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AZAL
2012–13 season
Chairman	Zaur Akhundov
Manager	Vagif Sadygov
Stadium	AZAL Arena
Premier League	7th
Azerbaijan Cup	Second Round vs Simurq
Top goalscorer	League: Nildo (21); All: Nildo (21)
Highest home attendance	2,500 vs Ravan Baku ; 11 August 2012
Lowest home attendance	200 vs Sumgayit ; 25 November 2012; 200 vs Turan Tovuz ; 15 December 2012; 200 vs Kəpəz ; 23 February 2013; 200 vs Ravan Baku ; 19 April 2013; 200 vs Sumgayit ; 8 May 2013
Average home league attendance	785
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The AZAL 2012–13 season was AZAL's eighth Azerbaijan Premier League season and their first season with Vagif Sadygov as manager. They participated in the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League, finishing 7th in the initial 22 game championship. They then went unbeaten, winning nine and drawing one, as the finished top of the Relegation Group with 57 points, 17 points clear of 8th placed Khazar Lankaran. They took part in the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Cup, which they were knocked out of at the second round stage by Simurq.

Squad

As of 10 April 2013

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AZE	Amil Agajanov
2	DF	ESP	Juanfran
3	DF	AZE	Nduka Usim (Vice-captain)
4	DF	BRA	Aílton
6	MF	AZE	Tagim Novruzov
7	MF	AZE	Javid Tagiyev
9	FW	AZE	Elshan Mammadov
10	MF	AZE	Tarlan Khalilov
11	MF	MAR	Zouhir Benouahi
12	GK	AZE	Jahangir Hasanzade (Captain)
15	DF	LVA	Oskars Kļava
16	FW	BRA	Nildo
17	MF	NGA	Victor Igbekoyi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	AZE	Orkhan Safiyaroglu
20	DF	SRB	Branislav Arsenijević
22	DF	AZE	Ruslan Tagizade
23	DF	AZE	Tural Narimanov
24	DF	UKR	Ruslan Zubkov
25	MF	AZE	Habil Nurəhmədov
27	GK	AZE	Ruslan Majidov
28	MF	USA	Will John
32	MF	SRB	Vladimir Bogdanović
37	MF	LTU	Andrius Velička
77	DF	AZE	Saşa Yunisoğlu
99	MF	AZE	Orkhan Hasanov

Transfers

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ESP	Juanfran (from La Nucía)^[1]
4	DF	BRA	Aílton (Ferencvárosi)^[2]
6	MF	AZE	Tagim Novruzov (from Ravan)
7	MF	AZE	Javid Tagiyev (from Turan Tovuz)
8	MF	TKM	Elman Tagaýew (from Altyn Asyr)^[3]
15	DF	LVA	Oskars Kļava (from Liepājas Metalurgs)^[4]
16	FW	BRA	Nildo (from Górnik Leczna)^[5]
18	FW	AZE	Rahman Musayev (from Qaradağ)
21	FW	AZE	Yasin Abbasov (from Sumgayit)
22	DF	AZE	Ruslan Tagizade (from Neftchi Baku)
24	DF	UKR	Ruslan Zubkov (from Odesa)
27	GK	AZE	Ruslan Majidov (from Sumgayit)
28	MF	MDA	Artur Pătraş (Politehnica Timișoara)^[6]
33	GK	AZE	Khayyam Hasanov (from Shusha)
37	FW	LTU	Andrius Velička (from Ekranas)
77	FW	AZE	Arif Isayev (from Gabala)
99	MF	AZE	Orkhan Hasanov (from Neftchi Baku)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	MKD	Robert Petrov
6	DF	LTU	Mindaugas Daunoravičius (to FK Nevėžis)^[7]
10	MF	RUS	Nugzar Kvirtiya (to Turan Tovuz)
13	DF	AZE	Shahriyar Rahimov (loan return to Inter Baku)
15	FW	MDA	Gheorghe Boghiu (to Milsami)^[8]
19	MF	AZE	Huseyn Akhundov (to Ravan Baku)
20	MF	SRB	Mensur Limani (to KF Tirana)^[9]
23	FW	BRA	Tales Schutz (to Inter Baku)
24	DF	UKR	Ruslan Zubkov (loan to Turan Tovuz)
88	MF	ALB	Ervin Bulku (to Sepahan)^[10]

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	DF	UKR	Ruslan Zubkov (loan return from Turan Tovuz)
25	MF	AZE	Habil Nurəhmədov (from Khazar Lankaran)
28	MF	USA	Will John (from Oleksandriya, previously on loan to Missouri Comets)
32	MF	SRB	Vladimir Bogdanović (from Panetolikos)
77	DF	AZE	Saşa Yunisoğlu (from Neftchi Baku)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	AZE	Agil Nabiyev (to Baku)
8	MF	TKM	Elman Tagaýew (to Aşgabat)
14	DF	AZE	Sabuhi Hasanov
18	MF	AZE	Rahman Musayev
21	FW	AZE	Yasin Abbasov (to Neftchala)
26	MF	AZE	Etibar Shahmardanov (to Henstedt-Ulzburg)
28	MF	MDA	Artur Pătraş (to Politehnica Chişinău)^[11]
77	MF	AZE	Arif Isayev (to Denizlispor)

Competitions

Friendlies

19 January 2013	AZAL	1 - 3	Volyn	Antalya, Turkey
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mammadov 87'	Summary Report	Lopes 29' 41' Iliev 76'

22 January 2013	AZAL	1 - 1	Dalian Aerbin	Antalya, Turkey
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Velička 57'		Hoarau 87'

29 January 2013	AZAL	4 - 0	Zenith Myllypuro	Antalya, Turkey
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Nildo 34' Benouahi 54' Bogdanović 78' Igbekoyi 87'

1 February 2013	AZAL	4 - 0	Teteks	Antalya, Turkey
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Benouahi 35', 55' Novruzov 67' Hasanov 90+3'

Azerbaijan Premier League

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	7	8	7	32	25	+7	29	5	4	2	23	11	+12	2	4	5	9	14	−5

Last updated: 3 March 2013.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H
Result	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	D	L	L	W	W
Position	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	5	4	3	6	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	7

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

4 August 2012 1	Sumgayit	2 – 2	AZAL	Sumgayit
18:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Aliyev 44' Fardjad-Azad 55'	Summary	Tagiyev 12' Benouahi 67'	Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Anar Salmanov

11 August 2012 2	AZAL	3 – 1	Ravan Baku	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Nildo 4' Benouahi 68', 73'	Summary	Varea 76'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Elchin Mammadov

18 August 2012 3	Kəpəz	0 – 2	AZAL	Ganja
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Nildo 30', 51'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Vusal Aliyev

16 September 2012 5	AZAL	6 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
18:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Arsenijević 13' Nildo 19', 49', 59', 77' Benouahi 43' (pen.)	Summary	Richard 81', 87'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Aliyar Agayev

23 September 2012 6	AZAL	0 – 0	Inter Baku	Sumgayit
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Anar Salmanov

29 September 2012 7	Gabala	0 – 0	AZAL	Qabala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

3 October 2012 8	AZAL	0 – 2	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
18:30 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Scarlatache 41', 45'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

20 October 2012 9	Turan Tovuz	1 – 0	AZAL	Tovuz
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Günlü 13'	Summary		Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

26 October 2012 10	Simurq	1 – 1	AZAL	Zaqatala
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Sattarly 90+4'	Summary	R.Tagizade 29'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

30 October 2012 11	AZAL	2 – 1	Baku	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Igbekoyi 39' Nildo 76'	Summary	Horvat 10'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

4 November 2012 12	Qarabağ	2 – 0	AZAL	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Muarem 59' Javadov 65'	Summary		Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

19 November 2012 13	Ravan Baku	1 – 0	AZAL	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	N.Gurbanov 84'	Summary		Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Elçin Mämmädov

25 November 2012 14	AZAL	1 – 1	Sumgayit	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Fardjad-Azad 3'	Summary	Benouahi 9' (pen.)	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Äliyar Ağayev

2/3 December 2012¹ 15	Khazar Lankaran	1 – 2	AZAL	Lankaran
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Subašić 21'	Summary	Tagizade 11' Benouahi 80'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rahim Häsänov

9 December 2012 16	Inter Baku	0 – 0	AZAL	Baku
15:15AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

15 December 2012 17	AZAL	0 – 0	Turan Tovuz	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Summary		Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Rahim Häsänov

22 December 2012 18	Neftchi Baku	4 – 2	AZAL	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Flavinho 18' Wobay 36' Sadiqov 68' Imamverdiyev 89'	Summary	Benouahi 78' Nildo 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Eighth Kilometer District Stadium Attendance: 1000 Referee: Elchin Mammadov

9 February 2013 19	AZAL	1 – 1	Simurq	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Nildo 55'	Summary	Popović 2' Ramaldanov 62'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Anar Salmanov

13 February 2012 4	AZAL	1 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Nildo 73'	Summary	Canales 28', 46'	Stadium: AZAL Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

16 February 2013 20	Baku	2 – 0	AZAL	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Nabiyev 42' Horvat 80'	Summary		Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Vusal Äliyev

23 February 2013 21	AZAL	3 – 0	Kəpəz	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Tagiyev 27' Safiyaroglu 37' Igbekoyi 81'	Summary		Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

3 March 2012 22	AZAL	6 – 1	Gabala	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Igbekoyi 19' Tagiyev 47', 64' Arsenijević 75' Benouahi 80' John 89'	Summary	Dabo 14' Hüseynov 64' 83'	Stadium: AZAL Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Rahim Häsänov

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	Gabala	22	9	5	8	26	27	−1	32	Qualification for championship group
6	Baku	22	6	12	4	24	15	+9	30	Qualification for championship group
7	AZAL	22	7	8	7	32	25	+7	29	Qualification for relegation group
8	Khazar Lankaran	22	7	7	8	32	27	+5	28
9	Turan	22	6	5	11	24	35	−11	23

Source: Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan and Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Note 1: The match was originally played on 02.12.2012 but suspended in 54th minute at 1-1 due to fog. The remaining minutes were played the next day.^[12]