2022–23 Neftçi PFK season

The Neftçi 2021–22 season was Neftçi's 31st Azerbaijan Premier League season. Neftchi will compete in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijan Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Neftchi Baku

2022–23 season
Manager	Laurențiu Reghecampf
Stadium	Eighth Kilometer District Stadium
Premier League	3rd
Azerbaijan Cup	Runners Up
Europa Conference League	Third qualifying round vs Rapid Wien
Top goalscorer	League: Emin Mahmudov (17) All: Emin Mahmudov (19)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Season events

On 10 June, Neftçi announced that Samir Abbasov had left his role as Head Coach after his contract expired,^[1] with Laurențiu Reghecampf being appointed as his replacement on 21 June.^[2]

On 23 June, Neftçi announced the signing of Ataa Jaber to a two-year contract, from Ashdod.^[3] The following day, 24 June, Neftçi announced the signing of Godsway Donyoh to a two-year contract, from Maccabi Haifa.^[4]

On 1 July, Neftçi announced the signing of Kenny Saief to a two-year contract from Anderlecht.^[5]

On 4 July, Neftçi announced the signing of Solomon Kvirkvelia from Gagra to a two-year contract.^[6]

On 20 July, Neftçi announced the signing of Yegor Bogomolsky to a three-year contract from Minsk.^[7]

On 8 August, Neftçi announced the signing of Vato Arveladze to a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from Fatih Karagümrük.^[8]

On 9 January, Neftçi announced the signing of Hojjat Haghverdi to an 18-month contract from Sumgayit.^[9]

On 19 January, Neftçi announced the signing of Keelan Lebon to an 18-month contract from Astana.^[10]

On 23 January, Neftçi announced that they had sold Godsway Donyoh to Apollon Limassol.^[11]

On 26 January, Neftçi announced the year-long loan signing of Saldanha from JEF United Chiba.^[12]

On 28 January, Yusuf Lawal left Neftçi to sign for Arouca.^[13]

On 15 February, Guilherme Pato left Neftçi by mutual agreement.^[14]

Squad

As of match played 3 June 2023

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Ivan Brkić		GK	(1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 27)	Riga	2022[15]	2023[15]	50	0
30	Agil Mammadov		GK	(1989-05-01)1 May 1989 (aged 34)	Gabala	2019[16]	2022[17]	111	0
93	Rza Jafarov		GK	(2003-07-03)3 July 2003 (aged 19)	Academy	2022		1	0
94	Alirza Mustabazada		GK	(2001-12-05)5 December 2001 (aged 21)	Academy	2022		1	0
Defenders
2	Mert Çelik		DF	(2000-06-10)10 June 2000 (aged 22)	loan from İstanbul Başakşehir	2020[18]	2022[18]	53	2
3	Hojjat Haghverdi		DF	(1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (aged 30)	Sumgayit	2023[9]	2024[9]	19	0
4	Solomon Kvirkvelia		DF	(1992-02-06)6 February 1992 (aged 31)	Gagra	2022[6]	2024[6]	42	2
6	Vojislav Stanković		DF	(1987-09-22)22 September 1987 (aged 35)	Gabala	2019[19]	2022(+1)[20]	126	8
19	Azer Salahlı		DF	(1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 29)	Keşla	2021[21]	2024[21]	48	1
26	Omar Buludov		DF	(1998-12-15)15 December 1998 (aged 24)	Academy	2016	2024[22]	133	5
41	Samir Gasanov		DF	(2003-04-10)10 April 2003 (aged 20)	Academy	2022		0	0
82	Rufat Abbasov		DF	(2005-01-01)1 January 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2021		2	0
Midfielders
5	Kenny Saief		MF	(1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 29)	Anderlecht	2022[5]	2024[5]	41	8
7	Azer Aliyev		MF	(1994-05-12)12 May 1994 (aged 29)	Ufa	2022[23]	2025[23]	39	1
8	Emin Mahmudov		MF	(1992-04-27)27 April 1992 (aged 31)	Boavista	2017	2023[24]	191	50
10	César Meza		MF	(1991-10-05)5 October 1991 (aged 31)	Keşla	2021[25]	2023[25]	55	6
14	Eddy		MF	(1992-08-02)2 August 1992 (aged 30)	Unattached	2022[26]	2024[26]	44	6
17	Rahman Hajiyev		MF	(1993-07-25)25 July 1993 (aged 29)	Baku	2014	2024[27]	185	18
18	Vato Arveladze		MF	(1998-03-04)4 March 1998 (aged 25)	Fatih Karagümrük	2022[8]	2023 (+1)[8]	20	0
20	Vusal Asgarov		MF	(2001-08-23)23 August 2001 (aged 21)	Academy	2018		15	1
21	Ismayil Zulfugarli		MF	(2001-04-16)16 April 2001 (aged 22)	Academy	2019		58	4
23	Ataa Jaber		MF	(1994-10-03)3 October 1994 (aged 28)	Ashdod	2022[3]	2024[3]	37	6
27	Farid Yusifli		MF	(2002-02-20)20 February 2002 (aged 21)	Academy	2019		36	0
92	Omar Gurbanov		MF	(2005-04-06)6 April 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2022		1	0
Forwards
9	Saldanha		FW	(1999-08-19)19 August 1999 (aged 23)	on loan from JEF United Chiba	2023[12]	2023[12]	20	5
22	Keelan Lebon		FW	(1997-07-04)4 July 1997 (aged 25)	Astana	2023[10]	2024[10]	20	4
77	Yegor Bogomolsky		FW	(2000-06-03)3 June 2000 (aged 23)	Minsk	2022		32	4
91	Agadadash Salyanski		FW	(2004-06-19)19 June 2004 (aged 18)	Academy	2022		5	1
Away on loan
33	Turan Valizade		MF	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 22)	Fenerbahçe	2019[28]	2021[28]	2	0
56	Elton Alibayli		DF	(2000-02-04)4 February 2000 (aged 23)	Academy	2019		1	0
73	Ramin Nasirli		MF	(2002-09-24)24 September 2002 (aged 20)	Academy	2021		5	1
Left during the season
3	Mamadou Mbodj		DF	(1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 30)	Žalgiris	2019[29]	2023[30]	94	9
11	Godsway Donyoh		FW	(1994-10-14)14 October 1994 (aged 28)	Maccabi Haifa	2022[4]	2024[4]	21	5
16	Guilherme Pato		FW	(2001-02-17)17 February 2001 (aged 22)	Internacional	2022[31]	2024[31]	32	2
24	Yusuf Lawal		MF	(1998-03-23)23 March 1998 (aged 25)	Lokeren	2020[32]	2022 (+1)[32]	88	7

Transfers

Main articles: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2022 and List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2022–23

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
23 June 2022	MF		Ataa Jaber	Ashdod	Undisclosed	[3]
24 June 2022	FW		Godsway Donyoh	Maccabi Haifa	Undisclosed	[4]
1 July 2022	MF		Kenny Saief	Anderlecht	Undisclosed	[5]
4 July 2022	DF		Solomon Kvirkvelia	Gagra	Undisclosed	[6]
20 July 2022	FW		Yegor Bogomolsky	Minsk	Undisclosed	[7]
8 August 2022	MF		Vato Arveladze	Fatih Karagümrük	Undisclosed	[8]
9 January 2023	DF		Hojjat Haghverdi	Sumgayit	Undisclosed	[9]
19 January 2023	FW		Keelan Lebon	Astana	Free	[10]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
26 January 2023	FW		Saldanha	JEF United Chiba	31 December 2023	[12]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
23 January 2023	FW		Godsway Donyoh	Apollon Limassol	Undisclosed	[11]
28 January 2023	MF		Yusuf Lawal	Arouca	Undisclosed	[13]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
1 July 2022	MF		Khayal Najafov	Turan Tovuz	End of season
1 July 2022	MF		Turan Valizade	Turan Tovuz	End of season
7 March 2023	MF		Ramin Nasirli	Daugavpils	31 December 2023

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref
19 December 2022	DF		Mamadou Mbodj	Ordabasy	24 February 2023	[33][34]
15 February 2023	FW		Guilherme Pato	Figueirense	23 February 2023	[14][35]
22 June 2023	MF		Vato Arveladze	Dinamo Tbilisi	16 August 2023	[36][37]
22 June 2023	MF		César Meza Colli	Ohod Club	21 June 2023	[38][39]

Friendlies

Vasas v Neftçi

9 January 2023	Vasas	1 – 1	Neftçi	Antalya, Turkey
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Saief 24'	Report	Zimonyi 67'	Stadium: Gloria Golf Club

Miedź Legnica v Neftçi

15 January 2023	Miedź Legnica	2 – 1	Neftçi	Antalya, Turkey
12:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Henríquez 49', 53'		A.Salyanski 15'	Stadium: Gloria Golf Club

TSC Bačka Topola v Neftçi

15 January 2023	TSC Bačka Topola	Canceled	Neftçi	Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Gloria Golf Club

Red Star Belgrade v Neftçi

19 January 2023	Red Star Belgrade	1 – 0	Neftçi	Antalya, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)	Motika 4'	Report		Stadium: Gloria Golf Club

Vasas v Neftçi

10 January 2023	Vasas	1 – 1	Neftçi	Belek, Turkey
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Zimonyi 67'	Report	Saief 24'

Miedź Legnica v Neftçi

15 January 2023	Miedź Legnica	2 – 1	Neftçi	Belek, Turkey
12:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Henríquez 49', 53' (pen.)	Report	A.Salyanski 15'

Red Star Belgrade v Neftçi

18 January 2023	Red Star Belgrade	1 – 0	Neftçi	Belek, Turkey
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Motika 4'	Report

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	7 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	3rd	36	20	8	8	63	39	+24	055.56
Azerbaijan Cup	8 December 2022	3 June 2023	Quarterfinal	Runners Up	5	2	0	3	5	4	+1	040.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	21 July 2022	11 August 2022	Second qualifying round	Third qualifying round	4	2	0	2	5	5	+0	050.00
Total					45	24	8	13	73	48	+25	053.33

Last updated: 3 June 2023
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2022–23 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
36	20	8	8	63	38	+25	68	11	3	4	37	20	+17	9	5	4	26	18	+8

Last updated: 28 May 2023.
Source: See Results

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	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	W
Position	5	2	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Shamakhi v Neftçi

7 August 2022 1	Shamakhi	0 – 1	Neftçi	Shamakhi
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Haziyev  50' Mustafayev  74' Hüseynli  90+9'	Report	Yusifli  75' Mahmudov 81'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Neftçi v Kapaz

14 August 2022 2	Neftçi	5 – 2	Kapaz	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Kvirkvelia 11' Donyoh 12' Saief 15' Eddy 51' Bogomolsky 89'	Report	Shuaibu 57' Suleymanov 90+3'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Nicat İsmayıllı

Sabah v Neftçi

20 August 2022 3	Sabah	2 – 1	Neftçi	Masazır
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Letić  35' Isayev 78' (pen.)  81' Ba  82' Apeh 90+1' (pen.) Nuriyev  90+2'	Report	Kvirkvelia  36' Lawal 45+1' Stanković  82' Eddy  84'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Farid Haciyev

Neftçi v Zira

26 August 2022 4	Neftçi	2 – 1	Zira	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Donyoh 14' Mammadov  57' Aliyev 79' Stanković  88' Arveladze  90+3'	Report	Keyta 56' (pen.)  86' Hajili  81'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Elcin Masiyev

Neftçi v Sumgayit

3 September 2022 5	Neftçi	3 – 0	Sumgayit	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Lawal  16' Jaber 19' Eddy  42' Mahmudov 55' (pen.) Hajiyev 77'	Report	Pereira  16' Abdullazade  60'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Gabala v Neftçi

10 September 2022 6	Gabala	1 – 2	Neftçi	Qabala
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Isayev 32' Qirtimov  82'	Report	Mahmudov  22' Jaber 46', 53' Eddy  86' Hajiyev  88' Mammadov  90+3'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

Sabail v Neftçi

16 September 2022 7	Sabail	0 – 2	Neftçi	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	França  70'	Report	Yusifli  11' Mahmudov 53' Pato 83'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Referee: Aliyar Agayev

Qarabağ v Neftçi

1 October 2022 8	Qarabağ	3 – 1	Neftçi	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Kady 56' Zoubir 68' Kwabena 74' Magomedaliyev  90+2'	Report	Eddy 24' Stanković  90+2'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

Neftçi v Turan Tovuz

8 October 2022 9	Neftçi	0 – 0	Turan Tovuz	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Buludov  5' Saief  90+8'	Report	Okebugwu  26' Valizade  42' Oduwa  79' Rzayev  90'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

Kapaz v Neftçi

16 October 2022 10	Kapaz	0 – 2	Neftçi	Ganja
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Kantaria  51' Aliyev  62'	Report	Mahmudov 17' Mbodj  31' Yusifli  34' Donyoh  43' Saief  62' 82' Hajiyev  90+2'	Stadium: Ganja City Referee: Tural Qurbanov

Neftçi v Sabah

23 October 2022 11	Neftçi	2 – 3	Sabah	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Buludov 71' Zulfugarli  75' Stanković  80' Mahmudov 83' (pen.) Saief  84'	Report	Ba  33' Mickels 37' Apeh 45+6' Isayev  49' 52' Seydiyev  63'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Zira v Neftçi

29 October 2022 12	Zira	0 – 3	Neftçi	Zirə
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Khalilzade  58'	Report	Bogomolsky 6'  46' Donyoh 75' Mahmudov 83'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Aliyar Agayev

Sumgayit v Neftçi

5 November 2022 13	Sumgayit	2 – 2	Neftçi	Sumgait
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Gadze 41' Khachayev 61' Isgandarli  62' Daničić  70' Bayramov  90+7'	Report	Donyoh 47' Kvirkvelia  57' Jaber 87'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Referee: Javid Jalilov

Neftçi v Gabala

12 November 2022 14	Neftçi	2 – 0	Gabala	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Saief  21' 24' Mbodj  45+1' Hajiyev 76'	Report	Abu Akel  48' Felipe  61' Ruan  63' Qirtimov  85'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Nicat İsmayıllı

Neftçi v Sabail

27 November 2022 15	Neftçi	3 – 1	Sabail	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mahmudov 27', 51' (pen.), 77' (pen.) Pato  32'	Report	Kizito  43' Maharramli 63' Chekh  74' Stasyuk  75' França  82'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Farid Haciyev

Neftçi v Qarabağ

2 December 2022 16	Neftçi	0 – 4	Qarabağ	Baku
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Eddy  66' Jaber  71'	Report	Kady 37', 83' Zoubir 60' Sheydayev 67' Medina  79'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Elcin Masiyev

Turan Tovuz v Neftçi

15 December 2022 17	Turan Tovuz	0 – 1	Neftçi	Tovuz
14:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Marakvelidze  45+4' Ahmadli  90' Guliyev  90+5'	Report	Bogomolsky  31' Buludov  45' Salahlı  49' Mahmudov 73' (pen.) Brkić  90+4'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Aliyar Agayev

Neftçi v Shamakhi

23 December 2022 18	Neftçi	3 – 0	Shamakhi	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Zulfugarli 41' Bayramov 52' (o.g.) Çelik  84' Salyanski 89' Jaber  90+2'	Report	Safarov  17' Qasımov  73' N.Guliyev  84'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Raad Ahamadov

Sabah v Neftçi

26 January 2023 19	Sabah	2 – 0	Neftçi	Masazır
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mickels 7' (pen.) Kashchuk 37'	Report	Jaber  21' Mahmudov  78'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Aliyar Agayev

Neftçi v Zira

1 February 2023 20	Neftçi	1 – 0	Zira	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Saldanha  28' Stanković 52' Saief  88'	Report	Guerrier  62'  75' Chantakias  71' Hajili  90+5'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Raad Ahmadov

Neftçi v Sumgayit

5 February 2023 21	Neftçi	2 – 0	Sumgayit	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Lebon  39' Aliyev  43' Mahmudov  45' Kvirkvelia 54' Saldanha 64'	Report	Mustafayev  34' Tisdell  43'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Elcin Masiyev

Gabala v Neftçi

10 February 2023 22	Gabala	0 – 0	Neftçi	Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Abu Akel  40' Felipe  46'	Report		Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Farid Haciyev

Neftçi v Sabail

18 February 2023 23	Neftçi	3 – 0	Sabail	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Aliyev  6' Saief 8' (pen.) Mahmudov 48' (pen.) Saldanha 74' Eddy  77'	Report	Taghiyev  45' França  45+3' Balayev  47' Zakpa  72'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Kamranbay Rahimov

Qarabağ v Neftçi

27 February 2023 24	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Neftçi	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Medina  32' Mammadov  54' Haghverdi 82' (o.g.) Romão  85'	Report	Eddy  21' Lebon 33' Jaber  79' Stanković  85'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Raad Ahmədov

Neftçi v Turan Tovuz

5 March 2023 25	Neftçi	4 – 0	Turan Tovuz	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Meza 20' Mahmudov 24', 83' Saldanha 72'	Report	Marandici  55'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

Shamakhi v Neftçi

12 March 2023 26	Shamakhi	0 – 1	Neftçi	Shamakhi
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Haghverdi  21' Arveladze  56' Eddy  62' Saldanha 81'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Farid Haciyev

Neftçi v Kapaz

16 March 2023 27	Neftçi	2 – 2	Kapaz	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mahmudov 65' Eddy 72' Lebon  76'	Report	Y.Nabiyev 57' Cissé 73' F.Nabiyev  76'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Elcin Masiyev

Zira v Neftçi

1 April 2023 28	Zira	1 – 1	Neftçi	Zirə
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Saief 70' (o.g.) Akhmedzade  73'	Report	Lebon 12'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Nicat İsmayıllı

Sumgayit v Neftçi

8 April 2023 29	Sumgayit	0 – 4	Neftçi	Sumgait
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Abdullazade  22' Isgandarli  29'	Report	Stanković 8' Haghverdi  40' Saldanha  49' Meza 64' Zulfugarli 83' Lebon 85' Saief  90+1'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Referee: Rauf Allahverdiyev

Neftçi v Gabala

14 April 2023 30	Neftçi	1 – 2	Gabala	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yusifli  28' Kvirkvelia  59' Mahmudov 61' (pen.)	Report	Ramon 13' Muradov  18' Alimi 24' (pen.)  68' Ruan  59' Ağayev  69' Qirtimov  90+6'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Kamranbay Rahimov

Sabail v Neftçi

22 April 2023 31	Sabail	1 – 1	Neftçi	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ramazanov  2' Tagiyev  23' Chekh 31' Gomis  39' Naghiyev  86'	Report	Bogomolsky 7' Arveladze  31' Saldanha  86' Buludov  87'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

Neftçi v Qarabağ

2 May 2023 32	Neftçi	2 – 4	Qarabağ	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Stanković  31' Saldanha 40' Mahmudov 64' (pen.) Jaber  90+2'	Report	Sheydayev 11' Andrade 16' Saldanha 55' (o.g.) Magomedaliyev  64' Zoubir 80'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

Turan Tovuz v Neftçi

7 May 2023 33	Turan Tovuz	4 – 0	Neftçi	Tovuz
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Aliyev  14' Wankewai 17', 44', 61' Miller 21' Hajiyev  49' Pusi  90+4' Turabov  90+4'	Report	Jaber  45+3' Arveladze  82' Yusifli  90+4' Çelik  90+4'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Neftçi v Shamakhi

14 May 2023 34	Neftçi	1 – 1	Shamakhi	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Azizli 12' (o.g.) Eddy  31' Saief  88'	Report	Yunanov 56' (pen.) Agjabayov  88' Hüseynli  90'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Kapaz v Neftçi

21 May 2023 35	Kapaz	1 – 3	Neftçi	Ganja
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Shuaibu 45+3' Khvalko  82' Y.Nabiyev  84'	Report	Çelik  59' Jaber 65' Meza  74' Buludov 87' Lebon  89' 90+4'	Stadium: Ganja City Referee: Kamran Aliyev

Neftçi v Sabah

28 May 2023 36	Neftçi	1 – 0	Sabah	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mahmudov 9' Jaber  32' Saief  63' Eddy  84'	Report	Ba  90+5'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qarabağ (C)	36	28	6	2	91	25	+66	90	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Sabah	36	25	6	5	75	24	+51	81	Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3	Neftçi	36	20	8	8	63	38	+25	68
4	Gabala	36	13	11	12	47	47	0	50
5	Zira	36	13	11	12	45	46	−1	50

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.^[40]
(C) Champions

Azerbaijan Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Azerbaijan Cup

Zira v Neftçi

8 December 2022 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Zira	1 – 0	Neftçi	Zirə
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Hajili  46' Muradov  49' Sadykhov 54' Alıyev  83'	Report	Jaber  75'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Ravan Hamzazade

Neftçi v Zira

20 December 2022 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Neftçi	3 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 agg.)	Zira	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Bogomolsky 3' Mahmudov 45+1' Eddy  54' Arveladze  60' Saief 95' Pato  101' Brkić  105+2' Asgarov  115' Jafarov  116'	Report	Alkhasov  27' Khalilzade  72'  120+1' Brogno 89' Keyta 110' Hajili  120+1'  120+2'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Javid Jalilov

Turan Tovuz v Neftçi

19 April 2023 Semifinal 1st leg	Turan Tovuz	1 – 0	Neftçi	Tovuz
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Xulu  18' Najafov  55' Aliyev  62' Marandici 74' Bayramov  90+4'	Report	Stanković  7' Eddy  30' Mahmudov  79'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rashad Ahmadov

Neftçi v Turan Tovuz

26 April 2023 Semifinal 2nd leg	Neftçi	2 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.)	Turan Tovuz	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Saldanha  56' Mammadov  81' Buludov  83' Mahmudov 90+2' Saief 90+8'	Report		Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Farid Hajiyev

Final

Neftçi v Gabala

3 June 2023	Neftçi	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Gabala	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Eddy  65' Kvirkvelia  65' Haghverdi  108'	Report	Isayev  65' Allach  65' Alimi 102'  120'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Inqilab Mammadov

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying phase

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)

Aris Limassol v Neftçi

21 July 2022 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Aris Limassol	2 – 0	Neftçi	Larnaca, Cyprus
21:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Brorsson  24' Caju 53' Gomis 66'	Report	Saief  31' Donyoh  82'	Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis Attendance: 1,371[41] Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Note: Aris Limassol played their home match at the AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis in Larnaca, instead of their regular venue Tsirio Stadium, in Limassol, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Neftçi v Aris Limassol

28 July 2022 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Neftçi	3 – 0 (3 – 2 agg.)	Aris Limassol	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Salahlı  25' Stanković  32' Donyoh 38' Eddy 57' Saief 62' Brkić  83' Lawal  90+2' Yusifli  90+2'	Report	Szöke  4' Brorsson  6' Brown  40'  82' Delmiro  59' Dede-Lhomme  90+7'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 9,500[42] Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Neftçi v Rapid Wien

4 August 2022 Third qualifying round 1st leg	Neftçi	2 – 1	Rapid Wien	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Jaber  43' 44' Saief 60'	Report	Pejić  35' Grüll  35' Schick  88' Burgstaller 90+5'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 9,800[43] Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)

Rapid Wien v Neftçi

11 August 2022 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	Rapid Wien	2 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 agg.)	Neftçi	Vienna, Austria
22:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Grüll 66' Sattlberger  90' Koscelník  105+2' Druijf 112' Oswald  117'	Report	Jaber  36' Çelik  64' Donyoh  111' Eddy  115' Yusifli  117'	Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 14,200[44] Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

Squad statistics

As of match played 3 June 2023

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		UEFA Europa Conference League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CRO	Ivan Brkić	35	0	26	0	5	0	4	0
2	DF	AZE	Mert Çelik	16	0	5+7	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
3	DF	AZE	Hojjat Haghverdi	18	0	15+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
4	DF	GEO	Solomon Kvirkvelia	42	2	29+4	2	5	0	4	0
5	MF	USA	Kenny Saief	41	8	31+1	4	5	2	4	2
6	DF	SRB	Vojislav Stanković	37	2	29	2	4	0	4	0
7	MF	AZE	Azer Aliyev	25	1	21	1	1+1	0	0+2	0
8	MF	AZE	Emin Mahmudov	45	19	33+3	17	5	2	4	0
9	FW	BRA	Saldanha	20	5	15+2	5	3	0	0	0
10	MF	PAR	César Meza	20	2	7+10	2	1+2	0	0	0
14	MF	AZE	Eddy	29	4	18+3	3	4	0	4	1
17	MF	AZE	Rahman Hajiyev	19	2	4+11	2	0	0	0+4	0
18	MF	GEO	Vato Arveladze	20	0	2+16	0	0+2	0	0	0
19	DF	AZE	Azər Salahlı	31	0	15+8	0	3+1	0	4	0
20	MF	AZE	Vusal Asgarov	3	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
21	MF	AZE	Ismayil Zulfugarli	29	2	11+14	2	2+1	0	0+1	0
22	FW	FRA	Keelan Lebon	20	4	17	4	3	0	0	0
23	MF	ISR	Ataa Jaber	37	6	26+2	5	4+1	0	4	1
26	DF	AZE	Omar Buludov	37	2	19+11	2	2+2	0	0+3	0
27	MF	AZE	Farid Yusifli	25	0	10+9	0	1+1	0	0+4	0
30	GK	AZE	Agil Mammadov	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW	BLR	Yegor Bogomolsky	32	4	10+17	3	1+3	1	0+1	0
82	DF	AZE	Rufat Abbasov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
91	FW	AZE	Agadadash Salyanski	5	1	0+4	1	0+1	0	0	0
92	MF	AZE	Omar Gurbanov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
93	GK	AZE	Rza Jafarov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
94	GK	AZE	Alirza Mustabazada	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players away on loan:
73	MF	AZE	Ramin Nasirli	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Neftçi during the season:
3	DF	SEN	Mamadou Mbodj	14	0	7+3	0	0	0	4	0
11	FW	GHA	Godsway Donyoh	21	5	15	4	2	0	4	1
16	FW	BRA	Guilherme Pato	17	1	2+10	1	0+2	0	0+3	0
24	MF	NGA	Yusuf Lawal	24	1	17+1	1	2	0	4	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	UEFA Europa Conference League	Total
1	MF		8	Emin Mahmudov	17	2	0	19
2	MF		5	Kenny Saief	4	2	2	8
3	MF		23	Ataa Jaber	5	0	1	6
4	FW		9	Saldanha	5	0	0	5
	FW		11	Godsway Donyoh	4	0	1	5
6	FW		22	Keelan Lebon	4	0	0	4
	FW		77	Yegor Bogomolsky	3	1	0	4
	MF		14	Eddy Pascual	3	0	1	4
9	MF		17	Rahman Hajiyev	2	0	0	2
	DF		4	Solomon Kvirkvelia	2	0	0	2
	DF		6	Vojislav Stanković	2	0	0	2
	MF		10	César Meza	2	0	0	2
	MF		21	Ismayil Zulfugarli	2	0	0	2
	DF		26	Omar Buludov	2	0	0	2
				Own goal	2	0	0	2
16	MF		24	Yusuf Lawal	1	0	0	1
	MF		7	Azer Aliyev	1	0	0	1
	MF		16	Guilherme Pato	1	0	0	1
	FW		91	Agadadash Salyanski	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	63	5	5	73

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	UEFA Europa Conference League	Total
1	GK		1	Ivan Brkić	13	1	0	14
2	GK		30	Agil Mammadov	4	0	0	4
3	GK		94	Alirza Mushtabazade	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	17	1	0	18

Agil Mammadov & Alirza Mustabazada both played in Neftçi's 1-0 victory over Shamakhi on 7 August 2022

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		UEFA Europa Conference League		Total
1		GK	Ivan Brkić	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
2		DF	Mert Çelik	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
3		DF	Hojjat Haghverdi	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Solomon Kvirkvelia	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
5		MF	Kenny Saief	8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
6		DF	Vojislav Stanković	5	1	1	0	1	0	7	1
7		MF	Azer Aliyev	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Emin Mahmudov	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
9		FW	Saldanha	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
10		MF	César Meza	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		MF	Eddy Pascual	9	0	3	0	1	0	13	0
17		MF	Rahman Hajiyev	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18		MF	Vato Arveladze	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
19		DF	Azər Salahlı	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
20		MF	Vusal Asgarov	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
21		MF	Ismayil Zulfugarli	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
22		FW	Keelan Lebon	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23		MF	Ataa Jaber	7	0	1	0	2	0	10	0
26		DF	Omar Buludov	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
27		MF	Farid Yusifli	5	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
30		GK	Agil Mammadov	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
77		FW	Yegor Bogomolsky	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
93		GK	Rza Jafarov	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left Neftçi during the season:
3		DF	Mamadou Mbodj	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11		FW	Godsway Donyoh	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
16		FW	Guilherme Pato	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
24		MF	Yusuf Lawal	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
			TOTALS	74	2	16	0	13	0	103	2