| Club: | Neftçi |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Manager: | Adrian Mutu Miodrag Božović |
| Stadium: | Bakcell Arena |
| League Topscorer: | Rahman Hajiyev (7) Filip Ozobić (7) |
| Season Topscorer: | Rahman Hajiyev (8) Filip Ozobić (8) |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The Neftçi 2023–24 season was Neftçi's 32nd Azerbaijan Premier League season. Neftchi will compete in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijan Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
On 5 June, Neftçi signed a new two-year contract with Ivan Brkić.[1]
On 21 June, Neftçi announced the departure of Head Coach Laurențiu Reghecampf by mutual agreement.[2]
On 28 June, Neftçi announced the signing of Emil Balayev from Sabail to a two-year contract.[3]
On 30 June, Neftçi announced the signing of Filip Ozobić to a two-year contract after he'd left Qarabağ at the end of his contract.[4]
On 6 July, Neftçi signed a new contract with Emin Mahmudov until the summer of 2025, with the option of an additional year.[5]
On 11 July, Neftçi announced the appointment of Adrian Mutu as their new Head Coach.[6]
On 16 July, Neftçi terminated their contract with Solomon Kvirkvelia by mutual agreement.[7]
On 18 July, Neftçi announced the signing of Yuri Matias to a two-year contract from CFR Cluj.[8]
On 23 July, Neftçi announced the signing of Márk Tamás to a two-year contract from Sepsi OSK.[9]
On 24 July, Neftçi announced the signing of Qara Qarayev to a two-year contract, with the option of a third, from Qarabağ.[10] The following day, 25 July, Neftçi signed Ivorian winger Erwin Koffi to a two-year contract from Pau.[11]
On 25 July, Neftçi released a statement confirming that Saldanha, with the whom the club had a valid loan contract with through to January 2024, had left the club after failing to turn up for training in order to push through a move to Partizan.[12]
On 1 August, Neftçi announced the signing of Andre Shinyashiki from Charlotte FC on a two-year contract.[13]
On 9 August, Neftçi announced the signing of Aaron Olanare from Erzurumspor to a one-year contract.[14]
On 28 August, Neftçi announced the signing of Mudo Valdez from Guaraní to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.[15]
On 6 September, Neftçi announced the signing of Reziuan Mirzov from Khimki to a one-year contract.[16] Later on 6 September, Neftçi announced the signing of Lucas Melano from Sarmiento.[17] On 13 September, Neftçi confirmed the signing of Melano to a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.[18]
On 24 December, Adrian Mutu left his role as Head Coach of Neftçi after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement,[19] with Miodrag Božović being announced the clubs new Head Coach later the same day.[20]
On 6 January, Aaron Olanare was released from his contract with Neftçi.[21]
On 16 January, Neftçi announced the signing of Alpha Conteh from Lokomotiv Plovdiv, to a 2.5-year contract.[22]
On 19 January, Ismayil Zulfugarli and Farid Yusifli joined Turan Tovuz on loan for the rest of the season.[23]
On 21 January, Neftçi announced the signing of Brayan Moreno from CSKA Sofia, to a 1.5-year contract.[24]
On 26 May, a day after their season finished, Neftçi announced that they would not be extending their contract with Miodrag Božović.[25]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Ivan Brkić | GK | 2024 5, df=yes | Riga | 2022[26] | 2025 | 68 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Emil Balayev |  | GK | 2024 5, df=yes | Sabail | 2023 | 2025 | 12 | 0 | |
| 30 | Agil Mammadov | | GK | 2024 5, df=yes | Gabala | 2019[27] | 2022[28] | 112 | 0 | |
| 93 | Rza Jafarov | | GK | 2024 5, df=yes | Academy | 2022 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 94 | Alirza Mustabazada | | GK | 2024 5, df=yes | Academy | 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Hojjat Haghverdi | | DF | 2024 5, df=yes | Sumgayit | 2023[29] | 2024 | 47 | 0 | |
| 4 | Márk Tamás |  | DF | 2024 5, df=yes | Sepsi OSK | 2023 | 2025 | 30 | 0 | |
| 19 | Azer Salahlı | | DF | 2024 5, df=yes | Keşla | 2021[30] | 2024 | 79 | 2 | |
| 26 | Omar Buludov | | DF | 2024 5, df=yes | Academy | 2016 | 2024[31] | 138 | 5 | |
| 41 | Samir Gasanov |  | DF | 2024 5, df=yes | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Yuri Matias |  | DF | 2024 5, df=yes | CFR Cluj | 2023 | 2025 | 37 | 5 | |
| 82 | Rufat Abbasov | | DF | 2024 5, df=yes | Academy | 2021 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Qara Qarayev | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Qarabağ | 2023 | 2025 (+1) | 28 | 1 | |
| 6 | Mudo Valdez | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Guaraní | 2023 | 2024 (+1) | 26 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Azer Aliyev | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Ufa | 2022[32] | 2025 | 56 | 2 | |
| 8 | Emin Mahmudov | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Boavista | 2017 | 2025 | 229 | 56 | |
| 10 | Filip Ozobić | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Unattached | 2023 | 2025 | 37 | 8 | |
| 14 | Eddy | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Unattached | 2022[33] | 2024 | 71 | 7 | |
| 17 | Rahman Hajiyev | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Baku | 2014 | 2024[34] | 223 | 26 | |
| 23 | Ataa Jaber | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Ashdod | 2022[35] | 2024 | 57 | 9 | ||
| 33 | Turan Valizade | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Fenerbahçe | 2019[36] | 2 | 0 | ||
| 99 | Erwin Koffi |  | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Pau | 2023 | 2025 | 36 | 1 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Andre Shinyashiki | | FW | 2024 5, df=yes | Charlotte FC | 2023 | 2025 | 30 | 4 | |
| 11 | Keelan Lebon | FW | 2024 5, df=yes | Astana | 2023[37] | 2024 | 56 | 6 | ||
| 16 | Lucas Melano |  | FW | 2024 5, df=yes | Sarmiento | 2023 | 2024(+1) | 11 | 0 | |
| 20 | Alpha Conteh |  | FW | 2024 5, df=yes | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2024 | 2026 | 13 | 0 | |
| 22 | Reziuan Mirzov | | FW | 2024 5, df=yes | Khimki | 2023 | 2024 | 24 | 1 | |
| 77 | Yegor Bogomolsky |  | FW | 2024 5, df=yes | Minsk | 2022[38] | 2025 | 66 | 8 | |
| 88 | Brayan Moreno |  | FW | 2024 5, df=yes | CSKA Sofia | 2024 | 2025 | 18 | 4 | |
| 91 | Agadadash Salyanski | | FW | 2024 5, df=yes | Academy | 2022 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| 20 | Vusal Asgarov | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Academy | 2018 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 21 | Ismayil Zulfugarli | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 2025[39] | 66 | 4 | |
| 27 | Farid Yusifli | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 56 | Elton Alibayli | | DF | 2024 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 73 | Ramin Nasirli | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Academy | 2021 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Seymur Aliyev | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Khayal Najafov | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Sumgayit | 2021 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 5 | Kenny Saief |  | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Anderlecht | 2022[40] | 2024 | 59 | 10 | |
| 9 | Saldanha | | FW | 2024 5, df=yes | on loan from JEF United Chiba | 2023[41] | 2023 | 21 | 5 | |
| 25 | Aaron Olanare | FW | 2024 5, df=yes | Erzurumspor | 2023 | 2024 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 92 | Omar Gurbanov | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Academy | 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Asim Alizade | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Elshad Taghiyev | | MF | 2024 5, df=yes | Sabail | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||
See main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2023 and List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2023–24.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2023 | GK | Emil Balayev | Sabail | Undisclosed | |||
| 30 June 2023 | MF | Filip Ozobić | Unattached | Free | |||
| 18 July 2023 | DF | Yuri Matias | CFR Cluj | Undisclosed | |||
| 23 July 2023 | DF | Márk Tamás | Sepsi OSK | Undisclosed | |||
| 24 July 2023 | DF | Qara Qarayev | Qarabağ | Undisclosed | |||
| 25 July 2023 | MF | Erwin Koffi | Pau | Undisclosed | |||
| 1 August 2023 | FW | Andre Shinyashiki | Charlotte FC | Undisclosed | |||
| 9 August 2023 | FW | Aaron Olanare | Erzurumspor | Undisclosed | |||
| 28 August 2023 | MF | Mudo Valdez | Guaraní | Undisclosed | |||
| 6 September 2023 | FW | Reziuan Mirzov | Khimki | Undisclosed | |||
| 6 September 2023 | FW | Lucas Melano | Sarmiento | Undisclosed | |||
| 16 January 2024 | FW | Alpha Conteh | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Undisclosed | |||
| 21 January 2024 | FW | Brayan Moreno | CSKA Sofia | Undisclosed |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2023 | MF | Vusal Asgarov | Iravan | 30 June 2023 | |||
| 6 September 2023 | MF | Seymur Aliyev | Iravan | 30 June 2023 | |||
| 6 September 2023 | MF | Khayal Najafov | Turan Tovuz | 30 June 2023 | |||
| 19 January 2024 | DF | Ismayil Zulfugarli | Turan Tovuz | 30 June 2023 | |||
| 19 January 2024 | MF | Farid Yusifli | Turan Tovuz | 30 June 2023 |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2023 | DF | Vojislav Stanković | Železničar Pančevo | [43] | |||
| 16 July 2023 | DF | Solomon Kvirkvelia | Al-Okhdood | 16 July 2023 | [44] | ||
| 6 September 2023 | MF | Asim Alizade | |||||
| 6 September 2023 | MF | Elshad Taghiyev | |||||
| 14 December 2023 | MF | Kenny Saief | Maccabi Haifa | 19 December 2023 | [45] [46] | ||
| 6 January 2024 | FW | Aaron Olanare | Molde | 27 March 2024 | [47] |
See main article: 2023–24 Azerbaijan Premier League.
See main article: 2023–24 Azerbaijan Cup.
See main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.
See main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round.
|-|colspan="16"|Players away on loan:|-|colspan="16"|Players who left Neftçi during the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=200 | Premier League | width=200 | Azerbaijan Cup | width=200 | Europa Conference League | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | | 10 | Filip Ozobić | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| MF | | 17 | Rahman Hajiyev | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3 | MF | | 8 | Emin Mahmudov | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 | DF | | 44 | Yuri Matias | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| FW | | 9 | Andre Shinyashiki | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Own goal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | | 88 | Brayan Moreno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| FW | | 77 | Yegor Bogomolsky | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 9 | MF | 6 | Mudo Valdez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| MF | 23 | Ataa Jaber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| FW | 25 | Aaron Olanare | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 12 | DF | | 19 | Azər Salahlı | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| MF | | 5 | Kenny Saief | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| FW | 11 | Keelan Lebon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 15 | MF | | 7 | Azer Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 99 | Erwin Koffi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| FW | | 91 | Agadadash Salyanski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| DF | | 2 | Qara Qarayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| FW | | 22 | Reziuan Mirzov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| MF | | 14 | Eddy Pascual | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| TOTALS | 51 | 9 | 6 | 66 | |||||||||||||
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=200 | Premier League | width=200 | Azerbaijan Cup | width=200 | Europa Conference League | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | 93 | Rza Jafarov | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2 | GK | 1 | Ivan Brkić | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| TOTALS | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa Conference League | Total | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Ivan Brkić | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | | DF | Qara Qarayev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | | DF | Hojjat Haghverdi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | | DF | Márk Tamás | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | MF | Mudo Valdez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| 7 | | MF | Azer Aliyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | | MF | Emin Mahmudov | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | | FW | Andre Shinyashiki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | MF | Filip Ozobić | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | FW | Keelan Lebon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | | MF | Eddy Pascual | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | | FW | Lucas Melano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | | MF | Rahman Hajiyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | | DF | Azər Salahlı | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | | FW | Alpha Conteh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | | FW | Reziuan Mirzov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | MF | Ataa Jaber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | | GK | Agil Mammadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 44 | | DF | Yuri Matias | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 77 | | FW | Yegor Bogomolsky | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 88 | | FW | Brayan Moreno | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 93 | | GK | Rza Jafarov | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | | MF | Ismayil Zulfugarli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Players who left Neftçi during the season: | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | | MF | Kenny Saief | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | FW | Aaron Olanare | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| TOTALS | 94 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 116 | 4 | |||||||