2012–13 Neftchi Baku PFK season

The Neftchi Baku 2012–13 season is Neftchi Baku's 21st Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their third season under manager Boyukagha Hajiyev. Neftchi participated in the Second and Third UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, defeating FC Zestaponi of Georgia in the Second round before losing to Ironi Kiryat Shmona of Israel in the Third round. This meant that they dropped down into the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play Off Round, where they defeated APOEL of Cyprus 4–2 on aggregate to qualify for the group stages of the Europa League for the first time. In the group stages they were drawn against FK Partizan of Serbia, Rubin Kazan of Russia and Internazionale of Italy. They also won the Azerbaijan Premier League for the 3rd time in a row, and completed a domestic double by defeating Khazar Lankaran on penalties in the Azerbaijan Cup final.

Neftchi Baku

2012–13 season
Chairman	Sadyg Sadygov
Manager	Boyukagha Hajiyev
Stadium	Bakcell Arena
Premier League	1st
Azerbaijan Cup	Champions
Champions League	Third Qualifying Round vs Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Europa League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Nicolás Canales (26) All: Nicolás Canales (30)
Highest home attendance	31,400 vs Internazionale 4 October 2012
Lowest home attendance	250 vs Turan 8 October 2012
Average home league attendance	4,276
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Squad

As of 11 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
2	MF	CHI	José Cabión
3	DF	BRA	Denis Silva
4	DF	AZE	Tärlän Quliyev
5	DF	MKD	Igor Mitreski
6	MF	AZE	Rashad Sadiqov (captain)
8	FW	AZE	Elshan Abdullayev
9	MF	BRA	Flavinho
10	MF	SLE	Julius Wobay
11	FW	CHI	Nicolás Canales
12	GK	AZE	Emil Balayev
13	DF	AZE	Samir Yusifov
14	FW	UZB	Bahodir Nasimov
15	MF	PAR	Éric Ramos (loan from Rubio Ñu)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	BRA	Bruno Bertucci
17	MF	AZE	Araz Abdullayev
19	MF	AZE	Mirhüseyn Seyidov
20	MF	AZE	Eshgin Guliyev
21	MF	AZE	Kamil Nurähmädov
22	DF	AZE	Mahir Shukurov
25	MF	AZE	Javid Imamverdiyev
26	DF	AZE	Karim Diniyev
27	MF	AZE	Kanan Manafov
28	MF	AZE	Emin Mehdiyev
30	GK	SRB	Saša Stamenković
32	DF	AZE	Elvin Yunuszade
33	MF	AZE	Orkhan Bashirov

Out on loan

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
—	GK	AZE	Eyyub Aliyev (at Simurq)
—	DF	AZE	Slavik Alkhasov (at Sumgayit)
—	DF	AZE	Nijat Gurbanov (at Simurq)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	AZE	Ruslan Qurbanov (at Sumgayit)
29	FW	AZE	Ilham Allahverdiyev (at FK Qaradag)

Transfers

Summer

Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2012

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
3	DF	AZE	Saşa Yunisoğlu (from Gabala)
6	MF	AZE	Rashad Sadigov (from Qarabağ)
10	MF	SLE	Julius Wobay (from Al-Masry)
11	FW	CHI	Nicolás Canales (from Palestino)
15	MF	PAR	Eric Ramos (loan from Rubio Ñu)
16	DF	BRA	Bruno Bertucci (from Grasshoppers)
17	MF	AZE	Araz Abdullayev (from Everton)
22	DF	AZE	Mahir Shukurov (from Gabala)
—	GK	AZE	Emil Balayev (from Sumgayit FC)

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
1	GK	AZE	Rauf Mehdiyev (Retired)
2	DF	AZE	Rail Malikov (to Denizlispor)
3	DF	BRA	Denis Silva (to Grêmio)
6	MF	MKD	Slavčo Georgievski (to İnter Baku)
11	MF	AZE	Javid Huseynov (to Adana Demirspor)
12	GK	AZE	Elchin Sadygov (to Sumgayit FC)
13	DF	AZE	Tural Narimanov (to AZAL)
15	DF	AZE	Ruslan Abishov (to Khazar Lankaran)
16	DF	BRA	Alessandro
18	DF	AZE	Ruslan Amirjanov (to Inter Baku)
21	FW	AZE	Aghabala Ramazanov (to Khazar Lankaran)
22	FW	AZE	Farid Guliev (to Turan Tovuz)
27	MF	AZE	Rashad Abdullayev (to Gabala)
—	FW	AZE	Orkhan Hasanov (to AZAL)
—	DF	AZE	Ruslan Tagizade (to AZAL)
—	GK	AZE	Eyyub Aliyev (on loan to Simurg)
—	DF	AZE	Slavik Alkhasov (on loan to Sumgayit)
—	FW	AZE	Ruslan Qurbanov (on loan to Sumgayit)
—	DF	AZE	Nicat Qurbanov (on loan to Simurg)

Winter

Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2013

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
1	GK	SUI	Johnny Leoni (loan from Omonia)
2	MF	CHI	José Luis Cabión (from Colo-Colo)
3	DF	BRA	Denis Silva (from Grêmio)

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
1	GK	SUI	Johnny Leoni (loan return to Omonia)
3	DF	AZE	Saşa Yunisoğlu (to AZAL)
7	MF	BRA	Rodriguinho (to Sport)
18	MF	AZE	Elgiz Karamli (to Kəpəz)
29	FW	AZE	Ilham Allahverdiyev (on loan at FK Qaradag)

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Boyukagha Hajiyev
Assistant first team coach	Tarlan Ahmadov
Assistant first team coach	Bakhtiyar Musayev
Assistant first team coach	Kamal Quliyev
Goalkeeper coach	Nebojsa Manojlović
Fitness coach	Ruben Seles
Club doctor	Boris Khatagurov
Assistant doctor	Rasim Gadimaliev
Assistant doctor	Tofig Gasimov
Physiotherapist	Zakir Guliyev
Source: Neftchi Baku PFC Archived 2012-12-23 at the Wayback Machine

Competitions

Friendlies

Neftchi Baku v Rotor

19 January 2013	Neftchi Baku	1 – 0	Rotor	Antalya, Turkey
19:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Nasimov 69'	Summary

Neftchi Baku v Aktobe

21 January 2013	Neftchi Baku	3 – 2	Aktobe	Antalya, Turkey
19:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Perico 20' Canales 35' Nasimov 54' (pen.)	[ Summary]	82'

Neftchi Baku v Turnovo

23 January 2013	Neftchi Baku	2 – 1	Turnovo	Antalya, Turkey
19:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Canales 32', 60' Wobay	[ Summary]

Neftchi Baku v Amkar Perm

27 January 2013	Neftchi Baku	0 – 4	Amkar Perm	Antalya, Turkey
19:00 AZT (UTC 4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

Neftchi Baku v ACS Poli Timişoara

29 January 2013	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	ACS Poli Timişoara	Antalya, Turkey
19:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Canales 55'	[ Summary]		Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

Neftchi Baku v Guangdong

2 February 2013	Neftchi Baku	4 – 4 (a.e.t.)	Guangdong	Antalya, Turkey
19:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Flavinho 55', 86' Abdullayev 75', 100'	Summary		Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

Azerbaijan Premier League

Main article: 2012–13 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	14	2	6	47	24	23	44	9	1	1	30	9	21	5	1	5	17	15	2

Last updated: 4 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	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W
Position	11	7	6	7	6	4	6	4	7	5	4	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	1

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

Results

Neftchi Baku v Baku

3 August 2012 1	Neftchi Baku	Postponed	Baku	Baku
AZST (UTC 5)				Stadium: Tofig Bahramov Stadium

Qarabağ v Neftchi Baku

11 August 2012 2	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku1
20:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Garayev 41'	Summary		Stadium: Dalga Areana Attendance: 800 Referee: Aliyar Agayev

Neftchi Baku v Gabala

18 August 2012 3	Neftchi Baku	3 – 0	Gabala	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Imamverdiyev 47', 87' Wobay 56'	Summary		Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Anar Salmanov

AZAL v Neftchi Baku

26 August 2012 4	AZAL	Postponed	Neftchi Baku	Baku
20:15 AZST (UTC 5)		Summary		Stadium: AZAL Stadium

Neftchi Baku v Khazar Lankaran

15 September 2012 5	Neftchi Baku	2 – 1	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Canales 17' Flavinho 74'	Summary	Sadio 8'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Sumgayit v Neftchi Baku

24 September 2012 6	Sumgayit	3 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Sumqayit
17:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Aliyev 12' Fardjad-Azad 49' Ağayev 73'	Summary	Mustafayev 51' (o.g.) Canales 56' Mehdiyev  90 1'	Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Vusal Aliyev

Inter Baku v Neftchi Baku

28 September 2012 7	Inter Baku	Postponed	Neftchi Baku	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC 5)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Shafa Stadium

Neftchi Baku v Turan Tovuz

8 October 2012 8	Neftchi Baku	2 – 1	Turan Tovuz	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Sadigov 11' (pen.) Ramos 37'	Summary	Pipia 90 2'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Anar Salmanov

Neftchi Baku v Kəpəz

19 October 2012 9	Neftchi Baku	4 – 1	Kəpəz	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Wobay 23' Canales 26', 64' Abdullayev 70'	Summary	E.Aliyev 5'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Elvin Askerov

Ravan Baku v Neftchi Baku

28 October 2012 10	Ravan Baku	2 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:30 AZT (UTC 4)	Orlovschi 33' Varea 76' (pen.)	Summary		Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Neftchi Baku v Simurq

31 October 2012 11	Neftchi Baku	2 – 1	Simurq	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Canales 8' (pen.), 34'	Summary	R.Poladov 48'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

Gabala v Neftchi Baku

3 November 2012 12	Gabala	2 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Assis 31' Dodô 88'	Summary	Canales 32'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Neftchi Baku v Sumgayit

17 November 2012 13	Neftchi Baku	8 – 1	Sumgayit	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Canales 7', 23', 45', 80' Wobay 11', 25' Imamverdiyev 68' Bertucci 75'	Summary	Jafarguliyev 28'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

Baku v Neftchi Baku

25 November 2012 14	Baku	1 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Baku
14:20 AZT (UTC 4)	E.Mammadov 60' N.Mammadov  87'	Summary	Canales 62' (pen.) Flavinho 90 2'	Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

Neftchi Baku v Qarabağ

2 December 2012 15	Neftchi Baku	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC 4)		Summary	Nadirov 12'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Neftchi Baku v Ravan Baku

10 December 2012 16	Neftchi Baku	2 – 0	Ravan Baku	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Seyidov 44' Canales 63'	Summary		Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Anar Salmanov

Khazar Lankaran v Neftchi Baku

14 December 2012 17	Khazar Lankaran	2 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Lankaran
16:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Sialmas 7' Pit 83'	Summary	Canales 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Neftchi Baku v Baku

18 December 2012 1	Neftchi Baku	1 – 1	Baku	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Sadigov 10' (pen.)	Summary	Guliyev 86'	Stadium: Tofig Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rahim Häsänov

Neftchi Baku v AZAL

22 December 2012 18	Neftchi Baku	4 – 2	AZAL	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Flavinho 18' Wobay 36' Sadiqov 68' Imamverdiyev 89'	Summary	Benouahi 78' Nildo 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Eighth Kilometer District Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Elchin Mammadov

Inter Baku v Neftchi Baku

25 December 2012 7	Inter Baku	1 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Niasse 75'	Summary	Canales 11'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Vusal Äliyev

Kəpəz v Neftchi Baku

9 February 2013 19	Kəpəz	0 – 3	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC 4)		Summary	Flavinho 27' Canales 68' Abdullayev 72'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

AZAL v Neftchi Baku

13 February 2013 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

Simurq v Neftchi Baku

17 February 2013 20	Simurq	0 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Zaqatala
17:00 AZT (UTC 4)		Summary	Canales 30' Sadiqov 43'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rahim Häsänov

Neftchi Baku v Inter Baku

23 February 2013 21	Neftchi Baku	2 – 0	Inter Baku	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Canales 49' Abramidze 90 2' (o.g.)	Summary		Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Turan Tovuz v Neftchi Baku

3 March 2013 22	Turan Tovuz	2 – 3	Neftchi Baku	Tovuz
15:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Beraia 35' Günlü 84'	Summary	Flavinho 11' Abdullayev 61' Imamverdiyev 75'	Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Neftçi Baku	22	14	2	6	47	24	23	44	Qualification for championship group
2	Inter Baku	22	11	8	3	24	12	12	41
3	Qarabağ	22	10	9	3	30	19	11	39
4	Simurq	22	9	9	4	25	15	10	36
5	Gabala	22	9	5	8	26	27	−1	32

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

Azerbaijan Premier League Championship Group

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
10	5	3	2	12	8	4	18	2	1	2	6	5	1	3	2	0	6	3	3

Last updated: 20 May 2013.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	L
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2013. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Baku v Neftchi Baku

12 March 2013 23	Baku	1 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Abdullayev 43'	Summary	Pena 83'	Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Inter Baku v Neftchi Baku

30 March 2013 24	Inter Baku	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC 4)		Summary	Wobay 31' Sadiqov  16'  74'	Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Anar Salmanov

Neftchi Baku v Qarabağ

6 April 2013 25	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Mitreski  44' Canales 87'	Summary	Richard 35' (pen.), 69'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rahim Häsänov

Simurq v Neftchi Baku

13 April 2013 26	Simurq	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Zaqatala
18:00 AZST (UTC 5)		Summary	Wobay 49'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Neftchi Baku v Gabala

21 April 2013 27	Neftchi Baku	2 – 1	Gabala	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Silva 53' Flavinho  63'  66' Canales 69'	Summary	Assis 15' Chertoganov  37'  65'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Neftchi Baku v Inter Baku

28 April 2013 28	Neftchi Baku	2 – 0	Inter Baku	Baku
18:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Canales 52', 70' (pen.)	Summary	Niasse  63'  69'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Vusal Äliyev

Qarabağ v Neftchi Baku

4 May 2013 29	Qarabağ	1 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Baku1
19:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Richard 72' (pen.)	Summary	Canales 23', 84'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Neftchi Baku v Simurq

9 May 2013 30	Neftchi Baku	1 – 1	Simurq	Baku
21:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Wobay 26'	Summary	Eyyubov 14'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Gabala v Neftchi Baku

14 May 2013 31	Gabala	1 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Qabala
17:30 AZST (UTC 5)	Kamanan 72'	Summary	Sadiqov 14'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Neftchi Baku v Baku

19 May 2013 32	Neftchi Baku	0 – 1	Baku	Baku
20:30 AZST (UTC 5)	Denis  60'	Summary	Horvat 75'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Neftçi Baku (C)	32	19	5	8	59	32	27	62	Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2	Qarabağ	32	16	11	5	43	26	17	59	Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3	Inter Baku	32	16	9	7	38	22	16	57
4	Simurq	32	12	12	8	32	26	6	48
5	Baku	32	9	14	9	33	27	6	41

Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Azerbaijan Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Azerbaijan Cup

Taraggi v Neftchi Baku

28 November 2012 Second Round	Taraggi	0 – 5	Neftchi Baku	Ganja
13:00 AZT (UTC 4)		Summary	E.Abdullayev 17' Yunuszade 25' Shukurov 31' (pen.) Ramos 38' K.Nurahmadov 45'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Rahim Häsänov

Simurq v Neftchi Baku

27 February 2013 Quarterfinals 1st Leg	Simurq	0 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Zaqatala
17:00 AZT (UTC 4)		Summary	Imamverdiyev  90 3'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Neftchi Baku v Simurq

7 March 2013 Quarterfinals 2nd Leg	Neftchi Baku	1 – 0 (a.e.t.) (1 – 0 agg.)	Simurq	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Flavinho 120'	Summary	Božić  64'  72'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Neftchi Baku v Qarabağ

17 April 2013 Semifinals 1st Leg	Neftchi Baku	2 – 1	Qarabağ	Baku
19:30 AZST (UTC 5)	Abdullayev 63' (pen.) Nasimov 90 1'	Summary	Nadirov 55'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Anar Salmanov

Qarabağ v Neftchi Baku

24 April 2013 Semifinals 2nd Leg	Qarabağ	2 – 2 (3 – 4 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Baku1
21:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Richard 41' (pen.) Opara 86'	Summary	Yunuszade 42' Canales 77'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 3,820 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Neftchi Baku v Khazar Lankaran

28 May 2013 Final	Neftchi Baku	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (5 – 3 p)	Khazar Lankaran	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC 5)		Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Aliyar Agayev
	Penalties
	Canales Bertucci Flavinho Shukurov Sadiqov		Sialmas Ramazanov Amirguliyev Sadio

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Neftchi Baku v Zestaponi

17 July 2012 2nd Qualifying round 1st Leg	Neftchi Baku	3 – 0	Zestaponi	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Imamverdiyev 22' Wobay 24' Canales 63'	Report Summary		Stadium: Dalga Arena3 Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)

Zestaponi v Neftchi Baku

24 July 2012 2nd Qualifying round 2nd Leg	Zestaponi	2 – 2 (2 – 5 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Zestaponi, Georgia
22:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Mujiri 16' Dvali 19'	Report Summary	Wobay 22' Sadigov 52' (pen.)	Stadium: David Abashidze Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin (Kazakhstan)

Ironi Kiryat Shmona v Neftchi Baku

1 August 2012 3rd Qualifying round 1st Leg	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	4 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Haifa, Israel
22:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Badash 42' (pen.) Abuhatzira 52' Gerzicich 70', 76'	Report Summary		Stadium: Kiryat Eliezer Stadium4 Attendance: 2,520 Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

Neftchi Baku v Ironi Kiryat Shmona

8 August 2012 3rd Qualifying round 2nd Leg	Neftchi Baku	2 – 2 (2 – 6 agg.)	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Wobay 31' Imamverdiyev 76'	Report Summary	Badash 50' Lencse 90 1'	Stadium: Dalga Arena3 Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

UEFA Europa League

Main articles: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League and 2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Play Off Round

Neftchi Baku v APOEL

23 August 2012 1st Leg	Neftchi Baku	1 – 1	APOEL	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Shukurov 82' (pen.)	Report Summary	Benachour 83'	Stadium: Dalga Arena3 Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Robert Małek (Poland)

APOEL v Neftchi Baku

30 August 2012 2nd Leg	APOEL	1 – 3 (2 – 4 agg.)	Neftchi Baku	Nicosia, Cyprus
22:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Benachour 44'	Report Summary	Imamverdiyev 22' Wobay 30' Flavinho 60' Yunuszade  83'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 20,337 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi (France)

Group stage

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RUB	INT	PAR	NEF
1	Rubin Kazan	6	4	2	0	10	3	7	14	Advance to knockout phase		—	3–0	2–0	1–0
2	Internazionale	6	3	2	1	11	9	2	11			2–2	—	1–0	2–2
3	Partizan	6	0	3	3	3	8	−5	3			1–1	1–3	—	0–0
4	Neftçi	6	0	3	3	4	8	−4	3			0–1	1–3	1–1	—

Source: Soccerway
Notes:

Partizan v Neftchi Baku

21 September 2012 1	Partizan	0 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Belgrade, Serbia
00:05 AZST (UTC 5)		Report		Stadium: Stadion FK Partizan Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Libor Kovařík (Czech Republic)

Neftchi Baku v Internazionale

4 October 2012 2	Neftchi Baku	1 – 3	Internazionale	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Canales 53'	Report	Coutinho 10' Obi 30' Livaja 42'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 Attendance: 31,400 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Rubin Kazan v Neftchi Baku

25 October 2012 3	Rubin Kazan	1 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Kazan, Russia
21:00 AZST (UTC 5)	Kasaev 16'	Report		Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,084 Referee: Kenn Hansen (Denmark)

Neftchi Baku v Rubin Kazan

8 November 2012 4	Neftchi Baku	0 – 1	Rubin Kazan	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC 4)		Report	Dyadyun 16'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 Attendance: 15,832 Referee: Manuel De Sousa (Portugal)

Neftchi Baku v Partizan

22 November 2012 5	Neftchi Baku	1 – 1	Partizan	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC 4)	Flavinho 10'	Report	Marković 67' Marković  77'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 Attendance: 8,992 Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

Internazionale v Neftchi Baku

7 December 2012 6	Internazionale	2 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Milan, Italy
00:05 AZT (UTC 4)	Livaja 9', 54'	Report	Sadiqov 52' Canales 89'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 6,150 Referee: Emir Alečković (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Squad statistics

As of 28 May 2013

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Champions League		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	MF	CHI	José Cabión	1	0	0 1	0	0 0	0	0 0	0	0 0	0
3	DF	BRA	Denis Silva	19	1	13 1	1	5 0	0	0 0	0	0 0	0
4	DF	AZE	Tärlän Quliyev	30	0	18 4	0	2 0	0	0 0	0	5 1	0
5	DF	MKD	Igor Mitreski	42	0	27 0	0	4 0	0	3 0	0	8 0	0
6	MF	AZE	Rashad Sadigov	46	7	27 2	5	5 0	0	4 0	1	8 0	1
8	FW	AZE	Elshan Abdullayev	4	1	0 3	0	1 0	1	0 0	0	0 0	0
9	FW	BRA	Flavinho	45	8	28 0	5	5 0	1	4 0	0	8 0	2
10	MF	SLE	Julius Wobay	48	12	28 3	8	4 1	0	4 0	3	8 0	1
11	FW	CHI	Nicolás Canales	48	30	31 0	26	5 0	1	4 0	1	8 0	2
12	GK	AZE	Emil Balayev	3	0	2 0	0	1 0	0	0 0	0	0 0	0
13	DF	AZE	Samir Yusifov	1	0	0 0	0	0 1	0	0 0	0	0 0	0
14	FW	UZB	Bahodir Nasimov	10	1	1 7	0	0 2	1	0 0	0	0 0	0
15	MF	PAR	Eric Ramos	48	2	31 0	1	6 0	1	4 0	0	7 0	0
16	DF	BRA	Bruno Bertucci	39	1	20 4	1	3 0	0	4 0	0	8 0	0
17	MF	AZE	Araz Abdullayev	45	5	19 9	4	6 0	1	0 4	0	0 7	0
19	MF	AZE	Mirhuseyn Seyidov	33	1	10 9	1	1 2	0	1 3	0	1 6	0
20	MF	AZE	Eshgin Guliyev	4	0	0 3	0	0 1	0	0 0	0	0 0	0
21	FW	AZE	Kamil Nurähmädov	5	1	0 3	0	1 0	1	0 0	0	1 0	0
22	DF	AZE	Mahir Shukurov	41	2	26 2	0	6 0	1	0 0	0	7 0	1
25	MF	AZE	Javid Imamverdiyev	33	8	9 13	5	1 1	0	3 1	2	5 0	1
26	DF	AZE	Karim Diniyev	0	0	0 0	0	0 0	0	0 0	0	0 0	0
28	FW	AZE	Emin Mehdiyev	28	0	10 9	0	0 3	0	1 1	0	1 3	0
29	FW	AZE	Ilham Allahverdiyev	0	0	0 0	0	0 0	0	0 0	0	0 0	0
30	GK	SRB	Saša Stamenković	44	0	30 0	0	5 0	0	1 0	0	8 0	0
32	DF	AZE	Elvin Yunuszade	38	2	21 3	0	5 0	2	4 0	0	4 1	0
Players who appeared for Neftchi no longer at the club:
1	GK	AZE	Rauf Mehdiyev	3	0	0 0	0	0 0	0	3 0	0	0 0	0
2	DF	AZE	Rail Malikov	3	0	0 0	0	0 0	0	3 0	0	0 0	0
3	DF	AZE	Saşa Yunisoğlu	4	0	1 0	0	1 0	0	1 1	0	0 0	0
7	MF	BRA	Rodriguinho	2	0	1 1	0	0 0	0	0 0	0	0 0	0

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Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	FW		11	Nicolás Canales	26	1	1	2	30
2	MF		10	Julius Wobay	8	0	3	1	12
3	MF		25	Javid Imamverdiyev	5	0	2	1	8
	FW		9	Flavinho	5	1	0	2	8
5	MF		6	Rashad Sadigov	5	0	1	1	7
6	MF		17	Araz Abdullayev	4	1	0	0	5
7				Own Goal	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		15	Eric Ramos	1	1	0	0	2
	DF		22	Mahir Shukurov	0	1	0	1	2
	DF		32	Elvin Yunuszade	0	2	0	0	2
11	DF		16	Bruno Bertucci	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		19	Mirhuseyn Seyidov	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		3	Denis Silva	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		8	Elshan Abdullayev	0	1	0	0	1
	FW		21	Kamil Nurähmädov	0	1	0	0	1
	FW		14	Bahodir Nasimov	0	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	59	10	7	8	84

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
3		DF	Saşa Yunisoğlu	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Denis Silva	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
4		DF	Tärlän Quliyev	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
5		DF	Igor Mitreski	4	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	9	1
6		MF	Rashad Sadigov	6	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	9	1
7		MF	Rodriguinho	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Flavinho	11	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	1
10		MF	Julius Wobay	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	7	0
11		FW	Nicolás Canales	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0
12		GK	Emil Balayev	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14		FW	Bahodir Nasimov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		FW	Eric Ramos	7	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	14	0
16		DF	Bruno Bertucci	6	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	10	0
17		MF	Araz Abdullayev	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
19		MF	Mirhuseyn Seyidov	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
20		MF	Eshgin Guliyev	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22		DF	Mahir Shukurov	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
25		MF	Javid Imamverdiyev	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1
28		FW	Emin Mehdiyev	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2
30		GK	Saša Stamenković	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
32		DF	Elvin Yunuszade	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	7	1
			TOTALS	78	5	15	1	6	0	19	1	119	7

Monthly awards

Month	Azerbaijan Professional Football League Awards
	Player	Award
November	Nicolás Canales	Won
December		Won
February		Won

Team kit

These are the 2012–13 Neftchi Baku kits.

Neftchi Baku 's Home Kit

Neftchi Baku's Away Kit

References

• Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.
• Neftchi Baku played their home matches at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku instead of their regular stadium, Ismat Gayibov Stadium, Baku.
• Neftchi Baku played their home match at Dalga Arena, Baku as their own Ismat Gayibov Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.
• Ironi Kiryat Shmona played their home match at Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa as their own Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.

External links

• Neftchi Baku at Soccerway.com