The 2025–26 was Neftçi's 34th Azerbaijan Premier League season. Aside from the Premier League, Neftçi will also participate in the Azerbaijan Cup.
Season overview On 5 June, Neftçi announced the signing of Sessi D'Almeida from Apollon Limassol to a two-year contract with the option of an additional year.
On 27 June, Neftçi announced the season-long loan signing of Luis Ortíz from Sportivo Ameliano.
On 28 June, Neftçi announced the signing of Elvin Badalov and Murad Khachayev from Sumgayit, both on two-year contracts.
On 2 July, Neftçi announced the signing of Igor Ribeiro to a two-year contract from Araz-Naxçıvan, with the Brazilian defender joining on 1 August after Araz-Naxçıvan's games in Europe had been concluded.
On 5 July, Neftçi announced the signing of Imad Faraj from AEK Larnaca to a three-year contract, and the signing of Kenan Pirić from Antalyaspor to a two-year contract.
On 15 July, Neftçi announced the season-long loan signing of Freddy Vargas from Maccabi Netanya, and the singing of Jordan Rezabala from Dorados to a two-year contract.
On 22 July, Neftçi announced the signing of Cristian Costin from Dinamo București to a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.
On 30 July, Neftçi announced the signing of Alessio Curci from Francs Borains to a three-year contract.
On 10 August, Neftçi announced the signing of Falaye Sacko from Montpellier to a two-year contract with the option of an additional year.
On 10 September, Neftçi announced that Ramil Sheydayev had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
On 26 September, Neftçi announced the signing of free-agent Ifeanyi Mathew to a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.
On 21 October, Neftçi announced the signing of free-agent Vincent Aboubakar to a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.
On 24 November, Neftçi announced the departure of Samir Abasov as head coach after he was sacked following a run of results deemed unsatisfactory by the board, with Sanan Gurbanov being put in temporary charge.
On 9 December, Neftçi announced the appointment of Yuriy Vernydub as their new head coach, on a contract until the summer of 2027.
On 27 January, Neftçi announced that they had extended their contract with Rza Jafarov until the summer of 2028, and that Jafarov had also joined Gabala on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 10 February, Neftçi announced the signing of Breno Almeida from Ethnikos Achna, on a contract until the summer of 2028.
On 26 May, Neftçi announced that Murad Mammadov would be leaving the club to sign for Pafos, and that Cristian Costin, Edvin Kuč abnd Vincent Aboubakar would also be leaving the club after their contracts had expired.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Emil Balayev GK Sabail 2023 2025 25 0 13 Kenan Pirić GK Antalyaspor 2025 2027 29 0 81 Mahdi Hasanov GK Academy 2025 0 0 Defenders 5 Igor Ribeiro DF Araz-Naxçıvan 2025 2027 31 1 15 Elvin Badalov DF Sumgayit 2025 2027 90 2 17 Murad Khachayev DF Sumgayit 2025 2027 17 0 24 Moustapha Seck DF Portimonense 2024 2027 63 0 27 Cristian Costin DF Dinamo București 2025 2026(+1) 7 0 36 Hasan Mahmudov DF Academy 2025 0 0 77 Falaye Sacko DF Montpellier 2025 2027(+1) 28 0 Midfielders 4 Elvin Camalov MF Sabah 2025 2026 (+1) 28 1 6 Sessi D'Almeida MF Apollon Limassol 2025 2027(+1) 23 1 7 Emil Safarov MF Gabala 2024 2027 46 4 8 Emin Mahmudov MF Boavista 2017 2025 288 72 14 Edvin Kuč MF Ballkani 2024 2026 42 1 18 Ifeanyi Mathew MF Unattached 2025 2026(+1) 28 3 22 Luis Ortíz MF on loan from Sportivo Ameliano 2025 2026 26 0 23 Jordan Rezabala MF Dorados de Sinaloa 2025 2027 26 0 47 Murad Mammadov MF Academy 2024 41 3 70 Andriy Shtohrin MF Chornomorets Odesa 2024 2027 42 4 Forwards 9 Bassala Sambou FW Enosis Neon Paralimni 2025 2026 43 15 10 Freddy Vargas FW on loan from Maccabi Netanya 2025 2026 34 5 11 Imad Faraj FW AEK Larnaca 2025 2028 32 7 19 Agadadash Salyanski FW Academy 2022 50 7 28 Alessio Curci FW Francs Borains 2025 2028 19 2 33 Breno Almeida FW Ethnikos Achna 2026 2028 12 3 45 Vincent Aboubakar FW Unattached 2025 2026 (+1) 18 9 Also under contract Away on loan 93 Rza Jafarov GK Academy 2022 2028 63 0 Ryonosuke Ohori MF TransINVEST 2025 2025(+2) 11 0 Left during the season 90 Ramil Sheydayev FW Kocaelispor 2024 2027 31 4 Alex Fernandes FW on loan from Baltika Kaliningrad 2025 2025 16 1
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.5 June 2025MFSessi D'AlmeidaApollon LimassolUndisclosed28 June 2025DFElvin BadalovSumgayitUndisclosed28 June 2025DFMurad KhachayevSumgayitUndisclosed2 July 2025DFIgor RibeiroAraz-NaxçıvanUndisclosed5 July 2025FWImad FarajAEK LarnacaUndisclosed15 July 2025MFJordan RezabalaDoradosUndisclosed22 July 2025DFCristian CostinDinamo BucureștiUndisclosed26 July 2025GKKenan PirićAntalyasporUndisclosed30 July 2025FWAlessio CurciFrancs BorainsUndisclosed10 August 2025DFFalaye SackoMontpellierUndisclosed26 September 2025MFIfeanyi MathewUnattachedFree21 October 2025FWVincent AboubakarUnattachedFree10 February 2026FWBreno AlmeidaEthnikos AchnaUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.27 June 2025MFLuis OrtízSportivo AmelianoEnd of season15 July 2025FWFreddy VargasMaccabi NetanyaEnd of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.30 August 2025MFRyonosuke OhoriKapazEnd of season 27 January 2026GKRza JafarovGabalaEnd of season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref4 June 2025DFRobert BauerBuriram United 4 June 2025MFRaphael GuzzoMarítimo 16 June 2025FWDembo DarboeAl Ahli7 September 202524 June 2025DFErwin KoffiGuingamp24 June 202524 June 2025MFFilip OzobićTuran Tovuz26 July 202514 July 2025MFİsmayıl ZülfüqarlıShafa Baku 25 July 2025MFAlpha ContehStjarnan13 August 202510 September 2025FWRamil SheydayevQarabağ18 September 202526 May 2026DFCristian Costin 26 May 2026MFEdvin KučBallkani 26 May 2026FWVincent Aboubakar
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Azerbaijan Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="16"|Players away on loan: |- |colspan="16"|Players who left Neftçi during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupTotal1 FW9 Bassala Sambou11011MF8 Emin Mahmudov110113 FW45Vincent Aboubakar7294 FW11Imad Faraj7075 FW10Freddy Vargas5056 MF7 Emil Safarov303FW33Breno Almeida303MF18Ifeanyi Mathew3039 FW28Alessio Curci202FW19Agadadash Salyanski112MF47Murad Mammadov11212DF5 Igor Ribeiro101DF15Elvin Badalov101MF70Andriy Shtohrin101MF6 Sessi D'Almeida011 Own goal011TOTALS57663
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupTotal1 GK13Kenan Pirić100102 GK1 Emil Balayev404TOTALS13013
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupTotal1 GKEmil Balayev2000204 MFElvin Camalov2000205 DFIgor Ribeiro6110716 MFSessi D'Almeida4010507 MFEmil Safarov5100518 MFEmin Mahmudov2000209 FWBassala Sambou30104010FWFreddy Vargas50005011FWImad Faraj30003013GKKenan Pirić10001014MFEdvin Kuč20103015DFElvin Badalov71007117DFMurad Khachayev10001018MFIfeanyi Mathew21002119FWAgadadash Salyanski10001022MFLuis Ortíz40004023MFJordan Rezabala30003024DFMoustapha Seck40004027DFCristian Costin10001033FWBreno Almeida01000147MFMurad Mammadov00101070MFAndriy Shtohrin20002077DFFalaye Sacko100010Players away on loan:Players who left Neftçi during the season:TOTALS61550665
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