Neftchi Baku Club Overview, Fixtures & FIFA Ranking

Neftchi Baku

Azerbaijan 1937

Yuri Vernidub Baku

Neftchi Baku represents Azerbaijan as a professional football club, with origins tracing back to 1937. The club's home ground is Neftçi Arena, a 15,000-seat venue in Baku featuring a grass pitch. The current manager is Yuri Vernidub, who took charge in August 2025. Consistency remains the key focus as the team navigates through the current campaign.

3 Seasons

16 Matches

43.8% Win Rate

33:20 Goals

Achievements

0 Total Titles

1 Runners Up

Premyer Liqa

0 Champion 1 Runner-up 1 Seasons

Runner-up Seasons 2026

UEFA Europa League

0 Champion 0 Runner-up 2 Seasons

League Standings

Premyer Liqa

Azerbaijan 2026/2027

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Sabah FA 7 6 1 0 18 1 +17 19 W D W W W

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Neftchi Baku 8 5 2 1 21 8 +13 17 D D W W W

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Qarabag 7 5 2 0 14 7 +7 17 D W W D W

Turan 8 4 2 2 7 5 +2 14 L W W D W

Şamaxı FK 8 3 4 1 12 9 +3 13 W D W D W

Zira 8 3 3 2 9 10 -1 12 D D L D L

Kapaz 7 3 2 2 7 8 -1 11 D W D W L

Sumqayıt 7 2 2 3 10 10 0 8 W W D D L

Imisli FK 8 2 1 5 7 13 -6 7 W L L L L

Qabala 8 1 1 6 3 15 -12 4 L L L L W

Safa Baku 8 1 0 7 4 15 -11 3 L L L L L

Araz 8 0 2 6 6 17 -11 2 L L L D L

Lineups

Neftchi Baku

Yuriy Vernydub

Coach

Starting XI

No. Player Age Pos

1 E. Balayev 31

3 R. Abbasov

5 Igor Ribeiro

8 E. Mahmudov 33

10 F. Vargas

11 A. Skribek 24

27 D. Savic

33 Breno Almeida

55 A. Gravillon 27

77 F. Sacko 31

88 V. Sevelj 25

Substitutes

No. Player Age Pos

7 E. Safarov

14 E. Badalov

17 M. Khachayev

18 I. Mathew

20 Gustavo Klismahn 26

22 D. Jubitana 26

24 M. Seck 30

26 A. Akinyemi 27

29 L. Tupta 27

91 N. Azizov

93 R. Cafarov

97 B. Sambou 28

Comments

PitchInvasion Aug 29, 2026

Mid-table team The stats show Neftchi Baku are solid in possession but struggle to convert chances 👀 🤔

37 24

KeeperKarl Aug 29, 2026

with their current form Class act Neftchi Baku have the squad depth and tactical flexibility to challenge on multiple fronts this season with their current form #GGMU... 🙌

42 7

PitchInvasion Aug 23, 2026

love what Neftchi Baku are building 🔥

25 4

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Bookmaker:

Neftchi Baku

Turan

20:30

Home -

Draw -

Away -

Over 1.5 -

Over 2.5 -

BTTS Yes -

Under 1.5 -

Under 2.5 -

BTTS No -

Şamaxı FK

Neftchi Baku

21:30

Home -

Draw -

Away -

Over 1.5 -

Over 2.5 -

BTTS Yes -

Under 1.5 -

Under 2.5 -

BTTS No -

Neftchi Baku

Kapaz

21:30

Home -

Draw -

Away -

Over 1.5 -

Over 2.5 -

BTTS Yes -

Under 1.5 -

Under 2.5 -

BTTS No -

Araz

Neftchi Baku

21:30

Home -

Draw -

Away -

Over 1.5 -

Over 2.5 -

BTTS Yes -

Under 1.5 -

Under 2.5 -

BTTS No -

Neftchi Baku

Zira

21:30

Home -

Draw -

Away -

Over 1.5 -

Over 2.5 -

BTTS Yes -

Under 1.5 -

Under 2.5 -

BTTS No -

# Player Goals APPS

A. Abdullayev

2014-2016

3 12

# Player Yellow

No data available

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Achievements