2022–23 Qarabağ FK season

Qarabağ
2022–23 season
President	Tahir Gözal
Manager	Gurban Gurbanov
Stadium	Azersun Arena
Premier League	1st
Azerbaijan Cup	Quarter-final vs Gabala
Champions League	Play-off round vs Viktoria Plzeň
Europa League	Group stage
Europa Conference League	Knockout round play-off vs Gent
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ramil Sheydayev; (22 goals); All: ; Ramil Sheydayev; Musa Qurbanlı; (23 each)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The Qarabağ 2022–23 season was Qarabağ's 30th Azerbaijan Premier League season and their fourteenth season under manager Gurban Gurbanov. Domestically, Qarabağ defended their Premier League, their eighth in nine years, and where knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup by Gabala in the Quarterfinals. In European competition, Qarabağ began in the Champions League, where they reached the Playoff round before defeat to Viktoria Plzeň, meaning they dropped into the Group Stage of the Europa League. In the Europa League they finished third in their group behind SC Freiburg and Nantes, progressing to the Knockout round play-off of the Europa Conference League where they were eliminated by Gent on penalties.

Season overview[edit]

On 4 January, Qarabağ and Krasnodar agreed the transfer of Kady to the Russian club.^[1]^[2]

On 5 January, Qarabağ announced that Marko Vešović had extended his contract with the club until 30 June 2025.^[3] On 10 January, Qarabağ announced that Shakhruddin Magomedaliyev had extended his contract with the club until 30 June 2026.^[4]

On 13 January, Qarabağ announced the signing of Adama Diakhaby on a contract until 30 June 2025.^[5]

On 24 January, Qarabağ announced the signing of Redon Xhixha from Tirana on a contract until 30 June 2026.^[6]

On 26 January, Qarabağ announced the signing of Yassine Benzia from Dijon on a contract until 30 June 2025.^[7]

On 30 January, Owusu Kwabena left Qarabağ to join Ferencváros.^[8]

On 31 May, Qarabağ announced that Filip Ozobić and Ramil Sheydayev had left the club following the expiration of their contracts.^[9]

Squad[edit]

As of match played 28 May 2023

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev	GK	(1994-06-12)12 June 1994 (aged 28)	Sumgayit	2015	2026^[4]	130	0
23	Luka Gugeshashvili	GK	(1999-04-29)29 April 1999 (aged 24)	Jagiellonia Białystok	2022^[10]	2025^[10]	30	0
89	Amin Ramazanov	GK	(2003-01-20)20 January 2003 (aged 20)	Lokomotiv Moscow	2021		7	0
Defenders
4	Rahil Mammadov	DF	(1995-11-24)24 November 1995 (aged 27)	Sabail	2018^[11]	2021^[11]	70	2
5	Maksim Medvedev	DF	(1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 33)	Youth team	2006		522+	17+
13	Bahlul Mustafazade	DF	(1997-02-27)27 February 1997 (aged 26)	Unattached	2021^[12]	2024	60	2
27	Toral Bayramov	DF	(2001-02-23)23 February 2001 (aged 22)	Academy	2019		102	4
29	Marko Vešović	DF	(1996-05-02)2 May 1996 (aged 27)	Legia Warsaw	2021^[13]	2025^[3]	78	5
30	Abbas Huseynov	DF	(1995-06-13)13 June 1995 (aged 27)	Inter Baku	2017		133	3
44	Elvin Cafarguliyev	DF	(2000-10-26)26 October 2000 (aged 22)	Youth team	2019		89	6
55	Badavi Huseynov	DF	(1991-07-11)11 July 1991 (aged 31)	Anzhi Makhachkala	2012		315	5
81	Kevin Medina	DF	(1993-03-09)9 March 1993 (aged 30)	Chaves	2020^[14]	2023^[14]	103	2
Midfielders
2	Gara Garayev	MF	(1992-10-12)12 October 1992 (aged 30)	Youth team	2008		466	5
6	Júlio Romão	MF	(1998-03-29)29 March 1998 (aged 25)	Santa Clara	2022^[15]	2026^[15]	41	1
7	Yassine Benzia	MF	(1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 28)	Dijon	2023^[7]	2025^[7]	5	0
8	Marko Janković	MF	(1995-07-09)9 July 1995 (aged 27)	Hapoel Tel Aviv	2022		39	2
10	Abdellah Zoubir	MF	(1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 31)	RC Lens	2018^[16]		208	46
15	Leandro Andrade	MF	(1999-09-24)24 September 1999 (aged 23)	Cherno More	2021^[17]	2025^[17]	50	12
18	Ismayil Ibrahimli	MF	(1998-02-13)13 February 1998 (aged 25)	MOIK Baku	2018		107	7
19	Filip Ozobić	MF	(1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (aged 32)	Gabala	2018^[18]		150	41
20	Richard Almeida	MF	(1989-03-20)20 March 1989 (aged 34)	Zira	2021^[19]		348	58
90	Nariman Akhundzade	MF	(2004-04-23)23 April 2004 (aged 19)	Youth team	2022		9	0
Forwards
9	Musa Qurbanlı	FW	(2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 21)	Youth team	2019		68	33
77	Ramil Sheydayev	FW	(1996-03-15)15 March 1996 (aged 27)	Sabah	2021^[20]		112	37
87	Adama Diakhaby	FW	(1996-07-05)5 July 1996 (aged 26)	Unattached	2023^[5]	2025^[5]	10	0
99	Redon Xhixha	FW	(1998-09-14)14 September 1998 (aged 24)	Tirana	2023^[6]	2026^[6]	15	1
Away on loan
	Zamig Aliyev	DF	(2001-05-05)5 May 2001 (aged 22)	Youth team	2020		1	0
	Nihad Guliyev	DF	(2001-07-19)19 July 2001 (aged 21)	Youth team	2020		1	0
	Hajiagha Hajili	MF	(1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 25)	Gabala	2019^[21]	2023^[21]	11	0
	Ruslan Hajiyev	MF	(1998-03-20)20 March 1998 (aged 25)	Youth team	2018		0	0
	Rustam Akhmedzade	FW	(2000-12-25)25 December 2000 (aged 22)	Mynai	2021^[22]	2026^[22]	8	0
Also under contract
17	Gaspar Panadero	MF	(1997-12-09)9 December 1997 (aged 25)	Cádiz	2021^[23]	2024^[23]	4	0
Left during the season
11	Owusu Kwabena	FW	(1997-06-18)18 June 1997 (aged 25)	Leganés	2020^[24]	2023^[24]	78	19
20	Kady	MF	(1996-05-02)2 May 1996 (aged 27)	Vilafranquense	2021^[25]	2023 (+1)^[25]	75	28
25	Ibrahima Wadji	FW	(1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 28)	Haugesund	2021^[26]	2024^[26]	36	20

Out on loan[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	AZE	Zamig Aliyev (at Kapaz)
—	DF	AZE	Nihad Guliyev (at Shamakhi)
—	MF	AZE	Hajiagha Hajili (at Zira)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	AZE	Ruslan Hajiyev (at Sabail)
—	FW	AZE	Rustam Akhmedzade (at Zira)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2022	GK	Luka Gugeshashvili	Jagiellonia Białystok	Undisclosed	^[10]
1 July 2022	MF	Marko Janković	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Undisclosed
17 July 2022	MF	Júlio Romão	Santa Clara	Undisclosed	^[15]
13 January 2023	FW	Adama Diakhaby	Unattached	Free	^[5]
24 January 2023	FW	Redon Xhixha	Tirana	Undisclosed	^[6]
26 January 2023	MF	Yassine Benzia	Dijon	Undisclosed	^[7]

Out[edit]

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 August 2022	FW	Ibrahima Wadji	Saint-Étienne	Undisclosed	^[27]
4 January 2023	MF	Kady	Krasnodar	Undisclosed	^[1]
30 January 2023	FW	Owusu Kwabena	Ferencváros	Undisclosed	^[8]

Loans out[edit]

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
5 July 2022	FW		Rustam Akhmedzade	Zira	End of season	^[28]

Released[edit]

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date	Ref
5 June 2022	FW	Jaime Romero	Cartagena		^[29]
31 May 2023	MF	Ruslan Hajiyev
31 May 2023	MF	Filip Ozobić	Neftçi	30 June 2023	^[9]^[30]
31 May 2023	FW	Ramil Sheydayev	Buriram United		^[9]

Friendlies[edit]

26 March 2023	Qarabağ	1–2	Galatasaray	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Xhixha 19' Guerrier 32' Romão 90'	Report 1 Report 2	Gomis 4' Kutlu 33' Zaniolo 56' Icardi 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	15 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	Winners	36	28	6	2	91	25	+66	077.78
Azerbaijan Cup	8 December 2022	19 December 2022	Quarterfinal	Quarterfinal	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00
UEFA Champions League	5 July 2022	23 August 2022	First qualifying round	Play-off round	8	3	3	2	15	10	+5	037.50
UEFA Europa League	8 September 2022	3 November 2022	Group stage	Group stage	6	2	2	2	9	5	+4	033.33
UEFA Europa Conference League	16 February 2023	24 February 2023	Knockout round play-offs	Knockout round play-offs	2	1	0	1	1	1	+0	050.00
Total					54	34	12	8	118	44	+74	062.96

Last updated: 28 May 2023
Source: Competitions

Premier League[edit]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	28	6	2	91	25	+66	90	13	4	1	44	16	+28	15	2	1	47	9	+38

Last updated: 28 May 2023.
Source: See Results

Results by round[edit]

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	H	A	H^[a]	A^[b]	H^[c]	A^[d]	H^[e]	A^[f]	H^[g]	H^[h]	A^[i]	H^[j]	A^[k]	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	W
Position	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

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Results[edit]

6 August 2022 1	Qarabağ	3 – 1	Sabail	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mustafazadə 3' Romão 25' Qurbanlı 42' Sheydayev 45+2' (pen.), 47' Mammadov 52' Qarayev 71'	Report	Taghiyev 72' 86'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

13 August 2022 2	Sumgayit	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Sumgait
18:20 AZT (UTC+4)	Isgandarli 6' Abdullazade 13' Pereira 30' Daničić 79' Abdullayev 83'	Report	Qurbanlı 30' 90+3' Mammadov 90+1' Ozobić 90+7'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Referee: Tural Qurbanov

27 August 2022 4	Qarabağ	4 – 0	Shamakhi	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Mustafazadə 16' Romão 30' Kwabena 36' Andrade 55' Sheydayev 64', 72'	Report	Rahimli 90+2'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Nicat İsmayıllı

1 September 2022 5	Kapaz	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Qabala
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Rzayev 50'	Report	Zoubir 44'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Aliyar Agayev

11 September 2022 6	Qarabağ	4 – 3	Sabah	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Qurbanlı 29' Cafarguliyev 51' Bayramov 78' Sheydayev 84' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Ba 18' 43' Apeh 33' Mickels 60' Kashchuk 68' Seydiyev 83' Camalov 90+2' Isayev 90+2' Alekperov 90+2'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

18 September 2022 7	Zira	1 – 7	Qarabağ	Zirə
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Hajili 31' Diniyev 34' Luković 45+2'	Report	Bayramov 44' Qurbanlı 56', 60', 79', 84' Kady 60' 64' Sheydayev 68'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Raad Ahmadov

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

9 October 2022 9	Gabala	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qirtimov 43' Abu Akel 68'	Report	Ozobić 58' Qurbanlı 76'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Nicat İsmayıllı

16 October 2022 10	Qarabağ	3 – 1	Sumgayit	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ozobić 15' Sheydayev 67', 88' (pen.) Qurbanlı 73'	Report	Aganspahić 55' Aliyev 86'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Aliyar Agayev

20 October 2022 11	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Turan Tovuz	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Kwabena 2' Sheydayev 42' (pen.) Ozobić 53'	Report	S.Guliyev 14'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Vuqar Hasanli

30 October 2022 12	Shamakhi	0 – 4	Qarabağ	Shamakhi
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Naghiyev 18' Safarov 45+1'	Report	Romão 37' Janković 40' Magomedaliyev 45+5' Qurbanlı 51', 90+3' Cafarguliyev 57' C.Hüseynov 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

6 November 2022 13	Qarabağ	3 – 1	Kapaz	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mammadov 8' Sheydayev 16' (pen.) Qurbanlı 76' Kwabena 79'	Report	Nabiyev 75' Kantaria 87' Akhundov 87'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

9 November 2022 2	Turan Tovuz	0 – 2	Qarabağ	Tovuz
14:30 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Masimov 20' (o.g.) Kwabena 37'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Tural Qurbanov

13 November 2022 14	Sabah	0 – 0	Qarabağ	Masazır
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Isayev 60'	Report		Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Farid Haciyev

28 November 2022 15	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Zira	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Medvedev 58' Kwabena 90+1'	Report	Chantakias 90+1'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Rauf Allahverdiyev

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

13 December 2022 17	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Gabala	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qarayev 55' Sheydayev 68' (pen.)	Report	Musayev 86' Ruan 90+5'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Kamranbay Rahimov

24 December 2022 18	Sabail	0 – 3	Qarabağ	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Amirli 75' Martinov 78'	Report	Mustafazadə 26' Sheydayev 61' Cafarguliyev 75' Qurbanlı 82' Zoubir 88'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Referee: Vuqar Hasanli

25 January 2023 19	Turan Tovuz	2 – 3	Qarabağ	Tovuz
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Wankewai 5' 23' Marakvelidze 13' Turabov 76' Shahverdiyev 86'	Report	Qurbanlı 10' Sheydayev 28' Vešović 51' Mustafazadə 89' Richard 90+3' Romão 90+3'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Farid Haciyev

31 January 2023 20	Qarabağ	3 – 1	Shamakhi	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qurbanlı 22' 30' Qarayev 46' Zoubir 58' Andrade 63'	Report	Haziyev 80' N.Guliyev 87'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Kamranbay Rahimov

4 February 2023 21	Kapaz	1 – 1	Qarabağ	Ganja
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Isaiah 34' 49'	Report	Mustafazadə 17' Qurbanlı 24' Romão 48' Vešović 77'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

11 February 2023 22	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Sabah	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qurbanlı 15' Cafarguliyev 32' Diakhaby 71'	Report	Kashchuk 26' Jamalov 48' Həsənalızadə 60' 75'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Elcin Masiyev

19 February 2023 23	Zira	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Zirə
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Guerrier 54' Luković 74'	Report	Medvedev 48' Aliyev 88' (o.g.) Medina 90+2' Zoubir 90+6'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Tural Qurbanov

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

5 March 2023 25	Gabala	1 – 3	Qarabağ	Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Alimi 31' 42' Isayev 37'	Report	Richard 22' Romão 31' Sheydayev 38' (pen.), 68' (pen.) Qurbanlı 56' Mustafazadə 81' Medina 90+4'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Kamal Umudlu

11 March 2023 26	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Sabail	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Cafarguliyev 24' Qurbanlı 34' Romão 53'	Report	Kizito 61'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

15 March 2023 27	Sumgayit	0 – 6	Qarabağ	Sumgait
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Badalov 78'	Report	Andrade 7', 49' Qurbanlı 12', 45+3' Zoubir 21' Abdullazade 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Referee: Javid Jalilov

2 April 2023 28	Shamakhi	0 – 1	Qarabağ	Shamakhi
15:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Mustafayev 65'	Report	Romão 26' Cafarguliyev 32' 90+3'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Rauf Jabarov

9 April 2023 29	Qarabağ	3 – 1	Kapaz	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Zoubir 5' Gugeshashvili 28' Richard 58' (pen.) 82' Andrade 66' Cafarguliyev 68'	Report	Khvalko 29' Aliyev 71' Alijanov 81' Kantaria 90+3'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Emin Aliyev

16 April 2023 30	Sabah	2 – 1	Qarabağ	Masazır
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mutallimov 14' Mickels 72', 77'	Report	Romão 13' Richard 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Tural Qurbanov

21 April 2023 31	Qarabağ	2 – 2	Zira	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Medina 40' Cafarguliyev 41' Janković 54' Sheydayev 59' Qurbanlı 64' Vešović 87'	Report	Adiléhou 23' Keyta 62' Kulach 65' Alıyev 90' Taşqın 90+2'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Kamranbay Rahimov

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

8 May 2023 33	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Gabala	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Cafarguliyev 43' Romão 64' Zoubir 75' Sheydayev 84' Richard 89'	Report	Isayev 69' Qirtimov 90+1'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

13 May 2023 34	Sabail	0 – 3	Qarabağ	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Medina 17' Mustafazadə 71' Sheydayev 77' (pen.), 86'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Referee: Kamal Umudlu

22 May 2023 35	Qarabağ	1 – 2	Sumgayit	Baku
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Guseynov 32' Sheydayev 73' Richard 89'	Report	Isgandarli 33' (pen.) Abdullazade 39' Pereira 55' Mustafayev 80'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Raad Ahmadov

28 May 2023 36	Qarabağ	3 – 1	Turan Tovuz	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Xhixha 2' Andrade 47' Qurbanlı 72'	Report	Eva 63' Miller 66'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Ali Aliyev

League table[edit]

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.^[31]
(C) Champions

Azerbaijan Cup[edit]

8 December 2022 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Qarabağ	2 – 2	Gabala	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Qurbanlı 55', 83'	Report	Safarov 25' Alimi 74' Hani 83' 86'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Aliyar Agayev

19 December 2022 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Gabala	1 – 0 (3 – 2 agg.)	Qarabağ	Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Alimi 16' Safarov 23' Qirtimov 35' Ramon 61' 71'	Report	A.Hüseynov 50' Richard 82' Mammadov 90+3'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Inqilab Mammadov

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Qualifying rounds[edit]

5 July 2022 First qualifying round 1st leg	Lech Poznań	1 – 0	Qarabağ	Poznań, Poland
22:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ishak 41' Karlström 48' Szymczak 87'	Report	Richard 36' Andrade 48'	Stadium: Stadion Poznań Attendance: 25,118^[32] Referee: José Luis Munuera (Spain)

12 July 2022 First qualifying round 2nd leg	Qarabağ	5 – 1 (5 – 2 agg.)	Lech Poznań	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Kady 14', 74' 89' Richard 19' Medina 30' 56' Ozobić 42' A.Hüseynov 77' Cafarguliyev 78'	Report	Velde 1' Milić 55'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 27,652^[33] Referee: Andrew Madley (England)

19 July 2022 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Qarabağ	3 – 2	Zürich	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Kady 17' 61' Wadji 36', 66' Sheydayev 64'	Report	Hornschuh 14' Kryeziu 16' 85' (pen.) Aliti 62' Kamberi 65' Selnæs 88'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 30,782^[34] Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

27 July 2022 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Zürich	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 agg.)	Qarabağ	Zürich, Switzerland
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Medvedev 4' (o.g.) Kryeziu 36' Kamberi 60' Condé 84' Santini 90+5' 96' Okita 102' Hornschuh 105+2'	Report	Vešović 39' Medvedev 48' Richard 50' Kady 56' 76' Bayramov 73' Magomedaliyev 90+3' Zoubir 93' Owusu 98'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 10,237^[35] Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

3 August 2022 Third qualifying round 1st leg	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Ferencváros	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Janković 28' Owusu 34' Mustafazadə 66'	Report	Boli 17' Botka 61' Kovačević 82'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 31,200^[36] Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

9 August 2022 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	Ferencváros	1 – 3 (2 – 4 agg.)	Qarabağ	Budapest, Hungary
22:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Thelander 30' Boli 34' Botka 84' Traoré 86'	Report	Zoubir 7' Janković 31' Bayramov 62' Wadji 54', 78' Sheydayev 84' Andrade 90+1' Vešović 90+3'	Stadium: Ferencváros Stadion Attendance: 18,875^[37] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

17 August 2022 Playoff round 1st leg	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Viktoria Plzeň	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:45 AZT (UTC+4)	Wadji 66'	Report	Mosquera 23' Hejda 63' Kliment 81'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 31,150^[38] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

23 August 2022 Playoff round 2nd leg	Viktoria Plzeň	2 – 1 (2 – 1 agg.)	Qarabağ	Plzeň, Czech Republic
23:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Pernica 38' Sýkora 40' Jemelka 43' Kopic 58' 90+4' Kliment 73' Tijani 74'	Report	Gugeshashvili 19' Ozobić 38'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 10,963^[39] Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	SC Freiburg	6	4	2	0	13	3	+10	14	Advance to round of 16
2	Nantes	6	3	0	3	6	11	−5	9	Advance to knockout round play-offs
3	Qarabağ	6	2	2	2	9	5	+4	8	Transfer to Europa Conference League
4	Olympiacos	6	0	2	4	2	11	−9	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

8 September 2022 1	SC Freiburg	2 – 1	Qarabağ	Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
23:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Grifo 7' (pen.) 45+2' Dōan 15' 51'	Report	Bayramov 6' Vešović 39' Zoubir 82' Kwabena 90+4'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 31,500^[40] Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

15 September 2022 2	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Nantes	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:45 AZT (UTC+4)	Owusu 60' Zoubir 65' Janković 72' Cafarguliyev 87'	Report	Girotto 80'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 26,495^[41] Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

6 October 2022 3	Olympiacos	0 – 3	Qarabağ	Piraeus, Greece
23:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Valbuena 88'	Report	Cafarguliyev 34' Owusu 68' Vešović 82' Sheydayev 86' 86' Qarayev 88'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 21,677^[42] Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

13 October 2022 4	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Olympiacos	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:45 AZT (UTC+4)	Richard 66' Romão 83' Vešović 88'	Report	Vrsaljko 40' Papastathopoulos 83'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 31,200^[43] Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

27 October 2022 5	Nantes	2 – 1	Qarabağ	Nantes, France
23:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Blas 16' Bamba 41' Girotto 60' Ganago 90+4' Chirivella 90+4'	Report	Ozobić 56' (pen.) Vešović 82'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 30,927^[44] Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

3 November 2022 6	Qarabağ	1 – 1	SC Freiburg	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:45 AZT (UTC+4)	Mustafazadə 24' Janković 48' Kady 55' Medina 61' Owusu 90+2' Romão 90+3'	Report	Petersen 25' (pen.) Schade 34' Siquet 51' Keitel 64' Schlotterbeck 74'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 30,430^[45] Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

UEFA Europa Conference League[edit]

Knockout round play-off[edit]

16 February 2023 First leg	Qarabağ	1 – 0	Gent	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:45 AZT (UTC+4)	Sheydayev 52' Andrade 78' Gugeshashvili 90+2' Xhixha 90+7'	Report	Torunarigha 51' De Sart 71' Marreh 90+4'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 25,452^[46] Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

24 February 2023 Second leg	Gent	1–0 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (5–4 p)	Qarabağ	Ghent, Belgium
00:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Depoitre 52' Orban 74' Fortuna 77' Cuypers 86'	Report	Vešović 14' Qurbanlı 41' Romão 51'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
	Penalties
	De Sart Cuypers Orban Marreh Van Daele		Richard Diakhaby Bayramov Benzia

Squad statistics[edit]