2017–18 Gabala FC season
The 2017–18 season was Gabala FK's 13th season, and their 12th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top-flight of Azerbaijani football. Gabala finished the season in second place, 16 points behind champions Qarabağ. In the Azerbaijan Cup were runners-up for the second year in a row, losing to Keşla 1-0 in the final whilst they also reached the Third qualifying round of the Europa League before being knocked out by Panathinaikos.
| 2017-18 season | |||
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| Chairman | Tale Heydarov | ||
| Manager | Roman Hryhorchuk | ||
| Stadium | Gabala City Stadium | ||
| Premier League | 2nd | ||
| Azerbaijan Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Europa League | Third qualifying round vs Panathinaikos | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bagaliy Dabo (13) All: Bagaliy Dabo (16) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 11,000 vs Panathinaikos 3 August 2017 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 375 vs Kapaz 29 September 2017 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,087 5 May 2018 | ||
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Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2017 | MF |  | Ilgar Gurbanov | Qarabağ | Undisclosed | [1] |
| 5 June 2017 | GK | | Agil Mammadov | AZAL | Undisclosed | [2] |
| 5 June 2017 | MF | | Elvin Mammadov | Zira | Undisclosed | [2] |
| 15 June 2017 | MF |  | Javi Hernández | Górnik Łęczna | Undisclosed | [3] |
| 23 June 2017 | FW |  | Steeven Joseph-Monrose | Stade Brest | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 24 June 2017 | DF |  | Dion Malone | ADO Den Haag | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 7 July 2017 | DF |  | Dave Bulthuis | 1. FC Nürnberg | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 31 August 2017 | MF | | Alen Askerov | Novigrad | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 21 September 2017 | FW |  | Ekigho Ehiosun | Gazişehir Gaziantep | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 30 December 2017 | MF | | Tamkin Khalilzade | Zira | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 25 January 2018 | GK | | Agil Mammadov | Neftchi Baku | Free | |
| 28 March 2018 | FW | | Rauf Aliyev | Kukësi | Free | [10] |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | DF | | Murad Musayev | Səbail | Undisclosed | |
| 3 August 2017 | DF |  | Ricardinho | Oxford United | Undisclosed | [11] |
| 17 August 2017 | DF | | Javi Hernández | Cracovia | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 22 August 2017 | GK | | Dawid Pietrzkiewicz | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | Undisclosed | |
| 1 September 2017 | DF | | Farid Nabiyev | Slavia Prague | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 10 January 2018 | DF | | Dave Bulthuis | Heerenveen | Undisclosed | [14] |
| GK | | Suleyman Suleymanov | Sumgayit | Undisclosed | [15] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2017 | MF |  | Andy Halliday | Rangers | 4 January 2018 | [16][17] |
| 2 July 2017 | FW |  | Famoussa Koné | Göztepe | Season Long | [18] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2017 | FW |  | Ramil Hasanov | Sumgayit | [19] | |
| 2 July 2017 | DF | | Yusif Nabiyev | Zira | 3 January 2018 | [20][21] |
| 12 August 2017 | MF | | Araz Abdullayev | Anorthosis | End of Season | [22] |
| 2 January 2018 | FW | | Ulvi Iskandarov | Sumgayit | End of Season | [23] |
| 5 January 2018 | FW | | Ramil Hasanov | Khazar Baku | End of Season | [24] |
| 6 January 2018 | MF | | Roman Huseynov | Kapaz | End of Season | [25] |
| 16 February 2018 | FW | | Rovlan Muradov | Slavia Prague | End of Season | [26] |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2018[17] | GK | |
Agil Mammadov | Neftchi Baku | 1 January 2018 |
| 1 January 2018[17] | MF | |
Tellur Mutallimov | Zira | 1 January 2018[27] |
| 1 January 2018[17] | FW | |
Ekigho Ehiosun | Hapoel Acre | 17 September 2018 |
| 31 May 2018[28] | DF | |
Vitaliy Vernydub | Zorya Luhansk | 19 June 2018[29] |
| 31 May 2018 | MF | |
Elvin Mammadov | Sumgayit | 11 June 2018[30] |
| 31 May 2018 | MF |  |
Filip Ozobić | Qarabağ | 2 June 2018[31] |
| 31 May 2018[28] | FW | |
Ruslan Qurbanov | Sabail | 11 June 2018[32] |
| 31 May 2018 | FW | |
Bagaliy Dabo | Neftchi Baku | 17 June 2018[33] |
Squad
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 22 | Dmytro Bezotosnyi | |
GK | 15 November 1983 (aged 34) | Chornomorets Odesa | 2015 | 141 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Agil Mammadov | |
GK | 1 May 1989 (aged 29) | Neftchi Baku | 2018 | 2018[2] | 5 | 0 | |
| 35 | Murad Popov | |
GK | 5 March 1999 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Sahil Mirzayev | |
DF | 18 January 1997 (aged 21) | Trainee | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Vojislav Stanković |  |
DF | 22 September 1987 (aged 30) | Inter Baku | 2017 | 2019[38] | 112 | 2 | |
| 5 | Rasim Ramaldanov | |
DF | 24 January 1986 (aged 32) | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 2017[39] | 18 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Vitaliy Vernydub | |
DF | 17 October 1987 (aged 30) | Zorya Luhansk | 2015[40] | 2018 | 78 | 3 | |
| 16 | Dion Malone | |
DF | 13 February 1989 (aged 29) | ADO Den Haag | 2017 | 2019[5] | 21 | 0 | |
| 34 | Urfan Abbasov | |
DF | 14 October 1992 (aged 25) | Qarabağ | 2011 | 188 | 2 | ||
| 74 | Yusif Nabiyev | |
DF | 3 September 1997 (aged 20) | Trainee | 2015 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Elvin Jamalov | |
MF | 4 February 1995 (aged 23) | Trainee | 2013 | 114 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Elvin Mammadov | |
MF | 18 July 1988 (aged 29) | Zira | 2017 | 2018[2] | 15 | 2 | |
| 7 | Alen Askerov | |
MF | 11 July 1996 (aged 21) | Novigrad | 2017 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Gismat Aliyev | |
MF | 24 October 1996 (aged 21) | Trainee | 2014 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Asif Mammadov | |
MF | 5 August 1986 (aged 31) | Inter Baku | 2015 | 100+ | 11 | ||
| 14 | Javid Huseynov | |
MF | 9 March 1988 (aged 30) | Baku | 2016 | 89 | 20 | ||
| 16 | Emin Zamanov | |
MF | 26 December 1997 (aged 20) | Trainee | 2015 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Ilgar Gurbanov | |
MF | 25 April 1986 (aged 32) | Qarabağ | 2017 | 2019[1] | 20 | 1 | |
| 19 | Filip Ozobić | |
MF | 8 April 1991 (aged 27) | Slaven Belupo | 2016 | 2018[41] | 74 | 25 | |
| 26 | Ülvi İbazadə | |
MF | 26 August 1996 (aged 21) | Trainee | 2016 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Hajiagha Hajili | |
MF | 30 January 1998 (aged 20) | Trainee | 2016 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Amin Seydiyev | |
MF | 15 November 1998 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2017 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Tamkin Khalilzade | |
MF | 6 August 1993 (aged 24) | Zira | 2017 | 2020 | 15 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Bagaliy Dabo | |
ST | 27 July 1988 (aged 29) | US Créteil | 2016 | 2018[42] | 62 | 27 | |
| 10 | Ruslan Qurbanov | |
ST | 12 September 1991 (aged 26) | Neftchi Baku | 2016 | 2018[43] | 59 | 11 | |
| 28 | Steeven Joseph-Monrose | |
ST | 20 July 1990 (aged 27) | Stade Brest | 2017 | 2019[4] | 31 | 12 | |
| 45 | Famoussa Koné | |
ST | 3 May 1994 (aged 24) | Göztepe | 2017 | 2018[18] | 33 | 7 | |
| Rauf Aliyev | |
ST | 12 February 1989 (aged 29) | Kukësi | 2018[10] | 2019[10] | 0 | 0 | ||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 12 | Andy Halliday | |
MF | 18 July 1988 (aged 29) | loan from Rangers | 2017 | 2018[16] | 8 | 0 | |
| 20 | Javi Hernández | |
MF | 6 June 1989 (aged 28) | Górnik Łęczna | 2017 | 2018[3] | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | Dave Bulthuis | |
DF | 28 June 1990 (aged 27) | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2017 | 2020[6] | 8 | 0 | |
| 88 | Tellur Mutallimov | |
MF | 8 April 1995 (aged 23) | Trainee | 2014 | 30 | 5 | ||
| 90 | Ekigho Ehiosun | |
ST | 25 June 1990 (aged 27) | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 2017[8] | 2018[8] | 39 | 6 | |
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Friendlies
| 12 June 2017 | TSV Fulpmes  | 0 – 8 | Gabala | Austria |
| AZT (UTC+4) | Report | Dabo  Mutallimov Gurbanov Ozobić Jamalov G.Aliyev U.İbazadə |
| 18 June 2017 Stubai Cup | Admira Wacker Mödling | 1 – 0 | Gabala | Austria |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Report | |||
| Note: 45mins | ||||
| 18 June 2017 Stubai Cup | CSKA Sofia  | 2 – 0 | Gabala | Austria |
| AZT (UTC+4) | Nedyalkov 4' Mercado 44' |
Report | ||
| Note: 45mins | ||||
| 22 June 2017 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2 – 0 | Gabala | Austria |
| AZT (UTC+4) | João Paulo 37' Lukoki 73' |
Report |
| 30 June 2017 | SV Grödig | 0 – 7 | Gabala | Salzburg, Austria |
| AZT (UTC+4) | Report | Joseph-Monrose 24' Abbasov 37' As.Mammadov 47', 56' Hernández 48' Abdullayev 58' F.Nabiyev 75' |
| 4 July 2017 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2 – 1 | Gabala | Austria |
| AZT (UTC+4) | Khlyobas 13', 55' |
Report | E.Mammadov 86' |
| 4 September 2017 | Gabala | 1 – 3 | Sumgayit | Baku |
| 17:45 AZT (UTC+4) | Halliday 45' (pen.) |
Report | Yunanov 22' Imamverdiyev 56', 70' |
Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium |
| 11 November 2017 | Gabala | 0 – 1 | Zira | Baku |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Report | Gadze 77' |
Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium |
| 12 November 2017 | Gabala | 1 – 1 | Səbail | Baku |
| AZT (UTC+4) | K.Penan 45' |
Report | Popovici 70' |
Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium |
| 10 January 2018 | Gabala | 1 – 1 |  Akhisar Belediyespor | Belek, Turkey |
| AZT (UTC+4) | Serginho 17' |
Report | Ozobić 57' |
Stadium: Rixos Premium Hotel |
| 24 January 2018 | Gabala | 2 – 1 |  Rabotnički | Antalya, Turkey |
| AZT (UTC+4) | As.Mammadov 45' Dabo 54' |
Report | Serginho 39' |
| 27 January 2018 | Gabala | 3 – 3 |  Arsenal Tula | Antalya, Turkey |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Ozobić 16' Joseph-Monrose 32' Vernydub 83' |
Report | Berkhamov 5', 28', 44' |
Competitions
Azerbaijan Premier League
Results summary
| 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 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 14 | +9 |
Last updated: 21 May 2018.
Source: See Results
Results
| 12 August 2017 1 | Inter Baku | 1 – 2 | Gabala | Baku |
| 20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Seyidov  31' Fardjad-Azad 71' S.Zargarov 78' |
Report | E.Mammadov 13' 61' Ozobić 23' (pen.) 90+2' Joseph-Monrose 41' |
Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Omar Paşayev |
| 20 August 2017 2 | Gabala | 1 – 0 | Sumgayit | Qabala |
| 20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Mutallimov 40' E.Mammadov 57' |
Report | A.Salahli 2' E.Shahverdiyev 77' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 26 August 2017 3 | Qarabağ | 2 – 1 | Gabala | Baku |
| 20:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Sadygov 47' Amirguliyev 52' Madatov 63' Míchel 73' Ndlovu 88' |
Report | Malone 51' Joseph-Monrose 69' G.Aliyev 83' |
Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Fariz Yusifov |
| 9 September 2017 4 | Gabala | 1 – 1 | Zira | Qabala |
| 20:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Stanković 37' Abbasov 83' J.Huseynov 90+1' Vernydub 90+1' |
Report | Matei 58' V.Igbekoyi 74' 90+1' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Omar Paşayev |
| 17 September 2017 5 | Sabail | 1 – 3 | Gabala | Baku |
| 21:00 AZT (UTC+4) | E.Yagublu 32' Nadirov 56' |
Report | Dabo 42', 90+3' Vernydub 57' As.Mammadov 60' Halliday 84' |
Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
| 24 September 2017 6 | Gabala | 2 – 1 | Neftchi Baku | Qabala |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Joseph-Monrose 4' 90' Dabo 40' Halliday 58' J.Huseynov 65' |
Report | Alasgarov 48' Sadiqov 52' Krivotsyuk 63' Abışov 81' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Farizx Yusifov |
| 29 September 2017 7 | Gabala | 0 – 2 | Kapaz | Qabala |
| 18:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Qurbanov 47' As.Mammadov 83' G.Aliyev 84' E.Mammadov 90+2' |
Report | K.Diniyev 48' S.Rahimov 53' I.Sadigov 56' 59' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 175 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov |
| 14 October 2017 8 | Sumgayit | 0 – 1 | Gabala | Sumqayit |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Malikov 37' B.Hasanalizade 54' |
Report | Koné 29' Halliday 43' As.Mammadov 80' Bezotosnyi 88' |
Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
| 22 October 2017 9 | Gabala | 1 – 0 | Qarabağ | Qabala |
| 13:30 AZT (UTC+4) | As.Mammadov 8' Jamalov 74' |
Report | Agolli Sadygov 35' Rzeźniczak 36' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Omar Paşayev |
| 28 October 2017 10 | Zira | 1 – 2 | Gabala | Zirə |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Đurić 19' (pen.) 43' Tounkara 38' 72' K.Bayramov 44' Gadze 63' Boum 79' Naghiyev 81' Khalilzade 90+3' |
Report | Abbasov 33' Stanković 35' J.Huseynov Ehiosun 51' Koné 72' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Yusifov |
| 4 November 2017 11 | Gabala | 3 – 1 | Sabail | Qabala |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Koné 16' Dabo 29', 83' |
Report | K.Gurbanov 56' E.Yagublu 88' 90+2' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
| 19 November 2017 12 | Neftchi Baku | 2 – 3 | Gabala | Baku |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Makhmudov 19' Petrov 48' Krivotsyuk 55' |
Report | Dabo 22' Qurbanov 56' (pen.) Jamalov 61' Joseph-Monrose 80' |
Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 25 November 2017 13 | Kapaz | 1 – 6 | Gabala | Ganja |
| 14:30 AZT (UTC+4) | I.Sadigov 27' N.Mammadov 35' K.Diniyev 56' (pen.) |
Report | Dabo 1', 54' Joseph-Monrose 14' Koné 31' 40', 78' Abbasov 58' Qurbanov 65' |
Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Omar Paşayev |
| 3 December 2017 14 | Gabala | 3 – 0 | Keşla | Qabala |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Dabo 24' Ozobić 51', 56' Ehiosun 88' |
Report | Fardjad-Azad 30' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov |
| 10 February 2018 15 | Qarabağ | 0 – 0 | Gabala | Baku |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Diniyev 71' Rzeźniczak 72' Amirguliyev 78' |
Report | G.Aliyev 17' Stanković 73' |
Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov |
| 17 February 2018 16 | Gabala | 2 – 1 | Zira | Qabala |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Qurbanov 43' G.Aliyev 46' Joseph-Monrose 56' Dabo 64' |
Report | Dedov 32' 39' Urdinov 43' I.Muradov 51' Đurić 65' Mustafayev 66' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
| 24 February 2018 17 | Sabail | 2 – 1 | Gabala | Baku |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Vernydub 25' (o.g.) F.Muradbayli 57' E.Yagublu 88' |
Report | Khalilzade 31' As.Mammadov 57' Dabo 68' Hajili 71' |
Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 4 March 2018 18 | Gabala | 1 – 2 | Neftchi Baku | Qabala |
| 15:30 AZT (UTC+4) | E.Mammadov 34' Dabo 38' Jamalov 56' Nabiyev 83' Stanković 88' |
Report | Hajiyev 19' M.Abbasov 59' Herrera 73' Mahmudov 76' Petrov 87' Krivotsyuk 90+1' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
| 9 March 2018 19 | Kapaz | 0 – 1 | Gabala | Ganja |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Jalilov 21' |
Report | Hajili 19' Qurbanov 30' Ozobić 66' |
Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ravan Hamzazade |
| 13 March 2018 20 | Keşla | 1 – 1 | Gabala | Baku |
| 15:30 AZT (UTC+4) | F.Bayramov 38' Stanković 59' (o.g.) Fardjad-Azad 75' |
Report | Dabo 32' G.Aliyev 40' Jamalov 59' Malone 81' |
Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Omar Paşayev |
| 2 April 2018 21 | Gabala | 1 – 1 | Sumgayit | Qabala |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Jamalov 26' Joseph-Monrose 55' 80' Stanković 67' |
Report | V.Beybalayev 40' N.Gurbanov 83' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 550 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov |
| 8 April 2018 22 | Zira | 1 – 1 | Gabala | Zirə |
| 16:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Đurić 53' (pen.) Williams 56' |
Report | Joseph-Monrose 78' Khalilzade 90+3' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə |
| 15 April 2018 23 | Gabala | 1 – 1 | Sabail | Qabala |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Ramaldanov 27' Jamalov 61' Koné 82' 84' G.Aliyev 90+4' |
Report | T.Tsetskhladze 20' F.Muradbayli 55' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 22 April 2018 24 | Neftchi Baku | 1 – 0 | Gabala | Baku |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Abışov 4' 34' Mahmudov 19'  63' Petrov 32' Alaskarov 41' |
Report | Joseph-Monrose 21' Ozobić 90' |
Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov |
| 28 April 2018 25 | Gabala | 3 – 0 | Kapaz | Qabala |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | G.Aliyev 8' Abbasov 13' Ozobić 31' Joseph-Monrose 39' Huseynov 45+1' Koné 71' |
Report | Mandzhgaladze 62' R.Huseynov 70' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev |
| 5 May 2018 26 | Gabala | 1 – 1 | Keşla | Qabala |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Joseph-Monrose 30' Ramaldanov 43' |
Report | S.Alkhasov 10' A.Mammadli 24' Javadov 61' F.Bayramov 67' Guliyev 83' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qarabağ (C) | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 13 | +24 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Gabala | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Neftçi Baku | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 46 | |
| 4 | Zira | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 44 | |
| 5 | Sumgayit | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 40 |
Azerbaijan Cup
| 29 November 2017 Second Round | Gabala | 8 – 0 | Mil-Muğan | Qabala |
| 14:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Huseynov 30' (pen.) Qurbanov 42' Ozobić 45+1', 58', 84' U.Iskandarov 52' Hajili 64' 85' Ehiosun 73' |
Report | J.Hasanov 29' A.Babazadeh 45' S.Babayev 55' 83' V.Mehraliyev 75' E.Mammadov 77' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Ziya Nasirov |
| 11 December 2017 Quarterfinal 1st leg | Gabala | 1 – 0 | Səbail | Qabala |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Joseph-Monrose 59' J.Huseynov  76' Stanković 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Ravan Hamzazade |
| 15 December 2017 Quarterfinal 2nd leg | Səbail | 2 – 4 (2 – 5 agg.) | Gabala | Baku |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Popovici 16' Nadirov 37' Tagaýew 78' |
Report | Ozobić 22' Qurbanov 24' 44' Koné 56' 59' Dabo 75' Abbasov 77' |
Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 250 Referee: Ingilab Mammadov |
| 12 April 2018 Semifinal 1st leg | Gabala | 1 – 2 | Neftchi Baku | Qabala |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Ozobić 68' G.Aliyev 88' Joseph-Monrose 90+1' |
Report | Gómez 29' Alaskarov 45' 86' R.Azizli 90+3' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov |
| 18 April 2018 Semifinal 2nd leg | Neftchi Baku | 1 – 3 (3 – 4 agg.) | Gabala | Baku |
| 20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Mustivar 9' Meza 46' Abışov 59' Herrera 84' |
Report | Dabo 20', 30' Abbasov 38' Joseph-Monrose 41' Qurbanov 45' Huseynov 60' (pen.) Ramaldanov 88' |
Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
Final
| 27 May 2018 | Gabala | 0 – 1 | Keşla | Qabala |
| 20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Guliyev 7' Sohna 17' Fardjad-Azad 71' 90+5' O.Sadigli 88' Aghayev 90+1' |
Report | Joseph-Monrose 4' Koné 77' Gurbanov 88' |
Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov |
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying Rounds
| 13 July 2017 Second qualifying round 1st leg | Gabala | 1 – 1 |  Jagiellonia Białystok | Baku[note 1], Azerbaijan |
| 21:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Halliday 17' E.Mammadov 27' Joseph-Monrose 48' Huseynov 56' Stanković 88' |
Report | Romanchuk 15' Góralski 18' Burliga 44' |
Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 6,500[46] Referee: Marco Fritz (Germany) |
| 20 July 2017 Second qualifying round 2nd leg | Jagiellonia Białystok | 0 – 2 (1 – 3 agg.) | Gabala | Białystok, Poland |
| 21:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Guilherme 21' |
Report | Gurbanov 18' Huseynov 83' Ozobić 89' |
Stadium: Białystok City Stadium Attendance: 13,326[46] Referee: Sebastian Colţescu (Romania) |
| 27 July 2017 Third qualifying round 1st leg | Panathinaikos  | 1 – 0 | Gabala | Athens, Greece |
| 22:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Molins 37' (pen.) |
Report | Vernydub 42' |
Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium Attendance: 11,237[47] Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) |
| 3 August 2017 Third qualifying round 2nd leg | Gabala | 1 – 2 (1 – 3 agg.) | Panathinaikos | Baku[note 1], Azerbaijan |
| 21:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Malone 20' Moledo 48' (o.g.) |
Report | Lod 51' 63' Cabezas 66' |
Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 11,000[47] Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
Squad statistics
- As of Match played 28 May 2018
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 3 | DF | SRB |
Vojislav Stanković | 31 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | AZE |
Elvin Jamalov | 21 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | AZE |
Rasim Ramaldanov | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | AZE |
Elvin Mammadov | 16 | 2 | 6+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | AZE |
Gismat Aliyev | 29 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | FRA |
Bagaliy Dabo | 33 | 16 | 24+3 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | AZE |
Ruslan Qurbanov | 29 | 4 | 14+10 | 2 | 4+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | AZE |
Asif Mammadov | 29 | 2 | 13+9 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | AZE |
Javid Huseynov | 28 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | UKR |
Vitaliy Vernydub | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | SUR |
Dion Malone | 21 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | AZE |
Ilgar Gurbanov | 20 | 1 | 8+3 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 19 | MF | CRO |
Filip Ozobić | 29 | 10 | 15+4 | 5 | 5+1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 22 | GK | UKR |
Dmytro Bezotosnyi | 34 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 23 | GK | AZE |
Agil Mammadov | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | FW | FRA |
Steeven Joseph-Monrose | 31 | 12 | 21+1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 29 | MF | AZE |
Hajiagha Hajili | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | MF | AZE |
Amin Seydiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF | AZE |
Tamkin Khalilzade | 15 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF | AZE |
Urfan Abbasov | 31 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 45 | FW | MLI |
Famoussa Koné | 33 | 7 | 13+10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | ||
| 74 | DF | AZE |
Yusif Nabiyev | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players away from Gabala on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 17 | FW | AZE |
Roman Huseynov | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 70 | FW | AZE |
Ulvi Iskandarov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players who left Gabala during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 12 | MF | SCO |
Andy Halliday | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | ESP |
Javi Hernández | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | NED |
Dave Bulthuis | 8 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| 88 | MF | AZE |
Tellur Mutallimov | 8 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 90 | FW | NGA |
Ekigho Ehiosun | 7 | 1 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 9 | Bagaliy Dabo | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | FW | | 28 | Steeven Joseph-Monrose | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | MF | | 19 | Filip Ozobić | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | FW | | 45 | Famoussa Koné | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | MF | | 14 | Javid Huseynov | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | FW | | 10 | Ruslan Qurbanov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | | 11 | Asif Mammadov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | | 6 | Elvin Mammadov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | MF | | 88 | Tellur Mutallimov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | | 70 | Ülvi İsgəndərov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 90 | Ekigho Ehiosun | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 29 | Hajiagha Hajili | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 18 | Ilgar Gurbanov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS | 43 | 17 | 4 | 64 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Total | ||||||
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| 3 | | DF | Vojislav Stanković | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | MF | Elvin Jamalov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | DF | Rasim Ramaldanov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | MF | Elvin Mammadov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | MF | Gismat Aliyev | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | FW | Bagaliy Dabo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | FW | Ruslan Qurbanov | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | MF | Asif Mammadov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | MF | Javid Huseynov | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 15 | | DF | Vitaliy Vernydub | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | DF | Dion Malone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | MF | Ilgar Gurbanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 19 | | MF | Filip Ozobić | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | GK | Dmytro Bezotosnyi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | | FW | Steeven Joseph-Monrose | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 29 | | MF | Hajiagha Hajili | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 33 | | MF | Tamkin Khalilzade | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 34 | | DF | Urfan Abbasov | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 45 | | FW | Famoussa Koné | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 74 | | DF | Yusif Nabiyev | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Players who left Gabala during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 12 | | MF | Andy Halliday | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 90 | | FW | Ekigho Ehiosun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| TOTALS | 59 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 5 | |||||
Notes
- Gabala will play their home match at Bakcell Arena, Baku, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Qabala.
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