2020–21 Qarabağ FK season

Qarabağ
2020–21 season
PresidentTahir Gözal
ManagerGurban Gurbanov
StadiumAzersun Arena
Premier League2nd
Azerbaijan CupSemi-finals vs Sumgayit
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round vs Molde
Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Mahir Emreli (18)
All: Mahir Emreli (22)

The Qarabağ 2020–21 season was Qarabağ's 28th Azerbaijan Premier League season, of which were defending champions, and will be their thirteenth season under manager Gurban Gurbanov.

Season overview

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On 2 July, Qarabağ announced the return of Wilde-Donald Guerrier from Neftçi.[1]

On 10 July, Qarabağ announced the signing of Emil Balayev.[2]

On 19 July, Kevin Medina signed a three-year contract with Qarabağ.[3]

On 26 July, Uroš Matić signed for Qarabağ on a three-year contract from Copenhagen.[4]

On 1 August, Hajiagha Hajili joined Zira on loan for the season.[5]

On 28 August, Qarabağ announced the signing of Patrick Andrade to a two-year contract, with the option of a third, from Cherno More Varna.[6]

On 30 September, Qarabağ's match against Sabail scheduled for 4 October was postponed to allow Azerbaijan additional preparation time for their upcoming UEFA Nations League matches.[7]

On 20 October, UEFA announced that all UEFA matches played by Azerbaijani or Armenian clubs must take place at a neutral venue due to the ongoing 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This resulted in Qarabağ's UEFA Europe League home match against Villarreal being moved to the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul.[8]

On 8 December, Qarabağ's final UEFA Europa League group match, against Villarreal, was postponed as Qarabağ did not have enough players due to COVID-19 infections.[9] The match was awarded 3-0 to Villarreal on 18 December.[10]

On 2 January, Musa Gurbanli moved to Zira on loan for the rest of the season.[11]

On 31 January, Wilde-Donald Guerrier left Qarabağ by mutual consent.[12]

Squad

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As of match played 19 May 2021
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev Azerbaijan GK (1994-06-12)12 June 1994 (aged 26) Sumgayit 2015 71 0
12 Emil Balayev Azerbaijan GK (1994-04-17)17 April 1994 (aged 27) Zira 2020[2] 14 0
Defenders
4 Rahil Mammadov Azerbaijan DF (1995-11-24)24 November 1995 (aged 25) Sabail 2018[13] 2021[13] 51 2
5 Maksim Medvedev Azerbaijan DF (1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 31) Youth team 2006 465+ 15+
21 Rauf Huseynli Azerbaijan DF (2000-01-25)25 January 2000 (aged 21) Youth team 2019 0 0
30 Abbas Huseynov Azerbaijan DF (1995-06-13)13 June 1995 (aged 25) Inter Baku 2017 80 1
55 Badavi Huseynov Azerbaijan DF (1991-07-11)11 July 1991 (aged 29) Anzhi Makhachkala 2012 279 5
81 Kevin Medina Colombia DF (1993-03-09)9 March 1993 (aged 28) Chaves 2020[3] 2023[3] 33 0
Midfielders
2 Gara Garayev Azerbaijan MF (1992-10-12)12 October 1992 (aged 28) Youth team 2008 2021[14] 385 4
6 Patrick Andrade Cape Verde MF (1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 28) Cherno More Varna 2020[6] 2022 (+1)[6] 31 7
8 Uroš Matić Serbia MF (1990-05-23)23 May 1990 (aged 30) Copenhagen 2020[4] 2023[4] 31 3
10 Abdellah Zoubir France MF (1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 29) RC Lens 2018[15] 115 24
18 Ismayil Ibrahimli Azerbaijan MF (1998-02-13)13 February 1998 (aged 23) MOIK Baku 2018 60 5
19 Filip Ozobić Croatia MF (1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 30) Gabala 2018[16] 2021[16] 79 23
27 Toral Bayramov Azerbaijan MF (2001-02-23)23 February 2001 (aged 20) Academy 2019 32 2
44 Elvin Jafarguliyev Azerbaijan MF (2000-10-26)26 October 2000 (aged 20) Youth team 2019 32 0
Forwards
7 Owusu Kwabena Ghana FW (1997-06-18)18 June 1997 (aged 23) Leganés 2020[17] 2023[17] 44 9
9 Jaime Romero Spain FW (1990-07-31)31 July 1990 (aged 30) Córdoba 2019[18] 2022[18] 57 12
11 Mahir Emreli Azerbaijan FW (1997-07-01)1 July 1997 (aged 23) Baku 2015 196 71
Away on loan
22 Musa Gurbanli Azerbaijan FW (2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 19) Youth team 2019 6 1
99 Ruslan Hajiyev Azerbaijan MF (1998-03-20)20 March 1998 (aged 23) Youth team 2018 0 0
Hajiagha Hajili Azerbaijan MF (1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 23) Gabala 2019[19] 2023[19] 11 0
Rafael Maharramli Azerbaijan MF (1999-10-01)1 October 1999 (aged 21) Keşla 2018 0 0
Left during the season
77 Wilde-Donald Guerrier Haiti MF (1989-03-31)31 March 1989 (aged 32) Neftçi 2020[1] 83 12

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Azerbaijan AZE Musa Gurbanli (at Zira)
99 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ruslan Hajiyev (at Sabail)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Azerbaijan AZE Hajiagha Hajili (at Zira)
— MF Azerbaijan AZE Rafael Maharramli (at Keşla)

Transfers

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Main articles: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2020 and List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2020–21

In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
2 July 2020 MF Haiti Wilde-Donald Guerrier Neftçi Free [1]
10 July 2020 GK Azerbaijan Emil Balayev Zira Undisclosed [2]
19 July 2020 DF Colombia Kevin Medina Chaves Undisclosed [3]
26 July 2020 MF Serbia Uroš Matić Copenhagen Undisclosed [4]
28 August 2020 MF Cape Verde Patrick Andrade Cherno More Varna Undisclosed [6]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
Summer 2020 MF Azerbaijan Ruslan Hajiyev Sabail End of season
1 August 2020 MF Azerbaijan Hajiagha Hajili Zira End of season [5]
20 August 2020 MF Azerbaijan Rafael Maharramli Keşla End of season [20]
2 January 2021 FW Azerbaijan Musa Gurbanli Zira End of season [11]

Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref
17 July 2020 MF Spain Míchel Marino de Luanco [21]
31 January 2021 MF Haiti Wilde-Donald Guerrier Apollon Limassol 8 February 2021 [12]

Friendlies

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18 July 2020 Qarabağ 3 – 1 Keşla Qabala
AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić 11' (pen.), 51', 65' Christovão 6' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors.
25 July 2020 Qarabağ 1 – 2 Sabah Qabala
AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić Rodríguez
Khalilzade 		Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors.
31 July 2020 Qarabağ 1 – 0 Neftçi Qabala
AZT (UTC+4) B.Huseynov 50' Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors.
5 August 2020 Qarabağ 4 – 0 Keşla Qabala
AZT (UTC+4) Emreli
Kwabena
Medina 		Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors.
11 August 2020 Qarabağ 2 – 0 Sabah Baku
AZT (UTC+4) Matić 31' (pen.)
Emreli 85'		 Report Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors.
14 January 2021 Qarabağ 3 – 3 Keşla Baku
AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić 51'
Emreli 61'
Zoubir 67'		 Report

Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors.

Competitions

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Premier League

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Main article: 2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
28 16 9 3 64 18  +46 57 11 1 2 39 10  +29 5 8 1 25 8  +17

Last updated: 19 May 2021.
Source: See Results

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundHAAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWDLDWDWWWDDWWWLDWWWWDWDWDWWL
Position1155543211222122222211111112
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2021. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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22 August 2020 1 Qarabağ 2 – 0 Sabah Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) Emreli 45', 69'
Ibrahimli Yellow card 67'		 Report Marina Yellow card 75'
Rodríguez Yellow card 77'
Khalilzade Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rahim Hasanov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
11 September 2020 2 Keşla 0 – 0 Qarabağ Baku
21:00 AZT (UTC+4) Qirtimov Yellow card 83' Report Guerrier Yellow card 10'
Owusu Yellow card 45+1'
Jafarguliyev Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: ASK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sabuhi Bayramov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
20 September 2020 3 Qarabağ 1 – 2 Neftçi Baku
20:15 AZT (UTC+4) Owusu 10'
Medvedev Yellow card 59'
Andrade Yellow card 78'		 Report Stanković 12'
M.Kane Yellow card 41'
Alaskarov 68'
Mbodj Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aliyar Agayev
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
25 September 2020 4 Sumgayit 2 – 2 Qarabağ Sumqayit
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Mustafayev Yellow card 42'
Ghorbani 52' Yellow card 90+5'
Khodzhaniyazov 54'		 Report Owusu 58'
Ibrahimli Yellow card 65'
Ozobić 90+5'		 Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kamal Umudlu
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
17 October 2020 6 Qarabağ 3 – 0 Gabala Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Medina Yellow card 21'
Guerrier 43'
Andrade 89' (pen.)
Bayramov 90+1'		 Report Adeniyi Yellow card 21'
Ingilabli Yellow card 70'
Gigauri Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raad Ahmadov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
25 October 2020 7 Zira 0 – 0 Qarabağ Zirə
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Volkovi Yellow card 45+3'
Aliyev Yellow card 80'		 Report Mammadov Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 68'
Jafarguliyev Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ravan Hamzazada
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
1 November 2020 8 Qarabağ 6 – 1 Keşla Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić 4', 60'
B.Huseynov 12'
Owusu 38'
Emreli 65', 89'		 Report Isgandarli 25'
Kamara Yellow card 41'
Qirtimov Yellow card 85'
Azadov Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aliyar Agayev
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
8 November 2020 9 Neftchi 0 – 6 Qarabağ Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Çelik Yellow card 29'
Bougrine Yellow card 66'		 Report Ozobić 21', 30' (pen.), 52'
Emreli 39'
Zoubir 50'
Gurbanli 75'		 Stadium: Eighth Kilometer District Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rahim Hasanov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
21 November 2020 10 Qarabağ 6 – 1 Sumgayit Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Guerrier 28', 45+1'
Zoubir 34', 89'
Bayramov 54'
Emreli 75'		 Report Najafov Yellow card 33'
Khodzhaniyazov Yellow card 35'
Mustafayev Yellow card 40'
Abdullazade Yellow card 64'
Mutallimov 87'		 Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ingilab Mammadov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
29 November 2020 11 Sabail 1 – 1 Qarabağ Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Yunanov 57' (pen.) Report Jafarguliyev Yellow card 56'
Guerrier 64'		 Stadium: Bayil Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Elcin Masiyev
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
20 December 2020 12 Gabala 1 – 1 Qarabağ Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Muradov Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 69'
Utzig 83'
Nazirov Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Emreli Yellow card 8'
Owusu Yellow card 45+2'
Ozobić 51'
Jafarguliyev Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
Note: Match originally scheduled for 6 December, but postponed.
Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
24 December 2020 13 Qarabağ 3 – 2 Zira Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Zoubir Yellow card 43'
Emreli 58'
Ibrahimli Yellow card 80'
Owusu 83', 89'
Mahammadaliyev Yellow card 90+2'
Medina Red card 90+2'		 Report Ramazanov 2' Yellow card 60'
Đorđević 47' Yellow card 47'
Chantakias Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 75'		 Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rahim Hasanov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
21 January 2021 14 Sabah 1 – 2 Qarabağ Masazır
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Isayev Yellow card 43'
Marina Yellow card 55'
Koubemba 60'		 Report Mammadov 8'
Emreli 72'		 Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vugar Hasanli
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
28 January 2021 5 Qarabağ 4 – 0 Sabail Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4) Owusu 18'
Emreli 25', 90+2'
Andrade 85'		 Report Naghiyev Yellow card 80' Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Elcin Masiyev
Note: Match originally scheduled for 4 October, but postponed on 30 September.[7]
13 February 2021 15 Qarabağ 1 – 2 Neftçi Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4) Emreli 57'
Medina Red card 73'
Bayramov Yellow card 73'
Romero Yellow card 75'		 Report Buludov Red card 22'
Alaskarov 28', 75' (pen.)
Stanković Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Krivotsyuk Yellow card 38'
M.Kane Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 73'
Mahmudov Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Elcin Masiyev
Note: Match originally scheduled for 4 October, but postponed on 30 September.[7]
19 February 2021 16 Sumgayit 0 – 0 Qarabağ Sumqayit
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Turabov Yellow card 84'
Jannatov Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Emreli Yellow card 44' Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raad Ahmadov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
25 February 2021 17 Qarabağ 1 – 0 Sabail Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4) Romero 72'
Garayev Yellow card 82'		 Report U.Abbasov Yellow card 88' Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 March 2021 18 Qarabağ 3 – 0 Gabala Baku
18:15 AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić 22', 34' (pen.)
Emreli 38'		 Report Nabiyev Yellow card 14'
Nazirov Yellow card 33'
Gigauri Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kamal Umudlu
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
9 March 2021 19 Zira 0 – 2 Qarabağ Zirə
17:15 AZT (UTC+4) Jamalov Yellow card 55'
Clésio Yellow card 73'		 Report Romero 3'
Andrade 32'
Jafarguliyev Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Elcin Masiyev
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
13 March 2021 20 Qarabağ 2 – 0 Sabah Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ozobić 42'
Emreli 73'		 Report Ochihava Yellow card 17' Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Orkhan Mammadov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 April 2021 21 Keşla 1 – 1 Qarabağ Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4) Hajiyev 7'
Qirtimov Yellow card 46'
Abang Yellow card 62'
Sílvio Yellow card 70'		 Report Medina Yellow card 34'
Owusu Yellow card 69'
Andrade 90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: ASK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ravan Hamzazada
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
11 April 2021 22 Qarabağ 4 – 1 Sumgayit Baku
19:15 AZT (UTC+4) Zoubir 45+1', 71'
Khodzhaniyazov 47' (o.g.)
Jafarguliyev Yellow card 74'
Ozobić 79'		 Report Ghorbani 60'
Mustafayev Yellow card 66'
Sharifi Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
17 April 2021 23 Sabail 1 – 1 Qarabağ Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Yunanov Yellow card 27' 38' (pen.) Report Matić 42'
Andrade Yellow card 45+2'
Jafarguliyev Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Bayil Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aliyar Agayev
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
25 April 2021 24 Gabala 0 – 5 Qarabağ Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) Ahmadov Yellow card 52' Report Ibrahimli Yellow card 33'
Romero 64'
Garayev 68'
Emreli 88', 89', 90'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Elcin Masiyev
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 May 2021 25 Qarabağ 1 – 1 Zira Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Bayramov Yellow card 12'
Zoubir 18'
Medina Yellow card 82'		 Report Melivilo 16' Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raad Ahmadov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
9 May 2021 26 Sabah 0 – 4 Qarabağ Masazır
20:15 AZT (UTC+4) Ivanović Yellow card 90' Report Zoubir 27'
Emreli 32'
Romero 40'
Medvedev 45+2' (pen.)
Medina Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
14 May 2021 27 Qarabağ 2 – 0 Keşla Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4) Emreli 47'
Kwabena 74'		 Report Aliyev Yellow card 67' Stadium: Azersun Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kamal Umudlu
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
19 May 2021 28 Neftçi 1 – 0 Qarabağ Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4) Krivotsyuk Yellow card 84'
Ahmedov 90'
Mammadov Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Medvedev Yellow card 8'
Kwabena Yellow card 90+3'
Jafarguliyev Yellow card 90+4'
Bayramov Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Elcin Masiyev
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Neftçi Baku (C) 28 18 5 5 47 25 +22 59 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Qarabağ 28 16 9 3 64 18 +46 57 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Sumgayit 28 10 9 9 30 31 −1 39
4 Zira 28 8 14 6 28 28 0 38
5 Sabah 28 7 8 13 28 38 −10 29
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.[22]
(C) Champions

Azerbaijan Cup

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Main article: 2020–21 Azerbaijan Cup
1 February 2021 Quarterfinal 1st leg Qarabağ 3 – 1 Gabala Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4) Matić soccer ball with red X 33'
Kwabena 55'
Emreli 72', 75'
Bayramov Yellow card 78'		 Report Vukčević Yellow card 31'
Goxha Yellow card 33'
Adeniyi 88'		 Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ravan Hamzazada
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.
6 February 2021 Quarterfinal 2nd leg Gabala 0 – 3
(1 – 6 agg.)		 Qarabağ Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4) Gigauri Yellow card 68'
Mammadov Yellow card 85'		 Report Medvedev 6'
B.Huseynov Yellow card 30'
A.Huseynov Yellow card 32'
Andrade 45+4' (pen.), 48'		 Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aliyar Agayev
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.
21 April 2021 Semifinal 1st leg Sumgayit 0 – 0 Qarabağ Sumqayit
20:30 AZT (UTC+4) Report Ibrahimli Yellow card 45' Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raad Ahmadov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.
29 April 2021 Semifinal 2nd leg Qarabağ 0 – 0
(0 – 0 agg.)
(4 – 5 p)		 Sumgayit Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4) B.Huseynov Yellow card 88'
Mahammadaliyev Yellow card 115'		 Report Haghverdi Yellow card 60' Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aliyar Agayev
Penalties
Medvedev soccer ball with check mark
Bayramov soccer ball with check mark
Garayev soccer ball with check mark
Romero soccer ball with check mark
Andrade soccer ball with red X
Medina soccer ball with red X		 Khodzhaniyazov soccer ball with check mark
Mammadov soccer ball with red X
Hüseynov soccer ball with check mark
Najafov soccer ball with check mark
Haghverdi soccer ball with check mark
Mustafayev soccer ball with check mark
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
18 August 2020 First qualifying round Qarabağ Azerbaijan 4 – 0 North Macedonia Sileks Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) Romero 11'
Guerrier 40', 51'
Emreli 80'		 Report D.Karcheski Yellow card 41' Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
Note: Match played at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of Qarabağ's regular stadium Azersun Arena, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
26 August 2020 Second qualifying round Qarabağ Azerbaijan 2 – 1 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4) Matić 22' (pen.)
Emreli 63'
Ibrahimli Yellow card 73'		 Report Obilor Yellow card 17'
Abang Red card 37'
Castañeda 78'		 Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Furkat Atazhanov (Kazakhstan)
Note: Match played at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of Qarabağ's regular stadium Azersun Arena, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
Match played behind closed doors.
16 September 2020 Third qualifying round Qarabağ Azerbaijan 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 Norway Molde Larnaca, Cyprus
21:00 AZT (UTC+4) Medina Yellow card 50'
Guerrier Yellow card 67'
Andrade Yellow card 86'		 Report Hussain Yellow card 83' soccer ball with red X 102'
Hestad Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis
Attendance: 0
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Penalties
Matić soccer ball with check mark
Medvedev soccer ball with check mark
Andrade soccer ball with check mark
Medina soccer ball with check mark
Mahammadaliyev soccer ball with check mark
Huseynov soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Omoijuanfo
soccer ball with check mark Aursnes
soccer ball with check mark Hestad
soccer ball with check mark Christensen
soccer ball with check mark Ellingsen
soccer ball with check mark Haugen
Note: Match played at the AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis in Larnaca, Cyprus, instead of Qarabağ's regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku, due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic between Azerbaijan and Norway.[23]
Match played behind closed doors.

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round (Champions Path)
1 October 2020 Playoff Round Legia Warsaw Poland 0 – 3 Azerbaijan Qarabağ Warsaw, Poland
22:00 AZT (UTC+4) Slisz Yellow card 45+1'
Lewczuk Yellow card 51'		 Report Andrade 50'
Zoubir 62' Yellow card 63'
Ozobić 70'		 Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Group stage

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Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group I

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Villarreal 6 5 1 0 17 5 +12 16 Advance to knockout phase
2 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 3 2 1 6 7 −1 11
3 Turkey Sivasspor 6 2 0 4 9 11 −2 6
4 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
22 October 2020 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 1 – 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ Tel Aviv, Israel
23:00 AZT (UTC+4) Cohen 10' Yellow card 45+2'
Saborit Yellow card 28'
Guerrero Yellow card 73'
Rikan Yellow card 89'		 Report Ozobić Yellow card 27'
Guerrier Yellow card 30'
Andrade Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 0[24]
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
Note: Match played behind closed doors.
29 October 2020 2 Qarabağ Azerbaijan 1 – 3 Spain Villarreal Istanbul, Turkey
21:55 AZT (UTC+4) Romero Yellow card 2'
Ozobić Yellow card 12'
Andrade Yellow card 39'
Kwabena 78'
A.Huseynov Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Iborra Yellow card 25'
Pino 80'
Alcácer 85', 90+6'		 Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0[25]
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
Note: Match played at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul, instead of Qarabağ's regular home stadium, Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, in Baku after UEFA temporarily suspend all UEFA matches taking place in Armenia and Azerbaijan until further notice due to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[8]
Match played behind closed doors.
5 November 2020 3 Sivasspor Turkey 2 – 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ Sivas, Turkey
21:55 AZT (UTC+4) Osmanpaşa 11'
Fajr Yellow card 63'
Kayode 88'		 Report Ozobić Yellow card 53'
Kwabena Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 296[26]
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
26 November 2020 4 Qarabağ Azerbaijan 2 – 3 Turkey Sivasspor Istanbul, Turkey
21:55 AZT (UTC+4) Zoubir 8'
Garayev Yellow card 40'
Matić 51'
Kwabena Yellow card 58'		 Report Samassa Yellow card 9'
Koné 40' (pen.), 79'
Kayode 58'
Goiano Yellow card 62'
Öztekin Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0[27]
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Note: Match played at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul, instead of Qarabağ's regular home stadium, Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, in Baku after UEFA temporarily suspend all UEFA matches taking place in Armenia and Azerbaijan until further notice due to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[8]
Match played behind closed doors.
3 December 2020 5 Qarabağ Azerbaijan 1 – 1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Istanbul, Turkey
21:55 AZT (UTC+4) Guerrier Yellow card 21'
Romero 37'
Matić Yellow card 40'		 Report Cohen 22' (pen.)
Hernández Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0[28]
Referee: Rob Hennessy (Ireland)
Note: Match played at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul, instead of Qarabağ's regular home stadium, Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, in Baku after UEFA temporarily suspend all UEFA matches taking place in Armenia and Azerbaijan until further notice due to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[8]
Match played behind closed doors.
11 December 2020 6 Villarreal Spain 3 – 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ Villarreal, Spain
00:00 AZT (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0
Note: Match postponed on 8 December, and awarded as a 3-0 technical victory to Villarreal on 18 December.[10]

Squad statistics

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As of Match played 19 May 2021

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Champions League Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Azerbaijan AZE Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev 29 0 18 0 2 0 3 0 6 0
2 MF Azerbaijan AZE Gara Garayev 37 1 21+4 1 4 0 2 0 6 0
4 DF Azerbaijan AZE Rahil Mammadov 15 1 8+2 1 1+1 0 0 0 1+2 0
5 DF Azerbaijan AZE Maksim Medvedev 33 2 20+3 1 3+1 1 3 0 3 0
6 MF Cape Verde CPV Patrick Andrade 31 7 21+2 4 1+2 2 0+1 0 4 1
7 FW Ghana GHA Owusu Kwabena 39 9 18+8 7 4 1 1+2 0 5+1 1
8 MF Serbia SRB Uroš Matić 31 3 11+8 1 3 0 3 1 5+1 1
9 FW Spain ESP Jaime Romero 31 6 13+7 4 2+1 0 2 1 3+3 1
10 MF France FRA Abdellah Zoubir 39 9 20+6 7 1+3 0 3 0 6 2
11 FW Azerbaijan AZE Mahir Emreli 31 22 18+4 18 2+1 2 3 2 1+2 0
12 GK Azerbaijan AZE Emil Balayev 14 0 10+2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ismayil Ibrahimli 37 0 20+5 0 3+1 0 1+2 0 2+3 0
19 MF Croatia CRO Filip Ozobić 28 12 16+4 11 0 0 3 0 5 1
27 MF Azerbaijan AZE Toral Bayramov 30 2 10+12 2 4 0 0 0 1+3 0
30 DF Azerbaijan AZE Abbas Huseynov 28 0 14+4 0 3 0 0+3 0 3+1 0
44 MF Azerbaijan AZE Elvin Jafarguliyev 32 0 21+1 0 2+1 0 0+2 0 2+3 0
55 DF Azerbaijan AZE Badavi Huseynov 30 1 21+1 1 3 0 3 0 2 0
81 DF Colombia COL Kevin Medina 33 0 20 0 4 0 3 0 6 0
Players away on loan:
22 FW Azerbaijan AZE Musa Gurbanli 6 1 1+4 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players who left Qarabağ during the season:
77 MF Haiti HAI Wilde-Donald Guerrier 16 6 7+1 4 0 0 3 2 5 0

Goal scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 FW Azerbaijan 11 Mahir Emreli 18 2 2 0 22
2 MF Croatia 19 Filip Ozobić 11 0 0 1 12
3 MF France 10 Abdellah Zoubir 7 0 0 2 9
FW Ghana 7 Owusu Kwabena 7 1 0 1 9
5 MF Cape Verde 6 Patrick Andrade 4 2 0 1 7
6 MF Haiti 77 Wilde-Donald Guerrier 4 0 2 0 6
FW Spain 9 Jaime Romero 4 0 1 1 6
8 MF Azerbaijan 27 Toral Bayramov 2 0 0 0 2
DF Azerbaijan 5 Maksim Medvedev 1 1 0 0 2
MF Serbia 8 Uroš Matić 0 0 1 1 2
11 DF Azerbaijan 55 Badavi Huseynov 1 0 0 0 1
FW Azerbaijan 22 Musa Gurbanli 1 0 0 0 1
DF Azerbaijan 4 Rahil Mammadov 1 0 0 0 1
MF Serbia 8 Uroš Matić 1 0 0 0 1
MF Azerbaijan 2 Gara Garayev 1 0 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 64 6 6 7 83

Clean sheets

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Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 GK Azerbaijan 1 Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev 9 2 2 1 14
2 GK Azerbaijan 12 Emil Balayev 4 1 0 0 5
TOTALS 12 3 2 1 18

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name Premier League Azerbaijan Cup Champions League Europa League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 Azerbaijan GK Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 Azerbaijan MF Gara Garayev 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
4 Azerbaijan DF Rahil Mammadov 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
5 Azerbaijan DF Maksim Medvedev 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 Cape Verde MF Patrick Andrade 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
7 Ghana FW Owusu Kwabena 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
8 Serbia MF Uroš Matić 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
9 Spain FW Jaime Romero 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
10 France MF Abdellah Zoubir 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
11 Azerbaijan FW Mahir Emreli 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
18 Azerbaijan MF Ismayil Ibrahimli 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
19 Croatia MF Filip Ozobić 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
27 Azerbaijan MF Toral Bayramov 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
30 Azerbaijan DF Abbas Huseynov 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
44 Azerbaijan MF Elvin Jafarguliyev 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
55 Azerbaijan DF Badavi Huseynov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
81 Colombia DF Kevin Medina 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 2
Players who left Qarabağ during the season:
77 Haiti MF Wilde-Donald Guerrier 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
TOTALS 36 3 6 0 4 0 14 0 57 3

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