2015–16 Azerbaijan Cup

The 2015–16 Azerbaijan Cup is the 24th season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan. The final is set to be played on 25 May 2016.^[1]

2015–16 Azerbaijan Cup

Tournament details
Country	Azerbaijan
Teams	19
Final positions
Champions	Qarabağ
Runners-up	Neftchi Baku
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	79 (3.29 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Ruslan Qurbanov(5 goals)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

First round

The First Round games were drawn on 8 October 2015.^[1]

MOIK Baku (2) v Turan Tovuz (2)

14 October 2015 Match 1	MOIK Baku (2)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Turan Tovuz (2)	Baku
14:00 AZST (UTC+5)	F.Quliyev  24' B.Kärimov  35' R.Qevami 63' S.Camalov  87' A.Häbibov  111'	Summary	Emrahov  23'  50' Garaev 54' 71' A.Tağıyev  57' T.Alhüseynli 112'	Stadium: Inter Arena (IV) Attendance: 100 Referee: Amrah İbrahimov

Shahdag (2) v Shamkir (2)

14 October 2015 Match 2	Shahdag (2)	1–3	Shamkir (2)	Qusar
14:00 AZST (UTC+5)	I.Semedov 89' K.Ağakərimov  90+3'	Summary	B.Teymurov 34' A.Huseynov 68' S.Şıxqayıbov 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Shovkat Ordukhanov Stadium Referee: Omar Paşayev

Sharurspor (2) v Qaradağ Lökbatan (2)

14 October 2015 Match 3	Sharurspor (2)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Qaradağ Lökbatan (2)	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	R.Musayev 22', 86' 117' F.Najafov 105+1'	Summary	S.Allahquliyev 9', 58' E.Mustafayev  74' R.Musayev 100' (o.g.) E.Məmmədov  117'	Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Anar Niyazov
	Penalties

Second round

The three winners of the First Round will progress to the Second Round, which was also drawn on 8 October 2015.^[1]

Ravan Baku (1) v Baku (2)

3 December 2015 Match 4	Ravan Baku (1)	1–0	Baku (2)	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	V.Baybalayev 23' Suma  75'	Summary		Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Turan Tovuz (2) v Inter Baku (1)

2 December 2015 Match 5	Turan Tovuz (2)	1–3	Inter Baku (1)	Tovuz
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	A.Mammadov 15' A.Qädiri  30' Garaev  39' E.Alışanlı  90+3'	Summary	S.Bağırov 5' (o.g.) F.Bayramov  17' L.Kasradze 24' A.Huseynov 27' Juanfran  63'	Stadium: Tovuz City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: İnqilab Mämmädov

Qarabağ (1) v Shamkir (2)

2 December 2015 Match 6	Qarabağ (1)	2–0	Shamkir (2)	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Taghiyev 72' Armenteros 83'	Summary	E.Şiriyev  74'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium1 Attendance: 500 Referee: Ravan Hamzazade

Neftchala (2) v Sumgayit (1)

2 December 2015 Match 7	Neftchala (2)	0–1	Sumgayit (1)	Neftçala
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	D.Janelidze  74' F.Äliyev  77'	Summary	Mammadov  25' M.Rahimov  58' Chertoganov  60' Fardjad-Azad 90'	Stadium: Nariman Narimanov Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Khazar Lankaran (1) v Kapaz (1)

2 December 2015 Match 8	Khazar Lankaran (1)	1–0	Kapaz (1)	Lankaran
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	K.Abdullazadä 14' 90+1' Amirguliyev  42' Rzazade  84' O.Sadıqlı  87' Jalilov  90+5'	Summary	T.Akhundov  76'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Elvin Asgarov

Neftchi Baku (1) v Qaradağ Lökbatan (2)

2 December 2015 Match 9	Neftchi Baku (1)	8–0	Qaradağ Lökbatan (2)	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Cauê 5' Hajiyev 19' E.Abdullayev 32', 62' 67' Qurbanov 34', 52' Imamverdiyev 36' Ailton  48' A.Guliyev  72' Kurbanov 83'	Summary	V.İsmayılov  41' E.Mustafayev  65' R.Nuriyev  66'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

AZAL (1) v Zira (1)

2 December 2015 Match 10	AZAL (1)	1–2	Zira (1)	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	T.Novruzov  17' Jafarguliyev  60' Guruli 90+2'	Summary	Bonilla 30', 87' Mbah  50'	Stadium: AZAL Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

Gabala (1) v Mil-Muğan (2)

3 December 2015 Match 11	Gabala (1)	7–0	Mil-Muğan (2)	Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	D.Meza 6' S.Zargarov 16' Pereyra 22' G.Aliyev  25'  68' Ricardinho 42' Zec 44' Javadov 58' A.Mammadov 83'	Summary		Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Orkhan Mämmädov

Quarterfinals

The eight winners from the Second Round are drawn into four two-legged ties.^[1]

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Ravan Baku (1) v Inter Baku (1)

2 March 2016 Match 12 1st leg	Ravan Baku (1)	2–1	Inter Baku (1)	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	R.Tagizade  16' M.Hashimli  43' N.Gurbanov 61' 90' Abbasov 81'	Summary	Denis  7' C.Meza  22' 56' A.Huseynov  70' Nadirov  80'	Stadium: Bayil Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

Inter Baku (1) v Ravan Baku (1)

9 March 2016 Match 12 2nd leg	Inter Baku (1)	3–0 (4–2 agg.)	Ravan Baku (1)	Baku
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Kvekveskiri 31' C.Meza  63' 65' Nadirov 85'	Summary	Y.Ağakarimzada  10' R.Azizli  30' Khamid  71' K.Muslumov  76'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

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Qarabağ (1) v Sumgayit (1)

2 March 2016 Match 13 1st leg	Qarabağ (1)	2–0	Sumgayit (1)	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Garayev  45' Richard 52' (pen.) M.Madatov 86'	Summary	E.Mehdiyev  12'	Stadium: Azersun Arena1 Attendance: 700 Referee: Orkhan Mammadov

Sumgayit (1) v Qarabağ (1)

9 March 2016 Match 13 2nd leg	Sumgayit (1)	1–4 (1–6 agg.)	Qarabağ (1)	Sumqayit
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	K.Najafov 63' B.Hasanalizade  84'	Summary	Muarem 6', 50' Armenteros 10', 58' Quintana  65'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Omar Paşayev

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Khazar Lankaran (1) v Neftchi Baku (1)

2 March 2016 Match 14 1st leg	Khazar Lankaran (1)	3–2	Neftchi Baku (1)	Lankaran
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	V.Gulaliyev 18' T.Gurbatov 19' V.Baybalayev  37' I.Gadirzade 52' B.Budagov  90+3'	Summary	Qurbanov 22' F.Muradbayli 39' Ramos  43' E.Badalov  60' A.Mammadov  90+3'	Stadium: Lankaran City Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev

Neftchi Baku (1) v Khazar Lankaran (1)

9 March 2016 Match 14 2nd leg	Neftchi Baku (1)	2–0 (4–3 agg.)	Khazar Lankaran (1)	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ramos  29' Qurbanov 60' (pen.) A.Abdullayev 64' 87'	Summary	V.Baybalayev  40' V.Gulaliyev  49' Mammadov  59'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

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Zira (1) v Gabala (1)

2 March 2016 Match 15 1st leg	Zira (1)	1–2	Gabala (1)	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Bonilla 77' V.Mustafayev  84'	Summary	Zenjov  32' Gai 75' Dodô 83'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 630 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

Gabala (1) v Zira (1)

9 March 2016 Match 15 2nd leg	Gabala (1)	5–1 (7–2 agg.)	Zira (1)	Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Gai 5', 12' Sadiqov 17' Eyyubov 65' Zec 79'	Summary	N.Novruzov 36'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

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Semifinals

The four winners from the Quarterfinals were drawn into two two-legged ties.^[1]

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Inter Baku (1) v Qarabağ (1)

27 April 2016 Match 16 1st leg	Inter Baku (1)	0–4	Qarabağ (1)	Baku
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Seyidov  36'	Summary	Míchel 19', 61' Quintana 67' Reynaldo 85'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

Qarabağ (1) v Inter Baku (1)

4 May 2016 Match 16 2nd leg	Qarabağ (1)	1–0 (5–0 agg.)	Inter Baku (1)	Masazır
AZST (UTC+5)	Míchel 23' Richard  79' E.Yagublu  87'	Summary	Fomenko  64'	Stadium: Masazir Stadium Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

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Neftchi Baku (1) v Gabala (1)

27 April 2016 Match 17 1st leg	Neftchi Baku (1)	1–1	Gabala (1)	Baku
20:00 AZST (UTC+5)	Jairo  33' Hajiyev 71' F.Muradbayli  86'	Summary	Gai 5' 74' Abbasov  41' Sadiqov  54'  84'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev

Gabala (1) v Neftchi Baku (1)

4 May 2016 Match 17 2nd leg	Gabala (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (3–4 p)	Neftchi Baku (1)	Qabala
17:00 AZST (UTC+5)	A.Mammadov  20' E.Jamalov  44' S.Zargarov  61' Zec 76' 120'	Summary	R.Qurbanov 59' Ramos  61' Ailton  68'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Fariz Yusifov
	Penalties
	Gai Antonov Zec Vernydub S.Zargarov		Ramos Jairo A.Abdullayev Añete R.Qurbanov

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Final

25 May 2016

21:00 AZST (UTC+5)

Qarabağ (1)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	(1) Neftchi Baku
Quintana  92' Míchel  117' 120' Reynaldo  120+1'	Summary	Qurbanov  92' Ramos  117'  120' A.Mammadov  117'

Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku

Attendance: 23,000

Referee: Fariz Yusifov ^[2]

Qarabağ

Neftchi Baku

GK 13 Ibrahim Šehić DF 5 Maksim Medvedev DF 14 Rashad Sadygov DF 25 Ansi Agolli DF 55 Badavi Guseynov MF 2 Gara Garayev  112' MF 8 Míchel  117' MF 10 Dani Quintana  92' MF 20 Richard Almeida  110' FW 9 Reynaldo  120+1' FW 97 Mahir Madatov  77' Substitutes: GK 1 Farhad Valiyev MF 18 Ilgar Gurbanov MF 22 Afran Ismayilov  112' DF 32 Elvin Yunuszade MF 67 Alharbi El Jadeyaoui MF 91 Joshgun Diniyev  110' MF 99 Muarem Muarem  77' Manager: Gurban Gurbanov

GK 1 Agil Mammadov  117' DF 95 Elvin Badalov DF 3 Jairo DF 4 Rahil Mammadov DF 27 Magsad Isayev  115' DF 26 Kamal Gurbanov MF 15 Éric Ramos  117'  120' MF 17 Rahman Hajiyev MF 8 Elshan Abdullayev  111' MF 7 Araz Abdullayev  84' FW 11 Ruslan Qurbanov  92' Substitutes: GK 53 Maksim Vaylo DF 5 Melli  115' MF 9 Nicolás Canales  84' MF 10 Javid Imamverdiyev MF 19 Fahmin Muradbayli  111' FW 20 Añete MF 41 Agshin Gurbanli Manager: Vali Gasimov

Scorers

5 goals:

• Ruslan Qurbanov - Neftchi Baku

4 goals:

• Oleksiy Gai - Gabala
• Míchel - Qarabağ

3 goals:

• Ermin Zec - Gabala
• Samuel Armenteros - Qarabağ
• Nelson Bonilla - Zira

2 goals:

• César Meza - Inter Baku
• Elshan Abdullayev - Neftchi Baku
• Rahman Hajiyev - Neftchi Baku
• Muarem Muarem - Qarabağ
• Sabir Allahquliyev - Qaradağ Lökbatan
• Rahman Musayev - Şərurspor

1 goals:

• Aleksandre Guruli - AZAL
• Facundo Pereyra - Gabala
• Rashad Eyyubov - Gabala
• Vagif Javadov - Gabala
• Asif Mammadov - Gabala
• Rashad Sadiqov - Gabala
• Samir Zargarov - Gabala
• Dodô - Gabala
• Ricardinho - Gabala
• David Meza - Gabala
• Abbas Huseynov - Inter Baku
• Vüqar Nadirov - Inter Baku
• Lasha Kasradze - Inter Baku
• Nika Kvekveskiri - Inter Baku
• Kamran Abdullazadä - Khazar Lankaran
• Ibrahim Gadirzade - Khazar Lankaran
• Vaguf Gulaliyev - Khazar Lankaran
• Tural Qurbatov - Khazar Lankaran
• Räfael Qävami - MOIK Baku
• Araz Abdullayev - Neftchi Baku
• Javid Imamverdiyev - Neftchi Baku
• Magomed Kurbanov - Neftchi Baku
• Fahmin Muradbayli - Neftchi Baku
• Cauê - Neftchi Baku
• Javid Taghiyev - Qarabağ
• Mahir Madatov - Qarabağ
• Reynaldo - Qarabağ
• Richard - Qarabağ
• Dani Quintana - Qarabağ
• Ramazan Abbasov - Ravan Baku
• Vugar Baybalayev - Ravan Baku
• Nuran Gurbanov - Ravan Baku
• Fariz Najafov - Şərurspor
• Aziz Huseynov - Shamkir
• Bahruz Teymurov - Shamkir
• Igrar Semedov - Shahdag
• Pardis Fardjad-Azad - Sumgayit
• Khayal Najafov - Sumgayit
• Tugay Alhüseynli - Turan Tovuz
• Vusal Garaev - Turan Tovuz
• Azer Mammadov - Turan Tovuz
• Nurlan Novruzov - Zira

Own goals:

• Şıxqayıb Şıxqayıbov (14 October 2015 vs Shamkir)
• Rahman Musayev (14 October 2015 vs Qaradağ Lökbatan)
• Säbayıl Bağırov (2 December 2015 vs Inter Baku)

Notes

• Qarabağ have played their home games at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium from 1993 to 2016 due to the ongoing situation in Quzanlı.^[3]