^ Sasha Yunisoglu was born in Mykolaiv, Ukrainian SSR, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan, representing them at senior level between 2007 and 2011.
  4. ^ Goga Beraia was born in the Georgian SSR, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan, representing them at U21 level in 2006.
  5. ^ Cristian Torres was born in Vicente López, Argentina, but qualified to represent Latvia after gaining citizenship, making his international debut for Latvia in September 2016.
  6. ^ Deon Burton was born in Reading, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica, representing them at senior level between 1997 and 2009.
  7. ^ Collins John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but qualified to represent Netherlands, representing them at senior level in 2004.
  8. ^ Branimir Subašić was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan, representing them at senior level between 2007 and 2013.
  9. ^ Murad Hüseynov was born in Makhachkala, Russian SFSR, but qualified to represent Azerbaijan, representing them at senior level in 2011.

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 2010 GK Anar Nazirov Standard Sumgayit Undisclosed
Summer 2010 DF Ramin Guliyev Standard Sumgayit Undisclosed
Summer 2010 DF Nodar Mammadov Qarabağ Undisclosed
Summer 2010 DF Sasha Yunisoglu Baku Undisclosed
Summer 2010 MF Asaf Gadiri Turan Tovuz Undisclosed
Summer 2010 MF Arif İsayev Standard Sumgayit Undisclosed
Summer 2010 MF Bruno Silva São Paulo Undisclosed
Summer 2010 MF Terry Cooke Unattached Free
Summer 2010 FW Murad Hüseynov Mladost Lučani Undisclosed
Summer 2010 FW Branimir Subašić Red Star Belgrade Undisclosed
Summer 2010 FW Julio Cézar Noroeste Undisclosed
July 2010 FW Deon Burton Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [1]
August 2010 DF Steve Olfers PSV Eindhoven Undisclosed [2]
Winter 2011 MF Nuran Gurbanov MOIK Baku Undisclosed
Winter 2011 MF Al Bangura Unattached Free
January 2011 FW Collins John Unattached Free [3]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
Summer 2010 MF Bruno Anjos São Paulo Summer 2011

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
Winter 2011 FW Julio Cézar Red Bull Brasil Undisclosed

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
Winter 2011 MF Parvin Pashayev Mughan
Winter 2011 MF Rahman Musayev Qaradağ
31 May 2011 DF Ramin Guliyev Retired
31 May 2011 MF Terry Cooke Retired
31 May 2011 FW Al Bangura Forest Green Rovers 1 July 2011 [4]

Trial

Date From Date To Position Nationality Name Last club Ref.
Summer 2010 Summer 2010 FW Samad Oppong [5]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 7 August 2010 18 May 2011 Matchday 1 7th 32 13 12 7 31 18 +13 040.63
Azerbaijan Cup 8 December 2010 8 March 2011 Quarter Final Last 16 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 033.33
Total 35 14 13 8 33 19 +14 040.00

Last updated: 18 May 2011
Source: Competitions

Premier League

First Round

Results
7 August 2010 1 Khazar 1 - 0 Gabala Lankaran
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Beqiri 75' Report
Summary
Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Vusal Aliyev
15 August 2010 2 Gabala 0 - 2 Neftchi Baku Qabala
18:00 AZST (UTC+5) Report
Summary
Abdullayev 69'
Nasimov 75'
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Anar Salmanov
22 August 2010 3 Baku 2 - 1 Gabala Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5) Ramim 29'
Jabá 75' (pen.)
Report
Summary
Burton 6'
Antić  87'  89'
Baranin  90+2'
Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Vusal Aliyev
29 August 2010 4 Gabala 0 - 0 MOIK Baku Qabala
17:30 AZST (UTC+5) Report
Summary
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Afgan Hamzayev
11 September 2010 5 Turan Tovuz 0 - 1 Gabala Tovuz
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Report
Summary
Yunisoğlu 60' Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Elchin Mammadov
19 September 2010 6 Gabala 0 - 1 Inter Baku Qabala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Report
Summary
Amiraslanov 35' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Elnur Muradov
25 September 2010 7 Gabala 2 - 1 Qarabağ Qabala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5) Burton 57'
Subašić 72'
Report
Summary
Imamaliyev 83' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Afgan Hamzayev
1 October 2010 8 Simurq 0 - 2 Gabala Zaqatala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Report
Summary
Yunisoğlu 14'
Cooke 85'
Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Jeyhun Hashimov
16 October 2010 9 Gabala 2 - 0 FK Mughan Qabala
15:00 AZST (UTC+5) Subašić 5'
Burton 34'
Report
Summary
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Elchin Mammadov
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
31 October 2010 11 FK Ganja 0 - 0 Gabala Ganja
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Report
Summary
Stadium: Ganja City Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Vusal Aliyev
6 November 2010 12 Gabala 1 - 0 Khazar Lankaran Qabala
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Baranin 35' Report
Summary
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
13 November 2010 13 Inter Baku 0 - 0 Gabala Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Report
Summary
Stadium: Shafa Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Elchin Mammadov
21 November 2010 14 Neftchi Baku 0 - 0 Gabala Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Report
Summary
Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fariz Yusifov
27 November 2010 15 Gabala 4 - 0 Simurq Qabala
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Burton 30' (pen.), 61' (pen.)
Torres 55'
İsayev 90'
Report
Summary
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Anar Salmanov
4 December 2010 16 MOIK Baku 0 - 3 Gabala Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Report
Summary
Burton 41', 89' (pen.)
Bruno 44'
Stadium: MOIK Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Afgan Hamzayev
11 December 2010 17 Gabala 1 - 0 Turan Tovuz Qabala
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Mammadov 33' Report
Summary
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Elchin Mammadov
19 December 2010 18 AZAL 2 - 2 Gabala Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Juška 45'
Petrov 90'
Report
Summary
İsayev 3'
Antić 19'
Stadium: Shafa Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov
23 December 2010 19 Gabala 0 - 1 Baku Qabala
13:00 AZT (UTC+4) Report
Summary
Jabá 50' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Elchin Mammadov
12 February 2011 20 Qarabağ 3 - 0 Gabala Baku1
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Aliyev 14'
Adamia 63'
Ismayilov 73'
Report
Summary
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Elchin Mammadov
20 February 2011 21 FK Mughan 1 - 0 Gabala Salyany
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Mammadov 46'
Novruzov  4'  58'
Report
Summary
Stadium: Salyany Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Afgan Hamzayev
27 February 2011 22 Gabala 0 - 0 FK Ganja Qabala
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Report
Summary
Huseynov  41' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ramil Diniyev
League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 AZAL 22 9 9 4 27 16 +11 36 Qualification for championship group
6 Baku 22 9 6 7 28 21 +7 33
7 Gabala 22 8 7 7 19 14 +5 31 Qualification for relegation group
8 Mughan 22 7 6 9 14 23 −9 27
9 Ganja 22 5 9 8 23 27 −4 24
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Relegation Group

Results
13 March 2011 23 MOIK Baku 1 - 1 Gabala Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Jafarguliyev 56' Report
Summary
Burton 52' Stadium: MOIK Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev
17 March 2011 24 FK Mughan 1 - 2 Gabala FC Salyany
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Souza 15' Report
Summary
Antić 20'
Hüseynov 80'
Mammadov  84'
Stadium: Salyany Olimpic Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Elvin Askerov
1 April 2011 25 Gabala 1 - 1 FK Ganja Qabala
15:00 AZST (UTC+5) Hüseynov 26' Report
Summary
Soares 56' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rahim Hasanov
9 April 2011 26 Turan Tovuz 0 - 2 Gabala Tovuz
15:00 AZST (UTC+5) Report
Summary
Yunisoğlu 61'
Burton 85'
Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jeyhun Hashimov
17 April 2011 27 Gabala 3 - 0 Simurq Qabala
15:00 AZST (UTC+5) Antić 34'
Baranin 55'
Torres 88'
Report
Summary
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Vusal Aliyev
24 April 2011 28 Gabala 0 - 0 MOIK Baku Qabala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Report
Summary
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Fuad Hasanov
29 April 2011 29 Simurq 0 - 0 Gabala Zaqatala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Report
Summary
Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jeyhun Hashimov
7 May 2011 30 Gabala 1 - 0 Turan Tovuz Qabala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Abuzerov 15' Report
Summary
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
11 May 2011 31 FK Ganja 0 - 0 Gabala Ganja
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Summary Dorosevs  31' Stadium: Shehar Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Elnur Muradov
18 May 2011 32 Gabala 2 - 1 FK Mughan Qabala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5) Hüseynov 16'
Abuzerov 87'
Summary Pelu 38' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Elchin Mammadov
League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Gabala 32 13 12 7 31 18 +13 51
8 Mughan 32 13 8 11 29 31 −2 47
9 Ganja 32 8 12 12 33 37 −4 36
10 Turan 32 7 6 19 24 47 −23 27
11 Simurq (R) 32 4 7 21 20 52 −32 19 Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division
12 MOIK Baku (R) 32 4 6 22 14 55 −41 18
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Azerbaijan Cup

8 December 2010 Last 16 Gabala 2 - 0 Neftchi ISM Qabala
13:00 AZT (UTC+4) Baranin 38'
Bruno Anjos 67'
Summary Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev
3 March 2011 Quarter Finals 1st Leg Gabala 0 - 0 Baku Qabala
14:00 AZT (UTC+4) Summary Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov
8 March 2011 Quarter Finals 2nd Leg Baku 1 - 0 Gabala Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Jabá 57' Summary Stadium: Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Elchin Mammadov

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Azerbaijan Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  AZE Elnar Karimov 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
3 DF  AZE Nodar Mammadov 30 3 27+0 3 2+1 0
4 DF  AZE Ramin Guliyev 8 0 1+4 0 2+1 0
5 DF  AZE Sergey Sokolov 7 0 6+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF  SRB Ljubo Baranin 30 3 27+0 2 3+0 1
7 MF  AZE Yashar Abuzerov 15 2 10+4 2 1+0 0
8 MF  BRA Bruno Barbosa 20 1 16+1 1 3+0 0
9 MF  BRA Bruno Anjos 17 1 11+4 0 1+1 1
10 FW  JAM Deon Burton 31 9 28+0 9 3+0 0
11 FW  NED Collins John 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK  LVA Pāvels Doroševs 30 0 27+0 0 3+0 0
14 DF  SRB Milan Antić 27 3 24+1 3 2+0 0
15 DF  ROU Răzvan Ţârlea 24 0 16+5 0 3+0 0
16 MF  GUI Abdoul Kader Camara 25 0 19+6 0 0+0 0
17 MF  AZE Arif İsayev 28 2 12+13 2 1+2 0
18 MF  AZE Goga Beraia 20 0 14+3 0 2+1 0
19 FW  AZE Branimir Subašić 21 2 16+3 2 2+0 0
20 MF  ARG Cristian Torres 25 2 16+8 2 1+0 0
21 MF  SLE Al Bangura 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0
22 FW  AZE Murad Hüseynov 12 3 9+1 3 2+0 0
24 MF  AZE Tarzin Jahangirov 6 0 0+6 0 0+0 0
25 MF  AZE Nuran Gurbanov 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0
26 MF  AZE Namig Aliyev 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0
29 FW  AZE Amil Yunanov 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
30 GK  AZE Anar Nazirov 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF  AZE Saşa Yunisoğlu 28 3 27+0 3 1+0 0
34 DF  NED Steve Olfers 28 0 25+0 0 3+0 0
40 MF  AZE Farid Hagverdiyev 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
Players who appeared for Gabala who left during the season:
11 MF  ENG Terry Cooke 12 1 4+8 1 0+0 0
21 MF  AZE Asaf Gadiri 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
25 FW  AZE Rahman Musayev 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
1 FW 10 Deon Burton 9 0 9
2 DF 33 Saşa Yunisoğlu 3 0 3
MF 14 Milan Antić 3 0 3
FW 22 Murad Hüseynov 3 0 3
DF 6 Ljuba Baranin 2 1 3
6 FW 19 Branimir Subašić 2 0 2
MF 21 Arif İsayev 2 0 2
MF 20 Cristian Torres 2 0 2
MF 7 Yashar Abuzerov 2 0 2
10 MF 11 Terry Cooke 1 0 1
MF 8 Bruno Barbosa 1 0 1
DF 3 Nodar Mammadov 1 0 1
MF 9 Bruno Anjos 0 1 1
TOTALS 31 2 33

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Total
1 GK Elnar Kerimov 1 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Nodar Mammadov 3 1 0 0 3 1
4 MF Ramin Guliyev 1 0 0 0 1 0
5 MF Sergey Sokolov 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Ljubo Baranin 4 1 0 0 4 1
7 MF Yashar Abuzerov 5 0 0 0 5 0
8 MF Bruno Barbosa 1 0 0 0 1 0
9 MF Bruno Anjos 1 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW Deon Burton 5 1 0 0 5 1
11 MF Terry Cooke 1 0 0 0 1 0
12 GK Pāvels Doroševs 3 1 0 0 3 1
14 DF Milan Antić 3 1 0 0 3 1
15 DF Răzvan Ţârlea 5 0 0 0 5 0
16 MF Abdoul Kader Camara 9 0 0 0 9 0
17 MF Arif İsayev 3 0 0 0 3 0
18 MF Goga Beraia 8 0 0 0 8 0
20 MF Cristian Torres 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 MF Al Bangura 2 0 0 0 2 0
22 MF Murad Hüseynov 2 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF Namig Aliyev 1 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF Saşa Yunisoğlu 6 0 0 0 6 0
34 DF Steve Olfers 4 0 0 0 4 0
TOTALS 70 5 0 0 70 5

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