2011–12 Simurq PFC season

The Simurq PFC 2011–12 season was Simurq PFC's sixth Azerbaijan Premier League season. They started the season under the management of Sergei Yuran, before his contract was mutually terminated on 5 March.^[1] Igor Getman was appointed as the club's caretaker manager from the 5th^[1] to 11 March,^[2] when Giorgi Chikhradze was then appointed as their permanent manager.^[2] They finished the season in 9th position and were knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup at the first round stage by vs Neftchi Baku.

Simurq

2011–12 season
Chairman	Anar Bakirov
Manager	Sergei Yuran until 5 March 2012[1] Igor Getman (interim) 5[1] - 11 March 2012[2] Giorgi Chikhradze from 5 March 2012[2]
Stadium	Zaqatala City Stadium
Premier League	9th
Azerbaijan Cup	First Round vs Neftchi Baku
Top goalscorer	League: Robertas Poškus (8) All: Robertas Poškus (8)
Highest home attendance	2,500 vs Neftchi Baku 30 September 2011 29 November 2011
Lowest home attendance	0 vs Gabala 16 February 2012 vs FK Baku 20 February 2012
Average home league attendance	1,165
Home colours Away colours
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

Squad

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 Fuad Ahmadov 2 DF  AZE Ilkin Qirtimov 3 DF  AZE Rasim Ramaldanov (captain) 4 MF  RUS Vasili Yanotovsky 5 FW  AZE Rashad Eyyubov 6 MF  AZE Mikayil Rahimov 7 DF  AZE Ruslan Poladov (loan from Inter Baku) 8 MF  AZE Garib Ibrahimov 9 FW  AZE Ali Bagirov (loan from Inter Baku) 10 MF  AZE Tofig Mikayilov (loan from Inter Baku) 14 MF  LVA Andrejs Rubins

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  AZE Nijat Gurbanov (loan from Neftchi Baku) 17 DF  AZE Rustam Mammadov 19 FW  MDA Anatolie Doroş 21 DF  AZE Emin Jafarguliyev (loan from FK Baku) 27 MF  AZE Ramil Sayadov 28 DF  AZE Rustam Abbasov (loan from Inter Baku) 29 MF  LVA Igors Tarasovs 32 GK  AZE Dmitriy Kramarenko (loan from Inter Baku) 52 GK  AZE Bakhtiyar Gozalov 77 FW  BUL Daniel Genov (loan from Inter Baku) 79 DF  LTU Vidas Alunderis

Transfers

Summer

Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2011

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 4 MF  RUS Vasili Yanotovsky (from KUZBASS Kemerovo) 5 FW  AZE Rashad Eyyubov (from Chornomorets Odesa) 7 MF  AZE Elchin Khalilov (from MOIK) 9 FW  AZE Ali Bagirov (on loan from Inter Baku) 10 MF  AZE Tofig Mikayilov (on loan from Inter Baku) 11 FW  LTU Robertas Poškus (from Inter Baku) 13 DF  AZE Aleksandr Shemonayev (from MOIK) 14 MF  LVA Andrejs Rubins (from FK Qarabağ)[3] 21 FW  LVA Kristaps Grebis (from FC Kəpəz) 28 MF  UKR Yevhen Shmakov (from FC Gomel) 29 DF  AZE Samir Guliyev (from Bakili) 52 GK  AZE Bakhtiyar Gozalov (from Qaradağ) 77 MF  BUL Daniel Genov (on loan from Inter Baku) 79 DF  LTU Vidas Alunderis (from Baltika Kaliningrad) — MF  AZE Ruhid Usubov (from MOIK)

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 — FW  AZE Farid Guliev (loan return to Neftchi Baku) — MF  AZE Elvin Musazade (loan return to Neftchi Baku) — DF  AZE Elvin Yunuszade (loan return to Neftchi Baku) — FW  AZE Samir Aliyev (to Turan Tovuz) — GK  AZE Tural Abbaszade (to FC Kəpəz) — MF  AZE Vasif Aliyev (to FC Kəpəz) — MF  AZE Jamal Mammadov (loan return to Inter Baku) — DF  AZE Emin Guliyev — MF  AZE Tabriz Mutallimov — FW  AZE Ramin Nasibov

Winter

Main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 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 7 MF  AZE Ruslan Poladov (on loan from Inter Baku) 15 MF  AZE Nijat Gurbanov (on loan from Neftchi Baku) 19 FW  MDA Anatolie Doroş (from FC Irtysh)[4] 21 DF  AZE Emin Jafarguliyev (on loan from FC Baku) 28 DF  AZE Rustam Abbasov (on loan from Inter Baku)[5] 29 MF  LVA Igors Tarasovs (from Skonto Riga)[6] 32 GK  AZE Dmitri Kramarenko (on loan from Inter Baku) — FW  AZE Ilham Allahverdiyev (on loan 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 7 MF  AZE Elchin Khalilov 13 DF  AZE Aleksandr Shemonayev 21 FW  LVA Kristaps Grebis (to BFC Viktoria 1889) 28 MF  UKR Yevhen Shmakov 29 MF  AZE Samir Guliyev 32 GK  CRO Adnan Hodžić (to Crikvenica) — DF  AZE Anar Hasanli

Competitions

Azerbaijan Premier League

Main article: 2011–12 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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 13 August 2011.
Source: Soccerway

Results

Simurq v AZAL

7 August 2011 1	Simurq	0 – 3	AZAL	Zaqatala
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Shemonayev  67'	Summary	Benouahi 17', 46' Ramaldanov 90+3' (o.g.) Ibekoyi  13'  40'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

FK Baku v Simurq

14 August 2011 2	FK Baku	0 – 0	Simurq	Baku
21:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Tofig Bakhramov Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov

Simurq v Ravan Baku

19 August 2011 3	Simurq	1 – 1	Ravan Baku	Zaqatala
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Khalilov 82'	Summary	Abbasov 90+4'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Turan Tovuz v Simurq

28 August 2011 4	Turan Tovuz	1 – 0	Simurq	Tovuz
17:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Artiukh 37'	Summary		Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Anar Salmanov

Inter Baku v Simurq

10 September 2011 5	Inter Baku	1 – 0	Simurq	Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Abramidze 53'	Summary		Stadium: Shafa Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

Simurq v Kəpəz

17 September 2011 6	Simurq	4 – 2	Kəpəz	Zaqatala
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Poškus 6' Shmakov 32', 70' Qirtimov  65' Mikayilov 80'	Summary	Ţârlea  35'  45' Fomenko 12' Sultanov  74' Feutchine 76'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Elchin Mämmädov

Sumgayit v Simurq

24 September 2011 7	Sumgayit	0 – 1	Simurq	Sumgayit
15:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Poškus 10'	Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Vusal Äliyev

Simurq v Neftchi Baku

30 September 2011 8	Simurq	1 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Zaqatala
19:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Mikayilov 86'	Summary	Seyidov 8' Guliev 90'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rovshan Ahmadov

Khazar Lankaran v Simurq

16 October 2011 9	Khazar Lankaran	1 – 0	Simurq	Lankaran
17:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Semedo 27'	Summary		Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Simurq v Qarabağ

21 October 2011 10	Simurq	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Zaqatala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Aliyev 61'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Elnur Muradov

Gabala v Simurq

29 October 2011 11	Gabala	0 – 2	Simurq	Qabala
15:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Shmakov 41' Poškus 60'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Ravan Baku v Simurq

4 November 2011 12	Ravan Baku	1 – 1	Simurq	Baku
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Barlay 15' E.Hodzic  43'  56'	Summary	Yanotovskiy  43'  63' Rubins 72'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 250 Referee: Rammil Diniyev

Simurq v Sumgayit

19 November 2011 13	Simurq	1 – 0	Sumgayit	Zaqatala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Poškus 80'	Summary		Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Anar Salmanov

Simurq v Khazar Lankaran

25 November 2011 14	Simurq	2 – 2	Khazar Lankaran	Zaqatala
16:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Poškus 66' Ramaldanov 82'	Summary	Doman 21' Semedo 42' Doman  39'  80'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Neftchi Baku v Simurq

4 December 2011 15	Neftchi Baku	4 – 2	Simurq	Baku
14:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Abdullayev 10', 36' Nasimov 69' Abishov 75'	Summary	Poškus 18' Grebis 90+2'	Stadium: Ismat Gayibov Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Simurq v Turan Tovuz

10 December 2011 16	Simurq	2 – 1	Turan Tovuz	Zaqatala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Gogoberishvili 74' (o.g.) Poškus 81'	Summary	A.Taghiyev 90'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

AZAL v Simurq

16 December 2011 17	AZAL	5 – 1	Simurq	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mammadov 17' Benouahi 19' (pen.) Schutz 49', 53' Boghiu 90+2'	Summary	Poškus 68'	Stadium: AZAL Stadium Attendance: 950 Referee: Anar Salmanov

Simurq v Inter Baku

20 December 2011 18	Simurq	0 – 2	Inter Baku	Zaqatala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Qirtimov  54'	Summary	Tskhadadze 13' (pen.) Krastovchev 88'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Elvin Askerov

Simurq v Gabala

16 February 2012 20	Simurq	0 – 1	Gabala	Zaqatala
13:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Mendy 85'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 01 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

Simurq v FK Baku

20 February 2012 21	Simurq	0 – 2	FK Baku	Zaqatala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Baković 2' Horvat  61'  62' Koke 64'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 0[7] Referee: Anar Salmanov

Kəpəz v Simurq

3 March 2012 22	Kəpəz	2 – 0	Simurq	Ganja
14:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Karimov 34' Fomenko 67'	Summary		Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Qarabağ v Simurq

7 March 2012 19	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Simurq	Baku
14:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Sadygov 22' Nadirov 53'	Summary		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium2 Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	Ravan Baku	22	6	7	9	23	29	−6	25	Qualification for relegation group
9	Kapaz	22	6	4	12	26	38	−12	22
10	Simurq	22	5	4	13	18	34	−16	19
11	Sumgayit	22	4	3	15	16	37	−21	15
12	Turan	22	3	2	17	13	33	−20	11

Source: Soccerway: Azerbaijan Premier League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Azerbaijan Premier League Relegation 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	3	6	1	9	7	+2	15	1	3	1	6	6	0	2	3	0	3	1	+2

Results

Simurq v Kəpəz

11 March 2012 23	Simurq	1 – 1	Kəpəz	Zaqatala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Alunderis 18' Yanotovsky  61'	Summary	Svezhentsev 45+2' Sultanov  61'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Elvin Äsgärov

Simurq v Turan Tovuz

17 March 2012 24	Simurq	1 – 1	Turan Tovuz	Zaqatala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Tarasovs 63'	Summary	Hajiyev  73' Gogoberishvili 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

Sumgayit v Simurq

25 March 2012 25	Sumgayit	1 – 2	Simurq	Sumgayit
14:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Abbasov 90+2'	Summary	Genov 4' Doroş 52'	Stadium: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Simurq v AZAL

1 April 2012 26	Simurq	1 – 2	AZAL	Zaqatala
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Tarasovs 24'	Summary	Safiyaroglu 27' Kvirtiya 61'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

Ravan Baku v Simurq

8 April 2012 27	Ravan Baku	0 – 0	Simurq	Baku
18:15 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Turan Tovuz v Simurq

15 April 2012 28	Turan Tovuz	0 – 0	Simurq	Tovuz
16:00 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Simurq v Sumgayit

21 April 2012 29	Simurq	2 – 1	Sumgayit	Zaqatala
18:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Poladov 35' Doroş 67'	Summary	Quliyev  54' Äliyev 78'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Rahim Häsänov

AZAL v Simurq

29 April 2012 30	AZAL	0 – 0	Simurq	Baku
18:15 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary		Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 250 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

Simurq v Ravan Baku

6 May 2012 31	Simurq	1 – 1	Ravan Baku	Zaqatala
17:30 AZST (UTC+5)	Ramaldanov 8'	Summary	Vidaković 85' Barlay  22'  90+3'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Fuad Häsänov

Kəpəz v Simurq

12 May 2012 32	Kəpəz	0 – 1	Simurq	Ganja
17:30 AZST (UTC+5)		Summary	Tarasovs 59'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	AZAL	32	12	8	12	44	44	0	44
8	Ravan Baku	32	10	11	11	39	39	0	41
9	Simurq	32	8	10	14	27	41	−14	34
10	Kapaz	32	9	5	18	35	55	−20	32
11	Turan (R)	32	6	7	19	26	42	−16	25	Qualification for relegation playoffs
12	Sumgayit (R)	32	6	6	20	27	52	−25	24	Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division

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

Azerbaijan Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Azerbaijan Cup

Simurq v Neftchi Baku

29 November 2011 First Round	Simurq	0 – 1	Neftchi Baku	Zaqatala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yanotovsky  83'	Summary	Nasimov 15' Flavinho  30'	Stadium: Zaqatala City Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AZE	Fuad Ähmädovc	3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
2	MF	AZE	Ilkin Qirtimov	26	0	25+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	AZE	Rasim Ramaldanov	25	2	23+1	2	1+0	0
4	MF	RUS	Vasili Yanotovskiy	29	0	27+1	0	1+0	0
5	FW	AZE	Rashad Eyyubov	4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0
6	DF	AZE	Mikayil Rähimov	16	0	5+10	0	1+0	0
7	DF	AZE	Ruslan Poladov	14	0	14+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	AZE	Garib Ibrahimov	29	0	25+3	0	1+0	0
9	FW	AZE	Ali Bağırov	16	0	3+12	0	0+1	0
10	MF	AZE	Tofig Mikayılov	23	2	14+8	2	1+0	0
11	FW	LTU	Robertas Poškus	16	8	14+2	8	0+0	0
14	MF	LVA	Andrejs Rubins	19	1	14+4	1	1+0	0
15	MF	AZE	Nijat Qurbanov	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0
17	DF	AZE	Rustem Mämmädov	20	0	11+9	0	0+0	0
19	FW	MDA	Anatolie Doroş	14	2	14+0	2	0+0	0
21	DF	AZE	Emin Jafarguliyev	12	0	9+3	0	0+0	0
27	MF	AZE	Ramil Sayadov	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0
28	DF	AZE	Rustam Abbasov	12	0	11+1	0	0+0	0
29	MF	LVA	Igors Tarasovs	15	3	13+1	3	1+0	0
32	GK	AZE	Dmitri Kramarenko	15	0	14+0	0	1+0	0
77	FW	BUL	Daniel Genov	26	1	22+3	1	1+0	0
79	DF	LTU	Vidas Alunderis	27	1	26+0	1	1+0	0
	MF	AZE	Ruhid Usubov	11	0	0+10	0	0+1	0
Players who appeared for Simurq no longer at the club:
7	MF	AZE	Elchin Khälilov	4	1	1+3	1	0+0	0
13	DF	AZE	Aleksandr Shemonayev	27	0	26+0	0	1+0	0
21	FW	LVA	Kristaps Grebis	14	1	2+11	1	0+1	0
28	MF	UKR	Yevhen Shmakov	19	3	18+0	3	1+0	0
29	MF	AZE	Samir Guliyev	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
32	GK	CRO	Adnan Hodžić	17	0	16+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	AZE	Anar Häsänli	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Total
1	FW		11	Robertas Poškus	8	0	8
2	MF		28	Yevhen Shmakov	3	0	0
	MF		9	Igors Tarasovs	3	0	0
3	MF		10	Tofig Mikayilov	2	0	0
	DF		3	Rasim Ramaldanov	2	0	0
	FW		19	Anatolie Doroş	2	0	0
6	MF		7	Elchin Khalilov	1	0	0
	MF		14	Andrejs Rubins	1	0	0
	FW		21	Kristaps Grebis	1	0	0
	DF		79	Vidas Alunderis	1	0	0
	MF		77	Daniel Genov	1	0	0
	DF		7	Ruslan Poladov	1	0	0
				Own goal	1	0	0
				TOTALS	27	0	27

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Total
2		MF	Ilkin Qirtimov	4	2	1	0	5	2
3		DF	Rasim Ramaldanov	8	0	0	0	8	0
4		MF	Vasili Yanotovskiy	6	2	0	1	6	3
6		DF	Mikayil Rähimov	3	0	0	0	3	0
7		DF	Ruslan Poladov	1	0	0	0	1	0
7		MF	Elchin Khälilov	1	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Garib Ibrahimov	3	0	0	0	3	0
9		MF	Ali Bağırov	3	0	0	0	3	0
10		MF	Tofig Mikayılov	2	0	0	0	2	0
11		MF	Robertas Poškus	3	0	0	0	3	0
13		DF	Aleksandr Shemonayev	6	1	0	0	6	1
15		MF	Nijat Qurbanov	1	0	0	0	1	0
17		DF	Rustem Mämmädov	2	0	0	0	2	0
21		MF	Kristaps Grebis	1	0	1	0	2	0
21		DF	Emin Jafarguliyev	4	0	0	0	4	0
28		MF	Yevhen Shmakov	1	0	1	0	2	0
28		DF	Rustam Abbasov	3	0	0	0	3	0
29		MF	Igors Tarasovs	3	0	0	0	3	0
32		GK	Adnan Hodžić	1	0	0	0	1	0
32		GK	Dmitri Kramarenko	1	0	0	0	1	0
77		MF	Daniel Genov	3	0	0	0	3	0
79		DF	Vidas Alunderis	12	0	0	0	12	0
		MF	Ruhid Usubov	2	0	0	0	2	0
			TOTALS	74	4	3	1	77	5

Notes

• The match is played without spectators.
• Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium since 1993 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.^[8]